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Jeremiah 21:1-4

1This is the wordהַדָּבָ֛רha.da.VarH1697thatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834cameהָיָ֥הha.YahH1961toאֶֽל־'el-H413Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֖הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414fromמֵאֵ֣תme.'EtH854the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068when Kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Zedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֗הוּtzid.ki.Ya.huH6667אֶת־'et-H853sentבִּשְׁלֹ֨חַbish.Lo.achH7971to himאֵלָ֜יו'e.LavH413Pashhurפַּשְׁחוּר֙pash.ChurH6583sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Malchijahמַלְכִּיָּ֔הmal.ki.YahH4441וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853and the priestהַכֹּהֵ֖ןha.ko.HenH3548Zephaniahצְפַנְיָ֧הtze.fan.YahH6846sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Maaseiahמַעֲשֵׂיָ֛הma.'a.se.YahH4641.They saidלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

2“Pleaseנָ֤אna'H4994inquireדְּרָשׁ־de.rosh-H1875of the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068on our behalfבַעֲדֵ֙נוּ֙va.'a.De.nuH1157אֶת־'et-H853,sinceכִּ֛יkiH3588Nebuchadnezzarנְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּ֥רne.vu.khad.re.TzarH5019kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֖לba.VelH894is waging warנִלְחָ֣םnil.ChamH3898against usעָלֵ֑ינוּ'a.Lei.nuH5921.Perhapsאוּלַי֩'u.LaiH194the LORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068will performיַעֲשֶׂ֨הya.'a.SehH6213for usאוֹתָ֙נוּ֙'o.Ta.nuH854something like allכְּכָל־ke.khol-H3605His past wondersנִפְלְאֹתָ֔יוnif.le.'o.TavH6381,so that Nebuchadnezzar will withdrawוְיַעֲלֶ֖הve.ya.'a.LehH5927from usמֵעָלֵֽינוּ׃ סme.'a.Lei.nuH5921.”

3But Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֖הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414answeredוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559אֲלֵיהֶ֑ם'a.lei.HemH413, “You are to tellתֹאמְרֻ֖ן אֶל־tom.Run 'el-H559 H413Zedekiahצִדְקִיָּֽהוּ׃tzid.ki.Ya.huH6667thatכֹּ֥הkohH3541

4this is whatכֹּֽה־koh-H3541the LORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל הִנְנִ֣יYis.ra.'El hi.NiH3478 H2005,saysאָמַ֨ר'a.MarH559: ‘I will turnמֵסֵב֮me.SevH5437against youאֶת־'et-H853the weaponsכְּלֵ֣יke.LeiH3627of warהַמִּלְחָמָה֮ha.mil.cha.MahH4421אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834in your handsבְּיֶדְכֶם֒be.yed.KhemH3027,with whichאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834youאַתֶּ֜ם'a.TemH859are fightingנִלְחָמִ֣יםnil.cha.MimH3898אֶת־'et-H854the kingמֶ֤לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Babylonבָּבֶל֙ וְאֶת־ba.Vel ve.'EtH894 H854and the Chaldeansהַכַּשְׂדִּ֔יםha.kas.DimH3778who besiegeהַצָּרִ֣יםha.tza.RimH6696youעֲלֵיכֶ֔ם'a.lei.KhemH5921outsideמִח֖וּץmi.ChutzH2351the wallלַֽחוֹמָ֑הla.cho.MahH2346,and I will assembleוְאָסַפְתִּ֣יve.'a.saf.TiH622their forcesאוֹתָ֔ם'o.TamH853inאֶל־'el-H413the centerתּ֖וֹךְTokhH8432of thisהַזֹּֽאת׃ha.ZotH2063cityהָעִ֥ירha.'IrH5892.

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