Berean Standard Bible

Jeremiah 21:8-12

8Furthermore, you are to tellוְאֶל־ תֹּאמַ֔רve.'el- to.MarH559 H413thisהַזֶּה֙ha.ZehH2088peopleהָעָ֤םha.'AmH5971that this is whatכֹּ֖הkohH3541the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559: ‘Beholdהִנְנִ֤יhi.NiH2005,I setנֹתֵן֙no.TenH5414beforeלִפְנֵיכֶ֔םlif.nei.KhemH6440youאֶת־'et-H853the wayדֶּ֥רֶךְDe.rekhH1870of lifeהַחַיִּ֖יםha.chai.YimH2416וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853and the wayדֶּ֥רֶךְDe.rekhH1870of deathהַמָּֽוֶת׃ha.Ma.vetH4194.

9Whoever staysהַיֹּשֵׁב֙hai.yo.ShevH3427in thisהַזֹּ֔אתha.ZotH2063cityבָּעִ֣ירba.'IrH5892will dieיָמ֕וּתya.MutH4191by swordבַּחֶ֖רֶבba.Che.revH2719and famineוּבָרָעָ֣בu.va.ra.'AvH7458and plagueוּבַדָּ֑בֶרu.va.Da.verH1698,but whoever goes outוְהַיּוֹצֵא֩ve.hai.yo.Tze'H3318and surrendersוְנָפַ֨לve.na.FalH5307toעַל־'al-H5921the Chaldeansהַכַּשְׂדִּ֜יםha.kas.DimH3778who besiegeהַצָּרִ֤יםha.tza.RimH6696youעֲלֵיכֶם֙'a.lei.KhemH5921will liveוְחָיָ֔הve.cha.yahH2421;he will retainוְהָֽיְתָה־ve.ha.ye.tah-H1961hislifeנַפְשׁ֖וֹnaf.ShoH5315like a spoil of warלְשָׁלָֽל׃le.sha.LalH7998.

10Forכִּ֣יkiH3588I have setשַׂ֣מְתִּיSam.tiH7760My faceפָ֠נַיFa.naiH6440against thisהַזֹּ֧אתha.ZotH2063cityבָּעִ֨ירba.'IrH5892to bring disasterלְרָעָ֛הle.ra.'AhH7451and notוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808goodלְטוֹבָ֖הle.to.VahH2896,declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068.It will be deliveredתִּנָּתֵ֔ןti.na.TenH5414into the handבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027of the kingמֶ֤לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Babylonבָּבֶל֙ba.VelH894,who will destroy itוּשְׂרָפָ֖הּu.se.ra.FahH8313with fireבָּאֵֽשׁ׃ סba.'EshH784.’

11Moreover, tell the houseוּלְבֵית֙u.le.VeitH1004of the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063to hearשִׁמְע֖וּshim.'UH8085the wordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

12O houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Davidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732,this is whatכֹּ֚הkohH3541the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559: ‘Administerדִּ֤ינוּDi.nuH1777justice every morningלַבֹּ֙קֶר֙ מִשְׁפָּ֔טla.Bo.ker mish.PatH4941 H1242,and rescueוְהַצִּ֥ילוּve.ha.Tzi.luH5337the victim of robberyגָז֖וּלga.ZulH1497from the handמִיַּ֣דmi.YadH3027of his oppressorעוֹשֵׁ֑קo.ShekH6231,orפֶּן־pen-H6435My wrathחֲמָתִ֗יcha.ma.TiH2534will go forthתֵּצֵ֨אte.Tze'H3318like fireכָאֵ֜שׁkha.'EshH784and burnוּבָעֲרָה֙u.va.'a.RahH1197with no oneוְאֵ֣יןve.'EinH369to extinguish itמְכַבֶּ֔הme.kha.BehH3518because ofמִפְּנֵ֖יmi.pe.NeiH6440their evilרֹ֥עַRo.a'H7455deedsמַעַלְלֵיכֶֽם׃ma.'a.lei.khemH4611.

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