Berean Standard Bible

Jeremiah 26:17-23

17Some of the eldersמִזִּקְנֵ֖יmi.zik.NeiH2205of the landהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776stood upוַיָּקֻ֣מוּ אֲנָשִׁ֔יםvai.ya.Ku.mu 'a.na.ShimH6965 H582and saidוַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559toאֶל־'el-H413the wholeכָּל־kol-H3605assemblyקְהַ֥לke.HalH6951of the peopleהָעָ֖ם לֵאמֹֽר׃ha.'Am le.MorH5971 H559,

18“MicahH4320the Moreshiteהַמּ֣וֹרַשְׁתִּ֔יha.Mo.rash.TiH4183הָיָ֣הha.YahH1961prophesiedנִבָּ֔אni.Ba'H5012in the daysבִּימֵ֖יbi.MeiH3117of Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֣הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063and toldוַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֶל־vai.Yo.mer 'el-H559 H413allכָּל־kol-H3605the peopleעַם֩'amH5971of Judahיְהוּדָ֨הye.hu.DahH3063that this is whatלֵאמֹ֜ר כֹּֽה־le.Mor koh-H3541 H559the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of Hostsצְבָא֗וֹתtze.va.'otH6635saysאָמַ֣ר׀'a.MarH559: ‘Zionצִיּ֞וֹןtzi.YonH6726will be plowedתֵֽחָרֵשׁ֙te.cha.ReshH2790like a fieldשָׂדֶ֤הsa.DehH7704,Jerusalemוִירוּשָׁלַ֙יִם֙vi.ru.sha.La.yimH3389will becomeתִּֽהְיֶ֔הtih.YehH1961a heap of rubbleעִיִּ֣ים'i.YimH5856,and the templeהַבַּ֖יִתha.Ba.yitH1004mountוְהַ֥רve.HarH2022a woodedיָֽעַר׃Ya.'arH3293ridgeלְבָמ֥וֹתle.va.MotH1116.’

19Did Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֨הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֜הye.hu.DahH3063oranyone elseוְכָל־ve.kholH3605in Judahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063put him to deathH4191?Did Hezekiah notהֲלֹא֮ha.Lo'H3808fearH3373אֶת־'et-H853the LORDיְהוָה֒Yah.wehH3068and seekוַיְחַל֙vay.ChalH2470אֶת־'et-H853Hisיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068favorפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440,and did not the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068relentוַיִּנָּ֣חֶםvai.yi.Na.chemH5162ofאֶל־'el-H413the disasterהָרָעָ֖הha.ra.'AhH7451אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834He had pronouncedדִּבֶּ֣רdi.BerH1696against themעֲלֵיהֶ֑ם'a.lei.HemH5921?But weוַאֲנַ֗חְנוּva.'a.Nach.nuH587are about to bringעֹשִׂ֛ים'o.SimH6213greatגְדוֹלָ֖הge.do.LahH1419harmרָעָ֥הra.'AhH7451onעַל־'al-H5921ourselvesנַפְשׁוֹתֵֽינוּ׃naf.sho.Tei.nuH5315!”

20Now there wasהָיָ֤הha.YahH1961another manוְגַם־ אִ֗ישׁve.gam- 'IshH376 H1571prophesyingמִתְנַבֵּא֙mit.na.Be'H5012in the nameבְּשֵׁ֣םbe.ShemH8034of the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,Uriahאֽוּרִיָּ֙הוּ֙'u.ri.Ya.huH223sonבֶּֽן־ben-H1121of Shemaiahשְׁמַעְיָ֔הוּshe.ma'.Ya.huH8098fromמִקִּרְיַ֖תmi.kir.YatH7157Kiriath-jearimהַיְּעָרִ֑יםhai.ye.'a.RimH7157.He prophesiedוַיִּנָּבֵ֞אvai.yi.na.Ve'H5012againstעַל־'al-H5921thisהַזֹּאת֙ha.zoTH2063cityהָעִ֤ירha.'IrH5892and againstוְעַל־ve.'al-H5921thisהַזֹּ֔אתha.ZotH2063landהָאָ֣רֶץha.'A.retzH776the same thingsכְּכֹ֖ל דִּבְרֵ֥יke.Khol div.ReiH3605 H1697that Jeremiahיִרְמְיָֽהוּ׃yir.me.Ya.huH3414did.

21Kingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ־ha.Me.lekh-H4428Jehoiakimיְ֠הוֹיָקִיםYe.ho.ya.kimH3079and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605his mighty menגִּבּוֹרָ֤יוgi.bo.RavH1368andוְכָל־ve.kholH3605officialsהַשָּׂרִים֙ha.sa.RimH8269אֶת־'et-H853heardוַיִּשְׁמַ֣עvai.yish.Ma'H8085his wordsדְּבָרָ֔יוde.va.RavH1697,and the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428soughtוַיְבַקֵּ֥שׁvay.va.KeshH1245to put him to deathהֲמִית֑וֹha.mi.ToH4191.But when Uriahאוּרִיָּ֙הוּ֙'u.ri.Ya.huH223found out about itוַיִּשְׁמַ֤עvai.yish.Ma'H8085,he fledוַיִּבְרַ֖חvai.yiv.RachH1272in fearוַיִּרָ֔אvai.yi.Ra'H3372and wentוַיָּבֹ֥אvai.ya.Vo'H935to Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

22Then Kingהַמֶּ֧לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Jehoiakimיְהוֹיָקִ֛יםye.ho.ya.KimH3079sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֞חvai.yish.LachH7971menאֲנָשִׁ֖ים'a.na.ShimH582to Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714אֵ֣ת'etH853:Elnathanאֶלְנָתָ֧ן'el.na.TanH494sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Achborעַכְבּ֛וֹרakh.BorH5907along withאִתּ֖וֹ אֶל־'i.To 'el-H854 H413some other menוַאֲנָשִׁ֥יםva.'a.na.ShimH582מִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

23They broughtוַיּוֹצִ֨יאוּvai.yo.Tzi.'uH3318Uriahאוּרִיָּ֜הוּ'u.ri.Ya.huH223אֶת־'et-H853out of Egyptמִמִּצְרַ֗יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714and took himוַיְבִאֻ֙הוּ֙vay.vi.'U.huH935toאֶל־'el-H413Kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Jehoiakimיְהוֹיָקִ֔יםye.ho.ya.KimH3079,who had him putוַיַּכֵּ֖הוּvai.ya.Ke.huH5221to the swordבֶּחָ֑רֶבbe.Cha.revH2719and his bodyנִבְלָת֔וֹniv.la.ToH5038thrownוַיַּשְׁלֵךְ֙vai.yash.leKhH7993אֶת־'et-H853intoאֶל־'el-H413the burial placeקִבְרֵ֖יkiv.ReiH6913of the commonבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121peopleהָעָֽם׃ha.'AmH5971.

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