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Jeremiah 26:7-24

7Now the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֥יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548and prophetsוְהַנְּבִאִ֖יםve.ha.ne.vi.'ImH5030and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the peopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971אֶֽת־'et-H853heardוַֽיִּשְׁמְע֛וּvai.yish.me.'UH8085Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֔הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414speakingמְדַבֵּ֛רme.da.BerH1696אֶת־'et-H853theseהָאֵ֖לֶּהha.'E.lehH428wordsהַדְּבָרִ֥יםha.de.va.RimH1697in the houseבְּבֵ֥יתbe.VeitH1004of the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068,

8and as soon asוַיְהִ֣י׀vay.HiH1961heיִרְמְיָ֗הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414had finishedכְּכַלּ֣וֹתke.kha.LotH3615tellingלְדַבֵּר֙le.da.BerH1696אֵ֣ת'etH853allכָּל־kol-H3605the peopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971everythingכָּל־kol-H3605אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068had commanded himצִוָּ֣הtzi.VahH6680to sayלְדַבֵּ֖רle.da.BerH1696אֶל־'el-H413,the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֧יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548and prophetsוְהַנְּבִאִ֛יםve.ha.ne.vi.'ImH5030and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the peopleהָעָ֥םha.'AmH5971seized himוַיִּתְפְּשׂ֨וּvai.yit.pe.SuH8610אֹת֜וֹ'o.ToH853,shoutingלֵאמֹ֖רle.MorH559, “You must surely dieH4191!

9Howמַדּוּעַ֩ma.du.a'H4069dare you prophesyנִבֵּ֨יתָni.Bei.taH5012in the nameבְשֵׁם־ve.shem-H8034of the LORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068thatלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559thisהַזֶּ֔הha.ZehH2088houseהַבַּ֣יִתha.Ba.yitH1004will becomeיִֽהְיֶה֙yih.YehH1961like Shilohכְּשִׁלוֹ֙ke.shi.LoH7887and thisהַזֹּ֛אתha.ZotH2063cityוְהָעִ֥ירve.ha.'IrH5892will be desolateמֵאֵ֣ין יוֹשֵׁ֑בme.'Ein yo.ShevH369 H3427and desertedתֶּחֱרַ֖בte.che.RavH2717!”And allכָּל־kol-H3605the peopleהָעָ֛םha.'AmH5971assembledוַיִּקָּהֵ֧לvai.yi.ka.HelH6950againstאֶֽל־'el-H413Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֖הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414in the houseבְּבֵ֥יתbe.VeitH1004of the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

10When the officialsשָׂרֵ֣יsa.ReiH8269of Judahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063אֵ֚ת'etH853heardוַֽיִּשְׁמְע֣וּ׀vai.yish.me.'UH8085theseהָאֵ֔לֶּהha.'E.lehH428thingsהַדְּבָרִ֣יםha.de.va.RimH1697,they went upוַיַּעֲל֥וּvai.ya.'a.LuH5927from the king’sהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428palaceמִבֵּית־mi.beit-H1004to the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068and satוַיֵּֽשְׁב֛וּvai.ye.she.VuH3427thereיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068at the entranceבְּפֶ֥תַחbe.Fe.tachH6607of the Newהֶחָדָֽשׁ׃ סhe.cha.DashH2319Gateשַֽׁעַר־sha.'ar-H8179.

11Then the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֤יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548and prophetsוְהַנְּבִאִים֙ve.ha.ne.vi.'ImH5030saidוַיֹּ֨אמְר֜וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559toאֶל־'el-H413the officialsהַשָּׂרִ֔יםha.sa.RimH8269andוְאֶל־ve.'el-H413allכָּל־kol-H3605the peopleהָעָ֖ם לֵאמֹ֑רha.'Am le.MorH5971 H559, “Thisהַזֶּ֔הha.ZehH2088manלָאִ֣ישׁla.'IshH376isworthyמִשְׁפַּט־mish.pat-H4941of deathמָ֙וֶת֙ma.vetH4194,forכִּ֤יkiH3588he has prophesiedנִבָּא֙ni.Ba'H5012againstאֶל־'el-H413thisהַזֹּ֔אתha.ZotH2063cityהָעִ֣ירha.'IrH5892,asכַּאֲשֶׁ֥רka.'a.SherH834you have heardשְׁמַעְתֶּ֖םshe.ma'.TemH8085with your own earsבְּאָזְנֵיכֶֽם׃be.'a.ze.nei.KhemH241!”

12But Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֙הוּ֙yir.me.Ya.huH3414saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413allכָּל־kol-H3605the officialsהַשָּׂרִ֔יםha.sa.RimH8269andוְאֶל־ve.'el-H413allכָּל־kol-H3605the peopleהָעָ֖ם לֵאמֹ֑רha.'Am le.MorH5971 H559, “The LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068sent meשְׁלָחַ֗נִיshe.la.Cha.niH7971to prophesyלְהִנָּבֵ֞אle.hi.na.Ve'H5012againstאֶל־'el-H413thisהַזֶּה֙ha.ZehH2088houseהַבַּ֤יִתha.Ba.yitH1004and againstוְאֶל־ve.'el-H413thisהַזֹּ֔אתha.ZotH2063cityהָעִ֣ירha.'IrH5892אֵ֥ת'etH853allכָּל־kol-H3605the wordsהַדְּבָרִ֖יםha.de.va.RimH1697thatאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834you have heardשְׁמַעְתֶּֽם׃she.ma'.TemH8085.

13So nowוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258,correctהֵיטִ֤יבוּhei.Ti.vuH3190your waysדַרְכֵיכֶם֙dar.khei.KhemH1870and deedsוּמַ֣עַלְלֵיכֶ֔םu.Ma.'a.lei.KhemH4611,and obeyוְשִׁמְע֕וּve.shim.'UH8085the voiceבְּק֖וֹלbe.KolH6963of the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֑ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430,so that Heיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068might relentוְיִנָּחֵ֣םve.yi.na.ChemH5162ofאֶל־'el-H413the disasterהָ֣רָעָ֔הha.ra.'AhH7451אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834He has pronouncedדִּבֶּ֖רdi.BerH1696against youעֲלֵיכֶֽם׃'a.lei.KhemH5921.

14As for meוַאֲנִ֖יva.'a.NiH589,hereהִנְנִ֣יhi.NiH2005I am in your handsבְיֶדְכֶ֑םve.yed.KhemH3027;doעֲשׂוּ־'a.su-H6213to mewhat you thinkבְּעֵינֵיכֶֽם׃be.'ei.nei.KhemH5869is goodכַּטּ֥וֹבka.TovH2896and rightוְכַיָּשָׁ֖רve.khai.ya.SharH3477.

15Butאַ֣ךְ׀'akhH389know for certainH3045thatכִּ֣יkiH3588ifאִם־'im-H518youאַתֶּם֮'a.TemH859put me to deathמְמִתִ֣יםme.mi.TimH4191אֹתִי֒'o.TiH853כִּי־ki-H3588,youאַתֶּם֙'a.TemH859will bringנֹתְנִ֣יםno.te.NimH5414innocentנָקִ֗יna.KiH5355bloodדָ֣םdamH1818upon yourselvesעֲלֵיכֶ֔ם'a.lei.KhemH5921,uponוְאֶל־ve.'el-H413thisהַזֹּ֖אתha.ZotH2063cityהָעִ֥ירha.'IrH5892,and uponוְאֶל־ve.'el-H413its residentsיֹשְׁבֶ֑יהָyo.she.Vei.haH3427;forכִּ֣יkiH3588trulyבֶאֱמֶ֗תve.'e.MetH571the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068has sent meשְׁלָחַ֤נִיshe.la.Cha.niH7971to speakלְדַבֵּר֙le.da.BerH1696allכָּל־kol-H3605theseהָאֵֽלֶּה׃ סha.'E.lehH428wordsהַדְּבָרִ֖יםha.de.va.RimH1697in your hearingבְּאָזְנֵיכֶ֔םbe.'a.ze.nei.KhemH241אֵ֥ת'etH853עֲלֵיכֶ֔ם'a.lei.KhemH5921.”

16Then the officialsהַשָּׂרִים֙ha.sa.RimH8269and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971toldוַיֹּאמְר֤וּvai.yo.me.RuH559אֶל־'el-H413the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֖ים וְאֶל־ha.ko.ha.Nim ve.'el-H3548 H413and prophetsהַנְּבִיאִ֑יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030, “Thisהַזֶּה֙ha.ZehH2088manלָאִ֤ישׁla.'IshH376isnotאֵין־'ein-H369worthyמִשְׁפַּט־mish.pat-H4941of deathמָ֔וֶתMa.vetH4194,forכִּ֗יKiH3588he has spokenדִּבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696to usאֵלֵֽינוּ׃'e.Lei.nuH413in the nameבְּשֵׁ֛םbe.ShemH8034of the LORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵ֖ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430!”

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.

24Neverthelessאַ֗ךְ'AkhH389,Ahikamאֲחִיקָ֣ם'a.chi.KamH296sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Shaphanשָׁפָ֔ןsha.FanH8227supportedיַ֚ד הָיְתָ֖ה אֶֽת־yad ha.ye.Tah 'et-H3027 H1961 H854Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֑הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414,so he was notלְבִלְתִּ֛יle.vil.TiH1115handed over toתֵּת־tet-H5414אֹת֥וֹ'o.ToH853בְיַד־ve.yad-H3027the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971to be put to deathלַהֲמִיתֽוֹ׃ פla.ha.mi.ToH4191.

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