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Jeremiah 27:12-22

12And toוְאֶל־ve.'el-H413Zedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֤הtzid.ki.YahH6667kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Judahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063I spokeדִּבַּ֔רְתִּיdi.Bar.tiH1696the sameכְּכָל־ke.khol-H3605messageהַדְּבָרִ֥ים הָאֵ֖לֶּה לֵאמֹ֑רha.de.va.Rim ha.'E.leh le.MorH1697 H428 H559: “Putהָבִ֨יאוּha.Vi.'uH935אֶת־'et-H853your necksצַוְּארֵיכֶ֜םtza.ve.rei.KhemH6677under the yokeבְּעֹ֣לbe.'OlH5923of the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֗לba.VelH894;serveוְעִבְד֥וּve.'iv.DuH5647himאֹת֛וֹ'o.ToH853and his peopleוְעַמּ֖וֹve.'a.MoH5971,and liveוִֽחְיֽוּ׃Vich.YuH2421!

13Whyלָ֤מָּהLa.mahH4100should youאַתָּ֣ה'a.TahH859and your peopleוְעַמֶּ֔ךָve.'a.Me.khaH5971dieתָמ֙וּתוּ֙ta.Mu.tuH4191by swordבַּחֶ֖רֶבba.Che.revH2719and famineבָּרָעָ֣בba.ra.'AvH7458and plagueוּבַדָּ֑בֶר֙u.va.Da.verH1698,asכַּֽאֲשֶׁר֙ka.'a.SherH834the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068has decreedדִּבֶּ֣רdi.BerH1696againstאֶל־'el-H413any nationהַגּ֕וֹיha.GoyH1471thatאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834does notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808serveיַעֲבֹ֖דya.'a.VodH5647אֶת־'et-H853the kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Babylonבָּבֶֽל׃ba.VelH894?

14Do notוְאַֽל־ve.'al-H408listenתִּשְׁמְע֞וּtish.me.'UH8085toאֶל־'el-H413the wordsדִּבְרֵ֣יdiv.ReiH1697of the prophetsהַנְּבִאִ֗יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030who sayאֲלֵיכֶם֙'a.lei.KhemH559 H413, ‘You must notלֹ֥אlo'H3808serveתַעַבְד֖וּta.'av.DuH5647אֶת־'et-H853the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֑לba.VelH894,’forכִּ֣יkiH3588theyהֵ֖םhemH1992are prophesyingנִבְּאִ֥יםni.be.'ImH5012to youa lieשֶׁ֔קֶרShe.kerH8267.

15Forכִּ֣יkiH3588I have notלֹ֤אlo'H3808sent themשְׁלַחְתִּים֙she.lach.TimH7971,declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,and yet theyוְהֵ֛םve.HemH1992are prophesyingנִבְּאִ֥יםni.be.'ImH5012falselyלַשָּׁ֑קֶרla.Sha.kerH8267in My nameבִּשְׁמִ֖יbish.MiH8034;thereforeלְמַ֨עַןle.Ma.'anH4616I will banishהַדִּיחִ֤יha.di.ChiH5080youאֶתְכֶם֙'et.KhemH853,and you will perishוַאֲבַדְתֶּ֔םva.'a.vad.TemH6—youאַתֶּ֕ם'a.TemH859and the prophetsוְהַנְּבִאִ֖יםve.ha.ne.vi.'ImH5030who prophesyהַֽנִּבְּאִ֥יםha.ni.be.'ImH5012to you.”

16Then I saidדִּבַּ֣רְתִּיdi.Bar.tiH1696toוְאֶל־ve.'el-H413the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִים֩ha.ko.ha.NimH3548and toוְאֶל־ve.'el-H413allכָּל־kol-H3605thisהַזֶּ֜הha.ZehH2088peopleהָעָ֨םha.'AmH5971לֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559, “This is whatכֹּה֮kohH3541the LORDיְהוָה֒Yah.wehH3068saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559:Do notאַֽל־'al-H408listenתִּשְׁמְע֞וּtish.me.'UH8085toאֶל־'el-H413the wordsדִּבְרֵ֣יdiv.ReiH1697of your prophetsנְבִֽיאֵיכֶ֗םne.vi.'ei.KhemH5030who prophesyהַֽנִּבְּאִ֤יםha.ni.be.'ImH5012to you,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, ‘Lookהִנֵּ֨הhi.NehH2009,very soonמְהֵרָ֑ה כִּ֣יme.he.Rah kiH4120 H3588nowעַתָּ֣ה'a.TahH6258the articlesכְלֵ֧יkhe.LeiH3627from the houseבֵית־veit-H1004of the LORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068will be brought backמוּשָׁבִ֥יםmu.sha.VimH7725from Babylonמִבָּבֶ֖לָהmi.ba.Ve.lahH894.’Theyהֵ֖מָּהHe.mahH1992are prophesyingנִבְּאִ֥יםni.be.'ImH5012to youa lieשֶׁ֔קֶרShe.kerH8267.

17Do notאַל־'al-H408listenתִּשְׁמְע֣וּtish.me.'UH8085to themאֲלֵיהֶ֔ם'a.lei.HemH413.Serveעִבְד֥וּ'iv.DuH5647אֶת־'et-H853the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֖לba.VelH894and liveוִֽחְי֑וּvich.YuH2421!Whyלָ֧מָּהLa.mahH4100should thisהַזֹּ֖אתha.ZotH2063cityהָעִ֥ירha.'IrH5892becomeתִֽהְיֶ֛הtih.YehH1961a ruinחָרְבָּֽה׃cha.re.BahH2723?

18Ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518theyהֵ֔םHemH1992are indeed prophetsנְבִאִ֣יםne.vi.'ImH5030andוְאִם־ve.'im-H518the wordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068isיֵ֥שׁyeshH3426with themאִתָּ֑ם'i.TamH854,let them nowנָא֙na'H4994plead withיִפְגְּעוּ־yif.ge.'u-H6293the LORDבַּֽיהוָ֣הba.Yah.wehH3068of Hostsצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635that the articlesהַכֵּלִ֣ים׀ha.ke.LimH3627remainingהַנּוֹתָרִ֣יםha.no.ta.RimH3498in the houseבְּבֵית־be.veit-H1004of the LORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,in the palaceוּבֵ֨יתu.VeitH1004of the kingמֶ֧לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֛הye.hu.DahH3063,and in Jerusalemוּבִירוּשָׁלִַ֖םu.vi.ru.sha.LimH3389,notלְבִלְתִּי־le.vil.ti-H1115be takenבֹ֜אוּVo.'uH935to Babylonבָּבֶֽלָה׃ פba.Ve.lahH894.

19Forכִּ֣יkiH3588this is whatכֹ֤הkhohH3541the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of Hostsצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635saysאָמַר֙'a.MarH559aboutאֶל־'el-H413the pillarsהָֽעַמֻּדִ֔ים וְעַל־ha.'a.mu.Dim ve.'al-H5982 H5921,the seaהַיָּ֖ם וְעַל־hai.Yam ve.'al-H3220 H5921,the basesהַמְּכֹנ֑וֹת וְעַל֙ha.me.kho.Not ve.'AlH4350 H5921,and the restיֶ֣תֶרYe.terH3499of the articlesהַכֵּלִ֔יםha.ke.LimH3627that remainהַנּוֹתָרִ֖יםha.no.ta.RimH3498in thisהַזֹּֽאת׃ha.ZotH2063cityבָּעִ֥ירba.'IrH5892,

20whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834Nebuchadnezzarנְבֽוּכַדְנֶאצַּר֙ne.vu.khad.ne.TzarH5019kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֔לba.VelH894did notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808takeלְקָחָ֗םle.ka.ChamH3947when he carriedבַּ֠גְלוֹתוֹbag.lo.toH1540אֶת־'et-H853Jeconiahיְכֹנְיָ֨הye.kha.ne.YahH3204sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Jehoiakimיְהוֹיָקִ֧יםye.ho.ya.KimH3079kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֛הye.hu.DahH3063into exile from Jerusalemמִירֽוּשָׁלִַ֖םmi.ru.sha.LimH3389to Babylonבָּבֶ֑לָהba.Ve.lahH894,along withוְאֵ֛תve.'EtH853allכָּל־kol-H3605the noblesחֹרֵ֥יcho.ReiH2715of Judahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063and Jerusalemוִירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ סvi.ru.sha.LimH3389.

21Yesכִּ֣יkiH3588,this is whatכֹ֥הkhohH3541the LORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068of Hostsצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,saysאָמַ֛ר'a.MarH559aboutעַל־'al-H5921the articlesהַכֵּלִ֗יםha.ke.LimH3627that remainהַנּֽוֹתָרִים֙ha.no.ta.RimH3498in the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,in the palaceוּבֵ֥יתu.VeitH1004of the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063,and in Jerusalemוִירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃vi.ru.sha.LimH3389:

22‘They will be carriedיוּבָ֖אוּyu.Va.'uH935to Babylonבָּבֶ֥לָהba.Ve.lahH894and will remainיִֽהְי֑וּyih.YuH1961thereוְשָׁ֣מָּהve.Sha.mahH8033untilעַ֠ד'adH5704the dayי֣וֹםYomH3117I attend to them againפָּקְדִ֤יpa.ke.DiH6485אֹתָם֙'o.TamH853,’declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068. ‘Then I will bring them backוְהַֽעֲלִיתִים֙ve.ha.'a.li.TimH5927and restore themוַהֲשִׁ֣יבֹתִ֔יםva.ha.Shi.vo.TimH7725toאֶל־'el-H413thisהַזֶּֽה׃ פha.ZehH2088placeהַמָּק֖וֹםha.ma.KomH4725.’”

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