Berean Standard Bible

Jeremiah 28

1In the fifthהַחֲמִישִׁ֑יha.cha.mi.ShiH2549monthבַּחֹ֖דֶשׁba.Cho.deshH2320וַיְהִ֣י׀vay.HiH1961of that sameהַהִ֗יאha.Hi'H1931yearבַּשָּׁנָ֣הba.sha.NahH8141,the fourthהָֽרְבִעִ֔יתha.re.vi.'ItH7243yearבַּשָּׁנָה֙bish.natH8141,near the beginningבְּרֵאשִׁית֙be.re.ShitH7225of the reignמַמְלֶ֙כֶת֙mam.Le.khetH4467of Kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428Zedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֣הtzid.ki.YahH6667of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063,the prophetהַנָּבִ֜יאha.na.Vi'H5030אֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834Hananiahחֲנַנְיָה֩cha.nan.YahH2608sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Azzurעַזּ֨וּר'a.ZurH5809,who was from Gibeonמִגִּבְעוֹן֙mi.giv.'OnH1391,saidאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559to meאֵלַ֡י'e.LaiH413in the houseבְּבֵ֣יתbe.VeitH1004of the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068in the presenceלְעֵינֵ֧יle.'ei.NeiH5869of the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֛יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971לֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559:

2“This is whatכֹּֽה־koh-H3541the LORDיְהוָ֧הYah.wehH3068of Hostsצְבָא֛וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelאָמַ֞ר יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל'a.Mar Yis.ra.'ElH3478 H559,saysלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559: ‘I have brokenשָׁבַ֞רְתִּיsha.Var.tiH7665אֶת־'et-H853the yokeעֹ֖ל'olH5923of the kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Babylonבָּבֶֽל׃ba.VelH894.

3בְּע֣וֹד׀be.'odH5750Within two yearsשְׁנָתַ֣יִם יָמִ֗יםshe.na.Ta.yim ya.MimH8141 H3117Iאֲנִ֤י'a.NiH589will restoreמֵשִׁיב֙me.ShivH7725toאֶל־'el-H413thisהַזֶּ֔הha.ZehH2088אֶֽת־'et-H853placeהַמָּק֣וֹםha.ma.KomH4725allכָּל־kol-H3605the articlesכְּלֵ֖יke.LeiH3627of the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068thatאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834Nebuchadnezzarנְבוּכַדנֶאצַּ֤רne.vu.kha.d.ne.TzarH5019kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Babylonבָּבֶל֙ba.VelH894removedלָקַ֜חla.KachH3947fromמִן־ הַמָּק֣וֹםmin- ha.ma.KomH4480 H4725hereהַזֶּ֔הha.ZehH2088and carriedוַיְבִיאֵ֖םvay.vi.'EmH935to Babylonבָּבֶֽל׃ba.VelH894.

4Andוְאֶת־ve.'EtH853Iאֲנִ֥י'a.NiH589will restoreמֵשִׁ֛יבme.ShivH7725toאֶל־'el-H413thisהַזֶּ֖הha.ZehH2088placeהַמָּק֥וֹםha.ma.KomH4725Jeconiahיְכָנְיָ֣הye.kha.ne.YahH3204sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Jehoiakimיְהוֹיָקִ֣יםye.ho.ya.KimH3079kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Judahיְ֠הוּדָהYe.hu.dahH3063,along withוְאֶת־ve.'EtH853allכָּל־kol-H3605the exilesגָּל֨וּתga.LutH1546from Judahיְהוּדָ֜הye.hu.DahH3063who wentהַבָּאִ֣יםha.ba.'ImH935to Babylonבָּבֶ֗לָהba.Ve.lahH894,’declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, ‘forכִּ֣יkiH3588I will breakאֶשְׁבֹּ֔ר'esh.BorH7665אֶת־'et-H853the yokeעֹ֖ל'olH5923of the kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Babylonבָּבֶֽל׃ba.VelH894.’”

5Then the prophetהַנָּבִ֔יאha.na.Vi'H5030Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֣הyir.me.YahH3414repliedוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413the prophetהַנָּבִ֑יאha.na.Vi'H5030Hananiahחֲנַנְיָ֖הcha.nan.YahH2608in the presenceלְעֵינֵ֤יle.'ei.NeiH5869of the priestsהַכֹּֽהֲנִים֙ וּלְעֵינֵ֣יha.ko.ha.Nim u.le.'ei.NeiH3548 H5869and allכָל־khol-H3605the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971who were standingהָעֹמְדִ֖יםha.'o.me.DimH5975in the houseבְּבֵ֥יתbe.VeitH1004of the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

6“Amenאָמֵ֕ן'a.MenH543הַנָּבִ֔יאha.na.Vi'H5030!”Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֣הyir.me.YahH3414saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559. “May the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068doיַעֲשֶׂ֣הya.'a.SehH6213soכֵּ֖ןkenH3651!May the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068אֶת־'et-H853fulfillיָקֵ֤םya.KemH6965the wordsדְּבָרֶ֔יךָde.va.Rei.khaH1697אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834you have prophesiedנִבֵּ֗אתָni.Be.taH5012,and may He restoreלְהָשִׁ֞יבle.ha.ShivH7725the articlesכְּלֵ֤יke.LeiH3627ofיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068Hishouseבֵית־veit-H1004and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the exilesהַגּוֹלָ֔הha.go.LahH1473backאֶל־'el-H413to thisהַזֶּֽה׃ha.ZehH2088placeהַמָּק֥וֹםha.ma.KomH4725from Babylonמִבָּבֶ֖לmi.ba.VelH894.

7Neverthelessאַךְ־'akh-H389,listenשְׁמַֽע־she.ma'-H8085nowנָא֙na'H4994to thisהַזֶּ֔הha.ZehH2088אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834messageהַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697Iאָנֹכִ֖י'a.no.KhiH595am speakingדֹּבֵ֣רdo.VerH1696in your hearingבְּאָזְנֶ֑יךָbe.'a.ze.Nei.khaH241and in the hearingוּבְאָזְנֵ֖יu.ve.'a.ze.NeiH241of allכָּל־kol-H3605the peopleהָעָֽם׃ha.'AmH5971.

8The prophetsהַנְּבִיאִ֗יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030of oldהָֽעוֹלָ֑םha.'o.LamH5769whoאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834precededהָי֧וּ לְפָנַ֛יha.Yu le.fa.NaiH1961 H6440youמִן־min-H4480and meוּלְפָנֶ֖יךָu.le.fa.Nei.khaH6440prophesiedוַיִּנָּ֨בְא֜וּvai.yi.Na.ve.'UH5012warלְמִלְחָמָ֖הle.mil.cha.MahH4421,disasterוּלְרָעָ֥הu.le.ra.'AhH7451,and plagueוּלְדָֽבֶר׃u.le.Da.verH1698againstאֶל־'el-H413manyרַבּוֹת֙ וְעַל־ra.bOt ve.'al-H7227 H5921landsאֲרָצ֤וֹת'a.ra.TzotH776and greatגְּדֹל֔וֹתge.do.LotH1419kingdomsמַמְלָכ֣וֹתmam.la.KhotH4467.

9As for the prophetהַנָּבִ֕יאha.na.Vi'H5030whoאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834prophesiesיִנָּבֵ֖אyi.na.Ve'H5012peaceלְשָׁל֑וֹםle.sha.LomH7965,only if the wordדְּבַ֣רde.VarH1697of the prophetהַנָּבִ֗יאha.na.Vi'H5030comes trueבְּבֹא֙be.Vo'H935will the prophetהַנָּבִ֔יאha.na.Vi'H5030אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834be recognizedיִוָּדַע֙yi.va.Da'H3045as one the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068has trulyבֶּאֱמֶֽת׃be.'e.MetH571sentשְׁלָח֥וֹshe.la.ChoH7971.”

10Then the prophetהַנָּבִיא֙ha.na.Vi'H5030אֶת־'et-H853Hananiahחֲנַנְיָ֤הcha.nan.YahH2608tookוַיִּקַּ֞חvai.yi.KachH3947the yokeהַמּוֹטָ֔הha.mo.TahH4133offמֵעַ֕לme.'AlH5921the neckצַוַּ֖ארtza.VarH6677of Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֣הyir.me.YahH3414the prophetהַנָּבִ֑יאha.na.Vi'H5030and broke itוַֽיִּשְׁבְּרֵֽהוּ׃Vai.yish.be.Re.huH7665.

11And in the presenceלְעֵינֵ֨יle.'ei.NeiH5869of allכָל־khol-H3605the peopleהָעָ֜םha.'AmH5971Hananiahחֲנַנְיָה֩cha.nan.YahH2608proclaimedוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “This is whatכֹּה֮kohH3541לֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559the LORDיְהוָה֒Yah.wehH3068saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559: ‘In this wayכָּ֣כָהKa.khahH3602,within two yearsשְׁנָתַ֣יִם יָמִ֔יםshe.na.Ta.yim ya.MimH8141 H3117I will breakאֶשְׁבֹּ֞ר'esh.BorH7665אֶת־'et-H853the yokeעֹ֣ל׀'olH5923of Nebuchadnezzarנְבֻֽכַדְנֶאצַּ֣רne.vu.khad.ne.TzarH5019kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֗לba.VelH894בְּעוֹד֙be.'OdH5750offמֵעַ֕לme.'Al-H5921the neckצַוַּ֖ארtza.VarH6677of allכָּל־kol-H3605the nationsהַגּוֹיִ֑םha.go.YimH1471.’”At this, Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֥הyir.me.YahH3414the prophetהַנָּבִ֖יאha.na.Vi'H5030wentוַיֵּ֛לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980on his wayלְדַרְכּֽוֹ׃ פle.dar.KoH1870.

12But shortly afterאַ֠חֲרֵי'A.cha.reiH310Hananiahחֲנַנְיָ֤הcha.nan.YahH2608the prophetהַנָּבִיא֙ha.na.Vi'H5030אֶת־'et-H853had brokenשְׁב֞וֹרshe.VorH7665the yokeהַמּוֹטָ֔הha.mo.TahH4133offמֵעַ֗לme.'AlH5921hisneckיִרְמְיָ֑ה צַוַּ֛אר הַנָּבִ֖יא לֵאמֹֽר׃yir.me.Yah tza.Var ha.na.Vi' le.MorH6677 H3414 H5030 H559,the wordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068cameוַיְהִ֥יvay.HiH1961toאֶֽל־'el-H413Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֥הyir.me.YahH3414:

13“Goהָלוֹךְ֩ha.loKhH1980and tellוְאָמַרְתָּ֨ אֶל־ve.'a.mar.Ta 'el-H559 H413Hananiahחֲנַנְיָ֜הcha.nan.YahH2608that this is whatלֵאמֹ֗ר כֹּ֚הle.Mor kohH3541 H559the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559: ‘You have brokenשָׁבָ֑רְתָּsha.Va.re.taH7665a yokeמוֹטֹ֥תmo.TotH4133of woodעֵ֖ץ'etzH6086,but in its placeתַחְתֵּיהֶ֖ןtach.tei.HenH8478you have fashionedוְעָשִׂ֥יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213a yokeמֹט֥וֹתmo.TotH4133of ironבַּרְזֶֽל׃bar.ZelH1270.’

14Forכִּ֣יkiH3588this is whatכֹֽה־khoh-H3541the LORDיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068of Hostsצְבָא֜וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478,saysאָמַר֩'a.MarH559: ‘I have putנָתַ֜תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414a yokeעֹ֣ל'olH5923of ironבַּרְזֶ֡לbar.ZelH1270onעַל־'al-H5921the neckצַוַּ֣אר׀tza.VarH6677of allכָּל־kol-H3605theseהָאֵ֗לֶּהha.'E.lehH428nationsהַגּוֹיִ֣םha.go.YimH1471to make them serveלַעֲבֹ֛דla.'a.VodH5647אֶת־'et-H853Nebuchadnezzarנְבֻכַדְנֶאצַּ֥רne.vu.khad.ne.TzarH5019kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֖לba.VelH894,and they will serve himוַעֲבָדֻ֑הוּva.'a.va.Du.huH5647.I have evenוְגַ֛םve.GamH1571אֶת־'et-H853given him controlנָתַ֥תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414of the beastsחַיַּ֥תchai.YatH2416of the fieldהַשָּׂדֶ֖הha.sa.DehH7704.’”

15Then the prophetהַנָּבִ֛יאha.na.Vi'H5030Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֧הyir.me.YahH3414saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413the prophetהַנָּבִ֖יאha.na.Vi'H5030Hananiahחֲנַנְיָ֥הcha.nan.YahH2608, “Listenשְׁמַֽע־ נָ֣אshe.ma'- na'H8085 H4994,Hananiahחֲנַנְיָ֑הcha.nan.YahH2608!The LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068did notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808send youשְׁלָחֲךָ֣she.la.cha.KhaH7971,but youוְאַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH859have persuadedהַזֶּ֖הha.ZehH2088this peopleהָעָ֥םha.'AmH5971to trustהִבְטַ֛חְתָּhiv.Tach.taH982אֶת־'et-H853inעַל־'al-H5921a lieשָֽׁקֶר׃Sha.kerH8267.

16Thereforeלָכֵ֗ןla.KhenH3651this is whatכֹּ֚הkohH3541the LORDיְהוָ֔ה הִנְנִי֙Yah.weh hi.NiH3068 H2005saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559: ‘I am about to remove youמְשַֽׁלֵּֽחֲךָ֔me.sha.le.cha.KhaH7971fromמֵעַ֖לme.'AlH5921the faceפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440of the earthהָאֲדָמָ֑הha.'a.da.MahH127.Youאַתָּ֣ה'a.TahH859will dieמֵ֔תMetH4191this yearהַשָּׁנָה֙ha.sha.NahH8141becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588you have preachedדִבַּ֖רְתָּdi.Bar.taH1696rebellionסָרָ֥הsa.RahH5627againstאֶל־'el-H413the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.’”

17And in the seventhהַשְּׁבִיעִֽי׃ פha.she.vi.'IH7637monthבַּחֹ֖דֶשׁba.Cho.deshH2320of that veryהַהִ֑יאha.Hi'H1931yearבַּשָּׁנָ֣הba.sha.NahH8141,the prophetהַנָּבִ֖יאha.na.Vi'H5030Hananiahחֲנַנְיָ֥הcha.nan.YahH2608diedוַיָּ֛מָתvai.Ya.motH4191.

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