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Jeremiah 29:20-32

20וְאַתֶּ֖םve.'a.TemH859So hearשִׁמְע֣וּshim.'UH8085the wordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,allכָּל־kol-H3605you exilesהַ֨גּוֹלָ֔הha.go.LahH1473אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834I have sent awayשִׁלַּ֥חְתִּיshi.Lach.tiH7971from Jerusalemמִירוּשָׁלִַ֖םmi.ru.sha.LimH3389to Babylonבָּבֶֽלָה׃ סba.Ve.lahH894.

21This is whatכֹּֽה־koh-H3541the LORDיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068of Hostsצְבָא֜וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478,saysאָמַר֩'a.MarH559aboutאֶל־'el-H413Ahabאַחְאָ֤ב'ach.'AvH256sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Kolaiahקֽוֹלָיָה֙ko.la.YahH6964andוְאֶל־ve.'el-H413Zedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֣הוּtzid.ki.Ya.huH6667sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Maaseiahמַֽעֲשֵׂיָ֔הma.'a.se.YahH4641,who are prophesyingהַֽנִּבְּאִ֥יםha.ni.be.'ImH5012to youliesשָׁ֑קֶר הִנְנִ֣י׀Sha.ker hi.NiH8267 H2005in My nameבִּשְׁמִ֖יbish.MiH8034: “I will deliverנֹתֵ֣ןno.TenH5414themאֹתָ֗ם'o.TamH853toבְּיַד֙be.YadH3027Nebuchadnezzarנְבֽוּכַדְרֶאצַּ֣רne.vu.khad.re.TzarH5019kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֔לba.VelH894,and he will kill themוְהִכָּ֖םve.hi.KamH5221before your very eyesלְעֵינֵיכֶֽם׃le.'ei.nei.KhemH5869.

22Becauseוְלֻקַּ֤חve.lu.KachH3947of them,allלְכֹל֙le.KholH3605the exilesגָּל֣וּתga.LutH1546of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063whoאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834are in Babylonבְּבָבֶ֖לbe.va.VelH894will use this curseקְלָלָ֔ה לֵאמֹ֑רke.la.Lah le.MorH7045 H559: ‘May the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068makeיְשִֽׂמְךָ֤ye.sim.KhaH7760you like Zedekiahכְּצִדְקִיָּ֣הוּke.tzid.ki.Ya.huH6667and Ahabוּכְאֶחָ֔בu.khe.'e.ChavH256,whomאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֖לba.VelH894roastedקָלָ֥םka.LamH7033in the fireבָּאֵֽשׁ׃ba.'EshH784!’

23Forיַ֡עַןYa.'anH3282אֲשֶׁר֩'a.SherH834they have committedעָשׂ֨וּ'a.SuH6213an outrageנְבָלָ֜הne.va.LahH5039in Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478by committing adulteryוַיְנַֽאֲפוּ֙vay.na.'a.FuH5003withאֶת־'et-H853the wivesנְשֵׁ֣יne.SheiH802of their neighborsרֵֽעֵיהֶ֔םre.'ei.HemH7453and speakingוַיְדַבְּר֨וּ דָבָ֤רvay.da.be.Ru da.VarH1696 H1697liesשֶׁ֔קֶרShe.kerH8267in My nameבִּשְׁמִי֙bish.MiH8034,whichאֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834I did notל֣וֹאLo'H3808command themצִוִּיתִ֑םtzi.vi.TimH6680to do.Iוְאָנֹכִ֛יve.'a.no.KhiH595am He who knowsH1931,and I am a witnessוָעֵ֖דva.'EdH5707,declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the LORDיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.”

24You are to tellתֹּאמַ֥רto.MarH559וְאֶל־ve.'el-H413Shemaiahשְׁמַעְיָ֥הוּshe.ma'.Ya.huH8098the Nehelamiteהַנֶּחֱלָמִ֖יha.ne.che.la.MiH5161thatלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559

25this is whatכֹּֽה־koh-H3541the LORDיְהוָ֧הYah.wehH3068of Hostsצְבָא֛וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,saysאָמַ֞ר'a.MarH559לֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559יַ֡עַןYa.'anH3282אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834: “In your own nameבְשִׁמְכָ֜הve.shim.KhahH8034youאַתָּה֩'a.TahH859have sent outשָׁלַ֨חְתָּsha.Lach.taH7971lettersסְפָרִ֗יםse.fa.RimH5612toאֶל־'el-H413allכָּל־kol-H3605the peopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834of Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִַ֔םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389,toוְאֶל־ve.'el-H413the priestהַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.HenH3548Zephaniahצְפַנְיָ֤הtze.fan.YahH6846sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Maaseiahמַֽעֲשֵׂיָה֙ma.'a.se.YahH4641,and toוְאֶ֥לve.'ElH413allכָּל־kol-H3605the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֖יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548.You saidלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559to Zephaniah:

26‘The LORDיְהוָ֞הYah.wehH3068has appointedנְתָנְךָ֣ne.ta.ne.KhaH5414you priestכֹהֵ֗ןkho.HenH3548in place ofתַּ֚חַתTa.chatH8478Jehoiadaיְהוֹיָדָ֣עye.ho.ya.Da'H3077הַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.HenH3548,to beלִֽהְי֤וֹתlih.YotH1961the chief officerפְּקִדִים֙pe.ki.DimH6496in the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,responsible for anyלְכָל־le.kholH3605madmanאִ֥ישׁ מְשֻׁגָּ֖ע'ish me.shu.Ga'H376 H7696who acts like a prophetוּמִתְנַבֵּ֑אu.mit.na.Be'H5012—you must putוְנָתַתָּ֥הve.na.ta.TahH5414himאֹת֛וֹ'o.ToH853inאֶל־'el-H413stocksהַמַּהְפֶּ֖כֶת וְאֶל־ha.mah.Pe.khet ve.'el-H4115 H413and neck ironsהַצִּינֹֽק׃ha.tzi.NokH6729.

27So nowוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258,whyלָ֚מָּהLa.mahH4100have you notלֹ֣אlo'H3808rebukedגָעַ֔רְתָּga.'Ar.taH1605Jeremiahבְּיִרְמְיָ֖הוּbe.yir.me.Ya.huH3414of Anathothהָֽעֲנְּתֹתִ֑יha.'a.ne.to.TiH6069,who poses as a prophetהַמִּתְנַבֵּ֖אha.mit.na.Be'H5012among you?

28Forכִּ֣י עַל־ כֵּ֞ןki 'al- kenH3588 H5921 H3651he has sentשָׁלַ֥חsha.LachH7971to usאֵלֵ֛ינוּ'e.Lei.nuH413inBabylonבָּבֶ֥לba.VelH894,claimingלֵאמֹ֖רle.MorH559:Since the exileהִ֑יאHi'H1931will be lengthyאֲרֻכָּ֣ה'a.ru.KahH752,buildבְּנ֤וּbe.NuH1129housesבָתִּים֙va.TimH1004and settle downוְשֵׁ֔בוּve.She.vuH3427;plantוְנִטְע֣וּve.nit.'UH5193gardensגַנּ֔וֹתga.NotH1593and eatוְאִכְל֖וּve.'ikh.LuH398אֶת־'et-H853their produceפְּרִיהֶֽן׃pe.ri.HenH6529.’”

29(Zephaniahצְפַנְיָ֥הtze.fan.YahH6846the priestהַכֹּהֵ֖ןha.ko.HenH3548אֶת־'et-H853,however, had readוַיִּקְרָ֛אvai.yik.Ra'H7121thisהַזֶּ֑הha.ZehH2088letterהַסֵּ֣פֶרha.Se.ferH5612toבְּאָזְנֵ֖יbe.'a.ze.NeiH241Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֥הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414the prophetהַנָּבִֽיא׃ פha.na.Vi'H5030.)

30Then the wordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068cameוַֽיְהִי֙vay.HiH1961toאֶֽל־'el-H413Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֖הוּ לֵאמֹֽר׃yir.me.Ya.hu le.MorH3414 H559:

31“Sendשְׁלַ֤חshe.LachH7971a messageעַל־'al-H5921tellingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559allכָּל־kol-H3605the exilesהַגּוֹלָה֙ha.go.LahH1473whatכֹּ֚הkohH3541the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559concerningאֶל־'el-H413Shemaiahשְׁמַעְיָ֖הshe.ma'.YahH8098the Nehelamiteהַנֶּחֱלָמִ֑יha.ne.che.la.MiH5161.Becauseיַ֡עַןYa.'anH3282אֲשֶׁר֩'a.SherH834Shemaiahשְׁמַעְיָ֗הshe.ma'.YahH8098has prophesiedנִבָּ֨אni.Ba'H5012to you—though Iוַֽאֲנִי֙va.'a.NiH589did notלֹ֣אlo'H3808send himשְׁלַחְתִּ֔יוshe.lach.TivH7971—and has made you trustוַיַּבְטַ֥חvai.yav.TachH982אֶתְכֶ֖ם'et.KhemH853inעַל־'al-H5921a lieשָֽׁקֶר׃Sha.kerH8267,

32לָכֵ֞ןla.KhenH3651this is whatכֹּֽה־koh-H3541the LORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559: ‘I will surely punishהִנְנִ֨י פֹקֵ֜דhi.Ni fo.KedH2005 H6485עַל־'al-H5921Shemaiahשְׁמַעְיָ֣הshe.ma'.YahH8098the Nehelamiteהַנֶּחֱלָמִי֮ וְעַל־ha.ne.che.la.Mi ve.'al-H5161 H5921and his descendantsזַרְעוֹ֒zar.'OH2233.He will haveיִהְיֶ֨הyih.YehH1961noלֹא־lo'-H3808oneאִ֣ישׁ׀'ishH376leftיוֹשֵׁ֣ב׀yo.ShevH3427amongבְּתוֹךְ־be.tokh-H8432thisהַזֶּ֗הha.ZehH2088peopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971,norוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808will he seeיִרְאֶ֥הyir.'EhH7200the goodבַטּ֛וֹבva.TovH2896thatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834Iאֲנִ֥י'a.NiH589will bringעֹשֶֽׂה־'o.seh-H6213to My peopleלְעַמִּ֖יle.'a.MiH5971,declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,forכִּֽי־ki-H3588he has preachedדִבֶּ֖רdi.BerH1696rebellionסָרָ֥הsa.RahH5627againstעַל־'al-H5921the LORDיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.’”

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