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Jeremiah 34:12-22

12Then the wordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068cameוַיְהִ֤יvay.HiH1961toאֶֽל־'el-H413Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֔הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414מֵאֵ֥תme.'EtH854from the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

13“This is whatכֹּֽה־koh-H3541the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,saysאָמַ֥ר'a.MarH559:Iאָנֹכִ֗י'a.no.KhiH595madeכָּרַ֤תִּֽיka.Ra.tiH3772a covenantבְרִית֙ve.RitH1285withאֶת־'et-H854your forefathersאֲב֣וֹתֵיכֶ֔ם'a.Vo.tei.KhemH1whenבְּי֨וֹםbe.YomH3117I brought them outהוֹצִאִ֤יho.tzi.'IH3318אוֹתָם֙'o.TamH853of the landמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,out of the houseמִבֵּ֥יתmi.BeitH1004of slaveryעֲבָדִ֖ים'a.va.DimH5650,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559:

14Everyמִקֵּ֣ץmi.KetzH7093seventhשֶׁ֣בַעShe.va'H7651yearשָׁנִ֡יםsha.NimH8141,eachאִישׁ֩'ishH376אֶת־'et-H853of you must freeתְּֽשַׁלְּח֡וּte.sha.le.ChuH7971his Hebrewהָעִבְרִ֜יha.'iv.RiH5680brotherאָחִ֨יו'a.ChivH251whoאֲשֶֽׁר־'a.Sher-H834has sold himselfיִמָּכֵ֣רyi.ma.KherH4376to you.He may serveוַעֲבָֽדְךָ֙va.'a.va.de.KhaH5647you sixשֵׁ֣שׁsheshH8337yearsשָׁנִ֔יםsha.NimH8141,but then you must let him goוְשִׁלַּחְתּ֥וֹve.shi.lach.ToH7971freeחָפְשִׁ֖יcha.fe.ShiH2670מֵֽעִמָּ֑ךְme.'i.MakhH5973.But your fathersוְלֹֽא־ אֲבֽוֹתֵיכֶם֙ אֵלַ֔יve.lo'- 'a.vo.tei.Khem 'e.LaiH1 H413 H3808did notוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808listenשָׁמְע֤וּsha.me.'UH8085or inclineהִטּ֖וּhi.TuH5186אֶת־'et-H853their earאָזְנָֽם׃'a.ze.NamH241.

15Recentlyהַיּ֗וֹםhai.YomH3117youאַתֶּ֜ם'a.TemH859repentedוַתָּשֻׁ֨בוּva.ta.Shu.vuH7725and didוַתַּעֲשׂ֤וּva.ta.'a.SuH6213אֶת־'et-H853what pleasedהַיָּשָׁר֙hai.ya.SharH3477Meבְּעֵינַ֔יbe.'ei.NaiH5869;eachאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376of you proclaimedלִקְרֹ֥אlik.Ro'H7121freedomדְר֖וֹרde.RorH1865for his neighborלְרֵעֵ֑הוּle.re.'E.huH7453.You madeוַתִּכְרְת֤וּva.tikh.re.TuH3772a covenantבְרִית֙ve.RitH1285before Meלְפָנַ֔יle.fa.NaiH6440in the houseבַּבַּ֕יִתba.Ba.yitH1004thatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834bearsנִקְרָ֥אnik.Ra'H7121My Nameשְׁמִ֖י עָלָֽיו׃she.Mi 'a.LavH8034 H5921.

16But now you have changed your mindsוַתָּשֻׁ֙בוּ֙va.ta.Shu.vuH7725and profanedוַתְּחַלְּל֣וּva.te.cha.le.LuH2490אֶת־'et-H853My nameשְׁמִ֔יshe.MiH8034.Each of youאִ֤ישׁ'ishH376אֶת־'et-H853has taken backוַתָּשִׁ֗בוּva.ta.Shi.vuH7725the menservants and maidservantsעַבְדּוֹ֙ וְאִ֣ישׁav.Do ve.'IshH5650 H376אֶת־'et-H853שִׁפְחָת֔וֹshif.cha.ToH8198whomאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834you had setשִׁלַּחְתֶּ֥םshi.lach.TemH7971at libertyחָפְשִׁ֖יםcha.fe.ShimH2670to go wherever they wantedלְנַפְשָׁ֑םle.naf.ShamH5315,and you have again forcedוַתִּכְבְּשׁ֣וּva.tikh.be.ShuH3533themאֹתָ֔ם'o.TamH853to beלִֽהְי֣וֹתlih.YotH1961yourslavesלַעֲבָדִ֖ים וְלִשְׁפָחֽוֹת׃ סla.'a.va.Dim ve.lish.fa.ChotH5650 H8198.

17Thereforeלָכֵן֮la.KhenH3651this is whatכֹּה־koh-H3541the LORDיְהוָה֒Yah.wehH3068saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559:Youאַתֶּם֙'a.TemH859have notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808obeyedשְׁמַעְתֶּ֣םshe.ma'.TemH8085Meאֵלַ֔י'e.LaiH413;you have not proclaimedלִקְרֹ֣אlik.Ro'H7121freedomדְר֔וֹרde.RorH1865,each manאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376for his brotherלְאָחִ֖יו וְאִ֣ישׁle.'a.Chiv ve.'IshH251 H376and for his neighborלְרֵעֵ֑הוּle.re.'E.huH7453.So nowהִנְנִ֣יhi.NiH2005I proclaimקֹרֵא֩ko.Re'H7121freedomדְּר֜וֹרde.RorH1865for you,declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the LORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068—freedomtoאֶל־'el-H413fallby swordהַחֶ֙רֶב֙ha.Che.revH2719,byאֶל־'el-H413plagueהַדֶּ֣בֶרha.De.verH1698,and byוְאֶל־ve.'el-H413famineהָרָעָ֔בha.ra.'AvH7458!I will make youוְנָתַתִּ֤יve.na.ta.TiH5414אֶתְכֶם֙'et.KhemH853a horrorH2113to allלְכֹ֖לle.KholH3605the kingdomsמַמְלְכ֥וֹתmam.le.KhotH4467of the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

18And those who have transgressedהָעֹֽבְרִים֙ha.'oe.RimH5674אֶת־'et-H853My covenantבְּרִתִ֔יbe.ri.TiH1285אֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834and have notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808fulfilledהֵקִ֙ימוּ֙he.Ki.muH6965אֶת־'et-H853the termsדִּבְרֵ֣יdiv.ReiH1697of the covenantהַבְּרִ֔יתha.be.RitH1285אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834they madeכָּרְת֖וּka.re.TuH3772before Meלְפָנָ֑יle.fa.NaiH6440,I will treatוְנָתַתִּ֣יve.na.ta.TiH5414אֶת־'et-H853הָאֲנָשִׁ֗יםha.'a.na.ShimH582like the calfהָעֵ֙גֶל֙ha.'E.gelH5695אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834they cutכָּרְת֣וּka.re.TuH3772in twoלִשְׁנַ֔יִםlish.Na.yimH8147in order to passוַיַּעַבְר֖וּvai.ya.'av.RuH5674betweenבֵּ֥יןbeinH996its piecesבְּתָרָֽיו׃be.ta.RavH1335.

19The officialsשָׂרֵ֨יsa.ReiH8269of Judahיְהוּדָ֜ה וְשָׂרֵ֣יye.hu.Dah ve.sa.ReiH3063 H8269and Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֗םye.ru.sha.LimH3389,the court officialsהַסָּֽרִסִים֙ha.sa.ri.SimH5631,the priestsוְהַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔יםve.ha.Ko.ha.NimH3548,and allוְכֹ֖לve.KholH3605the peopleעַ֣ם'amH5971of the landהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776who passedהָעֹ֣בְרִ֔יםha.'oe.RimH5674betweenבֵּ֖יןbeinH996the piecesבִּתְרֵ֥יbit.ReiH1335of the calfהָעֵֽגֶל׃ha.'E.gelH5695,

20I will deliverוְנָתַתִּ֤יve.na.ta.TiH5414אוֹתָם֙'o.TamH853into the handsבְּיַ֣דbe.YadH3027of their enemiesאֹֽיְבֵיהֶ֔ם וּבְיַ֖ד'o.ye.vei.Hem u.ve.YadH341 H3027who seekמְבַקְשֵׁ֣יme.vak.SheiH1245their livesנַפְשָׁ֑םnaf.ShamH5315.Their corpsesנִבְלָתָם֙niv.la.TamH5038will becomeוְהָיְתָ֤הve.ha.ye.TahH1961foodלְמַֽאֲכָ֔לle.ma.'a.KhalH3978for the birdsלְע֥וֹףle.'ofH5775of the airהַשָּׁמַ֖יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064and the beastsוּלְבֶהֱמַ֥תu.le.ve.he.MatH929of the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

21Andוְאֶת־ve.'EtH853I will deliverאֶתֵּן֙'e.TenH5414Zedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֨הוּtzid.ki.Ya.huH6667kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֜הye.hu.DahH3063וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853and his officialsשָׂרָ֗יוsa.RavH8269into the handsבְּיַ֣דbe.YadH3027of their enemiesאֹֽיְבֵיהֶ֔ם'o.ye.vei.HemH341וּבְיַ֖דu.ve.YadH3027who seekמְבַקְשֵׁ֣יme.vak.SheiH1245their livesנַפְשָׁ֑ם וּבְיַדnaf.Sham u.ve.yadH5315 H3027,to the armyחֵ֚ילcheilH2428of the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֔לba.VelH894that had withdrawnהָעֹלִ֖יםha.'o.LimH5927from youמֵעֲלֵיכֶֽם׃me.'a.lei.KhemH5921.

22Beholdהִנְנִ֨יhi.NiH2005,I am going to give the commandמְצַוֶּ֜הme.tza.VehH6680,declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the LORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,and I will bring them backוַהֲשִׁ֨בֹתִ֜יםva.ha.Shi.vo.TimH7725toאֶל־'el-H413thisהַזֹּאת֙ha.zoTH2063cityהָעִ֤ירha.'IrH5892.They will fightוְנִלְחֲמ֣וּve.nil.cha.MuH3898against itעָלֶ֔יהָ'a.Lei.haH5921,capture itוּלְכָד֖וּהָu.le.kha.Du.haH3920,and burn it downוּשְׂרָפֻ֣הָ בָאֵ֑שׁu.se.ra.Fu.ha va.'EshH8313 H784.Andוְאֶת־ve.'EtH853I will makeאֶתֵּ֥ן'e.TenH5414the citiesעָרֵ֧י'a.ReiH5892of Judahיְהוּדָ֛הye.hu.DahH3063a desolationשְׁמָמָ֖הshe.ma.MahH8077,withoutמֵאֵ֥יןme.'EinH369inhabitantיֹשֵֽׁב׃ פyo.ShevH3427.”

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