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Jeremiah 36:22-30

22Since it was the ninthהַתְּשִׁיעִ֑יha.te.shi.'IH8671וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853monthבַּחֹ֖דֶשׁba.Cho.deshH2320,the kingוְהַמֶּ֗לֶךְve.ha.Me.lekhH4428was sittingיוֹשֵׁב֙yo.ShevH3427in his winterהַחֹ֔רֶףha.Cho.refH2779quartersבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004with a fireהָאָ֖חha.'AchH254burningמְבֹעָֽרֶת׃me.vo.'A.retH1197before himלְפָנָ֥יוle.fa.NavH6440.

23Andוַיְהִ֣י׀vay.HiH1961as soon as Jehudiיְהוּדִ֗יye.hu.DiH3065had readכִּקְר֣וֹאkik.Ro'H7121threeשָׁלֹ֣שׁsha.LoshH7969or fourוְאַרְבָּעָה֒ve.'ar.ba.'AhH702columnsדְּלָתוֹת֮de.la.tOtH1817,Jehoiakim would cutיִֽקְרָעֶ֙הָ֙yik.ra.'E.haH7167them offwith a scribe’sהַסֹּפֵ֔רha.so.FerH5608knifeבְּתַ֣עַרbe.Ta.'arH8593and throwוְהַשְׁלֵ֕ךְve.hash.LekhH7993themintoאֶל־'el-H413the firepotהָאֵ֖שׁ הָאָ֑חha.'Esh ha.'AchH254 H784אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834אֶל־'el-H413,untilעַד־'ad-H5704the entireכָּל־kol-H3605scrollהַמְּגִלָּ֔הha.me.gi.LahH4039had been consumedתֹּם֙tomH8552byעַל־'al-H5921the fireהָאֵ֖שׁha.'EshH784אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834עַל־'al-H5921הָאָֽח׃ha.'AchH254.

24Yet in hearingהַשֹּׁ֣מְעִ֔יםha.Sho.me.'ImH8085אֶת־'et-H853allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605theseהָאֵֽלֶּה׃ha.'E.lehH428wordsהַדְּבָרִ֖יםha.de.va.RimH1697,the kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428andכָּל־kol-H3605his servantsעֲבָדָ֔יו'a.va.DavH5650did notוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808become frightenedפָחֲד֔וּ וְלֹ֥אfa.cha.Du ve.Lo'H6342 H3808or tearקָרְע֖וּka.re.'UH7167אֵ֥ת'etH853their garmentsבִּגְדֵיהֶ֑םbig.dei.HemH899.

25Even thoughוְגַם֩ve.GamH1571Elnathanאֶלְנָתָ֨ן'el.na.TanH494,Delaiahוּדְלָיָ֤הוּu.de.la.Ya.huH1806,and Gemariahוּגְמַרְיָ֙הוּ֙u.ge.mar.Ya.huH1587urgedהִפְגִּ֣עוּhif.Gi.'uH6293the kingבַמֶּ֔לֶךְva.Me.lekhH4428notלְבִלְתִּ֥יle.vil.TiH1115to burnשְׂרֹ֖ףse.RofH8313אֶת־'et-H853the scrollהַמְּגִלָּ֑הha.me.gi.LahH4039,he would notוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808listenשָׁמַ֖עsha.Ma'H8085to themאֲלֵיהֶֽם׃'a.lei.HemH413.

26Instead, the kingהַ֠מֶּלֶךְHa.Me.lekhH4428אֶת־'et-H853commandedוַיְצַוֶּ֣הvay.tza.VehH6680Jerahmeelיְרַחְמְאֵ֨לye.rach.me.'ElH3396,a sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of the kingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,as well asוְאֶת־ve.'EtH853Seraiahשְׂרָיָ֣הוּse.ra.Ya.huH8304sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Azrielעַזְרִיאֵ֗ל'az.ri.'ElH5837וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853and Shelemiahשֶֽׁלֶמְיָ֙הוּ֙she.lem.Ya.huH8018sonבֶּֽן־ben-H1121of Abdeelעַבְדְּאֵ֔ל'av.de.'ElH5655,to seizeלָקַ֙חַת֙la.Ka.chatH3947אֶת־'et-H853Baruchבָּר֣וּךְba.RukhH1263the scribeהַסֹּפֵ֔רha.so.FerH5608וְאֵ֖תve.'EtH853and Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֣הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414the prophetהַנָּבִ֑יאha.na.Vi'H5030.But the LORDיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068had hidden themוַיַּסְתִּרֵ֖םvai.yas.ti.RemH5641.

27Afterאַחֲרֵ֣י׀'a.cha.ReiH310the kingהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428אֶת־'et-H853had burnedשְׂרֹ֣ףse.RofH8313the scrollהַמְּגִלָּה֙ha.me.gi.LahH4039וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853containing the wordsדְבַר־de.var-H1697thatאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834Baruchבָּר֛וּךְba.RukhH1263had writtenכָּתַ֥בka.TavH3789at Jeremiah’sיִרְמְיָ֑הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414dictationמִפִּ֥יmi.PiH6310,the wordהַדְּבָרִ֔יםha.de.va.RimH1697of the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068cameוַיְהִ֥יvay.HiH1961toאֶֽל־'el-H413Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֖הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414לֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559:

28“Takeקַח־kach-H3947anotherאַחֶ֑רֶת'a.Che.retH312scrollמְגִלָּ֣הme.gi.LahH4039andשׁ֥וּבshuvH7725rewriteוּכְתֹ֣בu.khe.ToH3789on itעָלֶ֗יהָ'a.Lei.haH5921אֵ֤ת'etH853the very wordsכָּל־ הַדְּבָרִים֙kol- ha.de.va.RimH3605 H1697הָרִ֣אשֹׁנִ֔יםha.Ri.sho.NimH7223thatאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834wereהָי֗וּha.YuH1961onעַל־'al-H5921the originalהָרִ֣אשֹׁנָ֔הha.Ri.sho.NahH7223scrollהַמְּגִלָּה֙ha.me.gi.LahH4039,whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834Jehoiakimיְהוֹיָקִ֥יםye.ho.ya.KimH3079kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Judahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063has burnedשָׂרַ֖ףsa.RafH8313.

29You are to proclaimתֹּאמַ֔רto.MarH559concerningוְעַל־ve.'al-H5921Jehoiakimיְהוֹיָקִ֤יםye.ho.ya.KimH3079kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Judahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063that this is whatכֹּ֖הkohH3541the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559:Youאַ֠תָּה'A.tahH859have burnedשָׂרַ֜פְתָּsa.Raf.taH8313אֶת־'et-H853theהַזֹּאת֙ha.zoTH2063scrollהַמְּגִלָּ֤הha.me.gi.LahH4039and saidלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, ‘Whyמַדּוּעַ֩ma.du.a'H4069have you writtenכָּתַ֨בְתָּka.Tav.taH3789on itעָלֶ֜יהָ'a.Lei.haH5921thatלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Babylonבָּבֶל֙ba.VelH894would surely comeH935and destroyוְהִשְׁחִית֙ve.hish.ChitH7843אֶת־'et-H853thisהַזֹּ֔אתha.ZotH2063landהָאָ֣רֶץha.'A.retzH776and deprive itוְהִשְׁבִּ֥יתve.hish.BitH7673ofמִמֶּ֖נָּהmi.Me.nahH4480manאָדָ֥ם'a.DamH120and beastוּבְהֵמָֽה׃ סu.ve.he.MahH929?’

30Thereforeלָכֵ֞ןla.KhenH3651this is whatכֹּֽה־koh-H3541the LORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559aboutעַל־'al-H5921Jehoiakimיְהֽוֹיָקִים֙ye.ho.ya.KimH3079kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063:He will haveיִֽהְיֶה־yih.yeh-H1961noלֹא־lo'-H3808one to sitיוֹשֵׁ֖בyo.ShevH3427onעַל־'al-H5921David’sדָוִ֑דda.VidH1732throneכִּסֵּ֣אki.Se'H3678,and his bodyוְנִבְלָתוֹ֙ve.niv.la.ToH5038will beתִּֽהְיֶ֣הtih.YehH1961thrown outמֻשְׁלֶ֔כֶתmush.Le.khetH7993andexposed to heatלַחֹ֥רֶבla.Cho.revH2721by dayבַּיּ֖וֹםbai.YomH3117and frostוְלַקֶּ֥רַחve.la.Ke.rachH7140by nightבַּלָּֽיְלָה׃ba.La.ye.lahH3915.

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