Berean Standard Bible

Jeremiah 37

1Nebuchadnezzarנְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּ֥רne.vu.khad.re.TzarH5019kingמֶ֔לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֖לba.VelH894אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834made Zedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֖הוּtzid.ki.Ya.huH6667sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Josiahיֹֽאשִׁיָּ֑הוּyo.shi.Ya.huH2977the kingוַיִּ֨מְלָךְ־vai.Yim.lokh-H4427בְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Judahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063,and he reignedהִמְלִ֛יךְ מֶֽלֶךְ־him.Likh Me.lekh-H4427 H4428in placeתַּ֗חַתTa.chatH8478of Coniahכָּנְיָ֙הוּ֙ka.ne.Ya.huH3659sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Jehoiakimיְה֣וֹיָקִ֔יםye.Ho.ya.KimH3079.

2But heה֥וּאhu'H1931and his officersוַעֲבָדָ֖יוva.'a.va.DavH5650and the peopleוְעַ֣םve.'AmH5971of the landהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776אֶל־'el-H413refusedוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808to obeyשָׁמַ֛עsha.Ma'H8085the wordsדִּבְרֵ֣יdiv.ReiH1697that the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834had spokenדִּבֶּ֔רdi.BerH1696throughבְּיַ֖דbe.YadH3027Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֥הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414the prophetהַנָּבִֽיא׃ha.na.Vi'H5030.

3Yet Kingהַמֶּ֨לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Zedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֜הוּtzid.ki.Ya.huH6667אֶת־'et-H853sentוַיִּשְׁלַח֩vai.yish.LachH7971Jehucalיְהוּכַ֣לye.hu.KhalH3081sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Shelemiahשֶֽׁלֶמְיָ֗הshe.lem.YahH8018וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853and Zephaniahצְפַנְיָ֤הוּtze.fan.Ya.huH6846the priestהַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.HenH3548,the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Maaseiahמַֽעֲשֵׂיָה֙ma.'a.se.YahH4641,toאֶל־'el-H413Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֥הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414the prophetהַנָּבִ֖יאha.na.Vi'H5030with the messageלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, “Pleaseנָ֣אna'H4994prayהִתְפַּלֶּל־hit.pa.lel-H6419toאֶל־'el-H413the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃'e.lo.Hei.nuH430for usבַעֲדֵ֔נוּva.'a.De.nuH1157!”

4Now Jeremiahוְיִרְמְיָ֕הוּve.yir.me.Ya.huH3414was free to comeבָּ֥אba'H935and goוְיֹצֵ֖אve.yo.Tze'H3318amongבְּת֣וֹךְbe.TokhH8432the peopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971,for they had notוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808yet putנָתְנ֥וּna.te.NuH5414himאֹת֖וֹ'o.ToH853in prisonבֵּ֥ית הַכְּלֽוּא׃beit ha.ke.li'H1004 H3628.

5Pharaoh’sפַּרְעֹ֖הpar.'OhH6547armyוְחֵ֥ילve.CheilH2428had leftיָצָ֣אya.Tza'H3318Egyptמִמִּצְרָ֑יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714,and when the Chaldeansהַכַּשְׂדִּ֜יםha.kas.DimH3778who were besiegingהַצָּרִ֤יםha.tza.RimH6696Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙ye.ru.sha.LimH3389אֶת־'et-H853heardוַיִּשְׁמְע֨וּvai.yish.me.'UH8085the reportשִׁמְעָ֔םshim.'AmH8088,they withdrewוַיֵּ֣עָל֔וּvai.Ye.'a.LuH5927fromH5921Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ פye.ru.sha.LimH3389.

6Then the wordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068cameוַֽיְהִי֙vay.HiH1961toאֶל־'el-H413Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֥הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414the prophetהַנָּבִ֖יאha.na.Vi'H5030לֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559:

7“This is whatכֹּֽה־koh-H3541the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,saysאָמַ֤ר'a.MarH559thatכֹּ֤הkohH3541you are to tellתֹֽאמְרוּ֙ אֶל־to.me.Ru 'el-H559 H413the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063,who sentהַשֹּׁלֵ֧חַha.sho.Le.achH7971youאֶתְכֶ֛ם'et.KhemH853toלְדָרְשֵׁ֑נִיle.da.re.She.niH1875Meאֵלַ֖י'e.LaiH413:Beholdהִנֵּ֣ה׀hi.NehH2009,Pharaoh’sפַּרְעֹ֗הpar.'OhH6547armyחֵ֣ילcheilH2428,which has marched outהַיֹּצֵ֤אhai.yo.Tze'H3318to helpלְעֶזְרָ֔הle.'ez.RahH5833you,will go backשָׁ֥בshavH7725to its own landלְאַרְצ֖וֹle.'ar.TzoH776of Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

8Then the Chaldeansהַכַּשְׂדִּ֔יםha.kas.DimH3778will returnוְשָׁ֙בוּ֙ve.Sha.vuH7725and fightוְנִלְחֲמ֖וּve.nil.cha.MuH3898againstעַל־'al-H5921thisהַזֹּ֑אתha.ZotH2063cityהָעִ֣ירha.'IrH5892.They will captureוּלְכָדֻ֖הָu.le.kha.Du.haH3920it and burn it downוּשְׂרָפֻ֥הָ בָאֵֽשׁ׃ סu.se.ra.Fu.ha va.'EshH8313 H784.

9This is whatכֹּ֣ה׀kohH3541the LORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559:Do notאַל־'al-H408deceiveתַּשִּׁ֤אוּta.Shi.'uH5377yourselvesנַפְשֹֽׁתֵיכֶם֙naf.sho.tei.KhemH5315by sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, ‘The Chaldeansהַכַּשְׂדִּ֑יםha.kas.DimH3778will go away for goodמֵעָלֵ֖ינוּme.'a.Lei.nuH1980 H5921,’forכִּי־ki-H3588they will notלֹ֖אlo'H3808H1980!

10Indeedכִּ֣יkiH3588,ifאִם־'im-H518you were to strike downהִכִּיתֶ֞םhi.ki.TemH5221the entireכָּל־kol-H3605armyחֵ֤ילcheilH2428of the Chaldeansכַּשְׂדִּים֙kas.DimH3778that is fightingהַנִּלְחָמִ֣יםha.nil.cha.MimH3898against youאִתְּכֶ֔ם'i.te.KhemH854,and only woundedמְדֻקָּרִ֑יםme.du.ka.RimH1856menאֲנָשִׁ֖ים'a.na.ShimH582remainedוְנִ֨שְׁאֲרוּve.Nish.'a.ruH7604in their tentsאִ֤ישׁ בְּאָהֳלוֹ֙'ish be.'o.ho.LoH376 H168,they would still get upיָק֔וּמוּya.Ku.muH6965and burn thisהַזֹּ֖אתha.ZotH2063cityהָעִ֥ירha.'IrH5892downוְשָֽׂרְפ֛וּve.sa.re.FuH8313אֶת־'et-H853בָּאֵֽשׁ׃ba.'EshH784.”

Jeremiah Imprisoned

11וְהָיָ֗הve.ha.YahH1961When the Chaldeanהַכַּשְׂדִּ֔יםha.kas.DimH3778armyחֵ֣ילcheilH2428withdrewבְּהֵֽעָלוֹת֙be.he.'a.lOtH5927fromמֵעַ֖לme.'AlH5921Jerusalemיְרֽוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389for fearמִפְּנֵ֖יmi.pe.NeiH6440of Pharaoh’sפַּרְעֹֽה׃ סpar.'OhH6547armyחֵ֥ילcheilH2428,

12Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֙הוּ֙yir.me.Ya.huH3414started to leaveוַיֵּצֵ֤אvai.ye.Tze'H3318Jerusalemמִיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םmi.Ru.sha.LimH3389to goלָלֶ֖כֶתla.Le.khetH1980to the landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of Benjaminבִּנְיָמִ֑ןbin.ya.MinH1144to claim his portionלַחֲלִ֥קla.cha.LikH2505thereמִשָּׁ֖םmi.ShamH8033amongבְּת֥וֹךְbe.TokhH8432the peopleהָעָֽם׃ha.'AmH5971.

13But when heה֞וּאhu'H1931reachedוַיְהִי־vay.hi-H1961the Gateבְּשַׁ֣עַרbe.Sha.'arH8179of Benjaminבִּנְיָמִ֗ןbin.ya.MinH1144,the captainבַּ֣עַלBa.'alH1167of the guardפְּקִדֻ֔תpe.ki.DutH6488וְשָׁם֙ve.ShamH8033,whose nameוּשְׁמוֹ֙u.she.MoH8034was Irijahיִרְאִיָּ֔יהyir.'i.YaihH3376sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Shelemiahשֶֽׁלֶמְיָ֖הshe.lem.YahH8018,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Hananiahחֲנַנְיָ֑הcha.nan.YahH2608,seizedוַיִּתְפֹּ֞שׂvai.yit.PosH8610אֶֽת־'et-H853himיִרְמְיָ֤הוּ הַנָּבִיא֙yir.me.Ya.hu ha.na.Vi'H3414 H5030and saidלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, “Youאַתָּ֥ה'a.TahH859are desertingנֹפֵֽל׃no.FelH5307toאֶל־'el-H413the Chaldeansהַכַּשְׂדִּ֖יםha.kas.DimH3778!”

14“That is a lieשֶׁ֗קֶרShe.kerH8267,”Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֜הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414repliedוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559. “I am notאֵינֶ֤נִּי'ei.Ne.niH369desertingנֹפֵל֙no.FelH5307toעַל־'al-H5921the Chaldeansהַכַּשְׂדִּ֔יםha.kas.DimH3778!”But Irijahיִרְאִיָּיה֙yir.'i.YaihH3376would notוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808listenשָׁמַ֖עsha.Ma'H8085to himאֵלָ֑יו'e.LavH413;instead, he arrestedוַיִּתְפֹּ֤שׂvai.yit.PosH8610Jeremiahבְּיִרְמְיָ֔הוּbe.yir.me.Ya.huH3414and took himוַיְבִאֵ֖הוּvay.vi.'E.huH935toאֶל־'el-H413the officialsהַשָּׂרִֽים׃ha.sa.RimH8269.

15The officialsהַשָּׂרִ֛יםha.sa.RimH8269were angryוַיִּקְצְפ֧וּvai.yik.tze.FuH7107withעַֽל־'al-H5921Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֖הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414,and they beatוְהִכּ֣וּve.hi.KuH5221himאֹת֑וֹ'o.ToH853and placedוְנָתְנ֨וּve.na.te.NuH5414himאוֹת֜וֹ'o.ToH853in jailבֵּ֣ית הָאֵס֗וּרbeit ha.'e.SurH1004 H612in the houseבֵּ֚יתbeitH1004of Jonathanיְהוֹנָתָ֣ןye.ho.na.TanH3083the scribeהַסֹּפֵ֔רha.so.FerH5608,forכִּֽי־ki-H3588אֹת֥וֹ'o.ToH853it had been madeעָשׂ֖וּ'a.SuH6213into a prisonלְבֵ֥ית הַכֶּֽלֶא׃le.Veit ha.Ke.le'H1004 H3608.

16Soכִּ֣יkiH3588Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֛הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414wentבָ֧אva'H935intoאֶל־'el-H413a cellבֵּ֥ית הַבּ֖וֹרbeit ha.BorH1004 H953inוְאֶל־ve.'el-H413the dungeonהַֽחֲנֻ֑יוֹתha.cha.Nu.yotH2588and remainedוַיֵּֽשֶׁב־vai.ye.shev-H3427thereשָׁ֥ם יִרְמְיָ֖הוּsham yir.me.Ya.huH8033 H3414a long timeיָמִ֥ים רַבִּֽים׃ פya.Mim ra.BimH7227 H3117.

17Later, Kingהַמֶּ֨לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Zedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֜הוּtzid.ki.Ya.huH6667sent forוַיִּשְׁלַח֩vai.yish.LachH7971Jeremiahand received himוַיִּקָּחֵ֗הוּvai.yi.ka.Che.huH3947הַמֶּ֤לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428in his palaceבְּבֵיתוֹ֙be.vei.ToH1004,where he asked himוַיִּשְׁאָלֵ֨הוּvai.yish.'a.Le.huH7592privatelyבַּסֵּ֔תֶרba.Se.terH5643, “Is thereהֲיֵ֥שׁha.YeshH3426a wordדָּבָ֖רda.VarH1697מֵאֵ֣תme.'EtH854from the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068?” “There isיֵ֔שׁYeshH3426 H559,”Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֙הוּ֙yir.me.Ya.huH3414repliedH559. “You will be deliveredתִּנָּתֵֽן׃ סti.na.TenH5414into the handבְּיַ֥דbe.YadH3027of the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֖לba.VelH894.”

18Then Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֔הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414askedוַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֶל־vai.Yo.mer 'el-H559 H413Kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Zedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֑הוּtzid.ki.Ya.huH6667, “Howמֶה֩mehH4100have I sinnedחָטָ֨אתִֽיcha.Ta.tiH2398against youor your servantsוְלַעֲבָדֶ֙יךָ֙ve.la.'a.va.Dei.khaH5650or theseהַזֶּ֔הha.ZehH2088peopleוְלָעָ֣םve.la.'AmH5971,thatכִּֽי־ki-H3588you have putנְתַתֶּ֥םne.ta.TemH5414meאוֹתִ֖י'o.TiH853inאֶל־'el-H413prisonבֵּ֥ית הַכֶּֽלֶא׃beit ha.Ke.le'H1004 H3608?

19WhereH335are your prophetsנְבִ֣יאֵיכֶ֔םne.Vi.'ei.KhemH5030whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834prophesiedנִבְּא֥וּni.be.'UH5012to you,claimingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, ‘The kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Babylonבָּבֶל֙ba.VelH894will notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808comeיָבֹ֤אya.Vo'H935against youH5921or thisהַזֹּֽאת׃ha.ZotH2063landהָאָ֥רֶץha.'A.retzH776’?

20But nowוְעַתָּ֕הve.'a.TahH6258pleaseנָ֖אna'H4994listenשְֽׁמַֽע־she.ma'-H8085,O my lordאֲדֹנִ֣י'a.do.NiH113the kingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428.May my petitionתְחִנָּתִי֙te.chi.na.TiH8467comeתִּפָּל־ נָ֤אti.pol- na'H5307 H4994before youלְפָנֶ֔יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440.Do notוְאַל־ve.'al-H408send me backתְּשִׁבֵ֗נִיte.shi.Ve.niH7725to the houseבֵּ֚יתbeitH1004of Jonathanיְהוֹנָתָ֣ןye.ho.na.TanH3083the scribeהַסֹּפֵ֔רha.so.FerH5608,orוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808I will dieאָמ֖וּת'a.MutH4191thereשָֽׁם׃ShamH8033.”

21So Kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Zedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֗הוּtzid.ki.Ya.huH6667gave ordersוַיְצַוֶּ֞הvay.tza.VehH6680for Jeremiahיִרְמְיָהוּ֮yir.me.ya.HuH3414to be placedוַיַּפְקִ֣דוּvai.yaf.Ki.duH6485אֶֽת־'et-H853in the courtyardבַּחֲצַ֣רba.cha.TzarH2691of the guardהַמַּטָּרָה֒ha.ma.ta.RahH4307and givenוְנָתֹן֩ve.na.TonH5414a loafכִכַּר־khi.kar-H3603of breadלֶ֤חֶםLe.chemH3899dailyלַיּוֹם֙lai.yOmH3117fromמִן־min-H4480the streetמִח֣וּץmi.ChutzH2351of the bakersהָאֹפִ֔יםha.'o.FimH644,untilעַד־'ad-H5704allכָּל־kol-H3605the breadהַלֶּ֖חֶםha.Le.chemH3899in the cityהָעִ֑ירha.'IrH5892was goneתֹּ֥םtomH8552.So Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֔הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414remainedוַיֵּ֣שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427in the courtyardבַּחֲצַ֖רba.cha.TzarH2691of the guardהַמַּטָּרָֽה׃ha.ma.ta.RahH4307.

Jeremiah Imprisoned

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