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Jeremiah 37:1-8

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.

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