Berean Standard Bible

Jeremiah 38:1-3

1Now Shephatiahשְׁפַטְיָ֣הshe.fat.YahH8203sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Mattanמַתָּ֗ןma.TanH4977,Gedaliahוּגְדַלְיָ֙הוּ֙u.ge.dal.Ya.huH1436sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Pashhurפַּשְׁח֔וּרpash.ChurH6583,Jucalוְיוּכַל֙ve.yu.KhalH3116sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Shelemiahשֶׁ֣לֶמְיָ֔הוּshe.lem.Ya.huH8018,and Pashhurוּפַשְׁח֖וּרu.fash.ChurH6583sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Malchijahמַלְכִּיָּ֑הmal.ki.YahH4441אֶ֨ת־'Et-H853heardוַיִּשְׁמַ֞עvai.yish.Ma'H8085הַדְּבָרִ֔יםha.de.va.RimH1697thatאֲשֶׁ֧ר'a.SherH834Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֛הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414had been tellingמְדַבֵּ֥ר אֶל־me.da.Ber 'el-H1696 H413allכָּל־kol-H3605the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971לֵאמֹֽר׃ סle.MorH559:

2“This is whatכֹּה֮kohH3541the LORDיְהוָה֒Yah.wehH3068saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559:Whoever staysהַיֹּשֵׁב֙hai.yo.ShevH3427in thisהַזֹּ֔אתha.ZotH2063cityבָּעִ֣ירba.'IrH5892will dieיָמ֕וּתya.MutH4191by swordבַּחֶ֖רֶבba.Che.revH2719and famineבָּרָעָ֣בba.ra.'AvH7458and plagueוּבַדָּ֑בֶרu.va.Da.verH1698,but whoever surrendersוְהַיֹּצֵ֤אve.hai.yo.Tze'H3318toאֶל־'el-H413the Chaldeansהַכַּשְׂדִּים֙ha.kas.DimH3778will liveוְחָיָ֔הve.cha.yahH2421;he will retainוְהָיְתָה־ve.ha.ye.tah-H1961his lifeנַפְשׁ֛וֹnaf.ShoH5315like a spoil of warלְשָׁלָ֖לle.sha.LalH7998,and he will liveוָחָֽי׃ סva.ChaiH2421.

3This is whatכֹּ֖הkohH3541the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559:Thisהַזֹּ֗אתha.ZotH2063cityהָעִ֣ירha.'IrH5892will surely be deliveredH5414into the handsבְּיַ֛דbe.YadH3027of the armyחֵ֥ילcheilH2428of the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֖לba.VelH894,and he will capture itוּלְכָדָֽהּ׃u.le.kha.DahH3920.”

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