Berean Standard Bible

Jeremiah 38:14-16

14Then Kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Zedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֗הוּtzid.ki.Ya.huH6667sent forוַיִּשְׁלַ֞חvai.yish.LachH7971Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֤הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414the prophetהַנָּבִיא֙ha.na.Vi'H5030and receivedוַיִּקַּ֞חvai.yi.KachH3947himאֶֽת־'et-H853atאֵלָ֔יו'e.LavH413אֶל־'el-H413the thirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁ֔יha.she.li.ShiH7992אֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834entranceמָבוֹא֙ma.Vo'H3996to the houseבְּבֵ֣יתbe.VeitH1004of the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068. “Iאֲנִ֤י'a.NiH589אֹֽתְךָ֙'o.te.KhaH853am going to askשֹׁאֵ֨לsho.'ElH7592you somethingדָּבָ֔רda.VarH1697,”saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559the kingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428toאֶֽל־'el-H413Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֗הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414. “Do notאַל־'al-H408hideתְּכַחֵ֥דte.kha.ChedH3582anythingדָּבָֽר׃da.VarH1697from meמִמֶּ֖נִּיmi.Me.niH4480.”

15“Ifכִּ֚יkiH3588I tell youאַגִּ֣יד'a.GidH5046,”Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֙הוּ֙yir.me.Ya.huH3414repliedוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559אֶל־'el-H413צִדְקִיָּ֔הוּtzid.ki.Ya.huH6667הֲל֖וֹאha.Lo'H3808, “you will surely put me to deathH4191.And even ifוְכִי֙ve.KhiH3588I give you adviceאִיעָ֣צְךָ֔'i.'A.tze.khaH3289,you will notלֹ֥אlo'H3808listenתִשְׁמַ֖עtish.Ma'H8085to meאֵלָֽי׃'e.LaiH413.”

16But Kingהַמֶּ֧לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Zedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֛הוּtzid.ki.Ya.huH6667sworeוַיִּשָּׁבַ֞עvai.yi.sha.Va'H7650secretlyבַּסֵּ֣תֶרba.Se.terH5643toאֶֽל־'el-H413Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֖הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414לֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, “As surely as the LORDיְהוָ֞הYah.wehH3068livesחַי־chai-H2416H853,whoאֲשֶׁר֩'a.SherH834has givenעָשָׂה־'a.sah-H6213usH853thisהַזֹּאת֙ha.zoTH2063lifeהַנֶּ֤פֶשׁha.Ne.feshH5315,I will notאִם־'im-H518kill youאֲמִיתֶ֔ךָ'a.mi.Te.khaH4191,norוְאִם־ve.'im-H518will I deliver youאֶתֶּנְךָ֗'e.ten.KhaH5414into the handsבְּיַד֙be.YadH3027of theseהָאֵ֔לֶּהha.'E.lehH428menהָאֲנָשִׁ֣יםha.'a.na.ShimH582whoאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834are seekingמְבַקְשִׁ֖יםme.vak.ShimH1245H853your lifeנַפְשֶֽׁךָ׃ סnaf.She.khaH5315.”

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