Berean Standard Bible

Jeremiah 38:2-4

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.”

4Then the officialsהַשָּׂרִ֜יםha.sa.RimH8269saidוַיֹּאמְר֨וּvai.yo.me.RuH559toאֶל־'el-H413the kingהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, “Thisהַזֶּה֒ha.ZehH2088manהָאִ֣ישׁha.'IshH376ought to dieי֣וּמַת נָא֮Yu.mat na'H4191 H4994אֶת־'et-H853,forכִּֽי־ עַל־ כֵּ֡ןki- 'al- kenH3588 H5921 H3651heהֽוּא־hu'-H1931is discouragingמְרַפֵּ֡אme.ra.Pe'H7503אֶת־'et-H853יְדֵי֩ye.DeiH3027the warriorsאַנְשֵׁ֨י הַמִּלְחָמָ֜ה'an.Shei ha.mil.cha.MahH582 H4421who remainהַֽנִּשְׁאָרִ֣ים׀ha.nish.'a.RimH7604in thisהַזֹּ֗אתha.ZotH2063וְאֵת֙ve.'EtH853יְדֵ֣יye.DeiH3027cityבָּעִ֣ירba.'IrH5892,as well as allכָל־khol-H3605the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971,by speakingלְדַבֵּ֣רle.da.BerH1696suchהָאֵ֑לֶּהha.'E.lehH428wordsכַּדְּבָרִ֖יםka.de.va.RimH1697to themאֲלֵיהֶ֔ם'a.lei.HemH413כִּ֣י׀kiH3588;thisהַזֶּ֗הha.ZehH2088manהָאִ֣ישׁha.'IshH376is notאֵינֶ֨נּוּ'ei.Ne.nuH369seekingדֹרֵ֧שׁdo.ReshH1875the well-beingלְשָׁל֛וֹםle.sha.LomH7965of theseהַזֶּ֖הha.ZehH2088peopleלָעָ֥םla.'AmH5971,butכִּ֥י אִם־ki 'im-H3588 H518their ruinלְרָעָֽה׃le.ra.'AhH7451.”

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