Berean Standard Bible

Jeremiah 39

(2 Kings 25:1–12; 2 Chronicles 36:15–21)

1In the ninthהַ֠תְּשִׁעִיתHa.te.shi.'itH8671yearבַּשָּׁנָ֣הba.sha.NahH8141of Zedekiahלְצִדְקִיָּ֨הוּle.tzid.ki.Ya.huH6667kingמֶלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֜הye.hu.DahH3063,in the tenthהָעֲשִׂרִ֗יha.'a.si.RiH6224monthבַּחֹ֣דֶשׁba.Cho.deshH2320,Nebuchadnezzarנְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּ֨רne.vu.khad.re.TzarH5019kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֤לba.VelH894marchedבָּ֠אba'H935againstאֶל־'el-H413Jerusalemיְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םye.Ru.sha.LimH3389with his entireוְכָל־ve.kholH3605armyחֵילוֹ֙chei.LoH2428and laid siegeוַיָּצֻ֖רוּvai.ya.Tzu.ruH6696toעָלֶֽיהָ׃ ס'a.Lei.haH5921the city.

2And on the ninthבְּתִשְׁעָ֣הbe.tish.'AhH8672dayבַּחֹ֥דֶשׁba.Cho.deshH2320of the fourthהָרְבִיעִ֖יha.re.vi.'IH7243monthלַחֹ֑דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320of Zedekiah’sלְצִדְקִיָּ֔הוּle.tzid.ki.Ya.huH6667eleventhבְּעַשְׁתֵּֽי־ עֶשְׂרֵ֤הbe.'ash.tei- 'es.RehH6249 H6240yearשָׁנָה֙sha.NahH8141,the cityהָעִֽיר׃ha.'IrH5892was breachedהָבְקְעָ֖הha.ve.ke.'AhH1234.

3Then allכֹּ֚לkolH3605the officialsשָׂרֵ֣יsa.ReiH8269of the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֔לba.VelH894enteredוַיָּבֹ֗אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935and satוַיֵּשְׁב֖וּvai.ye.she.VuH3427in the Middleהַתָּ֑וֶךְha.Ta.vekhH8432Gateבְּשַׁ֣עַרbe.Sha.'arH8179:Nergal-sharezerH5371of Samgarסַֽמְגַּר־sam.gar-H5562,Nebo-sarsekimנְב֞וּne.VuH5562 H8310the RabsarisH7249,Nergal-sharezerH5371the RabmagH7248,and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the restשְׁאֵרִ֔יתshe.'e.RitH7611of the officialsשָׂרֵ֖יsa.ReiH8269of the kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Babylonבָּבֶֽל׃ba.VelH894.

4וַיְהִ֡יvay.HiH1961Whenכַּאֲשֶׁ֣רka.'a.SherH834Zedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֨הוּtzid.ki.Ya.huH6667kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֜הye.hu.DahH3063and allוְכֹ֣ל׀ve.KholH3605the soldiersאַנְשֵׁ֣י הַמִּלְחָמָ֗ה'an.Shei ha.mil.cha.MahH582 H4421saw themרָ֠אָםRa.'omH7200,they fledוַֽ֠יִּבְרְחוּVai.yiv.re.chuH1272.They leftוַיֵּצְא֨וּvai.ye.tze.'UH3318the cityהָעִיר֙ha.'IrH5892at nightלַ֤יְלָה מִן־Lay.lah min-H3915 H4480by wayדֶּ֚רֶךְDe.rekhH1870of the king’sהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428gardenגַּ֣ןganH1588,through the gateבְּשַׁ֖עַרbe.Sha.'arH8179betweenבֵּ֣יןbeinH996the two wallsהַחֹמֹתָ֑יִםha.cho.mo.Ta.yimH2346,and they went outוַיֵּצֵ֖אvai.ye.Tze'H3318along the routeדֶּ֥רֶךְDe.rekhH1870to the Arabahהָעֲרָבָֽה׃ha.'a.ra.VahH6160.

5But the armyחֵיל־cheil-H2428of the Chaldeansכַּשְׂדִּ֜יםkas.DimH3778pursuedוַיִּרְדְּפ֨וּvai.yir.de.FuH7291themאַחֲרֵיהֶ֗ם'a.cha.rei.HemH310and overtookוַיַּשִּׂ֣גוּvai.ya.Si.guH5381אֶת־'et-H853Zedekiahצִדְקִיָּהוּ֮tzid.ki.ya.HuH6667in the plainsבְּעַֽרְב֣וֹתbe.'ar.VotH6160of Jerichoיְרֵחוֹ֒ye.re.ChoH3405.They seizedוַיִּקְח֣וּvai.yik.ChuH3947himאֹת֗וֹ'o.ToH853and brought him upוַֽ֠יַּעֲלֻהוּVai.ya.'a.lu.huH5927toאֶל־'el-H413Nebuchadnezzarנְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּ֧רne.vu.khad.re.TzarH5019kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֛לba.VelH894at Riblahרִבְלָ֖תָהriv.La.tahH7247in the landבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Hamathחֲמָ֑תcha.MatH2574,where he pronouncedוַיְדַבֵּ֥רvay.da.BerH1696judgmentמִשְׁפָּטִֽים׃mish.pa.TimH4941on himאִתּ֖וֹ'i.ToH854.

6There at Riblahבְּרִבְלָ֖הbe.riv.LahH7247the kingמֶ֨לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֜לba.VelH894אֶת־'et-H853slaughteredוַיִּשְׁחַט֩vai.yish.ChatH7819the sonsבְּנֵ֧יbe.NeiH1121of Zedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֛הוּtzid.ki.Ya.huH6667before his eyesלְעֵינָ֑יוle.'ei.NavH5869וְאֵת֙ve.'EtH853,and heמֶ֥לֶךְ בָּבֶֽל׃Me.lekh ba.VelH4428 H894also killedשָׁחַ֖טsha.ChatH7819allכָּל־kol-H3605the noblesחֹרֵ֣יcho.ReiH2715of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063.

7וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853Then he put outעִוֵּ֑ר'i.VerH5786Zedekiah’sצִדְקִיָּ֖הוּtzid.ki.Ya.huH6667eyesעֵינֵ֥י'ei.NeiH5869and bound himוַיַּאַסְרֵ֙הוּ֙vai.ya.'as.Re.huH631with bronze chainsבַּֽנְחֻשְׁתַּ֔יִםban.chush.Ta.yimH5178to takeלָבִ֥יאla.Vi'H935himאֹת֖וֹ'o.ToH853to Babylonבָּבֶֽלָה׃ba.Ve.lahH894.

8וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853The Chaldeansהַכַּשְׂדִּ֖יםha.kas.DimH3778set fire toשָׂרְפ֥וּ בָּאֵ֑שׁsa.re.Fu ba.'EshH8313 H784the palaceבֵּ֤יתbeitH1004of the kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428andוְאֶת־ve.'EtH853to the housesבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971,andוְאֶת־ve.'EtH853they broke downנָתָֽצוּ׃na.Ta.tzuH5422the wallsחֹמ֥וֹתcho.MotH2346of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389.

9Thenוְאֵת֩ve.'EtH853NebuzaradanH5018captainרַב־rav-H7227of the guardטַבָּחִ֖יםta.ba.ChimH2876carriedהֶגְלָ֛הheg.LahH1540away to Babylonבָּבֶֽל׃ba.VelH894the remnantיֶ֨תֶרYe.terH3499of the peopleהָעָ֜םha.'AmH5971who had remainedהַנִּשְׁאָרִ֣יםha.nish.'a.RimH7604in the cityבָּעִ֗ירba.'IrH5892,along withוְאֶת־ve.'EtH853the desertersהַנֹּֽפְלִים֙ha.no.fe.LimH5307whoאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834had defectedנָפְל֣וּna.fe.LuH5307toעָלָ֔יו'a.LavH5921himוְאֵ֛תve.'EtH853יֶ֥תֶרYe.terH3499הָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971הַנִּשְׁאָרִ֑יםha.nish.'a.RimH7604.

10But Nebuzaradanנְבוּזַרְאֲדָ֥ןne.vu.zar.'a.DanH5018רַב־rav-H7227טַבָּחִ֖יםta.ba.ChimH2876left behindהִשְׁאִ֛ירhish.'IrH7604in the landבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063some ofוּמִן־u.min-H4480the poorהַדַּלִּ֗יםha.da.LimH1800peopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971whoאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834had no propertyאֵין־ מְא֔וּמָה'ein- me.'U.mahH369 H3972,and at thatהַהֽוּא׃ha.Hu'H1931timeבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117he gaveוַיִּתֵּ֥ןvai.yi.TenH5414themvineyardsכְּרָמִ֥יםke.ra.MimH3754and fieldsוִֽיגֵבִ֖יםvi.ge.VimH3010.

Jeremiah Delivered

11Now Nebuchadnezzarנְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּ֥רne.vu.khad.re.TzarH5019kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֖לba.VelH894had given ordersוַיְצַ֛וvay.TzavH6680aboutעַֽל־'al-H5921Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֑הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414throughבְּיַ֛דbe.YadH3027Nebuzaradanנְבוּזַרְאֲדָ֥ןne.vu.zar.'a.DanH5018captainרַב־rav-H7227of the guardטַבָּחִ֖יםta.ba.ChimH2876,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

12“Take himקָחֶ֗נּוּka.Che.nuH3947,look afterוְעֵינֶ֙יךָ֙ שִׂ֣יםve.'ei.Nei.kha simH5869 H7760himעָלָ֔יו'a.LavH5921,and do notוְאַל־ve.'al-H408let anyמְא֣וּמָהme.'U.mahH3972harmרָּ֑ע כִּ֗יRa' KiH7451 H3588comeתַּ֥עַשׂTa.'asH6213to him;doעֲשֵׂ֥ה'a.SehH6213for himעִמּֽוֹ׃i.MoH5973H518whateverכַּֽאֲשֶׁר֙ka.'a.SherH834he saysיְדַבֵּ֣ר אֵלֶ֔יךָ כֵּ֖ןye.da.Ber 'e.Lei.kha kenH1696 H413 H3651.”

13וַיִּשְׁלַ֞חvai.yish.LachH7971So Nebuzaradanנְבֽוּזַרְאֲדָ֣ןne.vu.zar.'a.DanH5018captainרַב־rav-H7227of the guardטַבָּחִ֗יםta.ba.ChimH2876,Nebushazbanוּנְבֽוּשַׁזְבָּן֙u.ne.vu.shaz.BanH5021the RabsarisH7249,Nergal-sharezerH5371the RabmagH7248,and allוְכֹ֖לve.KholH3605the captainsרַבֵּ֥יra.BeiH7227of the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Babylonבָּבֶֽל׃ba.VelH894

14had Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֜הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414broughtוַיִּשְׁלְחוּ֩ וַיִּקְח֨וּvai.yish.le.Chu vai.yik.ChuH7971 H3947אֶֽת־'et-H853from the courtyardמֵחֲצַ֣רme.cha.TzarH2691of the guardהַמַּטָּרָ֗הha.ma.ta.RahH4307,and they turned him overוַיִּתְּנ֤וּvai.yi.te.NuH5414אֹתוֹ֙'o.ToH853toאֶל־'el-H413Gedaliahגְּדַלְיָ֙הוּ֙ge.dal.Ya.huH1436sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Ahikamאֲחִיקָ֣ם'a.chi.KamH296,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Shaphanשָׁפָ֔ןsha.FanH8227,to takeלְהוֹצִאֵ֖הוּle.ho.tzi.'E.huH3318himאֶל־'el-H413homeהַבָּ֑יִתha.Ba.yitH1004.So Jeremiah remainedוַיֵּ֖שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427amongבְּת֥וֹךְbe.TokhH8432his own peopleהָעָֽם׃ סha.'AmH5971.

15And while Jeremiah had beenהָיָ֣הha.YahH1961confinedעָצ֔וּר'a.TzurH6113in the courtyardבַּחֲצַ֥רba.cha.TzarH2691of the guardהַמַּטָּרָ֖הha.ma.ta.RahH4307,the wordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068had comeבִּֽהְיֹת֣וֹbih.yo.ToH1961toוְאֶֽל־ve.'el-H413himיִרְמְיָ֖הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414לֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559:

16“Goהָל֣וֹךְha.LokhH1980and tellוְאָמַרְתָּ֡ve.'a.mar.TaH559Ebed-melechH5663the Cushite thatהַכּוּשִׁ֜יha.ku.ShiH3569this is whatלֵאמֹ֗ר כֹּֽה־le.Mor koh-H3541 H559the LORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068of Hostsצְבָאוֹת֙tze.va.'OtH6635,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל הִנְנִי֩Yis.ra.'El hi.NiH3478 H2005,saysאָמַ֞ר'a.MarH559: ‘I am about to fulfillמֵבִ֨יאme.vi'H935אֶת־'et-H853My wordsדְּבָרַ֜יde.va.RaiH1697againstאֶל־'el-H413thisהַזֹּ֛אתha.ZotH2063cityהָעִ֥ירha.'IrH5892for harmלְרָעָ֖הle.ra.'AhH7451and notוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808for goodלְטוֹבָ֑הle.to.VahH2896,and on thatהַהֽוּא׃ha.Hu'H1931dayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117they will be fulfilledוְהָי֥וּve.ha.YuH1961before your eyesלְפָנֶ֖יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440.

17But I will deliver youוְהִצַּלְתִּ֥יךָve.hi.tzal.Ti.khaH5337on thatהַה֖וּאha.Hu'H1931dayבַיּוֹם־vai.yom-H3117,declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,and you will notוְלֹ֤אve.Lo'H3808be deliveredתִנָּתֵן֙ti.na.TenH5414into the handsבְּיַ֣דbe.YadH3027of the menהָֽאֲנָשִׁ֔יםha.'a.na.ShimH582whomאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834youאַתָּ֥ה'a.TahH859fearיָג֖וֹר מִפְּנֵיהֶֽם׃ya.Gor mi.pe.nei.HemH3016 H6440.

18Forכִּ֤יkiH3588I will surely rescue youH4422so that you do notלֹ֣אlo'H3808fallתִפֹּ֑לti.PolH5307by the swordוּבַחֶ֖רֶבu.va.Che.revH2719.Becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588you have trustedבָטַ֥חְתָּva.Tach.taH982in Me,you will escapeוְהָיְתָ֨הve.ha.ye.TahH1961withyour lifeנַפְשְׁךָ֙naf.she.KhaH5315like a spoil of warלְשָׁלָ֔לle.sha.LalH7998,declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the LORDיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.’”

(2 Kings 25:1–12; 2 Chronicles 36:15–21)

Jeremiah Delivered

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