Berean Standard Bible

Jeremiah 39:1-10

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.

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