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Jeremiah 42:1-12

1Then allכָּל־kol-H3605the commandersשָׂרֵ֣יsa.ReiH8269of the forcesהַחֲיָלִ֔יםha.cha.ya.LimH2428,along with Johananוְיֽוֹחָנָן֙ve.yo.cha.NanH3110sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Kareahקָרֵ֔חַka.Re.achH7143,Jezaniahוִֽיזַנְיָ֖הvi.zan.YahH3153sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Hoshaiahהוֹשַֽׁעְיָ֑הho.sha'.YahH1955,and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971from the leastמִקָּטֹ֥ןmi.ka.TonH6996toוְעַד־ve.'ad-H5704the greatestגָּדֽוֹל׃ga.DolH1419,approachedוַֽיִּגְּשׁוּ֙vai.yi.ge.ShuH5066

2Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֣הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414the prophetהַנָּבִ֗יאha.na.Vi'H5030and saidוַיֹּאמְר֞וּvai.yo.me.RuH559אֶֽל־'el-H413, “May our petitionתְחִנָּתֵ֙נוּ֙te.chi.na.Te.nuH8467comeתִּפָּל־ נָ֤אti.pol- na'H5307 H4994before youלְפָנֶ֔יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440;prayוְהִתְפַּלֵּ֤ל בַּעֲדֵ֙נוּ֙ve.hit.pa.Lel ba.'a.De.nuH6419 H1157toאֶל־'el-H413the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430on behalf ofבְּעַ֖דbe.'AdH1157thisהַזֹּ֑אתha.ZotH2063entireכָּל־kol-H3605remnantהַשְּׁאֵרִ֣יתha.she.'e.RitH7611.Forכִּֽי־ki-H3588fewמְעַט֙me.'AtH4592of us remainנִשְׁאַ֤רְנוּnish.'Ar.nuH7604of the manyמֵֽהַרְבֵּ֔הme.har.BehH7235,asכַּאֲשֶׁ֥רka.'a.SherH834you can seeרֹא֥וֹתro.'otH7200אֹתָֽנוּ׃'o.Ta.nuH853with your own eyesעֵינֶ֖יךָ'ei.Nei.khaH5869.

3Praythat the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430אֶת־'et-H853will tellוְיַגֶּד־ve.ya.ged-H5046usthe wayהַדֶּ֖רֶךְha.De.rekhH1870אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834we should walkנֵֽלֶךְ־ne.lekh-H1980וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853and the thingהַדָּבָ֖רha.da.VarH1697אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834we should doנַעֲשֶֽׂה׃na.'a.SehH6213.”

4“I have heard youשָׁמַ֔עְתִּיsha.Ma'.tiH8085,”repliedוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559אֲלֵיהֶ֜ם'a.lei.HemH413Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֤הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414the prophetהַנָּבִיא֙ha.na.Vi'H5030. “I will surelyהִנְנִ֧יhi.NiH2005prayמִתְפַּלֵּ֛לmit.pa.LelH6419toאֶל־'el-H413the LORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֖ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430as you requestכְּדִבְרֵיכֶ֑ם וְֽהָיָ֡הke.div.rei.Khem ve.ha.YahH1697 H1961,and I will tell youאַגִּ֣יד'a.GidH5046everythingכָּֽל־ הַדָּבָר֩kal- ha.da.VarH3605 H1697thatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834the LORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068אֶתְכֶם֙'et.KhemH853answersיַעֲנֶ֨הya.'a.NehH6030.I will notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808withholdאֶמְנַ֥ע'em.Na'H4513a wordדָּבָֽר׃da.VarH1697from you.”

5Then theyוְהֵ֙מָּה֙ve.He.mahH1992saidאָמְר֣וּ'a.me.RuH559toאֶֽל־'el-H413Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֔הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414, “May the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068beיְהִ֤יye.HiH1961a trueאֱמֶ֣ת'e.MetH571and faithfulוְנֶאֱמָ֑ןve.ne.'e.ManH539witnessלְעֵ֖דle.'EdH5707against usifאִם־'im-H518we do notלֹ֡אlo'H3808act uponנַעֲשֶֽׂה׃na.'a.SehH6213everyכְּֽכָל־ke.khol-H3605wordהַ֠דָּבָרHa.da.vorH1697thatאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834the LORDיְהוָ֧הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֛יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430sends youיִֽשְׁלָחֲךָ֜yish.la.cha.KhaH7971to tell usאֵלֵ֖ינוּ'e.Lei.nuH413כֵּ֥ןkenH3651.

6Whetherאִם־'im-H518it is pleasantט֣וֹבTovH2896orוְאִם־ve.'im-H518unpleasantרָ֔עRa'H7451,we will obeyנִשְׁמָ֑עnish.Ma'H8085the voiceבְּק֣וֹל׀be.KolH6963of the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵ֗ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430to whomאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834weH580are sendingשֹׁלְחִ֥יםsho.le.ChimH7971youאֹתְךָ֛'o.te.KhaH853אֵלָ֖יו'e.LavH413,so thatלְמַ֙עַן֙le.Ma.'anH4616אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834it may go well with usיִֽיטַב־yi.tav-H3190whenכִּ֣יkiH3588we obeyנִשְׁמַ֔עnish.Ma'H8085the voiceבְּק֖וֹלbe.KolH6963of the LORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃ ס'e.lo.Hei.nuH430!”

7Afterמִקֵּ֖ץmi.KetzH7093tenעֲשֶׂ֣רֶת'a.Se.retH6235daysוַיְהִ֕י יָמִ֑יםvay.Hi ya.MimH3117 H1961the wordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068cameוַיְהִ֥יvay.HiH1961toאֶֽל־'el-H413Jeremiahיִרְמְיָֽהוּ׃yir.me.Ya.huH3414,

8and he summonedוַיִּקְרָ֗א אֶל־vai.yik.Ra' 'el-H7121 H413Johananיֽוֹחָנָן֙yo.cha.NanH3110sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Kareahקָרֵ֔חַ וְאֶ֛לka.Re.ach ve.'ElH7143 H413,allכָּל־kol-H3605the commandersשָׂרֵ֥יsa.ReiH8269of the forcesהַחֲיָלִ֖יםha.cha.ya.LimH2428whoאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834were with himאִתּ֑וֹ'i.ToH854,and allוּלְכָ֨ל־u.le.Khal-H3605the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971from the leastלְמִקָּטֹ֥ןle.mi.ka.TonH6996toוְעַד־ve.'ad-H5704the greatestגָּדֽוֹל׃ga.DolH1419.

9Jeremiahtoldוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559themאֲלֵיהֶ֔ם'a.lei.HemH413, “Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saysאָמַ֥ר'a.MarH559the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,toאֵלָ֔יו'e.LavH413whomאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834you sentשְׁלַחְתֶּ֤םshe.lach.TemH7971meאֹתִי֙'o.TiH853to presentלְהַפִּ֥ילle.ha.PilH5307your petitionתְּחִנַּתְכֶ֖םte.chi.nat.KhemH8467לְפָנָֽיו׃le.fa.NavH6440:

10‘Ifאִם־ שׁ֤וֹב'im- ShovH518 H7725you will indeed stayתֵּֽשְׁבוּ֙te.she.VuH3427in thisהַזֹּ֔אתha.ZotH2063landבָּאָ֣רֶץba.'A.retzH776,then I will buildוּבָנִ֤יתִיu.va.Ni.tiH1129you upאֶתְכֶם֙'et.KhemH853and notוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808tear you downאֶהֱרֹ֔ס'e.he.RosH2040;I will plantוְנָטַעְתִּ֥יve.na.ta'.TiH5193youאֶתְכֶ֖ם'et.KhemH853and notוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808uproot youאֶתּ֑וֹשׁ'e.To.oshH5428,forכִּ֤יkiH3588I will relentנִחַ֙מְתִּי֙ni.Cham.tiH5162ofאֶל־'el-H413the disasterהָ֣רָעָ֔הha.ra.'AhH7451אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834I have broughtעָשִׂ֖יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213upon you.

11Do notאַל־'al-H408be afraidתִּֽירְא֗וּti.re.'UH3372ofמִפְּנֵי֙mi.pe.NeiH6440the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֔לba.VelH894,whomאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834youאַתֶּ֥ם'a.TemH859now fearיְרֵאִ֖יםye.re.'ImH3373מִפָּנָ֑יוmi.pa.NavH6440;do notאַל־'al-H408be afraidתִּֽירְא֤וּti.re.'UH3372of himמִמֶּ֙נּוּ֙mi.Me.nuH4480,declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,forכִּֽי־ki-H3588Iאָ֔נִי'A.niH589am withאִתְּכֶ֣ם'i.te.KhemH854you to saveלְהוֹשִׁ֧יעַle.ho.Shi.a'H3467youאֶתְכֶ֛ם'et.KhemH853and deliverוּלְהַצִּ֥ילu.le.ha.TzilH5337youאֶתְכֶ֖ם'et.KhemH853from himמִיָּדֽוֹ׃mi.ya.DoH3027.

12And I will showוְאֶתֵּ֥ןve.'e.TenH5414youcompassionרַחֲמִ֖יםra.cha.MimH7356,and he will have compassionוְרִחַ֣םve.ri.ChamH7355on youאֶתְכֶ֑ם'et.KhemH853and restoreוְהֵשִׁ֥יבve.he.ShivH7725youאֶתְכֶ֖ם'et.KhemH853toאֶל־'el-H413your own landאַדְמַתְכֶֽם׃'ad.mat.KhemH127.’

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