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Jeremiah 52:4-16

4Soוַיְהִי֩vay.HiH1961in the ninthהַתְּשִׁעִ֜יתha.te.shi.'ItH8671yearבַשָּׁנָ֨הva.sha.NahH8141of Zedekiah’s reignלְמָלְכ֗וֹle.ma.le.KhoH4427,on the tenthבַּחֹ֣דֶשׁ בֶּעָשׂ֣וֹרba.Cho.desh be.'a.SorH6218 H2320day of the tenthהָעֲשִׂירִי֮ha.'a.si.RiH6224monthלַחֹדֶשׁ֒la.cho.DeshH2320,Nebuchadnezzarנְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּ֨רne.vu.khad.re.TzarH5019kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֜ל ה֤וּאba.Vel hu'H894 H1931marchedבָּ֠אba'H935againstעַל־'al-H5921Jerusalemיְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םye.Ru.sha.LimH3389with his entireוְכָל־ve.kholH3605armyחֵילוֹ֙chei.LoH2428.They encampedוַֽיַּחֲנ֖וּvai.ya.cha.NuH2583outsideעָלֶ֑יהָ'a.Lei.haH5921the cityand builtוַיִּבְנ֥וּvai.yiv.NuH1129a siege wallדָּיֵ֖קda.YekH1785allסָבִֽיב׃sa.VivH5439around itעָלֶ֛יהָ'a.Lei.haH5921.

5And the cityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892was keptוַתָּבֹ֥אva.ta.Vo'H935under siegeבַּמָּצ֑וֹרba.ma.TzorH4692untilעַ֚ד'adH5704Kingלַמֶּ֖לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428Zedekiah’sצִדְקִיָּֽהוּ׃tzid.ki.Ya.huH6667eleventhעַשְׁתֵּ֣י עֶשְׂרֵ֣ה'ash.Tei 'es.RehH6249 H6240yearשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141.

6By the ninthבַּחֹ֤דֶשׁ בְּתִשְׁעָ֣הba.Cho.desh be.tish.'AhH8672 H2320dayof the fourthהָֽרְבִיעִי֙ha.re.vi.'IH7243monthלַחֹ֔דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320,the famineהָרָעָ֖בha.ra.'AvH7458in the cityבָּעִ֑ירba.'IrH5892was so severeוַיֶּחֱזַ֥קvai.ye.che.ZakH2388that the peopleלְעַ֥םle.'AmH5971of the landהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776hadהָיָ֥הha.YahH1961noוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808foodלֶ֖חֶםLe.chemH3899.

7Then the cityהָעִ֗ירha.'IrH5892was breachedוַתִּבָּקַ֣עva.ti.ba.Ka'H1234;and though the Chaldeansעַל־ וְכַשְׂדִּ֥ים'al- ve.khas.DimH3778 H5921had surroundedסָבִ֑יבsa.VivH5439the cityמֵהָעִ֜ירme.ha.'IrH5892,allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the menאַנְשֵׁ֣י'an.SheiH582of warהַמִּלְחָמָ֡הha.mil.cha.MahH4421fledיִבְרְחוּ֩yiv.re.ChuH1272וַיֵּצְא֨וּvai.ye.tze.'UH3318the cityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892by nightלַ֗יְלָהLay.lahH3915by wayדֶּ֜רֶךְDe.rekhH1870of the gateשַׁ֤עַרSha.'arH8179betweenבֵּין־bein-H996the two wallsהַחֹמֹתַ֙יִם֙ha.cho.mo.Ta.yimH2346אֲשֶׁר֙'a.SherH834nearעַל־'al-H5921the king’sהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428gardenגַּ֣ןganH1588.They headedוַיֵּלְכ֖וּvai.ye.le.KhuH1980towardדֶּ֥רֶךְDe.rekhH1870the Arabahהָעֲרָבָֽה׃ha.'a.ra.VahH6160,

8but the armyחֵיל־cheil-H2428of the Chaldeansכַּשְׂדִּים֙kas.DimH3778אַחֲרֵ֣י'a.cha.ReiH310pursuedוַיִּרְדְּפ֤וּvai.yir.de.FuH7291the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428and overtookוַיַּשִּׂ֥יגוּvai.ya.Si.guH5381אֶת־'et-H853Zedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֖הוּtzid.ki.Ya.huH6667in the plainsבְּעַֽרְבֹ֣תbe.'ar.VotH6160of Jerichoיְרֵח֑וֹye.re.ChoH3405,and his wholeוְכָל־ve.kholH3605armyחֵיל֔וֹchei.LoH2428desertedנָפֹ֖צוּna.Fo.tzuH6327himמֵעָלָֽיו׃me.'a.LavH5921.

9The Chaldeansseizedוַֽיִּתְפְּשׂוּ֙vai.yit.pe.SuH8610אֶת־'et-H853the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428and brought him upוַיַּעֲל֨וּvai.ya.'a.LuH5927אֹת֜וֹ'o.ToH853toאֶל־'el-H413the kingמֶ֧לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֛לba.VelH894at Riblahרִבְלָ֖תָהriv.La.tahH7247in the landבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Hamathחֲמָ֑תcha.MatH2574,where he pronouncedוַיְדַבֵּ֥רvay.da.BerH1696judgmentמִשְׁפָּטִֽים׃mish.pa.TimH4941onאִתּ֖וֹ'i.ToH854Zedekiah.

10There at Riblahבְּרִבְלָֽתָה׃be.riv.La.tahH7247the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֛לba.VelH894אֶת־'et-H853slaughteredוַיִּשְׁחַ֧טvai.yish.ChatH7819the sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Zedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֖הוּtzid.ki.Ya.huH6667before his eyesלְעֵינָ֑יוle.'ei.NavH5869,and he alsoוְגַ֛םve.GamH1571killedשָׁחַ֥טsha.ChatH7819אֶת־'et-H853allכָּל־kol-H3605the officialsשָׂרֵ֥יsa.ReiH8269of Judahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063.

11וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853Then he put outעִוֵּ֑ר'i.VerH5786Zedekiah’sצִדְקִיָּ֖הוּtzid.ki.Ya.huH6667eyesעֵינֵ֥י'ei.NeiH5869,boundוַיַּאַסְרֵ֣הוּvai.ya.'as.Re.huH631himמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428with bronze shacklesבַֽנְחֻשְׁתַּ֗יִםvan.chush.Ta.yimH5178,and took himוַיְבִאֵ֤הוּvay.vi.'E.huH935to Babylonבָּבֶל֙ba.VelH894, whereבָּבֶ֔לָהba.Ve.lahH894he kept himוַיִּתְּנֵ֥הוּvai.yi.te.Ne.huH5414in custodyבֵֽית הַפְּקֻדֹּ֖תveit- ha.pe.ku.DotH1004 H6486untilעַד־'ad-H5704his dyingמוֹתֽוֹ׃mo.ToH4194dayי֥וֹםYomH3117.

12On the tenthוּבַחֹ֤דֶשׁ בֶּעָשׂ֣וֹרu.va.Cho.desh be.'a.SorH6218 H2320day of the fifthהַֽחֲמִישִׁי֙ha.cha.mi.ShiH2549monthלַחֹ֔דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320הִ֗יאHi'H1931,in the nineteenthשְׁנַת֙ תְּשַֽׁע־ עֶשְׂרֵ֣הshe.Nat te.sha'- 'es.RehH8672 H6240 H8141yearשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141לַמֶּ֖לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428of Nebuchadnezzar’sנְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּ֣רne.vu.khad.re.TzarH5019reignמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428over Babylonבָּבֶ֑לba.VelH894,Nebuzaradanנְבֽוּזַרְאֲדָן֙ne.vu.zar.'a.DanH5018captainרַב־rav-H7227of the guardטַבָּחִ֔יםta.ba.ChimH2876,a servantעָמַ֛ד לִפְנֵ֥י'a.Mad lif.NeiH5975 H6440of the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֖לba.VelH894,enteredבָּ֗אBa'H935Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃bi.ru.sha.LimH3389.

13He burned downוַיִּשְׂרֹ֥ףvai.yis.RofH8313אֶת־'et-H853וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853the houseבֵּית־beit-H1004of the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,the royalהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428וְאֵ֨תve.'EtH853palaceבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004,and allכָּל־kol-H3605the housesבָּתֵּ֧יba.TeiH1004of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֛םye.ru.sha.LimH3389שָׂרַ֥ףsa.RafH8313בָּאֵֽשׁ׃ba.'EshH784וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853—everyכָּל־kol-H3605significantהַגָּד֖וֹלha.ga.DolH1419buildingבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004.

14Andוְאֶת־ve.'EtH853the wholeכָּל־kol-H3605armyחֵ֣ילcheilH2428of the Chaldeansכַּשְׂדִּ֔יםkas.DimH3778אֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834underאֶת־'et-H854the captainרַב־rav-H7227of the guardטַבָּחִֽים׃ta.ba.ChimH2876broke downנָֽתְצוּ֙na.te.TzuH5422allכָּל־kol-H3605the wallsחֹמ֥וֹתcho.MotH2346aroundסָבִ֑יבsa.VivH5439Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389.

15Then Nebuzaradanנְבוּזַרְאֲדָ֖ןne.vu.zar.'a.DanH5018captainרַב־rav-H7227of the guardטַבָּחִֽים׃ta.ba.ChimH2876carried into exileהֶגְלָ֕הheg.LahH1540some ofthe poorestוּמִדַּלּ֨וֹתu.mi.da.LotH1803peopleהָעָ֜םha.'AmH5971andוְֽאֶת־ve.'EtH853those who remainedיֶ֥תֶר הָעָ֣ם׀ הַנִּשְׁאָרִ֣יםYe.ter ha.'Am ha.nish.'a.RimH3499 H5971 H7604in the cityבָּעִ֗ירba.'IrH5892,along withוְאֶת־ve.'EtH853the desertersהַנֹּֽפְלִים֙ha.no.fe.LimH5307whoאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834had defectedנָֽפְלוּ֙na.fe.LuH5307toאֶל־'el-H413the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֔לba.VelH894וְאֵ֖תve.'EtH853and the restיֶ֣תֶרYe.terH3499of the craftsmenהָֽאָמ֑וֹןha.'a.MonH525.

16But Nebuzaradanנְבוּזַרְאֲדָ֖ןne.vu.zar.'a.DanH5018captainרַב־rav-H7227of the guardטַבָּחִ֑יםta.ba.ChimH2876left behindהִשְׁאִ֕ירhish.'IrH7604some of the poorestוּמִדַּלּ֣וֹתu.mi.da.LotH1803of the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776to tend the vineyardsלְכֹרְמִ֖יםle.kho.re.MimH3755and fieldsוּלְיֹגְבִֽים׃u.le.yo.ge.VimH3009.

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