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Jeremiah 21

1Thewordהַדָּבָ֛רha.da.VarH1697thatcameuntoJeremiahיִרְמְיָ֖הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414fromJehovah,whenkingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Zedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֗הוּtzid.ki.Ya.huH6667sentH7971untohimPashurthesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofMalchijah,andZephaniahצְפַנְיָ֧הtze.fan.YahH6846thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofMaaseiahמַעֲשֵׂיָ֛הma.'a.se.YahH4641,thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֖ןha.ko.HenH3548,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

2Inquire,Ipraythee,ofJehovahforus;forNebuchadrezzarthekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofBabylonבָּבֶ֖לba.VelH894maketh waragainstus;ifsobethatJehovahwilldealwithusaccordingtoallhismarvellousworks,thathemaygoוְיַעֲלֶ֖הve.ya.'a.LehH5927upfromus.

3AndJeremiahיִרְמְיָ֖הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414saidH559untothem,Thusכֹּ֥הkohH3541shall yesayH559toZedekiahצִדְקִיָּֽהוּ׃tzid.ki.Ya.huH6667:

4Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saithJehovahtheGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478:Behold,Iwillturnמֵסֵב֮me.SevH5437backtheweaponsכְּלֵ֣יke.LeiH3627ofwarהַמִּלְחָמָה֮ha.mil.cha.MahH4421thatareinyourhandsבְּיֶדְכֶם֒be.yed.KhemH3027,withwhichyefightנִלְחָמִ֣יםnil.cha.MimH3898againstthekingמֶ֤לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofBabylonבָּבֶל֙ba.VelH894,andagainsttheChaldeansהַכַּשְׂדִּ֔יםha.kas.DimH3778whobesiegeyou,outsidethewallsלַֽחוֹמָ֑הla.cho.MahH2346,andIwillassemblethemintothemidstH8432ofthiscityהָעִ֥ירha.'IrH5892.

5AndImyselfwillfightוְנִלְחַמְתִּ֤יve.nil.cham.TiH3898againstyouwithastretched-outH5186handבְּיָ֥דbe.YadH3027,andwithastrongחֲזָקָ֑הcha.za.KahH2389armוּבִזְר֣וֹעַu.viz.Ro.a'H2220,andinangerוּבְאַ֥ףu.ve.'AfH639,andinfury,andingreatגָּדֽוֹל׃ga.DolH1419wrathH2534.

6AndIwillsmitetheinhabitantsיֽוֹשְׁבֵי֙yo.she.VeiH3427ofthiscityהָעִ֣ירha.'IrH5892,bothmanH120andbeast:theyshalldieיָמֻֽתוּ׃ya.Mu.tuH4191ofagreatגָּד֖וֹלga.DolH1419pestilenceבְּדֶ֥בֶרbe.De.verH1698.

7Andafterwards, saithJehovah,Iwillgiveאֶתֵּ֣ן'e.TenH5414Zedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֣הוּtzid.ki.Ya.huH6667kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֣הye.hu.DahH3063,andhisservantsעֲבָדָ֣יו׀'a.va.DavH5650,andthepeopleהָעָ֡םha.'AmH5971,andsuchasareleftH7604inthiscityבָּעִ֨ירba.'IrH5892fromthepestilenceהַדֶּ֣בֶר׀ha.De.verH1698,fromtheswordהַחֶ֣רֶבha.Che.revH2719,andfromthefamineהָרָעָ֗בha.ra.'AvH7458,intothehandבְּיַד֙be.YadH3027ofNebuchadrezzarthekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofBabylonבָּבֶ֔לba.VelH894,andintothehandוּבְיַד֙u.ve.YadH3027oftheirenemiesאֹֽיְבֵיהֶ֔ם'o.ye.vei.HemH341,andintothehandוּבְיַ֖דu.ve.YadH3027ofthosethatseekמְבַקְשֵׁ֣יme.vak.SheiH1245theirlifeנַפְשָׁ֑םnaf.ShamH5315,andheshallsmitethemwiththeedgeoftheswordחֶ֔רֶבChe.revH2719:heshallnotspareH2550them,neitherhavepityH2347,norhavemercyH7355.

8Anduntothispeopleהָעָ֤םha.'AmH5971thou shaltsayH559,Thusכֹּ֖הkohH3541saithJehovah:Behold,IsetH5414beforeyouthewayדֶּ֥רֶךְDe.rekhH1870oflifeהַחַיִּ֖יםha.chai.YimH2416,andthewayדֶּ֥רֶךְDe.rekhH1870ofdeathהַמָּֽוֶת׃ha.Ma.vetH4194.

9Hethatabidethinthiscityבָּעִ֣ירba.'IrH5892shalldieיָמ֕וּתya.MutH4191bytheswordבַּחֶ֖רֶבba.Che.revH2719,andbythefamineוּבָרָעָ֣בu.va.ra.'AvH7458,andbythepestilenceוּבַדָּ֑בֶרu.va.Da.verH1698;buthethatgoethout,anddesertethtotheChaldeansהַכַּשְׂדִּ֜יםha.kas.DimH3778thatbesiegeyou,heshalllive,andhislifeנַפְשׁ֖וֹnaf.ShoH5315shallbeH1961untohimforaprey.

10ForIhavesetשַׂ֣מְתִּיSam.tiH7760myfaceפָ֠נַיFa.naiH6440againstthiscityבָּעִ֨ירba.'IrH5892forevilH7451,andnotforgoodלְטוֹבָ֖הle.to.VahH2896, saithJehovah:itshallbegivenH5414intothehandבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027ofthekingמֶ֤לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofBabylonבָּבֶל֙ba.VelH894,andheshallburnוּשְׂרָפָ֖הּu.se.ra.FahH8313itwithfireבָּאֵֽשׁ׃ סba.'EshH784.

11Andtouchingthehouseוּלְבֵית֙u.le.VeitH1004ofthekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063,hearשִׁמְע֖וּshim.'UH8085yethewordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697ofJehovah.

12Houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofDavidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732,thusכֹּ֚הkohH3541saithJehovah:Judgeדִּ֤ינוּDi.nuH1777withjusticeמִשְׁפָּ֔טmish.PatH4941inthemorningלַבֹּ֙קֶר֙la.Bo.kerH1242,anddeliverוְהַצִּ֥ילוּve.ha.Tzi.luH5337himthatisspoiledoutofthehandמִיַּ֣דmi.YadH3027oftheoppressorעוֹשֵׁ֑קo.ShekH6231,lestפֶּן־pen-H6435myfurygoתֵּצֵ֨אte.Tze'H3318forthH3318likefireכָאֵ֜שׁkha.'EshH784andburnוּבָעֲרָה֙u.va.'a.RahH1197,andtherebenonetoquenchH3518it,becauseoftheevilofyourdoings.

13Behold,Iamagainstthee, inhabitressofthevalleyהָעֵ֛מֶקha.'E.mekH6010,therockצ֥וּרtzurH6697oftheplainהַמִּישֹׁ֖רha.mi.ShorH4334, saithJehovah; yethatsayהָאֹֽמְרִים֙ha.'o.me.RimH559,Whoshallcomeיָב֖וֹאya.Vo'H935downagainstus,orwhoshallenterintoourdwellings?

14AndIwillvisitוּפָקַדְתִּ֧יu.fa.kad.TiH6485youaccordingtothefruitכִּפְרִ֥יkif.RiH6529ofyourdoings, saithJehovah;andIwillkindleוְהִצַּ֤תִּיve.hi.Tza.tiH3341afireאֵשׁ֙'eshH784inherforestבְּיַעְרָ֔הּbe.ya'.RahH3293,anditshalldevourH398allthatisroundH5439abouther.

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