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Jeremiah 29:1-19

1Andthesearethewordsדִּבְרֵ֣יdiv.ReiH1697oftheletterהַסֵּ֔פֶרha.Se.ferH5612thattheprophetהַנָּבִ֖יאha.na.Vi'H5030Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֥הyir.me.YahH3414sentH7971fromJerusalemמִירוּשָׁלִָ֑םmi.ru.sha.LimH3389totheresidueoftheeldersזִקְנֵ֣יzik.NeiH2205ofthecaptivity,andtothepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֤יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548,andtotheprophetsהַנְּבִיאִים֙ha.ne.vi.'ImH5030,andtoallthepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971whomNebuchadnezzarנְבֽוּכַדְנֶאצַּ֛רne.vu.khad.ne.TzarH5019hadcarriedawayH7971captivefromJerusalemמִירוּשָׁלִַ֖םmi.ru.sha.LimH3389toBabylonבָּבֶֽלָה׃ba.Ve.lahH894

2(afterthatJeconiahיְכָנְיָֽה־ye.kha.ne.yah-H3204thekingהַ֠מֶּלֶךְHa.Me.lekhH4428,andthequeen,andtheeunuchsH5631,theprincesH8269ofJudahיְהוּדָ֧הye.hu.DahH3063andJerusalemוִירוּשָׁלִַ֛םvi.ru.sha.LimH3389,andthecraftsmenH2796,andthesmithsוְהַמַּסְגֵּ֖רve.ha.mas.GerH4525,haddepartedfromJerusalemמִירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃mi.ru.sha.LimH3389);

3bythehandבְּיַד֙be.YadH3027ofElasahthesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofShaphanשָׁפָ֔ןsha.FanH8227,andGemariahוּגְמַרְיָ֖הu.ge.mar.YahH1587thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofHilkijah (whomZedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֣הtzid.ki.YahH6667kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063sentH7971toBabylonבָּבֶ֖לba.VelH894, untoNebuchadnezzarנְבוּכַדְנֶאצַּ֛רne.vu.khad.ne.TzarH5019kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofBabylonבָּבֶ֥לָהba.Ve.lahH894),sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃ סle.MorH559,

4Thusכֹּ֥הkohH3541saithJehovahofhostsצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478, untoallthecaptivity,whomIhavecausedtobecarriedawayfromJerusalemמִירוּשָׁלִַ֖םmi.ru.sha.LimH3389untoBabylonבָּבֶֽלָה׃ba.Ve.lahH894:

5Buildבְּנ֥וּbe.NuH1129housesH1004,anddwellוְשֵׁ֑בוּve.She.vuH3427inthem,andplantוְנִטְע֣וּve.nit.'UH5193gardensגַנּ֔וֹתga.NotH1593,andeatוְאִכְל֖וּve.'ikh.LuH398thefruitH6529ofthem.

6Takeקְח֣וּke.ChuH3947wivesH802,andbegetsonsבָּנִ֣יםba.NimH1121anddaughtersוּבָנוֹת֒u.va.nOtH1323;andtakeוּקְח֨וּu.ke.ChuH3947wivesH802foryoursonsלִבְנֵיכֶ֜םliv.nei.KhemH1121,andgiveתְּנ֣וּte.NuH5414yourdaughtersבְּנֽוֹתֵיכֶם֙be.no.tei.KhemH1323tohusbandsH376,thattheymaybearH3205sonsבָּנִ֣יםba.NimH1121anddaughtersוּבָנ֑וֹתu.va.NotH1323;andmultiplyוּרְבוּ־u.re.vu-H7235there,andbenotdiminishedתִּמְעָֽטוּ׃tim.'A.tuH4591.

7Andseekוְדִרְשׁ֞וּve.dir.ShuH1875thepeaceH7965ofthecityהָעִ֗ירha.'IrH5892whitherIhavecausedyoutobeH1961carriedawaycaptive,andprayוְהִתְפַּֽלְל֥וּve.hit.pa.LuH6419untoJehovahforit:forinthepeaceH7965thereofshallyehavepeaceH7965.

8Forthusכֹ֨הkhohH3541saithJehovahofhostsצְבָאוֹת֙tze.va.'OtH6635,theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478:Letnotyourprophetsנְבִֽיאֵיכֶ֥םne.vi.'ei.KhemH5030thatareinyourmidstבְּקִרְבְּכֶ֖םbe.kir.be.KhemH7130,noryourdivinersוְקֹֽסְמֵיכֶ֑םve.ko.se.mei.KhemH7080deceiveיַשִּׁ֧יאוּya.Shi.'uH5377you,neitherhearkentoyourdreamsחֲלֹמֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔םcha.lo.Mo.tei.KhemH2472,whichyeliketodreamH2472.

9Fortheyprophesyנִבְּאִ֥יםni.be.'ImH5012falselyuntoyouinmynameבִּשְׁמִ֑יbish.MiH8034:IhavenotsentH7971them, saithJehovah.

10Forthusכֹה֙khohH3541saithJehovah:Whenseventyשִׁבְעִ֥יםshiv.'ImH7657yearsשָׁנָ֖הsha.NahH8141shallbeaccomplishedforBabylonלְבָבֶ֛לle.va.VelH894IwillvisitH6485you,andperformmygoodהַטּ֔וֹבha.TovH2896wordדְּבָרִ֣יde.va.RiH1697towardyou,inbringingH7725youbackלְהָשִׁ֣יבle.ha.ShivH7725tothisplaceהַמָּק֖וֹםha.ma.KomH4725.

11ForIknowיָדַ֜עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045thethoughtsH4284thatIthinktowardyou, saithJehovah,thoughtsH4284ofpeaceH7965,andnotofevilH7451,togiveלָתֵ֥תla.TetH5414youinyourlatterH319endH319ahopeוְתִקְוָֽה׃ve.tik.VahH8615.

12Andye shallcallוּקְרָאתֶ֤םu.ke.ra.TemH7121uponme,andye shallgoH1980andprayוְהִתְפַּלַּלְתֶּ֖םve.hit.pa.lal.TemH6419untome,andIwillhearken untoyou;

13andyeshallseekוּבִקַּשְׁתֶּ֥םu.vi.kash.TemH1245meandfindוּמְצָאתֶ֑םu.me.tza.TemH4672me,foryeshallsearchH1245formewithallyourheartלְבַבְכֶֽם׃le.vav.KhemH3824,

14andIwillbefoundH4672ofyou, saithJehovah.AndIwillturnוְשַׁבְתִּ֣יve.shav.TiH7725yourcaptivityשְׁבוּתְכֶ֗םshe.vi.te.khemH7622,andIwillgatherוְקִבַּצְתִּ֣יve.ki.batz.TiH6908youfromallthenationsהַגּוֹיִ֞םha.go.YimH1471,andfromalltheplacesH4725whitherIhavedrivenH5080you, saithJehovah;andIwillbringוַהֲשִׁבֹתִ֣יva.ha.shi.vo.TiH7725youagainintotheplaceH4725whenceIhavecausedyoutobecarriedawayH7725captive.

15IfyesayH559,JehovahhathraisedH6965usupprophetsנְבִאִ֖יםne.vi.'ImH5030inBabylonבָּבֶֽלָה׃ סba.Ve.lahH894;

16yea,thusכֹ֣ה׀khohH3541saithJehovahconcerningH413thekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428thatsittethuponthethroneכִּסֵּ֣אki.Se'H3678ofDavidדָוִ֔דda.VidH1732,andconcerningH413allthepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971thatdwellH3427inthiscityבָּעִ֣ירba.'IrH5892,yourbrethrenthatarenotgoneH3318forthH3318withyouintocaptivity;

17thusכֹּ֤הkohH3541saithJehovahofhostsצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635:Behold,Iwillsendמְשַׁלֵּ֣חַme.sha.Le.achH7971againstthemtheswordהַחֶ֖רֶבha.Che.revH2719,thefamineהָרָעָ֣בha.ra.'AvH7458,andthepestilenceהַדָּ֑בֶרha.Da.verH1698,andwillmakeוְנָתַתִּ֣יve.na.ta.TiH5414themlikethevilefigsכַּתְּאֵנִים֙ka.te.'e.NimH8384,thatcannotbeeatenH398forbadness.

18AndIwillpursueוְרָֽדַפְתִּי֙ve.ra.daf.TiH7291themwiththeswordבַּחֶ֖רֶבba.Che.revH2719,withthefamineבָּרָעָ֣בba.ra.'AvH7458,andwiththepestilenceוּבַדָּ֑בֶרu.va.Da.verH1698,andwillgiveH5414themovertobedrivenH5080hitherandthitherintoallthekingdomsמַמְלְכ֣וֹתmam.le.KhotH4467oftheearthהָאָ֗רֶץha.'A.retzH776,tobeanexecration,andanastonishment,andahissing,andareproachוּלְחֶרְפָּ֔הu.le.cher.PahH2781,amongallthenationsהַגּוֹיִ֖םha.go.YimH1471whitherIwilldriveH5080them:

19becausetheyhavenothearkenedtomywordsדְּבָרַ֖יde.va.RaiH1697, saithJehovah, wherewithIsentH7971untothemmyservantsעֲבָדַ֤י'a.va.DaiH5650theprophetsהַנְּבִאִים֙ha.ne.vi.'ImH5030,risingH7925earlyהַשְׁכֵּ֣םhash.KemH7925andsendingH7971;butyehavenothearkened, saithJehovah.

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