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Jeremiah 34

1Thewordהַדָּבָ֛רha.da.VarH1697thatcametoJeremiahיִרְמְיָ֖הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414fromJehovah,whenNebuchadnezzarוּנְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּ֣רu.ne.vu.khad.re.TzarH5019kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofBabylonבָּבֶ֣ל׀ba.VelH894,andallhisarmyחֵיל֡וֹchei.LoH2428,andallthekingdomsמַמְלְכ֣וֹתmam.le.KhotH4467oftheearthאֶרֶץ֩'e.RetzH776underhisdominionH4475,andallthepeoplesH5971,foughtנִלְחָמִ֧יםnil.cha.MimH3898againstJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֛םye.ru.sha.LimH3389andagainstallthecitiesעָרֶ֖יהָ'a.Rei.haH5892thereof,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

2Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saithJehovah,theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478:Goהָלֹךְ֙ha.loKhH1980andspeaktoZedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֖הוּtzid.ki.Ya.huH6667kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063,andtellhim,Thusכֹּ֚הkohH3541saithJehovah:Behold,Igiveנֹתֵ֜ןno.TenH5414thiscityהָעִ֤ירha.'IrH5892intothehandבְּיַ֣דbe.YadH3027ofthekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofBabylonבָּבֶ֔לba.VelH894,andheshallburnוּשְׂרָפָ֖הּu.se.ra.FahH8313itwithfireבָּאֵֽשׁ׃ba.'EshH784.

3Andthou shaltnotescapeתִמָּלֵט֙ti.ma.LetH4422outofhishandמִיָּד֔וֹmi.ya.DoH3027,butshaltcertainlybetaken,andgivenH5414intohishandוּבְיָד֖וֹu.ve.ya.DoH3027;andthineeyesוְֽ֠עֵינֶיךָVe.'ei.nei.khaH5869shallbeholdtheeyesעֵינֵ֨י'ei.NeiH5869ofthekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofBabylonבָּבֶ֜לba.VelH894,andhismouthוּפִ֛יהוּu.Fi.huH6310shallspeakיְדַבֵּ֖רye.da.BerH1696withthymouthפִּ֥יךָPi.khaH6310,andthou shaltgoתָּבֽוֹא׃ta.Vo'H935toBabylonוּבָבֶ֥לu.va.VelH894.

4OnlyH389,hearשְׁמַ֣עshe.Ma'H8085thewordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697ofJehovah,OZedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֖הוּtzid.ki.Ya.huH6667kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063.Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saithJehovahastothee: Thou shaltnotdieתָמ֖וּתta.MutH4191bytheswordבֶּחָֽרֶב׃be.Cha.revH2719;

5thou shaltdieתָּמ֗וּתta.MutH4191inpeaceבְּשָׁל֣וֹםbe.sha.LomH7965,andwiththeburningsofthyfathersאֲ֠בוֹתֶיךָ'A.vo.tei.khaH1,theformerהָרִֽאשֹׁנִ֜יםha.ri.sho.NimH7223kingsהַמְּלָכִ֨יםha.me.la.KhimH4428thatwerebeforethee,soכֵּ֚ןkenH3651shalltheyburnיִשְׂרְפוּ־yis.re.fu-H8313forthee;andtheywilllamentH5594forthee,Ah,lord!forIhavespokenדִבַּ֖רְתִּיdi.Bar.tiH1696thewordH1697, saithJehovah.

6Andtheprophetהַנָּבִ֔יאha.na.Vi'H5030Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֣הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414spokeH1696allthesewordsהַדְּבָרִ֥יםha.de.va.RimH1697untoZedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֖הוּtzid.ki.Ya.huH6667kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063,inJerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃bi.ru.sha.LimH3389.

7Andthekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofBabylon'sarmyוְחֵ֣ילve.CheilH2428foughtנִלְחָמִים֙nil.cha.MimH3898againstJerusalemיְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םye.Ru.sha.LimH3389,andagainstallthecitiesעָרֵ֥י'a.ReiH5892ofJudahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063thatwereleftH7604,againstLachishלָכִישׁ֙la.KhishH3923,andagainstAzekahעֲזֵקָ֔ה'a.ze.KahH5825;forthesewereamongstthecitiesבְּעָרֵ֥יbe.'a.ReiH5892ofJudahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063,thefencedcitiesעָרֵ֥י'a.ReiH5892thatwereleftH7604.

8Thewordהַדָּבָ֛רha.da.VarH1697thatcameuntoJeremiahיִרְמְיָ֖הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414fromJehovah,afterthatkingהַמֶּ֨לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Zedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֜הוּtzid.ki.Ya.huH6667hadmadeH3772acovenantבְּרִ֗יתbe.RitH1285withallthepeopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971thatwereatJerusalemבִּירֽוּשָׁלִַ֔םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389,toproclaimלִקְרֹ֥אlik.Ro'H7121libertyדְּרֽוֹר׃de.RorH1865untothem:

9thateverymanH376shouldlethisbondman,andeverymanH376hisbondmaid,theHebrewH5680andtheHebrewess,goלְ֠שַׁלַּחLe.sha.lachH7971freeחָפְשִׁ֑יםcha.fe.ShimH2670,thatnoneshouldexact serviceofthem, [thatis,]ofaJewבִּיהוּדִ֥יbi.hu.DiH3064hisbrotherאָחִ֖יהוּ'a.Chi.huH251.

10AndalltheprincesH8269andallthepeopleהָעָ֜םha.'AmH5971thathadenteredintothecovenantבַבְּרִ֗יתva.be.RitH1285obeyed,everymanH376lettinghisbondmanandeverymanH376hisbondmaidgoH935freeחָפְשִׁ֔יםcha.fe.ShimH2670,thatnoneshouldexact serviceofthemanymore:theyobeyed,andlet[them]goH935.

11ButafterwardstheyturnedH7725,andcausedthebondmenandthebondmaidswhomtheyhadletgoשִׁלְּח֖וּshi.le.ChuH7971freeחָפְשִׁ֑יםcha.fe.ShimH2670,toreturnH7725,andbroughtH7725themintosubjectionforbondmenandforbondmaids.

12Andthewordדְבַר־de.var-H1697ofJehovahcametoJeremiahיִרְמְיָ֔הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414fromJehovah,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

13Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saithJehovahtheGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478:ImadeH3772acovenantבְרִית֙ve.RitH1285withyourfathersH1inthedayבְּי֨וֹםbe.YomH3117thatIbroughtH3318themforthH3318outofthelandמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,outofthehouseמִבֵּ֥יתmi.BeitH1004ofbondage,sayingH559,

14Attheendמִקֵּ֣ץmi.KetzH7093ofsevenשֶׁ֣בַעShe.va'H7651yearsשָׁנִ֡יםsha.NimH8141yeshallletgoתְּֽשַׁלְּח֡וּte.sha.le.ChuH7971everymanH376hisbrotherאָחִ֨יו'a.ChivH251,aHebrewהָעִבְרִ֜יha.'iv.RiH5680,whohathsoldיִמָּכֵ֣רyi.ma.KherH4376himselfunto thee;whenH834hehathservedוַעֲבָֽדְךָ֙va.'a.va.de.KhaH5647theesixשֵׁ֣שׁsheshH8337yearsשָׁנִ֔יםsha.NimH8141, thou shaltlethimgoוְשִׁלַּחְתּ֥וֹve.shi.lach.ToH7971freeחָפְשִׁ֖יcha.fe.ShiH2670fromthee.ButyourfathersH1hearkenednotuntome,neitherinclinedH5186theirearאָזְנָֽם׃'a.ze.NamH241.

15Andyou, yehadthisdayהַיּ֗וֹםhai.YomH3117turnedוַתָּשֻׁ֨בוּva.ta.Shu.vuH7725,andhaddonerightהַיָּשָׁר֙hai.ya.SharH3477inmysight,inproclaimingH7121libertyדְר֖וֹרde.RorH1865everymanH376tohisneighbour;andyehadmadeH6213acovenantבְרִית֙ve.RitH1285beforemeinthehouseבַּבַּ֕יִתba.Ba.yitH1004whichiscalledH7121bymynameשְׁמִ֖יshe.MiH8034:

16butyehaveturnedH7725andprofanedH2490mynameשְׁמִ֔יshe.MiH8034,andcausedeverymanH376hisbondman,andeverymanH376hisbondmaid,whomyehadsetatlibertyattheirpleasure,toreturnH7725,andyehavebroughtH7725themintosubjection,tobeH1961untoyouforbondmenandforbondmaids.

17Thereforeלָכֵן֮la.KhenH3651thusכֹּה־koh-H3541saithJehovah: Yehavenothearkened untome,inproclaimingH7121libertyדְר֔וֹרde.RorH1865,everymanH376tohisbrotherלְאָחִ֖יוle.'a.ChivH251,andeverymanH376tohisneighbour:behold,IproclaimH7121alibertyדְּר֜וֹרde.RorH1865foryou, saithJehovah,totheswordהַחֶ֙רֶב֙ha.Che.revH2719,tothepestilenceהַדֶּ֣בֶרha.De.verH1698,andtothefamineהָרָעָ֔בha.ra.'AvH7458;andIwillgiveH5414youovertobedriven hitherandthitheramongallthekingdomsמַמְלְכ֥וֹתmam.le.KhotH4467oftheearthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

18AndIwillgiveH5414themenH376thathavetransgressedmycovenantבְּרִתִ֔יbe.ri.TiH1285,whohavenotperformedthewordsדִּבְרֵ֣יdiv.ReiH1697ofthecovenantהַבְּרִ֔יתha.be.RitH1285whichtheyhadmadeH3772beforeme, —thecalfהָעֵ֙גֶל֙ha.'E.gelH5695whichtheycutH3772intwain,andpassedH5674betweenthepartsthereof,

19—theprincesH8269ofJudahיְהוּדָ֜הye.hu.DahH3063andtheprincesH8269ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֗םye.ru.sha.LimH3389,theeunuchsH5631,andthepriestsוְהַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔יםve.ha.Ko.ha.NimH3548,andallthepeopleעַ֣ם'amH5971ofthelandהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776,thatpassedH5674betweenthepartsofthecalfהָעֵֽגֶל׃ha.'E.gelH5695;

20themwillIgiveוְנָתַתִּ֤יve.na.ta.TiH5414intothehandבְּיַ֣דbe.YadH3027oftheirenemiesאֹֽיְבֵיהֶ֔ם'o.ye.vei.HemH341andintothehandוּבְיַ֖דu.ve.YadH3027ofthemthatseekמְבַקְשֵׁ֣יme.vak.SheiH1245theirlifeנַפְשָׁ֑םnaf.ShamH5315;andtheircarcasesshallbeH1961foodלְמַֽאֲכָ֔לle.ma.'a.KhalH3978forthefowloftheheavensהַשָּׁמַ֖יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064andforthebeastsoftheearthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

21AndZedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֨הוּtzid.ki.Ya.huH6667kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֜הye.hu.DahH3063andhisprincesH8269willIgiveאֶתֵּן֙'e.TenH5414intothehandבְּיַ֣דbe.YadH3027oftheirenemiesאֹֽיְבֵיהֶ֔ם'o.ye.vei.HemH341,andintothehandוּבְיַ֖דu.ve.YadH3027ofthemthatseekמְבַקְשֵׁ֣יme.vak.SheiH1245theirlifeנַפְשָׁ֑םnaf.ShamH5315,andintothehandוּבְיַדu.ve.yadH3027ofthekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofBabylon'sarmyחֵ֚ילcheilH2428, whicharegoneH5927upfromyou.

22Behold,Icommandמְצַוֶּ֜הme.tza.VehH6680, saithJehovah,andIwillcausethemtoreturnH7725tothiscityהָעִ֤ירha.'IrH5892;andtheyshallfightוְנִלְחֲמ֣וּve.nil.cha.MuH3898againstit,andtakeit,andburnוּשְׂרָפֻ֣הָu.se.ra.Fu.haH8313itwithfireבָאֵ֑שׁva.'EshH784;andIwillmakeאֶתֵּ֥ן'e.TenH5414thecitiesעָרֵ֧י'a.ReiH5892ofJudahיְהוּדָ֛הye.hu.DahH3063adesolationH8077,withoutinhabitantיֹשֵֽׁב׃ פyo.ShevH3427.

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