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Jeremiah 38

1AndShephatiahשְׁפַטְיָ֣הshe.fat.YahH8203thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofMattanמַתָּ֗ןma.TanH4977,andGedaliahוּגְדַלְיָ֙הוּ֙u.ge.dal.Ya.huH1436thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofPashur,andJucalthesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofShelemiahשֶׁ֣לֶמְיָ֔הוּshe.lem.Ya.huH8018,andPashurthesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofMalchijah,heardH8085thewordsהַדְּבָרִ֔יםha.de.va.RimH1697thatJeremiahיִרְמְיָ֛הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414hadspokenH1696untoallthepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃ סle.MorH559,

2Thusכֹּה֮kohH3541saithJehovah:Hethatremainethinthiscityבָּעִ֣ירba.'IrH5892shalldieיָמ֕וּתya.MutH4191bytheswordבַּחֶ֖רֶבba.Che.revH2719,bythefamineבָּרָעָ֣בba.ra.'AvH7458,andbythepestilenceוּבַדָּ֑בֶרu.va.Da.verH1698;buthethatgoethforthH3318totheChaldeansהַכַּשְׂדִּים֙ha.kas.DimH3778shalllive;andheshallhavehislifeנַפְשׁ֛וֹnaf.ShoH5315foraprey,andshalllive.

3Thusכֹּ֖הkohH3541saithJehovah:Thiscityהָעִ֣ירha.'IrH5892shallcertainlybegivenH5414intothehandבְּיַ֛דbe.YadH3027ofthekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofBabylon'sarmyחֵ֥ילcheilH2428,andheshalltakeH3920it.

4AndtheprincesH8269saidH559untothekingהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,Letthismanהָאִ֣ישׁha.'IshH376,wepraythee,beputי֣וּמַתYu.matH4191todeathH4191;forwhyshouldheweakenthehandsיְדֵי֩ye.DeiH3027ofthemenהָאִ֣ישׁha.'IshH376ofwarהַמִּלְחָמָ֜הha.mil.cha.MahH4421thatremainהַֽנִּשְׁאָרִ֣ים׀ha.nish.'a.RimH7604inthiscityבָּעִ֣ירba.'IrH5892,andthehandsיְדֵ֣יye.DeiH3027ofallthepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971,inspeakingלְדַבֵּ֣רle.da.BerH1696tothemaccordingtothesewordsכַּדְּבָרִ֖יםka.de.va.RimH1697?forthismanH376seekethnotthewelfareלְשָׁל֛וֹםle.sha.LomH7965ofthispeopleלָעָ֥םla.'AmH5971,butthehurt.

5Andkingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Zedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֔הוּtzid.ki.Ya.huH6667saidH559,Behold,heisinyourhandבְּיֶדְכֶ֑םbe.yed.KhemH3027;forthekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428isnothethatcandoathingH1697againstyou.

6ThentheytookH3947Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֗הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414,andcastH7993himintothedungeonofMalchijahthesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofHammelech,whichwasinthecourtH2691oftheguardהַמַּטָּרָ֔הha.ma.ta.RahH4307,andtheyletdownJeremiahיִרְמְיָ֖הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414withcordsH2256.Andinthedungeontherewasnowaterמַ֙יִם֙ma.yimH4325,butmire;andJeremiahיִרְמְיָ֖הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414sankinthemire.

7AndEbed-melechH5663theEthiopian,aeunuchH5631whowasintheking'shouseבְּבֵ֣יתbe.VeitH1004,heardH8085thattheyhadputנָתְנ֥וּna.te.NuH5414Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֖הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414inthedungeon —nowthekingH4428wassittingH3427inthegateבְּשַׁ֥עַרbe.Sha.'arH8179ofBenjaminבִּנְיָמִֽן׃bin.ya.MinH1144,

8—andEbed-melechH5663wentH3318forthH3318outoftheking'shouseמִבֵּ֣יתmi.BeitH1004,andspokeH1696tothekingH4428,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

9Mylordאֲדֹנִ֣י'a.do.NiH113, Okingהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,thesemenH376havedoneevilהֵרֵ֜עוּhe.Re.'uH7489inallthattheyhavedonetotheprophetהַנָּבִ֔יאha.na.Vi'H5030Jeremiahלְיִרְמְיָ֣הוּle.yir.me.Ya.huH3414,whomtheyhavecastH7993intothedungeon;andhewilldieH4191byreasonofthefamineהָֽרָעָ֔בha.ra.'AvH7458intheplaceH8478whereH834heis;forthereisnomorebreadH3899inthecityבָּעִֽיר׃ba.'IrH5892.

10Andthekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428commandedוַיְצַוֶּ֣הvay.tza.VehH6680Ebed-melechH5663theEthiopian,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Takeקַ֣חkachH3947fromhencethirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֣יםshe.lo.ShimH7970menH376withthee,andtakeH3947upJeremiahיִרְמְיָ֧הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414theprophetהַנָּבִ֛יאha.na.Vi'H5030outofthedungeon,beforehedieיָמֽוּת׃ya.MutH4191.

11AndEbed-melechH5663tookH3947themenH376underhisorder,andwentH935intothehouseבֵית־veit-H1004ofthekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428underthetreasuryH214,andtookH3947thence old shredsandworn-outH1094clothesסְחָב֔וֹתse.cha.VotH5499,andletthemdownbycordsH2256intothedungeontoJeremiahיִרְמְיָ֛הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414.

12AndEbed-melechH5663theEthiopiansaidH559toJeremiahיִרְמְיָ֗הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414,Putשִׂ֣יםsimH7760,Ipray, [these] old shredsandragsוְהַמְּלָחִים֙ve.ha.me.la.ChimH4418underthine armholesunderthecordsH2256.AndJeremiahיִרְמְיָ֖הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414didsoH3651.

13AndtheydrewH4900upJeremiahיִרְמְיָ֙הוּ֙yir.me.Ya.huH3414withcordsH2256,andbroughtH5927himupoutofthedungeon;andJeremiahיִרְמְיָ֔הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414remainedוַיֵּ֣שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427inthecourtH2691oftheguardהַמַּטָּרָֽה׃ סha.ma.ta.RahH4307.

14Andkingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Zedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֗הוּtzid.ki.Ya.huH6667sentH7971andtookH3947theprophetהַנָּבִיא֙ha.na.Vi'H5030Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֤הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414untohim,intothethirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁ֔יha.she.li.ShiH7992entrythatisinthehouseבְּבֵ֣יתbe.VeitH1004ofJehovah;andthekingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidH559untoJeremiahיִרְמְיָ֗הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414,Iwillaskשֹׁאֵ֨לsho.'ElH7592theeathingH1697:hideתְּכַחֵ֥דte.kha.ChedH3582nothingfromme.

15AndJeremiahיִרְמְיָ֙הוּ֙yir.me.Ya.huH3414saidH559untoZedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֔הוּtzid.ki.Ya.huH6667,IfIdeclareH5046[it] unto thee, wilt thounotcertainlyputהָמֵ֣תha.MetH4191metodeathתְּמִיתֵ֑נִיte.mi.Te.niH4191?andifIgivetheecounselאִיעָ֣צְךָ֔'i.'A.tze.khaH3289, thou wiltnothearken untome.

16Andkingהַמֶּ֧לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Zedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֛הוּtzid.ki.Ya.huH6667sworeוַיִּשָּׁבַ֞עvai.yi.sha.Va'H7650secretly untoJeremiahיִרְמְיָ֖הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, [As]Jehovahliveth,thatmadeH6213usthissoulH5315,IwillnotputH5414theetodeathאֲמִיתֶ֔ךָ'a.mi.Te.khaH4191,neitherwillIgiveאֶתֶּנְךָ֗'e.ten.KhaH5414theeintothehandבְּיַד֙be.YadH3027ofthesemenH376thatseekמְבַקְשִׁ֖יםme.vak.ShimH1245thylifeH5315.

17AndJeremiahיִרְמְיָ֣הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414saidH559untoZedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֡הוּtzid.ki.Ya.huH6667,Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saithJehovahtheGodאֱלֹהֵ֨י'e.lo.HeiH430ofhostsצְבָא֜וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478:Ifthou wilt freelygoH3318forthH3318tothekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofBabylon'sprincesH8269,thenthysoulH5315shallliveוְחָיְתָ֣הve.cha.ye.TahH2421,andthiscityוְהָעִ֣ירve.ha.'IrH5892shallnotbeburnedתִשָּׂרֵ֖ףti.sa.RefH8313withfireבָּאֵ֑שׁba.'EshH784;andthou shaltliveוְחָיִ֖תָהve.cha.Yi.tahH2421,andthyhouseH1004.

18Butifthou wiltnotgoתֵצֵ֗אte.Tze'H3318forthH3318tothekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofBabylon'sprincesH8269,thenshallthiscityהָעִ֤ירha.'IrH5892begivenH5414intothehandבְּיַ֣דbe.YadH3027oftheChaldeansהַכַּשְׂדִּ֔יםha.kas.DimH3778,andtheyshallburnוּשְׂרָפ֖וּהָu.se.ra.Fu.haH8313itwithfireבָּאֵ֑שׁba.'EshH784,andthou shaltnotescapeתִמָּלֵ֥טti.ma.LetH4422outoftheirhandמִיָּדָֽם׃ סmi.ya.DamH3027.

19Andkingהַמֶּ֥לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Zedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֖הוּtzid.ki.Ya.huH6667saidH559untoJeremiahיִרְמְיָ֑הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414,IamafraidoftheJewsהַיְּהוּדִ֗יםhai.ye.hu.DimH3064thathavedesertedtotheChaldeansהַכַּשְׂדִּ֔יםha.kas.DimH3778,lestפֶּֽן־pen-H6435theygiveיִתְּנ֥וּyi.te.NuH5414meoverintotheirhandבְּיָדָ֖םbe.ya.DamH3027,andtheymockme.

20AndJeremiahיִרְמְיָ֖הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414saidH559,Theyshallnotgiveיִתֵּ֑נוּyi.Te.nuH5414[thee]over. Hearken,Ibeseechthee, untothevoiceבְּק֣וֹלbe.KolH6963ofJehovah,inthatwhichIspeakדֹּבֵ֣רdo.VerH1696unto thee;soshallitbewellוְיִ֥יטַבve.Yi.tavH3190unto thee,andthysoulH5315shallliveוּתְחִ֥יu.te.ChiH2421.

21Butifthourefusetogoלָצֵ֑אתla.TzetH3318forthH3318,thisisthewordH1697whichJehovahhath shewnme:

22Behold,allthewomenH802thatareleftH7604inthekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofJudah'shouseבְּבֵ֣יתbe.VeitH1004shallbebroughtH3318forthH3318tothekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofBabylon'sprincesH8269;andtheyshallsayאֹמְר֗וֹת'o.me.RotH559, Thy familiar friendshavesettheeon,andhaveprevailedוְיָכְל֤וּve.ya.khe.LuH3201overthee; thyfeetH7272aresunkהָטְבְּע֥וּha.te.be.'UH2883inthemire,theyareturnedנָסֹ֥גוּna.So.guH5472awaybackH268.

23Andtheyshallbringמֽוֹצִאִים֙mo.tzi.'ImH3318outallthywivesH802andthychildrentotheChaldeansהַכַּשְׂדִּ֔יםha.kas.DimH3778,andthou shaltnotescapeתִמָּלֵ֣טti.ma.LetH4422outoftheirhandמִיָּדָ֑םmi.ya.DamH3027;forthou shaltbetakenbythehandבְיַ֤דve.YadH3027ofthekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofBabylonבָּבֶל֙ba.VelH894,andthou shalt causethiscityהָעִ֥ירha.'IrH5892tobeburnedתִּשְׂרֹ֥ףtis.RofH8313withfireבָּאֵֽשׁ׃ פba.'EshH784.

24AndZedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֜הוּtzid.ki.Ya.huH6667saidH559untoJeremiahיִרְמְיָ֗הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414,LetnomanH376knowיֵדַ֥עye.Da'H3045ofthesewordsבַּדְּבָֽרִים־ba.de.va.rim-H1697,andthou shaltnotdieתָמֽוּת׃ta.MutH4191.

25AndiftheprincesH8269hearיִשְׁמְע֣וּyish.me.'UH8085thatIhavetalkedwiththee,andtheycomeוּבָ֣אוּu.Va.'uH935unto thee,andsayוְֽאָמְר֪וּve.'a.me.RuH559unto thee,DeclareH5046untousnowwhatthou hastsaidH559untothekingהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,hideתְּכַחֵ֥דte.kha.ChedH3582itnotfromus,andwewillnotputנְמִיתֶ֑ךָne.mi.Te.khaH4191theetodeathH4191;andwhathaththekingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428saidH559unto thee?

26thenthou shaltsayוְאָמַרְתָּ֣ve.'a.mar.TaH559untothem,Ipresentedmysupplicationתְחִנָּתִ֖יte.chi.na.TiH8467beforethekingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,thathewouldnotcausemetoreturnH7725toJonathan'shouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004,todieלָמ֥וּתla.MutH4191there.

27—AndalltheprincesH8269cameH935toJeremiahיִרְמְיָ֙הוּ֙yir.me.Ya.huH3414,andaskedוַיִּשְׁאֲל֣וּvai.yish.'a.LuH7592him;andhetoldH5046themaccordingtoallthesewordsהַדְּבָרִ֣יםha.de.va.RimH1697thatthekingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428hadcommandedצִוָּ֖הtzi.VahH6680.Andtheywithdrew quietlyfromhim;forthematterהַדָּבָֽר׃ פha.da.VarH1697wasnotreported.

28AndJeremiahיִרְמְיָ֙הוּ֙yir.me.Ya.huH3414remainedוַיֵּ֤שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427inthecourtH2691oftheguardהַמַּטָּרָ֔הha.ma.ta.RahH4307untilthedayי֖וֹםYomH3117thatJerusalemH3389wasH1961takenH3920.

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