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Jeremiah 38:1-13

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.

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