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Jeremiah 52

1Zedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֣הוּtzid.ki.Ya.huH6667wastwenty-oneyearsשָׁנָה֙sha.NahH8141oldwhenhebegantoreignH4427;andhereignedH4427elevenyearsשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141inJerusalemבִּירֽוּשָׁלִָ֑םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389;andhismother'snameוְשֵׁ֣םve.ShemH8034wasHamutalחֲמוּטַ֥לcha.mi.talH2537,daughterבַּֽת־bat-H1323ofJeremiahיִרְמְיָ֖הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414ofLibnahמִלִּבְנָֽה׃mi.liv.NahH3841.

2Andhedidevilהָרַ֖עha.Ra'H7451inthesightofJehovah, accordingtoallthatJehoiakimיְהוֹיָקִֽים׃ye.ho.ya.KimH3079haddone.

3For,becausetheangerאַ֣ף'afH639ofJehovahwasH1961againstJerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִַ֣םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389andJudahוִֽיהוּדָ֔הvi.hu.DahH3063,untilhehadcastהִשְׁלִיכ֥וֹhish.li.KhoH7993themoutfromhispresenceH6440,Zedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֖הוּtzid.ki.Ya.huH6667rebelledH4775againstthekingבְּמֶ֥לֶךְbe.Me.lekhH4428ofBabylonבָּבֶֽל׃ba.VelH894.

4AnditcameH935topassintheninthהַתְּשִׁעִ֜יתha.te.shi.'ItH8671yearבַשָּׁנָ֨הva.sha.NahH8141ofhisreignלְמָלְכ֗וֹle.ma.le.KhoH4427,inthetenthהָעֲשִׂירִי֮ha.'a.si.RiH6224monthבַּחֹ֣דֶשׁba.Cho.deshH2320,onthetenthH6224ofthemonthלַחֹדֶשׁ֒la.cho.DeshH2320, [that]Nebuchadrezzarkingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofBabylonבָּבֶ֜לba.VelH894cameH935,heandallhisarmyחֵילוֹ֙chei.LoH2428,againstJerusalemיְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םye.Ru.sha.LimH3389;andtheyencampedוַֽיַּחֲנ֖וּvai.ya.cha.NuH2583againstit,andbuiltH1129turretsagainstitroundH5439about.

5Andthecityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892wasbesiegeduntiltheeleventhyearשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141ofkingלַמֶּ֖לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428Zedekiahצִדְקִיָּֽהוּ׃tzid.ki.Ya.huH6667.

6Inthefourthהָֽרְבִיעִי֙ha.re.vi.'IH7243monthבַּחֹ֤דֶשׁba.Cho.deshH2320,ontheninthofthemonthלַחֹ֔דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320,thefamineהָרָעָ֖בha.ra.'AvH7458prevailedH2388inthecityבָּעִ֑ירba.'IrH5892,andtherewasH1961nobreadH3899forthepeopleלְעַ֥םle.'AmH5971ofthelandהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

7Andthecityהָעִ֗ירha.'IrH5892wasbrokenH1234into:andallthemenH376ofwarהַמִּלְחָמָ֡הha.mil.cha.MahH4421fledH1272,andwentH3318forthH3318outofthecityמֵהָעִ֜ירme.ha.'IrH5892bynightלַ֗יְלָהLay.lahH3915,bythewayדֶּ֜רֶךְDe.rekhH1870ofthegateשַׁ֤עַרSha.'arH8179betweenthetwoהַחֹמֹתַ֙יִם֙ha.cho.mo.Ta.yimH2346wallsH2346,whichwasbytheking'sgardenגַּ֣ןganH1588(nowtheChaldeansוְכַשְׂדִּ֥יםve.khas.DimH3778werenearthecityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892roundH5439about);andtheywentH3318thewayדֶּ֥רֶךְDe.rekhH1870towardtheplainH6160.

8Andthearmyחֵיל־cheil-H2428oftheChaldeansכַּשְׂדִּים֙kas.DimH3778pursuedH7291afterthekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,andovertookוַיַּשִּׂ֥יגוּvai.ya.Si.guH5381Zedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֖הוּtzid.ki.Ya.huH6667intheplainsבְּעַֽרְבֹ֣תbe.'ar.VotH6160ofJerichoיְרֵח֑וֹye.re.ChoH3405;andallhisarmyחֵיל֔וֹchei.LoH2428wasscatteredנָפֹ֖צוּna.Fo.tzuH6327fromhim.

9Andtheytookthekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,andbroughtH5927himuptothekingמֶ֧לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofBabylonבָּבֶ֛לba.VelH894, untoRiblahרִבְלָ֖תָהriv.La.tahH7247inthelandבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofHamathחֲמָ֑תcha.MatH2574,andhepronouncedjudgmentמִשְׁפָּטִֽים׃mish.pa.TimH4941uponhim.

10Andthekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofBabylonבָּבֶ֛לba.VelH894slaughteredוַיִּשְׁחַ֧טvai.yish.ChatH7819thesonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofZedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֖הוּtzid.ki.Ya.huH6667beforehiseyesלְעֵינָ֑יוle.'ei.NavH5869;andheslaughteredשָׁחַ֥טsha.ChatH7819alsoוְגַ֛םve.GamH1571alltheprincesH8269ofJudahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063inRiblahבְּרִבְלָֽתָה׃be.riv.La.tahH7247.

11Andheputוַיִּתְּנֵ֥הוּvai.yi.te.Ne.huH5414outtheeyesעֵינֵ֥י'ei.NeiH5869ofZedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֖הוּtzid.ki.Ya.huH6667,andboundH631himwithchainsofbrass;andthekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofBabylonבָּבֶל֙ba.VelH894carriedhimtoBabylonבָּבֶ֔לָהba.Ve.lahH894,andputH5414himinprisontillthedayי֥וֹםYomH3117ofhisdeathמוֹתֽוֹ׃mo.ToH4194.

12Andinthefifthהַֽחֲמִישִׁי֙ha.cha.mi.ShiH2549monthוּבַחֹ֤דֶשׁu.va.Cho.deshH2320,onthetenthofthemonthלַחֹ֔דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320,whichwasinthenineteenthyearH8141ofNebuchadrezzarkingH4428ofBabylonבָּבֶ֑לba.VelH894, Nebuzar-adan,captainofthebody-guard,whostoodH5975beforethekingH4428ofBabylonבָּבֶ֖לba.VelH894,cameH935untoJerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃bi.ru.sha.LimH3389;

13andheburnedוַיִּשְׂרֹ֥ףvai.yis.RofH8313thehouseH1004ofJehovah,andtheking'shouseH1004,andallthehousesH1004ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֛םye.ru.sha.LimH3389;andeverygreatהַגָּד֖וֹלha.ga.DolH1419[man's]houseH1004heburnedשָׂרַ֥ףsa.RafH8313withfireבָּאֵֽשׁ׃ba.'EshH784.

14Andallthearmyחֵ֣ילcheilH2428oftheChaldeansכַּשְׂדִּ֔יםkas.DimH3778,thatwerewiththecaptainofthebody-guard,brokeH5422downallthewallsחֹמ֥וֹתcho.MotH2346ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389roundH5439about.

15AndNebuzar-adanthecaptainofthebody-guardcarriedawaycaptiveofthepoorest sortofthepeopleהָעָ֜םha.'AmH5971,andtherestיֶ֥תֶרYe.terH3499ofthepeopleהָעָ֣ם׀ha.'AmH5971thatwereleftH7604inthecityבָּעִ֗ירba.'IrH5892,andthedesertersthathaddesertedtothekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofBabylonבָּבֶ֔לba.VelH894,andtherestיֶ֣תֶרYe.terH3499ofthemultitude.

16ButNebuzar-adanthecaptainofthebody-guardleftH7604ofthepoorofthelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776forvinedressersלְכֹרְמִ֖יםle.kho.re.MimH3755andforhusbandmen.

17Andthebrazenpillarsעַמּוּדֵ֨י'a.mu.DeiH5982thatwereinthehouseלְבֵית־le.veit-H1004ofJehovah,andthebases,andthebrazenseaיָ֧םyamH3220thatwasinthehouseבְּבֵית־be.veit-H1004ofJehovah,theChaldeansכַשְׂדִּ֑יםkhas.DimH3778brokeH7665up,andcarriedH5375allthebrassthereoftoBabylonבָּבֶֽלָה׃ba.Ve.lahH894.

18Thepotsהַ֠סִּרוֹתHa.si.rotH5518also,andtheshovelsהַיָּעִ֨יםhai.ya.'ImH3257,andtheknives,andthebowlsהַמִּזְרָקֹ֣תha.miz.ra.KotH4219,andthecups,andallthevesselsH3627ofbrasswherewiththeyministered,theytookH3947awayלָקָֽחוּ׃la.Ka.chuH3947.

19AndthebasonsandthecensersH4289,andthebowlsהַמִּזְרָק֜וֹתha.miz.ra.KotH4219,andthepotsהַסִּיר֣וֹתha.si.RotH5518,andthecandlesticks,andthecups,andthegoblets,thatwhichwasofgoldזָהָב֙za.HavH2091ingoldזָהָ֔בza.HavH2091,andthatwhichwasofsilverכֶּ֖סֶףKe.sefH3701insilverכָּ֑סֶףKa.sefH3701,thecaptainofthebody-guardtookH3947awayלָקַ֖חla.KachH3947.

20ThetwoH8147pillarsהָעַמּוּדִ֣ים׀ha.'a.mu.DimH5982,theoneאֶחָד֙'e.ChadH259seaהַיָּ֤םhai.YamH3220,andthetwelvebrazenoxenH1241thatformedthebases,whichkingהַמֶּ֥לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֖הshe.lo.MohH8010hadmadeH6213forthehouseלְבֵ֣יתle.VeitH1004ofJehovah:forthebrassofallthesevesselsH3627therewasH1961noweightמִשְׁקָ֔לmish.KalH4948.

21Andastothepillarsוְהָעַמּוּדִ֗יםve.ha.'a.mu.DimH5982:theheightקוֹמַת֙ko.mahH6967ofoneהָאֶחָ֔דha.'e.ChadH259pillarהָעַמֻּ֣דha.'a.MudH5982waseighteencubitsאַמָּה֙'a.MahH520,andalineוְח֛וּטve.ChutH2339oftwelvecubitsאַמָּ֖ה'a.MahH520encompassedit;andthethicknessוְעָבְי֛וֹve.'a.ve.YoH5672thereofwasfourאַרְבַּ֥ע'ar.Ba'H702fingersאַצְבָּע֖וֹת'atz.ba.'otH676:itwashollowנָבֽוּב׃na.VuvH5014.

22Andthecapitalוְכֹתֶ֨רֶתve.kho.Te.retH3805uponitwasbrass,andtheheightוְקוֹמַ֨תve.ko.MatH6967oftheoneהָאַחַת֮ha.'a.ChatH259capitalהַכֹּתֶ֥רֶתha.ko.Te.retH3805[was]fiveחָמֵ֣שׁcha.MeshH2568cubitsאַמּוֹת֒'a.mOtH520;andthenetworkוּשְׂבָכָ֨הu.se.va.KhahH7639andthepomegranatesH7416,uponthecapitalהַכּוֹתֶ֛רֶתha.ko.Te.retH3805roundH5439about,allofbrass;andsimilarlyforthesecondהַשֵּׁנִ֖יha.she.NiH8145pillarלַֽעַמּ֥וּדla.'a.MudH5982,andthepomegranatesH7416.

23AndtherewereH1961ninety-sixpomegranatesH7416onthe[four]sides;allthepomegranatesH7416uponthenetworkהַשְּׂבָכָ֖הha.se.va.KhahH7639wereH1961ahundredמֵאָ֛הme.'AhH3967roundH5439about.

24Andthecaptainofthebody-guardtookH3947Seraiahשְׂרָיָה֙se.ra.YahH8304thechiefH7218priestכֹּהֵ֣ןko.HenH3548,andZephaniahצְפַנְיָ֖הtze.fan.YahH6846thesecondהַמִּשְׁנֶ֑הha.mish.NehH4932priestכֹּהֵ֣ןko.HenH3548,andthethreeשְׁלֹ֖שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969doorkeepers.

25Andoutofthecityהָעִ֡ירha.'IrH5892hetookH3947aeunuchH5631thatwasH1961setoverthemenH376ofwarהַמִּלְחָמָ֗הha.mil.cha.MahH4421,andsevenוְשִׁבְעָ֨הve.shiv.'AhH7651menH376ofthemthatwereintheking'spresenceH6440,whowerefoundH4672inthecityבָעִ֔ירva.'IrH5892,andthescribeסֹפֵר֙so.FerH5608ofthecaptainofthehostH6635,whoenrolledthepeopleעַ֣ם'amH5971ofthelandהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776.Andsixtyוְשִׁשִּׁ֥יםve.shi.ShimH8346menH376ofthepeopleמֵעַ֣םme.'AmH5971ofthelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776thatwerefoundH4672inthemidstבְּת֥וֹךְbe.TokhH8432ofthecityהָעִֽיר׃ha.'IrH5892.

26AndNebuzar-adanthecaptainofthebody-guardtookH3947them,andbroughtthemtothekingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofBabylonבָּבֶ֖לba.VelH894toRiblahרִבְלָֽתָה׃riv.La.tahH7247;

27andthekingמֶ֨לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofBabylonבָּבֶ֧לba.VelH894smotethem,andputוַיְמִתֵ֛םvay.mi.TemH4191themtodeathH4191atRiblahבְּרִבְלָ֖הbe.riv.LahH7247inthelandבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofHamathחֲמָ֑תcha.MatH2574.ThusJudahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063wascarriedawaycaptiveoutofhislandH776.

28Thisisthepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971whomNebuchadrezzarcarriedawaycaptive:intheseventhyearבִּשְׁנַת־bish.nat-H8141threeH7969thousandאֲלָפִ֖ים'a.la.FimH505andtwenty-threeJewsיְהוּדִ֕יםye.hu.DimH3064;

29intheeighteenthyearבִּשְׁנַ֛תbish.NatH8141ofNebuchadrezzar[hecarried away captive]fromJerusalemמִיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םmi.Ru.sha.LimH3389eightH8083hundredH3967andthirty-twopersonsנֶ֕פֶשׁNe.feshH5315;

30inthetwenty-thirdוְעֶשְׂרִים֮ve.'es.RimH6242yearבִּשְׁנַ֨תbish.NatH8141ofNebuchadrezzar, Nebuzar-adanthecaptainofthebody-guardcarriedawaycaptiveoftheJewsיְהוּדִ֕יםye.hu.DimH3064sevenשְׁבַ֥עshe.Va'H7651hundredH3967andforty-fiveאַרְבָּעִ֣ים'ar.ba.'ImH705personsנֶ֕פֶשׁNe.feshH5315:allthepersonsנֶ֕פֶשׁNe.feshH5315werefourאַרְבַּ֥עַת'ar.Ba.'atH702thousandאֲלָפִ֖ים'a.la.FimH505sixוְשֵׁ֥שׁve.SheshH8337hundredH3967.

31Anditcametopassinthethirty-seventhyearשָׁנָ֗הsha.NahH8141ofthecaptivityofJehoiachinיְהוֹיָכִ֣ןye.ho.ya.KhinH3078kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063,inthetwelfthmonthחֹ֔דֶשׁCho.deshH2320,onthetwenty-fifthofthemonthלַחֹ֑דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320, [that]Evil-MerodachH192kingמֶ֨לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofBabylonבָּבֶ֜לba.VelH894,intheyearבִּשְׁנַ֣תbish.NatH8141thathebegantoreignH4438,liftedנָשָׂ֡אna.Sa'H5375uptheheadרֹאשׁ֙roShH7218ofJehoiachinיְהוֹיָכִ֣יןye.ho.ya.KhinH3078kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063,andbroughtH3318himforthH3318outofprison;

32andhespokeH1696kindlyuntohim,andsetH5414hisseatכִּסְא֔וֹkis.'OH3678abovetheseatלְכִסֵּ֧אle.khi.Se'H3678ofthekingsהַמְּלָכִ֛יםha.me.la.khimH4428thatwerewithhiminBabylonבְּבָבֶֽל׃be.va.VelH894.

33AndhechangedhisprisongarmentsH899;andheateH398breadH3899beforehimcontinuallyתָּמִ֖ידta.MidH8548allthedaysיְמֵ֥יye.MeiH3117ofhislife;

34andhisallowanceוַאֲרֻחָת֗וֹva.'a.ru.cha.ToH737wasacontinualallowanceאֲרֻחַת֩'a.ru.ChatH737givenH5414himbythekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofBabylonבָּבֶ֛לba.VelH894,everydayH3117aportionuntilthedayH3117ofhisdeathמוֹת֑וֹmo.ToH4194,allthedaysH3117ofhislife.

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