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Jeremiah 26:17-24

17Then rose upוַיָּקֻ֣מוּvai.ya.Ku.muH6965certainאֲנָשִׁ֔ים'a.na.ShimH582of the eldersמִזִּקְנֵ֖יmi.zik.NeiH2205of the landהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776,and spakeוַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559to all the assemblyקְהַ֥לke.HalH6951of the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

18MicahH4320the Morasthiteהַמּ֣וֹרַשְׁתִּ֔יha.Mo.rash.TiH4183prophesiedנִבָּ֔אni.Ba'H5012in the daysבִּימֵ֖יbi.MeiH3117of Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֣הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063,and spakeוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to all the peopleעַם֩'amH5971of Judahיְהוּדָ֨הye.hu.DahH3063,sayingלֵאמֹ֜רle.MorH559,Thus saithאָמַ֣ר׀'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of hostsצְבָא֗וֹתtze.va.'otH6635;Zionצִיּ֞וֹןtzi.YonH6726shall be plowedתֵֽחָרֵשׁ֙te.cha.ReshH2790likea fieldשָׂדֶ֤הsa.DehH7704,and Jerusalemוִירוּשָׁלַ֙יִם֙vi.ru.sha.La.yimH3389shall become heapsעִיִּ֣ים'i.YimH5856,and the mountainוְהַ֥רve.HarH2022of the houseהַבַּ֖יִתha.Ba.yitH1004as the high placesלְבָמ֥וֹתle.va.MotH1116of a forestיָֽעַר׃Ya.'arH3293.

19Did Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֨הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֜הye.hu.DahH3063and all Judahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063put him at allהֶהָמֵ֣תhe.ha.MetH4191to deathהֱ֠מִתֻהוּHe.mi.tu.huH4191?did he not fearH3373the Lordיְהוָה֒Yah.wehH3068,and besoughtוַיְחַל֙vay.ChalH2470the Lordפְּנֵ֣י יְהוָ֔הpe.Nei Yah.wehH6440 H3068,and the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068repentedוַיִּנָּ֣חֶםvai.yi.Na.chemH5162him of the evilהָרָעָ֖הha.ra.'AhH7451which he had pronouncedדִּבֶּ֣רdi.BerH1696against them? Thusוַאֲנַ֗חְנוּva.'a.Nach.nuH587might we procureעֹשִׂ֛ים'o.SimH6213greatגְדוֹלָ֖הge.do.LahH1419evilרָעָ֥הra.'AhH7451against our soulsנַפְשׁוֹתֵֽינוּ׃naf.sho.Tei.nuH5315.

20And there was also a manאִ֗ישׁ'IshH376that prophesiedמִתְנַבֵּא֙mit.na.Be'H5012in the nameבְּשֵׁ֣םbe.ShemH8034of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,Urijahאֽוּרִיָּ֙הוּ֙'u.ri.Ya.huH223the sonבֶּֽן־ben-H1121of Shemaiahשְׁמַעְיָ֔הוּshe.ma'.Ya.huH8098of Kirjath–jearimH7157,who prophesiedוַיִּנָּבֵ֞אvai.yi.na.Ve'H5012against this cityהָעִ֤ירha.'IrH5892and against this landהָאָ֣רֶץha.'A.retzH776according to all the wordsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697of Jeremiahיִרְמְיָֽהוּ׃yir.me.Ya.huH3414:

21And when Jehoiakimיְ֠הוֹיָקִיםYe.ho.ya.kimH3079the kingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ־ha.Me.lekh-H4428,with all his mighty menגִּבּוֹרָ֤יוgi.bo.RavH1368,and all the princesהַשָּׂרִים֙ha.sa.RimH8269,heardוַיִּשְׁמַ֣עvai.yish.Ma'H8085his wordsדְּבָרָ֔יוde.va.RavH1697,the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428soughtוַיְבַקֵּ֥שׁvay.va.KeshH1245to put him to deathהֲמִית֑וֹha.mi.ToH4191:but when Urijahאוּרִיָּ֙הוּ֙'u.ri.Ya.huH223heardוַיִּשְׁמַ֤עvai.yish.Ma'H8085it, he was afraidוַיִּרָ֔אvai.yi.Ra'H3372,and fledוַיִּבְרַ֖חvai.yiv.RachH1272,and wentוַיָּבֹ֥אvai.ya.Vo'H935into Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714;

22And Jehoiakimיְהוֹיָקִ֛יםye.ho.ya.KimH3079the kingהַמֶּ֧לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֞חvai.yish.LachH7971menאֲנָשִׁ֖ים'a.na.ShimH582into Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714, namely,Elnathanאֶלְנָתָ֧ן'el.na.TanH494the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Achborעַכְבּ֛וֹרakh.BorH5907, and certainmenוַאֲנָשִׁ֥יםva.'a.na.ShimH582with him into Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

23And they fetched forthוַיּוֹצִ֨יאוּvai.yo.Tzi.'uH3318Urijahאוּרִיָּ֜הוּ'u.ri.Ya.huH223out of Egyptמִמִּצְרַ֗יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714,and broughtוַיְבִאֻ֙הוּ֙vay.vi.'U.huH935him unto Jehoiakimיְהוֹיָקִ֔יםye.ho.ya.KimH3079the kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428;who slewוַיַּכֵּ֖הוּvai.ya.Ke.huH5221him with the swordבֶּחָ֑רֶבbe.Cha.revH2719,and castוַיַּשְׁלֵךְ֙vai.yash.leKhH7993his dead bodyנִבְלָת֔וֹniv.la.ToH5038into the gravesקִבְרֵ֖יkiv.ReiH6913of the commonבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121peopleהָעָֽם׃ha.'AmH5971.

24Nevertheless the handיַ֚דyadH3027of Ahikamאֲחִיקָ֣ם'a.chi.KamH296the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Shaphanשָׁפָ֔ןsha.FanH8227was with Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֑הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414,that they should not giveתֵּת־tet-H5414him into the handבְיַד־ve.yad-H3027of the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971to put him to deathלַהֲמִיתֽוֹ׃ פla.ha.mi.ToH4191.

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