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Jeremiah 29:24-32

24Thusshalt thou also speakתֹּאמַ֥רto.MarH559to Shemaiahשְׁמַעְיָ֥הוּshe.ma'.Ya.huH8098the Nehelamiteהַנֶּחֱלָמִ֖יha.ne.che.la.MiH5161,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

25Thus speakethאָמַ֞ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֧הYah.wehH3068of hostsצְבָא֛וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Because thou hast sentשָׁלַ֨חְתָּsha.Lach.taH7971lettersסְפָרִ֗יםse.fa.RimH5612in thy nameבְשִׁמְכָ֜הve.shim.KhahH8034unto all the peopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971that areat Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִַ֔םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389,and to Zephaniahצְפַנְיָ֤הtze.fan.YahH6846the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Maaseiahמַֽעֲשֵׂיָה֙ma.'a.se.YahH4641the priestהַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.HenH3548,and to all the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֖יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

26The Lordיְהוָ֞הYah.wehH3068hath madeנְתָנְךָ֣ne.ta.ne.KhaH5414thee priestכֹהֵ֗ןkho.HenH3548in the stead of Jehoiadaיְהוֹיָדָ֣עye.ho.ya.Da'H3077the priestהַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.HenH3548,that ye should be officersפְּקִדִים֙pe.ki.DimH6496in the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,for every manאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376that ismadמְשֻׁגָּ֖עme.shu.Ga'H7696,and maketh himself a prophetוּמִתְנַבֵּ֑אu.mit.na.Be'H5012,that thou shouldest putוְנָתַתָּ֥הve.na.ta.TahH5414him in prisonהַמַּהְפֶּ֖כֶתha.mah.Pe.khetH4115,and in the stocksהַצִּינֹֽק׃ha.tzi.NokH6729.

27Now therefore why hast thou not reprovedגָעַ֔רְתָּga.'Ar.taH1605Jeremiahבְּיִרְמְיָ֖הוּbe.yir.me.Ya.huH3414of Anathothהָֽעֲנְּתֹתִ֑יha.'a.ne.to.TiH6069,which maketh himself a prophetהַמִּתְנַבֵּ֖אha.mit.na.Be'H5012to you?

28For therefore he sentשָׁלַ֥חsha.LachH7971unto us inBabylonבָּבֶ֥לba.VelH894,sayingלֵאמֹ֖רle.MorH559,Thisהִ֑יאHi'H1931captivity islongאֲרֻכָּ֣ה'a.ru.KahH752:buildבְּנ֤וּbe.NuH1129ye housesבָתִּים֙va.TimH1004,and dwellוְשֵׁ֔בוּve.She.vuH3427in them;and plantוְנִטְע֣וּve.nit.'UH5193gardensגַנּ֔וֹתga.NotH1593,and eatוְאִכְל֖וּve.'ikh.LuH398the fruitפְּרִיהֶֽן׃pe.ri.HenH6529of them.

29And Zephaniahצְפַנְיָ֥הtze.fan.YahH6846the priestהַכֹּהֵ֖ןha.ko.HenH3548readוַיִּקְרָ֛אvai.yik.Ra'H7121this letterהַסֵּ֣פֶרha.Se.ferH5612in the earsבְּאָזְנֵ֖יbe.'a.ze.NeiH241of Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֥הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414the prophetהַנָּבִֽיא׃ פha.na.Vi'H5030.

30Then came the wordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068unto Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֖הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

31Sendשְׁלַ֤חshe.LachH7971to all them of the captivityהַגּוֹלָה֙ha.go.LahH1473,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Thus saithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068concerning Shemaiahשְׁמַעְיָ֖הshe.ma'.YahH8098the Nehelamiteהַנֶּחֱלָמִ֑יha.ne.che.la.MiH5161;Because that Shemaiahשְׁמַעְיָ֗הshe.ma'.YahH8098hath prophesiedנִבָּ֨אni.Ba'H5012unto you, and I sentשְׁלַחְתִּ֔יוshe.lach.TivH7971him not, and he caused you to trustוַיַּבְטַ֥חvai.yav.TachH982in a lieשָֽׁקֶר׃Sha.kerH8267:

32Therefore thus saithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068;Behold, I will punishפֹקֵ֜דfo.KedH6485Shemaiahשְׁמַעְיָ֣הshe.ma'.YahH8098the Nehelamiteהַנֶּחֱלָמִי֮ha.ne.che.la.MiH5161,and his seedזַרְעוֹ֒zar.'OH2233:he shall not have a manאִ֣ישׁ׀'ishH376to dwellיוֹשֵׁ֣ב׀yo.ShevH3427amongבְּתוֹךְ־be.tokh-H8432this peopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971;neither shall he beholdיִרְאֶ֥הyir.'EhH7200the goodבַטּ֛וֹבva.TovH2896that I will doעֹשֶֽׂה־'o.seh-H6213for my peopleלְעַמִּ֖יle.'a.MiH5971,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068;because he hath taughtדִבֶּ֖רdi.BerH1696rebellionסָרָ֥הsa.RahH5627against the Lordיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.

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