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Jeremiah 29:4-14

4Thus saithאָמַ֛ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068of hostsצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,unto all that are carried away captivesהַ֨גּוֹלָ֔הha.go.LahH1473,whom I have caused to be carried awayהִגְלֵ֥יתִיhig.Lei.tiH1540from Jerusalemמִירוּשָׁלִַ֖םmi.ru.sha.LimH3389unto Babylonבָּבֶֽלָה׃ba.Ve.lahH894;

5Buildבְּנ֥וּbe.NuH1129ye housesבָתִּ֖יםva.TimH1004,and dwellוְשֵׁ֑בוּve.She.vuH3427in them;and plantוְנִטְע֣וּve.nit.'UH5193gardensגַנּ֔וֹתga.NotH1593,and eatוְאִכְל֖וּve.'ikh.LuH398the fruitפִּרְיָֽן׃pir.YanH6529of them;

6Takeקְח֣וּke.ChuH3947ye wivesנָשִׁ֗יםna.ShimH802,and begetוְהוֹלִידוּ֮ve.ho.li.DuH3205sonsבָּנִ֣יםba.NimH1121and daughtersH1323;and takeוּקְח֨וּu.ke.ChuH3947wivesנָשִׁ֗יםna.ShimH802for your sonsלִבְנֵיכֶ֜םliv.nei.KhemH1121,and giveתְּנ֣וּte.NuH5414your daughtersH1323to husbandsלַֽאֲנָשִׁ֔יםla.'a.na.ShimH582,that they may bearוְתֵלַ֖דְנָהve.te.Lad.nahH3205sonsבָּנִ֣יםba.NimH1121and daughtersH1121;that ye may be increasedוּרְבוּ־u.re.vu-H7235there, and not diminishedתִּמְעָֽטוּ׃tim.'A.tuH4591.

7And seekוְדִרְשׁ֞וּve.dir.ShuH1875the peaceשְׁל֣וֹםshe.LomH7965of the cityהָעִ֗ירha.'IrH5892whither I have caused you to be carried away captivesהִגְלֵ֤יתִיhig.Lei.tiH1540,and prayוְהִתְפַּֽלְל֥וּve.hit.pa.LuH6419unto the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068for it: for in the peaceבִשְׁלוֹמָ֔הּvish.lo.MahH7965thereof shall ye have peaceשָׁלֽוֹם׃ פsha.LomH7965.

8For thus saithאָמַ֜ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068of hostsצְבָאוֹת֙tze.va.'OtH6635,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478;Let not your prophetsנְבִֽיאֵיכֶ֥םne.vi.'ei.KhemH5030and your divinersוְקֹֽסְמֵיכֶ֑םve.ko.se.mei.KhemH7080, that bein the midstבְּקִרְבְּכֶ֖םbe.kir.be.KhemH7130of you, deceiveיַשִּׁ֧יאוּya.Shi.'uH5377you, neither hearkenתִּשְׁמְעוּ֙tish.me.'UH8085to your dreamsחֲלֹמֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔םcha.lo.Mo.tei.KhemH2472which ye cause to be dreamedמַחְלְמִֽים׃mach.le.MimH2492.

9For they prophesyנִבְּאִ֥יםni.be.'ImH5012falselyבְשֶׁ֔קֶרve.She.kerH8267unto you in my nameבִּשְׁמִ֑יbish.MiH8034:I have not sentשְׁלַחְתִּ֖יםshe.lach.TimH7971them, saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.

10For thus saithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,That afterלְפִ֞יle.FiH6310seventyשִׁבְעִ֥יםshiv.'ImH7657yearsשָׁנָ֖הsha.NahH8141be accomplishedמְלֹ֧אתme.LotH4390at Babylonלְבָבֶ֛לle.va.VelH894I will visitאֶפְקֹ֣ד'ef.KodH6485you, and performוַהֲקִמֹתִ֤יva.ha.ki.mo.TiH6965my goodהַטּ֔וֹבha.TovH2896wordדְּבָרִ֣יde.va.RiH1697toward you, in causing you to returnלְהָשִׁ֣יבle.ha.ShivH7725to this placeהַמָּק֖וֹםha.ma.KomH4725.

11For I knowיָדַ֜עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045the thoughtsהַמַּחֲשָׁבֹ֗תha.ma.cha.sha.VotH4284that I thinkחֹשֵׁ֥בcho.ShevH2803toward you, saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,thoughtsמַחְשְׁב֤וֹתmach.she.VotH4284of peaceשָׁלוֹם֙sha.lOmH7965,and not of evilלְרָעָ֔הle.ra.'AhH7451,to giveלָתֵ֥תla.TetH5414you an expectedוְתִקְוָֽה׃ve.tik.VahH8615endאַחֲרִ֥ית'a.cha.RitH319.

12Then shall ye callוּקְרָאתֶ֤םu.ke.ra.TemH7121upon me, and ye shall goוַֽהֲלַכְתֶּ֔םva.ha.lakh.TemH1980and prayוְהִתְפַּלַּלְתֶּ֖םve.hit.pa.lal.TemH6419unto me, and I will hearkenוְשָׁמַעְתִּ֖יve.sha.ma'.TiH8085unto you.

13And ye shall seekוּבִקַּשְׁתֶּ֥םu.vi.kash.TemH1245me, and findוּמְצָאתֶ֑םu.me.tza.TemH4672me,when ye shall searchתִדְרְשֻׁ֖נִיtid.re.Shu.niH1875for me with all your heartלְבַבְכֶֽם׃le.vav.KhemH3824.

14And I will be foundוְנִמְצֵ֣אתִיve.nim.Tze.tiH4672of you, saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָה֒Yah.wehH3068:and I will turn awayוְשַׁבְתִּ֣יve.shav.TiH7725your captivityשְׁבוּתְכֶ֗םshe.vi.te.khemH7622,and I will gatherוְקִבַּצְתִּ֣יve.ki.batz.TiH6908you from all the nationsהַגּוֹיִ֞םha.go.YimH1471,and from all the placesהַמְּקוֹמ֗וֹתha.me.ko.MotH4725whither I have drivenהִדַּ֧חְתִּיhi.Dach.tiH5080you, saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068;and I will bring you againוַהֲשִׁבֹתִ֣יva.ha.shi.vo.TiH7725into the placeהַ֨מָּק֔וֹםha.ma.KomH4725whence I caused you to be carried away captiveהִגְלֵ֥יתִיhig.Lei.tiH1540.

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