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Jeremiah 37:1-5

1And kingמֶ֔לֶךְMe.lekhH4428Zedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֖הוּtzid.ki.Ya.huH6667the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Josiahיֹֽאשִׁיָּ֑הוּyo.shi.Ya.huH2977reignedוַיִּ֨מְלָךְ־vai.Yim.lokh-H4427instead of Coniahכָּנְיָ֙הוּ֙ka.ne.Ya.huH3659the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Jehoiakimיְה֣וֹיָקִ֔יםye.Ho.ya.KimH3079,whom Nebuchadrezzarנְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּ֥רne.vu.khad.re.TzarH5019kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֖לba.VelH894made kingהִמְלִ֛יךְhim.LikhH4427in the landבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Judahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063.

2But neither he, nor his servantsוַעֲבָדָ֖יוva.'a.va.DavH5650,nor the peopleוְעַ֣םve.'AmH5971of the landהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776,did hearkenשָׁמַ֛עsha.Ma'H8085unto the wordsדִּבְרֵ֣יdiv.ReiH1697of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,which he spakeדִּבֶּ֔רdi.BerH1696byבְּיַ֖דbe.YadH3027the prophetהַנָּבִֽיא׃ha.na.Vi'H5030Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֥הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414.

3And Zedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֜הוּtzid.ki.Ya.huH6667the kingהַמֶּ֨לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428sentוַיִּשְׁלַח֩vai.yish.LachH7971Jehucalיְהוּכַ֣לye.hu.KhalH3081the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Shelemiahשֶֽׁלֶמְיָ֗הshe.lem.YahH8018and Zephaniahצְפַנְיָ֤הוּtze.fan.Ya.huH6846the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Maaseiahמַֽעֲשֵׂיָה֙ma.'a.se.YahH4641the priestהַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.HenH3548to the prophetהַנָּבִ֖יאha.na.Vi'H5030Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֥הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Prayהִתְפַּלֶּל־hit.pa.lel-H6419now unto the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃'e.lo.Hei.nuH430for us.

4Now Jeremiahוְיִרְמְיָ֕הוּve.yir.me.Ya.huH3414came inבָּ֥אba'H935and went outוְיֹצֵ֖אve.yo.Tze'H3318amongבְּת֣וֹךְbe.TokhH8432the peopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971:for they had not putנָתְנ֥וּna.te.NuH5414him into prisonבֵּ֥ית הַכְּלֽוּא׃beit ha.ke.li'H3628 H1004.

5Then Pharaoh’sפַּרְעֹ֖הpar.'OhH6547armyוְחֵ֥ילve.CheilH2428was come forthיָצָ֣אya.Tza'H3318out of Egyptמִמִּצְרָ֑יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714:and when the Chaldeansהַכַּשְׂדִּ֜יםha.kas.DimH3778that besiegedהַצָּרִ֤יםha.tza.RimH6696Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙ye.ru.sha.LimH3389heardוַיִּשְׁמְע֨וּvai.yish.me.'UH8085tidingsשִׁמְעָ֔םshim.'AmH8088of them, they departedוַיֵּ֣עָל֔וּvai.Ye.'a.LuH5927from Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ פye.ru.sha.LimH3389.

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