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Jeremiah 38:14-16

14Then Zedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֗הוּtzid.ki.Ya.huH6667the kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֞חvai.yish.LachH7971,and tookוַיִּקַּ֞חvai.yi.KachH3947Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֤הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414the prophetהַנָּבִיא֙ha.na.Vi'H5030unto him into the thirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁ֔יha.she.li.ShiH7992entryמָבוֹא֙ma.Vo'H3996that isin the houseבְּבֵ֣יתbe.VeitH1004of the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068:and the kingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֗הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414,I will askשֹׁאֵ֨לsho.'ElH7592thee a thingH1697;hideתְּכַחֵ֥דte.kha.ChedH3582nothing from me.

15Then Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֙הוּ֙yir.me.Ya.huH3414saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Zedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֔הוּtzid.ki.Ya.huH6667,If I declareאַגִּ֣יד'a.GidH5046itunto thee, wilt thou not surelyהָמֵ֣תha.MetH4191put me to deathתְּמִיתֵ֑נִיte.mi.Te.niH4191?and if I give thee counselאִיעָ֣צְךָ֔'i.'A.tze.khaH3289,wilt thou not hearkenתִשְׁמַ֖עtish.Ma'H8085unto me?

16So Zedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֛הוּtzid.ki.Ya.huH6667the kingהַמֶּ֧לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428swareוַיִּשָּׁבַ֞עvai.yi.sha.Va'H7650secretlyבַּסֵּ֣תֶרba.Se.terH5643unto Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֖הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, Asthe Lordיְהוָ֞הYah.wehH3068livethחַי־chai-H2416,that madeעָשָׂה־'a.sah-H6213us this soulהַנֶּ֤פֶשׁha.Ne.feshH5315,I will not put thee to deathאֲמִיתֶ֔ךָ'a.mi.Te.khaH4191,neither will I giveאֶתֶּנְךָ֗'e.ten.KhaH5414thee into the handבְּיַד֙be.YadH3027of these menהָאֲנָשִׁ֣יםha.'a.na.ShimH582that seekמְבַקְשִׁ֖יםme.vak.ShimH1245thy lifeנַפְשֶֽׁךָ׃ סnaf.She.khaH5315.

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