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Jeremiah 38:2-4

2Thus saithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָה֒Yah.wehH3068,He that remainethהַיֹּשֵׁב֙hai.yo.ShevH3427in this cityבָּעִ֣ירba.'IrH5892shall dieיָמ֕וּתya.MutH4191by the swordבַּחֶ֖רֶבba.Che.revH2719,by the famineבָּרָעָ֣בba.ra.'AvH7458,and by the pestilenceוּבַדָּ֑בֶרu.va.Da.verH1698:but he that goeth forthוְהַיֹּצֵ֤אve.hai.yo.Tze'H3318to the Chaldeansהַכַּשְׂדִּים֙ha.kas.DimH3778shall liveוְחָיָ֔הve.cha.yahH2421;for he shall have his lifeנַפְשׁ֛וֹnaf.ShoH5315for a preyלְשָׁלָ֖לle.sha.LalH7998,and shall liveוָחָֽי׃ סva.ChaiH2425 H2421.

3Thus saithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,This cityהָעִ֣ירha.'IrH5892shall surelyהִנָּתֹ֨ןhi.na.TonH5414be givenתִּנָּתֵ֜ןti.na.TenH5414into the handבְּיַ֛דbe.YadH3027of the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Babylon’sבָּבֶ֖לba.VelH894armyחֵ֥ילcheilH2428,which shall takeוּלְכָדָֽהּ׃u.le.kha.DahH3920it.

4Therefore the princesהַשָּׂרִ֜יםha.sa.RimH8269saidוַיֹּאמְר֨וּvai.yo.me.RuH559unto the kingהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,We beseech thee, let this manהָאִ֣ישׁha.'IshH376be put to deathי֣וּמַתYu.matH4191:for thusכֵּ֡ןkenH3651he weakenethמְרַפֵּ֡אme.ra.Pe'H7503the handsיְדֵי֩ye.DeiH3027of the menאַנְשֵׁ֨י'an.SheiH582of warהַמִּלְחָמָ֜הha.mil.cha.MahH4421that remainהַֽנִּשְׁאָרִ֣ים׀ha.nish.'a.RimH7604in this cityבָּעִ֣ירba.'IrH5892,and the handsיְדֵ֣יye.DeiH3027of all the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971,in speakingלְדַבֵּ֣רle.da.BerH1696such wordsכַּדְּבָרִ֖יםka.de.va.RimH1697unto them: for this manהָאִ֣ישׁha.'IshH376seekethדֹרֵ֧שׁdo.ReshH1875not the welfareלְשָׁל֛וֹםle.sha.LomH7965of this peopleלָעָ֥םla.'AmH5971,but the hurtלְרָעָֽה׃le.ra.'AhH7451.

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