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Jeremiah 42:7-12

7And it came to pass afterמִקֵּ֖ץmi.KetzH7093tenעֲשֶׂ֣רֶת'a.Se.retH6235daysיָמִ֑יםya.MimH3117,that the wordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068came unto Jeremiahיִרְמְיָֽהוּ׃yir.me.Ya.huH3414.

8Then calledוַיִּקְרָ֗אvai.yik.Ra'H7121he Johananיֽוֹחָנָן֙yo.cha.NanH3110the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Kareahקָרֵ֔חַka.Re.achH7143,and all the captainsשָׂרֵ֥יsa.ReiH8269of the forcesהַחֲיָלִ֖יםha.cha.ya.LimH2428which werewith him, and all the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971from the leastלְמִקָּטֹ֥ןle.mi.ka.TonH6996even to the greatestגָּדֽוֹל׃ga.DolH1419,

9And saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto them, Thus saithאָמַ֥ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,unto whom ye sentשְׁלַחְתֶּ֤םshe.lach.TemH7971me to presentלְהַפִּ֥ילle.ha.PilH5307your supplicationתְּחִנַּתְכֶ֖םte.chi.nat.KhemH8467beforeלְפָנָֽיו׃le.fa.NavH6440him;

10If ye will stillשׁ֤וֹבShovH7725abideתֵּֽשְׁבוּ֙te.she.VuH3427in this landבָּאָ֣רֶץba.'A.retzH776,then will I buildוּבָנִ֤יתִיu.va.Ni.tiH1129you, and not pull youdownאֶהֱרֹ֔ס'e.he.RosH2040,and I will plantוְנָטַעְתִּ֥יve.na.ta'.TiH5193you, and not pluck youupאֶתּ֑וֹשׁ'e.To.oshH5428:for I repentנִחַ֙מְתִּי֙ni.Cham.tiH5162me of the evilהָ֣רָעָ֔הha.ra.'AhH7451that I have doneעָשִׂ֖יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213unto you.

11Be not afraidתִּֽירְא֗וּti.re.'UH3372ofמִפְּנֵי֙mi.pe.NeiH6440the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֔לba.VelH894,of whomמִפָּנָ֑יוmi.pa.NavH6440ye are afraidיְרֵאִ֖יםye.re.'ImH3373;be not afraidתִּֽירְא֤וּti.re.'UH3372of him, saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068: for I amwith you to saveלְהוֹשִׁ֧יעַle.ho.Shi.a'H3467you, and to deliverוּלְהַצִּ֥ילu.le.ha.TzilH5337you from his handמִיָּדֽוֹ׃mi.ya.DoH3027.

12And I will shewוְאֶתֵּ֥ןve.'e.TenH5414merciesרַחֲמִ֖יםra.cha.MimH7356unto you, that he may have mercyוְרִחַ֣םve.ri.ChamH7355upon you, and cause you to returnוְהֵשִׁ֥יבve.he.ShivH7725to your own landאַדְמַתְכֶֽם׃'ad.mat.KhemH127.

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