New American Standard Bible 1995

Jeremiah 13:1-7

1Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541the Lordיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068saidאָמַ֨ר'a.MarH559to me, “Goהָל֞וֹךְha.LokhH1980andbuyוְקָנִ֤יתָve.ka.Ni.taH7069yourself a linenפִּשְׁתִּ֔יםpish.TimH6593waistbandאֵז֣וֹר'e.ZorH232and putוְשַׂמְתּ֖וֹve.sam.ToH7760it aroundעַל־'al-H5921your waistמָתְנֶ֑יךָma.te.Nei.khaH4975,but do not putתְבִאֵֽהוּ׃te.vi.'E.huH935it in waterוּבַמַּ֖יִםu.va.Ma.yimH4325.”

2So I boughtוָאֶקְנֶ֥הva.'ek.NehH7069the waistbandהָאֵז֖וֹרha.'e.ZorH232in accordance with thewordכִּדְבַ֣רkid.VarH1697of the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068and putוָאָשִׂ֖םva.'a.SimH7760it aroundעַל־'al-H5921my waistמָתְנָֽי׃ סma.te.NaiH4975.

3Then the wordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of the Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068cameוַיְהִ֧יvay.HiH1961to me a secondשֵׁנִ֥יתshe.NitH8145timeH8145,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

4“Takeקַ֧חkachH3947the waistbandהָאֵז֛וֹרha.'e.ZorH232that you have boughtקָנִ֖יתָka.Ni.taH7069,whichH834is aroundעַל־'al-H5921your waistמָתְנֶ֑יךָma.te.Nei.khaH4975,and ariseוְקוּם֙ve.KumH6965,goלֵ֣ךְlekhH1980to theEuphratesפְּרָ֔תָהpe.Ra.tahH6578and hideוְטָמְנֵ֥הוּve.ta.me.Ne.huH2934it thereשָׁ֖םshamH8033in a creviceבִּנְקִ֥יקbin.KikH5357of the rockהַסָּֽלַע׃ha.Sa.la'H5553.”

5So I wentוָאֵלֵ֕ךְva.'e.LekhH1980and hidוָאֶטְמְנֵ֖הוּva.'et.me.Ne.huH2934it by the Euphratesבִּפְרָ֑תbif.RatH6578,as the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068had commandedצִוָּ֥הtzi.VahH6680me.

6AfterH4480manyרַבִּ֑יםra.BimH7227daysיָמִ֣יםya.MimH3117the Lordיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to me, “Ariseק֚וּםkumH6965,goלֵ֣ךְlekhH1980to the Euphratesפְּרָ֔תָהpe.Ra.tahH6578and takeוְקַ֤חve.KachH3947from thereמִשָּׁם֙mi.ShamH8033the waistbandהָ֣אֵז֔וֹרha.'e.ZorH232whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834I commandedצִוִּיתִ֖יךָtzi.vi.Ti.khaH6680you to hideלְטָמְנוֹ־le.ta.me.nov-H2934thereשָֽׁם׃ShamH8033.”

7Then I wentוָאֵלֵ֣ךְva.'e.LekhH1980to the Euphratesפְּרָ֔תָהpe.Ra.tahH6578and dugוָאֶחְפֹּ֗רva.'ech.PorH2658,and I tookוָֽאֶקַּח֙va.'e.KachH3947the waistbandהָ֣אֵז֔וֹרha.'e.ZorH232from the placeהַמָּק֖וֹםha.ma.KomH4725whereאֲשֶׁר־ שָׁ֑מָּה'a.Sher- Sha.mahH834 H8033I had hiddenטְמַנְתִּ֣יוte.man.TivH2934it; and loוְהִנֵּה֙ve.hi.NehH2009,the waistbandהָאֵז֔וֹרha.'e.ZorH232was ruinedנִשְׁחַ֣תnish.ChatH7843,it was totallyלַכֹּֽל׃ פla.KolH3605worthlessלֹ֥א יִצְלַ֖חlo' yitz.LachH3808 H6743.

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