New American Standard Bible 1995

Jeremiah 21:1-4

1The wordהַדָּבָ֛רha.da.VarH1697whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834cameהָיָ֥הha.YahH1961to Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֖הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414from the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068whenKingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Zedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֗הוּtzid.ki.Ya.huH6667sentבִּשְׁלֹ֨חַbish.Lo.achH7971to himPashhurפַּשְׁחוּר֙pash.ChurH6583the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Malchijahמַלְכִּיָּ֔הmal.ki.YahH4441, andZephaniahצְפַנְיָ֧הtze.fan.YahH6846the priestהַכֹּהֵ֖ןha.ko.HenH3548,the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Maaseiahמַעֲשֵׂיָ֛הma.'a.se.YahH4641,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

2“Pleaseנָ֤אna'H4994inquireדְּרָשׁ־de.rosh-H1875of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068on our behalfבַעֲדֵ֙נוּ֙va.'a.De.nuH1157, forNebuchadnezzarנְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּ֥רne.vu.khad.re.TzarH5019kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofBabylonבָּבֶ֖לba.VelH894is warringנִלְחָ֣םnil.ChamH3898againstH5921us; perhapsאוּלַי֩'u.LaiH194the Lordיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068will dealיַעֲשֶׂ֨הya.'a.SehH6213with usaccording to allכְּכָל־ke.khol-H3605HiswonderfulH6381actsH6381, so that the enemywill withdrawוְיַעֲלֶ֖הve.ya.'a.LehH5927from us.”

3Then Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֖הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to them, “You shall sayתֹאמְרֻ֖ןtom.RunH559to Zedekiahצִדְקִיָּֽהוּ׃tzid.ki.Ya.huH6667as followsכֹּ֥הkohH3541:

4‘Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saysאָמַ֨ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478, “BeholdH2009, I am about toturnמֵסֵב֮me.SevH5437backH5437the weaponsכְּלֵ֣יke.LeiH3627of warהַמִּלְחָמָה֮ha.mil.cha.MahH4421whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834are in your handsבְּיֶדְכֶם֒be.yed.KhemH3027,with whichאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834you are warringנִלְחָמִ֣יםnil.cha.MimH3898againstH854the kingמֶ֤לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Babylonבָּבֶל֙ba.VelH894and the Chaldeansהַכַּשְׂדִּ֔יםha.kas.DimH3778who are besiegingהַצָּרִ֣ים עֲלֵיכֶ֔םha.tza.Rim 'a.lei.KhemH6696 H5921you outsideמִח֖וּץmi.ChutzH4480 H2351the wallלַֽחוֹמָ֑הla.cho.MahH2346; and I willgatherוְאָסַפְתִּ֣יve.'a.saf.TiH622them into the centerתּ֖וֹךְTokhH8432of thisH2088cityהָעִ֥ירha.'IrH5892.

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