New American Standard Bible 1995

Jeremiah 26:7-15

7Thepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֥יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548and the prophetsוְהַנְּבִאִ֖יםve.ha.ne.vi.'ImH5030and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the peopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971heardוַֽיִּשְׁמְע֛וּvai.yish.me.'UH8085Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֔הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414speakingמְדַבֵּ֛רme.da.BerH1696theseהָאֵ֖לֶּהha.'E.lehH428wordsהַדְּבָרִ֥יםha.de.va.RimH1697in the houseבְּבֵ֥יתbe.VeitH1004of the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

8When Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֗הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414finishedכְּכַלּ֣וֹתke.kha.LotH3615speakingלְדַבֵּר֙le.da.BerH1696allכָּל־kol-H3605that the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068had commandedצִוָּ֣הtzi.VahH6680himto speakלְדַבֵּ֖רle.da.BerH1696to allכָּל־kol-H3605the peopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971,the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֧יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548and the prophetsוְהַנְּבִאִ֛יםve.ha.ne.vi.'ImH5030and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the peopleהָעָ֥םha.'AmH5971seizedוַיִּתְפְּשׂ֨וּvai.yit.pe.SuH8610him, sayingלֵאמֹ֖רle.MorH559, “You mustמ֥וֹתMotH4191dieתָּמֽוּת׃ta.MutH4191!

9Whyמַדּוּעַ֩ma.du.a'H4069have you prophesiedנִבֵּ֨יתָni.Bei.taH5012in the nameבְשֵׁם־ve.shem-H8034of the Lordיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559, ‘ThisH2088houseהַבַּ֣יִתha.Ba.yitH1004will be like Shilohכְּשִׁלוֹ֙ke.shi.LoH7887and thisH2088cityוְהָעִ֥ירve.ha.'IrH5892will bedesolateתֶּחֱרַ֖בte.che.RavH2717,withoutמֵאֵ֣יןme.'EinH369inhabitantיוֹשֵׁ֑בyo.ShevH3427’?” Andallכָּל־kol-H3605the peopleהָעָ֛םha.'AmH5971gatheredוַיִּקָּהֵ֧לvai.yi.ka.HelH6950aboutאֶֽל־'el-H413Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֖הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414in the houseבְּבֵ֥יתbe.VeitH1004of the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

10When theofficialsשָׂרֵ֣יsa.ReiH8269of Judahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063heardוַֽיִּשְׁמְע֣וּ׀vai.yish.me.'UH8085theseהָאֵ֔לֶּהha.'E.lehH428thingsהַדְּבָרִ֣יםha.de.va.RimH1697,they cameוַיַּעֲל֥וּvai.ya.'a.LuH5927up from the king’sהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428houseמִבֵּית־mi.beit-H1004to the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068and satוַיֵּֽשְׁב֛וּvai.ye.she.VuH3427in theentranceבְּפֶ֥תַחbe.Fe.tachH6607of the Newהֶחָדָֽשׁ׃ סhe.cha.DashH2319Gateשַֽׁעַר־sha.'ar-H8179of the Lord’sיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068house.

11Then the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֤יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548and the prophetsוְהַנְּבִאִים֙ve.ha.ne.vi.'ImH5030spokeוַיֹּ֨אמְר֜וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559to the officialsהַשָּׂרִ֔יםha.sa.RimH8269and to allכָּל־kol-H3605the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, “Adeathמָ֙וֶת֙ma.vetH4194sentenceמִשְׁפַּט־mish.pat-H4941for thisH2088manלָאִ֣ישׁla.'IshH376!For he has prophesiedנִבָּא֙ni.Ba'H5012againstH413thisH2088cityהָעִ֣ירha.'IrH5892as you have heardשְׁמַעְתֶּ֖םshe.ma'.TemH8085in your hearingבְּאָזְנֵיכֶֽם׃be.'a.ze.nei.KhemH241.”

12Then Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֙הוּ֙yir.me.Ya.huH3414spokeוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to allכָּל־kol-H3605the officialsהַשָּׂרִ֔יםha.sa.RimH8269and to allכָּל־kol-H3605the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, “The Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068sentשְׁלָחַ֗נִיshe.la.Cha.niH7971me to prophesyלְהִנָּבֵ֞אle.hi.na.Ve'H5012againstH413thisH2088houseהַבַּ֤יִתha.Ba.yitH1004and againstH413thisH2088cityהָעִ֣ירha.'IrH5892allכָּל־kol-H3605the wordsהַדְּבָרִ֖יםha.de.va.RimH1697that you have heardשְׁמַעְתֶּֽם׃she.ma'.TemH8085.

13Nowוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258thereforeamendהֵיטִ֤יבוּhei.Ti.vuH3190your waysדַרְכֵיכֶם֙dar.khei.KhemH1870and your deedsוּמַ֣עַלְלֵיכֶ֔םu.Ma.'a.lei.KhemH4611and obeyוְשִׁמְע֕וּve.shim.'UH8085the voiceבְּק֖וֹלbe.KolH6963of the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֑ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430;and the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068willchangeH5162His mindH5162aboutאֶל־'el-H413the misfortuneH7463whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834He has pronouncedדִּבֶּ֖רdi.BerH1696againstעֲלֵיכֶֽם׃'a.lei.KhemH5921you.

14But as for me, beholdH2009,I am in your handsבְיֶדְכֶ֑םve.yed.KhemH3027;doעֲשׂוּ־'a.su-H6213with me as is goodכַּטּ֥וֹבka.TovH2896and rightוְכַיָּשָׁ֖רve.khai.ya.SharH3477in your sightבְּעֵינֵיכֶֽם׃be.'ei.nei.KhemH5869.

15Onlyאַ֣ךְ׀'akhH389knowיָדֹ֣עַya.Do.a'H3045for certainתֵּדְע֗וּte.de.'UH3045that ifאִם־'im-H518you putמְמִתִ֣יםme.mi.TimH4191me to deathH4191,you will bringנֹתְנִ֣יםno.te.NimH5414innocentנָקִ֗יna.KiH5355bloodדָ֣םdamH1818on yourselves, and on thisH2088cityהָעִ֥ירha.'IrH5892and on its inhabitantsיֹשְׁבֶ֑יהָyo.she.Vei.haH3427;for trulyבֶאֱמֶ֗תve.'e.MetH571the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068has sentשְׁלָחַ֤נִיshe.la.Cha.niH7971me to you to speakלְדַבֵּר֙le.da.BerH1696allכָּל־kol-H3605theseהָאֵֽלֶּה׃ סha.'E.lehH428wordsהַדְּבָרִ֖יםha.de.va.RimH1697in your hearingבְּאָזְנֵיכֶ֔םbe.'a.ze.nei.KhemH241.”

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