New American Standard Bible 1995

Jeremiah 27:12-18

12I spokeדִּבַּ֔רְתִּיdi.Bar.tiH1696wordsהַדְּבָרִ֥יםha.de.va.RimH1697like allכְּכָל־ke.khol-H3605theseהָאֵ֖לֶּהha.'E.lehH428toZedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֤הtzid.ki.YahH6667kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Judahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, “Bringהָבִ֨יאוּha.Vi.'uH935your necksצַוְּארֵיכֶ֜םtza.ve.rei.KhemH6677under the yokeבְּעֹ֣לbe.'OlH5923of the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֗לba.VelH894and serveוְעִבְד֥וּve.'iv.DuH5647him and his peopleוְעַמּ֖וֹve.'a.MoH5971,and liveוִֽחְיֽוּ׃Vich.YuH2421!

13Whyלָ֤מָּהLa.mahH4100will youdieתָמ֙וּתוּ֙ta.Mu.tuH4191,you and your peopleוְעַמֶּ֔ךָve.'a.Me.khaH5971,by the swordבַּחֶ֖רֶבba.Che.revH2719,famineבָּרָעָ֣בba.ra.'AvH7458and pestilenceוּבַדָּ֑בֶר֙u.va.Da.verH1698,as the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068has spokenדִּבֶּ֣רdi.BerH1696to that nationהַגּ֕וֹיha.GoyH1471whichH834will not serveיַעֲבֹ֖דya.'a.VodH5647the kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Babylonבָּבֶֽל׃ba.VelH894?

14Sodo not listenתִּשְׁמְע֞וּtish.me.'UH8085to the wordsדִּבְרֵ֣יdiv.ReiH1697of the prophetsהַנְּבִאִ֗יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030who speakהָאֹמְרִ֤יםha.'o.me.RimH559to you, sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, ‘You will not serveתַעַבְד֖וּta.'av.DuH5647the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֑לba.VelH894,’for they prophesyנִבְּאִ֥יםni.be.'ImH5012alieשֶׁ֔קֶרShe.kerH8267to you;

15forI have not sentשְׁלַחְתִּים֙she.lach.TimH7971them,” declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, “but theyprophesyנִבְּאִ֥יםni.be.'ImH5012falselyלַשָּׁ֑קֶרla.Sha.kerH8267in My nameבִּשְׁמִ֖יbish.MiH8034,in orderלְמַ֨עַןle.Ma.'anH4616that I maydriveהַדִּיחִ֤יha.di.ChiH5080you out and that you may perishוַאֲבַדְתֶּ֔םva.'a.vad.TemH6,you and the prophetsוְהַנְּבִאִ֖יםve.ha.ne.vi.'ImH5030who prophesyהַֽנִּבְּאִ֥יםha.ni.be.'ImH5012to you.”

16ThenI spokeדִּבַּ֣רְתִּיdi.Bar.tiH1696to the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִים֩ha.ko.ha.NimH3548and to allכָּל־kol-H3605thisהַזֶּ֜הha.ZehH2088peopleהָעָ֨םha.'AmH5971,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559, “Thusכֹּה֮kohH3541saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָה֒Yah.wehH3068:Do not listenתִּשְׁמְע֞וּtish.me.'UH8085to the wordsדִּבְרֵ֣יdiv.ReiH1697of your prophetsנְבִֽיאֵיכֶ֗םne.vi.'ei.KhemH5030who prophesyהַֽנִּבְּאִ֤יםha.ni.be.'ImH5012to you, sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, ‘Beholdהִנֵּ֨הhi.NehH2009, thevesselsכְלֵ֧יkhe.LeiH3627of the Lord’sיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068houseבֵית־veit-H1004will nowעַתָּ֣ה'a.TahH6258shortlyמְהֵרָ֑הme.he.RahH4120be broughtH7725againH7725from Babylonמִבָּבֶ֖לָהmi.ba.Ve.lahH894’;for they are prophesyingנִבְּאִ֥יםni.be.'ImH5012alieשֶׁ֔קֶרShe.kerH8267to you.

17Do not listenתִּשְׁמְע֣וּtish.me.'UH8085to them; serveעִבְד֥וּ'iv.DuH5647the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֖לba.VelH894,and liveוִֽחְי֑וּvich.YuH2421!Whyלָ֧מָּהLa.mahH4100should thisH2088cityהָעִ֥ירha.'IrH5892becomeתִֽהְיֶ֛הtih.YehH1961a ruinחָרְבָּֽה׃cha.re.BahH2723?

18Butifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518they are prophetsנְבִאִ֣יםne.vi.'ImH5030,and ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518the wordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068is with them, let them nowנָא֙na'H4994entreatיִפְגְּעוּ־yif.ge.'u-H6293the Lordבַּֽיהוָ֣הba.Yah.wehH3068of hostsצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635that the vesselsהַכֵּלִ֣ים׀ha.ke.LimH3627which are leftהַנּוֹתָרִ֣יםha.no.ta.RimH3498in the houseבְּבֵית־be.veit-H1004of the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,in the houseוּבֵ֨יתu.VeitH1004of the kingמֶ֧לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֛הye.hu.DahH3063and in Jerusalemוּבִירוּשָׁלִַ֖םu.vi.ru.sha.LimH3389may not goבֹ֜אוּVo.'uH935to Babylonבָּבֶֽלָה׃ פba.Ve.lahH894.

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