New American Standard Bible 1995

Jeremiah 27:2-11

2thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saysאָמַ֤ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068to me-Makeעֲשֵׂ֣ה'a.SehH6213for yourselfbondsמוֹסֵר֖וֹתmo.se.RotH4147andyokesוּמֹט֑וֹתu.mo.TotH4133and putוּנְתַתָּ֖םu.ne.ta.TamH5414them on your neckצַוָּארֶֽךָ׃tza.va.Re.khaH6677,

3and sendוְשִׁלַּחְתָּם֩ve.shi.lach.TamH7971word to the kingמֶ֨לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofEdomH112,to the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofMoabמוֹאָ֗בmo.'AvH4124,to the kingמֶ֙לֶךְ֙Me.lekhH4428of the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofAmmonעַמּ֔וֹןa.MonH5983,to the kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofTyreצֹ֖רtzorH6865and to the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofSidonצִיד֑וֹןtzi.DonH6721by the messengersמַלְאָכִים֙mal.'a.KhimH4397who comeהַבָּאִ֣יםha.ba.'ImH935to Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֔םye.ru.sha.LimH3389to Zedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֖הוּtzid.ki.Ya.huH6667kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Judahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063.

4Commandוְצִוִּיתָ֣ve.tzi.vi.TaH6680them to goto their mastersאֲדֹֽנֵיהֶ֖ם'a.do.nei.HemH113,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, ‘Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saysאָמַ֞ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068of hostsצְבָאוֹת֙tze.va.'OtH6635,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,thusכֹּ֥הkohH3541you shall sayתֹֽאמְר֖וּto.me.RuH559to your mastersאֲדֹֽנֵיכֶֽם׃'a.Do.nei.KhemH113,

5“I have madeעָשִׂ֣יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213the earthהָאָ֗רֶץha.'A.retzH776,the menהָאָדָ֤םha.'a.DamH120and the beastsהַבְּהֵמָה֙ha.be.he.MahH929whichאֲשֶׁר֙'a.SherH834are on the faceפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440of the earthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776by My greatהַגָּד֔וֹלha.ga.DolH1419powerבְּכֹחִי֙be.kho.ChiH3581and by My outstretchedהַנְּטוּיָ֑הha.ne.tu.YahH5186armוּבִזְרוֹעִ֖יu.viz.ro.'IH2220, and I willgiveוּנְתַתִּ֕יהָu.ne.ta.Ti.haH5414it to the one whoלַאֲשֶׁ֖רla.'a.SherH834ispleasingיָשַׁ֥רya.SharH3474in My sightבְּעֵינָֽי׃be.'ei.NaiH5869.

6Nowוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258Ihave givenנָתַ֙תִּי֙na.Ta.tiH5414allכָּל־kol-H3605theseהָאֵ֔לֶּהha.'E.lehH428landsהָאֲרָצ֣וֹתha.'a.ra.TzotH776into the handבְּיַ֛דbe.YadH3027of Nebuchadnezzarנְבוּכַדְנֶאצַּ֥רne.vu.khad.ne.TzarH5019kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֖לba.VelH894,My servantעַבְדִּ֑י'av.DiH5650,and I have givenנָתַ֥תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414him alsoוְגַם֙ve.GamH1571thewildH2421animalsH2421of the fieldהַשָּׂדֶ֔הha.sa.DehH7704to serveלְעָבְדֽוֹ׃le.'a.ve.DoH5647him.

7Allכָּל־kol-H3605the nationsהַגּוֹיִ֔םha.go.YimH1471shall serveH5647him and his sonH1121and his grandsonH1121untilעַ֣ד'adH5704the timeעֵ֤ת'etH6256of his own landאַרְצוֹ֙'ar.TzoH776comesבֹּא־bo'-H935; thenmanyרַבִּ֔יםra.BimH7227nationsגּוֹיִ֣םgo.YimH1471and greatגְּדֹלִֽים׃ge.do.LimH1419kingsוּמְלָכִ֖יםu.me.la.KhimH4428willmakeH5647him their servantH5647.

8“It will be, thatthe nationהַגּ֜וֹיha.GoyH1471or the kingdomוְהַמַּמְלָכָ֗הve.ha.mam.la.KhahH4467whichאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834will not serveיַעַבְד֤וּya.'av.DuH5647him, Nebuchadnezzarנְבוּכַדְנֶאצַּ֣רne.vu.khad.ne.TzarH5019kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֔לba.VelH894,and whichאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834will not putיִתֵּן֙yi.TenH5414its neckצַוָּאר֔וֹtza.va.RoH6677under the yokeבְּעֹ֖לbe.'OlH5923of the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֑לba.VelH894,I will punishאֶפְקֹ֨ד'ef.KodH6485that nationהַגּ֤וֹיha.GoyH1471with theswordבַּחֶרֶב֩ba.che.RevH2719,with famineוּבָרָעָ֨בu.va.ra.'AvH7458and with pestilenceוּבַדֶּ֜בֶרu.va.De.verH1698,”declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, “untilעַד־'ad-H5704I have destroyedתֻּמִּ֥יtu.MiH8552it by his handבְּיָדֽוֹ׃be.ya.DoH3027.

9But as for you,do not listenתִּשְׁמְע֨וּtish.me.'UH8085to your prophetsנְבִיאֵיכֶ֜םne.vi.'ei.KhemH5030,your divinersקֹֽסְמֵיכֶ֗םko.se.mei.KhemH7080, yourdreamersחֲלֹמֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔םcha.lo.Mo.tei.KhemH2472,your soothsayersעֹֽנְנֵיכֶ֖ם'o.ne.nei.KhemH6049or your sorcerersכַּשָּׁפֵיכֶ֑םka.sha.fei.KhemH3786whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834speakאֹמְרִ֤ים'o.me.RimH559to you, sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, ‘You will not serveתַעַבְד֖וּta.'av.DuH5647the kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Babylonבָּבֶֽל׃ba.VelH894.’

10For they prophesyנִבְּאִ֣יםni.be.'ImH5012alieשֶׁ֔קֶרShe.kerH8267to you in orderלְמַ֨עַןle.Ma.'anH4616toremoveהַרְחִ֤יקhar.ChikH7368you farH7368from your landאַדְמַתְכֶ֔ם'ad.mat.KhemH127;and I will driveוְהִדַּחְתִּ֥יve.hi.dach.TiH5080you out and you will perishוַאֲבַדְתֶּֽם׃va.'a.vad.TemH6.

11But the nationוְהַגּ֗וֹיve.ha.GoyH1471whichאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834willbringיָבִ֧יאya.Vi'H935its neckצַוָּאר֛וֹtza.va.RoH6677under the yokeבְּעֹ֥לbe.'OlH5923of the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֖לba.VelH894and serveוַֽעֲבָד֑וֹva.'a.va.DoH5647him, I willlet remainוְהִנַּחְתִּ֤יוve.hi.nach.TivH5117on its landאַדְמָתוֹ֙'ad.ma.ToH127,”declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, “and they will tillוַֽעֲבָדָ֖הּva.'a.va.DahH5647it and dwellוְיָ֥שַׁבve.Ya.shavH3427in it.”’”

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