New American Standard Bible 1995

Jeremiah 29:15-17

15“Becauseכִּ֖יkiH3588you have saidאֲמַרְתֶּ֑ם'a.mar.TemH559, ‘The Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068has raisedהֵקִ֨יםhe.KimH6965upprophetsנְבִאִ֖יםne.vi.'ImH5030for us in Babylonבָּבֶֽלָה׃ סba.Ve.lahH894’--

16for thusכֹ֣ה׀khohH3541saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068concerningH413the kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428who sitsהַיּוֹשֵׁב֙hai.yo.ShevH3427on the throneכִּסֵּ֣אki.Se'H3678of Davidדָוִ֔דda.VidH1732,and concerningH413allכָּל־kol-H3605the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971who dwellהַיּוֹשֵׁ֖בhai.yo.ShevH3427in thisH2088cityבָּעִ֣ירba.'IrH5892,your brothersאֲחֵיכֶ֕ם'a.chei.KhemH251whoאֲשֶׁ֛ר'a.SherH834didnot goיָצְא֥וּya.tze.'UH3318with you into exileבַּגּוֹלָֽה׃ba.go.LahH1473--

17thusכֹּ֤הkohH3541saysאָמַר֙'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of hostsצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635, ‘BeholdH2009,I am sendingמְשַׁלֵּ֣חַme.sha.Le.achH7971upon them theswordהַחֶ֖רֶבha.Che.revH2719,famineהָרָעָ֣בha.ra.'AvH7458and pestilenceהַדָּ֑בֶרha.Da.verH1698,and I will makeוְנָתַתִּ֣יve.na.ta.TiH5414them likesplit-openהַשֹּׁ֣עָרִ֔יםha.Sho.'a.RimH8182figsכַּתְּאֵנִים֙ka.te.'e.NimH8384that cannotלֹא־lo'-H3808be eatenתֵאָכַ֖לְנָהte.'a.Khal.nahH398dueH4480to rottennessמֵרֹֽעַ׃me.Ro.a'H7455.

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