New American Standard Bible 1995

Jeremiah 29:17-21

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.

18I will pursueוְרָֽדַפְתִּי֙ve.ra.daf.TiH7291them with the swordבַּחֶ֖רֶבba.Che.revH2719,with famineבָּרָעָ֣בba.ra.'AvH7458and with pestilenceוּבַדָּ֑בֶרu.va.Da.verH1698; and I willmakeוּנְתַתִּ֨יםu.ne.ta.TimH5414them a terrorH2113to allלְכֹ֣ל׀le.KholH3605the kingdomsמַמְלְכ֣וֹתmam.le.KhotH4467of the earthהָאָ֗רֶץha.'A.retzH776, to be acurseלְאָלָ֤הle.'a.LahH423and a horrorוּלְשַׁמָּה֙u.le.sha.MahH8047and ahissingוְלִשְׁרֵקָ֣הve.lish.re.KahH8322,and a reproachוּלְחֶרְפָּ֔הu.le.cher.PahH2781among allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605the nationsהַגּוֹיִ֖םha.go.YimH1471whereאֲשֶׁר־ שָֽׁם׃'a.Sher- ShamH834 H8033I have drivenהִדַּחְתִּ֥יםhi.dach.TimH5080them,

19becauseתַּ֛חַת אֲשֶֽׁר־Ta.chat 'a.Sher-H8478 H834they havenot listenedשָׁמְע֥וּsha.me.'UH8085to My wordsדְּבָרַ֖יde.va.RaiH1697,’declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, ‘whichאֲשֶׁר֩'a.SherH834I sentשָׁלַ֨חְתִּיsha.Lach.tiH7971to them againהַשְׁכֵּ֣םhash.KemH7925and againוְשָׁלֹ֔חַve.sha.Lo.achH7971byMy servantsעֲבָדַ֤י'a.va.DaiH5650the prophetsהַנְּבִאִים֙ha.ne.vi.'ImH5030;but you did not listenשְׁמַעְתֶּ֖םshe.ma'.TemH8085,’declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

20You, therefore, hearשִׁמְע֣וּshim.'UH8085the wordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,allכָּל־kol-H3605you exilesהַ֨גּוֹלָ֔הha.go.LahH1473,whomאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834I havesentH7971awayH7971from Jerusalemמִירוּשָׁלִַ֖םmi.ru.sha.LimH3389to Babylonבָּבֶֽלָה׃ סba.Ve.lahH894.

21“Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saysאָמַר֩'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068of hostsצְבָא֜וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478,concerningאֶל־'el-H413Ahabאַחְאָ֤ב'ach.'AvH256the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Kolaiahקֽוֹלָיָה֙ko.la.YahH6964and concerningוְאֶל־ve.'el-H413Zedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֣הוּtzid.ki.Ya.huH6667the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Maaseiahמַֽעֲשֵׂיָ֔הma.'a.se.YahH4641, who areprophesyingהַֽנִּבְּאִ֥יםha.ni.be.'ImH5012to you falselyשָׁ֑קֶרSha.kerH8267in My nameבִּשְׁמִ֖יbish.MiH8034, ‘BeholdH2009,I will deliverנֹתֵ֣ןno.TenH5414them into the handבְּיַד֙be.YadH3027of Nebuchadnezzarנְבֽוּכַדְרֶאצַּ֣רne.vu.khad.re.TzarH5019kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֔לba.VelH894,and he will slayוְהִכָּ֖םve.hi.KamH5221them before your eyesלְעֵינֵיכֶֽם׃le.'ei.nei.KhemH5869.

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