New American Standard Bible 1995

Jeremiah 29:24-32

24ToShemaiahשְׁמַעְיָ֥הוּshe.ma'.Ya.huH8098the Nehelamiteהַנֶּחֱלָמִ֖יha.ne.che.la.MiH5161you shall speakתֹּאמַ֥רto.MarH559,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

25“Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saysH559the Lordיְהוָ֧הYah.wehH3068of hostsצְבָא֛וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478, ‘Becauseיַ֡עַן אֲשֶׁ֣רYa.'an 'a.SherH3282 H834you have sentשָׁלַ֨חְתָּsha.Lach.taH7971lettersסְפָרִ֗יםse.fa.RimH5612in your own nameבְשִׁמְכָ֜הve.shim.KhahH8034to allכָּל־kol-H3605the peopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971whoאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834are in Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִַ֔םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389, and toZephaniahצְפַנְיָ֤הtze.fan.YahH6846the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Maaseiahמַֽעֲשֵׂיָה֙ma.'a.se.YahH4641,the priestהַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.HenH3548,and to allכָּל־kol-H3605the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֖יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548,sayingH559,

26“The Lordיְהוָ֞הYah.wehH3068has madeנְתָנְךָ֣ne.ta.ne.KhaH5414you priestכֹהֵ֗ןkho.HenH3548insteadתַּ֚חַתTa.chatH8478of Jehoiadaיְהוֹיָדָ֣עye.ho.ya.Da'H3077the priestהַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.HenH3548, to be theoverseerפְּקִדִים֙pe.ki.DimH6496in the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068over everyלְכָל־le.kholH3605madmanמְשֻׁגָּ֖עme.shu.Ga'H7696whoprophesiesוּמִתְנַבֵּ֑אu.mit.na.Be'H5012, toputוְנָתַתָּ֥הve.na.ta.TahH5414him in the stocksהַמַּהְפֶּ֖כֶתha.mah.Pe.khetH4115and in the ironH6729collarH6729,

27nowוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258then, whyלָ֚מָּהLa.mahH4100have you not rebukedגָעַ֔רְתָּga.'Ar.taH1605Jeremiahבְּיִרְמְיָ֖הוּbe.yir.me.Ya.huH3414ofAnathothהָֽעֲנְּתֹתִ֑יha.'a.ne.to.TiH6069who prophesiesהַמִּתְנַבֵּ֖אha.mit.na.Be'H5012to you?

28For he hassentשָׁלַ֥חsha.LachH7971to us in Babylonבָּבֶ֥לba.VelH894,sayingלֵאמֹ֖רle.MorH559, ‘The exile will belongאֲרֻכָּ֣ה'a.ru.KahH752;buildבְּנ֤וּbe.NuH1129housesבָתִּים֙va.TimH1004and liveוְשֵׁ֔בוּve.She.vuH3427in themand plantוְנִטְע֣וּve.nit.'UH5193gardensגַנּ֔וֹתga.NotH1593and eatוְאִכְל֖וּve.'ikh.LuH398theirproduceפְּרִיהֶֽן׃pe.ri.HenH6529.’”’”

29Zephaniahצְפַנְיָ֥הtze.fan.YahH6846the priestהַכֹּהֵ֖ןha.ko.HenH3548readוַיִּקְרָ֛אvai.yik.Ra'H7121thisהַזֶּ֑הha.ZehH2088letterהַסֵּ֣פֶרha.Se.ferH5612to Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֥הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414the prophetהַנָּבִֽיא׃ פha.na.Vi'H5030.

30Then cameוַֽיְהִי֙vay.HiH1961the wordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068to Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֖הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

31“Sendשְׁלַ֤חshe.LachH7971toallכָּל־kol-H3605the exilesהַגּוֹלָה֙ha.go.LahH1473,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, ‘Thusכֹּ֚הkohH3541saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068concerningאֶל־'el-H413Shemaiahשְׁמַעְיָ֖הshe.ma'.YahH8098the Nehelamiteהַנֶּחֱלָמִ֑יha.ne.che.la.MiH5161, “Becauseיַ֡עַן אֲשֶׁר֩Ya.'an 'a.SherH3282 H834Shemaiahשְׁמַעְיָ֗הshe.ma'.YahH8098hasprophesiedנִבָּ֨אni.Ba'H5012to you, although I did not sendשְׁלַחְתִּ֔יוshe.lach.TivH7971him, and he hasmade you trustוַיַּבְטַ֥חvai.yav.TachH982in a lieשָֽׁקֶר׃Sha.kerH8267,”

32thereforeלָכֵ֞ןla.KhenH3651thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068, “BeholdH2009, I am about topunishפֹקֵ֜דfo.KedH6485Shemaiahשְׁמַעְיָ֣הshe.ma'.YahH8098the Nehelamiteהַנֶּחֱלָמִי֮ha.ne.che.la.MiH5161and hisdescendantsזַרְעוֹ֒zar.'OH2233; he willnot haveיִהְיֶ֨הyih.YehH1961anyoneאִ֣ישׁ׀'ishH376livingיוֹשֵׁ֣ב׀yo.ShevH3427amongבְּתוֹךְ־be.tokh-H8432thisהַזֶּ֗הha.ZehH2088peopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971,and he will not seeיִרְאֶ֥הyir.'EhH7200the goodבַטּ֛וֹבva.TovH2896that I am about to doעֹשֶֽׂה־'o.seh-H6213to My peopleלְעַמִּ֖יle.'a.MiH5971,”declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, “becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588he haspreachedדִבֶּ֖רdi.BerH1696rebellionסָרָ֥הsa.RahH5627againstH5921the Lordיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.”’”

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