New American Standard Bible 1995

Jeremiah 29:4-14

4“Thusכֹּ֥הkohH3541saysאָמַ֛ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068of hostsצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,to allלְכָל־le.kholH3605the exilesהַ֨גּוֹלָ֔הha.go.LahH1473whomאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834I havesentH1540into exileהִגְלֵ֥יתִיhig.Lei.tiH1540from Jerusalemמִירוּשָׁלִַ֖םmi.ru.sha.LimH3389to Babylonבָּבֶֽלָה׃ba.Ve.lahH894,

5‘Buildבְּנ֥וּbe.NuH1129housesבָתִּ֖יםva.TimH1004and liveוְשֵׁ֑בוּve.She.vuH3427in them;and plantוְנִטְע֣וּve.nit.'UH5193gardensגַנּ֔וֹתga.NotH1593and eatוְאִכְל֖וּve.'ikh.LuH398theirproduceפִּרְיָֽן׃pir.YanH6529.

6Takeקְח֣וּke.ChuH3947wivesנָשִׁ֗יםna.ShimH802andbecomeH3205the fathersוְהוֹלִידוּ֮ve.ho.li.DuH3205of sonsבָּנִ֣יםba.NimH1121and daughtersוּבָנוֹת֒u.va.nOtH1323,and takeוּקְח֨וּu.ke.ChuH3947wivesנָשִׁ֗יםna.ShimH802for your sonsלִבְנֵיכֶ֜םliv.nei.KhemH1121and giveתְּנ֣וּte.NuH5414your daughtersבְּנֽוֹתֵיכֶם֙be.no.tei.KhemH1323to husbandsH376,that they may bearוְתֵלַ֖דְנָהve.te.Lad.nahH3205sonsבָּנִ֣יםba.NimH1121and daughtersוּבָנ֑וֹתu.va.NotH1323;and multiplyוּרְבוּ־u.re.vu-H7235thereשָׁ֖םshamH8033and do not decreaseתִּמְעָֽטוּ׃tim.'A.tuH4591.

7Seekוְדִרְשׁ֞וּve.dir.ShuH1875thewelfareשְׁל֣וֹםshe.LomH7965of the cityהָעִ֗ירha.'IrH5892whereאֲשֶׁ֨ר שָׁ֔מָּה'a.Sher Sha.mahH834 H8033I have sentH1540you into exileהִגְלֵ֤יתִיhig.Lei.tiH1540, andprayוְהִתְפַּֽלְל֥וּve.hit.pa.LuH6419to the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068on its behalfבַעֲדָ֖הּva.'a.DahH1157; for in itswelfareבִשְׁלוֹמָ֔הּvish.lo.MahH7965you will haveיִהְיֶ֥הyih.YehH1961welfareשָׁלֽוֹם׃ פsha.LomH7965.’

8For thusכֹ֨הkhohH3541saysאָמַ֜ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068of hostsצְבָאוֹת֙tze.va.'OtH6635,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, ‘Do not let yourprophetsנְבִֽיאֵיכֶ֥םne.vi.'ei.KhemH5030whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834are in your midstבְּקִרְבְּכֶ֖םbe.kir.be.KhemH7130and your divinersוְקֹֽסְמֵיכֶ֑םve.ko.se.mei.KhemH7080deceiveH5378you, and do not listenתִּשְׁמְעוּ֙tish.me.'UH8085tothe dreamsחֲלֹמֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔םcha.lo.Mo.tei.KhemH2472whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834they dreamמַחְלְמִֽים׃mach.le.MimH2492.

9For theyprophesyנִבְּאִ֥יםni.be.'ImH5012falselyבְשֶׁ֔קֶרve.She.kerH8267to you in My nameבִּשְׁמִ֑יbish.MiH8034;I have not sentשְׁלַחְתִּ֖יםshe.lach.TimH7971them,’ declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.

10“For thusכֹה֙khohH3541saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, ‘WhenH3588seventyשִׁבְעִ֥יםshiv.'ImH7657yearsשָׁנָ֖הsha.NahH8141have beenH4390completedH4390for Babylonלְבָבֶ֛לle.va.VelH894,I will visitאֶפְקֹ֣ד'ef.KodH6485you and fulfillוַהֲקִמֹתִ֤יva.ha.ki.mo.TiH6965Mygoodהַטּ֔וֹבha.TovH2896wordדְּבָרִ֣יde.va.RiH1697to you, to bringH7725you backלְהָשִׁ֣יבle.ha.ShivH7725to thisהַזֶּֽה׃ha.ZehH2088placeהַמָּק֖וֹםha.ma.KomH4725.

11For I knowיָדַ֜עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045theplansהַמַּחֲשָׁבֹ֗תha.ma.cha.sha.VotH4284that Ihaveחֹשֵׁ֥בcho.ShevH2803for you,’ declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, ‘plansמַחְשְׁב֤וֹתmach.she.VotH4284forwelfareשָׁלוֹם֙sha.lOmH7965and not for calamityH7463to giveלָתֵ֥תla.TetH5414you a futureאַחֲרִ֥ית'a.cha.RitH319and ahopeוְתִקְוָֽה׃ve.tik.VahH8615.

12Then you willcallוּקְרָאתֶ֤םu.ke.ra.TemH7121upon Me and comeוַֽהֲלַכְתֶּ֔םva.ha.lakh.TemH1980and prayוְהִתְפַּלַּלְתֶּ֖םve.hit.pa.lal.TemH6419to Me, and I willlistenוְשָׁמַעְתִּ֖יve.sha.ma'.TiH8085to you.

13You willseekוּבִקַּשְׁתֶּ֥םu.vi.kash.TemH1245Me and findוּמְצָאתֶ֑םu.me.tza.TemH4672Mewhenכִּ֥יkiH3588yousearchתִדְרְשֻׁ֖נִיtid.re.Shu.niH1875for Me with allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605your heartלְבַבְכֶֽם׃le.vav.KhemH3824.

14I will befoundוְנִמְצֵ֣אתִיve.nim.Tze.tiH4672by you,’ declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָה֒Yah.wehH3068, ‘and I willrestoreH7725yourfortunesשְׁבוּתְכֶ֗םshe.vi.te.khemH7622and willgatherוְקִבַּצְתִּ֣יve.ki.batz.TiH6908you from allמִֽכָּל־mi.kolH3605the nationsהַגּוֹיִ֞םha.go.YimH1471and from allוּמִכָּל־u.mi.kol-H3605the placesהַמְּקוֹמ֗וֹתha.me.ko.MotH4725whereאֲשֶׁ֨ר שָׁ֖ם'a.Sher shamH834 H8033I have drivenהִדַּ֧חְתִּיhi.Dach.tiH5080you,’ declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, ‘and I willbringH7725you backH7725to the placeהַ֨מָּק֔וֹםha.ma.KomH4725from whereאֲשֶׁר־ מִשָּֽׁם׃'a.Sher- mi.ShamH834 H8033I sentH1540you into exileהִגְלֵ֥יתִיhig.Lei.tiH1540.’

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