New American Standard Bible 1995

Jeremiah 29:4-23

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.’

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.

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.

22BecauseH4480of them acurseקְלָלָ֔הke.la.LahH7045will beusedוְלֻקַּ֤חve.lu.KachH3947by allלְכֹל֙le.KholH3605the exilesגָּל֣וּתga.LutH1546from Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063whoאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834are in Babylonבְּבָבֶ֖לbe.va.VelH894,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, “May the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068makeיְשִֽׂמְךָ֤ye.sim.KhaH7760you like Zedekiahכְּצִדְקִיָּ֣הוּke.tzid.ki.Ya.huH6667and like Ahabוּכְאֶחָ֔בu.khe.'e.ChavH256,whomאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֖לba.VelH894roastedקָלָ֥םka.LamH7033in the fireבָּאֵֽשׁ׃ba.'EshH784,

23becauseיַ֡עַן אֲשֶׁר֩Ya.'an 'a.SherH3282 H834they haveactedעָשׂ֨וּ'a.SuH6213foolishlyנְבָלָ֜הne.va.LahH5039in Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478, andhave committedH5003adulteryוַיְנַֽאֲפוּ֙vay.na.'a.FuH5003with their neighbors’רֵֽעֵיהֶ֔םre.'ei.HemH7453wivesנְשֵׁ֣יne.SheiH802and havespokenוַיְדַבְּר֨וּvay.da.be.RuH1696wordsדָבָ֤רda.VarH1697in My nameבִּשְׁמִי֙bish.MiH8034falselyשֶׁ֔קֶרShe.kerH8267,whichאֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834I did not commandצִוִּיתִ֑םtzi.vi.TimH6680them; and I am He whoknowsהַיּוֹדֵ֥עַhu.yo.de.a'H3045and am a witnessוָעֵ֖דva.'EdH5707,”declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.’”

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