New American Standard Bible 1995

Jeremiah 32:1-7

1The wordהַדָּבָ֞רha.da.VarH1697that cameהָיָ֤הha.YahH1961to Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֙הוּ֙yir.me.Ya.huH3414from the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068in thetenthהָעֲשִׂרִ֔יתha.'a.si.RitH6224yearH8141of Zedekiahלְצִדְקִיָּ֖הוּle.tzid.ki.Ya.huH6667kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063,whichהִ֧יאhi'H1931was the eighteenthשְׁמֹנֶֽה־ עֶשְׂרֵ֥הshe.mo.neh- 'es.RehH8083 H6240yearH8141of Nebuchadnezzarלִנְבֽוּכַדְרֶאצַּֽר׃lin.Vu.khad.re.TzarH5019.

2Now at that timeוְאָ֗זve.'AzH227the armyחֵ֚ילcheilH2428of the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֔לba.VelH894was besiegingצָרִ֖ים עַל־tza.Rim 'al-H6696 H5921Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389,and Jeremiahוְיִרְמְיָ֣הוּve.yir.me.Ya.huH3414the prophetהַנָּבִ֗יאha.na.Vi'H5030was shutכָלוּא֙kha.Lu'H3607up in thecourtבַּחֲצַ֣רba.cha.TzarH2691of the guardהַמַּטָּרָ֔הha.ma.ta.RahH4307,whichאֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834was inthe houseבֵּֽית־beit-H1004of the kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Judahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063,

3becauseאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834Zedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֥הוּtzid.ki.Ya.huH6667kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063hadshutכְּלָא֔וֹke.la.'OH3607him up, sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, “Whyמַדּוּעַ֩ma.du.a'H4069do youprophesyנִבָּ֜אni.Ba'H5012,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559, ‘Thusכֹּ֚הkohH3541saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, “BeholdH2009, I am about togiveנֹתֵ֜ןno.TenH5414thisH2088cityהָעִ֥ירha.'IrH5892into the handבְּיַ֥דbe.YadH3027of the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֖לba.VelH894,and he will takeוּלְכָדָֽהּ׃u.le.kha.DahH3920it;

4and Zedekiahוְצִדְקִיָּ֙הוּ֙ve.tzid.ki.Ya.huH6667kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063willnot escapeיִמָּלֵ֖טyi.ma.LetH4422out of the handמִיַּ֣דmi.YadH3027of the Chaldeansהַכַּשְׂדִּ֑יםha.kas.DimH3778,but he will surelyהִנָּתֹ֤ןhi.na.TonH5414be givenיִנָּתֵן֙yi.na.TenH5414into the handבְּיַ֣דbe.YadH3027of the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֔לba.VelH894, and he willspeakוְדִבֶּר־ve.di.ber-H1696with himfaceפִּ֣יוpivH6310to faceפִּ֔יוPivH6310and seeתִּרְאֶֽינָה׃tir.'Ei.nahH7200him eyeוְעֵינָ֖יוve.'ei.NavH5869to eyeעֵינָ֥יוei.novH5869;

5and he willtakeיוֹלִ֤ךְyo.LikhH1980Zedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֙הוּ֙tzid.ki.Ya.huH6667to Babylonוּבָבֶ֞לu.va.VelH894,and he will be thereוְשָׁ֣םve.ShamH8033untilעַד־'ad-H5704I visitפָּקְדִ֥יpa.ke.DiH6485him,” declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068. “Ifכִּ֧יkiH3588you fightתִֽלָּחֲמ֛וּti.la.cha.MuH3898againstאֶת־'et-H854the Chaldeansהַכַּשְׂדִּ֖יםha.kas.DimH3778, you willnot succeedתַצְלִֽיחוּ׃ פtatz.Li.chuH6743”’?”

6And Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֑הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “The wordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068cameהָיָ֥הha.YahH1961to me, sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

7‘Beholdהִנֵּ֣הhi.NehH2009,Hanamelחֲנַמְאֵ֗לcha.nam.'ElH2601the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Shallumשַׁלֻּם֙sha.LumH7967your uncleדֹּֽדְךָ֔do.de.KhaH1730is comingבָּ֥אba'H935to you, sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, “Buyקְנֵ֣הke.NehH7069for yourself my fieldשָׂדִי֙sa.DiH7704whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834is atAnathothבַּעֲנָת֔וֹתba.'a.na.TotH6068, for you have therightמִשְׁפַּ֥טmish.PatH4941of redemptionהַגְּאֻלָּ֖הha.ge.'u.LahH1353to buyלִקְנֽוֹת׃lik.NotH7069it.”’

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