New American Standard Bible 1995

Jeremiah 34:1-7

1The wordהַדָּבָ֛רha.da.VarH1697whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834cameהָיָ֥הha.YahH1961to Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֖הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414from the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, whenNebuchadnezzarוּנְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּ֣רu.ne.vu.khad.re.TzarH5019kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֣ל׀ba.VelH894and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605his armyחֵיל֡וֹchei.LoH2428, withallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the kingdomsמַמְלְכ֣וֹתmam.le.KhotH4467of the earthאֶרֶץ֩'e.RetzH776that were under his dominionמֶמְשֶׁ֨לֶתmem.She.letH4475and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the peoplesהָעַמִּ֗יםha.'a.MimH5971,were fightingנִלְחָמִ֧יםnil.cha.MimH3898againstעַל־'al-H5921Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֛םye.ru.sha.LimH3389and againstוְעַל־ve.'al-H5921allכָּל־kol-H3605its citiesעָרֶ֖יהָ'a.Rei.haH5892,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

2“Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saysאָמַ֤ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, ‘Goהָלֹךְ֙ha.loKhH1980and speakוְאָ֣מַרְתָּ֔ve.'A.mar.taH559to Zedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֖הוּtzid.ki.Ya.huH6667kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063and sayוְאָמַרְתָּ֣ve.'a.mar.TaH559to him: “Thusכֹּ֚הkohH3541saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, ‘BeholdH2009,I am givingנֹתֵ֜ןno.TenH5414thisH2088cityהָעִ֤ירha.'IrH5892into the handבְּיַ֣דbe.YadH3027of the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֔לba.VelH894, andhe will burnוּשְׂרָפָ֖הּu.se.ra.FahH8313it with fireבָּאֵֽשׁ׃ba.'EshH784.

3You will not escapeתִמָּלֵט֙ti.ma.LetH4422from his handמִיָּד֔וֹmi.ya.DoH3027,for you will surelyתָּפֹ֣שׂta.FosH8610be capturedתִּתָּפֵ֔שׂti.ta.FesH8610and deliveredתִּנָּתֵ֑ןti.na.TenH5414into his handוּבְיָד֖וֹu.ve.ya.DoH3027; and you willseeתִּרְאֶ֗ינָהtir.'Ei.nahH7200the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֜לba.VelH894eyeוְֽ֠עֵינֶיךָVe.'ei.nei.khaH5869to eyeעֵינֵ֨י'ei.NeiH5869,and he will speakיְדַבֵּ֖רye.da.BerH1696with youfaceוּפִ֛יהוּu.Fi.huH6310to faceפִּ֥יךָPi.khaH6310,and you will goתָּבֽוֹא׃ta.Vo'H935to Babylonוּבָבֶ֥לu.va.VelH894.’”’

4Yetאַ֚ךְ'akhH389hearשְׁמַ֣עshe.Ma'H8085the wordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,O Zedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֖הוּtzid.ki.Ya.huH6667kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063!Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saysאָמַ֤ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068concerningעָלֶ֔יךָ'a.Lei.khaH5921you, ‘You will not dieתָמ֖וּתta.MutH4191by the swordבֶּחָֽרֶב׃be.Cha.revH2719.

5You will dieתָּמ֗וּתta.MutH4191in peaceבְּשָׁל֣וֹםbe.sha.LomH7965; and as spiceswere burnedוּֽכְמִשְׂרְפ֣וֹתu.khe.mis.re.FotH4955for your fathersאֲ֠בוֹתֶיךָ'A.vo.tei.khaH1,the formerהָרִֽאשֹׁנִ֜יםha.ri.sho.NimH7223kingsהַמְּלָכִ֨יםha.me.la.KhimH4428whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834were beforeלְפָנֶ֗יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440you, soכֵּ֚ןkenH3651they willburnיִשְׂרְפוּ־yis.re.fu-H8313spices for you; andthey will lamentיִסְפְּדוּ־yis.pe.du-H5594for you, “Alasוְה֥וֹיve.HoH1945,lordאָד֖וֹן'a.DonH113!”’For I have spokenדִבַּ֖רְתִּיdi.Bar.tiH1696the wordדָבָ֥רda.VarH1697,”declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.

6Then Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֣הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414the prophetהַנָּבִ֔יאha.na.Vi'H5030spokeוַיְדַבֵּר֙vay.da.BerH1696allכָּל־kol-H3605theseהָאֵ֖לֶּהha.'E.lehH428wordsהַדְּבָרִ֥יםha.de.va.RimH1697to Zedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֖הוּtzid.ki.Ya.huH6667kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063in Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃bi.ru.sha.LimH3389

7when the armyוְחֵ֣ילve.CheilH2428of the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֗לba.VelH894was fightingנִלְחָמִים֙nil.cha.MimH3898againstעַל־'al-H5921Jerusalemיְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םye.Ru.sha.LimH3389and againstוְעַ֛לve.'AlH5921allכָּל־kol-H3605the remainingהַנּֽוֹתָר֑וֹתha.no.ta.RotH3498citiesעָרֵ֥י'a.ReiH5892of Judahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063, that is,Lachishלָכִישׁ֙la.KhishH3923andAzekahעֲזֵקָ֔ה'a.ze.KahH5825, for they aloneremainedנִשְׁאֲר֛וּnish.'a.RuH7604asfortifiedמִבְצָֽר׃ פmiv.TzarH4013citiesבְּעָרֵ֥יbe.'a.ReiH5892among the citiesעָרֵ֥י'a.ReiH5892of Judahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063.

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