New American Standard Bible 1995

Jeremiah 34:17-22

17“Thereforeלָכֵן֮la.KhenH3651thusכֹּה־koh-H3541saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָה֒Yah.wehH3068, ‘You have not obeyedשְׁמַעְתֶּ֣םshe.ma'.TemH8085Me in proclaimingלִקְרֹ֣אlik.Ro'H7121releaseדְר֔וֹרde.RorH1865eachH376manH376to his brotherלְאָחִ֖יוle.'a.ChivH251and eachH376manH376to his neighborלְרֵעֵ֑הוּle.re.'E.huH7453.BeholdH2009, I amproclaimingקֹרֵא֩ko.Re'H7121areleaseדְּר֜וֹרde.RorH1865to you,’ declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068, ‘to theswordהַחֶ֙רֶב֙ha.Che.revH2719,to the pestilenceהַדֶּ֣בֶרha.De.verH1698and to the famineהָרָעָ֔בha.ra.'AvH7458;and I will makeוְנָתַתִּ֤יve.na.ta.TiH5414you aterrorH2113to allלְכֹ֖לle.KholH3605the kingdomsמַמְלְכ֥וֹתmam.le.KhotH4467of the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

18I will giveוְנָתַתִּ֣יve.na.ta.TiH5414the menH376who havetransgressedהָעֹֽבְרִים֙ha.'oe.RimH5674My covenantבְּרִתִ֔יbe.ri.TiH1285,whoH834have not fulfilledהֵקִ֙ימוּ֙he.Ki.muH6965the wordsדִּבְרֵ֣יdiv.ReiH1697of the covenantהַבְּרִ֔יתha.be.RitH1285whichH834they madeכָּרְת֖וּka.re.TuH3772beforeלְפָנָ֑יle.fa.NaiH6440Me, when theycutכָּרְת֣וּka.re.TuH3772the calfהָעֵ֙גֶל֙ha.'E.gelH5695in twoלִשְׁנַ֔יִםlish.Na.yimH8147and passedוַיַּעַבְר֖וּvai.ya.'av.RuH5674betweenבֵּ֥יןbeinH996its partsבְּתָרָֽיו׃be.ta.RavH1335--

19theofficialsשָׂרֵ֨יsa.ReiH8269of Judahיְהוּדָ֜הye.hu.DahH3063and the officialsוְשָׂרֵ֣יve.sa.ReiH8269of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֗םye.ru.sha.LimH3389,the courtH5631officersH5631and the priestsוְהַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔יםve.ha.Ko.ha.NimH3548and allוְכֹ֖לve.KholH3605the peopleעַ֣ם'amH5971of the landהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776who passedהָעֹ֣בְרִ֔יםha.'oe.RimH5674betweenבֵּ֖יןbeinH996the partsבִּתְרֵ֥יbit.ReiH1335of the calfהָעֵֽגֶל׃ha.'E.gelH5695--

20I will giveוְנָתַתִּ֤יve.na.ta.TiH5414them into the handבְּיַ֣דbe.YadH3027of their enemiesH340and into the handוּבְיַ֖דu.ve.YadH3027of those whoseekמְבַקְשֵׁ֣יme.vak.SheiH1245their lifeנַפְשָׁ֑םnaf.ShamH5315. And theirdeadH5038bodiesH5038will be foodלְמַֽאֲכָ֔לle.ma.'a.KhalH3978for the birdsלְע֥וֹףle.'ofH5775of the skyהַשָּׁמַ֖יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064and the beastsוּלְבֶהֱמַ֥תu.le.ve.he.MatH929of the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

21Zedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֨הוּtzid.ki.Ya.huH6667kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֜הye.hu.DahH3063and his officialsשָׂרָ֗יוsa.RavH8269I will giveאֶתֵּן֙'e.TenH5414into the handבְּיַ֣דbe.YadH3027of their enemiesH340and into the handוּבְיַ֖דu.ve.YadH3027of those who seekמְבַקְשֵׁ֣יme.vak.SheiH1245their lifeנַפְשָׁ֑םnaf.ShamH5315,and into the handוּבְיַדu.ve.yadH3027of the armyחֵ֚ילcheilH2428of the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֔לba.VelH894which hasgoneH5927awayH5927from you.

22BeholdH2009,I am going to commandמְצַוֶּ֜הme.tza.VehH6680,’declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068, ‘and I will bringוַהֲשִׁ֨בֹתִ֜יםva.ha.Shi.vo.TimH7725them backH7725to thisH2088cityהָעִ֤ירha.'IrH5892;and they will fightוְנִלְחֲמ֣וּve.nil.cha.MuH3898againstעָלֶ֔יהָ'a.Lei.haH5921it andtakeוּלְכָד֖וּהָu.le.kha.Du.haH3920it and burnוּשְׂרָפֻ֣הָu.se.ra.Fu.haH8313it with fireבָאֵ֑שׁva.'EshH784;and I will makeאֶתֵּ֥ן'e.TenH5414the citiesעָרֵ֧י'a.ReiH5892of Judahיְהוּדָ֛הye.hu.DahH3063adesolationשְׁמָמָ֖הshe.ma.MahH8077withoutמֵאֵ֥יןme.'EinH369inhabitantיֹשֵֽׁב׃ פyo.ShevH3427.’”

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