New American Standard Bible 1995

Jeremiah 34:2-5

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.

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