New American Standard Bible 1995

Jeremiah 37:15-21

15Then the officialsהַשָּׂרִ֛יםha.sa.RimH8269wereangryוַיִּקְצְפ֧וּvai.yik.tze.FuH7107at Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֖הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414and beatוְהִכּ֣וּve.hi.KuH5221him, and theyputוְנָתְנ֨וּve.na.te.NuH5414him in jailבֵּ֣ית הָאֵס֗וּרbeit ha.'e.SurH1004 H612in the houseבֵּ֚יתbeitH1004of Jonathanיְהוֹנָתָ֣ןye.ho.na.TanH3083the scribeH5613,which they had madeעָשׂ֖וּ'a.SuH6213into the prisonלְבֵ֥ית הַכֶּֽלֶא׃le.Veit ha.Ke.le'H1004 H3608.

16For Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֛הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414had comeבָ֧אva'H935into thedungeonבֵּ֥ית הַבּ֖וֹרbeit ha.BorH1004 H953,that is, the vaultedH2588cellH2588;and Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֖הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414stayedוַיֵּֽשֶׁב־vai.ye.shev-H3427thereשָׁ֥םshamH8033manyרַבִּֽים׃ פra.BimH7227daysיָמִ֥יםya.MimH3117.

17Now Kingהַמֶּ֨לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Zedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֜הוּtzid.ki.Ya.huH6667sentוַיִּשְׁלַח֩vai.yish.LachH7971and tookוַיִּקָּחֵ֗הוּvai.yi.ka.Che.huH3947him out;and in his palaceבְּבֵיתוֹ֙be.vei.ToH1004the kingהַמֶּ֤לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428secretlyבַּסֵּ֔תֶרba.Se.terH5643askedוַיִּשְׁאָלֵ֨הוּvai.yish.'a.Le.huH7592him and saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Is thereהֲיֵ֥שׁha.YeshH3426awordדָּבָ֖רda.VarH1697from the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068?”And Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֙הוּ֙yir.me.Ya.huH3414saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Thereיֵ֔שׁYeshH3426is!” Then he saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “You will begivenתִּנָּתֵֽן׃ סti.na.TenH5414into the handבְּיַ֥דbe.YadH3027of the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֖לba.VelH894!”

18Moreover Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֔הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Zedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֑הוּtzid.ki.Ya.huH6667, “Inwhatמֶה֩mehH4100wayhave I sinnedחָטָ֨אתִֽיcha.Ta.tiH2398against you, or against your servantsוְלַעֲבָדֶ֙יךָ֙ve.la.'a.va.Dei.khaH5650,or against thisהַזֶּ֔הha.ZehH2088peopleוְלָעָ֣םve.la.'AmH5971,that you have putנְתַתֶּ֥םne.ta.TemH5414me in prisonבֵּ֥ית הַכֶּֽלֶא׃beit ha.Ke.le'H1004 H3608?

19Whereוְאַיֵּה֙ve.'ai.yovH346then are your prophetsנְבִ֣יאֵיכֶ֔םne.Vi.'ei.KhemH5030whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834prophesiedנִבְּא֥וּni.be.'UH5012to you, sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, ‘Thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Babylonבָּבֶל֙ba.VelH894will not comeיָבֹ֤אya.Vo'H935againstעֲלֵיכֶ֔ם'a.lei.KhemH5921you or againstוְעַ֖לve.'AlH5921thisH2088landהָאָ֥רֶץha.'A.retzH776’?

20But nowוְעַתָּ֕הve.'a.TahH6258,pleaseנָ֖אna'H4994listenשְֽׁמַֽע־she.ma'-H8085,O my lordאֲדֹנִ֣י'a.do.NiH113the kingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428;pleaseנָ֤אna'H4994let mypetitionתְחִנָּתִי֙te.chi.na.TiH8467comeתִּפָּל־ti.pol-H5307beforeלְפָנֶ֔יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440you and do not make me returnתְּשִׁבֵ֗נִיte.shi.Ve.niH7725to the houseבֵּ֚יתbeitH1004of Jonathanיְהוֹנָתָ֣ןye.ho.na.TanH3083the scribeH5613,that I may not dieאָמ֖וּת'a.MutH4191thereשָֽׁם׃ShamH8033.”

21Then Kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Zedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֗הוּtzid.ki.Ya.huH6667gaveH6680commandmentH6680,and they committedוַיַּפְקִ֣דוּvai.yaf.Ki.duH6485Jeremiahיִרְמְיָהוּ֮yir.me.ya.HuH3414to thecourtבַּחֲצַ֣רba.cha.TzarH2691of the guardhouseהַמַּטָּרָה֒ha.ma.ta.RahH4307and gaveוְנָתֹן֩ve.na.TonH5414him a loafכִכַּר־khi.kar-H3603ofbreadלֶ֤חֶםLe.chemH3899dailyלַיּוֹם֙lai.yOmH3117from the bakers’הָאֹפִ֔יםha.'o.FimH644streetמִח֣וּץmi.ChutzH2351,untilעַד־'ad-H5704allכָּל־kol-H3605the breadהַלֶּ֖חֶםha.Le.chemH3899in the cityהָעִ֑ירha.'IrH5892wasgoneתֹּ֥םtomH8552.So Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֔הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414remainedוַיֵּ֣שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427in the courtבַּחֲצַ֖רba.cha.TzarH2691of the guardhouseהַמַּטָּרָֽה׃ha.ma.ta.RahH4307.

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