New American Standard Bible 1995

Jeremiah 37:16-18

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?

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