New American Standard Bible 1995

Jeremiah 37:5-7

5Meanwhile,Pharaoh’sפַּרְעֹ֖הpar.'OhH6547armyוְחֵ֥ילve.CheilH2428had setיָצָ֣אya.Tza'H3318out from Egyptמִמִּצְרָ֑יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714;and when the Chaldeansהַכַּשְׂדִּ֜יםha.kas.DimH3778who had been besiegingהַצָּרִ֤יםha.tza.RimH6696 H5921Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙ye.ru.sha.LimH3389heardוַיִּשְׁמְע֨וּvai.yish.me.'UH8085the reportשִׁמְעָ֔םshim.'AmH8088about them, theyliftedוַיֵּ֣עָל֔וּvai.Ye.'a.LuH5927the siegefrom Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ פye.ru.sha.LimH3389.

6Then the wordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068cameוַֽיְהִי֙vay.HiH1961to Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֥הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414the prophetהַנָּבִ֖יאha.na.Vi'H5030,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

7“Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saysאָמַ֤ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, ‘Thusכֹּ֤הkohH3541you are to sayתֹֽאמְרוּ֙to.me.RuH559to the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063,who sentהַשֹּׁלֵ֧חַha.sho.Le.achH7971you to Me to inquireלְדָרְשֵׁ֑נִיle.da.re.She.niH1875of Me: “Beholdהִנֵּ֣ה׀hi.NehH2009,Pharaoh’sפַּרְעֹ֗הpar.'OhH6547armyחֵ֣ילcheilH2428which has comeהַיֹּצֵ֤אhai.yo.Tze'H3318out for your assistanceלְעֶזְרָ֔הle.'ez.RahH5833is going to returnשָׁ֥בshavH7725to its own landלְאַרְצ֖וֹle.'ar.TzoH776of Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

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