New American Standard Bible 1995

Jeremiah 38:17-19

17Then Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֣הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Zedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֡הוּtzid.ki.Ya.huH6667, “Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָה֩Yah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֨י'e.lo.HeiH430of hostsצְבָא֜וֹתtze.va.'otH6635, theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478, ‘Ifאִם־'im-H518you will indeedיָצֹ֨אya.Tzo'H3318goתֵצֵ֜אte.Tze'H3318out to the officersשָׂרֵ֤יsa.ReiH8269of the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Babylonבָּבֶל֙ba.VelH894, thenyou will liveוְחָיְתָ֣הve.cha.ye.TahH2421,thisH2088cityוְהָעִ֣ירve.ha.'IrH5892will not be burnedתִשָּׂרֵ֖ףti.sa.RefH8313with fireבָּאֵ֑שׁba.'EshH784,and you and your householdוּבֵיתֶֽךָ׃u.vei.Te.khaH1004willsurviveוְחָיִ֖תָהve.cha.Yi.tahH2421.

18But ifוְאִ֣םve.'ImH518you willnot goתֵצֵ֗אte.Tze'H3318out to the officersשָׂרֵי֙sa.ReiH8269of the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֔לba.VelH894,then thisH2088cityהָעִ֤ירha.'IrH5892will be givenוְנִתְּנָ֞הve.ni.te.NahH5414over to the handבְּיַ֣דbe.YadH3027of the Chaldeansהַכַּשְׂדִּ֔יםha.kas.DimH3778;and they will burnוּשְׂרָפ֖וּהָu.se.ra.Fu.haH8313it with fireבָּאֵ֑שׁba.'EshH784, andyou yourselfוְאַתָּ֖הve.'a.TahH859will not escapeתִמָּלֵ֥טti.ma.LetH4422from their handמִיָּדָֽם׃ סmi.ya.DamH3027.’”

19Then Kingהַמֶּ֥לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Zedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֖הוּtzid.ki.Ya.huH6667saidוַיֹּ֛אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֑הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414, “Idreadדֹאֵ֣גdo.'EgH1672the Jewsהַיְּהוּדִ֗יםhai.ye.hu.DimH3064whoאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834havegoneH5307overH5307to the Chaldeansהַכַּשְׂדִּ֔יםha.kas.DimH3778,for they may giveיִתְּנ֥וּyi.te.NuH5414me over into their handבְּיָדָ֖םbe.ya.DamH3027and they willabuseוְהִתְעַלְּלוּ־ve.hit.'a.le.lu-H5953me.”

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