New American Standard Bible 1995

Jeremiah 39:11-18

11Now Nebuchadnezzarנְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּ֥רne.vu.khad.re.TzarH5019kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֖לba.VelH894gaveH6680ordersH6680aboutעַֽל־'al-H5921Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֑הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414throughבְּיַ֛דbe.YadH3027Nebuzaradanנְבוּזַרְאֲדָ֥ןne.vu.zar.'a.DanH5018the captainרַב־rav-H7227of the bodyguardטַבָּחִ֖יםta.ba.ChimH2876,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

12“Takeקָחֶ֗נּוּka.Che.nuH3947him andlookוְעֵינֶ֙יךָ֙ שִׂ֣יםve.'ei.Nei.kha simH5869 H7760afterעָלָ֔יו'a.LavH5921him, anddoתַּ֥עַשׂTa.'asH6213nothingוְאַל־ מְא֣וּמָהve.'al- me.'U.mahH408 H3972harmfulרָּ֑עRa'H7451to him, but ratherכִּ֗יKiH3588 H518dealעֲשֵׂ֥ה'a.SehH6213with him justH3512as he tellsיְדַבֵּ֣רye.da.BerH1696you.”

13So Nebuzaradanנְבֽוּזַרְאֲדָ֣ןne.vu.zar.'a.DanH5018the captainH7227of the bodyguardטַבָּחִ֗יםta.ba.ChimH2876sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֞חvai.yish.LachH7971word,along with Nebushazbanוּנְבֽוּשַׁזְבָּן֙u.ne.vu.shaz.BanH5021theRab-sarisH7249,and Nergal-sar-ezerH5371theRab-magH7248,and allוְכֹ֖לve.KholH3605the leadingH7227officersH7227of the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Babylonבָּבֶֽל׃ba.VelH894;

14they even sentוַיִּשְׁלְחוּ֩vai.yish.le.ChuH7971andtookוַיִּקְח֨וּvai.yik.ChuH3947Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֜הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414out of the courtמֵחֲצַ֣רme.cha.TzarH2691of the guardhouseהַמַּטָּרָ֗הha.ma.ta.RahH4307and entrustedוַיִּתְּנ֤וּvai.yi.te.NuH5414him toGedaliahגְּדַלְיָ֙הוּ֙ge.dal.Ya.huH1436,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofAhikamאֲחִיקָ֣ם'a.chi.KamH296,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Shaphanשָׁפָ֔ןsha.FanH8227,to takeלְהוֹצִאֵ֖הוּle.ho.tzi.'E.huH3318him homeהַבָּ֑יִתha.Ba.yitH1004.So he stayedוַיֵּ֖שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427amongבְּת֥וֹךְbe.TokhH8432the peopleהָעָֽם׃ סha.'AmH5971.

15Now the wordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068had comeH1961to Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֖הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414while he wasconfinedעָצ֔וּר'a.TzurH6113in the courtבַּחֲצַ֥רba.cha.TzarH2691of the guardhouseהַמַּטָּרָ֖הha.ma.ta.RahH4307,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

16“Goהָל֣וֹךְha.LokhH1980and speakוְאָמַרְתָּ֡ve.'a.mar.TaH559toEbed-melechH5663the Ethiopianהַכּוּשִׁ֜יha.ku.ShiH3569,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559, ‘Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saysאָמַ֞ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068of hostsצְבָאוֹת֙tze.va.'OtH6635,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, “BeholdH2009,I am about to bringמֵבִ֨יאme.vi'H935My wordsדְּבָרַ֜יde.va.RaiH1697on thisH2088cityהָעִ֥ירha.'IrH5892for disasterH7463and not forprosperityH2899; and they willtakeH1961placeH1961beforeלְפָנֶ֖יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440you on that dayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117.

17But I willdeliverוְהִצַּלְתִּ֥יךָve.hi.tzal.Ti.khaH5337you on that dayבַיּוֹם־vai.yom-H3117,”declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, “and you will not be givenתִנָּתֵן֙ti.na.TenH5414into the handבְּיַ֣דbe.YadH3027of the menH376whomאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834you dreadיָג֖וֹרya.GorH3016.

18For I will certainlyמַלֵּט֙ma.LetH4422rescueאֲמַלֶּטְךָ֔'a.ma.let.KhaH4422you, and you will not fallתִפֹּ֑לti.PolH5307by the swordוּבַחֶ֖רֶבu.va.Che.revH2719;but you will haveוְהָיְתָ֨הve.ha.ye.TahH1961your ownlifeנַפְשְׁךָ֙naf.she.KhaH5315as bootyלְשָׁלָ֔לle.sha.LalH7998,becauseH3588you havetrustedבָטַ֥חְתָּva.Tach.taH982in Me,” declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.’”

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