New American Standard Bible 1995

Jeremiah 39:5-9

5But the armyחֵיל־cheil-H2428of theChaldeansכַּשְׂדִּ֜יםkas.DimH3778pursuedוַיִּרְדְּפ֨וּvai.yir.de.FuH7291them and overtookוַיַּשִּׂ֣גוּvai.ya.Si.guH5381Zedekiahצִדְקִיָּהוּ֮tzid.ki.ya.HuH6667in theplainsבְּעַֽרְב֣וֹתbe.'ar.VotH6160of Jerichoיְרֵחוֹ֒ye.re.ChoH3405;and they seizedוַיִּקְח֣וּvai.yik.ChuH3947him and broughtוַֽ֠יַּעֲלֻהוּVai.ya.'a.lu.huH5927him up to Nebuchadnezzarנְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּ֧רne.vu.khad.re.TzarH5019kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֛לba.VelH894atRiblahרִבְלָ֖תָהriv.La.tahH7247in the landבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Hamathחֲמָ֑תcha.MatH2574,and he passedH1696sentenceH1696on him.

6Then thekingמֶ֨לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֜לba.VelH894slewוַיִּשְׁחַט֩vai.yish.ChatH7819the sonsבְּנֵ֧יbe.NeiH1121of Zedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֛הוּtzid.ki.Ya.huH6667before his eyesלְעֵינָ֑יוle.'ei.NavH5869at Riblahבְּרִבְלָ֖הbe.riv.LahH7247;the kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Babylonבָּבֶֽל׃ba.VelH894also slewשָׁחַ֖טsha.ChatH7819allכָּל־kol-H3605thenoblesחֹרֵ֣יcho.ReiH2715of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063.

7He thenblindedעִוֵּ֑ר'i.VerH5786Zedekiah’sצִדְקִיָּ֖הוּtzid.ki.Ya.huH6667eyesעֵינֵ֥י'ei.NeiH5869and boundוַיַּאַסְרֵ֙הוּ֙vai.ya.'as.Re.huH631him infettersH5178of bronzeבַּֽנְחֻשְׁתַּ֔יִםban.chush.Ta.yimH5178to bringלָבִ֥יאla.Vi'H935him toBabylonבָּבֶֽלָה׃ba.Ve.lahH894.

8The Chaldeansהַכַּשְׂדִּ֖יםha.kas.DimH3778alsoburnedשָׂרְפ֥וּsa.re.FuH8313with fireבָּאֵ֑שׁba.'EshH784the king’sהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428palaceבֵּ֤יתbeitH1004and the housesבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971, and theybrokeH5422downH5422the wallsחֹמ֥וֹתcho.MotH2346of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389.

9As for the restיֶ֨תֶרYe.terH3499of the peopleהָעָ֜םha.'AmH5971who were leftהַנִּשְׁאָרִ֣יםha.nish.'a.RimH7604in the cityבָּעִ֗ירba.'IrH5892, thedesertersH5307whoאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834had goneH5307overH5307to him andthe restיֶ֥תֶרYe.terH3499of the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971who remainedהַנִּשְׁאָרִ֑יםha.nish.'a.RimH7604,NebuzaradanH5018thecaptainרַב־rav-H7227of the bodyguardטַבָּחִ֖יםta.ba.ChimH2876carriedH1540theminto exileהֶגְלָ֛הheg.LahH1540in Babylonבָּבֶֽל׃ba.VelH894.

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