New American Standard Bible 1995

Jeremiah 40:1-3

1The wordהַדָּבָ֞רha.da.VarH1697whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834cameהָיָ֤הha.YahH1961to Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֙הוּ֙yir.me.Ya.huH3414from the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068afterאַחַ֣ר׀'a.CharH310Nebuzaradanנְבוּזַרְאֲדָ֛ןne.vu.zar.'a.DanH5018captainרַב־rav-H7227of the bodyguardטַבָּחִ֖יםta.ba.ChimH2876had releasedשַׁלַּ֣חsha.LachH7971him fromRamahהָֽרָמָ֑הha.ra.MahH7414,when he had takenבְּקַחְתּ֣וֹbe.kach.ToH3947him boundאָס֤וּר'a.SurH631inchainsבָּֽאזִקִּים֙ba.zi.KimH246amongבְּת֨וֹךְbe.TokhH8432allכָּל־kol-H3605the exilesגָּל֤וּתga.LutH1546of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙ye.ru.sha.LimH3389and Judahוִֽיהוּדָ֔הvi.hu.DahH3063who were being exiledהַמֻּגְלִ֖יםha.mug.LimH1540to Babylonבָּבֶֽלָה׃ba.Ve.lahH894.

2Now the captainרַב־rav-H7227of the bodyguardטַבָּחִ֖יםta.ba.ChimH2876had takenוַיִּקַּ֥חvai.yi.KachH3947Jeremiahלְיִרְמְיָ֑הוּle.yir.me.Ya.huH3414and saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, “TheLordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֗יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430promisedדִּבֶּר֙di.BerH1696thisH2088calamityH7463againstH413thisH2088placeהַמָּק֖וֹםha.ma.KomH4725;

3and the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068has broughtוַיָּבֵ֥אvai.ya.Ve'H935iton and doneוַיַּ֛עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213justH3512as He promisedדִּבֵּ֑רdi.BerH1696.Becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588you peoplesinnedחֲטָאתֶ֤םcha.ta.TemH2398against the Lordלַֽיהוָה֙la.Yah.wehH3068and did not listenשְׁמַעְתֶּ֣םshe.ma'.TemH8085to His voiceבְּקוֹל֔וֹbe.ko.LoH6963,therefore thisהַזֶּֽה׃ha.ZehH2088thingהַדָּבָ֥רha.da.varH1697has happenedוְהָיָ֥הve.ha.YahH1961to you.

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