New American Standard Bible 1995

Jeremiah 42:1-12

1Then allכָּל־kol-H3605thecommandersשָׂרֵ֣יsa.ReiH8269of the forcesהַחֲיָלִ֔יםha.cha.ya.LimH2428,JohananH3076the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Kareahקָרֵ֔חַka.Re.achH7143,Jezaniahוִֽיזַנְיָ֖הvi.zan.YahH3153the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Hoshaiahהוֹשַֽׁעְיָ֑הho.sha'.YahH1955,and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971bothH4480smallמִקָּטֹ֥ןmi.ka.TonH6996and greatגָּדֽוֹל׃ga.DolH1419approachedוַֽיִּגְּשׁוּ֙vai.yi.ge.ShuH5066

2and saidוַיֹּאמְר֞וּvai.yo.me.RuH559to Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֣הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414the prophetהַנָּבִ֗יאha.na.Vi'H5030, “Pleaseנָ֤אna'H4994let ourpetitionתְחִנָּתֵ֙נוּ֙te.chi.na.Te.nuH8467comeתִּפָּל־ti.pol-H5307beforeלְפָנֶ֔יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440you, andprayוְהִתְפַּלֵּ֤לve.hit.pa.LelH6419for us to the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430, that isfor allכָּל־kol-H3605thisH2088remnantהַשְּׁאֵרִ֣יתha.she.'e.RitH7611;becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588we are leftנִשְׁאַ֤רְנוּnish.'Ar.nuH7604but afewמְעַט֙me.'AtH4592out of manyמֵֽהַרְבֵּ֔הme.har.BehH7235,as your own eyesעֵינֶ֖יךָ'ei.Nei.khaH5869nowseeרֹא֥וֹתro.'otH7200us,

3that the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430may tellוְיַגֶּד־ve.ya.ged-H5046us thewayהַדֶּ֖רֶךְha.De.rekhH1870in whichH834we should walkנֵֽלֶךְ־ne.lekh-H1980and the thingהַדָּבָ֖רha.da.VarH1697that we should doנַעֲשֶֽׂה׃na.'a.SehH6213.”

4Then Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֤הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414the prophetהַנָּבִיא֙ha.na.Vi'H5030saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to them, “I have heardשָׁמַ֔עְתִּיsha.Ma'.tiH8085you.BeholdH2009, I am going toprayמִתְפַּלֵּ֛לmit.pa.LelH6419to the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֖ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430in accordance with your wordsכְּדִבְרֵיכֶ֑םke.div.rei.KhemH1697;and I will tellאַגִּ֣יד'a.GidH5046you the wholeכָּֽל־kal-H3605messageהַדָּבָר֩ha.da.VarH1697whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834theLordיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068will answerיַעֲנֶ֨הya.'a.NehH6030you. I willnot keepH4513backH4513a wordדָּבָֽר׃da.VarH1697from you.”

5Then they saidאָמְר֣וּ'a.me.RuH559to Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֔הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414, “May theLordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068be a trueאֱמֶ֣ת'e.MetH571and faithfulוְנֶאֱמָ֑ןve.ne.'e.ManH539witnessלְעֵ֖דle.'EdH5707against us ifאִם־'im-H518we do not actנַעֲשֶֽׂה׃na.'a.SehH6213in accordance with the wholeכְּֽכָל־ke.khol-H3605messageהַ֠דָּבָרHa.da.vorH1697with whichאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834the Lordיְהוָ֧הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֛יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430will sendיִֽשְׁלָחֲךָ֜yish.la.cha.KhaH7971you to us.

6Whetherאִם־'im-H518it ispleasantט֣וֹבTovH2896orוְאִם־ve.'im-H518unpleasantרָ֔עRa'H7451, we willlistenנִשְׁמָ֑עnish.Ma'H8085to the voiceבְּק֣וֹל׀be.KolH6963of the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵ֗ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430to whomH834we are sendingשֹׁלְחִ֥יםsho.le.ChimH7971you, soלְמַ֙עַן֙le.Ma.'anH4616that it may goיִֽיטַב־yi.tav-H3190wellH3190with us whenכִּ֣יkiH3588we listenנִשְׁמַ֔עnish.Ma'H8085to the voiceבְּק֖וֹלbe.KolH6963of the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃ ס'e.lo.Hei.nuH430.”

7Now at theendמִקֵּ֖ץmi.KetzH7093of tenעֲשֶׂ֣רֶת'a.Se.retH6235daysיָמִ֑יםya.MimH3117the wordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068cameH1961to Jeremiahיִרְמְיָֽהוּ׃yir.me.Ya.huH3414.

8Then he calledוַיִּקְרָ֗אvai.yik.Ra'H7121for JohananH3076the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Kareahקָרֵ֔חַka.Re.achH7143and allכָּל־kol-H3605thecommandersשָׂרֵ֥יsa.ReiH8269of the forcesהַחֲיָלִ֖יםha.cha.ya.LimH2428that were with him, and for allוּלְכָ֨ל־u.le.Khal-H3605the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971bothH4480smallלְמִקָּטֹ֥ןle.mi.ka.TonH6996and greatגָּדֽוֹל׃ga.DolH1419,

9and saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to them, “Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saysאָמַ֥ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,to whomאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834you sentשְׁלַחְתֶּ֤םshe.lach.TemH7971me to presentלְהַפִּ֥ילle.ha.PilH5307your petitionתְּחִנַּתְכֶ֖םte.chi.nat.KhemH8467beforeלְפָנָֽיו׃le.fa.NavH6440Him:

10‘Ifאִם־'im-H518you will indeedשׁ֤וֹבShovH7725stayתֵּֽשְׁבוּ֙te.she.VuH3427in thisH2088landבָּאָ֣רֶץba.'A.retzH776, then I willbuildוּבָנִ֤יתִיu.va.Ni.tiH1129you up and not tearאֶהֱרֹ֔ס'e.he.RosH2040you downH2040,and I will plantוְנָטַעְתִּ֥יve.na.ta'.TiH5193you and not uprootאֶתּ֑וֹשׁ'e.To.oshH5428you; for I willrelentנִחַ֙מְתִּי֙ni.Cham.tiH5162concerningאֶל־'el-H413the calamityH7463that I have inflictedעָשִׂ֖יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213on you.

11Do not be afraidH3372of the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֔לba.VelH894,whomאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834you are nowfearingH3372;do not be afraidH3372of him,’ declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, ‘forI am with you to saveלְהוֹשִׁ֧יעַle.ho.Shi.a'H3467you and deliverוּלְהַצִּ֥ילu.le.ha.TzilH5337you from his handמִיָּדֽוֹ׃mi.ya.DoH3027.

12I will also showוְאֶתֵּ֥ןve.'e.TenH5414you compassionרַחֲמִ֖יםra.cha.MimH7356, so thathe will haveH7355compassionוְרִחַ֣םve.ri.ChamH7355on you and restoreוְהֵשִׁ֥יבve.he.ShivH7725you to your own soilאַדְמַתְכֶֽם׃'ad.mat.KhemH127.

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