New American Standard Bible 1995

Jeremiah 42:7-12

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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