New American Standard Bible 1995

Jeremiah 44:20-30

20Then Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֖הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to allכָּל־kol-H3605the peopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971,to the menהַגְּבָרִ֤יםha.ge.va.RimH1397and womenהַנָּשִׁים֙ha.na.ShimH802--even to allכָּל־kol-H3605the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971who were givingהָעֹנִ֥יםha.'o.NimH6030him suchan answerדָּבָ֖רda.VarH1697--sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

21“As for thesmokingH7002sacrificesH7002that you burnedקִטַּרְתֶּ֜םki.tar.TemH6999in the citiesבְּעָרֵ֤יbe.'a.ReiH5892of Judahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063and in thestreetsוּבְחֻצ֣וֹתu.ve.chu.TzotH2351of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֔םye.ru.sha.LimH3389,you and your forefathersוַאֲבֽוֹתֵיכֶ֛םva.'a.vo.tei.KhemH1,your kingsמַלְכֵיכֶ֥םmal.khei.KhemH4428and your princesוְשָׂרֵיכֶ֖םve.sa.rei.KhemH8269,and the peopleוְעַ֣םve.'AmH5971of the landהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776,did not the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068rememberזָכַ֣רza.KharH2142them and did not all thiscomeוַֽתַּעֲלֶ֖הva.ta.'a.LehH5927into Hismindלִבּֽוֹ׃li.BoH3820?

22So the Lordיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068wasnoוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808longerע֜וֹדodH5750ableיוּכַל֩yu.KhalH3201to endureלָשֵׂ֗אתla.SetH5375it,becauseמִפְּנֵי֙mi.pe.NeiH4480 H6440of the evilרֹ֣עַRo.a'H7455of your deedsמַעַלְלֵיכֶ֔םma.'a.lei.KhemH4611,becauseמִפְּנֵ֥יmi.pe.NeiH4480 H6440of the abominationsהַתּוֹעֵבֹ֖תha.to.'e.VotH8441whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834you have committedעֲשִׂיתֶ֑ם'a.si.TemH6213;thus your landאַ֠רְצְכֶם'Ar.tze.khemH776has becomeוַתְּהִ֣יva.te.HiH1961aruinלְחָרְבָּ֨הle.cha.re.BahH2723,an objectH8047of horrorH8047and a curseוְלִקְלָלָ֛הve.lik.la.LahH7045,withoutמֵאֵ֥יןme.'EinH369an inhabitantיוֹשֵׁ֖בyo.ShevH3427, as it isthisהַזֶּֽה׃ha.ZehH2088dayכְּהַיּ֥וֹםke.hai.YomH3117.

23Becauseמִפְּנֵי֩mi.pe.NeiH4480 H6440you have burnedH6999sacrificesH6999and have sinnedחֲטָאתֶ֣םcha.ta.TemH2398against the Lordלַיהוָ֗הla.Yah.wehH3068andnot obeyedשְׁמַעְתֶּם֙she.ma'.TemH8085the voiceבְּק֣וֹלbe.KolH6963of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068orwalkedהֲלַכְתֶּ֑םha.lakh.TemH1980in His lawוּבְתֹרָת֧וֹu.ve.to.ra.ToH8451,His statutesוּבְחֻקֹּתָ֛יוu.ve.chu.ko.TavH2708or His testimoniesוּבְעֵדְוֹתָ֖יוu.ve.'e.de.vo.TavH5715,thereforeעַל־ כֵּ֞ן'al- kenH5921 H3651thisH2088calamityH7463has befallenקָרָ֥אתka.RatH7122you, as it hasthisH2088dayכַּיּ֥וֹםkai.YomH3117.”

24Then Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֙הוּ֙yir.me.Ya.huH3414saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to allכָּל־kol-H3605the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971,including allכָּל־kol-H3605the womenהַנָּשִׁ֑יםha.na.ShimH802, “Hearשִׁמְעוּ֙shim.'UH8085the wordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,allכָּל־kol-H3605Judahיְהוּדָ֕הye.hu.DahH3063whoאֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834arein the landבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃ סmitz.Ra.yimH4714,

25thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָֽה־Yah.weh-H3068of hostsצְבָאוֹת֩tze.va.'OtH6635,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֨י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לYis.ra.'ElH3478,as followsלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559: ‘As for you and your wivesוּנְשֵׁיכֶ֜םu.ne.shei.KhemH802,you have spokenוַתְּדַבֵּ֣רְנָהva.te.da.Be.re.nahH1696with your mouthsבְּפִיכֶם֮be.fi.KhemH6310and fulfilledמִלֵּאתֶ֣ם׀mi.le.TemH4390itwith your handsוּבִידֵיכֶ֣םu.vi.dei.KhemH3027,sayingלֵאמֹר֒le.MorH559, “We willcertainlyעָשֹׂ֨ה'a.SohH6213performנַעֲשֶׂ֜הna.'a.SehH6213our vowsנְדָרֵ֗ינוּne.da.Rei.nuH5088that we have vowedנָדַ֙רְנוּ֙na.Dar.nuH5087,to burnH6999sacrificesH6999to the queenלִמְלֶ֣כֶתlim.Le.khetH4446of heavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064and pourוּלְהַסֵּ֥ךְu.le.ha.SekhH5258out drinkנְסָכִ֑יםne.sa.KhimH5262offeringsH5262to her.”GoH6965aheadH6965and confirmH6965your vowsנִדְרֵיכֶ֔םnid.rei.KhemH5088,and certainlyוְעָשֹׂ֥הve.'a.SohH6213performתַעֲשֶׂ֖ינָהta.'a.Sei.nahH6213your vowsנִדְרֵיכֶֽם׃ פnid.rei.KhemH5088!’

26Neverthelessלָכֵן֙la.KhenH3651hearשִׁמְע֣וּshim.'UH8085the wordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of the LordH3068,allכָּל־kol-H3605Judahיְהוּדָ֕הye.hu.DahH3063who are livingהַיֹּשְׁבִ֖יםhai.yo.she.VimH3427in the landבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714, ‘BeholdH2009, I haveswornנִשְׁבַּ֜עְתִּיnish.Ba'.tiH7650by My greatהַגָּדוֹל֙ha.ga.dOlH1419nameבִּשְׁמִ֤יbish.MiH8034,’saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559the LordH3068, ‘neverאִם־'im-H518shall My nameשְׁמִ֜יshe.MiH8034be invokedH2142againע֨וֹדodH5750by the mouthבְּפִ֣י׀be.FiH6310of anyכָּל־kol-H3605manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376of Judahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063in allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605the landאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714,sayingאֹמֵ֛ר'o.MerH559, “As the Lordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136GodH3068livesחַי־chai-H2416.”

27BeholdH2009,I am watchingשֹׁקֵ֧דsho.KedH8245overעֲלֵיהֶ֛ם'a.lei.HemH5921themfor harmH7463and not for goodH2899, andallכָל־khol-H3605the menאִ֨ישׁ'ishH376of Judahיְהוּדָ֜הye.hu.DahH3063whoאֲשֶׁ֧ר'a.SherH834are in the landבְּאֶֽרֶץ־be.'e.retz-H776of Egyptמִצְרַ֛יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714willmeetוְתַמּוּ֩ve.ta.MuH8552their endH8552by the swordבַּחֶ֥רֶבba.Che.revH2719and by famineוּבָרָעָ֖בu.va.ra.'AvH7458untilעַד־'ad-H5704theyare completelyH3615goneH3615.

28Those whoH6412escapeוּפְלִיטֵ֨יu.fe.li.TeiH6412the swordחֶ֜רֶבChe.revH2719will returnיְשֻׁב֨וּןye.shu.VunH7725out of the landאֶ֧רֶץ'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרַ֛יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714to the landאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776of Judahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063fewמְתֵ֣יme.TeiH4962in numberמִסְפָּ֑רmis.ParH4557.Then allכָּל־kol-H3605the remnantשְׁאֵרִ֣יתshe.'e.RitH7611of Judahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063who have goneהַבָּאִ֤יםha.ba.'ImH935to the landלְאֶֽרֶץ־le.'e.retz-H776of Egyptמִצְרַ֙יִם֙mitz.Ra.yimH4714to resideלָג֣וּרla.GurH1481thereשָׁ֔םShamH8033will knowוְֽיָדְע֞וּve.ya.de.'UH3045whoseמִ֥יmiH4310wordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697will standיָק֖וּםya.KumH6965,Mineמִן־min-H4480or theirsמִמֶּ֥נִּיmi.Me.niH4480 H1992.

29ThisH2088will be thesignהָאוֹת֙ha.'OtH226to you,’ declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, ‘that I am going to punishפֹקֵ֥דfo.KedH6485you in thisH2088placeבַּמָּק֣וֹםba.ma.KomH4725,soלְמַ֙עַן֙le.Ma.'anH4616that you may knowתֵּֽדְע֔וּte.de.'UH3045thatMy wordsדְבָרַ֛יde.va.RaiH1697will surelyק֨וֹםKomH6965standיָק֧וּמוּya.Ku.muH6965againstH5921you for harmH7463.’

30Thusכֹּ֣ה׀kohH3541saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068, ‘BeholdH2009,I am going to giveנֹ֠תֵןNo.tenH5414overPharaohH6548HophraH6548kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Egyptמִצְרַ֙יִם֙mitz.Ra.yimH4714to the handבְּיַ֣דbe.YadH3027of his enemiesH340,to the handוּבְיַ֖דu.ve.YadH3027of those who seekמְבַקְשֵׁ֣יme.vak.SheiH1245his lifeנַפְשׁ֑וֹnaf.ShoH5315,justH3512as I gaveנָתַ֜תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414overZedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֣הוּtzid.ki.Ya.huH6667kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063to the handבְּיַ֨דbe.YadH3027of Nebuchadnezzarנְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּ֧רne.vu.khad.re.TzarH5019kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֛לba.VelH894, who washis enemyH340and was seekingוּמְבַקֵּ֥שׁu.me.va.KeshH1245his lifeנַפְשֽׁוֹ׃ סnaf.ShoH5315.’”

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