New American Standard Bible 1995

Jeremiah 44:24-28

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.

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