New American Standard Bible 1995

Jeremiah 52

The Fall of Jerusalem

1Zedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֣הוּtzid.ki.Ya.huH6667was twenty-oneעֶשְׂרִ֨ים וְאַחַ֤ת'es.Rim ve.'a.ChatH6242 H259yearsשָׁנָה֙sha.NahH8141oldבֶּן־ben-H1121when he becameH4427kingבְמָלְכ֔וֹve.ma.le.KhoH4427,and he reignedמָלַ֖ךְma.LakhH4427elevenוְאַחַ֤ת עֶשְׂרֵה֙ve.'a.Chat 'es.RehH259 H6240yearsשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141in Jerusalemבִּירֽוּשָׁלִָ֑םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389;and his mother’sאִמּ֔וֹ'i.MoH517nameוְשֵׁ֣םve.ShemH8034wasHamutalחֲמוּטַ֥לcha.mi.talH2537the daughterבַּֽת־bat-H1323of Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֖הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414ofLibnahמִלִּבְנָֽה׃mi.liv.NahH3841.

2He didוַיַּ֥עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213evilהָרַ֖עha.Ra'H7451in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068like allכְּכֹ֥לke.KholH3605thatJehoiakimיְהוֹיָקִֽים׃ye.ho.ya.KimH3079had doneעָשָׂ֖ה'a.SahH6213.

3For throughH5921theangerאַ֣ף'afH639of the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068thiscameהָֽיְתָה֙ha.ye.TahH1961about in Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִַ֣םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389and Judahוִֽיהוּדָ֔הvi.hu.DahH3063untilעַד־'ad-H5704He castהִשְׁלִיכ֥וֹhish.li.KhoH7993them out from His presenceפָּנָ֑יוpa.NavH6440.And Zedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֖הוּtzid.ki.Ya.huH6667rebelledוַיִּמְרֹ֥דvai.yim.RodH4775against the kingבְּמֶ֥לֶךְbe.Me.lekhH4428of Babylonבָּבֶֽל׃ba.VelH894.

4Now it cameוַיְהִי֩vay.HiH1961about in the ninthהַתְּשִׁעִ֜יתha.te.shi.'ItH8671yearבַשָּׁנָ֨הva.sha.NahH8141of his reignלְמָלְכ֗וֹle.ma.le.KhoH4427,on the tenthבֶּעָשׂ֣וֹרbe.'a.SorH6218dayof the tenthהָעֲשִׂירִי֮ha.'a.si.RiH6224monthH2320,that Nebuchadnezzarנְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּ֨רne.vu.khad.re.TzarH5019kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֜לba.VelH894cameבָּ֠אba'H935,he and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605his armyחֵילוֹ֙chei.LoH2428,againstH5921Jerusalemיְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םye.Ru.sha.LimH3389,campedוַֽיַּחֲנ֖וּvai.ya.cha.NuH2583againstH5921it and builtוַיִּבְנ֥וּvai.yiv.NuH1129asiegeH1785wallH1785allH5439aroundH5439it.

5So the cityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892was under siegeבַּמָּצ֑וֹרba.ma.TzorH4692untilעַ֚ד'adH5704the eleventhעַשְׁתֵּ֣י עֶשְׂרֵ֣ה'ash.Tei 'es.RehH6249 H6240yearשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141of Kingלַמֶּ֖לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428Zedekiahצִדְקִיָּֽהוּ׃tzid.ki.Ya.huH6667.

6On the ninthבְּתִשְׁעָ֣הbe.tish.'AhH8672day of thefourthהָֽרְבִיעִי֙ha.re.vi.'IH7243monthH2320thefamineהָרָעָ֖בha.ra.'AvH7458was so severeוַיֶּחֱזַ֥קvai.ye.che.ZakH2388in the cityבָּעִ֑ירba.'IrH5892that there was noוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808foodלֶ֖חֶםLe.chemH3899for the peopleלְעַ֥םle.'AmH5971of the landהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

7Then the cityהָעִ֗ירha.'IrH5892wasbrokenוַתִּבָּקַ֣עva.ti.ba.Ka'H1234into, and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605themenH376of warהַמִּלְחָמָ֡הha.mil.cha.MahH4421fledיִבְרְחוּ֩yiv.re.ChuH1272and wentH3318forthH3318from the cityמֵהָעִ֜ירme.ha.'IrH5892at nightלַ֗יְלָהLay.lahH3915by wayדֶּ֜רֶךְDe.rekhH1870of the gateשַׁ֤עַרSha.'arH8179betweenבֵּין־bein-H996the two wallsהַחֹמֹתַ֙יִם֙ha.cho.mo.Ta.yimH2346whichאֲשֶׁר֙'a.SherH834wasby the king’sהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428gardenגַּ֣ןganH1588,though the Chaldeansוְכַשְׂדִּ֥יםve.khas.DimH3778wereallH5439aroundH5439the cityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892.And they wentוַיֵּלְכ֖וּvai.ye.le.KhuH1980by wayדֶּ֥רֶךְDe.rekhH1870of the Arabahהָעֲרָבָֽה׃ha.'a.ra.VahH6160.

8But the armyחֵיל־cheil-H2428of the Chaldeansכַּשְׂדִּים֙kas.DimH3778pursuedוַיִּרְדְּפ֤וּvai.yir.de.FuH7291the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428andovertookוַיַּשִּׂ֥יגוּvai.ya.Si.guH5381Zedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֖הוּtzid.ki.Ya.huH6667in theplainsבְּעַֽרְבֹ֣תbe.'ar.VotH6160of Jerichoיְרֵח֑וֹye.re.ChoH3405,and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605his armyחֵיל֔וֹchei.LoH2428was scatteredנָפֹ֖צוּna.Fo.tzuH6327from him.

9Then they capturedוַֽיִּתְפְּשׂוּ֙vai.yit.pe.SuH8610the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428andbroughtוַיַּעֲל֨וּvai.ya.'a.LuH5927him up to the kingמֶ֧לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֛לba.VelH894atRiblahרִבְלָ֖תָהriv.La.tahH7247in the landבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofHamathחֲמָ֑תcha.MatH2574, and hepassedH1696sentenceH1696on him.

10The kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֛לba.VelH894slaughteredוַיִּשְׁחַ֧טvai.yish.ChatH7819the sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Zedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֖הוּtzid.ki.Ya.huH6667before his eyesלְעֵינָ֑יוle.'ei.NavH5869,and he alsoוְגַ֛םve.GamH1571slaughteredשָׁחַ֥טsha.ChatH7819allכָּל־kol-H3605theprincesשָׂרֵ֥יsa.ReiH8269of Judahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063in Riblahבְּרִבְלָֽתָה׃be.riv.La.tahH7247.

11Then heblindedעִוֵּ֑ר'i.VerH5786the eyesעֵינֵ֥י'ei.NeiH5869of Zedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֖הוּtzid.ki.Ya.huH6667;and the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Babylonבָּבֶל֙ba.VelH894boundוַיַּאַסְרֵ֣הוּvai.ya.'as.Re.huH631him with bronzeבַֽנְחֻשְׁתַּ֗יִםvan.chush.Ta.yimH5178fettersH5178and broughtוַיְבִאֵ֤הוּvay.vi.'E.huH935him to Babylonבָּבֶ֔לָהba.Ve.lahH894and putוַיִּתְּנֵ֥הוּvai.yi.te.Ne.huH5414him in prisonבֵֽית הַפְּקֻדֹּ֖תveit- ha.pe.ku.DotH1004 H6486untilעַד־'ad-H5704the dayי֥וֹםYomH3117of his deathמוֹתֽוֹ׃mo.ToH4194.

12Now on the tenthבֶּעָשׂ֣וֹרbe.'a.SorH6218dayof the fifthהַֽחֲמִישִׁי֙ha.cha.mi.ShiH2549monthH2320,whichהִ֗יאHi'H1931was thenineteenthתְּשַֽׁע־ עֶשְׂרֵ֣הte.sha'- 'es.RehH8672 H6240yearH8141of Kingלַמֶּ֖לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428Nebuchadnezzarנְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּ֣רne.vu.khad.re.TzarH5019,kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֑לba.VelH894,Nebuzaradanנְבֽוּזַרְאֲדָן֙ne.vu.zar.'a.DanH5018the captainרַב־rav-H7227of the bodyguardטַבָּחִ֔יםta.ba.ChimH2876,who was in the serviceעָמַ֛ד לִפְנֵ֥י'a.Mad lif.NeiH5975 H6440of the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֖לba.VelH894,cameבָּ֗אBa'H935to Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃bi.ru.sha.LimH3389.

13Heburnedוַיִּשְׂרֹ֥ףvai.yis.RofH8313the houseבֵּית־beit-H1004of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068, theking’sהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004and allכָּל־kol-H3605the housesבָּתֵּ֧יba.TeiH1004of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֛םye.ru.sha.LimH3389;even everyכָּל־kol-H3605largeהַגָּד֖וֹלha.ga.DolH1419houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004he burnedשָׂרַ֥ףsa.RafH8313with fireבָּאֵֽשׁ׃ba.'EshH784.

14So allכָּל־kol-H3605the armyחֵ֣ילcheilH2428of the Chaldeansכַּשְׂדִּ֔יםkas.DimH3778whoאֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834werewith the captainרַב־rav-H7227of the guardטַבָּחִֽים׃ta.ba.ChimH2876brokeH5422downH5422allכָּל־kol-H3605the wallsחֹמ֥וֹתcho.MotH2346aroundסָבִ֑יבsa.VivH5439Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389.

15Then Nebuzaradanנְבוּזַרְאֲדָ֖ןne.vu.zar.'a.DanH5018the captainרַב־rav-H7227of the guardטַבָּחִֽים׃ta.ba.ChimH2876carriedH1540awayH1540into exileהֶגְלָ֕הheg.LahH1540someH4480of the poorestוּמִדַּלּ֨וֹתu.mi.da.LotH1803of the peopleהָעָ֜םha.'AmH5971,the restיֶ֥תֶרYe.terH3499of the peopleהָעָ֣ם׀ha.'AmH5971who were leftהַנִּשְׁאָרִ֣יםha.nish.'a.RimH7604in the cityבָּעִ֗ירba.'IrH5892, thedesertersהַנֹּֽפְלִים֙ha.no.fe.LimH5307whoאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834had desertedנָֽפְלוּ֙na.fe.LuH5307to the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֔לba.VelH894and the restיֶ֣תֶרYe.terH3499of the artisansהָֽאָמ֑וֹןha.'a.MonH525.

16ButNebuzaradanנְבוּזַרְאֲדָ֖ןne.vu.zar.'a.DanH5018the captainרַב־rav-H7227of the guardטַבָּחִ֑יםta.ba.ChimH2876leftהִשְׁאִ֕ירhish.'IrH7604someH4480of the poorestוּמִדַּלּ֣וֹתu.mi.da.LotH1803of the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776to be vinedressersלְכֹרְמִ֖יםle.kho.re.MimH3755andplowmenוּלְיֹגְבִֽים׃u.le.yo.ge.VimH3009.

17Now the bronzeהַנְּחֹ֜שֶׁתha.ne.Cho.shetH5178pillarsעַמּוּדֵ֨י'a.mu.DeiH5982whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834belonged to the houseלְבֵית־le.veit-H1004of the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068and thestandsהַמְּכֹנ֞וֹתha.me.kho.NotH4350and the bronzeהַנְּחֹ֛שֶׁתha.ne.Cho.shetH5178seaיָ֧םyamH3220,whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834were in the houseבְּבֵית־be.veit-H1004of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,the Chaldeansכַשְׂדִּ֑יםkhas.DimH3778brokeH7665in piecesH7665and carriedוַיִּשְׂא֥וּvai.yis.'UH5375allכָּל־kol-H3605their bronzeנְחֻשְׁתָּ֖םne.chush.TamH5178to Babylonבָּבֶֽלָה׃ba.Ve.lahH894.

18They also tookלָקָֽחוּ׃la.Ka.chuH3947away thepotsהַ֠סִּרוֹתHa.si.rotH5518,the shovelsהַיָּעִ֨יםhai.ya.'ImH3257,the snuffersהַֽמְזַמְּר֜וֹתham.za.me.RotH4212,the basinsהַמִּזְרָקֹ֣תha.miz.ra.KotH4219, thepansהַכַּפּ֗וֹתha.ka.PotH3709and allכָּל־kol-H3605the bronzeהַנְּחֹ֛שֶׁתha.ne.Cho.shetH5178vesselsכְּלֵ֧יke.LeiH3627whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834were usedH8334in templeserviceH8334.

19The captainרַב־rav-H7227of the guardטַבָּחִֽים׃ta.ba.ChimH2876also tookלָקַ֖חla.KachH3947away thebowlsהַ֠סִּפִּיםHa.si.pimH5592,the firepansהַמַּחְתּ֨וֹתha.mach.TotH4289,the basinsהַמִּזְרָק֜וֹתha.miz.ra.KotH4219,the potsהַסִּיר֣וֹתha.si.RotH5518,the lampstandsהַמְּנֹר֗וֹתha.me.no.RotH4501, thepansהַכַּפּוֹת֙ha.ka.pOtH3709and the drinkH4518offeringH4518bowlsהַמְּנַקִי֔וֹתha.me.na.ki.YotH4518,whatאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834was fineH3701goldH2091and whatוַאֲשֶׁר־va.'a.Sher-H834was fineH3701silverH3701.

20The twoשְׁנַ֗יִםshe.Na.yimH8147pillarsהָעַמּוּדִ֣ים׀ha.'a.mu.DimH5982,the oneאֶחָד֙'e.ChadH259seaהַיָּ֤םhai.YamH3220,and the twelveשְׁנֵים־ עָשָׂ֤רshe.neim- 'a.SarH8147 H6240bronzeנְחֹ֙שֶׁת֙ne.Cho.shetH5178bullsוְהַבָּקָ֞רve.ha.ba.KarH1241that were underתַּ֣חַתTa.chatH8478the seaH3220, andthe standsהַמְּכֹנ֔וֹתha.me.kho.NotH4350,whichH834Kingהַמֶּ֥לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֖הshe.lo.MohH8010had madeעָשָׂ֛ה'a.SahH6213for the houseלְבֵ֣יתle.VeitH1004of the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068--the bronzeלִנְחֻשְׁתָּ֖םlin.chush.TamH5178of allכָּל־kol-H3605theseהָאֵֽלֶּה׃ha.'E.lehH428vesselsהַכֵּלִ֥יםha.ke.LimH3627wasbeyondלֹא־lo'-H3808weightמִשְׁקָ֔לmish.KalH4948.

21As for the pillarsוְהָעַמּוּדִ֗יםve.ha.'a.mu.DimH5982, theheightקוֹמַת֙ko.mahH6967of eachהָאֶחָ֔דha.'e.ChadH259pillarהָעַמֻּ֣דha.'a.MudH5982waseighteenשְׁמֹנֶ֨ה עֶשְׂרֵ֤הshe.mo.Neh 'es.RehH8083 H6240cubitsאַמָּה֙'a.MahH520, and it wastwelveשְׁתֵּים־ עֶשְׂרֵ֥הshe.teim- 'es.RehH8147 H6240cubitsאַמָּ֖ה'a.MahH520incircumferenceוְח֛וּט יְסֻבֶּ֑נּוּve.Chut ye.su.Be.nuH5437 H2339and fourאַרְבַּ֥ע'ar.Ba'H702fingersאַצְבָּע֖וֹת'atz.ba.'otH676in thicknessוְעָבְי֛וֹve.'a.ve.YoH5672, andhollowנָבֽוּב׃na.VuvH5014.

22Now acapitalוְכֹתֶ֨רֶתve.kho.Te.retH3805of bronzeנְחֹ֗שֶׁתne.Cho.shetH5178was on it; and the heightוְקוֹמַ֨תve.ko.MatH6967of eachהָאַחַת֮ha.'a.ChatH259capitalהַכֹּתֶ֥רֶתha.ko.Te.retH3805was fiveחָמֵ֣שׁcha.MeshH2568cubitsאַמּוֹת֒'a.mOtH520,with networkוּשְׂבָכָ֨הu.se.va.KhahH7639andpomegranatesוְרִמּוֹנִ֧יםve.ri.mo.NimH7416upon the capitalהַכּוֹתֶ֛רֶתha.ko.Te.retH3805allH5439aroundH5439,allהַכֹּ֣לha.KolH3605of bronzeנְחֹ֑שֶׁתne.Cho.shetH5178.And the secondהַשֵּׁנִ֖יha.she.NiH8145pillarלַֽעַמּ֥וּדla.'a.MudH5982was like theseוְכָאֵ֛לֶּהve.kha.'E.lehH428,including pomegranatesוְרִמּוֹנִֽים׃ve.ri.mo.NimH7416.

23There were ninety-sixתִּשְׁעִ֥ים וְשִׁשָּׁ֖הtish.'Im ve.shi.ShahH8673 H8337exposedר֑וּחָהRu.chahH7307pomegranatesהָֽרִמֹּנִ֔יםha.ri.mo.NimH7416;allכָּל־kol-H3605the pomegranatesהָרִמּוֹנִ֥יםha.ri.mo.NimH7416numbereda hundredמֵאָ֛הme.'AhH3967on the networkהַשְּׂבָכָ֖הha.se.va.KhahH7639allH5439aroundH5439.

24Then the captainרַב־rav-H7227of the guardטַבָּחִ֗יםta.ba.ChimH2876tookוַיִּקַּ֣חvai.yi.KachH3947Seraiahשְׂרָיָה֙se.ra.YahH8304the chiefהָרֹ֔אשׁha.RoshH7218priestכֹּהֵ֣ןko.HenH3548andZephaniahצְפַנְיָ֖הtze.fan.YahH6846the secondהַמִּשְׁנֶ֑הha.mish.NehH4932priestכֹּהֵ֣ןko.HenH3548,with the threeשְׁלֹ֖שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969officersשֹׁמְרֵ֥יsho.me.ReiH8104of the templeהַסַּֽף׃ha.SafH5592.

25He also tookלָקַח֩la.KachH3947from the cityהָעִ֡ירha.'IrH5892oneאֶחָ֜ד'e.ChadH259officialסָרִ֨יסsa.RisH5631whoאֲֽשֶׁר־'asher-H834was overseerפָקִ֣יד׀fa.KidH6496of the menH376of warהַמִּלְחָמָ֗הha.mil.cha.MahH4421,and sevenוְשִׁבְעָ֨הve.shiv.'AhH7651of theking’sהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428advisersמֵרֹאֵ֤יme.ro.'EiH582 H7200whoאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834were foundנִמְצְא֣וּnim.tze.'UH4672in the cityבָעִ֔ירva.'IrH5892,and the scribeH5613of the commanderשַׂ֣רsarH8269of the armyהַצָּבָ֔אha.tza.Va'H6635who musteredהַמַּצְבִּ֖אha.matz.Bi'H6633the peopleעַ֣ם'amH5971of the landהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776,and sixtyוְשִׁשִּׁ֥יםve.shi.ShimH8346menH376of the peopleמֵעַ֣םme.'AmH5971of the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776who were foundהַֽנִּמְצְאִ֖יםha.nim.tze.'ImH4672in the midstבְּת֥וֹךְbe.TokhH8432of the cityהָעִֽיר׃ha.'IrH5892.

26Nebuzaradanנְבוּזַרְאֲדָ֖ןne.vu.zar.'a.DanH5018the captainרַב־rav-H7227of the guardטַבָּחִ֑יםta.ba.ChimH2876tookוַיִּקַּ֣חvai.yi.KachH3947them andbroughtוַיֹּ֧לֶךְvai.Yo.lekhH1980them to the kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֖לba.VelH894at Riblahרִבְלָֽתָה׃riv.La.tahH7247.

27Then the kingמֶ֨לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֧לba.VelH894struckH5221them downוַיַּכֶּ֣הvai.ya.KehH5221and putוַיְמִתֵ֛םvay.mi.TemH4191them to deathH4191at Riblahבְּרִבְלָ֖הbe.riv.LahH7247in the landבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Hamathחֲמָ֑תcha.MatH2574.So Judahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063wasledH1540awayH1540into exileוַיִּ֥גֶלvai.Yi.gelH1540from its landאַדְמָתֽוֹ׃'ad.ma.ToH127.

28Theseזֶ֣הzehH2088are the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971whomאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834Nebuchadnezzarנְבֽוּכַדְרֶאצַּ֑רne.vu.khad.re.TzarH5019carriedH1540awayH1540into exileהֶגְלָ֖הheg.LahH1540: in theseventhשֶׁ֕בַעShe.va'H7651yearבִּשְׁנַת־bish.nat-H81413,023אֲלָפִ֖ים וְעֶשְׂרִ֥ים'a.la.Fim ve.'es.RimH7969 H505 H6242Jewsיְהוּדִ֕יםye.hu.DimH3064;

29in the eighteenthשְׁמוֹנֶ֥ה עֶשְׂרֵ֖הshe.mo.Neh 'es.RehH8083 H6240yearבִּשְׁנַ֛תbish.NatH8141of Nebuchadnezzarלִנְבֽוּכַדְרֶאצַּ֑רlin.vu.khad.re.TzarH5019832שְׁמֹנֶ֥ה מֵא֖וֹת שְׁלֹשִׁ֥ים וּשְׁנָֽיִם׃she.mo.Neh me.'ot she.lo.Shim u.she.Na.yimH8083 H3967 H7970 H8147personsנֶ֕פֶשׁNe.feshH5315from Jerusalemמִיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םmi.Ru.sha.LimH3389;

30in the twenty-thirdשָׁלֹ֣שׁ וְעֶשְׂרִים֮sha.Losh ve.'es.RimH6242 H7969yearבִּשְׁנַ֨תbish.NatH8141of Nebuchadnezzarלִנְבֽוּכַדְרֶאצַּר֒lin.vu.khad.re.TzarH5019,Nebuzaradanנְבֽוּזַרְאֲדָן֙ne.vu.zar.'a.DanH5018the captainרַב־rav-H7227of the guardטַבָּחִ֔יםta.ba.ChimH2876carriedH1540into exileהֶגְלָ֗הheg.LahH1540745שְׁבַ֥ע מֵא֖וֹת אַרְבָּעִ֣ים וַחֲמִשָּׁ֑הshe.Va' me.'ot 'ar.ba.'Im va.cha.mi.ShahH7651 H3967 H705 H2568Jewishיְהוּדִ֕יםye.hu.DimH3064peopleנֶ֕פֶשׁNe.feshH5315;there were 4,600אַרְבַּ֥עַת אֲלָפִ֖ים וְשֵׁ֥שׁ מֵאֽוֹת׃ פ'ar.Ba.'at 'a.la.Fim ve.Shesh me.'otH702 H505 H8337 H3967personsנֶ֕פֶשׁNe.feshH5315in allכָּל־kol-H3605.

31Now it cameוַיְהִי֩vay.HiH1961about in the thirty-seventhבִשְׁלֹשִׁ֨ים וָשֶׁ֜בַעvish.lo.Shim va.She.va'H7970 H7651yearשָׁנָ֗הsha.NahH8141of the exileלְגָלוּת֙le.ga.LutH1546of Jehoiachinיְהוֹיָכִ֣ןye.ho.ya.KhinH3078kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063,in the twelfthבִּשְׁנֵ֤ים עָשָׂר֙bish.Neim 'a.SarH8147 H6240monthחֹ֔דֶשׁCho.deshH2320,on the twenty-fifthבְּעֶשְׂרִ֥ים וַחֲמִשָּׁ֖הbe.'es.Rim va.cha.mi.ShahH6242 H2568of the monthלַחֹ֑דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320, thatEvil-merodachH192kingמֶ֨לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֜לba.VelH894, in the firstyearבִּשְׁנַ֣תbish.NatH8141of his reignמַלְכֻת֗וֹmal.khu.ToH4438,showedH5375favorרֹאשׁ֙roShH5375 H7218to Jehoiachinיְהוֹיָכִ֣יןye.ho.ya.KhinH3078kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063and broughtוַיֹּצֵ֥אvai.yo.Tze'H3318him out of prisonמִבֵּ֥ית הַכְּלֽוּא׃mi.Beit ha.ke.li'H1004 H3628.

32Then he spokeוַיְדַבֵּ֥רvay.da.BerH1696kindlyH2899to him and setוַיִּתֵּן֙vai.yi.TenH5414his throneכִּסְא֔וֹkis.'OH3678aboveמִמַּ֗עַלmi.Ma.'alH4480 H4605the thronesלְכִסֵּ֧אle.khi.Se'H3678of the kingsהַמְּלָכִ֛יםha.me.la.khimH4428whoאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834werewith him in Babylonבְּבָבֶֽל׃be.va.VelH894.

33So JehoiachinchangedH8132his prisonכִלְא֑וֹkhil.'OH3608clothesבִּגְדֵ֣יbig.DeiH899, andhadוְאָכַ֨לve.'a.KhalH398his mealsלֶ֧חֶםLe.chemH3899inthe king’s presenceלְפָנָ֛יוle.fa.NavH6440regularlyתָּמִ֖ידta.MidH8548allכָּל־kol-H3605the daysיְמֵ֥יye.MeiH3117of his lifeH2425.

34For his allowanceוַאֲרֻחָת֗וֹva.'a.ru.cha.ToH737, aregularתָּמִ֨ידta.MidH8548allowanceאֲרֻחַת֩'a.ru.ChatH737was givenנִתְּנָה־ni.te.nah-H5414him by the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֛לba.VelH894,a dailyH3117portionדְּבַר־de.var-H1697allכֹּ֖לkolH3605the daysH3117of his lifeH2425untilעַד־'ad-H5704the dayH3117of his deathמוֹת֑וֹmo.ToH4194.

The Fall of Jerusalem

Commentaries on Jeremiah 52