New American Standard Bible 1995

Jeremiah 52:4-16

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.

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