New American Standard Bible 2020

Jeremiah 21:1-3

1The wordהַדָּבָ֛רha.da.VarH1697thatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834cameהָיָ֥הha.YahH1961to Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֖הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414from the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068whenKingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Zedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֗הוּtzid.ki.Ya.huH6667sentבִּשְׁלֹ֨חַbish.Lo.achH7971to himPashhurפַּשְׁחוּר֙pash.ChurH6583the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Malchijahמַלְכִּיָּ֔הmal.ki.YahH4441andZephaniahצְפַנְיָ֧הtze.fan.YahH6846the priestהַכֹּהֵ֖ןha.ko.HenH3548,the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Maaseiahמַעֲשֵׂיָ֛הma.'a.se.YahH4641,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

2“Pleaseנָ֤אna'H4994inquireדְּרָשׁ־de.rosh-H1875of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068in our behalfבַעֲדֵ֙נוּ֙va.'a.De.nuH1157,becauseכִּ֛יkiH3588Nebuchadnezzarנְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּ֥רne.vu.khad.re.TzarH5019kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofBabylonבָּבֶ֖לba.VelH894is makingH3898warנִלְחָ֣םnil.ChamH3898againstH5921us; perhapsאוּלַי֩'u.LaiH194the Lordיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068will dealיַעֲשֶׂ֨הya.'a.SehH6213with usin accordance with allכְּכָל־ke.khol-H3605HiswonderfulH6381actsH6381, so that the enemywill withdrawוְיַעֲלֶ֖הve.ya.'a.LehH5927from us.”

3But Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֖הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to them, “You shall sayתֹאמְרֻ֖ןtom.RunH559to Zedekiahצִדְקִיָּֽהוּ׃tzid.ki.Ya.huH6667as followsכֹּ֥הkohH3541:

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