New American Standard Bible 2020

Jeremiah 21:3-7

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

4‘ThisH3541isH3541whatH3541the Lordיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478saysאָמַ֨ר'a.MarH559: “BeholdH2009, I am going toturnמֵסֵב֮me.SevH5437backH5437the weaponsכְּלֵ֣יke.LeiH3627of warהַמִּלְחָמָה֮ha.mil.cha.MahH4421that are in your handsבְּיֶדְכֶם֒be.yed.KhemH3027,with whichH834you are makingH3898warH3898againstH854the kingמֶ֤לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Babylonבָּבֶל֙ba.VelH894and the Chaldeansהַכַּשְׂדִּ֔יםha.kas.DimH3778who are besiegingהַצָּרִ֣ים עֲלֵיכֶ֔םha.tza.Rim 'a.lei.KhemH6696 H5921you outsideמִח֖וּץmi.ChutzH4480 H2351the wallלַֽחוֹמָ֑הla.cho.MahH2346; and I willgatherוְאָסַפְתִּ֣יve.'a.saf.TiH622them into the middleתּ֖וֹךְTokhH8432of thisH2088cityהָעִ֥ירha.'IrH5892.

5And IMyselfאֲנִי֙'a.NiH589will makeH3898warH3898againstאִתְּכֶ֔ם'i.te.KhemH854you with anoutstretchedנְטוּיָ֖הne.tu.YahH5186handבְּיָ֥דbe.YadH3027and a mightyחֲזָקָ֑הcha.za.KahH2389armוּבִזְר֣וֹעַu.viz.Ro.a'H2220, and inangerוּבְאַ֥ףu.ve.'AfH639,wrathוּבְחֵמָ֖הu.ve.che.MahH2534,and greatגָּדֽוֹל׃ga.DolH1419indignationוּבְקֶ֥צֶףu.ve.Ke.tzefH7110.

6I will also strikeוְהִכֵּיתִ֗יve.hi.kei.TiH5221the inhabitantsיֽוֹשְׁבֵי֙yo.she.VeiH3427of thisH2088cityהָעִ֣ירha.'IrH5892,both the peopleהָאָדָ֖םha.'a.DamH120and the animalsהַבְּהֵמָ֑הha.be.he.MahH929;they will dieיָמֻֽתוּ׃ya.Mu.tuH4191of a greatגָּד֖וֹלga.DolH1419plagueבְּדֶ֥בֶרbe.De.verH1698.

7Then afterwardוְאַחֲרֵי־ כֵ֣ןve.'a.cha.rei- khenH310 H3651,”declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָ֡הYah.wehH3068, “I will handH5414 H3027Zedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֣הוּtzid.ki.Ya.huH6667kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֣הye.hu.DahH3063,his servantsעֲבָדָ֣יו׀'a.va.DavH5650,and the peopleהָעָ֡םha.'AmH5971,that is, those who surviveהַנִּשְׁאָרִים֩ha.nish.'a.RimH7604in thisH2088cityבָּעִ֨ירba.'IrH5892from the plagueהַדֶּ֣בֶר׀ha.De.verH1698,the swordהַחֶ֣רֶבha.Che.revH2719,and the famineהָרָעָ֗בha.ra.'AvH7458,overH5414to Nebuchadnezzarנְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּ֣רne.vu.khad.re.TzarH5019kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֔לba.VelH894,to their enemiesH340,and to those who seekמְבַקְשֵׁ֣יme.vak.SheiH1245their livesנַפְשָׁ֑םnaf.ShamH5315;and he will strikeוְהִכָּ֣םve.hi.KamH5221andH5221killH5221them with the edgeלְפִי־le.fi-H6310of the swordחֶ֔רֶבChe.revH2719. Hewill not spareיָח֣וּסya.ChusH2347them norH3808haveH2550pityיַחְמֹ֖לyach.MolH2550norH3808compassionיְרַחֵֽם׃ye.ra.ChemH7355.”’

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