New American Standard Bible 2020

Jeremiah 26:11-19

11Then the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֤יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548and the prophetsוְהַנְּבִאִים֙ve.ha.ne.vi.'ImH5030spokeוַיֹּ֨אמְר֜וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559to the officialsהַשָּׂרִ֔יםha.sa.RimH8269and to allכָּל־kol-H3605the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, “Adeathמָ֙וֶת֙ma.vetH4194sentenceמִשְׁפַּט־mish.pat-H4941for thisH2088manלָאִ֣ישׁla.'IshH376!For he has prophesiedנִבָּא֙ni.Ba'H5012againstH413thisH2088cityהָעִ֣ירha.'IrH5892,justH3512asH3512you have heardשְׁמַעְתֶּ֖םshe.ma'.TemH8085with your own earsבְּאָזְנֵיכֶֽם׃be.'a.ze.nei.KhemH241!”

12Then Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֙הוּ֙yir.me.Ya.huH3414spokeוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to allכָּל־kol-H3605the officialsהַשָּׂרִ֔יםha.sa.RimH8269and to allכָּל־kol-H3605the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, “The Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068sentשְׁלָחַ֗נִיshe.la.Cha.niH7971me to prophesyלְהִנָּבֵ֞אle.hi.na.Ve'H5012againstH413thisH2088houseהַבַּ֤יִתha.Ba.yitH1004and againstH413thisH2088cityהָעִ֣ירha.'IrH5892allכָּל־kol-H3605the wordsהַדְּבָרִ֖יםha.de.va.RimH1697that you have heardשְׁמַעְתֶּֽם׃she.ma'.TemH8085.

13Nowוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258then,reformהֵיטִ֤יבוּhei.Ti.vuH3190your waysדַרְכֵיכֶם֙dar.khei.KhemH1870and your deedsוּמַ֣עַלְלֵיכֶ֔םu.Ma.'a.lei.KhemH4611and obeyוְשִׁמְע֕וּve.shim.'UH8085the voiceבְּק֖וֹלbe.KolH6963of the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֑ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430;and the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068will relentוְיִנָּחֵ֣םve.yi.na.ChemH5162of the disasterH7463whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834He has pronouncedדִּבֶּ֖רdi.BerH1696againstעֲלֵיכֶֽם׃'a.lei.KhemH5921you.

14But as for me, beholdH2009,I am in your handsבְיֶדְכֶ֑םve.yed.KhemH3027;doעֲשׂוּ־'a.su-H6213with me as is goodכַּטּ֥וֹבka.TovH2896and rightוְכַיָּשָׁ֖רve.khai.ya.SharH3477in your sightבְּעֵינֵיכֶֽם׃be.'ei.nei.KhemH5869.

15Onlyאַ֣ךְ׀'akhH389knowH3045forH3045certainH3045that ifאִם־'im-H518you putמְמִתִ֣יםme.mi.TimH4191me toH4191deathH4191,you will bringנֹתְנִ֣יםno.te.NimH5414innocentנָקִ֗יna.KiH5355bloodדָ֣םdamH1818on yourselves, and on thisH2088cityהָעִ֥ירha.'IrH5892and its inhabitantsיֹשְׁבֶ֑יהָyo.she.Vei.haH3427;for trulyבֶאֱמֶ֗תve.'e.MetH571the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068has sentשְׁלָחַ֤נִיshe.la.Cha.niH7971me to you to speakלְדַבֵּר֙le.da.BerH1696allכָּל־kol-H3605theseהָאֵֽלֶּה׃ סha.'E.lehH428wordsהַדְּבָרִ֖יםha.de.va.RimH1697so that you hearבְּאָזְנֵיכֶ֔םbe.'a.ze.nei.KhemH241them.”

16Then the officialsהַשָּׂרִים֙ha.sa.RimH8269and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971saidוַיֹּאמְר֤וּvai.yo.me.RuH559to the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֖יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548and the prophetsהַנְּבִיאִ֑יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030, “Noאֵין־'ein-H369deathמָ֔וֶתMa.vetH4194sentenceמִשְׁפַּט־mish.pat-H4941for thisהַזֶּה֙ha.ZehH2088manלָאִ֤ישׁla.'IshH376!For he has spokenדִּבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696to us in the nameבְּשֵׁ֛םbe.ShemH8034of the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵ֖ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430.”

17ThensomeH376of the eldersמִזִּקְנֵ֖יmi.zik.NeiH2205of the landהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776roseH6965upH6965and spokeוַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559to allכָּל־kol-H3605the assemblyקְהַ֥לke.HalH6951of the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

18“Micahמִיכָה֙mi.kha.yahH4318of Moreshethהַמּ֣וֹרַשְׁתִּ֔יha.Mo.rash.TiH4183used to prophesyנִבָּ֔אni.Ba'H5012in the daysבִּימֵ֖יbi.MeiH3117of Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֣הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063;and he spokeוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to allכָּל־kol-H3605the peopleעַם֩'amH5971of Judahיְהוּדָ֨הye.hu.DahH3063,sayingלֵאמֹ֜רle.MorH559, ‘ThisH3541isH3541whatH3541the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of armiesצְבָא֗וֹתtze.va.'otH6635has saidאָמַ֣ר׀'a.MarH559: “Zionצִיּ֞וֹןtzi.YonH6726will be plowedתֵֽחָרֵשׁ֙te.cha.ReshH2790likea fieldשָׂדֶ֤הsa.DehH7704,And Jerusalemוִירוּשָׁלַ֙יִם֙vi.ru.sha.La.yimH3389will becomeH1961heapsעִיִּ֣ים'i.YimH5856ofH5856ruinsH5856, And themountainוְהַ֥רve.HarH2022of the houseהַבַּ֖יִתha.Ba.yitH1004like thehighלְבָמ֥וֹתle.va.MotH1116placesH1116of a forestיָֽעַר׃Ya.'arH3293.”’

19Did Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֨הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֜הye.hu.DahH3063and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605Judahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063actuallyH4191putהֶהָמֵ֣תhe.ha.MetH4191him toH4191deathהֱ֠מִתֻהוּHe.mi.tu.huH4191? Did he notfearיָרֵ֣אya.Re'H3372the Lordיְהוָה֒Yah.wehH3068and pleadH2470forH2470the favorפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, andthe Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068relentedוַיִּנָּ֣חֶםvai.yi.Na.chemH5162of the disasterH7463whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834He had pronouncedדִּבֶּ֣רdi.BerH1696againstעֲלֵיהֶ֑ם'a.lei.HemH5921them? But we arecommittingעֹשִׂ֛ים'o.SimH6213a greatגְדוֹלָ֖הge.do.LahH1419evilH7463againstעַל־'al-H5921our own livesנַפְשׁוֹתֵֽינוּ׃naf.sho.Tei.nuH5315!”

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