New American Standard Bible 2020

Jeremiah 26:17-23

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!”

20IndeedH1571, there wasalsoוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571a manאִ֗ישׁ'IshH376whoused to prophesyמִתְנַבֵּא֙mit.na.Be'H5012in the nameבְּשֵׁ֣םbe.ShemH8034of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,Uriahאֽוּרִיָּ֙הוּ֙'u.ri.Ya.huH223the sonבֶּֽן־ben-H1121of Shemaiahשְׁמַעְיָ֔הוּshe.ma'.Ya.huH8098fromKiriath-jearimH7157;and he prophesiedוַיִּנָּבֵ֞אvai.yi.na.Ve'H5012againstעַל־'al-H5921thisH2088cityהָעִ֤ירha.'IrH5892and againstוְעַל־ve.'al-H5921thisH2088landהָאָ֣רֶץha.'A.retzH776wordsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697similar to allכְּכֹ֖לke.KholH3605those of Jeremiahיִרְמְיָֽהוּ׃yir.me.Ya.huH3414.

21When Kingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ־ha.Me.lekh-H4428Jehoiakimיְ֠הוֹיָקִיםYe.ho.ya.kimH3079and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605his warriorsגִּבּוֹרָ֤יוgi.bo.RavH1368and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the officialsהַשָּׂרִים֙ha.sa.RimH8269heardוַיִּשְׁמַ֣עvai.yish.Ma'H8085his wordsדְּבָרָ֔יוde.va.RavH1697, then thekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428soughtוַיְבַקֵּ֥שׁvay.va.KeshH1245to putהֲמִית֑וֹha.mi.ToH4191him toH4191deathH4191;but Uriahאוּרִיָּ֙הוּ֙'u.ri.Ya.huH223heardוַיִּשְׁמַ֤עvai.yish.Ma'H8085about it,and he wasH3372afraidוַיִּרָ֔אvai.yi.Ra'H3372, so hefledוַיִּבְרַ֖חvai.yiv.RachH1272and wentוַיָּבֹ֥אvai.ya.Vo'H935to Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

22Then Kingהַמֶּ֧לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Jehoiakimיְהוֹיָקִ֛יםye.ho.ya.KimH3079sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֞חvai.yish.LachH7971menH376to Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714:Elnathanאֶלְנָתָ֧ן'el.na.TanH494the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Achborעַכְבּ֛וֹרakh.BorH5907and certainmenH376with him, to Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

23And they broughtוַיּוֹצִ֨יאוּvai.yo.Tzi.'uH3318Uriahאוּרִיָּ֜הוּ'u.ri.Ya.huH223from Egyptמִמִּצְרַ֗יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714and ledוַיְבִאֻ֙הוּ֙vay.vi.'U.huH935him to Kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Jehoiakimיְהוֹיָקִ֔יםye.ho.ya.KimH3079, whokilledוַיַּכֵּ֖הוּvai.ya.Ke.huH5221him with a swordבֶּחָ֑רֶבbe.Cha.revH2719and threwוַיַּשְׁלֵךְ֙vai.yash.leKhH7993his deadH5038bodyH5038into theburialH6913placeH6913of thecommonבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121peopleהָעָֽם׃ha.'AmH5971.

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