New American Standard Bible 2020

Jeremiah 26:7-24

7Thepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֥יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548and the prophetsוְהַנְּבִאִ֖יםve.ha.ne.vi.'ImH5030and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the peopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971heardוַֽיִּשְׁמְע֛וּvai.yish.me.'UH8085Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֔הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414speakingמְדַבֵּ֛רme.da.BerH1696theseהָאֵ֖לֶּהha.'E.lehH428wordsהַדְּבָרִ֥יםha.de.va.RimH1697in the houseבְּבֵ֥יתbe.VeitH1004of the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

8Yet when Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֗הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414finishedכְּכַלּ֣וֹתke.kha.LotH3615speakingלְדַבֵּר֙le.da.BerH1696everythingכָּל־kol-H3605that the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068had commandedצִוָּ֣הtzi.VahH6680himto speakלְדַבֵּ֖רle.da.BerH1696to allכָּל־kol-H3605the peopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971, thenthe priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֧יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548and the prophetsוְהַנְּבִאִ֛יםve.ha.ne.vi.'ImH5030and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the peopleהָעָ֥םha.'AmH5971seizedוַיִּתְפְּשׂ֨וּvai.yit.pe.SuH8610him, sayingלֵאמֹ֖רle.MorH559, “You mustמ֥וֹתMotH4191dieתָּמֽוּת׃ta.MutH4191!

9Whyמַדּוּעַ֩ma.du.a'H4069have you prophesiedנִבֵּ֨יתָni.Bei.taH5012in the nameבְשֵׁם־ve.shem-H8034of the Lordיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559, ‘ThisH2088houseהַבַּ֣יִתha.Ba.yitH1004will be like Shilohכְּשִׁלוֹ֙ke.shi.LoH7887and thisH2088cityוְהָעִ֥ירve.ha.'IrH5892will bein ruinsתֶּחֱרַ֖בte.che.RavH2717,withoutמֵאֵ֣יןme.'EinH369inhabitantיוֹשֵׁ֑בyo.ShevH3427’?” Andallכָּל־kol-H3605the peopleהָעָ֛םha.'AmH5971gatheredוַיִּקָּהֵ֧לvai.yi.ka.HelH6950to Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֖הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414at the houseבְּבֵ֥יתbe.VeitH1004of the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

10When theofficialsשָׂרֵ֣יsa.ReiH8269of Judahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063heardוַֽיִּשְׁמְע֣וּ׀vai.yish.me.'UH8085theseהָאֵ֔לֶּהha.'E.lehH428thingsהַדְּבָרִ֣יםha.de.va.RimH1697,they cameH5927upH5927from the king’sהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428houseמִבֵּית־mi.beit-H1004to the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068and satוַיֵּֽשְׁב֛וּvai.ye.she.VuH3427at theentranceבְּפֶ֥תַחbe.Fe.tachH6607of the Newהֶחָדָֽשׁ׃ סhe.cha.DashH2319Gateשַֽׁעַר־sha.'ar-H8179of the Lord’sיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068house.

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!”

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.

24But the handיַ֚דyadH3027ofAhikamאֲחִיקָ֣ם'a.chi.KamH296the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Shaphanשָׁפָ֔ןsha.FanH8227was with Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֑הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414, so that he wasnot handedבְיַד־ve.yad-H5414 H3027overH5414to the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971to putלַהֲמִיתֽוֹ׃ פla.ha.mi.ToH4191him toH4191deathH4191.

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