New American Standard Bible 2020

Jeremiah 27:11-17

11But the nationוְהַגּ֗וֹיve.ha.GoyH1471that willbringיָבִ֧יאya.Vi'H935its neckצַוָּאר֛וֹtza.va.RoH6677under the yokeבְּעֹ֥לbe.'OlH5923of the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֖לba.VelH894and serveוַֽעֲבָד֑וֹva.'a.va.DoH5647him, I willletH5117remainוְהִנַּחְתִּ֤יוve.hi.nach.TivH5117on its landאַדְמָתוֹ֙'ad.ma.ToH127,’declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, ‘and they will cultivateוַֽעֲבָדָ֖הּva.'a.va.DahH5647it and liveוְיָ֥שַׁבve.Ya.shavH3427in it.’”’”

12I spokeדִּבַּ֔רְתִּיdi.Bar.tiH1696wordsהַדְּבָרִ֥יםha.de.va.RimH1697like allכְּכָל־ke.khol-H3605theseהָאֵ֖לֶּהha.'E.lehH428toZedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֤הtzid.ki.YahH6667kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Judahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, “Bringהָבִ֨יאוּha.Vi.'uH935your necksצַוְּארֵיכֶ֜םtza.ve.rei.KhemH6677under the yokeבְּעֹ֣לbe.'OlH5923of the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֗לba.VelH894and serveוְעִבְד֥וּve.'iv.DuH5647him and his peopleוְעַמּ֖וֹve.'a.MoH5971,and liveוִֽחְיֽוּ׃Vich.YuH2421!

13Whyלָ֤מָּהLa.mahH4100should youdieתָמ֙וּתוּ֙ta.Mu.tuH4191,you and your peopleוְעַמֶּ֔ךָve.'a.Me.khaH5971,by the swordבַּחֶ֖רֶבba.Che.revH2719,famineבָּרָעָ֣בba.ra.'AvH7458,and plagueוּבַדָּ֑בֶר֙u.va.Da.verH1698,as the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068has spokenדִּבֶּ֣רdi.BerH1696to the nationהַגּ֕וֹיha.GoyH1471that will not serveיַעֲבֹ֖דya.'a.VodH5647the kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Babylonבָּבֶֽל׃ba.VelH894?

14Sodo not listenתִּשְׁמְע֞וּtish.me.'UH8085to the wordsדִּבְרֵ֣יdiv.ReiH1697of the prophetsהַנְּבִאִ֗יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030who talkהָאֹמְרִ֤יםha.'o.me.RimH559to you, sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, ‘You will not serveתַעַבְד֖וּta.'av.DuH5647the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֑לba.VelH894,’for they are prophesyingנִבְּאִ֥יםni.be.'ImH5012alieשֶׁ֔קֶרShe.kerH8267to you;

15forI have not sentשְׁלַחְתִּים֙she.lach.TimH7971them,” declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, “but they areprophesyingנִבְּאִ֥יםni.be.'ImH5012falselyלַשָּׁ֑קֶרla.Sha.kerH8267in My nameבִּשְׁמִ֖יbish.MiH8034,soלְמַ֨עַןle.Ma.'anH4616thatH4616I willdriveהַדִּיחִ֤יha.di.ChiH5080you awayH5080and that you will perishוַאֲבַדְתֶּ֔םva.'a.vad.TemH6,you and the prophetsוְהַנְּבִאִ֖יםve.ha.ne.vi.'ImH5030who prophesyהַֽנִּבְּאִ֥יםha.ni.be.'ImH5012to you.”

16ThenI spokeדִּבַּ֣רְתִּיdi.Bar.tiH1696to the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִים֩ha.ko.ha.NimH3548and to allכָּל־kol-H3605thisהַזֶּ֜הha.ZehH2088peopleהָעָ֨םha.'AmH5971,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559: “ThisH3541isH3541whatH3541the Lordיְהוָה֒Yah.wehH3068saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559: ‘Do not listenתִּשְׁמְע֞וּtish.me.'UH8085to the wordsדִּבְרֵ֣יdiv.ReiH1697of your prophetsנְבִֽיאֵיכֶ֗םne.vi.'ei.KhemH5030who prophesyהַֽנִּבְּאִ֤יםha.ni.be.'ImH5012to you, sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, “Beholdהִנֵּ֨הhi.NehH2009, thevesselsכְלֵ֧יkhe.LeiH3627of the Lord’sיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068houseבֵית־veit-H1004will nowעַתָּ֣ה'a.TahH6258shortlyמְהֵרָ֑הme.he.RahH4120be broughtH7725backמוּשָׁבִ֥יםmu.sha.VimH7725from Babylonמִבָּבֶ֖לָהmi.ba.Ve.lahH894”;for they are prophesyingנִבְּאִ֥יםni.be.'ImH5012alieשֶׁ֔קֶרShe.kerH8267to you.

17Do not listenתִּשְׁמְע֣וּtish.me.'UH8085to them; serveעִבְד֥וּ'iv.DuH5647the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֖לba.VelH894,and liveוִֽחְי֑וּvich.YuH2421!Whyלָ֧מָּהLa.mahH4100should thisH2088cityהָעִ֥ירha.'IrH5892becomeתִֽהְיֶ֛הtih.YehH1961a placeH2723ofH2723ruinsחָרְבָּֽה׃cha.re.BahH2723?

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