New American Standard Bible 2020

Jeremiah 27:12-22

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?

18Butifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518they are prophetsנְבִאִ֣יםne.vi.'ImH5030,and ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518the wordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068is with them, have them nowנָא֙na'H4994pleadH6293withH6293the Lordבַּֽיהוָ֣הba.Yah.wehH3068of armiesצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635that the vesselsהַכֵּלִ֣ים׀ha.ke.LimH3627which are leftהַנּוֹתָרִ֣יםha.no.ta.RimH3498in the houseבְּבֵית־be.veit-H1004of the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068and the houseוּבֵ֨יתu.VeitH1004of the kingמֶ֧לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֛הye.hu.DahH3063and in Jerusalemוּבִירוּשָׁלִַ֖םu.vi.ru.sha.LimH3389do not goבֹ֜אוּVo.'uH935to Babylonבָּבֶֽלָה׃ פba.Ve.lahH894.

19For thisH3541isH3541whatH3541the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of armiesצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635saysאָמַר֙'a.MarH559concerningאֶל־'el-H413thepillarsהָֽעַמֻּדִ֔יםha.'a.mu.DimH5982,concerningוְעַל־ve.'al-H5921theseaהַיָּ֖םhai.YamH3220,concerningוְעַל־ve.'al-H5921the kettleH4350standsהַמְּכֹנ֑וֹתha.me.kho.NotH4350,and concerningוְעַל֙ve.'AlH5921the restיֶ֣תֶרYe.terH3499of the vesselsהַכֵּלִ֔יםha.ke.LimH3627that are leftהַנּוֹתָרִ֖יםha.no.ta.RimH3498in thisH2088cityבָּעִ֥ירba.'IrH5892,

20whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834Nebuchadnezzarנְבֽוּכַדְנֶאצַּר֙ne.vu.khad.ne.TzarH5019kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֔לba.VelH894did not takeלְקָחָ֗םle.ka.ChamH3947when heledH1540intoH1540exileבַּ֠גְלוֹתוֹbag.lo.toH1540Jeconiahיְכֹנְיָ֨הye.kha.ne.YahH3204the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Jehoiakimיְהוֹיָקִ֧יםye.ho.ya.KimH3079,kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֛הye.hu.DahH3063,from Jerusalemמִירֽוּשָׁלִַ֖םmi.ru.sha.LimH3389to Babylonבָּבֶ֑לָהba.Ve.lahH894,and allכָּל־kol-H3605the noblesחֹרֵ֥יcho.ReiH2715of Judahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063and Jerusalemוִירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ סvi.ru.sha.LimH3389--

21Yesכִּ֣יkiH3588,thisH3541isH3541whatH3541the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068of armiesצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,saysאָמַ֛ר'a.MarH559concerningעַל־'al-H5921the vesselsהַכֵּלִ֗יםha.ke.LimH3627that are leftהַנּֽוֹתָרִים֙ha.no.ta.RimH3498in the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068and in the houseוּבֵ֥יתu.VeitH1004of the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063and in Jerusalemוִירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃vi.ru.sha.LimH3389:

22“They will bebroughtיוּבָ֖אוּyu.Va.'uH935to Babylonבָּבֶ֥לָהba.Ve.lahH894and will be thereוְשָׁ֣מָּהve.Sha.mahH8033untilעַ֠ד'adH5704thedayי֣וֹםYomH3117I visitפָּקְדִ֤יpa.ke.DiH6485them,” declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068. “Then I willbringוְהַֽעֲלִיתִים֙ve.ha.'a.li.TimH5927thembackH5927and restoreוַהֲשִׁ֣יבֹתִ֔יםva.ha.Shi.vo.TimH7725them to thisהַזֶּֽה׃ פha.ZehH2088placeהַמָּק֖וֹםha.ma.KomH4725.”’”

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