New American Standard Bible 2020

Jeremiah 32:1-25

1The wordהַדָּבָ֞רha.da.VarH1697that cameהָיָ֤הha.YahH1961to Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֙הוּ֙yir.me.Ya.huH3414from the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068in thetenthהָעֲשִׂרִ֔יתha.'a.si.RitH6224yearH8141of Zedekiahלְצִדְקִיָּ֖הוּle.tzid.ki.Ya.huH6667kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063,whichהִ֧יאhi'H1931was the eighteenthשְׁמֹנֶֽה־ עֶשְׂרֵ֥הshe.mo.neh- 'es.RehH8083 H6240yearH8141of Nebuchadnezzarלִנְבֽוּכַדְרֶאצַּֽר׃lin.Vu.khad.re.TzarH5019.

2Now at that timeוְאָ֗זve.'AzH227the armyחֵ֚ילcheilH2428of the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֔לba.VelH894was besiegingצָרִ֖ים עַל־tza.Rim 'al-H6696 H5921Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389,and Jeremiahוְיִרְמְיָ֣הוּve.yir.me.Ya.huH3414the prophetהַנָּבִ֗יאha.na.Vi'H5030was imprisonedכָלוּא֙kha.Lu'H3607in thecourtyardבַּחֲצַ֣רba.cha.TzarH2691of the guardהַמַּטָּרָ֔הha.ma.ta.RahH4307,whichאֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834was atthe houseבֵּֽית־beit-H1004of the kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Judahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063,

3becauseאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834Zedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֥הוּtzid.ki.Ya.huH6667kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063hadimprisonedכְּלָא֔וֹke.la.'OH3607him, sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, “Whyמַדּוּעַ֩ma.du.a'H4069do youprophesyנִבָּ֜אni.Ba'H5012,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559, ‘ThisH3541isH3541whatH3541the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559: “BeholdH2009, I am going tohandבְּיַ֥דbe.YadH5414 H3027thisH2088cityהָעִ֥ירha.'IrH5892overH5414to the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֖לba.VelH894,and he will takeוּלְכָדָֽהּ׃u.le.kha.DahH3920it;

4and Zedekiahוְצִדְקִיָּ֙הוּ֙ve.tzid.ki.Ya.huH6667kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063willnot escapeיִמָּלֵ֖טyi.ma.LetH4422from the handמִיַּ֣דmi.YadH3027of the Chaldeansהַכַּשְׂדִּ֑יםha.kas.DimH3778,but he will certainlyH5414be handedבְּיַ֣דbe.YadH5414 H3027overH5414to the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֔לba.VelH894, and he willspeakוְדִבֶּר־ve.di.ber-H1696with himfaceפִּ֣יוpivH6310to faceפִּ֔יוPivH6310and seeתִּרְאֶֽינָה׃tir.'Ei.nahH7200him eyeוְעֵינָ֖יוve.'ei.NavH5869to eyeעֵינָ֥יוei.novH5869.

5Then he willtakeיוֹלִ֤ךְyo.LikhH1980Zedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֙הוּ֙tzid.ki.Ya.huH6667to Babylonוּבָבֶ֞לu.va.VelH894,and he will be thereוְשָׁ֣םve.ShamH8033untilעַד־'ad-H5704I visitפָּקְדִ֥יpa.ke.DiH6485him,” declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068. “Ifכִּ֧יkiH3588you fightתִֽלָּחֲמ֛וּti.la.cha.MuH3898againstאֶת־'et-H854the Chaldeansהַכַּשְׂדִּ֖יםha.kas.DimH3778, you willnot succeedתַצְלִֽיחוּ׃ פtatz.Li.chuH6743”’?”

6And Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֑הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “The wordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068cameהָיָ֥הha.YahH1961to me, sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

7‘Beholdהִנֵּ֣הhi.NehH2009,Hanamelחֲנַמְאֵ֗לcha.nam.'ElH2601the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Shallumשַׁלֻּם֙sha.LumH7967your uncleדֹּֽדְךָ֔do.de.KhaH1730is comingבָּ֥אba'H935to you, sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, “Buyקְנֵ֣הke.NehH7069for yourself my fieldשָׂדִי֙sa.DiH7704whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834is atAnathothבַּעֲנָת֔וֹתba.'a.na.TotH6068, for you have therightמִשְׁפַּ֥טmish.PatH4941of redemptionהַגְּאֻלָּ֖הha.ge.'u.LahH1353to buyלִקְנֽוֹת׃lik.NotH7069it.”’

8Then my uncle’sדֹּדִ֜יdo.DiH1730sonבֶּן־ben-H1121Hanamelחֲנַמְאֵ֨לcha.nam.'ElH2601cameוַיָּבֹ֣אvai.ya.Vo'H935to me in thecourtyardחֲצַ֣רcha.TzarH2691of the guardהַמַּטָּרָה֒ha.ma.ta.RahH4307in accordance with the wordכִּדְבַ֣רkid.VarH1697of the Lordיְהוָה֮Yah.wehH3068and saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to me, ‘Buyקְנֵ֣הke.NehH7069my fieldשָׂדִ֨יsa.DiH7704,pleaseנָ֠אna'H4994, that is atAnathothבַּעֲנָת֜וֹתba.'a.na.TotH6068,whichH834is in the landבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Benjaminבִּנְיָמִ֗יןbin.ya.MinH1144;for you have the rightמִשְׁפַּ֧טmish.PatH4941of possessionהַיְרֻשָּׁ֛הhay.ru.ShahH3425and the redemptionהַגְּאֻלָּ֖הha.ge.'u.LahH1353is yours; buyקְנֵה־ke.neh-H7069itfor yourself.’ Then I knewוָאֵדַ֕עva.'e.Da'H3045that thisהֽוּא׃Hu'H1931was thewordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068.

9“So I boughtוָֽאֶקְנֶה֙va.'ek.NehH7069the fieldהַשָּׂדֶ֔הha.sa.DehH7704whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834was in Anathothבַּעֲנָת֑וֹתba.'a.na.TotH6068from Hanamelחֲנַמְאֵ֥לcha.nam.'ElH2601my uncle’sדֹּדִ֖יdo.DiH1730sonבֶּן־ben-H1121, and Iweighedוָֽאֶשְׁקֲלָה־va.'esh.ka.lah-H8254outH8254the silverהַכֶּ֔סֶףha.Ke.sefH3701for him, seventeenשִׁבְעָ֥ה וַעֲשָׂרָ֥הshiv.'Ah va.'a.sa.RahH7651 H6235shekelsשְׁקָלִ֖יםshe.ka.LimH8255of silverהַכָּֽסֶף׃ha.Ka.sefH3701.

10And Isignedוָאֶכְתֹּ֤בva.'ekh.ToH3789andsealedוָֽאֶחְתֹּ֔םva.'ech.TomH2856the deedבַּסֵּ֙פֶר֙ba.Se.ferH5612, andcalledH5749inH5749witnessesעֵדִ֑ים'e.DimH5707,and weighedוָאֶשְׁקֹ֥לva.'esh.KolH8254outH8254the silverהַכֶּ֖סֶףha.Ke.sefH3701on the scalesבְּמֹאזְנָֽיִם׃be.mo.ze.Na.yimH3976.

11Then I tookוָאֶקַּ֖חva.'e.KachH3947the deedsסֵ֣פֶרSe.ferH5612of purchaseהַמִּקְנָ֑הha.mik.NahH4736,both the sealedהֶֽחָת֛וּםhe.cha.TumH2856copy containing thetermsהַמִּצְוָ֥הha.mitz.VahH4687and conditionsוְהַחֻקִּ֖יםve.ha.chu.KimH2706and the openהַגָּלֽוּי׃ha.ga.LuiH1540copy;

12and I gaveוָאֶתֵּ֞ןva.'e.TenH5414the deedהַסֵּ֣פֶרha.Se.ferH5612of purchaseהַמִּקְנָ֗הha.mik.NahH4736toBaruchבָּר֣וּךְba.RukhH1263the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofNeriahנֵרִיָּה֮ne.ri.YahH5374,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Mahseiahמַחְסֵיָה֒mach.se.YahH4271,in the sightלְעֵינֵי֙le.'ei.NeiH5869of Hanamelחֲנַמְאֵ֣לcha.nam.'ElH2601my uncle’sדֹּדִ֔יdo.DiH1730sonand in the sightוּלְעֵינֵי֙u.le.'ei.NeiH5869of the witnessesהָֽעֵדִ֔יםha.'e.DimH5707who signedהַכֹּתְבִ֖יםha.ko.te.VimH3789the deedבְּסֵ֣פֶרbe.Se.ferH5612of purchaseהַמִּקְנָ֑הha.mik.NahH4736,in the sightלְעֵינֵי֙le.'ei.NeiH5869of allכָּל־kol-H3605the Jewsהַיְּהוּדִ֔יםhai.ye.hu.DimH3064who were sittingהַיֹּשְׁבִ֖יםhai.yo.she.VimH3427in the courtyardבַּחֲצַ֥רba.cha.TzarH2691of the guardהַמַּטָּרָֽה׃ha.ma.ta.RahH4307.

13And I commandedוָֽאֲצַוֶּה֙va.'a.tza.VehH6680Baruchבָּר֔וּךְba.RukhH1263in their sightלְעֵינֵיהֶ֖םle.'ei.nei.HemH5869,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

14‘ThisH3541isH3541whatH3541the Lordיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068of armiesצְבָא֜וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478saysאָמַר֩'a.MarH559: “Takeלָק֣וֹחַla.Ko.achH3947theseהָאֵ֡לֶּהha.'E.lehH428deedsהַסְּפָרִ֣יםha.se.fa.RimH5612,thisהַזֶּ֜הha.ZehH2088sealedהֶחָת֗וּםhe.cha.TumH2856deedסֵפֶר֩se.FerH5612of purchaseהַמִּקְנָ֨הha.mik.NahH4736and thisהַזֶּ֔הha.ZehH2088openהַגָּלוּי֙ha.ga.LuiH1540deedסֵ֤פֶרSe.ferH5612,and putוּנְתַתָּ֖םu.ne.ta.TamH5414them in an earthenwareחָ֑רֶשׂCha.resH2789jarבִּכְלִי־bikh.li-H3627,soלְמַ֥עַןle.Ma.'anH4616thatH4616they maylastיַעַמְד֖וּya.'am.DuH5975a longרַבִּֽים׃ סra.BimH7227timeיָמִ֥יםya.MimH3117.”

15For thisH3541isH3541whatH3541the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068of armiesצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478saysאָמַ֛ר'a.MarH559: “Housesבָתִּ֛יםva.TimH1004and fieldsוְשָׂד֥וֹתve.sa.DotH7704and vineyardsוּכְרָמִ֖יםu.khe.ra.MimH3754will againע֣וֹדodH5750be purchasedיִקָּנ֥וּyi.ka.NuH7069in thisH2088landבָּאָ֥רֶץba.'A.retzH776.”’

16“Afterאַחֲרֵ֤י'a.cha.ReiH310givingתִתִּי֙ti.TiH5414the deedסֵ֣פֶרSe.ferH5612of purchaseהַמִּקְנָ֔הha.mik.NahH4736to Baruchבָּר֥וּךְba.RukhH1263the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Neriahנֵרִיָּ֖הne.ri.YahH5374, Iprayedוָאֶתְפַּלֵּ֖לva.'et.pa.LelH6419to the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

17‘Ohאֲהָהּ֮'a.HahH162,Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GodH3068!Beholdהִנֵּ֣ה׀hi.NehH2009,You Yourselfאַתָּ֣ה'a.TahH859havemadeעָשִׂ֗יתָ'a.Si.taH6213the heavensהַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064and the earthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776by Your greatהַגָּד֔וֹלha.ga.DolH1419powerבְּכֹֽחֲךָ֙be.kho.cha.KhaH3581and by Your outstretchedהַנְּטוּיָ֑הha.ne.tu.YahH5186armוּבִֽזְרֹעֲךָ֖u.viz.ro.'a.KhaH2220!Nothingלֹֽא־ כָּל־ דָּבָֽר׃lo'- kol- da.VarH3808 H3605 H1697isH6381tooמִמְּךָ֖mi.me.KhaH4480difficultיִפָּלֵ֥אyi.pa.Le'H6381for You,

18whoshowsעֹ֤שֶׂה'O.sehH6213mercyחֶ֙סֶד֙che.sedH2617to thousandsלַֽאֲלָפִ֔יםla.'a.la.FimH505, butrepaysוּמְשַׁלֵּם֙u.me.sha.LemH7999the wrongdoingעֲוֹ֣ן'a.VonH5771of fathersאָב֔וֹת'a.VotH1into the lapsחֵ֥יקcheikH2436of their childrenבְּנֵיהֶ֖םbe.nei.HemH1121afterאַחֲרֵיהֶ֑ם'a.cha.rei.HemH310them,greatהַגָּדוֹל֙ha.ga.dOlH1419andmightyהַגִּבּ֔וֹרha.gi.BorH1368Godהָאֵ֤לha.'ElH410. TheLordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068of armiesצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635is His nameשְׁמֽוֹ׃she.MoH8034;

19greatגְּדֹל֙ge.DolH1419in counselהָֽעֵצָ֔הha.'e.TzahH6098and mightyוְרַ֖בve.RavH7227in deedהָעֲלִֽילִיָּ֑הha.'a.li.li.YahH5950,whoseאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834eyesעֵינֶ֣יךָ'ei.Nei.khaH5869are openפְקֻח֗וֹתfe.ku.ChotH6491to allכָּל־kol-H3605the waysדַּרְכֵי֙dar.KheiH1870of the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of mankindאָדָ֔ם'a.DamH120,givingלָתֵ֤תla.TetH5414to everyoneלְאִישׁ֙le.'IshH376according to his waysכִּדְרָכָ֔יוkid.ra.KhavH1870and according to the fruitוְכִפְרִ֖יve.khif.RiH6529of his deedsמַעֲלָלָֽיו׃ma.'a.la.LavH4611;

20whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.she.r.Sa-H834hasaccomplishedשַׂ֠מְתָּSam.taH7760signsאֹת֨וֹת'o.TotH226and wondersוּמֹפְתִ֤יםu.mo.fe.TimH4159in the landבְּאֶֽרֶץ־be.'e.retz-H776of Egyptמִצְרַ֙יִם֙mitz.Ra.yimH4714, andeven to thisהַזֶּ֔הha.ZehH2088dayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117both in Israelוּבְיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לu.ve.Yis.ra.'ElH3478and among mankindוּבָֽאָדָ֑םu.va.'a.DamH120; and You havemadeוַתַּעֲשֶׂה־va.ta.'a.seh-H6213a nameשֵׁ֖םshemH8034for Yourself, as at thisהַזֶּֽה׃ha.ZehH2088dayכַּיּ֥וֹםkai.YomH3117.

21YoubroughtH3318Your peopleעַמְּךָ֥'a.me.KhaH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478outH3318of the landמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714with signsבְּאֹת֣וֹתbe.'o.TotH226and with wondersוּבְמוֹפְתִ֗יםu.ve.mof.TimH4159,and with a strongחֲזָקָה֙cha.za.KahH2389handוּבְיָ֤דu.ve.YadH3027and an outstretchedנְטוּיָ֔הne.tu.YahH5186armH2220,and with greatגָּדֽוֹל׃ga.DolH1419terrorוּבְמוֹרָ֖אu.ve.mo.Ra'H4172;

22and You gaveוַתִּתֵּ֤ןva.ti.TenH5414them thisH2088landהָאָ֣רֶץha.'A.retzH776,whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834Yousworeנִשְׁבַּ֥עְתָּnish.Ba'.taH7650to their forefathersלַאֲבוֹתָ֖םla.'a.vo.TamH1to giveלָתֵ֣תla.TetH5414them, a landאֶ֛רֶץ'E.retzH776flowingזָבַ֥תza.VatH2100with milkחָלָ֖בcha.LavH2461and honeyוּדְבָֽשׁ׃u.de.VashH1706.

23TheycameH935inH935and tookH3423possessionוַיִּֽרְשׁ֣וּvai.yir.ShuH3423of it, but theydid not obeyשָׁמְע֤וּsha.me.'UH8085Your voiceבְקוֹלֶ֙ךָ֙ve.ko.Le.chaH6963orwalkהָלָ֔כוּha.La.khuH1980in Your Lawוּבְתוֹרָתְךָ֣u.ve.to.ro.te.khaH8451;they did not doלַעֲשׂ֖וֹתla.'a.SotH6213anythingכָּל־kol-H3605that You commandedצִוִּ֧יתָהtzi.Vi.tahH6680them to doעָשׂ֑וּ'a.SuH6213; therefore You have madeallכָּל־kol-H3605thisH2088disasterH7463happenוַתַּקְרֵ֣אva.tak.Re'H7122to them.

24BeholdH2009, theassaultH5550rampsH5550have reachedבָּ֣אוּBa.'uH935the cityהָעִיר֮ha.'IrH5892to takeלְלָכְדָהּ֒le.la.khe.DahH3920it; and the cityוְהָעִ֣ירve.ha.'IrH5892has beenhandedבְּיַ֤דbe.YadH5414 H3027overH5414to the Chaldeansהַכַּשְׂדִּים֙ha.kas.DimH3778who fightהַנִּלְחָמִ֣יםha.nil.cha.MimH3898againstעָלֶ֔יהָ'a.Lei.haH5921it, becauseמִפְּנֵ֛יmi.pe.NeiH4480 H6440of theswordהַחֶ֥רֶבha.Che.revH2719,the famineוְהָרָעָ֖בve.ha.ra.'AvH7458,and the plagueוְהַדָּ֑בֶרve.ha.Da.verH1698;and whatוַאֲשֶׁ֥רva.'a.SherH834You have spokenדִּבַּ֛רְתָּdi.Bar.taH1696hascomeH1961toH1961passH1961;and beholdH2009,You seeרֹאֶֽה׃ro.'EhH7200it.

25Yet You have saidאָמַ֤רְתָּ'a.Mar.taH559to me, Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GodH3068, “Buyקְנֵֽה־ke.neh-H7069for yourself the fieldהַשָּׂדֶ֛הha.sa.DehH7704with moneyבַּכֶּ֖סֶףba.Ke.sefH3701and callH5749inH5749witnessesעֵדִ֑ים'e.DimH5707”--although the cityוְהָעִ֥ירve.ha.'IrH5892has been handedבְּיַ֥דbe.YadH5414 H3027overH5414to the Chaldeansהַכַּשְׂדִּֽים׃ha.kas.DimH3778.’”

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