New American Standard Bible 2020

Jeremiah 34:17-22

17“Thereforeלָכֵן֮la.KhenH3651thisH3541isH3541whatH3541the Lordיְהוָה֒Yah.wehH3068saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559: ‘You have not obeyedשְׁמַעְתֶּ֣םshe.ma'.TemH8085Me in proclaimingלִקְרֹ֣אlik.Ro'H7121releaseדְר֔וֹרde.RorH1865,eachH376oneH376to his brotherלְאָחִ֖יוle.'a.ChivH251and eachH376to his neighborלְרֵעֵ֑הוּle.re.'E.huH7453.BeholdH2009, I amproclaimingקֹרֵא֩ko.Re'H7121areleaseדְּר֜וֹרde.RorH1865to you,’ declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068, ‘to theswordהַחֶ֙רֶב֙ha.Che.revH2719,to the plagueהַדֶּ֣בֶרha.De.verH1698,and to the famineהָרָעָ֔בha.ra.'AvH7458;and I will makeוְנָתַתִּ֤יve.na.ta.TiH5414you aterrorH2113to allלְכֹ֖לle.KholH3605the kingdomsמַמְלְכ֥וֹתmam.le.KhotH4467of the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

18I will giveוְנָתַתִּ֣יve.na.ta.TiH5414the peopleH376who haveviolatedהָעֹֽבְרִים֙ha.'oe.RimH5674My covenantבְּרִתִ֔יbe.ri.TiH1285,whoH834have not fulfilledהֵקִ֙ימוּ֙he.Ki.muH6965the wordsדִּבְרֵ֣יdiv.ReiH1697of the covenantהַבְּרִ֔יתha.be.RitH1285whichH834they madeכָּרְת֖וּka.re.TuH3772beforeלְפָנָ֑יle.fa.NaiH6440Me, when theycutכָּרְת֣וּka.re.TuH3772the calfהָעֵ֙גֶל֙ha.'E.gelH5695in twoלִשְׁנַ֔יִםlish.Na.yimH8147and passedוַיַּעַבְר֖וּvai.ya.'av.RuH5674betweenבֵּ֥יןbeinH996its partsבְּתָרָֽיו׃be.ta.RavH1335--

19theofficialsשָׂרֵ֨יsa.ReiH8269of Judahיְהוּדָ֜הye.hu.DahH3063and the officialsוְשָׂרֵ֣יve.sa.ReiH8269of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֗םye.ru.sha.LimH3389,the highH5631officialsH5631and the priestsוְהַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔יםve.ha.Ko.ha.NimH3548,and allוְכֹ֖לve.KholH3605the peopleעַ֣ם'amH5971of the landהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776who passedהָעֹ֣בְרִ֔יםha.'oe.RimH5674betweenבֵּ֖יןbeinH996the partsבִּתְרֵ֥יbit.ReiH1335of the calfהָעֵֽגֶל׃ha.'E.gelH5695--

20I will handH5414 H3207them overH5414to their enemiesH340and to those whoseekמְבַקְשֵׁ֣יme.vak.SheiH1245their livesנַפְשָׁ֑םnaf.ShamH5315. And theirdeadH5038bodiesH5038will be foodלְמַֽאֲכָ֔לle.ma.'a.KhalH3978for the birdsלְע֥וֹףle.'ofH5775of the skyהַשָּׁמַ֖יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064and the animalsוּלְבֶהֱמַ֥תu.le.ve.he.MatH929of the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

21Zedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֨הוּtzid.ki.Ya.huH6667kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֜הye.hu.DahH3063and his officialsשָׂרָ֗יוsa.RavH8269I will also handH5414 H3027overH5414to their enemiesH340and to those who seekמְבַקְשֵׁ֣יme.vak.SheiH1245their livesנַפְשָׁ֑םnaf.ShamH5315,and to the armyחֵ֚ילcheilH2428of the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֔לba.VelH894which haswithdrawnהָעֹלִ֖יםha.'o.LimH5927from you.

22BeholdH2009,I am going to giveH6680aH6680commandמְצַוֶּ֜הme.tza.VehH6680,’declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068, ‘and I will bringוַהֲשִׁ֨בֹתִ֜יםva.ha.Shi.vo.TimH7725them backH7725to thisH2088cityהָעִ֤ירha.'IrH5892,and they will fightוְנִלְחֲמ֣וּve.nil.cha.MuH3898againstעָלֶ֔יהָ'a.Lei.haH5921it andtakeוּלְכָד֖וּהָu.le.kha.Du.haH3920it and burnוּשְׂרָפֻ֣הָu.se.ra.Fu.haH8313it with fireבָאֵ֑שׁva.'EshH784;and I will makeאֶתֵּ֥ן'e.TenH5414the citiesעָרֵ֧י'a.ReiH5892of Judahיְהוּדָ֛הye.hu.DahH3063adesolationשְׁמָמָ֖הshe.ma.MahH8077withoutמֵאֵ֥יןme.'EinH369inhabitantיֹשֵֽׁב׃ פyo.ShevH3427.’”

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