New American Standard Bible 2020

Jeremiah 37:11-16

11Now it happenedוְהָיָ֗הve.ha.YahH1961when the armyחֵ֣ילcheilH2428of the Chaldeansהַכַּשְׂדִּ֔יםha.kas.DimH3778had withdrawnבְּהֵֽעָלוֹת֙be.he.'a.lOtH5927from Jerusalemיְרֽוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389becauseמִפְּנֵ֖יmi.pe.NeiH4480 H6440of Pharaoh’sפַּרְעֹֽה׃ סpar.'OhH6547armyחֵ֥ילcheilH2428,

12that Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֙הוּ֙yir.me.Ya.huH3414leftוַיֵּצֵ֤אvai.ye.Tze'H3318Jerusalemמִיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םmi.Ru.sha.LimH3389to goלָלֶ֖כֶתla.Le.khetH1980to the landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of Benjaminבִּנְיָמִ֑ןbin.ya.MinH1144in order totakeH2505possessionH2505ofH2505somepropertyH2505thereמִשָּׁ֖םmi.ShamH4480 H8033amongבְּת֥וֹךְbe.TokhH8432the peopleהָעָֽם׃ha.'AmH5971.

13While he was at theGateבְּשַׁ֣עַרbe.Sha.'arH8179of Benjaminבִּנְיָמִ֗ןbin.ya.MinH1144,a captainבַּ֣עַלBa.'alH1167of the guardפְּקִדֻ֔תpe.ki.DutH6488whose nameוּשְׁמוֹ֙u.she.MoH8034was Irijahיִרְאִיָּ֔יהyir.'i.YaihH3376,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Shelemiahשֶֽׁלֶמְיָ֖הshe.lem.YahH8018the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Hananiahחֲנַנְיָ֑הcha.nan.YahH2608was thereוְשָׁם֙ve.ShamH8033; and hearrestedוַיִּתְפֹּ֞שׂvai.yit.PosH8610Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֤הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414the prophetהַנָּבִיא֙ha.na.Vi'H5030,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, “You are desertingנֹפֵֽל׃no.FelH5307to the Chaldeansהַכַּשְׂדִּ֖יםha.kas.DimH3778!”

14But Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֜הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “A lieשֶׁ֗קֶרShe.kerH8267!I am not desertingנֹפֵל֙no.FelH5307to the Chaldeansהַכַּשְׂדִּ֔יםha.kas.DimH3778”;yet he would not listenשָׁמַ֖עsha.Ma'H8085to him. So Irijahיִרְאִיָּיה֙yir.'i.YaihH3376arrestedוַיִּתְפֹּ֤שׂvai.yit.PosH8610Jeremiahבְּיִרְמְיָ֔הוּbe.yir.me.Ya.huH3414and broughtוַיְבִאֵ֖הוּvay.vi.'E.huH935him to the officialsהַשָּׂרִֽים׃ha.sa.RimH8269.

15Then the officialsהַשָּׂרִ֛יםha.sa.RimH8269wereH7107angryוַיִּקְצְפ֧וּvai.yik.tze.FuH7107at Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֖הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414and they beatוְהִכּ֣וּve.hi.KuH5221him, andputוְנָתְנ֨וּve.na.te.NuH5414him in prisonבֵּ֣ית הָאֵס֗וּרbeit ha.'e.SurH1004 H612in the houseבֵּ֚יתbeitH1004of Jonathanיְהוֹנָתָ֣ןye.ho.na.TanH3083the scribeH5613,for they had madeעָשׂ֖וּ'a.SuH6213it into the prisonלְבֵ֥ית הַכֶּֽלֶא׃le.Veit ha.Ke.le'H1004 H3608.

16For Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֛הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414had comeבָ֧אva'H935into thedungeonבֵּ֥ית הַבּ֖וֹרbeit ha.BorH1004 H953,that is, the vaultedH2588cellH2588;and Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֖הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414stayedוַיֵּֽשֶׁב־vai.ye.shev-H3427thereשָׁ֥םshamH8033manyרַבִּֽים׃ פra.BimH7227daysיָמִ֥יםya.MimH3117.

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