New American Standard Bible 2020

Jeremiah 37:7-10

7“ThisH3541isH3541whatH3541the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478saysאָמַ֤ר'a.MarH559: ‘ThisH3541isH3541whatH3541you are to sayתֹֽאמְרוּ֙to.me.RuH559to the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063,who sentהַשֹּׁלֵ֧חַha.sho.Le.achH7971you to Me to inquireלְדָרְשֵׁ֑נִיle.da.re.She.niH1875of Me: “Beholdהִנֵּ֣ה׀hi.NehH2009,Pharaoh’sפַּרְעֹ֗הpar.'OhH6547armyחֵ֣ילcheilH2428,which has comeH3318outH3318to helpלְעֶזְרָ֔הle.'ez.RahH5833you, is going to returnשָׁ֥בshavH7725to its own landלְאַרְצ֖וֹle.'ar.TzoH776of Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

8Then the Chaldeansהַכַּשְׂדִּ֔יםha.kas.DimH3778willreturnוְשָׁ֙בוּ֙ve.Sha.vuH7725and fightוְנִלְחֲמ֖וּve.nil.cha.MuH3898againstעַל־'al-H5921thisH2088cityהָעִ֣ירha.'IrH5892,and they will captureוּלְכָדֻ֖הָu.le.kha.Du.haH3920it and burnוּשְׂרָפֻ֥הָu.se.ra.Fu.haH8313it with fireבָאֵֽשׁ׃ סva.'EshH784.”’

9ThisH3541isH3541whatH3541the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559: ‘Do notdeceiveH5378yourselvesנַפְשֹֽׁתֵיכֶם֙naf.sho.tei.KhemH5315,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, “The Chaldeansהַכַּשְׂדִּ֑יםha.kas.DimH3778will certainlyהָלֹ֛ךְha.LokhH1980goיֵלְכ֥וּye.le.KhuH1980awayfrom us,” for they will not goיֵלֵֽכוּ׃ye.Le.khuH1980.

10Foreven ifאִם־'im-H518you had defeatedהִכִּיתֶ֞םhi.ki.TemH5221the entireכָּל־kol-H3605armyחֵ֤ילcheilH2428of Chaldeansכַּשְׂדִּים֙kas.DimH3778who were fightingהַנִּלְחָמִ֣יםha.nil.cha.MimH3898againstאִתְּכֶ֔ם'i.te.KhemH854you, and there were onlywoundedמְדֻקָּרִ֑יםme.du.ka.RimH1856menH376leftוְנִ֨שְׁאֲרוּve.Nish.'a.ruH7604among them, eachH376manH376in his tentבְּאָהֳלוֹ֙be.'o.ho.LoH168,they would riseH6965upH6965andburnוְשָֽׂרְפ֛וּve.sa.re.FuH8313thisH2088cityהָעִ֥ירha.'IrH5892with fireבָּאֵֽשׁ׃ba.'EshH784.’”

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