New American Standard Bible 2020

Jeremiah 38:1-3

1Now Shephatiahשְׁפַטְיָ֣הshe.fat.YahH8203the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Mattanמַתָּ֗ןma.TanH4977,Gedaliahוּגְדַלְיָ֙הוּ֙u.ge.dal.Ya.huH1436the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Pashhurפַּשְׁח֔וּרpash.ChurH6583,JucalH3081thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Shelemiahשֶׁ֣לֶמְיָ֔הוּshe.lem.Ya.huH8018, andPashhurוּפַשְׁח֖וּרu.fash.ChurH6583the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Malchijahמַלְכִּיָּ֑הmal.ki.YahH4441heardוַיִּשְׁמַ֞עvai.yish.Ma'H8085the wordsהַדְּבָרִ֔יםha.de.va.RimH1697that Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֛הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414was speakingמְדַבֵּ֥רme.da.BerH1696to allכָּל־kol-H3605the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃ סle.MorH559,

2“ThisH3541isH3541whatH3541the Lordיְהוָה֒Yah.wehH3068saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559: ‘Anyone whostaysהַיֹּשֵׁב֙hai.yo.ShevH3427in thisH2088cityבָּעִ֣ירba.'IrH5892will dieיָמ֕וּתya.MutH4191by theswordבַּחֶ֖רֶבba.Che.revH2719,by famineבָּרָעָ֣בba.ra.'AvH7458,or by plagueוּבַדָּ֑בֶרu.va.Da.verH1698; but anyonewho surrendersוְהַיֹּצֵ֤אve.hai.yo.Tze'H3318to the Chaldeansהַכַּשְׂדִּים֙ha.kas.DimH3778will liveH2421and haveוְהָיְתָה־ve.ha.ye.tah-H1961his ownlifeנַפְשׁ֛וֹnaf.ShoH5315as plunderלְשָׁלָ֖לle.sha.LalH7998,and stayH2421aliveH2421.’

3ThisH3541isH3541whatH3541the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559: ‘ThisH2088cityהָעִ֣ירha.'IrH5892will certainlyH5414behandedבְּיַ֛דbe.YadH5414 H3027overH5414to the armyחֵ֥ילcheilH2428of the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֖לba.VelH894and he will captureוּלְכָדָֽהּ׃u.le.kha.DahH3920it.’”

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