New American Standard Bible 2020

Jeremiah 38:14-16

14Then Kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Zedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֗הוּtzid.ki.Ya.huH6667sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֞חvai.yish.LachH7971word andhad Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֤הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414the prophetהַנָּבִיא֙ha.na.Vi'H5030broughtוַיִּקַּ֞חvai.yi.KachH3947to him at the thirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁ֔יha.she.li.ShiH7992entranceמָבוֹא֙ma.Vo'H3996that is in the houseבְּבֵ֣יתbe.VeitH1004of the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068;and the kingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֗הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414, “I am going toaskשֹׁאֵ֨לsho.'ElH7592you somethingדָּבָ֔רda.VarH1697;do not hideתְּכַחֵ֥דte.kha.ChedH3582anythingדָּבָֽר׃da.VarH1697from me.”

15And Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֙הוּ֙yir.me.Ya.huH3414saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Zedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֔הוּtzid.ki.Ya.huH6667, “Ifכִּ֚יkiH3588I tellאַגִּ֣יד'a.GidH5046you, will you not certainlyH4191putהָמֵ֣תha.MetH4191me toH4191deathתְּמִיתֵ֑נִיte.mi.Te.niH4191?Besides, ifוְכִי֙ve.KhiH3588I giveH3289you adviceH3289,you will not listenתִשְׁמַ֖עtish.Ma'H8085to me.”

16But Kingהַמֶּ֧לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Zedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֛הוּtzid.ki.Ya.huH6667sworeוַיִּשָּׁבַ֞עvai.yi.sha.Va'H7650to Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֖הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414insecretבַּסֵּ֣תֶרba.Se.terH5643,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, “As the Lordיְהוָ֞הYah.wehH3068livesחַי־chai-H2416,whoאֲשֶׁר֩'a.SherH834madeעָשָׂה־'a.sah-H6213thisH2088lifeהַנֶּ֤פֶשׁha.Ne.feshH5315for us, I certainlyאִם־'im-H518will not putאֲמִיתֶ֔ךָ'a.mi.Te.khaH4191you toH4191deathH4191,norוְאִם־ve.'im-H518will I handבְּיַד֙be.YadH5414 H3027you overH5414totheseהָאֵ֔לֶּהha.'E.lehH428menH376whoאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834are seekingמְבַקְשִׁ֖יםme.vak.ShimH1245yourlifeנַפְשֶֽׁךָ׃ סnaf.She.khaH5315.”

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