New American Standard Bible 2020

Jeremiah 42:13-17

13But ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518you are going to sayאֹמְרִ֣ים'o.me.RimH559, “We willnot stayנֵשֵׁ֖בne.ShevH3427in thisH2088landבָּאָ֣רֶץba.'A.retzH776,”so as not to listenשְׁמֹ֔עַshe.Mo.a'H8085to the voiceבְּק֖וֹלbe.KolH6963of the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei.KhemH430,

14sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559, “NoH3808, but we willgoנָב֔וֹאna.Vo'H935to the landאֶ֤רֶץ'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרַ֙יִם֙mitz.Ra.yimH4714,whereאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834we will not seeנִרְאֶה֙nir.'EhH7200warמִלְחָמָ֔הmil.cha.MahH4421, orhearנִשְׁמָ֑עnish.Ma'H8085the soundוְק֥וֹלve.KolH6963of a trumpetשׁוֹפָ֖רsho.FarH7782,or hungerנִרְעָ֖בnir.'AvH7456for breadוְלַלֶּ֥חֶםve.la.Le.chemH3899,and we will stayנֵשֵֽׁב׃ne.ShevH3427thereוְשָׁ֥םve.ShamH8033”;

15thenin that caseוְעַתָּ֕ה לָכֵ֛ןve.'a.Tah la.KhenH6258 H3651listenשִׁמְע֥וּshim.'UH8085to the wordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,you remnantשְׁאֵרִ֣יתshe.'e.RitH7611of Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063.ThisH3541isH3541whatH3541the Lordיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068of armiesצְבָא֜וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478saysאָמַר֩'a.MarH559: “Ifאִם־'im-H518you reallyשׂ֣וֹםSomH7760setתְּשִׂמ֤וּןte.si.MunH7760yourmindsפְּנֵיכֶם֙pe.nei.KhemH6440to enterH935Egyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714and goH935inH935to resideלָג֥וּרla.GurH1481thereשָֽׁם׃ShamH8033,

16then theswordהַחֶ֗רֶבha.Che.revH2719,of whichאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834you are afraidH3372,will overtakeתַּשִּׂ֥יגta.SigH5381you thereשָׁ֛םshamH8033in the landבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714;and the famineוְהָרָעָ֞בve.ha.ra.'AvH7458,about whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834you areH1672anxiousדֹּאֲגִ֣יםdo.'a.GimH1672,will followH1692closelyיִדְבַּ֧קyid.BakH1692afterאַחֲרֵיכֶ֛ם'a.cha.rei.KhemH310you thereשָׁ֣םshamH8033inEgyptמִצְרַ֖יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,and you will dieתָּמֻֽתוּ׃ta.Mu.tuH4191thereוְשָׁ֥םve.ShamH8033.

17So allכָל־khol-H3605the peopleH376whoH834setשָׂ֨מוּSa.muH7760theirmindsH6440to goלָב֤וֹאla.Vo'H935to Egyptמִצְרַ֙יִם֙mitz.Ra.yimH4714to resideלָג֣וּרla.GurH1481thereשָׁ֔םShamH8033will dieיָמ֕וּתוּya.Mu.tuH4191by theswordבַּחֶ֖רֶבba.Che.revH2719,by famineבָּרָעָ֣בba.ra.'AvH7458,or by plagueוּבַדָּ֑בֶרu.va.Da.verH1698; and they willhaveH1961noוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808refugeesשָׂרִ֣ידsa.RidH8300or survivorsוּפָלִ֔יטu.fa.LitH6412from the disasterH7463that I am going to bringמֵבִ֥יאme.Vi'H935on them.”’”

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