New American Standard Bible 2020

Jeremiah 42:15-22

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.”’”

18For thisH3541isH3541whatH3541the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of armiesצְבָאוֹת֮tze.va.'OtH6635,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֒Yis.ra.'ElH3478saysאָמַ֜ר'a.MarH559: “As Myangerאַפִּ֜י'a.PiH639and wrathוַחֲמָתִ֗יva.cha.ma.TiH2534have gushedH5413outH5413on the inhabitantsיֹֽשְׁבֵי֙yo.she.VeiH3427of Jerusalemיְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םye.Ru.sha.LimH3389,soכֵּ֣ןkenH3651My wrathחֲמָתִי֙cha.ma.TiH2534will gushH5413outH5413on you when you enterבְּבֹאֲכֶ֖םbe.vo.'a.KhemH935Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714.And you will becomeוִהְיִיתֶ֞םvih.yi.TemH1961acurseלְאָלָ֤הle.'a.LahH423,an objectH8047ofH8047horrorוּלְשַׁמָּה֙u.le.sha.MahH8047,an imprecationוְלִקְלָלָ֣הve.lik.la.LahH7045,and a disgraceוּלְחֶרְפָּ֔הu.le.cher.PahH2781; andyou will not seeתִרְא֣וּtir.'UH7200thisהַזֶּֽה׃ha.ZehH2088placeהַמָּק֖וֹםha.ma.KomH4725againע֔וֹדodH5750.”

19The Lordיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068has spokenדִּבֶּ֨רdi.BerH1696to you, you remnantשְׁאֵרִ֣יתshe.'e.RitH7611of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063, “Do notgoתָּבֹ֖אוּta.Vo.'uH935to Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714!” YouknowH3045forH3045certainH3045that I haveadmonishedהַעִידֹ֥תִיha.'i.Do.tiH5749you todayהַיּֽוֹם׃hai.YomH3117.

20For you have onlydeceivedהִתְעֵיתֶם֮hit.'e.teimH8582yourselvesבְּנַפְשֽׁוֹתֵיכֶם֒be.naf.sho.tei.KhemH5315;for it is you who sentשְׁלַחְתֶּ֣םshe.lach.TemH7971me to the Lordיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹֽהֵיכֶם֙'e.lo.hei.KhemH430,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, “Prayהִתְפַּלֵּ֣לhit.pa.LelH6419for us to the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵ֑ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430;and whateverוּכְכֹל֩ אֲשֶׁ֨רu.khe.Khol 'a.SherH3605 H834the Lordיְהוָ֧הYah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵ֛ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430saysיֹאמַ֜רyo.MarH559,tellהַגֶּד־ha.ged-H5046us soכֵּ֥ןkenH3651,and we will doוְעָשִֽׂינוּ׃ve.'a.Si.nuH6213it.”

21So I havetoldוָאַגִּ֥דva.'a.GidH5046you todayהַיּ֑וֹםhai.YomH3117, but you have notobeyedשְׁמַעְתֶּ֗ם בְּקוֹל֙she.ma'.Tem be.kOlH8085 H6963the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֔ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430in whateverוּלְכֹ֖ל אֲשֶׁר־u.le.Khol 'a.Sher-H3605 H834He has sentשְׁלָחַ֥נִיshe.la.Cha.niH7971me to tell you.

22And nowוְעַתָּה֙ve.'a.TahH6258you shall knowH3045forH3045certainH3045that you willdieתָּמ֑וּתוּta.Mu.tuH4191by the swordבַּחֶ֛רֶבba.Che.revH2719,by famineבָּרָעָ֥בba.ra.'AvH7458,or by plagueוּבַדֶּ֖בֶרu.va.De.verH1698in theplaceבַּמָּקוֹם֙ba.ma.kOmH4725whereאֲשֶׁ֣ר שָֽׁם׃ ס'a.Sher ShamH834 H8033you desireחֲפַצְתֶּ֔םcha.fatz.TemH2654to goלָב֖וֹאla.Vo'H935to resideלָג֥וּרla.GurH1481.

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