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Jeremiah 27:1-7

1In the beginningבְּרֵאשִׁ֗יתbe.re.ShitH7225of the reignמַמְלֶ֛כֶתmam.Le.khetH4467of Jehoiakimיְהוֹיָקִ֥םye.ho.ya.KimH3079the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Josiahיֹאושִׁיָּ֖הוּyo.shi.Ya.huH2977kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063came this wordהַדָּבָ֤רha.da.VarH1697unto Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֔הyir.me.YahH3414from Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

2Thus saithאָמַ֤ר'a.MarH559Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068to me; Makeעֲשֵׂ֣ה'a.SehH6213thee bondsמוֹסֵר֖וֹתmo.se.RotH4147and yokesוּמֹט֑וֹתu.mo.TotH4133,and putוּנְתַתָּ֖םu.ne.ta.TamH5414them upon thy neckצַוָּארֶֽךָ׃tza.va.Re.khaH6677,

3And sendוְשִׁלַּחְתָּם֩ve.shi.lach.TamH7971them to the kingמֶ֨לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Edomאֱד֜וֹם'e.DomH123,and to the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Moabמוֹאָ֗בmo.'AvH4124,and to the kingמֶ֙לֶךְ֙Me.lekhH4428of the Ammonitesבְּנֵ֣י עַמּ֔וֹןbe.Nei a.MonH5983 H1121,and to the kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Tyreצֹ֖רtzorH6865,and to the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Sidonצִיד֑וֹןtzi.DonH6721,by the handבְּיַ֤דbe.YadH3027of the messengersמַלְאָכִים֙mal.'a.KhimH4397which comeהַבָּאִ֣יםha.ba.'ImH935to Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֔םye.ru.sha.LimH3389unto Zedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֖הוּtzid.ki.Ya.huH6667kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Judahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063;

4And commandוְצִוִּיתָ֣ve.tzi.vi.TaH6680them to sayלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559unto their mastersאֲדֹֽנֵיהֶ֖ם'a.do.nei.HemH113,Thus saithאָמַ֞ר'a.MarH559Yhwhיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068of Armiesצְבָאוֹת֙tze.va.'OtH6635,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478;Thus shall ye sayתֹֽאמְר֖וּto.me.RuH559unto your mastersאֲדֹֽנֵיכֶֽם׃'a.Do.nei.KhemH113;

5I have madeעָשִׂ֣יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213the earthהָאָ֗רֶץha.'A.retzH776,the manהָאָדָ֤םha.'a.DamH120and the beastהַבְּהֵמָה֙ha.be.he.MahH929that areuponפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440the groundהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776,by my greatהַגָּד֔וֹלha.ga.DolH1419powerבְּכֹחִי֙be.kho.ChiH3581and by my outstretchedהַנְּטוּיָ֑הha.ne.tu.YahH5186armוּבִזְרוֹעִ֖יu.viz.ro.'IH2220,and have givenוּנְתַתִּ֕יהָu.ne.ta.Ti.haH5414it unto whom it seemedבְּעֵינָֽי׃be.'ei.NaiH5869meetיָשַׁ֥רya.SharH3474unto me.

6And now have I givenנָתַ֙תִּי֙na.Ta.tiH5414all these landsהָאֲרָצ֣וֹתha.'a.ra.TzotH776into the handבְּיַ֛דbe.YadH3027of Nebuchadnezzarנְבוּכַדְנֶאצַּ֥רne.vu.khad.ne.TzarH5019the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֖לba.VelH894,my servantעַבְדִּ֑י'av.DiH5650;and the beastsחַיַּ֣תchai.YatH2416of the fieldהַשָּׂדֶ֔הha.sa.DehH7704have I givenנָתַ֥תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414him also to serveלְעָבְדֽוֹ׃le.'a.ve.DoH5647him.

7And all nationsהַגּוֹיִ֔םha.go.YimH1471shall serveוְעָבְד֤וּve.'a.ve.DuH5647him, and his sonבְּנ֖וֹbe.NoH1121,and his son’sבֶּן־ben-H1121sonבְּנ֑וֹbe.NoH1121,until the very timeעֵ֤ת'etH6256of his landאַרְצוֹ֙'ar.TzoH776comeבֹּא־bo'-H935:and then manyרַבִּ֔יםra.BimH7227nationsגּוֹיִ֣םgo.YimH1471and greatגְּדֹלִֽים׃ge.do.LimH1419kingsוּמְלָכִ֖יםu.me.la.KhimH4428shall serveוְעָ֤בְדוּve.'A.ve.duH5647themselves of him.

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