Revised Literal Translation

Jeremiah 34:19-22

19The princesשָׂרֵ֨יsa.ReiH8269of Judahיְהוּדָ֜הye.hu.DahH3063,and the princesוְשָׂרֵ֣יve.sa.ReiH8269of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֗םye.ru.sha.LimH3389,the eunuchsהַסָּֽרִסִים֙ha.sa.ri.SimH5631,and the priestsוְהַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔יםve.ha.Ko.ha.NimH3548,and all the peopleעַ֣ם'amH5971of the landהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776,which passedהָעֹ֣בְרִ֔יםha.'oe.RimH5674between the partsבִּתְרֵ֥יbit.ReiH1335of the calfהָעֵֽגֶל׃ha.'E.gelH5695;

20I will even giveוְנָתַתִּ֤יve.na.ta.TiH5414them into the handבְּיַ֣דbe.YadH3027of their enemiesאֹֽיְבֵיהֶ֔ם'o.ye.vei.HemH341,and into the handוּבְיַ֖דu.ve.YadH3027of them that seekמְבַקְשֵׁ֣יme.vak.SheiH1245their lifeנַפְשָׁ֑םnaf.ShamH5315:and their dead bodiesנִבְלָתָם֙niv.la.TamH5038shall be for meatלְמַֽאֲכָ֔לle.ma.'a.KhalH3978unto the fowlsלְע֥וֹףle.'ofH5775of the heavenהַשָּׁמַ֖יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,and to the beastsוּלְבֶהֱמַ֥תu.le.ve.he.MatH929of the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

21And Zedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֨הוּtzid.ki.Ya.huH6667kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֜הye.hu.DahH3063and his princesשָׂרָ֗יוsa.RavH8269will I giveאֶתֵּן֙'e.TenH5414into the handבְּיַ֣דbe.YadH3027of their enemiesאֹֽיְבֵיהֶ֔ם'o.ye.vei.HemH341,and into the handוּבְיַ֖דu.ve.YadH3027of them that seekמְבַקְשֵׁ֣יme.vak.SheiH1245their lifeנַפְשָׁ֑םnaf.ShamH5315,and into the handוּבְיַדu.ve.yadH3027of the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Babylon’sבָּבֶ֔לba.VelH894armyחֵ֚ילcheilH2428,which are gone upהָעֹלִ֖יםha.'o.LimH5927from you.

22Behold, I will commandמְצַוֶּ֜הme.tza.VehH6680,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002Yhwhיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,and cause them to returnוַהֲשִׁ֨בֹתִ֜יםva.ha.Shi.vo.TimH7725to this cityהָעִ֤ירha.'IrH5892;and they shall fightוְנִלְחֲמ֣וּve.nil.cha.MuH3898against it, and takeוּלְכָד֖וּהָu.le.kha.Du.haH3920it, and burnוּשְׂרָפֻ֣הָu.se.ra.Fu.haH8313it with fireבָאֵ֑שׁva.'EshH784:and I will makeאֶתֵּ֥ן'e.TenH5414the citiesעָרֵ֧י'a.ReiH5892of Judahיְהוּדָ֛הye.hu.DahH3063a desolationשְׁמָמָ֖הshe.ma.MahH8077without an inhabitantיֹשֵֽׁב׃ פyo.ShevH3427.

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