Revised Literal Translation

Jeremiah 37

1And kingמֶ֔לֶךְMe.lekhH4428Zedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֖הוּtzid.ki.Ya.huH6667the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Josiahיֹֽאשִׁיָּ֑הוּyo.shi.Ya.huH2977reignedוַיִּ֨מְלָךְ־vai.Yim.lokh-H4427instead of Coniahכָּנְיָ֙הוּ֙ka.ne.Ya.huH3659the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Jehoiakimיְה֣וֹיָקִ֔יםye.Ho.ya.KimH3079,whom Nebuchadnezzarנְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּ֥רne.vu.khad.re.TzarH5019kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֖לba.VelH894made kingהִמְלִ֛יךְhim.LikhH4427in the landבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Judahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063.

2But neither he, nor his servantsוַעֲבָדָ֖יוva.'a.va.DavH5650,nor the peopleוְעַ֣םve.'AmH5971of the landהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776,did hearkenשָׁמַ֛עsha.Ma'H8085unto the wordsדִּבְרֵ֣יdiv.ReiH1697of Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,which he spakeדִּבֶּ֔רdi.BerH1696byבְּיַ֖דbe.YadH3027the prophetהַנָּבִֽיא׃ha.na.Vi'H5030Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֥הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414.

3And Zedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֜הוּtzid.ki.Ya.huH6667the kingהַמֶּ֨לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428sentוַיִּשְׁלַח֩vai.yish.LachH7971Jehucalיְהוּכַ֣לye.hu.KhalH3081the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Shelemiahשֶֽׁלֶמְיָ֗הshe.lem.YahH8018and Zephaniahצְפַנְיָ֤הוּtze.fan.Ya.huH6846the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Maaseiahמַֽעֲשֵׂיָה֙ma.'a.se.YahH4641the priestהַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.HenH3548to the prophetהַנָּבִ֖יאha.na.Vi'H5030Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֥הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Prayהִתְפַּלֶּל־hit.pa.lel-H6419now unto Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃'e.lo.Hei.nuH430for us.

4Now Jeremiahוְיִרְמְיָ֕הוּve.yir.me.Ya.huH3414came inבָּ֥אba'H935and went outוְיֹצֵ֖אve.yo.Tze'H3318amongבְּת֣וֹךְbe.TokhH8432the peopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971:for they had not putנָתְנ֥וּna.te.NuH5414him into prisonבֵּ֥ית הַכְּלֽוּא׃beit ha.ke.li'H3628 H1004.

5Then Pharaoh’sפַּרְעֹ֖הpar.'OhH6547armyוְחֵ֥ילve.CheilH2428was come forthיָצָ֣אya.Tza'H3318out of Egyptמִמִּצְרָ֑יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714:and when the Chaldeansהַכַּשְׂדִּ֜יםha.kas.DimH3778that besiegedהַצָּרִ֤יםha.tza.RimH6696Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙ye.ru.sha.LimH3389heardוַיִּשְׁמְע֨וּvai.yish.me.'UH8085tidingsשִׁמְעָ֔םshim.'AmH8088of them, they departedוַיֵּ֣עָל֔וּvai.Ye.'a.LuH5927from Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ פye.ru.sha.LimH3389.

6Then came the wordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068unto the prophetהַנָּבִ֖יאha.na.Vi'H5030Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֥הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

7Thus saithאָמַ֤ר'a.MarH559Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478;Thus shall ye sayתֹֽאמְרוּ֙to.me.RuH559to the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063,that sentהַשֹּׁלֵ֧חַha.sho.Le.achH7971you unto me to enquireלְדָרְשֵׁ֑נִיle.da.re.She.niH1875of me; Behold, Pharaoh’sפַּרְעֹ֗הpar.'OhH6547armyחֵ֣ילcheilH2428,which is come forthהַיֹּצֵ֤אhai.yo.Tze'H3318to helpלְעֶזְרָ֔הle.'ez.RahH5833you, shall returnשָׁ֥בshavH7725to Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714into their own landלְאַרְצ֖וֹle.'ar.TzoH776.

8And the Chaldeansהַכַּשְׂדִּ֔יםha.kas.DimH3778shall come againוְשָׁ֙בוּ֙ve.Sha.vuH7725,and fightוְנִלְחֲמ֖וּve.nil.cha.MuH3898against this cityהָעִ֣ירha.'IrH5892,and takeוּלְכָדֻ֖הָu.le.kha.Du.haH3920it, and burnוּשְׂרָפֻ֥הָu.se.ra.Fu.haH8313it with fireבָאֵֽשׁ׃ סva.'EshH784.

9Thus saithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559Yhwhיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068;Deceiveתַּשִּׁ֤אוּta.Shi.'uH5377not yourselvesנַפְשֹֽׁתֵיכֶם֙naf.sho.tei.KhemH5315,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,The Chaldeansהַכַּשְׂדִּ֑יםha.kas.DimH3778shall surelyH1980departH3212from us: for they shall not departH3212.

10For though ye had smittenהִכִּיתֶ֞םhi.ki.TemH5221the whole armyחֵ֤ילcheilH2428of the Chaldeansכַּשְׂדִּים֙kas.DimH3778that fightהַנִּלְחָמִ֣יםha.nil.cha.MimH3898against you, and there remainedוְנִ֨שְׁאֲרוּve.Nish.'a.ruH7604butwoundedמְדֻקָּרִ֑יםme.du.ka.RimH1856menאֲנָשִׁ֖ים'a.na.ShimH582among them, yetshould they rise upיָק֔וּמוּya.Ku.muH6965every manאִ֤ישׁ'ishH376in his tentבְּאָהֳלוֹ֙be.'o.ho.LoH168,and burnוְשָֽׂרְפ֛וּve.sa.re.FuH8313this cityהָעִ֥ירha.'IrH5892with fireבָּאֵֽשׁ׃ba.'EshH784.

11And it came to pass, that when the armyחֵ֣ילcheilH2428of the Chaldeansהַכַּשְׂדִּ֔יםha.kas.DimH3778was broken upבְּהֵֽעָלוֹת֙be.he.'a.lOtH5927from Jerusalemיְרֽוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389for fearמִפְּנֵ֖יmi.pe.NeiH6440of Pharaoh’sפַּרְעֹֽה׃ סpar.'OhH6547armyחֵ֥ילcheilH2428,

12Then Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֙הוּ֙yir.me.Ya.huH3414went forthוַיֵּצֵ֤אvai.ye.Tze'H3318out of Jerusalemמִיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םmi.Ru.sha.LimH3389to goH3212into the landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of Benjaminבִּנְיָמִ֑ןbin.ya.MinH1144,to separateלַחֲלִ֥קla.cha.LikH2505himself thence in the midstבְּת֥וֹךְbe.TokhH8432of the peopleהָעָֽם׃ha.'AmH5971.

13And when he was in the gateבְּשַׁ֣עַרbe.Sha.'arH8179of Benjaminבִּנְיָמִ֗ןbin.ya.MinH1144,a captainבַּ֣עַלBa.'alH1167of the wardפְּקִדֻ֔תpe.ki.DutH6488wasthere, whose nameוּשְׁמוֹ֙u.she.MoH8034wasIrijahיִרְאִיָּ֔יהyir.'i.YaihH3376,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Shelemiahשֶֽׁלֶמְיָ֖הshe.lem.YahH8018,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Hananiahחֲנַנְיָ֑הcha.nan.YahH2608;and he tookוַיִּתְפֹּ֞שׂvai.yit.PosH8610Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֤הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414the prophetהַנָּבִיא֙ha.na.Vi'H5030,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Thou fallest awayנֹפֵֽל׃no.FelH5307to the Chaldeansהַכַּשְׂדִּ֖יםha.kas.DimH3778.

14Then saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֜הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414, It isfalseשֶׁ֗קֶרShe.kerH8267;I fall not awayנֹפֵל֙no.FelH5307to the Chaldeansהַכַּשְׂדִּ֔יםha.kas.DimH3778.But he hearkenedשָׁמַ֖עsha.Ma'H8085not to him: so Irijahיִרְאִיָּיה֙yir.'i.YaihH3376tookוַיִּתְפֹּ֤שׂvai.yit.PosH8610Jeremiahבְּיִרְמְיָ֔הוּbe.yir.me.Ya.huH3414,and broughtוַיְבִאֵ֖הוּvay.vi.'E.huH935him to the princesהַשָּׂרִֽים׃ha.sa.RimH8269.

15Wherefore the princesהַשָּׂרִ֛יםha.sa.RimH8269were wrothוַיִּקְצְפ֧וּvai.yik.tze.FuH7107with Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֖הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414,and smoteוְהִכּ֣וּve.hi.KuH5221him, and putוְנָתְנ֨וּve.na.te.NuH5414him in prisonהָאֵס֗וּרha.'e.SurH612in the houseH1004of Jonathanיְהוֹנָתָ֣ןye.ho.na.TanH3083the scribeהַסֹּפֵ֔רha.so.FerH5608:for they had madeעָשׂ֖וּ'a.SuH6213that the prisonהַכֶּֽלֶא׃ha.Ke.le'H3608.

16When Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֛הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414was enteredבָ֧אva'H935into the dungeonבֵּ֥ית הַבּ֖וֹרbeit ha.BorH953 H1004,and into the cabinsהַֽחֲנֻ֑יוֹתha.cha.Nu.yotH2588,and Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֖הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414had remainedוַיֵּֽשֶׁב־vai.ye.shev-H3427there manyרַבִּֽים׃ פra.BimH7227daysיָמִ֥יםya.MimH3117;

17Then Zedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֜הוּtzid.ki.Ya.huH6667the kingהַמֶּ֨לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428sentוַיִּשְׁלַח֩vai.yish.LachH7971,and took him outוַיִּקָּחֵ֗הוּvai.yi.ka.Che.huH3947:and the kingהַמֶּ֤לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428askedוַיִּשְׁאָלֵ֨הוּvai.yish.'a.Le.huH7592him secretlyבַּסֵּ֔תֶרba.Se.terH5643in his houseבְּבֵיתוֹ֙be.vei.ToH1004,and saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Is there anywordדָּבָ֖רda.VarH1697from Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068?And Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֙הוּ֙yir.me.Ya.huH3414saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,There isH3426:for, saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559he, thou shalt be deliveredתִּנָּתֵֽן׃ סti.na.TenH5414into the handבְּיַ֥דbe.YadH3027of the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֖לba.VelH894.

18Moreover Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֔הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Zedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֑הוּtzid.ki.Ya.huH6667,What have I offendedחָטָ֨אתִֽיcha.Ta.tiH2398against thee, or against thy servantsוְלַעֲבָדֶ֙יךָ֙ve.la.'a.va.Dei.khaH5650,or against this peopleוְלָעָ֣םve.la.'AmH5971,that ye have putנְתַתֶּ֥םne.ta.TemH5414me in prisonבֵּ֥ית הַכֶּֽלֶא׃beit ha.Ke.le'H3608 H1004?

19Where arenowוְאַיֵּה֙ve.'ai.yovH346your prophetsנְבִ֣יאֵיכֶ֔םne.Vi.'ei.KhemH5030which prophesiedנִבְּא֥וּni.be.'UH5012unto you, sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,The kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Babylonבָּבֶל֙ba.VelH894shall not comeיָבֹ֤אya.Vo'H935against you, nor against this landהָאָ֥רֶץha.'A.retzH776?

20Therefore hearשְֽׁמַֽע־she.ma'-H8085now, I pray thee, O my lordאֲדֹנִ֣י'a.do.NiH113the kingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428:let my supplicationתְחִנָּתִי֙te.chi.na.TiH8467,I pray thee, be acceptedתִּפָּל־ti.pol-H5307beforeלְפָנֶ֔יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440thee; that thou cause me not to returnתְּשִׁבֵ֗נִיte.shi.Ve.niH7725to the houseבֵּ֚יתbeitH1004of Jonathanיְהוֹנָתָ֣ןye.ho.na.TanH3083the scribeהַסֹּפֵ֔רha.so.FerH5608,lest I dieאָמ֖וּת'a.MutH4191there.

21Then Zedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֗הוּtzid.ki.Ya.huH6667the kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428commandedוַיְצַוֶּ֞הvay.tza.VehH6680that they should commitוַיַּפְקִ֣דוּvai.yaf.Ki.duH6485Jeremiahיִרְמְיָהוּ֮yir.me.ya.HuH3414into the courtבַּחֲצַ֣רba.cha.TzarH2691of the prisonהַמַּטָּרָה֒ha.ma.ta.RahH4307,and that they should giveוְנָתֹן֩ve.na.TonH5414him dailyלַיּוֹם֙lai.yOmH3117a pieceכִכַּר־khi.kar-H3603of breadלֶ֤חֶםLe.chemH3899out of the bakers’הָאֹפִ֔יםha.'o.FimH644streetמִח֣וּץmi.ChutzH2351,until all the breadהַלֶּ֖חֶםha.Le.chemH3899in the cityהָעִ֑ירha.'IrH5892were spentתֹּ֥םtomH8552.Thus Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֔הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414remainedוַיֵּ֣שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427in the courtבַּחֲצַ֖רba.cha.TzarH2691of the prisonהַמַּטָּרָֽה׃ha.ma.ta.RahH4307.

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