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Jeremiah 37:16-18

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?

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