Revised Literal Translation

Jeremiah 37:3-10

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.

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