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Jeremiah 38:17-18

17Then saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֣הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414unto Zedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֡הוּtzid.ki.Ya.huH6667,Thus saithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559Yhwhיְהוָה֩Yah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֨י'e.lo.HeiH430of Armiesצְבָא֜וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478;If thou wilt assuredlyיָצֹ֨אya.Tzo'H3318go forthתֵצֵ֜אte.Tze'H3318unto the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Babylon’sבָּבֶל֙ba.VelH894princesשָׂרֵ֤יsa.ReiH8269,then thy soulנַפְשֶׁ֔ךָnaf.She.khaH5315shall liveוְחָיְתָ֣הve.cha.ye.TahH2421,and this cityוְהָעִ֣ירve.ha.'IrH5892shall not be burnedתִשָּׂרֵ֖ףti.sa.RefH8313with fireבָּאֵ֑שׁba.'EshH784;and thou shalt liveוְחָיִ֖תָהve.cha.Yi.tahH2421,and thine houseוּבֵיתֶֽךָ׃u.vei.Te.khaH1004:

18But if thou wilt not go forthתֵצֵ֗אte.Tze'H3318to the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Babylon’sבָּבֶ֔לba.VelH894princesשָׂרֵי֙sa.ReiH8269,then shall this cityהָעִ֤ירha.'IrH5892be givenוְנִתְּנָ֞הve.ni.te.NahH5414into the handבְּיַ֣דbe.YadH3027of the Chaldeansהַכַּשְׂדִּ֔יםha.kas.DimH3778,and they shall burnוּשְׂרָפ֖וּהָu.se.ra.Fu.haH8313it with fireבָּאֵ֑שׁba.'EshH784,and thou shalt not escape outתִמָּלֵ֥טti.ma.LetH4422of their handמִיָּדָֽם׃ סmi.ya.DamH3027.

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