Revised Literal Translation

Jeremiah 39:16-18

16Goהָל֣וֹךְha.LokhH1980and speakוְאָמַרְתָּ֡ve.'a.mar.TaH559to Ebed–melechH5663the Ethiopianהַכּוּשִׁ֜יha.ku.ShiH3569,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559,Thus saithאָמַ֞ר'a.MarH559Yhwhיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068of Armiesצְבָאוֹת֙tze.va.'OtH6635,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478;Behold, I will bringמֵבִ֨יאme.vi'H935my wordsדְּבָרַ֜יde.va.RaiH1697upon this cityהָעִ֥ירha.'IrH5892for evilלְרָעָ֖הle.ra.'AhH7451,and not for goodלְטוֹבָ֑הle.to.VahH2896; and they shall be accomplishedin that dayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117beforeלְפָנֶ֖יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440thee.

17But I will deliverוְהִצַּלְתִּ֥יךָve.hi.tzal.Ti.khaH5337thee in that dayבַיּוֹם־vai.yom-H3117,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068:and thou shalt not be givenתִנָּתֵן֙ti.na.TenH5414into the handבְּיַ֣דbe.YadH3027of the menהָֽאֲנָשִׁ֔יםha.'a.na.ShimH582of whomמִפְּנֵיהֶֽם׃mi.pe.nei.HemH6440thou artafraidיָג֖וֹרya.GorH3016.

18For I will surelyמַלֵּט֙ma.LetH4422deliverאֲמַלֶּטְךָ֔'a.ma.let.KhaH4422thee, and thou shalt not fallתִפֹּ֑לti.PolH5307by the swordוּבַחֶ֖רֶבu.va.Che.revH2719,but thy lifeנַפְשְׁךָ֙naf.she.KhaH5315shall be for a preyלְשָׁלָ֔לle.sha.LalH7998unto thee: because thou hast put thy trustבָטַ֥חְתָּva.Tach.taH982in me, saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.

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