Revised Literal Translation

Jeremiah 52:4-16

4And it came to pass in the ninthהַתְּשִׁעִ֜יתha.te.shi.'ItH8671yearבַשָּׁנָ֨הva.sha.NahH8141of his reignלְמָלְכ֗וֹle.ma.le.KhoH4427,in the tenthהָעֲשִׂירִי֮ha.'a.si.RiH6224monthבַּחֹ֣דֶשׁba.Cho.deshH2320,in the tenthבֶּעָשׂ֣וֹרbe.'a.SorH6218dayof the monthלַחֹדֶשׁ֒la.cho.DeshH2320, thatNebuchadnezzarנְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּ֨רne.vu.khad.re.TzarH5019kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֜לba.VelH894cameבָּ֠אba'H935,he and all his armyחֵילוֹ֙chei.LoH2428,against Jerusalemיְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םye.Ru.sha.LimH3389,and pitchedוַֽיַּחֲנ֖וּvai.ya.cha.NuH2583against it, and builtוַיִּבְנ֥וּvai.yiv.NuH1129fortsדָּיֵ֖קda.YekH1785against it round aboutסָבִֽיב׃sa.VivH5439.

5Soוַתָּבֹ֥אva.ta.Vo'H935the cityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892was besiegedבַּמָּצ֑וֹרba.ma.TzorH4692unto the eleventhעַשְׁתֵּ֣י עֶשְׂרֵ֣ה'ash.Tei 'es.RehH6240 H6249yearשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141of kingלַמֶּ֖לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428Zedekiahצִדְקִיָּֽהוּ׃tzid.ki.Ya.huH6667.

6And in the fourthהָֽרְבִיעִי֙ha.re.vi.'IH7243monthבַּחֹ֤דֶשׁba.Cho.deshH2320,in the ninthבְּתִשְׁעָ֣הbe.tish.'AhH8672dayof the monthלַחֹ֔דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320,the famineהָרָעָ֖בha.ra.'AvH7458was soreוַיֶּחֱזַ֥קvai.ye.che.ZakH2388in the cityבָּעִ֑ירba.'IrH5892,so that there was no breadלֶ֖חֶםLe.chemH3899for the peopleלְעַ֥םle.'AmH5971of the landהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

7Then the cityהָעִ֗ירha.'IrH5892was broken upוַתִּבָּקַ֣עva.ti.ba.Ka'H1234,and all the menאַנְשֵׁ֣י'an.SheiH582of warהַמִּלְחָמָ֡הha.mil.cha.MahH4421fledיִבְרְחוּ֩yiv.re.ChuH1272,and went forthוַיֵּצְא֨וּvai.ye.tze.'UH3318out of the cityמֵהָעִ֜ירme.ha.'IrH5892by nightלַ֗יְלָהLay.lahH3915by the wayדֶּ֜רֶךְDe.rekhH1870of the gateשַׁ֤עַרSha.'arH8179between the two wallsהַחֹמֹתַ֙יִם֙ha.cho.mo.Ta.yimH2346, which wasby the king’sהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428gardenגַּ֣ןganH1588; (now the Chaldeansוְכַשְׂדִּ֥יםve.khas.DimH3778wereby the cityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892round aboutסָבִ֑יבsa.VivH5439:)and they wentH3212by the wayדֶּ֥רֶךְDe.rekhH1870of the plainהָעֲרָבָֽה׃ha.'a.ra.VahH6160.

8But the armyחֵיל־cheil-H2428of the Chaldeansכַּשְׂדִּים֙kas.DimH3778pursuedוַיִּרְדְּפ֤וּvai.yir.de.FuH7291afterאַחֲרֵ֣י'a.cha.ReiH310the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,and overtookוַיַּשִּׂ֥יגוּvai.ya.Si.guH5381Zedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֖הוּtzid.ki.Ya.huH6667in the plainsבְּעַֽרְבֹ֣תbe.'ar.VotH6160of Jerichoיְרֵח֑וֹye.re.ChoH3405;and all his armyחֵיל֔וֹchei.LoH2428was scatteredנָפֹ֖צוּna.Fo.tzuH6327from him.

9Then they tookוַֽיִּתְפְּשׂוּ֙vai.yit.pe.SuH8610the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,and carried him upוַיַּעֲל֨וּvai.ya.'a.LuH5927unto the kingמֶ֧לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֛לba.VelH894to Riblahרִבְלָ֖תָהriv.La.tahH7247in the landבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Hamathחֲמָ֑תcha.MatH2574;where he gaveוַיְדַבֵּ֥רvay.da.BerH1696judgmentמִשְׁפָּטִֽים׃mish.pa.TimH4941upon him.

10And the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֛לba.VelH894slewוַיִּשְׁחַ֧טvai.yish.ChatH7819the sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Zedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֖הוּtzid.ki.Ya.huH6667before his eyesלְעֵינָ֑יוle.'ei.NavH5869:he slewשָׁחַ֥טsha.ChatH7819also all the princesשָׂרֵ֥יsa.ReiH8269of Judahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063in Riblahבְּרִבְלָֽתָה׃be.riv.La.tahH7247.

11Then he put outעִוֵּ֑ר'i.VerH5786the eyesעֵינֵ֥י'ei.NeiH5869of Zedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֖הוּtzid.ki.Ya.huH6667;and the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Babylonבָּבֶל֙ba.VelH894boundוַיַּאַסְרֵ֣הוּvai.ya.'as.Re.huH631him in chainsבַֽנְחֻשְׁתַּ֗יִםvan.chush.Ta.yimH5178,and carriedוַיְבִאֵ֤הוּvay.vi.'E.huH935him to Babylonבָּבֶ֔לָהba.Ve.lahH894,and putוַיִּתְּנֵ֥הוּvai.yi.te.Ne.huH5414him in prisonבֵֽית הַפְּקֻדֹּ֖תveit- ha.pe.ku.DotH6486 H1004till the dayי֥וֹםYomH3117of his deathמוֹתֽוֹ׃mo.ToH4194.

12Now in the fifthהַֽחֲמִישִׁי֙ha.cha.mi.ShiH2549monthוּבַחֹ֤דֶשׁu.va.Cho.deshH2320,in the tenthבֶּעָשׂ֣וֹרbe.'a.SorH6218dayof the monthלַחֹ֔דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320, which wasthe nineteenthשְׁנַת֙ תְּשַֽׁע־ עֶשְׂרֵ֣הshe.Nat te.sha'- 'es.RehH8141 H6240 H8672yearשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141of Nebuchadnezzarנְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּ֣רne.vu.khad.re.TzarH5019kingH4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֑לba.VelH894,cameבָּ֗אBa'H935Nebuzar–adanנְבֽוּזַרְאֲדָן֙ne.vu.zar.'a.DanH5018,captainרַב־rav-H7227of the guardטַבָּחִ֔יםta.ba.ChimH2876, whichservedעָמַ֛ד לִפְנֵ֥י'a.Mad lif.NeiH6440 H5975the kingH4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֖לba.VelH894,into Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃bi.ru.sha.LimH3389,

13And burnedוַיִּשְׂרֹ֥ףvai.yis.RofH8313the houseבֵּית־beit-H1004of Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,and the king’sהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004;and all the housesבָּתֵּ֧יba.TeiH1004of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֛םye.ru.sha.LimH3389,and all the housesבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of the greatהַגָּד֖וֹלha.ga.DolH1419men,burnedשָׂרַ֥ףsa.RafH8313he with fireבָּאֵֽשׁ׃ba.'EshH784:

14And all the armyחֵ֣ילcheilH2428of the Chaldeansכַּשְׂדִּ֔יםkas.DimH3778, that werewith the captainרַב־rav-H7227of the guardטַבָּחִֽים׃ta.ba.ChimH2876,brake downנָֽתְצוּ֙na.te.TzuH5422all the wallsחֹמ֥וֹתcho.MotH2346of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389round aboutסָבִ֑יבsa.VivH5439.

15Then Nebuzar–adanנְבוּזַרְאֲדָ֖ןne.vu.zar.'a.DanH5018the captainרַב־rav-H7227of the guardטַבָּחִֽים׃ta.ba.ChimH2876carried away captiveהֶגְלָ֕הheg.LahH1540certainof the poorוּמִדַּלּ֨וֹתu.mi.da.LotH1803of the peopleהָעָ֜םha.'AmH5971,and the residueיֶ֥תֶרYe.terH3499of the peopleהָעָ֣ם׀ha.'AmH5971that remainedהַנִּשְׁאָרִ֣יםha.nish.'a.RimH7604in the cityבָּעִ֗ירba.'IrH5892,and those that fell awayהַנֹּֽפְלִים֙ha.no.fe.LimH5307,that fellנָֽפְלוּ֙na.fe.LuH5307to the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֔לba.VelH894,and the restיֶ֣תֶרYe.terH3499of the multitudeH527.

16But Nebuzar–adanנְבוּזַרְאֲדָ֖ןne.vu.zar.'a.DanH5018the captainרַב־rav-H7227of the guardטַבָּחִ֑יםta.ba.ChimH2876leftהִשְׁאִ֕ירhish.'IrH7604certainof the poorוּמִדַּלּ֣וֹתu.mi.da.LotH1803of the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776for vinedressersלְכֹרְמִ֖יםle.kho.re.MimH3755and for husbandmenוּלְיֹגְבִֽים׃u.le.yo.ge.VimH3009.

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