Revised Version 1895

Jeremiah 21

1Thewordהַדָּבָ֛רha.da.VarH1697whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834cameהָיָ֥הha.YahH1961untoJeremiahיִרְמְיָ֖הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414from theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, whenkingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Zedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֗הוּtzid.ki.Ya.huH6667sentבִּשְׁלֹ֨חַbish.Lo.achH7971unto himPashhurפַּשְׁחוּר֙pash.ChurH6583thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofMalchijahמַלְכִּיָּ֔הmal.ki.YahH4441, andZephaniahצְפַנְיָ֧הtze.fan.YahH6846thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofMaaseiahמַעֲשֵׂיָ֛הma.'a.se.YahH4641thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֖ןha.ko.HenH3548,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

2Inquireדְּרָשׁ־de.rosh-H1875, IprayH4994thee, of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068forusH4994; forNebuchadrezzarנְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּ֥רne.vu.khad.re.TzarH5019kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofBabylonבָּבֶ֖לba.VelH894maketh waragainstעָלֵ֑ינוּ'a.Lei.nuH5921usH4994: peradventure theLORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068willdealיַעֲשֶׂ֨הya.'a.SehH6213withusH4994accordingמֵעָלֵֽינוּ׃ סme.'a.Lei.nuH5921toallכְּכָל־ke.khol-H3605hiswondrousH6381worksH6381, that he maygoוְיַעֲלֶ֖הve.ya.'a.LehH5927upH5927fromusH4994.

3Thensaidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֖הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414unto them,Thusכֹּ֥הkohH3541shall yesayתֹאמְרֻ֖ןtom.RunH559toZedekiahצִדְקִיָּֽהוּ׃tzid.ki.Ya.huH6667:

4Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saith theLORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068, theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478,Beholdהִנְנִ֣יhi.NiH2005, I willturnמֵסֵב֮me.SevH5437backH5437theweaponsכְּלֵ֣יke.LeiH3627ofwarהַמִּלְחָמָה֮ha.mil.cha.MahH4421that are in yourhandsבְּיֶדְכֶם֒be.yed.KhemH3027; wherewith yefightנִלְחָמִ֣יםnil.cha.MimH3898againstH5921thekingמֶ֤לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofBabylonבָּבֶל֙ba.VelH894, andagainstH5921theChaldeansהַכַּשְׂדִּ֔יםha.kas.DimH3778whichH834besiegeyouאַתֶּ֜ם'a.TemH859, without thewallsלַֽחוֹמָ֑הla.cho.MahH2346, and I willgatherוְאָסַפְתִּ֣יve.'a.saf.TiH622themintoאֶל־'el-H413themidstתּ֖וֹךְTokhH8432of thiscityהָעִ֥ירha.'IrH5892.

5And Imyselfאֲנִי֙'a.NiH589willfightוְנִלְחַמְתִּ֤יve.nil.cham.TiH3898againstאִתְּכֶ֔ם'i.te.KhemH854youH3027with anoutstretchedנְטוּיָ֖הne.tu.YahH5186handבְּיָ֥דbe.YadH3027and with astrongחֲזָקָ֑הcha.za.KahH2389armוּבִזְר֣וֹעַu.viz.Ro.a'H2220, even inangerוּבְאַ֥ףu.ve.'AfH639, and infuryH2534, and ingreatגָּדֽוֹל׃ga.DolH1419wrathH2534.

6And I willsmiteוְהִכֵּיתִ֗יve.hi.kei.TiH5221theinhabitantsיֽוֹשְׁבֵי֙yo.she.VeiH3427of thiscityהָעִ֣ירha.'IrH5892,bothH4191manהָאָדָ֖םha.'a.DamH120andbeastהַבְּהֵמָ֑הha.be.he.MahH929: they shalldieיָמֻֽתוּ׃ya.Mu.tuH4191of agreatגָּד֖וֹלga.DolH1419pestilenceבְּדֶ֥בֶרbe.De.verH1698.

7Andafterwardוְאַחֲרֵי־ve.'a.cha.rei-H310, saith theLORDיְהוָ֡הYah.wehH3068, I willdeliverאֶתֵּ֣ן'e.TenH5414Zedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֣הוּtzid.ki.Ya.huH6667kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֣הye.hu.DahH3063, and hisservantsעֲבָדָ֣יו׀'a.va.DavH5650, and thepeopleהָעָ֡םha.'AmH5971,evenH3808suchכֵ֣ןkhenH3651as areleftהַנִּשְׁאָרִים֩ha.nish.'a.RimH7604in thiscityבָּעִ֨ירba.'IrH5892from thepestilenceהַדֶּ֣בֶר׀ha.De.verH1698, from theswordהַחֶ֣רֶבha.Che.revH2719, and from thefamineהָרָעָ֗בha.ra.'AvH7458,intoH5921thehandבְּיַד֙be.YadH3027ofNebuchadrezzarנְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּ֣רne.vu.khad.re.TzarH5019kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofBabylonבָּבֶ֔לba.VelH894, andintoH5921thehandוּבְיַד֙u.ve.YadH3027of theirenemiesאֹֽיְבֵיהֶ֔ם'o.ye.vei.HemH341, andintoH5921thehandוּבְיַ֖דu.ve.YadH3027ofthoseH4480thatseekמְבַקְשֵׁ֣יme.vak.SheiH1245theirlifeנַפְשָׁ֑םnaf.ShamH5315: and he shallsmiteוְהִכָּ֣םve.hi.KamH5221them with theedgeלְפִי־le.fi-H6310of theswordחֶ֔רֶבChe.revH2719; he shallnotH3808spareיַחְמֹ֖לyach.MolH2550them,neitherH3808havepityיָח֣וּסya.ChusH2347,norH3808havemercyיְרַחֵֽם׃ye.ra.ChemH7355.

8And unto thispeopleהָעָ֤םha.'AmH5971thou shaltsayH559,Thusכֹּ֖הkohH3541saith theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068:Beholdהִנְנִ֤יhi.NiH2005, IsetH5414beforeלִפְנֵיכֶ֔םlif.nei.KhemH6440youH5414thewayדֶּ֥רֶךְDe.rekhH1870oflifeהַחַיִּ֖יםha.chai.YimH2416and thewayדֶּ֥רֶךְDe.rekhH1870ofdeathהַמָּֽוֶת׃ha.Ma.vetH4194.

9He that abideth in thiscityבָּעִ֣ירba.'IrH5892shalldieיָמ֕וּתya.MutH4191by theswordבַּחֶ֖רֶבba.Che.revH2719, and by thefamineוּבָרָעָ֣בu.va.ra.'AvH7458, and by thepestilenceוּבַדָּ֑בֶרu.va.Da.verH1698: but he that goethoutוְהַיּוֹצֵא֩ve.hai.yo.Tze'H3318, and fallethawayוְנָפַ֨לve.na.FalH5307to theChaldeansהַכַּשְׂדִּ֜יםha.kas.DimH3778that besiegeyouH5921, he shallliveהַיֹּשֵׁב֙hai.yo.ShevH3427, and hislifeנַפְשׁ֖וֹnaf.ShoH5315shall be unto him for a prey.

10For I havesetשַׂ֣מְתִּיSam.tiH7760myfaceפָ֠נַיFa.naiH6440uponH784thiscityבָּעִ֨ירba.'IrH5892forevilלְרָעָ֛הle.ra.'AhH7451, andnotוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808forgoodלְטוֹבָ֖הle.to.VahH2896, saith theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068: it shall begivenתִּנָּתֵ֔ןti.na.TenH5414intoH3027thehandבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027of thekingמֶ֤לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofBabylonבָּבֶל֙ba.VelH894, and he shallburnוּשְׂרָפָ֖הּu.se.ra.FahH8313it withfireבָּאֵֽשׁ׃ סba.'EshH784.

11And touching thehouseוּלְבֵית֙u.le.VeitH1004of thekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063,hearשִׁמְע֖וּshim.'UH8085ye thewordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068:

12Ohouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofDavidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732,thusכֹּ֚הkohH3541saith theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,Executeדִּ֤ינוּDi.nuH1777judgmentמִשְׁפָּ֔טmish.PatH4941in themorningלַבֹּ֙קֶר֙la.Bo.kerH1242, anddeliverוְהַצִּ֥ילוּve.ha.Tzi.luH5337the spoiledoutH3318of thehandמִיַּ֣דmi.YadH3027of theoppressorעוֹשֵׁ֑קo.ShekH6231,lestפֶּן־pen-H6435myfuryחֲמָתִ֗יcha.ma.TiH2534goתֵּצֵ֨אte.Tze'H3318forthH3318likefireכָאֵ֜שׁkha.'EshH784, andburnוּבָעֲרָה֙u.va.'a.RahH1197thatnoneH369canH369quenchמְכַבֶּ֔הme.kha.BehH3518it,becauseמִפְּנֵ֖יmi.pe.NeiH6440of theevilרֹ֥עַRo.a'H7455of yourdoingsמַעַלְלֵיכֶֽם׃ma.'a.lei.khemH4611.

13Beholdהִנְנִ֨יhi.NiH2005, I amagainstH5921thee, Oinhabitantיֹשֶׁ֧בֶתyo.She.vetH3427of thevalleyהָעֵ֛מֶקha.'E.mekH6010, and of therockצ֥וּרtzurH6697of theplainהַמִּישֹׁ֖רha.mi.ShorH4334, saith theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068; yewhichH4310sayהָאֹֽמְרִים֙ha.'o.me.RimH559, Who shallcomeיָב֖וֹאya.Vo'H935downH3427againstH5921usH413? or who shallenterH935intoH413ourhabitationsבִּמְעוֹנוֹתֵֽינוּ׃bim.'o.no.Tei.nuH4585?

14And I willpunishוּפָקַדְתִּ֧יu.fa.kad.TiH6485youH3605accordingעֲלֵיכֶ֛ם'a.lei.KhemH5921to thefruitכִּפְרִ֥יkif.RiH6529of yourdoingsמַעַלְלֵיכֶ֖םma.'a.lei.KhemH4611, saith theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068: and I willkindleוְהִצַּ֤תִּיve.hi.Tza.tiH3341afireאֵשׁ֙'eshH784inherH3605forestבְּיַעְרָ֔הּbe.ya'.RahH3293, and it shalldevourוְאָכְלָ֖הve.'a.khe.LahH398allH3605that isroundH5439aboutH5439herH3605.

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