Revised Version 1895

Jeremiah 27:11-17

11But thenationוְהַגּ֗וֹיve.ha.GoyH1471that shallbringיָבִ֧יאya.Vi'H935theirneckצַוָּאר֛וֹtza.va.RoH6677underעַל־'al-H5921theyokeבְּעֹ֥לbe.'OlH5923of thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofBabylonבָּבֶ֖לba.VelH894, andserveוַֽעֲבָד֑וֹva.'a.va.DoH5647him, thatnationH1471will I letremainH3427in their ownlandאַדְמָתוֹ֙'ad.ma.ToH127, saith theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068; and they shalltillוַֽעֲבָדָ֖הּva.'a.va.DahH5647it, anddwellוְיָ֥שַׁבve.Ya.shavH3427therein.

12And I spake toZedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֤הtzid.ki.YahH6667kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofJudahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063accordingוְאֶל־ve.'el-H413toallכְּכָל־ke.khol-H3605theseהָאֵ֖לֶּהha.'E.lehH428wordsהַדְּבָרִ֥יםha.de.va.RimH1697,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Bringהָבִ֨יאוּha.Vi.'uH935yournecksצַוְּארֵיכֶ֜םtza.ve.rei.KhemH6677underH935theyokeבְּעֹ֣לbe.'OlH5923of thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofBabylonבָּבֶ֗לba.VelH894, andserveוְעִבְד֥וּve.'iv.DuH5647him and hispeopleוְעַמּ֖וֹve.'a.MoH5971, andliveוִֽחְיֽוּ׃Vich.YuH2421.

13Whyלָ֤מָּהLa.mahH4100will yedieתָמ֙וּתוּ֙ta.Mu.tuH4191, thou and thypeopleוְעַמֶּ֔ךָve.'a.Me.khaH5971, by theswordבַּחֶ֖רֶבba.Che.revH2719, by thefamineבָּרָעָ֣בba.ra.'AvH7458, and by thepestilenceוּבַדָּ֑בֶר֙u.va.Da.verH1698, as theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068hathspokenדִּבֶּ֣רdi.BerH1696concerning thenationהַגּ֕וֹיha.GoyH1471that willnotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808serveיַעֲבֹ֖דya.'a.VodH5647thekingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofBabylonבָּבֶֽל׃ba.VelH894?

14And hearkennotH3808unto thewordsדִּבְרֵ֣יdiv.ReiH1697of theprophetsהַנְּבִאִ֗יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030thatspeakהָאֹמְרִ֤יםha.'o.me.RimH559untoyouH3588,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, Ye shallnotH3808serveתַעַבְד֖וּta.'av.DuH5647thekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofBabylonבָּבֶ֑לba.VelH894: for theyprophesyנִבְּאִ֥יםni.be.'ImH5012alieשֶׁ֔קֶרShe.kerH8267untoyouH3588.

15For I havenotלֹ֤אlo'H3808sentH7971them, saith theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, but theyprophesyנִבְּאִ֥יםni.be.'ImH5012falselyלַשָּׁ֑קֶרla.Sha.kerH8267in mynameבִּשְׁמִ֖יbish.MiH8034; that I mightdriveהַדִּיחִ֤יha.di.ChiH5080youH859outH7971, and that ye mightperishוַאֲבַדְתֶּ֔םva.'a.vad.TemH6, ye, and theprophetsוְהַנְּבִאִ֖יםve.ha.ne.vi.'ImH5030thatprophesyהַֽנִּבְּאִ֥יםha.ni.be.'ImH5012untoyouH859.

16Also I spake to thepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִים֩ha.ko.ha.NimH3548and toallכָּל־kol-H3605thispeopleהָעָ֨םha.'AmH5971,sayingH559,Thusכֹּה֮kohH3541saith theLORDיְהוָה֒Yah.wehH3068: Hearkennotאַֽל־'al-H408to thewordsדִּבְרֵ֣יdiv.ReiH1697of yourprophetsנְבִֽיאֵיכֶ֗םne.vi.'ei.KhemH5030thatprophesyהַֽנִּבְּאִ֤יםha.ni.be.'ImH5012untoyouH3588,sayingH559,Beholdהִנֵּ֨הhi.NehH2009, thevesselsכְלֵ֧יkhe.LeiH3627of theLORD’Sיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068houseבֵית־veit-H1004shallnowעַתָּ֣ה'a.TahH6258shortlyמְהֵרָ֑הme.he.RahH4120bebroughtH7725againH7725fromBabylonמִבָּבֶ֖לָהmi.ba.Ve.lahH894: for theyprophesyנִבְּאִ֥יםni.be.'ImH5012alieשֶׁ֔קֶרShe.kerH8267untoyouH3588.

17Hearkennotאַל־'al-H408unto them;serveעִבְד֥וּ'iv.DuH5647thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofBabylonבָּבֶ֖לba.VelH894, andliveוִֽחְי֑וּvich.YuH2421: wherefore should thiscityהָעִ֥ירha.'IrH5892becomeתִֽהְיֶ֛הtih.YehH1961adesolationחָרְבָּֽה׃cha.re.BahH2723?

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