Revised Version 1895

Jeremiah 29:1-19

1Nowtheseוְאֵ֙לֶּה֙ve.'E.lehH428are thewordsדִּבְרֵ֣יdiv.ReiH1697of theletterהַסֵּ֔פֶרha.Se.ferH5612thatJeremiahיִרְמְיָ֥הyir.me.YahH3414theprophetהַנָּבִ֖יאha.na.Vi'H5030sentH7971fromJerusalemמִירוּשָׁלִָ֑םmi.ru.sha.LimH3389unto the residue of theeldersזִקְנֵ֣יzik.NeiH2205of thecaptivityH1540, and to thepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֤יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548, and to theprophetsהַנְּבִיאִים֙ha.ne.vi.'ImH5030, and toallכָּל־kol-H3605thepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971,whomH834Nebuchadnezzarנְבֽוּכַדְנֶאצַּ֛רne.vu.khad.ne.TzarH5019hadcarriedH1540awayH7971captiveH1540fromJerusalemמִירוּשָׁלִַ֖םmi.ru.sha.LimH3389toBabylonבָּבֶֽלָה׃ba.Ve.lahH894:

2(afterאַחֲרֵ֣י'a.cha.ReiH310thatJeconiahיְכָנְיָֽה־ye.kha.ne.yah-H3204thekingהַ֠מֶּלֶךְHa.Me.lekhH4428, and the queen-mother, and theeunuchsוְהַסָּרִיסִ֜יםve.ha.sa.ri.SimH5631, and theprincesשָׂרֵ֨יsa.ReiH8269ofJudahיְהוּדָ֧הye.hu.DahH3063andJerusalemוִירוּשָׁלִַ֛םvi.ru.sha.LimH3389, and thecraftsmenוְהֶחָרָ֥שׁve.he.cha.RashH2796, and thesmithsוְהַמַּסְגֵּ֖רve.ha.mas.GerH4525, weredepartedצֵ֣אתtzetH3318fromJerusalemמִירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃mi.ru.sha.LimH3389;)

3by thehandבְּיַד֙be.YadH3027ofElasahאֶלְעָשָׂ֣ה'el.'a.SahH501thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofShaphanשָׁפָ֔ןsha.FanH8227, andGemariahוּגְמַרְיָ֖הu.ge.mar.YahH1587thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofHilkiahחִלְקִיָּ֑הchil.ki.YahH2518, (whomאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834Zedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֣הtzid.ki.YahH6667kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063sentשָׁלַ֜חsha.LachH7971untoBabylonבָּבֶ֖לba.VelH894toNebuchadnezzarנְבוּכַדְנֶאצַּ֛רne.vu.khad.ne.TzarH5019kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofBabylonבָּבֶ֥לָהba.Ve.lahH894,)sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃ סle.MorH559,

4Thusכֹּ֥הkohH3541saith theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635, theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478, untoallלְכָל־le.kholH3605thecaptivityH1540,whomאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834I havecausedH430to becarriedH1540awayH1540captiveH1540fromJerusalemמִירוּשָׁלִַ֖םmi.ru.sha.LimH3389untoBabylonבָּבֶֽלָה׃ba.Ve.lahH894:

5Buildבְּנ֥וּbe.NuH1129yehousesבָתִּ֖יםva.TimH1004, anddwellוְשֵׁ֑בוּve.She.vuH3427in them; andplantוְנִטְע֣וּve.nit.'UH5193gardensגַנּ֔וֹתga.NotH1593, andeatוְאִכְל֖וּve.'ikh.LuH398thefruitפִּרְיָֽן׃pir.YanH6529of them;

6Takeקְח֣וּke.ChuH3947yewivesנָשִׁ֗יםna.ShimH802, andbegetוְהוֹלִידוּ֮ve.ho.li.DuH3205sonsבָּנִ֣יםba.NimH1121anddaughtersוּבָנוֹת֒u.va.nOtH1323; andtakeוּקְח֨וּu.ke.ChuH3947wivesנָשִׁ֗יםna.ShimH802for yoursonsלִבְנֵיכֶ֜םliv.nei.KhemH1121, andgiveתְּנ֣וּte.NuH5414yourdaughtersבְּנֽוֹתֵיכֶם֙be.no.tei.KhemH1323tohusbandsH376, that they maybearוְתֵלַ֖דְנָהve.te.Lad.nahH3205sonsבָּנִ֣יםba.NimH1121anddaughtersוּבָנ֑וֹתu.va.NotH1323; andmultiplyוּרְבוּ־u.re.vu-H7235ye there, and benotוְאַל־ve.'al-H408diminishedתִּמְעָֽטוּ׃tim.'A.tuH4591.

7Andseekוְדִרְשׁ֞וּve.dir.ShuH1875thepeaceשְׁל֣וֹםshe.LomH7965of thecityהָעִ֗ירha.'IrH5892whither I havecausedיִהְיֶ֥הyih.YehH1961youאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834to becarriedH1540awayH1540captiveH1540, andprayוְהִתְפַּֽלְל֥וּve.hit.pa.LuH6419unto theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068for it: for in thepeaceבִשְׁלוֹמָ֔הּvish.lo.MahH7965thereof shall ye havepeaceשָׁלֽוֹם׃ פsha.LomH7965.

8Forthusכֹ֨הkhohH3541saith theLORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָאוֹת֙tze.va.'OtH6635, theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478:LetH408notH408yourprophetsנְבִֽיאֵיכֶ֥םne.vi.'ei.KhemH5030that be in themidstבְּקִרְבְּכֶ֖םbe.kir.be.KhemH7130ofyouH859, and yourdivinersוְקֹֽסְמֵיכֶ֑םve.ko.se.mei.KhemH7080,deceiveיַשִּׁ֧יאוּya.Shi.'uH5377youH859,neitherH408hearken ye to yourdreamsחֲלֹמֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔םcha.lo.Mo.tei.KhemH2472whichH834ye cause to bedreamedמַחְלְמִֽים׃mach.le.MimH2492.

9For theyprophesyנִבְּאִ֥יםni.be.'ImH5012falselyבְשֶׁ֔קֶרve.She.kerH8267untoyouכִּ֣יkiH3588in mynameבִּשְׁמִ֑יbish.MiH8034: I havenotלֹ֥אlo'H3808sentשְׁלַחְתִּ֖יםshe.lach.TimH7971them, saith theLORDיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.

10Forthusכֹה֙khohH3541saith theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,Afterעֲלֵיכֶם֙'a.lei.KhemH5921seventyשִׁבְעִ֥יםshiv.'ImH7657yearsשָׁנָ֖הsha.NahH8141beaccomplishedוַהֲקִמֹתִ֤יva.ha.ki.mo.TiH6965forBabylonלְבָבֶ֛לle.va.VelH894, I willvisitאֶפְקֹ֣ד'ef.KodH6485youH3588, and perform mygoodהַטּ֔וֹבha.TovH2896wordדְּבָרִ֣יde.va.RiH1697towardאֶל־'el-H413youH3588, in causingyouH3588toreturnלְהָשִׁ֣יבle.ha.ShivH7725to thisplaceהַמָּק֖וֹםha.ma.KomH4725.

11For Iknowיָדַ֜עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045thethoughtsהַמַּחֲשָׁבֹ֗תha.ma.cha.sha.VotH4284that Ithinkחֹשֵׁ֥בcho.ShevH2803towardעֲלֵיכֶ֖ם'a.lei.KhemH5921youH834, saith theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,thoughtsמַחְשְׁב֤וֹתmach.she.VotH4284ofpeaceשָׁלוֹם֙sha.lOmH7965, andnotוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808ofevilלְרָעָ֔הle.ra.'AhH7451, togiveלָתֵ֥תla.TetH5414youH834hopeוְתִקְוָֽה׃ve.tik.VahH8615in yourlatterH319endH319.

12And ye shallcallוּקְרָאתֶ֤םu.ke.ra.TemH7121uponH7121meאֵלָ֑י'e.LaiH413, and ye shallgoוַֽהֲלַכְתֶּ֔םva.ha.lakh.TemH1980andprayוְהִתְפַּלַּלְתֶּ֖םve.hit.pa.lal.TemH6419untomeאֲלֵיכֶֽם׃'a.lei.KhemH413, and I will hearken untoyouאֹתִי֙'o.TiH853.

13And ye shallseekוּבִקַּשְׁתֶּ֥םu.vi.kash.TemH1245meH1875, andfindוּמְצָאתֶ֑םu.me.tza.TemH4672meH1875, when ye shallsearchH1245formeH1875withallבְּכָל־be.kholH3605yearheartלְבַבְכֶֽם׃le.vav.KhemH3824.

14And I will befoundוְנִמְצֵ֣אתִיve.nim.Tze.tiH4672ofyouH834, saith theLORDיְהוָה֒Yah.wehH3068, and I willturnוְשַׁבְתִּ֣יve.shav.TiH7725againH7725yourcaptivityשְׁבוּתְכֶ֗םshe.vi.te.khemH7622, and I willgatherוְקִבַּצְתִּ֣יve.ki.batz.TiH6908youH834fromallמִֽכָּל־mi.kolH3605thenationsהַגּוֹיִ֞םha.go.YimH1471, and fromallוּמִכָּל־u.mi.kol-H3605theplacesהַמְּקוֹמ֗וֹתha.me.ko.MotH4725whither I havedrivenהִדַּ֧חְתִּיhi.Dach.tiH5080youH834, saith theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068; and I willbringוַהֲשִׁבֹתִ֣יva.ha.shi.vo.TiH7725youH834againH7725unto theplaceהַ֨מָּק֔וֹםha.ma.KomH4725whence IcausedH834youH834to becarriedH1540awayH7725captiveH1540.

15For ye havesaidאֲמַרְתֶּ֑ם'a.mar.TemH559, TheLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068hathraisedH6965usכִּ֖יkiH3588upH6965prophetsנְבִאִ֖יםne.vi.'ImH5030inBabylonבָּבֶֽלָה׃ סba.Ve.lahH894.

16forthusכֹ֣ה׀khohH3541saith theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068concerning thekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428that sittethuponH413thethroneכִּסֵּ֣אki.Se'H3678ofDavidדָוִ֔דda.VidH1732, and concerningallכָּל־kol-H3605thepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971thatdwellH3427in thiscityבָּעִ֣ירba.'IrH5892, yourbrethrenאֲחֵיכֶ֕ם'a.chei.KhemH251that arenotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808goneH3318forthH3318withyouאֲשֶׁ֛ר'a.SherH834intoH413captivity;

17thusכֹּ֤הkohH3541saith theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635:Beholdהִנְנִי֙hi.NiH2005, I willsendמְשַׁלֵּ֣חַme.sha.Le.achH7971uponH1698them theswordהַחֶ֖רֶבha.Che.revH2719, thefamineהָרָעָ֣בha.ra.'AvH7458, and thepestilenceהַדָּ֑בֶרha.Da.verH1698, and willmakeוְנָתַתִּ֣יve.na.ta.TiH5414them like vilefigsכַּתְּאֵנִים֙ka.te.'e.NimH8384, thatcannotלֹא־lo'-H3808beeatenתֵאָכַ֖לְנָהte.'a.Khal.nahH398, they aresoH3541bad.

18And I willpursueוְרָֽדַפְתִּי֙ve.ra.daf.TiH7291afterאַֽחֲרֵיהֶ֔ם'a.cha.rei.HemH310them with theswordבַּחֶ֖רֶבba.Che.revH2719, with thefamineבָּרָעָ֣בba.ra.'AvH7458, and with thepestilenceוּבַדָּ֑בֶרu.va.Da.verH1698, and willdeliverוּנְתַתִּ֨יםu.ne.ta.TimH5414them to be tossed to and fro amongallלְכֹ֣ל׀le.KholH3605thekingdomsמַמְלְכ֣וֹתmam.le.KhotH4467of theearthהָאָ֗רֶץha.'A.retzH776, to be an execration, and an astonishment, and anhissingוְלִשְׁרֵקָ֣הve.lish.re.KahH8322, and areproachוּלְחֶרְפָּ֔הu.le.cher.PahH2781, amongallבְּכָל־be.kholH3605thenationsהַגּוֹיִ֖םha.go.YimH1471whither I havedrivenהִדַּחְתִּ֥יםhi.dach.TimH5080them:

19becauseH834they havenotלֹא־lo'-H3808hearkened to mywordsדְּבָרַ֖יde.va.RaiH1697, saith theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, wherewith Isentשָׁלַ֨חְתִּיsha.Lach.tiH7971unto them myservantsעֲבָדַ֤י'a.va.DaiH5650theprophetsהַנְּבִאִים֙ha.ne.vi.'ImH5030,risingH7925upH7925earlyהַשְׁכֵּ֣םhash.KemH7925andsendingוְשָׁלֹ֔חַve.sha.Lo.achH7971them; but ye wouldnotוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808hearH8085, saith theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

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