Revised Version 1895

Jeremiah 29:1-7

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.

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