Revised Version 1895

Jeremiah 32

1Thewordהַדָּבָ֞רha.da.VarH1697thatcameהָיָ֤הha.YahH1961toJeremiahיִרְמְיָ֙הוּ֙yir.me.Ya.huH3414from theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068in thetenthהָעֲשִׂרִ֔יתha.'a.si.RitH6224yearH8141ofZedekiahלְצִדְקִיָּ֖הוּle.tzid.ki.Ya.huH6667kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063,whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834was theeighteenthעֶשְׂרֵ֥ה'es.RehH6240yearH8141ofNebuchadrezzarלִנְבֽוּכַדְרֶאצַּֽר׃lin.Vu.khad.re.TzarH5019.

2Nowהָיָ֤הha.YahH1961at that time thekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofBabylon’sבָּבֶ֔לba.VelH894armyחֵ֚ילcheilH2428besiegedJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389: andJeremiahוְיִרְמְיָ֣הוּve.yir.me.Ya.huH3414theprophetהַנָּבִ֗יאha.na.Vi'H5030wasshutכָלוּא֙kha.Lu'H3607upעַל־'al-H5921in thecourtבַּחֲצַ֣רba.cha.TzarH2691of theguardהַמַּטָּרָ֔הha.ma.ta.RahH4307,whichאֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834was in thekingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofJudah’sיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063houseבֵּֽית־beit-H1004.

3ForZedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֥הוּtzid.ki.Ya.huH6667kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063hadshutכְּלָא֔וֹke.la.'OH3607himupH5414,sayingH559, Wherefore dost thouprophesyנִבָּ֜אni.Ba'H5012, andsayH559,Thusכֹּ֚הkohH3541saith theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,Beholdהִנְנִ֨יhi.NiH2005, I willgiveנֹתֵ֜ןno.TenH5414thiscityהָעִ֥ירha.'IrH5892intoH3027thehandבְּיַ֥דbe.YadH3027of thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofBabylonבָּבֶ֖לba.VelH894, and he shalltakeוּלְכָדָֽהּ׃u.le.kha.DahH3920it;

4andZedekiahוְצִדְקִיָּ֙הוּ֙ve.tzid.ki.Ya.huH6667kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063shallnotלֹ֥אlo'H3808escapeיִמָּלֵ֖טyi.ma.LetH4422outH7200of thehandמִיַּ֣דmi.YadH3027of theChaldeansהַכַּשְׂדִּ֑יםha.kas.DimH3778, but shallsurelyכִּ֣יkiH3588bedeliveredH5414intoH3027thehandבְּיַ֣דbe.YadH3027of thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofBabylonבָּבֶ֔לba.VelH894, and shallspeakוְדִבֶּר־ve.di.ber-H1696with himmouthפִּ֣יוpivH6310tomouthפִּ֔יוPivH6310, and hiseyesוְעֵינָ֖יוve.'ei.NavH5869shallbeholdH7200hiseyesעֵינָ֥יוei.novH5869;

5and he shall leadZedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֙הוּ֙tzid.ki.Ya.huH6667toBabylonוּבָבֶ֞לu.va.VelH894, and there shall he beuntilעַד־'ad-H5704Ivisitפָּקְדִ֥יpa.ke.DiH6485him, saith theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068:thoughכִּ֧יkiH3588yefightתִֽלָּחֲמ֛וּti.la.cha.MuH3898with theChaldeansהַכַּשְׂדִּ֖יםha.kas.DimH3778, ye shallnotלֹ֥אlo'H3808prosperתַצְלִֽיחוּ׃ פtatz.Li.chuH6743?

6AndJeremiahיִרְמְיָ֑הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Thewordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068cameהָיָ֥הha.YahH1961untomeאֵלַ֥י'e.LaiH413,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

7Beholdהִנֵּ֣הhi.NehH2009,Hanamelחֲנַמְאֵ֗לcha.nam.'ElH2601thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofShallumשַׁלֻּם֙sha.LumH7967thineuncleדֹּֽדְךָ֔do.de.KhaH1730shallcomeבָּ֥אba'H935unto thee,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Buyקְנֵ֣הke.NehH7069thee myfieldשָׂדִי֙sa.DiH7704that is inAnathothבַּעֲנָת֔וֹתba.'a.na.TotH6068: for therightמִשְׁפַּ֥טmish.PatH4941ofredemptionהַגְּאֻלָּ֖הha.ge.'u.LahH1353is thine tobuyלִקְנֽוֹת׃lik.NotH7069it.

8Soאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834Hanamelחֲנַמְאֵ֨לcha.nam.'ElH2601mineuncle’sדֹּדִ֜יdo.DiH1730sonבֶּן־ben-H1121cameוַיָּבֹ֣אvai.ya.Vo'H935tomeH413in thecourtחֲצַ֣רcha.TzarH2691of theguardהַמַּטָּרָה֒ha.ma.ta.RahH4307accordingH4941to thewordכִּדְבַ֣רkid.VarH1697of theLORDיְהוָה֮Yah.wehH3068, andsaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untomeH413,Buyקְנֵ֣הke.NehH7069myfieldשָׂדִ֨יsa.DiH7704, Iprayנָ֠אna'H4994thee, that is inAnathothבַּעֲנָת֜וֹתba.'a.na.TotH6068,whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר׀'a.SherH834is in thelandבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofBenjaminבִּנְיָמִ֗יןbin.ya.MinH1144: for therightמִשְׁפַּ֧טmish.PatH4941ofinheritanceהַיְרֻשָּׁ֛הhay.ru.ShahH3425is thine, and theredemptionהַגְּאֻלָּ֖הha.ge.'u.LahH1353is thine;buyקְנֵה־ke.neh-H7069it for thyself. Then Iknewוָאֵדַ֕עva.'e.Da'H3045that this was thewordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068.

9And Iboughtוָֽאֶקְנֶה֙va.'ek.NehH7069thefieldהַשָּׂדֶ֔הha.sa.DehH7704that was inAnathothבַּעֲנָת֑וֹתba.'a.na.TotH6068ofHanamelחֲנַמְאֵ֥לcha.nam.'ElH2601mineuncle’sדֹּדִ֖יdo.DiH1730sonבֶּן־ben-H1121, andweighedוָֽאֶשְׁקֲלָה־va.'esh.ka.lah-H8254him themoneyהַכֶּ֔סֶףha.Ke.sefH3701,evenH853seventeenshekelsשְׁקָלִ֖יםshe.ka.LimH8255ofsilverהַכָּֽסֶף׃ha.Ka.sefH3701.

10And I subscribed thedeedבַּסֵּ֙פֶר֙ba.Se.ferH5612, andsealedוָֽאֶחְתֹּ֔םva.'ech.TomH2856it, and calledwitnessesעֵדִ֑ים'e.DimH5707, andweighedוָאֶשְׁקֹ֥לva.'esh.KolH8254him themoneyהַכֶּ֖סֶףha.Ke.sefH3701in thebalancesבְּמֹאזְנָֽיִם׃be.mo.ze.Na.yimH3976.

11SoH3947ItookH3947thedeedסֵ֣פֶרSe.ferH5612of thepurchaseהַמִּקְנָ֑הha.mik.NahH4736, both that which wassealedהֶֽחָת֛וּםhe.cha.TumH2856, according to the law andcustomוְהַחֻקִּ֖יםve.ha.chu.KimH2706, and that which wasopenהַגָּלֽוּי׃ha.ga.LuiH1540:

12and Ideliveredוָאֶתֵּ֞ןva.'e.TenH5414thedeedהַסֵּ֣פֶרha.Se.ferH5612of thepurchaseהַמִּקְנָ֗הha.mik.NahH4736untoBaruchבָּר֣וּךְba.RukhH1263thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofNeriahנֵרִיָּה֮ne.ri.YahH5374, thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofMahseiahמַחְסֵיָה֒mach.se.YahH4271, in thepresenceלְעֵינֵי֙le.'ei.NeiH5869ofHanamelחֲנַמְאֵ֣לcha.nam.'ElH2601mineuncle’sדֹּדִ֔יdo.DiH1730sonH1121, and in thepresenceוּלְעֵינֵי֙u.le.'ei.NeiH5869of thewitnessesהָֽעֵדִ֔יםha.'e.DimH5707that subscribed thedeedבְּסֵ֣פֶרbe.Se.ferH5612of thepurchaseהַמִּקְנָ֑הha.mik.NahH4736,beforeלְעֵינֵי֙le.'ei.NeiH5869allכָּל־kol-H3605theJewsהַיְּהוּדִ֔יםhai.ye.hu.DimH3064thatsatהַיֹּשְׁבִ֖יםhai.yo.she.VimH3427in thecourtבַּחֲצַ֥רba.cha.TzarH2691of theguardהַמַּטָּרָֽה׃ha.ma.ta.RahH4307.

13And Ichargedוָֽאֲצַוֶּה֙va.'a.tza.VehH6680Baruchבָּר֔וּךְba.RukhH1263beforeלְעֵינֵיהֶ֖םle.'ei.nei.HemH5869them,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

14Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saith theLORDיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָא֜וֹתtze.va.'otH6635, theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478:Takeלָק֣וֹחַla.Ko.achH3947theseH428deedsהַסְּפָרִ֣יםha.se.fa.RimH5612, thisdeedסֵפֶר֩se.FerH5612of thepurchaseהַמִּקְנָ֨הha.mik.NahH4736, both thatwhichH428issealedהֶחָת֗וּםhe.cha.TumH2856, and thisdeedסֵ֤פֶרSe.ferH5612whichH428isopenהַגָּלוּי֙ha.ga.LuiH1540, andputוּנְתַתָּ֖םu.ne.ta.TamH5414them in anearthenחָ֑רֶשׂCha.resH2789vesselבִּכְלִי־bikh.li-H3627; that they maycontinueיַעַמְד֖וּya.'am.DuH5975manyרַבִּֽים׃ סra.BimH7227daysיָמִ֥יםya.MimH3117.

15Forthusכֹ֥הkhohH3541saith theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635, theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478:Housesבָתִּ֛יםva.TimH1004andfieldsוְשָׂד֥וֹתve.sa.DotH7704andvineyardsוּכְרָמִ֖יםu.khe.ra.MimH3754shall yetagainע֣וֹדodH5750beboughtיִקָּנ֥וּyi.ka.NuH7069in thislandבָּאָ֥רֶץba.'A.retzH776.

16NowH5414afterאַחֲרֵ֤י'a.cha.ReiH310I haddeliveredH5414thedeedסֵ֣פֶרSe.ferH5612of thepurchaseהַמִּקְנָ֔הha.mik.NahH4736untoBaruchבָּר֥וּךְba.RukhH1263thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofNeriahנֵרִיָּ֖הne.ri.YahH5374, Iprayedוָאֶתְפַּלֵּ֖לva.'et.pa.LelH6419unto theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

17Ahאֲהָהּ֮'a.HahH162Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODH136!beholdהִנֵּ֣ה׀hi.NehH2009, thou hastmadeעָשִׂ֗יתָ'a.Si.taH6213theheavenהַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064and theearthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776by thygreatהַגָּד֔וֹלha.ga.DolH1419powerH2220and by thystretchedהַנְּטוּיָ֑הha.ne.tu.YahH5186outH4480armוּבִֽזְרֹעֲךָ֖u.viz.ro.'a.KhaH2220; there isnothingלֹֽא־lo'-H3808tooH4480hardH1419for thee:

18whichH6635shewestmercyH3068untothousandsלַֽאֲלָפִ֔יםla.'a.la.FimH505, and recompensest theiniquityעֲוֹ֣ן'a.VonH5771of thefathersאָב֔וֹת'a.VotH1intoאֶל־'el-H413thebosomחֵ֥יקcheikH2436of theirchildrenבְּנֵיהֶ֖םbe.nei.HemH1121afterאַחֲרֵיהֶ֑ם'a.cha.rei.HemH310them: thegreatהַגָּדוֹל֙ha.ga.dOlH1419, themightyהַגִּבּ֔וֹרha.gi.BorH1368Godהָאֵ֤לha.'ElH410, theLORDH3068ofhostsצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635is hisnameשְׁמֽוֹ׃she.MoH8034:

19greatגְּדֹל֙ge.DolH1419incounselהָֽעֵצָ֔הha.'e.TzahH6098, andmightyH1419inworkH5414:whoseאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834eyesעֵינֶ֣יךָ'ei.Nei.khaH5869areopenפְקֻח֗וֹתfe.ku.ChotH6491uponH5921allH3605thewaysדַּרְכֵי֙dar.KheiH1870of thesonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofmenלְאִישׁ֙le.'IshH376; togiveלָתֵ֤תla.TetH5414everyH3605oneaccordingH5921to hiswaysכִּדְרָכָ֔יוkid.ra.KhavH1870, andaccordingH5921to thefruitוְכִפְרִ֖יve.khif.RiH6529of hisdoingsמַעֲלָלָֽיו׃ma.'a.la.LavH4611:

20whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.she.r.Sa-H834didstsetשַׂ֠מְתָּSam.taH7760signsאֹת֨וֹת'o.TotH226andwondersוּמֹפְתִ֤יםu.mo.fe.TimH4159in thelandבְּאֶֽרֶץ־be.'e.retz-H776ofEgyptמִצְרַ֙יִם֙mitz.Ra.yimH4714,evenעַד־'ad-H5704unto thisdayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117,bothH120inIsraelוּבְיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לu.ve.Yis.ra.'ElH3478and amongotherH2088menH120; and madest thee anameשֵׁ֖םshemH8034, as at thisdayכַּיּ֥וֹםkai.YomH3117;

21and didstbringH3318forthH3318thypeopleעַמְּךָ֥'a.me.KhaH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478outH3318of thelandמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714withsignsבְּאֹת֣וֹתbe.'o.TotH226, and withwondersוּבְמוֹפְתִ֗יםu.ve.mof.TimH4159, and with astrongחֲזָקָה֙cha.za.KahH2389handוּבְיָ֤דu.ve.YadH3027, and with astretchedנְטוּיָ֔הne.tu.YahH5186outH3318armוּבְאֶזְר֣וֹעַu.ve.'ez.Ro.a'H248, and withgreatגָּדֽוֹל׃ga.DolH1419terrorוּבְמוֹרָ֖אu.ve.mo.Ra'H4172;

22and gavest them thislandהָאָ֣רֶץha.'A.retzH776,whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834thou didstswearנִשְׁבַּ֥עְתָּnish.Ba'.taH7650to theirfathersלַאֲבוֹתָ֖םla.'a.vo.TamH1togiveH5414them, alandאֶ֛רֶץ'E.retzH776flowingזָבַ֥תza.VatH2100milkחָלָ֖בcha.LavH2461andhoneyוּדְבָֽשׁ׃u.de.VashH1706;

23and theycameH935in, andpossessedוַיִּֽרְשׁ֣וּvai.yir.ShuH3423it; but theyobeyedשָׁמְע֤וּsha.me.'UH8085notוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808thyvoiceבְקוֹלֶ֙ךָ֙ve.ko.Le.chaH6963,neitherלֹא־lo'-H3808walkedהָלָ֔כוּha.La.khuH1980in thylawוּבְתוֹרָתְךָ֣u.ve.to.ro.te.khaH8451; they havedoneלַעֲשׂ֖וֹתla.'a.SotH6213nothingלֹ֣אlo'H3808ofallכָּל־kol-H3605that thou commandedst them todoעָשׂ֑וּ'a.SuH6213: therefore thou hastcausedאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834allכָּל־kol-H3605thisevilהָרָעָ֖הha.ra.'AhH7451tocomeH935uponH935them:

24BeholdH2009the mounts, they arecomeבָּ֣אוּBa.'uH935unto thecityהָעִיר֮ha.'IrH5892totakeלְלָכְדָהּ֒le.la.khe.DahH3920it; and thecityוְהָעִ֣ירve.ha.'IrH5892isgivenנִתְּנָ֗הni.te.NahH5414intoH935thehandבְּיַ֤דbe.YadH3027of theChaldeansהַכַּשְׂדִּים֙ha.kas.DimH3778thatfightהַנִּלְחָמִ֣יםha.nil.cha.MimH3898againstH5921it,becauseH5921of theswordהַחֶ֥רֶבha.Che.revH2719, and of thefamineוְהָרָעָ֖בve.ha.ra.'AvH7458, and of thepestilenceוְהַדָּ֑בֶרve.ha.Da.verH1698: andwhatוַאֲשֶׁ֥רva.'a.SherH834thou hastspokenדִּבַּ֛רְתָּdi.Bar.taH1696iscomeH935topassH935; and,beholdH2009, thou seest it.

25And thou hastsaidH559untomeH413, OLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODH136,Buyקְנֵֽה־ke.neh-H7069thee thefieldהַשָּׂדֶ֛הha.sa.DehH7704formoneyבַּכֶּ֖סֶףba.Ke.sefH3701, andcallH559witnessesעֵדִ֑ים'e.DimH5707; whereas thecityוְהָעִ֥ירve.ha.'IrH5892isgivenנִתְּנָ֖הni.te.NahH5414intoH413thehandבְּיַ֥דbe.YadH3027of theChaldeansהַכַּשְׂדִּֽים׃ha.kas.DimH3778.

26Thencameוַיְהִי֙vay.HiH1961thewordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068untoJeremiahיִרְמְיָ֖הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

27Beholdהִנֵּה֙hi.NehH2009, I am theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, theGodאֱלֹהֵ֖י'e.lo.HeiH430ofallכָּל־kol-H3605fleshבָּשָׂ֑רba.SarH1320: is thereanyכָּל־kol-H3605thingדָּבָֽר׃da.VarH1697tooH4480hardיִפָּלֵ֖אyi.pa.Le'H6381formeH4480?

28Thereforethusכֹּ֖הkohH3541saith theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068:Beholdהִנְנִ֣יhi.NiH2005, I willgiveנֹתֵן֩no.TenH5414thiscityהָעִ֨ירha.'IrH5892intoH3027thehandבְּיַ֣דbe.YadH3027of theChaldeansהַכַּשְׂדִּ֗יםha.kas.DimH3778, andintoH3027thehandוּבְיַ֛דu.ve.YadH3027ofNebuchadrezzarנְבֽוּכַדְרֶאצַּ֥רne.vu.khad.re.TzarH5019kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofBabylonבָּבֶ֖לba.VelH894, and he shalltakeוּלְכָדָֽהּ׃u.le.kha.DahH3920it:

29and theChaldeansהַכַּשְׂדִּ֗יםha.kas.DimH3778, thatfightהַנִּלְחָמִים֙ha.nil.cha.MimH3898againstH5921thiscityהָעִ֣ירha.'IrH5892, shallcomeוּבָ֣אוּu.Va.'uH935andsetוְהִצִּ֜יתוּve.hi.Tzi.tuH3341thiscityהָעִ֥ירha.'IrH5892onfireבָּאֵ֖שׁba.'EshH784, andburnוּשְׂרָפ֑וּהָu.se.ra.Fu.haH8313it, with thehousesהַבָּתִּ֡יםha.ba.TimH1004,uponH5921whoseאֲשֶׁר֩'a.SherH834roofsגַּגּֽוֹתֵיהֶ֜םga.go.tei.HemH1406they haveofferedH6999incenseH6999untoBaalלַבַּ֗עַלla.Ba.'alH1168, and pouredoutH5921drink offerings untootherאֲחֵרִ֔ים'a.che.RimH312godsלֵאלֹהִ֣יםle.lo.HimH430, toprovokeהַכְעִסֵֽנִי׃hakh.'i.Se.niH3707meH5921toangerH3707.

30For thechildrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לYis.ra.'ElH3478and thechildrenוּבְנֵ֣יu.ve.NeiH1121ofJudahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063haveonlyאַ֣ךְ'akhH389doneעֹשִׂ֥ים'o.SimH6213thatwhichH5869wasevilהָרַ֛עha.Ra'H7451in mysightH5869from theiryouthמִנְּעֻרֹֽתֵיהֶ֑םmi.ne.'u.ro.tei.HemH5271: for thechildrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478haveonlyאַ֣ךְ'akhH389provokedH3707meH3707toangerמַכְעִסִ֥יםmakh.'i.SimH3707with theworkבְּמַעֲשֵׂ֥הbe.ma.'a.SehH4639of theirhandsיְדֵיהֶ֖םye.dei.HemH3027, saith theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

31For thiscityהָעִ֣ירha.'IrH5892hath been tomeH6440a provocation ofmineלְמִן־le.min-H4480angerאַפִּ֣י'a.PiH639and of myfuryחֲמָתִ֗יcha.ma.TiH2534from thedayהַיּוֹם֙hai.yOmH3117that theybuiltבָּנ֣וּba.NuH1129itevenוְעַ֖דve.'AdH5704unto thisdayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117; that I shouldremoveלַהֲסִירָ֖הּla.ha.si.RahH5493it frombeforeH6440myfaceפָּנָֽי׃pa.NaiH6440:

32becauseH5921ofallכָּל־kol-H3605theevilרָעַ֨תra.'AtH7451of thechildrenבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לYis.ra.'ElH3478and of thechildrenוּבְנֵ֣יu.ve.NeiH1121ofJudahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063,whichאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834they havedoneעָשׂוּ֙'a.SuH6213toprovokeלְהַכְעִסֵ֔נִיle.hakh.'i.Se.niH3707meH5921toangerH3707, they, theirkingsמַלְכֵיהֶם֙mal.khei.HemH4428, theirprincesשָֽׂרֵיהֶ֔םsa.rei.HemH8269, theirpriestsכֹּהֲנֵיהֶ֖םko.ha.nei.HemH3548, and theirprophetsוּנְבִֽיאֵיהֶ֑םu.ne.vi.'ei.HemH5030, and themenוְאִ֣ישׁve.'IshH376ofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063, and theinhabitantsוְיֹשְׁבֵ֖יve.yo.she.VeiH3427ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389.

33And they haveturnedוַיִּפְנ֥וּvai.yif.NuH6437untomeאֵלַ֛י'e.LaiH413thebackH6437, andnotH3808thefaceפָנִ֑יםfa.NimH6440: andthoughוְאֵינָ֥םve.'ei.NamH369Itaughtוְלַמֵּ֤דve.la.MedH3925them,risingH7925upH7925earlyהַשְׁכֵּ֣םhash.KemH7925andteachingוְלַמֵּ֔דve.la.MedH3925them, yet they havenotH3808hearkened toreceiveלָקַ֥חַתla.Ka.chatH3947instructionמוּסָֽר׃mu.SarH4148.

34But theysetוַיָּשִׂ֣ימוּvai.ya.Si.muH7760theirabominationsשִׁקּֽוּצֵיהֶ֗םshi.ku.tzei.HemH8251in thehouseבַּבַּ֛יִתba.Ba.yitH1004whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834iscalledנִקְרָֽא־nik.ra'-H7121by mynameשְׁמִ֥יshe.MiH8034, todefileלְטַמְּאֽוֹ׃le.ta.me.'OH2930it.

35And theybuiltוַיִּבְנוּ֩vai.yiv.NuH1129thehighבָּמ֨וֹתba.MotH1116placesH1116ofBaalהַבַּ֜עַלha.Ba.'alH1168,whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר׀'a.SherH834are in thevalleyבְּגֵ֣יאbe.Gei'H1516of thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofHinnomהִנֹּ֗םhi.NomH2011, to cause theirsonsבְּנֵיהֶ֣םbe.nei.HemH1121and theirdaughtersבְּנוֹתֵיהֶם֮be.no.tei.HemH1323topassלְ֠הַעֲבִירLe.ha.'a.virH5674throughH5674the fire untoMolechלַמֹּלֶךְ֒la.mo.leKhH4432;whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834Icommandedצִוִּיתִ֗יםtzi.vi.TimH6680themnotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808,neitherוְלֹ֤אve.Lo'H3808cameעָֽלְתָה֙'al.TahH5927itintoעַל־'al-H5921mymindלִבִּ֔יli.BiH3820, that they shoulddoלַעֲשׂ֖וֹתla.'a.SotH6213thisabominationהַתּוֹעֵבָ֣הha.to.'e.VahH8441; to causeJudahיְהוּדָֽה׃ סye.hu.DahH3063tosinהַחֲטִ֥יאha.cha.ti'H2398.

36Andnowוְעַתָּ֕הve.'a.TahH6258thereforethusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saith theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068, theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478, concerning thiscityהָעִ֨ירha.'IrH5892, whereof yesayH559, It isgivenנִתְּנָה֙ni.te.NahH5414intoאֶל־'el-H413thehandבְּיַ֣דbe.YadH3027of thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofBabylonבָּבֶ֔לba.VelH894by theswordבַּחֶ֖רֶבba.Che.revH2719, and by thefamineוּבָרָעָ֥בu.va.ra.'AvH7458, and by thepestilenceוּבַדָּֽבֶר׃u.va.Da.verH1698:

37Beholdהִנְנִ֤יhi.NiH2005, I willgatherמְקַבְּצָם֙me.ka.be.TzamH6908themoutאֶל־'el-H413ofallמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605thecountriesהָ֣אֲרָצ֔וֹתha.'a.ra.TzotH776, whither I havedrivenהִדַּחְתִּ֥יםhi.dach.TimH5080them in mineangerבְּאַפִּ֥יbe.'a.PiH639, and in myfuryH2534, and ingreatגָּד֑וֹלga.DolH1419wrathH2534; and I willbringוַהֲשִֽׁבֹתִים֙va.ha.shi.vo.TimH7725themagainH7725unto thisplaceהַמָּק֣וֹםha.ma.KomH4725, and I willcauseH7725them todwellוְהֹשַׁבְתִּ֖יםve.ho.shav.TimH3427safelyלָבֶֽטַח׃la.Ve.tachH983:

38and they shall be mypeopleלְעָ֑םle.'AmH5971, and I will be theirGodלֵאלֹהִֽים׃le.lo.HimH430:

39and I willgiveוְנָתַתִּ֨יve.na.ta.TiH5414them oneheartלֵ֤בlevH3820and onewayוְדֶ֣רֶךְve.De.rekhH1870, that they mayfearלְיִרְאָ֥הle.yir.'AhH3372meH5414for ever; for thegoodלְט֣וֹבle.TovH2896of them, and of theirchildrenוְלִבְנֵיהֶ֖םve.liv.nei.HemH1121afterאַחֲרֵיהֶֽם׃'a.cha.rei.HemH310them:

40and I willmakeH5414aneverlastingעוֹלָ֔םo.LamH5769covenantבְּרִ֣יתbe.RitH1285with them, that I willnotH3808turnאָשׁוּב֙'a.ShuvH7725awayH5493from them, todoH3190themgoodלְהֵיטִיבִ֖יle.hei.ti.ViH3190; and I willputאֶתֵּ֣ן'e.TenH5414myfearיִרְאָתִי֙yir.'a.TiH3374in theirheartsבִּלְבָבָ֔םbil.va.VamH3824, that they shallnotH3808departH5493frommeH5414.

41Yea, I willrejoiceוְשַׂשְׂתִּ֥יve.sas.TiH7797over them todoH3605themgoodH2895, and I willplantוּנְטַעְתִּ֞יםu.ne.ta'.TimH5193them in thislandבָּאָ֤רֶץba.'A.retzH776assuredly with mywholeH3605heartלִבִּ֖יli.BiH3820and with mywholeH3605soulנַפְשִֽׁי׃ סnaf.ShiH5315.

42Forthusכֹה֙khohH3541saith theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068: Like as I havebroughtהֵבֵ֙אתִי֙he.Ve.tiH935allכָּל־kol-H3605thisgreatהַגְּדוֹלָ֖הha.ge.do.LahH1419evilהָרָעָ֥הha.ra.'AhH7451uponעֲלֵיהֶם֙'a.lei.HemH5921thispeopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971,soכֵּ֣ןkenH3651will Ibringמֵבִ֤יאme.Vi'H935uponעֲלֵיהֶֽם׃'a.lei.HemH5921themallכָּל־kol-H3605thegoodהַטּוֹבָ֔הha.to.VahH2896that I havepromisedדֹּבֵ֥רdo.VerH1696them.

43Andfieldsהַשָּׂדֶ֖הha.sa.DehH7704shall beboughtוְנִקְנָ֥הve.nik.NahH7069in thislandבָּאָ֣רֶץba.'A.retzH776, whereof yesayאֹמְרִ֗ים'o.me.RimH559, It isdesolateשְׁמָמָ֥הshe.ma.MahH8077,withoutמֵאֵ֤יןme.'EinH369manאָדָם֙'a.DamH120orbeastוּבְהֵמָ֔הu.ve.he.MahH929; it isgivenנִתְּנָ֖הni.te.NahH5414intoH776thehandבְּיַ֥דbe.YadH3027of theChaldeansהַכַּשְׂדִּֽים׃ha.kas.DimH3778;

44Men shallbuyיִקְנ֗וּyik.NuH7069fieldsשָׂד֞וֹתsa.DotH7704formoneyבַּכֶּ֣סֶףba.Ke.sefH3701, and subscribe thedeedsבַּסֵּ֥פֶר׀ba.Se.ferH5612, andsealוְחָתוֹם֮ve.cha.tOmH2856them, andcallH7725witnessesעֵדִים֒'e.DimH5707, in thelandבְּאֶ֨רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofBenjaminבִּנְיָמִ֜ןbin.ya.MinH1144, and in theplacesH5439aboutH5439Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֗םye.ru.sha.LimH3389, and in thecitiesוּבְעָרֵ֤יu.ve.'a.ReiH5892ofJudahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063, and in thecitiesוּבְעָרֵ֣יu.ve.'a.ReiH5892of thehillהָהָ֔רha.HarH2022countryH2022, andcitiesוּבְעָרֵ֥יu.ve.'a.ReiH5892of thelowlandהַשְּׁפֵלָ֖הha.she.fe.LahH8219, and in thecitiesוּבְעָרֵ֣יu.ve.'a.ReiH5892of theSouthהַנֶּ֑גֶבha.Ne.gevH5045: for I willcauseH7725theircaptivityשְׁבוּתָ֖םshe.vu.TamH7622toreturnH7725, saith theLORDיְהוָֽה׃ פYah.wehH3068.

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