Revised Version 1895

Jeremiah 32:1-25

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.

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