Revised Version 1895

Jeremiah 34:12-22

12Therefore thewordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068cameוַיְהִ֤יvay.HiH1961toJeremiahיִרְמְיָ֔הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414from theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

13Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saith theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068, theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478: Imadeכָּרַ֤תִּֽיka.Ra.tiH3772acovenantבְרִית֙ve.RitH1285with yourfathersאֲב֣וֹתֵיכֶ֔ם'a.Vo.tei.KhemH1in thedayבְּי֨וֹםbe.YomH3117that IbroughtH3318themforthH3318outH3318of thelandמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,outH3318of thehouseמִבֵּ֥יתmi.BeitH1004ofbondageעֲבָדִ֖ים'a.va.DimH5650,sayingH559,

14At theendמִקֵּ֣ץmi.KetzH7093ofsevenשֶׁ֣בַעShe.va'H7651yearsשָׁנִ֡יםsha.NimH8141ye shallletH7971goתְּֽשַׁלְּח֡וּte.sha.le.ChuH7971everyH376manH376hisbrotherאָחִ֨יו'a.ChivH251that is anHebrewהָעִבְרִ֜יha.'iv.RiH5680,whichאֲשֶֽׁר־'a.Sher-H834hath beensoldיִמָּכֵ֣רyi.ma.KherH4376unto thee, and hathservedוַעֲבָֽדְךָ֙va.'a.va.de.KhaH5647theesixשֵׁ֣שׁsheshH8337yearsשָׁנִ֔יםsha.NimH8141, thou shaltletH7971himgoוְשִׁלַּחְתּ֥וֹve.shi.lach.ToH7971freeחָפְשִׁ֖יcha.fe.ShiH2670from thee: but yourfathersאֲבֽוֹתֵיכֶם֙'a.vo.tei.KhemH1hearkenednotוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808untomeאֵלַ֔י'e.LaiH413,neitherוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808inclinedהִטּ֖וּhi.TuH5186theirearאָזְנָֽם׃'a.ze.NamH241.

15And ye werenowהַיּ֗וֹםhai.YomH3117turnedוַתָּשֻׁ֨בוּva.ta.Shu.vuH7725, and haddoneH6213thatwhichH834isrightהַיָּשָׁר֙hai.ya.SharH3477in mineeyesבְּעֵינַ֔יbe.'ei.NaiH5869, inproclaimingלִקְרֹ֥אlik.Ro'H7121libertyדְר֖וֹרde.RorH1865everyH376manH376to his neighbour; and ye hadmadeH6213acovenantבְרִית֙ve.RitH1285beforeH6440meH6440in thehouseבַּבַּ֕יִתba.Ba.yitH1004whichH834iscalledנִקְרָ֥אnik.Ra'H7121by mynameשְׁמִ֖יshe.MiH8034:

16but yeturnedH7725andprofanedוַתְּחַלְּל֣וּva.te.cha.le.LuH2490mynameשְׁמִ֔יshe.MiH8034, andcausedלִֽהְי֣וֹתlih.YotH1961everyH376manH376hisservantעַבְדּוֹ֙av.DoH5650, andeveryH376manH376his handmaid,whomH834ye hadletH7971goשִׁלַּחְתֶּ֥םshi.lach.TemH7971freeחָפְשִׁ֖יםcha.fe.ShimH2670at their pleasure, toreturnH7725; and yebroughtH7725themintoH376subjectionוַתִּכְבְּשׁ֣וּva.tikh.be.ShuH3533, to be untoyouH834forservantsלַעֲבָדִ֖יםla.'a.va.DimH5650and for handmaids.

17Thereforethusכֹּה־koh-H3541saith theLORDיְהוָה֒Yah.wehH3068: Ye havenotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808hearkened untomeH413, toproclaimלִקְרֹ֣אlik.Ro'H7121libertyדְר֔וֹרde.RorH1865,everyH3605manאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376to hisbrotherלְאָחִ֖יוle.'a.ChivH251, andeveryH3605manוְאִ֣ישׁve.'IshH376to his neighbour:beholdהִנְנִ֣יhi.NiH2005, Iproclaimקֹרֵא֩ko.Re'H7121untoyouH859alibertyדְּר֜וֹרde.RorH1865, saith theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068, to theswordהַחֶ֙רֶב֙ha.Che.revH2719, to thepestilenceהַדֶּ֣בֶרha.De.verH1698, and to thefamineהָרָעָ֔בha.ra.'AvH7458; and I willmakeוְנָתַתִּ֤יve.na.ta.TiH5414youH859to be tossed to and fro amongallH3605thekingdomsמַמְלְכ֥וֹתmam.le.KhotH4467of theearthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

18And I willgiveH5414themenH376that have transgressed mycovenantבְּרִתִ֔יbe.ri.TiH1285,whichH834havenotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808performedH5414thewordsדִּבְרֵ֣יdiv.ReiH1697of thecovenantהַבְּרִ֔יתha.be.RitH1285whichH834theymadeכָּרְת֖וּka.re.TuH3772beforeלְפָנָ֑יle.fa.NaiH6440meH5414, when theycutכָּרְת֣וּka.re.TuH3772thecalfהָעֵ֙גֶל֙ha.'E.gelH5695in twain andpassedH5674betweenבֵּ֥יןbeinH996thepartsבְּתָרָֽיו׃be.ta.RavH1335thereof;

19theprincesשָׂרֵ֨יsa.ReiH8269ofJudahיְהוּדָ֜הye.hu.DahH3063, and theprincesוְשָׂרֵ֣יve.sa.ReiH8269ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֗םye.ru.sha.LimH3389, theeunuchsהַסָּֽרִסִים֙ha.sa.ri.SimH5631, and thepriestsוְהַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔יםve.ha.Ko.ha.NimH3548, andallוְכֹ֖לve.KholH3605thepeopleעַ֣ם'amH5971of thelandהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776, whichpassedהָעֹ֣בְרִ֔יםha.'oe.RimH5674betweenבֵּ֖יןbeinH996thepartsבִּתְרֵ֥יbit.ReiH1335of thecalfהָעֵֽגֶל׃ha.'E.gelH5695;

20I willevenאוֹתָם֙'o.TamH853giveוְנָתַתִּ֤יve.na.ta.TiH5414themintoH776thehandבְּיַ֣דbe.YadH3027of theirenemiesאֹֽיְבֵיהֶ֔ם'o.ye.vei.HemH341, andintoH776thehandוּבְיַ֖דu.ve.YadH3027of them thatseekמְבַקְשֵׁ֣יme.vak.SheiH1245theirlifeנַפְשָׁ֑םnaf.ShamH5315: and theirdeadH5038bodiesH5038shall be for meat unto the fowls of theheavenהַשָּׁמַ֖יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064, and to thebeastsוּלְבֶהֱמַ֥תu.le.ve.he.MatH929of theearthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

21AndZedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֨הוּtzid.ki.Ya.huH6667kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֜הye.hu.DahH3063and hisprincesשָׂרָ֗יוsa.RavH8269will Igiveאֶתֵּן֙'e.TenH5414intoH5921thehandבְּיַ֣דbe.YadH3027of theirenemiesאֹֽיְבֵיהֶ֔ם'o.ye.vei.HemH341, andintoH5921thehandוּבְיַ֖דu.ve.YadH3027of them thatseekמְבַקְשֵׁ֣יme.vak.SheiH1245theirlifeנַפְשָׁ֑םnaf.ShamH5315, andintoH5921thehandוּבְיַדu.ve.yadH3027of thekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofBabylon’sבָּבֶ֔לba.VelH894armyחֵ֚ילcheilH2428, which aregoneH5927upH5927fromyouH5414.

22Beholdהִנְנִ֨יhi.NiH2005, I willcommandמְצַוֶּ֜הme.tza.VehH6680, saith theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068, andcauseH5414them toreturnH7725to thiscityהָעִ֤ירha.'IrH5892; and they shallfightוְנִלְחֲמ֣וּve.nil.cha.MuH3898againstעָלֶ֔יהָ'a.Lei.haH5921it, andtakeH7725it, andburnוּשְׂרָפֻ֣הָu.se.ra.Fu.haH8313it withfireבָאֵ֑שׁva.'EshH784: and I willmakeאֶתֵּ֥ן'e.TenH5414thecitiesעָרֵ֧י'a.ReiH5892ofJudahיְהוּדָ֛הye.hu.DahH3063adesolationשְׁמָמָ֖הshe.ma.MahH8077,withoutמֵאֵ֥יןme.'EinH369inhabitantיֹשֵֽׁב׃ פyo.ShevH3427.

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