Revised Version 1895

Jeremiah 37

1AndZedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֖הוּtzid.ki.Ya.huH6667thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJosiahיֹֽאשִׁיָּ֑הוּyo.shi.Ya.huH2977reignedH4427askingמֶ֔לֶךְMe.lekhH4428,insteadתַּ֗חַתTa.chatH8478of Coniah thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJehoiakimיְה֣וֹיָקִ֔יםye.Ho.ya.KimH3079,whomH834Nebuchadrezzarנְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּ֥רne.vu.khad.re.TzarH5019kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofBabylonבָּבֶ֖לba.VelH894madeH834kingH4428in thelandבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofJudahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063.

2ButneitherH3808he,norH3808hisservantsוַעֲבָדָ֖יוva.'a.va.DavH5650,norH3808thepeopleוְעַ֣םve.'AmH5971of thelandהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776,didH834hearken unto thewordsדִּבְרֵ֣יdiv.ReiH1697of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,whichH834he spake by theprophetהַנָּבִֽיא׃ha.na.Vi'H5030Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֥הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414.

3AndZedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֜הוּtzid.ki.Ya.huH6667thekingהַמֶּ֨לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428sentוַיִּשְׁלַח֩vai.yish.LachH7971Jehucalיְהוּכַ֣לye.hu.KhalH3081thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofShelemiahשֶֽׁלֶמְיָ֗הshe.lem.YahH8018, andZephaniahצְפַנְיָ֤הוּtze.fan.Ya.huH6846thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofMaaseiahמַֽעֲשֵׂיָה֙ma.'a.se.YahH4641thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.HenH3548, to theprophetהַנָּבִ֖יאha.na.Vi'H5030Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֥הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Prayהִתְפַּלֶּל־hit.pa.lel-H6419nowH4994unto theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068ourGodאֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃'e.lo.Hei.nuH430forusH4994.

4NowH5414Jeremiahוְיִרְמְיָ֕הוּve.yir.me.Ya.huH3414cameH935in andwentH3318outH3318among thepeopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971: for they hadnotוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808putנָתְנ֥וּna.te.NuH5414himintoH935prisonבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004.

5AndPharaoh’sפַּרְעֹ֖הpar.'OhH6547armyוְחֵ֥ילve.CheilH2428wascomeH5927forthיָצָ֣אya.Tza'H3318outH3318ofEgyptמִמִּצְרָ֑יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714: and when theChaldeansהַכַּשְׂדִּ֜יםha.kas.DimH3778that besiegedJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙ye.ru.sha.LimH3389heardוַיִּשְׁמְע֨וּvai.yish.me.'UH8085tidings of them, they brakeupH5927fromJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ פye.ru.sha.LimH3389.

6Thencameוַֽיְהִי֙vay.HiH1961thewordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068unto theprophetהַנָּבִ֖יאha.na.Vi'H5030Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֥הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

7Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saith theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068, theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478:Thusכֹּ֤הkohH3541shall yesayH559to thekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063, thatsentH7971youH7971untomeH413toinquireלְדָרְשֵׁ֑נִיle.da.re.She.niH1875ofmeH413;Beholdהִנֵּ֣ה׀hi.NehH2009,Pharaoh’sפַּרְעֹ֗הpar.'OhH6547armyחֵ֣ילcheilH2428, which iscomeH3318forthH3318tohelpלְעֶזְרָ֔הle.'ez.RahH5833youH7971, shallreturnשָׁ֥בshavH7725toEgyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714intoH413their ownlandלְאַרְצ֖וֹle.'ar.TzoH776.

8And theChaldeansהַכַּשְׂדִּ֔יםha.kas.DimH3778shallcomeH7725againH7725, andfightוְנִלְחֲמ֖וּve.nil.cha.MuH3898againstעַל־'al-H5921thiscityהָעִ֣ירha.'IrH5892; and they shalltakeH7725it, andburnוּשְׂרָפֻ֥הָu.se.ra.Fu.haH8313it withfireבָאֵֽשׁ׃ סva.'EshH784.

9Thusכֹּ֣ה׀kohH3541saith theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068:Deceiveתַּשִּׁ֤אוּta.Shi.'uH5377notH3808yourselves,sayingH559, TheChaldeansהַכַּשְׂדִּ֑יםha.kas.DimH3778shallsurelyכִּי־ki-H3588departH1980fromusמֵעָלֵ֖ינוּme.'a.Lei.nuH5921: for they shallnotH3808departH1980.

10ForthoughH3588ye hadsmittenH5221thewholeH3605armyחֵ֤ילcheilH2428of theChaldeansכַּשְׂדִּים֙kas.DimH3778thatfightהַנִּלְחָמִ֣יםha.nil.cha.MimH3898againstאִתְּכֶ֔ם'i.te.KhemH854youH3588, and thereremainedוְנִ֨שְׁאֲרוּve.Nish.'a.ruH7604butwoundedH5221menH376among them, yet should theyriseH6965upH6965everyH3605manH376in histentבְּאָהֳלוֹ֙be.'o.ho.LoH168, andburnוְשָֽׂרְפ֛וּve.sa.re.FuH8313thiscityהָעִ֥ירha.'IrH5892withfireבָּאֵֽשׁ׃ba.'EshH784.

11And itcameH1961topassH1961that when thearmyחֵ֣ילcheilH2428of theChaldeansהַכַּשְׂדִּ֔יםha.kas.DimH3778was brokenupבְּהֵֽעָלוֹת֙be.he.'a.lOtH5927fromJerusalemיְרֽוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389for fear ofPharaoh’sפַּרְעֹֽה׃ סpar.'OhH6547armyחֵ֥ילcheilH2428,

12thenJeremiahיִרְמְיָ֙הוּ֙yir.me.Ya.huH3414wentH3318forthH3318outH3318ofJerusalemמִיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םmi.Ru.sha.LimH3389togoH3318intoH8432thelandאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776ofBenjaminבִּנְיָמִ֑ןbin.ya.MinH1144, to receive his portion there, in themidstH8432of thepeopleהָעָֽם׃ha.'AmH5971.

13And when he was in thegateבְּשַׁ֣עַרbe.Sha.'arH8179ofBenjaminבִּנְיָמִ֗ןbin.ya.MinH1144, acaptainבַּ֣עַלBa.'alH1167of the ward was there,whoseH1121nameוּשְׁמוֹ֙u.she.MoH8034wasIrijahיִרְאִיָּ֔יהyir.'i.YaihH3376, thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofShelemiahשֶֽׁלֶמְיָ֖הshe.lem.YahH8018, thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofHananiahחֲנַנְיָ֑הcha.nan.YahH2608; and he laidholdוַיִּתְפֹּ֞שׂvai.yit.PosH8610onJeremiahיִרְמְיָ֤הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414theprophetהַנָּבִיא֙ha.na.Vi'H5030,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, Thou fallestawayנֹפֵֽל׃no.FelH5307to theChaldeansהַכַּשְׂדִּ֖יםha.kas.DimH3778.

14Thensaidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֜הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414, It isfalseשֶׁ֗קֶרShe.kerH8267; Ifallנֹפֵל֙no.FelH5307notH3808awayH5307to theChaldeansהַכַּשְׂדִּ֔יםha.kas.DimH3778; but he hearkenednotH3808to him:soH3808Irijahיִרְאִיָּיה֙yir.'i.YaihH3376laidH935holdוַיִּתְפֹּ֤שׂvai.yit.PosH8610onJeremiahבְּיִרְמְיָ֔הוּbe.yir.me.Ya.huH3414, andbroughtH935him to theprincesהַשָּׂרִֽים׃ha.sa.RimH8269.

15And theprincesהַשָּׂרִ֛יםha.sa.RimH8269were wroth withJeremiahיִרְמְיָ֖הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414, andsmoteוְהִכּ֣וּve.hi.KuH5221him, andputוְנָתְנ֨וּve.na.te.NuH5414him inprisonH3608in thehouseH1004ofJonathanיְהוֹנָתָ֣ןye.ho.na.TanH3083thescribeהַסֹּפֵ֔רha.so.FerH5608; for they hadmadeעָשׂ֖וּ'a.SuH6213that theprisonH3608.

16WhenJeremiahיִרְמְיָ֛הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414wascomeבָ֧אva'H935intoאֶל־'el-H413the dungeonhouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004, andintoוְאֶל־ve.'el-H413the cells, andJeremiahיִרְמְיָ֖הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414hadremainedוַיֵּֽשֶׁב־vai.ye.shev-H3427theremanyרַבִּֽים׃ פra.BimH7227daysיָמִ֥יםya.MimH3117;

17ThenZedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֜הוּtzid.ki.Ya.huH6667thekingהַמֶּ֨לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428sentוַיִּשְׁלַח֩vai.yish.LachH7971, and fetched him: and thekingהַמֶּ֤לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428askedוַיִּשְׁאָלֵ֨הוּvai.yish.'a.Le.huH7592him secretly in hishouseבְּבֵיתוֹ֙be.vei.ToH1004, andsaidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Is thereanyH3426wordדָּבָ֖רda.VarH1697from theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068? AndJeremiahיִרְמְיָ֙הוּ֙yir.me.Ya.huH3414saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, There is. Hesaidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559also, Thou shalt bedeliveredתִּנָּתֵֽן׃ סti.na.TenH5414intoH3027thehandבְּיַ֥דbe.YadH3027of thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofBabylonבָּבֶ֖לba.VelH894.

18MoreoverJeremiahיִרְמְיָ֔הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untokingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Zedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֑הוּtzid.ki.Ya.huH6667, Wherein have Isinnedחָטָ֨אתִֽיcha.Ta.tiH2398againstH413thee, oragainstH413thyservantsוְלַעֲבָדֶ֙יךָ֙ve.la.'a.va.Dei.khaH5650, oragainstH413thispeopleוְלָעָ֣םve.la.'AmH5971, that ye haveputנְתַתֶּ֥םne.ta.TemH5414meH413inprisonהַכֶּֽלֶא׃ha.Ke.le'H3608?

19WhereH834nowH935are yourprophetsנְבִ֣יאֵיכֶ֔םne.Vi.'ei.KhemH5030whichH834prophesiedנִבְּא֥וּni.be.'UH5012untoyouH834,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, Thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofBabylonבָּבֶל֙ba.VelH894shallnotH3808comeיָבֹ֤אya.Vo'H935againstעֲלֵיכֶ֔ם'a.lei.KhemH5921youH834,norH3808againstוְעַ֖לve.'AlH5921thislandהָאָ֥רֶץha.'A.retzH776?

20Andnowוְעַתָּ֕הve.'a.TahH6258hearH8085, IprayH4994thee, O mylordאֲדֹנִ֣י'a.do.NiH113thekingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428:letH4994mysupplicationתְחִנָּתִי֙te.chi.na.TiH8467, IprayH4994thee, beacceptedH8085beforeלְפָנֶ֔יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440thee; that thoucauseH7725meH4994notוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808toreturnH7725to thehouseבֵּ֚יתbeitH1004ofJonathanיְהוֹנָתָ֣ןye.ho.na.TanH3083thescribeהַסֹּפֵ֔רha.so.FerH5608, lest Idieאָמ֖וּת'a.MutH4191there.

21ThenZedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֗הוּtzid.ki.Ya.huH6667thekingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428commandedוַיְצַוֶּ֞הvay.tza.VehH6680, and theycommittedוַיַּפְקִ֣דוּvai.yaf.Ki.duH6485Jeremiahיִרְמְיָהוּ֮yir.me.ya.HuH3414intoH5414thecourtבַּחֲצַ֣רba.cha.TzarH2691of theguardהַמַּטָּרָה֒ha.ma.ta.RahH4307, and theygaveH5414himdailyלַיּוֹם֙lai.yOmH3117aloafכִכַּר־khi.kar-H3603ofbreadלֶ֤חֶםLe.chemH3899outמִן־min-H4480of thebakers’הָאֹפִ֔יםha.'o.FimH644streetמִח֣וּץmi.ChutzH2351,untilעַד־'ad-H5704allכָּל־kol-H3605thebreadהַלֶּ֖חֶםha.Le.chemH3899in thecityהָעִ֑ירha.'IrH5892wasspentתֹּ֥םtomH8552. ThusJeremiahיִרְמְיָ֔הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414remainedוַיֵּ֣שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427in thecourtבַּחֲצַ֖רba.cha.TzarH2691of theguardהַמַּטָּרָֽה׃ha.ma.ta.RahH4307.

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