Revised Version 1895

Jeremiah 37:15-21

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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