Revised Version 1895

Jeremiah 38:17-23

17ThensaidH559Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֣הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414untoZedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֡הוּtzid.ki.Ya.huH6667,Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saith theLORDיְהוָה֩Yah.wehH3068, theGodאֱלֹהֵ֨י'e.lo.HeiH430ofhostsצְבָא֜וֹתtze.va.'otH6635, theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478:Ifאִם־'im-H518thou wiltgoיָצֹ֨אya.Tzo'H3318forthתֵצֵ֜אte.Tze'H3318unto thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofBabylon’sבָּבֶל֙ba.VelH894princesשָׂרֵ֤יsa.ReiH8269, then thysoulנַפְשֶׁ֔ךָnaf.She.khaH5315shallliveוְחָיְתָ֣הve.cha.ye.TahH2421, and thiscityוְהָעִ֣ירve.ha.'IrH5892shallnotלֹ֥אlo'H3808beburnedתִשָּׂרֵ֖ףti.sa.RefH8313withfireבָּאֵ֑שׁba.'EshH784; and thou shaltliveוְחָיִ֖תָהve.cha.Yi.tahH2421, and thinehouseוּבֵיתֶֽךָ׃u.vei.Te.khaH1004:

18Butifוְאִ֣םve.'ImH518thou wiltnotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808goתֵצֵ֗אte.Tze'H3318forthH3318to thekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofBabylon’sבָּבֶ֔לba.VelH894princesשָׂרֵי֙sa.ReiH8269, then shall thiscityהָעִ֤ירha.'IrH5892begivenוְנִתְּנָ֞הve.ni.te.NahH5414intoאֶל־'el-H413thehandבְּיַ֣דbe.YadH3027of theChaldeansהַכַּשְׂדִּ֔יםha.kas.DimH3778, and they shallburnוּשְׂרָפ֖וּהָu.se.ra.Fu.haH8313it withfireבָּאֵ֑שׁba.'EshH784, and thou shaltnotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808escapeתִמָּלֵ֥טti.ma.LetH4422outH3318of theirhandמִיָּדָֽם׃ סmi.ya.DamH3027.

19AndZedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֖הוּtzid.ki.Ya.huH6667thekingהַמֶּ֥לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֛אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untoJeremiahיִרְמְיָ֑הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414, I am afraid of theJewsהַיְּהוּדִ֗יםhai.ye.hu.DimH3064that arefallenH5307awayH5307to theChaldeansהַכַּשְׂדִּ֔יםha.kas.DimH3778,lestפֶּֽן־pen-H6435theydeliverיִתְּנ֥וּyi.te.NuH5414meH413intoH413theirhandבְּיָדָ֖םbe.ya.DamH3027, and they mockmeH413.

20ButJeremiahיִרְמְיָ֖הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, They shallnotלֹ֣אlo'H3808deliverH5414thee.Obeyשְֽׁמַֽע־she.ma'-H8085, Ibeseechנָ֣א׀na'H4994thee, thevoiceבְּק֣וֹלbe.KolH6963of theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068, in thatwhichלַאֲשֶׁ֤רla.'a.SherH834Ispeakדֹּבֵ֣רdo.VerH1696unto thee:soH5414it shall bewellוְיִ֥יטַבve.Yi.tavH3190with thee, and thysoulנַפְשֶֽׁךָ׃naf.She.khaH5315shallliveוּתְחִ֥יu.te.ChiH2421.

21Butifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518thourefuseמָאֵ֥ןma.'EnH3986togoלָצֵ֑אתla.TzetH3318forthH3318, this is thewordהַדָּבָ֔רha.da.VarH1697that theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068hath shewedmeהִרְאַ֖נִיhir.'A.niH7200:

22beholdH2009,allH3605thewomenH802that areleftנִשְׁאֲרוּ֙nish.'a.RuH7604in thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofJudah’sיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063houseבְּבֵ֣יתbe.VeitH1004shall bebroughtH3318forthH3318to thekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofBabylon’sבָּבֶ֑לba.VelH894princesשָׂרֵ֖יsa.ReiH8269, andthoseH3605womenH802shallsayאֹמְר֗וֹת'o.me.RotH559, Thy familiar friends havesetH3318thee on, and haveprevailedוְיָכְל֤וּve.ya.khe.LuH3201over thee:nowH2009that thyfeetרַגְלֶ֖ךָrag.Le.khaH7272aresunkהָטְבְּע֥וּha.te.be.'UH2883in themireבַבֹּ֛ץva.BotzH1206: they areturnedנָסֹ֥גוּna.So.guH5472awayH3318backאָחֽוֹר׃'a.ChorH268.

23And they shallbringמֽוֹצִאִים֙mo.tzi.'ImH3318outH3318allכָּל־kol-H3605thywivesנָשֶׁ֣יךָna.Shei.khaH802and thychildrenבָּנֶ֗יךָba.Nei.khaH1121to theChaldeansהַכַּשְׂדִּ֔יםha.kas.DimH3778: and thou shaltnotלֹא־lo'-H3808escapeתִמָּלֵ֣טti.ma.LetH4422outH3318of theirhandמִיָּדָ֑םmi.ya.DamH3027, but shalt betakenתִּתָּפֵ֔שׂti.ta.FesH8610by thehandבְיַ֤דve.YadH3027of thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofBabylonבָּבֶל֙ba.VelH894: and thou shalt cause thiscityהָעִ֥ירha.'IrH5892to beburnedתִּשְׂרֹ֥ףtis.RofH8313withfireבָּאֵֽשׁ׃ פba.'EshH784.

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