Revised Version 1895

Jeremiah 40:1-4

1Thewordהַדָּבָ֞רha.da.VarH1697whichH834cameH1961toJeremiahיִרְמְיָ֙הוּ֙yir.me.Ya.huH3414from theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,afterאַחַ֣ר׀'a.CharH310thatNebuzaradanנְבוּזַרְאֲדָ֛ןne.vu.zar.'a.DanH5018thecaptainרַב־rav-H7227of theguardטַבָּחִ֖יםta.ba.ChimH2876hadletH7971himgoH7971fromRamahהָֽרָמָ֑הha.ra.MahH7414, when he hadtakenבְּקַחְתּ֣וֹbe.kach.ToH3947himbeingH1961boundאָס֤וּר'a.SurH631inchainsבָּֽאזִקִּים֙ba.zi.KimH246amongallכָּל־kol-H3605thecaptivesH1540ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙ye.ru.sha.LimH3389andJudahוִֽיהוּדָ֔הvi.hu.DahH3063,whichH834werecarriedH1540awayH7971captiveH1540untoBabylonבָּבֶֽלָה׃ba.Ve.lahH894.

2And thecaptainרַב־rav-H7227of theguardטַבָּחִ֖יםta.ba.ChimH2876tookוַיִּקַּ֥חvai.yi.KachH3947Jeremiahלְיִרְמְיָ֑הוּle.yir.me.Ya.huH3414, andsaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him, theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֗יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430pronouncedדִּבֶּר֙di.BerH1696thisevilהָרָעָ֣הha.ra.'AhH7451uponH413thisplaceהַמָּק֖וֹםha.ma.KomH4725:

3and theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068hathbroughtH935it, anddoneוַיַּ֛עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213according as he spake;becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588ye havesinnedH2398againstH2398theLORDלַֽיהוָה֙la.Yah.wehH3068, and havenotוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808obeyedשְׁמַעְתֶּ֣םshe.ma'.TemH8085hisvoiceבְּקוֹל֔וֹbe.ko.LoH6963, therefore thisthingהַדָּבָ֥רha.da.varH1697iscomeH935uponH935youכַּאֲשֶׁ֣רka.'a.SherH834.

4Andnowוְעַתָּ֞הve.'a.TahH6258,beholdH2009, Ilooseעַל־'al-H5921thee thisdayהַיּ֗וֹםhai.YomH3117from thechainsהָאזִקִּים֮ha.zi.KimH246whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834areuponעָלֶ֔יךָ'a.Lei.khaH5921thinehandיָדֶךָ֒ya.de.KhaH3027.Ifאִם־'im-H518itseemH5869goodט֨וֹבTovH2896unto thee tocomeלָב֧וֹאla.Vo'H935withmeH413intoH413Babylonבָבֶ֗לva.VelH894,comeבֹּ֚אbo'H935, and I willlookH2009wellH2896unto thee: butifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518itseemH5869ill unto thee tocomeלָבֽוֹא־la.Vo'-H935withmeH413intoH413Babylonבָבֶ֖לva.VelH894, forbear:beholdH2009,allכָּל־kol-H3605thelandהָאָ֣רֶץha.'A.retzH776isbeforeלְפָנֶ֔יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440thee; whither it seemethgoodH2896and convenient unto thee togoH935, thithergoH935.

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