Revised Version 1895

Jeremiah 42

1Thenallכָּל־kol-H3605thecaptainsשָׂרֵ֣יsa.ReiH8269of theforcesהַחֲיָלִ֔יםha.cha.ya.LimH2428, andJohananוְיֽוֹחָנָן֙ve.yo.cha.NanH3110thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofKareahקָרֵ֔חַka.Re.achH7143, andJezaniahוִֽיזַנְיָ֖הvi.zan.YahH3153thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofHoshaiahהוֹשַֽׁעְיָ֑הho.sha'.YahH1955, andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605thepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971from the leastevenוְעַד־ve.'ad-H5704unto thegreatestגָּדֽוֹל׃ga.DolH1419,cameH5066nearH5066,

2andsaidוַיֹּאמְר֞וּvai.yo.me.RuH559untoJeremiahיִרְמְיָ֣הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414theprophetהַנָּבִ֗יאha.na.Vi'H5030,LetH4994,weH3588prayוְהִתְפַּלֵּ֤לve.hit.pa.LelH6419thee, oursupplicationתְחִנָּתֵ֙נוּ֙te.chi.na.Te.nuH8467be acceptedbeforeלְפָנֶ֔יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440thee, andprayH6419forusH4994unto theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430,evenH5704forallH3605thisremnantהַשְּׁאֵרִ֣יתha.she.'e.RitH7611; forweH3588areleftנִשְׁאַ֤רְנוּnish.'Ar.nuH7604but afewמְעַט֙me.'AtH4592ofmanyמֵֽהַרְבֵּ֔הme.har.BehH7235, as thineeyesעֵינֶ֖יךָ'ei.Nei.khaH5869doH3605beholdרֹא֥וֹתro.'otH7200usH4994:

3that theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430may shewusוְיַגֶּד־ve.ya.ged-H5046thewayהַדֶּ֖רֶךְha.De.rekhH1870whereinH834weH834shouldwalkH1870, and thethingהַדָּבָ֖רha.da.VarH1697thatweH834shoulddoנַעֲשֶֽׂה׃na.'a.SehH6213.

4ThenJeremiahיִרְמְיָ֤הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414theprophetהַנָּבִיא֙ha.na.Vi'H5030saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto them, I haveheardשָׁמַ֔עְתִּיsha.Ma'.tiH8085youH834;beholdהִנְנִ֧יhi.NiH2005, I willprayמִתְפַּלֵּ֛לmit.pa.LelH6419unto theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068yourGodאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֖ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430accordingH413to yourwordsH1697; and it shallcomeH1961topassH1961thatwhatsoeverכָּֽל־kal-H3605thingH1697theLORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068shallanswerיַעֲנֶ֨הya.'a.NehH6030youH834, I willdeclareאַגִּ֣יד'a.GidH5046it untoyouH834; I willkeepH4513nothingלֹֽא־lo'-H3808backH4513fromyouH834.

5Then theysaidאָמְר֣וּ'a.me.RuH559toJeremiahיִרְמְיָ֔הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414, TheLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068be atrueאֱמֶ֣ת'e.MetH571andfaithfulוְנֶאֱמָ֑ןve.ne.'e.ManH539witnessלְעֵ֖דle.'EdH5707amongstusH413,ifאִם־'im-H518weאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834doנַעֲשֶֽׂה׃na.'a.SehH6213notH3808evenH3808accordingH413toallכְּֽכָל־ke.khol-H3605thewordהַ֠דָּבָרHa.da.vorH1697wherewith theLORDיְהוָ֧הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֛יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430shallsendיִֽשְׁלָחֲךָ֜yish.la.cha.KhaH7971thee tousH413.

6Whetherאִם־'im-H518it begoodט֣וֹבTovH2896, orwhetherוְאִם־ve.'im-H518it beevilרָ֔עRa'H7451,weH3588willobeyנִשְׁמָ֑עnish.Ma'H8085thevoiceבְּק֣וֹל׀be.KolH6963of theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068ourGodאֱלֹהֵ֗ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430, towhomH834weH3588sendשֹׁלְחִ֥יםsho.le.ChimH7971thee; that it may bewellיִֽיטַב־yi.tav-H3190withusאֵלָ֖יו'e.LavH413, whenweH3588obeyנִשְׁמַ֔עnish.Ma'H8085thevoiceבְּק֖וֹלbe.KolH6963of theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068ourGodאֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃ ס'e.lo.Hei.nuH430.

7And itcameH1961topassH1961afterמִקֵּ֖ץmi.KetzH7093tenעֲשֶׂ֣רֶת'a.Se.retH6235daysיָמִ֑יםya.MimH3117, that thewordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068cameH1961untoJeremiahיִרְמְיָֽהוּ׃yir.me.Ya.huH3414.

8Thencalledוַיִּקְרָ֗אvai.yik.Ra'H7121heJohananיֽוֹחָנָן֙yo.cha.NanH3110thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofKareahקָרֵ֔חַka.Re.achH7143, andallכָּל־kol-H3605thecaptainsשָׂרֵ֥יsa.ReiH8269of theforcesהַחֲיָלִ֖יםha.cha.ya.LimH2428whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834were with him, andallוּלְכָ֨ל־u.le.Khal-H3605thepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971from the leastevenוְעַד־ve.'ad-H5704to thegreatestגָּדֽוֹל׃ga.DolH1419,

9andsaidH559unto them,Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saith theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068, theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478, untowhomאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834yesentשְׁלַחְתֶּ֤םshe.lach.TemH7971meH413topresentלְהַפִּ֥ילle.ha.PilH5307yoursupplicationתְּחִנַּתְכֶ֖םte.chi.nat.KhemH8467beforeלְפָנָֽיו׃le.fa.NavH6440him:

10Ifאִם־'im-H518ye willstillH7725abideH3427in thislandבָּאָ֣רֶץba.'A.retzH776, then will Ibuildוּבָנִ֤יתִיu.va.Ni.tiH1129youH834, andnotוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808pullאֶהֱרֹ֔ס'e.he.RosH2040youH834downH3427, and I willplantוְנָטַעְתִּ֥יve.na.ta'.TiH5193youH834, andnotוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808pluckאֶתּ֑וֹשׁ'e.To.oshH5428youH834upH1129: for IrepentH7725meאֶל־'el-H413of theevilהָ֣רָעָ֔הha.ra.'AhH7451that I havedoneעָשִׂ֖יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213untoyouH834.

11Benotאַל־'al-H408afraidתִּֽירְא֗וּti.re.'UH3372of thekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofBabylonבָּבֶ֔לba.VelH894, ofwhomאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834ye areafraidתִּֽירְא֤וּti.re.'UH3372; benotאַל־'al-H408afraidH3372of him, saith theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068: for I am withyouH859tosaveלְהוֹשִׁ֧יעַle.ho.Shi.a'H3467youH859, and todeliverוּלְהַצִּ֥ילu.le.ha.TzilH5337youH859from hishandמִיָּדֽוֹ׃mi.ya.DoH3027.

12And I willgrantH5414youH5414mercyH7355, that he may havemercyH7355uponאֶל־'el-H413youH5414, andcauseH5414youH5414toreturnוְהֵשִׁ֥יבve.he.ShivH7725to your ownlandאַדְמַתְכֶֽם׃'ad.mat.KhemH127.

13ButifH518yesayאֹמְרִ֣ים'o.me.RimH559,WeH518willnotH3808dwellנֵשֵׁ֖בne.ShevH3427in thislandבָּאָ֣רֶץba.'A.retzH776;soH3808that yeobeyשְׁמֹ֔עַshe.Mo.a'H8085notH3808thevoiceבְּק֖וֹלbe.KolH6963of theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068yourGodאֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei.KhemH430;

14sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559,Noלֹ֚אlo'H3808; butweH3588willgoנָב֔וֹאna.Vo'H935intoH935thelandאֶ֤רֶץ'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרַ֙יִם֙mitz.Ra.yimH4714,whereאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834weH3588shallseeנִרְאֶה֙nir.'EhH7200noלֹֽא־lo'-H3808warמִלְחָמָ֔הmil.cha.MahH4421,norלֹ֣אlo'H3808hearנִשְׁמָ֑עnish.Ma'H8085thesoundוְק֥וֹלve.KolH6963of thetrumpetשׁוֹפָ֖רsho.FarH7782,norלֹֽא־lo'-H3808havehungerנִרְעָ֖בnir.'AvH7456ofbreadוְלַלֶּ֥חֶםve.la.Le.chemH3899; and there willweH3588dwellנֵשֵֽׁב׃ne.ShevH3427:

15nowוְעַתָּ֕הve.'a.TahH6258thereforehearשִׁמְע֥וּshim.'UH8085ye thewordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068, Oremnantשְׁאֵרִ֣יתshe.'e.RitH7611ofJudahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063:thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saith theLORDיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָא֜וֹתtze.va.'otH6635, theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478,Ifאִם־'im-H518ye whollysetH7760yourfacesפְּנֵיכֶם֙pe.nei.KhemH6440toenterH935intoH935Egyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714, andgoH935to sojourn there;

16then it shallcomeH1961topassH1961, that theswordהַחֶ֗רֶבha.Che.revH2719,whichH834ye feel shallovertakeתַּשִּׂ֥יגta.SigH5381youאַתֶּם֙'a.TemH859there in thelandבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714, and thefamineוְהָרָעָ֞בve.ha.ra.'AvH7458, whereof ye areafraidH3372, shallfollowH310hardafterH310youאַתֶּ֣ם׀'a.TemH859there inEgyptמִצְרַ֖יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714; and there ye shalldieתָּמֻֽתוּ׃ta.Mu.tuH4191.

17Soוְיִֽהְי֣וּve.yih.YuH1961shall it be withallכָל־khol-H3605themenH376thatsetשָׂ֨מוּSa.muH7760theirfacesH6440togoלָב֤וֹאla.Vo'H935intoH935Egyptמִצְרַ֙יִם֙mitz.Ra.yimH4714to sojourn there; they shalldieיָמ֕וּתוּya.Mu.tuH4191by theswordבַּחֶ֖רֶבba.Che.revH2719, by thefamineבָּרָעָ֣בba.ra.'AvH7458, and by thepestilenceוּבַדָּ֑בֶרu.va.Da.verH1698: andnoneוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808of them shallremainיִהְיֶ֤הyih.YehH1961orescapeוּפָלִ֔יטu.fa.LitH6412from theevilהָֽרָעָ֔הha.ra.'AhH7451that I willbringמֵבִ֥יאme.Vi'H935uponעֲלֵיהֶֽם׃ ס'a.lei.HemH5921them.

18Forthusכֹ֨הkhohH3541saith theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָאוֹת֮tze.va.'OtH6635, theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֒Yis.ra.'ElH3478; As mineangerאַפִּ֜י'a.PiH639and myfuryוַחֲמָתִ֗יva.cha.ma.TiH2534hath beenpouredנִתַּ֨ךְni.TakhH5413forthuponעַל־'al-H5921theinhabitantsיֹֽשְׁבֵי֙yo.she.VeiH3427ofJerusalemיְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םye.Ru.sha.LimH3389,soכֵּ֣ןkenH3651shall myfuryחֲמָתִי֙cha.ma.TiH2534bepouredתִּתַּ֤ךְti.TakhH5413forthuponעֲלֵיכֶ֔ם'a.lei.KhemH5921youכַּאֲשֶׁר֩ka.'a.SherH834, when ye shallenterH935intoH935Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714: and ye shall be an execration, and an astonishment, and acurseוְלִקְלָלָ֣הve.lik.la.LahH7045, and areproachוּלְחֶרְפָּ֔הu.le.cher.PahH2781; and ye shallseeתִרְא֣וּtir.'UH7200thisplaceהַמָּק֖וֹםha.ma.KomH4725noוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808moreע֔וֹדodH5750.

19TheLORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068hathspokenדִּבֶּ֨רdi.BerH1696concerningyouH3588, Oremnantשְׁאֵרִ֣יתshe.'e.RitH7611ofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063,Goתָּבֹ֖אוּta.Vo.'uH935yenotאַל־'al-H408intoH935Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714:knowH3045certainlyH3588that I havetestifiedהַעִידֹ֥תִיha.'i.Do.tiH5749untoyouH3588thisdayהַיּֽוֹם׃hai.YomH3117.

20For ye have dealt deceitfullyagainstH413yourownH5315soulsH5315; for yesentשְׁלַחְתֶּ֣םshe.lach.TemH7971meH413unto theLORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068yourGodאֱלֹֽהֵיכֶם֙'e.lo.hei.KhemH430,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Prayהִתְפַּלֵּ֣לhit.pa.LelH6419forusH413unto theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068ourGodאֱלֹהֵ֑ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430; andaccordingH413untoallוּכְכֹל֩u.khe.KholH3605that theLORDיְהוָ֧הYah.wehH3068ourGodאֱלֹהֵ֛ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430shallsayיֹאמַ֜רyo.MarH559,soכֵּ֥ןkenH3651declareהַגֶּד־ha.ged-H5046untousH413, andweH3588willdoוְעָשִֽׂינוּ׃ve.'a.Si.nuH6213it:

21and I have thisdayהַיּ֑וֹםhai.YomH3117declaredוָאַגִּ֥דva.'a.GidH5046it toyouH834; but ye havenotוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808obeyedשְׁמַעְתֶּ֗םshe.ma'.TemH8085thevoiceבְּקוֹל֙be.kOlH6963of theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068yourGodאֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֔ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430inanyH3605thingH3605for thewhichH834he hathsentשְׁלָחַ֥נִיshe.la.Cha.niH7971meאֲלֵיכֶֽם׃'a.lei.KhemH413untoyouH834.

22Nowוְעַתָּה֙ve.'a.TahH6258thereforeknowH3045certainlyכִּ֗יKiH3588that ye shalldieתָּמ֑וּתוּta.Mu.tuH4191by theswordבַּחֶ֛רֶבba.Che.revH2719, by thefamineבָּרָעָ֥בba.ra.'AvH7458, and by thepestilenceוּבַדֶּ֖בֶרu.va.De.verH1698, in theplaceבַּמָּקוֹם֙ba.ma.kOmH4725whither yedesireחֲפַצְתֶּ֔םcha.fatz.TemH2654togoלָב֖וֹאla.Vo'H935to sojourn there.

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