Revised Version 1895

Jeremiah 42:1-12

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.

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