Revised Version 1895

Jeremiah 52:4-16

4And itcameH935topassH935in theninthהַתְּשִׁעִ֜יתha.te.shi.'ItH8671yearבַשָּׁנָ֨הva.sha.NahH8141of hisreignלְמָלְכ֗וֹle.ma.le.KhoH4427, in thetenthהָעֲשִׂירִי֮ha.'a.si.RiH6224monthבַּחֹ֣דֶשׁba.Cho.deshH2320, in thetenthH6224dayH2320of themonthלַחֹדֶשׁ֒la.cho.DeshH2320, thatNebuchadrezzarנְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּ֨רne.vu.khad.re.TzarH5019kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofBabylonבָּבֶ֜לba.VelH894cameH935, he andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605hisarmyחֵילוֹ֙chei.LoH2428,againstעַל־'al-H5921Jerusalemיְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םye.Ru.sha.LimH3389, andencampedוַֽיַּחֲנ֖וּvai.ya.cha.NuH2583againstעָלֶ֑יהָ'a.Lei.haH5921it; and theybuiltוַיִּבְנ֥וּvai.yiv.NuH1129fortsagainstעָלֶ֛יהָ'a.Lei.haH5921itroundסָבִֽיב׃sa.VivH5439aboutוַיְהִי֩vay.HiH1961.

5Soוַתָּבֹ֥אva.ta.Vo'H935thecityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892wasbesiegedבַּמָּצ֑וֹרba.ma.TzorH4692unto theeleventhעֶשְׂרֵ֣ה'es.RehH6240yearשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141ofkingלַמֶּ֖לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428Zedekiahצִדְקִיָּֽהוּ׃tzid.ki.Ya.huH6667.

6In thefourthהָֽרְבִיעִי֙ha.re.vi.'IH7243monthבַּחֹ֤דֶשׁba.Cho.deshH2320, in theninthבְּתִשְׁעָ֣הbe.tish.'AhH8672dayH2320of themonthלַחֹ֔דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320, thefamineהָרָעָ֖בha.ra.'AvH7458was sore in thecityבָּעִ֑ירba.'IrH5892,soהָיָ֥הha.YahH1961that there wasnoוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808breadלֶ֖חֶםLe.chemH3899for thepeopleלְעַ֥םle.'AmH5971of thelandהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

7Then abreachוַתִּבָּקַ֣עva.ti.ba.Ka'H1234wasmadeH3605in thecityהָעִ֗ירha.'IrH5892, andallH3605themenH376ofwarהַמִּלְחָמָ֡הha.mil.cha.MahH4421fledיִבְרְחוּ֩yiv.re.ChuH1272, andwentH3318forthH3318outH3318of thecityמֵהָעִ֜ירme.ha.'IrH5892bynightלַ֗יְלָהLay.lahH3915by thewayדֶּ֜רֶךְDe.rekhH1870of thegateשַׁ֤עַרSha.'arH8179betweenבֵּין־bein-H996thetwoהַחֹמֹתַ֙יִם֙ha.cho.mo.Ta.yimH2346wallsH2346,whichאֲשֶׁר֙'a.SherH834was by theking’sהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428gardenגַּ֣ןganH1588; (now theChaldeansוְכַשְׂדִּ֥יםve.khas.DimH3778wereagainstH5921thecityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892roundH5439aboutH5439:) and theywentH3318by thewayדֶּ֥רֶךְDe.rekhH1870of theArabahהָעֲרָבָֽה׃ha.'a.ra.VahH6160.

8But thearmyחֵיל־cheil-H2428of theChaldeansכַּשְׂדִּים֙kas.DimH3778pursuedוַיִּרְדְּפ֤וּvai.yir.de.FuH7291afterאַחֲרֵ֣י'a.cha.ReiH310thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, andovertookוַיַּשִּׂ֥יגוּvai.ya.Si.guH5381Zedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֖הוּtzid.ki.Ya.huH6667in theplainsבְּעַֽרְבֹ֣תbe.'ar.VotH6160ofJerichoיְרֵח֑וֹye.re.ChoH3405; andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605hisarmyחֵיל֔וֹchei.LoH2428wasscatteredנָפֹ֖צוּna.Fo.tzuH6327from him.

9Then theytookוַֽיִּתְפְּשׂוּ֙vai.yit.pe.SuH8610thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, andcarriedH5927himupH5927unto thekingמֶ֧לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofBabylonבָּבֶ֛לba.VelH894toRiblahרִבְלָ֖תָהriv.La.tahH7247in thelandבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofHamathחֲמָ֑תcha.MatH2574; and he gavejudgmentמִשְׁפָּטִֽים׃mish.pa.TimH4941uponאֶל־'el-H413him.

10And thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofBabylonבָּבֶ֛לba.VelH894slewוַיִּשְׁחַ֧טvai.yish.ChatH7819thesonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofZedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֖הוּtzid.ki.Ya.huH6667beforeH5869hiseyesלְעֵינָ֑יוle.'ei.NavH5869: heslewשָׁחַ֥טsha.ChatH7819alsoallכָּל־kol-H3605theprincesשָׂרֵ֥יsa.ReiH8269ofJudahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063inRiblahבְּרִבְלָֽתָה׃be.riv.La.tahH7247.

11And heputוַיִּתְּנֵ֥הוּvai.yi.te.Ne.huH5414outH935theeyesעֵינֵ֥י'ei.NeiH5869ofZedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֖הוּtzid.ki.Ya.huH6667; and thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofBabylonבָּבֶל֙ba.VelH894boundוַיַּאַסְרֵ֣הוּvai.ya.'as.Re.huH631him infettersבַֽנְחֻשְׁתַּ֗יִםvan.chush.Ta.yimH5178, andcarriedH935him toBabylonבָּבֶ֔לָהba.Ve.lahH894, andputH5414him inprisonבֵֽיתveit-H1004tillעַד־'ad-H5704thedayי֥וֹםYomH3117of hisdeathמוֹתֽוֹ׃mo.ToH4194.

12NowH7227in thefifthהַֽחֲמִישִׁי֙ha.cha.mi.ShiH2549monthוּבַחֹ֤דֶשׁu.va.Cho.deshH2320, in thetenthבֶּעָשׂ֣וֹרbe.'a.SorH6218dayH2320of themonthלַחֹ֔דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320,whichH1931was the nineteenthyearH8141ofkingלַמֶּ֖לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428Nebuchadrezzarנְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּ֣רne.vu.khad.re.TzarH5019,kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofBabylonבָּבֶ֑לba.VelH894,cameH935Nebuzaradanנְבֽוּזַרְאֲדָן֙ne.vu.zar.'a.DanH5018thecaptainH7227of theguardטַבָּחִ֔יםta.ba.ChimH2876,whichH1931stoodעָמַ֛ד'a.MadH5975beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofBabylonבָּבֶ֖לba.VelH894,intoH935Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃bi.ru.sha.LimH3389:

13and heburnedוַיִּשְׂרֹ֥ףvai.yis.RofH8313thehouseבֵּית־beit-H1004of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068, and theking’sהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004; andallכָּל־kol-H3605thehousesבָּתֵּ֧יba.TeiH1004ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֛םye.ru.sha.LimH3389,evenH853everyכָּל־kol-H3605greatהַגָּד֖וֹלha.ga.DolH1419houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004,burnedשָׂרַ֥ףsa.RafH8313he withfireבָּאֵֽשׁ׃ba.'EshH784.

14Andallכָּל־kol-H3605thearmyחֵ֣ילcheilH2428of theChaldeansכַּשְׂדִּ֔יםkas.DimH3778, that were with thecaptainרַב־rav-H7227of theguardטַבָּחִֽים׃ta.ba.ChimH2876, brakedownנָֽתְצוּ֙na.te.TzuH5422allכָּל־kol-H3605thewallsחֹמ֥וֹתcho.MotH2346ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389roundH5439aboutH5439.

15ThenNebuzaradanנְבוּזַרְאֲדָ֖ןne.vu.zar.'a.DanH5018thecaptainרַב־rav-H7227of theguardטַבָּחִֽים׃ta.ba.ChimH2876carriedH1540awayH1540captiveH1540of the poorest sort of thepeopleהָעָ֜םha.'AmH5971, and the residue of thepeopleהָעָ֣ם׀ha.'AmH5971that wereleftהַנִּשְׁאָרִ֣יםha.nish.'a.RimH7604in thecityבָּעִ֗ירba.'IrH5892, andthoseאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834thatfellהַנֹּֽפְלִים֙ha.no.fe.LimH5307awayH1540, thatfellנָֽפְלוּ֙na.fe.LuH5307to thekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofBabylonבָּבֶ֔לba.VelH894, and the residue of the multitude.

16ButNebuzaradanנְבוּזַרְאֲדָ֖ןne.vu.zar.'a.DanH5018thecaptainרַב־rav-H7227of theguardטַבָּחִ֑יםta.ba.ChimH2876leftהִשְׁאִ֕ירhish.'IrH7604of the poorest of thelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776to bevinedressersלְכֹרְמִ֖יםle.kho.re.MimH3755and husbandmen.

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