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Jeremiah 29:21-32

21Thussaithאָמַר֩'a.MarH559theLORDיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָא֜וֹתtze.va.'otH6635, theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478, concerningAhabאַחְאָ֤ב'ach.'AvH256thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofKolaiahקֽוֹלָיָה֙ko.la.YahH6964, and concerningZedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֣הוּtzid.ki.Ya.huH6667thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofMaaseiahמַֽעֲשֵׂיָ֔הma.'a.se.YahH4641, whoprophesyהַֽנִּבְּאִ֥יםha.ni.be.'ImH5012alieשָׁ֑קֶרSha.kerH8267to you in mynameבִּשְׁמִ֖יbish.MiH8034; Behold, I willdeliverנֹתֵ֣ןno.TenH5414them into thehandבְּיַד֙be.YadH3027ofNebuchadnezzarנְבֽוּכַדְרֶאצַּ֣רne.vu.khad.re.TzarH5019kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofBabylonבָּבֶ֔לba.VelH894; and he shallslayוְהִכָּ֖םve.hi.KamH5221them before youreyesלְעֵינֵיכֶֽם׃le.'ei.nei.KhemH5869;

22And concerning them shall be takenupוְלֻקַּ֤חve.lu.KachH3947acurseקְלָלָ֔הke.la.LahH7045by all thecaptivityגָּל֣וּתga.LutH1546ofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063who are inBabylonבְּבָבֶ֖לbe.va.VelH894,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, TheLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068makeיְשִֽׂמְךָ֤ye.sim.KhaH7760thee likeZedekiahכְּצִדְקִיָּ֣הוּke.tzid.ki.Ya.huH6667and likeAhabוּכְאֶחָ֔בu.khe.'e.ChavH256, whom thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofBabylonבָּבֶ֖לba.VelH894roastedקָלָ֥םka.LamH7033in thefireבָּאֵֽשׁ׃ba.'EshH784;

23Because they havecommittedH6213villanyנְבָלָ֜הne.va.LahH5039inIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478, and havecommittedH6213adulteryוַיְנַֽאֲפוּ֙vay.na.'a.FuH5003with theirneighbour’sרֵֽעֵיהֶ֔םre.'ei.HemH7453wivesנְשֵׁ֣יne.SheiH802, and havespokenוַיְדַבְּר֨וּvay.da.be.RuH1696lyingשֶׁ֔קֶרShe.kerH8267wordsדָבָ֤רda.VarH1697in mynameבִּשְׁמִי֙bish.MiH8034, which I have notcommandedצִוִּיתִ֑םtzi.vi.TimH6680them; even Iknowהַיּוֹדֵ֥עַhu.yo.de.a'H3045, and am awitnessוָעֵ֖דva.'EdH5707,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002theLORDיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.

24Thus shalt thou alsospeakתֹּאמַ֥רto.MarH559toShemaiahשְׁמַעְיָ֥הוּshe.ma'.Ya.huH8098theNehelamiteהַנֶּחֱלָמִ֖יha.ne.che.la.MiH5161,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

25Thusspeakethאָמַ֞ר'a.MarH559theLORDיְהוָ֧הYah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָא֛וֹתtze.va.'otH6635, theGodאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, Because thou hastsentשָׁלַ֨חְתָּsha.Lach.taH7971lettersסְפָרִ֗יםse.fa.RimH5612in thynameבְשִׁמְכָ֜הve.shim.KhahH8034to all thepeopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971that are atJerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִַ֔םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389, and toZephaniahצְפַנְיָ֤הtze.fan.YahH6846thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofMaaseiahמַֽעֲשֵׂיָה֙ma.'a.se.YahH4641thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.HenH3548, and to all thepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֖יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

26TheLORDיְהוָ֞הYah.wehH3068hathmadeנְתָנְךָ֣ne.ta.ne.KhaH5414theepriestכֹהֵ֗ןkho.HenH3548in the stead ofJehoiadaיְהוֹיָדָ֣עye.ho.ya.Da'H3077thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.HenH3548, that ye should beofficersפְּקִדִים֙pe.ki.DimH6496in thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, for everymanאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376that ismadמְשֻׁגָּ֖עme.shu.Ga'H7696, and maketh himself aprophetוּמִתְנַבֵּ֑אu.mit.na.Be'H5012, that thou shouldestputוְנָתַתָּ֥הve.na.ta.TahH5414him inprisonהַמַּהְפֶּ֖כֶתha.mah.Pe.khetH4115, and in thestocksהַצִּינֹֽק׃ha.tzi.NokH6729.

27Now therefore why hast thou notreprovedגָעַ֔רְתָּga.'Ar.taH1605Jeremiahבְּיִרְמְיָ֖הוּbe.yir.me.Ya.huH3414ofAnathothהָֽעֲנְּתֹתִ֑יha.'a.ne.to.TiH6069, who maketh himself aprophetהַמִּתְנַבֵּ֖אha.mit.na.Be'H5012to you?

28For therefore hesentשָׁלַ֥חsha.LachH7971to us inBabylonבָּבֶ֥לba.VelH894,sayingלֵאמֹ֖רle.MorH559,Thisהִ֑יאHi'H1931captivity islongאֲרֻכָּ֣ה'a.ru.KahH752:buildבְּנ֤וּbe.NuH1129yehousesבָתִּים֙va.TimH1004, anddwellוְשֵׁ֔בוּve.She.vuH3427in them ; andplantוְנִטְע֣וּve.nit.'UH5193gardensגַנּ֔וֹתga.NotH1593, andeatוְאִכְל֖וּve.'ikh.LuH398thefruitפְּרִיהֶֽן׃pe.ri.HenH6529of them.

29AndZephaniahצְפַנְיָ֥הtze.fan.YahH6846thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֖ןha.ko.HenH3548readוַיִּקְרָ֛אvai.yik.Ra'H7121thisletterהַסֵּ֣פֶרha.Se.ferH5612in theearsבְּאָזְנֵ֖יbe.'a.ze.NeiH241ofJeremiahיִרְמְיָ֥הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414theprophetהַנָּבִֽיא׃ פha.na.Vi'H5030.

30Then came thewordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068toJeremiahיִרְמְיָ֖הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

31Sendשְׁלַ֤חshe.LachH7971to all them of thecaptivityהַגּוֹלָה֙ha.go.LahH1473,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, Thussaithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068concerningShemaiahשְׁמַעְיָ֖הshe.ma'.YahH8098theNehelamiteהַנֶּחֱלָמִ֑יha.ne.che.la.MiH5161; BecauseShemaiahשְׁמַעְיָ֗הshe.ma'.YahH8098hathprophesiedנִבָּ֨אni.Ba'H5012to you, and Isentשְׁלַחְתִּ֔יוshe.lach.TivH7971him not, and he caused you totrustוַיַּבְטַ֥חvai.yav.TachH982in alieשָֽׁקֶר׃Sha.kerH8267:

32Therefore thussaithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068; Behold, I willpunishפֹקֵ֜דfo.KedH6485Shemaiahשְׁמַעְיָ֣הshe.ma'.YahH8098theNehelamiteהַנֶּחֱלָמִי֮ha.ne.che.la.MiH5161, and hisseedזַרְעוֹ֒zar.'OH2233: he shall not have amanאִ֣ישׁ׀'ishH376todwellיוֹשֵׁ֣ב׀yo.ShevH3427amongבְּתוֹךְ־be.tokh-H8432thispeopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971; neither shall hebeholdיִרְאֶ֥הyir.'EhH7200thegoodבַטּ֛וֹבva.TovH2896that I willdoעֹשֶֽׂה־'o.seh-H6213for mypeopleלְעַמִּ֖יle.'a.MiH5971,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068; because he hathtaughtדִבֶּ֖רdi.BerH1696rebellionסָרָ֥הsa.RahH5627against theLORDיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.

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