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Jeremiah 36:21-31

21So thekingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֨חvai.yish.LachH7971Jehudiיְהוּדִ֗יye.hu.DiH3065tobringלָקַ֙חַת֙la.Ka.chatH3947thescrollהַמְּגִלָּ֔הha.me.gi.LahH4039: and hetookוַיִּ֨קָּחֶ֔הָvai.Yi.ka.Che.haH3947it out of thechamberמִלִּשְׁכַּ֖תmi.lish.KatH3957ofElishamaאֱלִישָׁמָ֣ע'e.li.sha.Ma'H476thescribeהַסֹּפֵ֑רha.so.FerH5608. AndJehudiיְהוּדִי֙ye.hu.DiH3065readוַיִּקְרָאֶ֤הָvai.yik.ra.'E.haH7121it in theearsבְּאָזְנֵ֣יbe.'a.ze.NeiH241of thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, and in theearsוּבְאָזְנֵי֙u.ve.'a.ze.NeiH241of all theprincesהַשָּׂרִ֔יםha.sa.RimH8269whostoodהָעֹמְדִ֖יםha.'o.me.DimH5975besideמֵעַ֥לme.'AlH5921thekingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428.

22Now thekingוְהַמֶּ֗לֶךְve.ha.Me.lekhH4428satיוֹשֵׁב֙yo.ShevH3427in thewinterhouseבֵּ֣ית הַחֹ֔רֶףbeit ha.Cho.refH1004 H2779in theninthהַתְּשִׁיעִ֑יha.te.shi.'IH8671monthבַּחֹ֖דֶשׁba.Cho.deshH2320: and there was a fire on thehearthהָאָ֖חha.'AchH254burningמְבֹעָֽרֶת׃me.vo.'A.retH1197beforeלְפָנָ֥יוle.fa.NavH6440him.

23And it came to pass, that whenJehudiיְהוּדִ֗יye.hu.DiH3065hadreadכִּקְר֣וֹאkik.Ro'H7121threeשָׁלֹ֣שׁsha.LoshH7969orfourוְאַרְבָּעָה֒ve.'ar.ba.'AhH702leavesדְּלָתוֹת֮de.la.tOtH1817, hecutיִֽקְרָעֶ֙הָ֙yik.ra.'E.haH7167it with the scribe’spenknifeבְּתַ֣עַר הַסֹּפֵ֔רbe.Ta.'ar ha.so.FerH8593 H5608, andcastוְהַשְׁלֵ֕ךְve.hash.LekhH7993it into thefireהָאֵ֖שׁha.'EshH784that was on thehearthהָאָ֑חha.'AchH254, until all therollהַמְּגִלָּ֔הha.me.gi.LahH4039wasconsumedתֹּם֙tomH8552in thefireהָאֵ֖שׁha.'EshH784that was on thehearthהָאָֽח׃ha.'AchH254.

24Yet they were notafraidפָחֲד֔וּfa.cha.DuH6342, nortoreקָרְע֖וּka.re.'UH7167theirgarmentsבִּגְדֵיהֶ֑םbig.dei.HemH899, neither thekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428, nor any of hisservantsעֲבָדָ֔יו'a.va.DavH5650thatheardהַשֹּׁ֣מְעִ֔יםha.Sho.me.'ImH8085all thesewordsהַדְּבָרִ֖יםha.de.va.RimH1697.

25NeverthelessElnathanאֶלְנָתָ֨ן'el.na.TanH494andDelaiahוּדְלָיָ֤הוּu.de.la.Ya.huH1806andGemariahוּגְמַרְיָ֙הוּ֙u.ge.mar.Ya.huH1587had madeintercessionהִפְגִּ֣עוּhif.Gi.'uH6293to thekingבַמֶּ֔לֶךְva.Me.lekhH4428that he would notburnשְׂרֹ֖ףse.RofH8313thescrollהַמְּגִלָּ֑הha.me.gi.LahH4039: but he would nothearשָׁמַ֖עsha.Ma'H8085them.

26But thekingH4428commandedוַיְצַוֶּ֣הvay.tza.VehH6680Jerahmeelיְרַחְמְאֵ֨לye.rach.me.'ElH3396thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofHammelechH4429, andSeraiahשְׂרָיָ֣הוּse.ra.Ya.huH8304thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofAzrielעַזְרִיאֵ֗ל'az.ri.'ElH5837, andShelemiahשֶֽׁלֶמְיָ֙הוּ֙she.lem.Ya.huH8018thesonבֶּֽן־ben-H1121ofAbdeelעַבְדְּאֵ֔ל'av.de.'ElH5655, totakeלָקַ֙חַת֙la.Ka.chatH3947Baruchבָּר֣וּךְba.RukhH1263thescribeהַסֹּפֵ֔רha.so.FerH5608andJeremiahיִרְמְיָ֣הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414theprophetהַנָּבִ֑יאha.na.Vi'H5030: but theLORDיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068hidוַיַּסְתִּרֵ֖םvai.yas.ti.RemH5641them.

27Then thewordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068came toJeremiahיִרְמְיָ֑הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414,afterאַחֲרֵ֣י׀'a.cha.ReiH310that thekingהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428hadburnedשְׂרֹ֣ףse.RofH8313thescrollהַמְּגִלָּה֙ha.me.gi.LahH4039, and thewordsהַדְּבָרִ֔יםha.de.va.RimH1697whichBaruchבָּר֛וּךְba.RukhH1263wroteכָּתַ֥בka.TavH3789at themouthמִפִּ֥יmi.PiH6310ofJeremiahיִרְמְיָ֖הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

28Takeקַח־kach-H3947theeagainשׁ֥וּבshuvH7725anotherאַחֶ֑רֶת'a.Che.retH312scrollמְגִלָּ֣הme.gi.LahH4039, andwriteוּכְתֹ֣בu.khe.ToH3789in it all theformerהָרִ֣אשֹׁנִ֔יםha.Ri.sho.NimH7223wordsהַדְּבָרִים֙ha.de.va.RimH1697that were in thefirstהָרִ֣אשֹׁנָ֔הha.Ri.sho.NahH7223scrollהַמְּגִלָּה֙ha.me.gi.LahH4039, whichJehoiakimיְהוֹיָקִ֥יםye.ho.ya.KimH3079kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofJudahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063hathburnedשָׂרַ֖ףsa.RafH8313.

29And thou shaltsayתֹּאמַ֔רto.MarH559toJehoiakimיְהוֹיָקִ֤יםye.ho.ya.KimH3079kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofJudahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063, Thussaithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068; Thou hastburnedשָׂרַ֜פְתָּsa.Raf.taH8313thisscrollהַמְּגִלָּ֤הha.me.gi.LahH4039,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, Why hast thouwrittenכָּתַ֨בְתָּka.Tav.taH3789in it,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559, Thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofBabylonבָּבֶל֙ba.VelH894shallcertainlyבֹּֽא־bo'-H935comeיָב֤וֹאya.Vo'H935anddestroyוְהִשְׁחִית֙ve.hish.ChitH7843thislandהָאָ֣רֶץha.'A.retzH776, and shall cause toceaseוְהִשְׁבִּ֥יתve.hish.BitH7673from theremanאָדָ֥ם'a.DamH120andbeastוּבְהֵמָֽה׃ סu.ve.he.MahH929?

30Therefore thussaithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068concerningJehoiakimיְהֽוֹיָקִים֙ye.ho.ya.KimH3079kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063; He shall have none tositיוֹשֵׁ֖בyo.ShevH3427upon thethroneכִּסֵּ֣אki.Se'H3678ofDavidדָוִ֑דda.VidH1732: and his deadbodyוְנִבְלָתוֹ֙ve.niv.la.ToH5038shall be castoutמֻשְׁלֶ֔כֶתmush.Le.khetH7993in thedayבַּיּ֖וֹםbai.YomH3117to theheatלַחֹ֥רֶבla.Cho.revH2721, and in thenightבַּלָּֽיְלָה׃ba.La.ye.lahH3915to thefrostוְלַקֶּ֥רַחve.la.Ke.rachH7140.

31And I willpunishוּפָקַדְתִּ֨יu.fa.kad.TiH6485him and hisseedזַרְע֛וֹzar.'OH2233and hisservantsעֲבָדָ֖יו'a.va.DavH5650for theiriniquityעֲוֹנָ֑ם'a.vo.NamH5771; and I willbringוְהֵבֵאתִ֣יve.he.ve.TiH935upon them, and upon theinhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֨יyo.she.VeiH3427ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֜םye.ru.sha.LimH3389, and upon themenאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376ofJudahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063, all theevilהָרָעָ֛הha.ra.'AhH7451that I havepronouncedדִּבַּ֥רְתִּיdi.Bar.tiH1696against them; but theyhearkenedשָׁמֵֽעוּ׃ סsha.Me.'uH8085not.

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