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Jeremiah 37

1Andkingמֶ֔לֶךְMe.lekhH4428Zedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֖הוּtzid.ki.Ya.huH6667thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJosiahיֹֽאשִׁיָּ֑הוּyo.shi.Ya.huH2977reignedוַיִּ֨מְלָךְ־vai.Yim.lokh-H4427instead ofConiahכָּנְיָ֙הוּ֙ka.ne.Ya.huH3659thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJehoiakimיְה֣וֹיָקִ֔יםye.Ho.ya.KimH3079, whomNebuchadnezzarנְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּ֥רne.vu.khad.re.TzarH5019kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofBabylonבָּבֶ֖לba.VelH894madekingהִמְלִ֛יךְhim.LikhH4427in thelandבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofJudahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063.

2But neither he, nor hisservantsוַעֲבָדָ֖יוva.'a.va.DavH5650, nor thepeopleוְעַ֣םve.'AmH5971of thelandהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776,hearkenedשָׁמַ֛עsha.Ma'H8085to thewordsדִּבְרֵ֣יdiv.ReiH1697of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, which hespokeדִּבֶּ֔רdi.BerH1696byבְּיַ֖דbe.YadH3027theprophetהַנָּבִֽיא׃ha.na.Vi'H5030Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֥הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414.

3AndZedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֜הוּtzid.ki.Ya.huH6667thekingהַמֶּ֨לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428sentוַיִּשְׁלַח֩vai.yish.LachH7971Jehucalיְהוּכַ֣לye.hu.KhalH3081thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofShelemiahשֶֽׁלֶמְיָ֗הshe.lem.YahH8018andZephaniahצְפַנְיָ֤הוּtze.fan.Ya.huH6846thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofMaaseiahמַֽעֲשֵׂיָה֙ma.'a.se.YahH4641thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.HenH3548to theprophetהַנָּבִ֖יאha.na.Vi'H5030Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֥הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Prayהִתְפַּלֶּל־hit.pa.lel-H6419now to theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068ourGodאֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃'e.lo.Hei.nuH430for us.

4NowJeremiahוְיִרְמְיָ֕הוּve.yir.me.Ya.huH3414cameinבָּ֥אba'H935and wentoutוְיֹצֵ֖אve.yo.Tze'H3318amongבְּת֣וֹךְbe.TokhH8432thepeopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971: for they had notputנָתְנ֥וּna.te.NuH5414him intoprisonבֵּ֥ית הַכְּלֽוּא׃beit ha.ke.li'H1004 H3628.

5ThenPharaoh’sפַּרְעֹ֖הpar.'OhH6547armyוְחֵ֥ילve.CheilH2428hadcomeיָצָ֣אya.Tza'H3318fromEgyptמִמִּצְרָ֑יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714: and when theChaldeansהַכַּשְׂדִּ֜יםha.kas.DimH3778thatbesiegedהַצָּרִ֤יםha.tza.RimH6696Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙ye.ru.sha.LimH3389heardוַיִּשְׁמְע֨וּvai.yish.me.'UH8085tidingsשִׁמְעָ֔םshim.'AmH8088of them, theydepartedוַיֵּ֣עָל֔וּvai.Ye.'a.LuH5927fromJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ פye.ru.sha.LimH3389.

6Then came thewordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068to theprophetהַנָּבִ֖יאha.na.Vi'H5030Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֥הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

7Thussaithאָמַ֤ר'a.MarH559theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068, theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478; Thus shall yesayתֹֽאמְרוּ֙to.me.RuH559to thekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063, thatsentהַשֹּׁלֵ֧חַha.sho.Le.achH7971you to me toenquireלְדָרְשֵׁ֑נִיle.da.re.She.niH1875of me; Behold,Pharaoh’sפַּרְעֹ֗הpar.'OhH6547armyחֵ֣ילcheilH2428, which hath comeforthהַיֹּצֵ֤אhai.yo.Tze'H3318tohelpלְעֶזְרָ֔הle.'ez.RahH5833you, shallreturnשָׁ֥בshavH7725toEgyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714into their ownlandלְאַרְצ֖וֹle.'ar.TzoH776.

8And theChaldeansהַכַּשְׂדִּ֔יםha.kas.DimH3778shall comeagainוְשָׁ֙בוּ֙ve.Sha.vuH7725, andfightוְנִלְחֲמ֖וּve.nil.cha.MuH3898against thiscityהָעִ֣ירha.'IrH5892, andtakeוּלְכָדֻ֖הָu.le.kha.Du.haH3920it, andburnוּשְׂרָפֻ֥הָu.se.ra.Fu.haH8313it withfireבָאֵֽשׁ׃ סva.'EshH784.

9Thussaithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068;Deceiveתַּשִּׁ֤אוּta.Shi.'uH5377notyourselvesנַפְשֹֽׁתֵיכֶם֙naf.sho.tei.KhemH5315,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, TheChaldeansהַכַּשְׂדִּ֑יםha.kas.DimH3778shallsurelyH1980departH3212from us: for they shall notdepartH3212.

10For though ye hadsmittenהִכִּיתֶ֞םhi.ki.TemH5221the wholearmyחֵ֤ילcheilH2428of theChaldeansכַּשְׂדִּים֙kas.DimH3778thatfightהַנִּלְחָמִ֣יםha.nil.cha.MimH3898against you, and thereremainedוְנִ֨שְׁאֲרוּve.Nish.'a.ruH7604butwoundedמְדֻקָּרִ֑יםme.du.ka.RimH1856menאֲנָשִׁ֖ים'a.na.ShimH582among them, yet should they riseupיָק֔וּמוּya.Ku.muH6965everymanאִ֤ישׁ'ishH376in histentבְּאָהֳלוֹ֙be.'o.ho.LoH168, andburnוְשָֽׂרְפ֛וּve.sa.re.FuH8313thiscityהָעִ֥ירha.'IrH5892withfireבָּאֵֽשׁ׃ba.'EshH784.

11And it came to pass, that when thearmyחֵ֣ילcheilH2428of theChaldeansהַכַּשְׂדִּ֔יםha.kas.DimH3778was brokenupבְּהֵֽעָלוֹת֙be.he.'a.lOtH5927fromJerusalemיְרֽוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389forfearמִפְּנֵ֖יmi.pe.NeiH6440ofPharaoh’sפַּרְעֹֽה׃ סpar.'OhH6547armyחֵ֥ילcheilH2428,

12ThenJeremiahיִרְמְיָ֙הוּ֙yir.me.Ya.huH3414wentוַיֵּצֵ֤אvai.ye.Tze'H3318out ofJerusalemמִיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םmi.Ru.sha.LimH3389togoH3212into thelandאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776ofBenjaminבִּנְיָמִ֑ןbin.ya.MinH1144, toseparateלַחֲלִ֥קla.cha.LikH2505himself from there in themidstבְּת֥וֹךְbe.TokhH8432of thepeopleהָעָֽם׃ha.'AmH5971.

13And when he was in thegateבְּשַׁ֣עַרbe.Sha.'arH8179ofBenjaminבִּנְיָמִ֗ןbin.ya.MinH1144, acaptainבַּ֣עַלBa.'alH1167of theguardפְּקִדֻ֔תpe.ki.DutH6488was there, whosenameוּשְׁמוֹ֙u.she.MoH8034wasIrijahיִרְאִיָּ֔יהyir.'i.YaihH3376, thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofShelemiahשֶֽׁלֶמְיָ֖הshe.lem.YahH8018, thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofHananiahחֲנַנְיָ֑הcha.nan.YahH2608; and hetookוַיִּתְפֹּ֞שׂvai.yit.PosH8610Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֤הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414theprophetהַנָּבִיא֙ha.na.Vi'H5030,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, Thou fallestawayנֹפֵֽל׃no.FelH5307to theChaldeansהַכַּשְׂדִּ֖יםha.kas.DimH3778.

14Thensaidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֜הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414, It isfalseשֶׁ֗קֶרShe.kerH8267; I fall notawayנֹפֵל֙no.FelH5307to theChaldeansהַכַּשְׂדִּ֔יםha.kas.DimH3778. But hehearkenedשָׁמַ֖עsha.Ma'H8085not to him: soIrijahיִרְאִיָּיה֙yir.'i.YaihH3376tookוַיִּתְפֹּ֤שׂvai.yit.PosH8610Jeremiahבְּיִרְמְיָ֔הוּbe.yir.me.Ya.huH3414, andbroughtוַיְבִאֵ֖הוּvay.vi.'E.huH935him to theprincesהַשָּׂרִֽים׃ha.sa.RimH8269.

15Therefore theprincesהַשָּׂרִ֛יםha.sa.RimH8269wereangryוַיִּקְצְפ֧וּvai.yik.tze.FuH7107withJeremiahיִרְמְיָ֖הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414, andbeatוְהִכּ֣וּve.hi.KuH5221him, andputוְנָתְנ֨וּve.na.te.NuH5414him inprisonהָאֵס֗וּרha.'e.SurH612in thehouseH1004ofJonathanיְהוֹנָתָ֣ןye.ho.na.TanH3083thescribeהַסֹּפֵ֔רha.so.FerH5608: for they hadmadeעָשׂ֖וּ'a.SuH6213that theprisonהַכֶּֽלֶא׃ha.Ke.le'H3608.

16WhenJeremiahיִרְמְיָ֛הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414hadenteredבָ֧אva'H935into thedungeonבֵּ֥ית הַבּ֖וֹרbeit ha.BorH1004 H953, and into thecellsהַֽחֲנֻ֑יוֹתha.cha.Nu.yotH2588, andJeremiahיִרְמְיָ֖הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414hadremainedוַיֵּֽשֶׁב־vai.ye.shev-H3427theremanyרַבִּֽים׃ פra.BimH7227daysיָמִ֥יםya.MimH3117;

17ThenZedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֜הוּtzid.ki.Ya.huH6667thekingהַמֶּ֨לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428sentוַיִּשְׁלַח֩vai.yish.LachH7971, and took himoutוַיִּקָּחֵ֗הוּvai.yi.ka.Che.huH3947: and thekingהַמֶּ֤לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428askedוַיִּשְׁאָלֵ֨הוּvai.yish.'a.Le.huH7592himsecretlyבַּסֵּ֔תֶרba.Se.terH5643in hishouseבְּבֵיתוֹ֙be.vei.ToH1004, andsaidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Is there anywordדָּבָ֖רda.VarH1697from theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068? AndJeremiahיִרְמְיָ֙הוּ֙yir.me.Ya.huH3414saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, ThereisH3426: for,saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559he, thou shalt bedeliveredתִּנָּתֵֽן׃ סti.na.TenH5414into thehandבְּיַ֥דbe.YadH3027of thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofBabylonבָּבֶ֖לba.VelH894.

18MoreoverJeremiahיִרְמְיָ֔הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559tokingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Zedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֑הוּtzid.ki.Ya.huH6667, How have Ioffendedחָטָ֨אתִֽיcha.Ta.tiH2398against thee, or against thyservantsוְלַעֲבָדֶ֙יךָ֙ve.la.'a.va.Dei.khaH5650, or against thispeopleוְלָעָ֣םve.la.'AmH5971, that ye haveputנְתַתֶּ֥םne.ta.TemH5414me inprisonבֵּ֥ית הַכֶּֽלֶא׃beit ha.Ke.le'H1004 H3608?

19Where arenowוְאַיֵּה֙ve.'ai.yovH346yourprophetsנְבִ֣יאֵיכֶ֔םne.Vi.'ei.KhemH5030whoprophesiedנִבְּא֥וּni.be.'UH5012to you,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, Thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofBabylonבָּבֶל֙ba.VelH894shall notcomeיָבֹ֤אya.Vo'H935against you, nor against thislandהָאָ֥רֶץha.'A.retzH776?

20Thereforehearשְֽׁמַֽע־she.ma'-H8085now, I pray thee, O mylordאֲדֹנִ֣י'a.do.NiH113thekingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428: let mysupplicationתְחִנָּתִי֙te.chi.na.TiH8467, I pray thee, beacceptedתִּפָּל־ti.pol-H5307beforeלְפָנֶ֔יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440thee; that thou cause me not toreturnתְּשִׁבֵ֗נִיte.shi.Ve.niH7725to thehouseבֵּ֚יתbeitH1004ofJonathanיְהוֹנָתָ֣ןye.ho.na.TanH3083thescribeהַסֹּפֵ֔רha.so.FerH5608, lest Idieאָמ֖וּת'a.MutH4191there.

21ThenZedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֗הוּtzid.ki.Ya.huH6667thekingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428commandedוַיְצַוֶּ֞הvay.tza.VehH6680that they shouldcommitוַיַּפְקִ֣דוּvai.yaf.Ki.duH6485Jeremiahיִרְמְיָהוּ֮yir.me.ya.HuH3414into thecourtבַּחֲצַ֣רba.cha.TzarH2691of theprisonהַמַּטָּרָה֒ha.ma.ta.RahH4307, and that they shouldgiveוְנָתֹן֩ve.na.TonH5414himdailyלַיּוֹם֙lai.yOmH3117apieceכִכַּר־khi.kar-H3603ofbreadלֶ֤חֶםLe.chemH3899out of thebaker’sהָאֹפִ֔יםha.'o.FimH644streetמִח֣וּץmi.ChutzH2351, until all thebreadהַלֶּ֖חֶםha.Le.chemH3899in thecityהָעִ֑ירha.'IrH5892should beconsumedתֹּ֥םtomH8552. ThusJeremiahיִרְמְיָ֔הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414remainedוַיֵּ֣שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427in thecourtבַּחֲצַ֖רba.cha.TzarH2691of theprisonהַמַּטָּרָֽה׃ha.ma.ta.RahH4307.

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