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Jeremiah 37:15-21

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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