Revised Webster's Bible

Jeremiah 38

1ThenShephatiahשְׁפַטְיָ֣הshe.fat.YahH8203thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofMattanמַתָּ֗ןma.TanH4977, andGedaliahוּגְדַלְיָ֙הוּ֙u.ge.dal.Ya.huH1436thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofPashurפַּשְׁח֔וּרpash.ChurH6583, andJucalוְיוּכַל֙ve.yu.KhalH3116thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofShelemiahשֶׁ֣לֶמְיָ֔הוּshe.lem.Ya.huH8018, andPashurוּפַשְׁח֖וּרu.fash.ChurH6583thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofMalchiahמַלְכִּיָּ֑הmal.ki.YahH4441,heardוַיִּשְׁמַ֞עvai.yish.Ma'H8085thewordsהַדְּבָרִ֔יםha.de.va.RimH1697thatJeremiahיִרְמְיָ֛הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414hadspokenמְדַבֵּ֥רme.da.BerH1696to all thepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃ סle.MorH559,

2Thussaithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559theLORDיְהוָה֒Yah.wehH3068, He thatremainethהַיֹּשֵׁב֙hai.yo.ShevH3427in thiscityבָּעִ֣ירba.'IrH5892shalldieיָמ֕וּתya.MutH4191by theswordבַּחֶ֖רֶבba.Che.revH2719, by thefamineבָּרָעָ֣בba.ra.'AvH7458, and by thepestilenceוּבַדָּ֑בֶרu.va.Da.verH1698: but he that goethforthוְהַיֹּצֵ֤אve.hai.yo.Tze'H3318to theChaldeansהַכַּשְׂדִּים֙ha.kas.DimH3778shallliveוְחָיָ֔הve.cha.yahH2421; for he shall have hislifeנַפְשׁ֛וֹnaf.ShoH5315for aprizeלְשָׁלָ֖לle.sha.LalH7998, and shallliveוָחָֽי׃ סva.ChaiH2421 H2425.

3Thussaithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, Thiscityהָעִ֣ירha.'IrH5892shallsurelyהִנָּתֹ֨ןhi.na.TonH5414begivenתִּנָּתֵ֜ןti.na.TenH5414into thehandבְּיַ֛דbe.YadH3027of thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofBabylon’sבָּבֶ֖לba.VelH894armyחֵ֥ילcheilH2428, which shalltakeוּלְכָדָֽהּ׃u.le.kha.DahH3920it.

4Therefore theprincesהַשָּׂרִ֜יםha.sa.RimH8269saidוַיֹּאמְר֨וּvai.yo.me.RuH559to thekingהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, We beseech thee, let thismanהָאִ֣ישׁha.'IshH376be put todeathי֣וּמַתYu.matH4191: forthusכֵּ֡ןkenH3651heweakenethמְרַפֵּ֡אme.ra.Pe'H7503thehandsיְדֵי֩ye.DeiH3027of themenאַנְשֵׁ֨י'an.SheiH582ofwarהַמִּלְחָמָ֜הha.mil.cha.MahH4421thatremainהַֽנִּשְׁאָרִ֣ים׀ha.nish.'a.RimH7604in thiscityבָּעִ֣ירba.'IrH5892, and thehandsיְדֵ֣יye.DeiH3027of all thepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971, inspeakingלְדַבֵּ֣רle.da.BerH1696suchwordsכַּדְּבָרִ֖יםka.de.va.RimH1697to them: for thismanהָאִ֣ישׁha.'IshH376seekethדֹרֵ֧שׁdo.ReshH1875not thewelfareלְשָׁל֛וֹםle.sha.LomH7965of thispeopleלָעָ֥םla.'AmH5971, but theharmלְרָעָֽה׃le.ra.'AhH7451.

5ThenZedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֔הוּtzid.ki.Ya.huH6667thekingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, Behold, he is in yourhandבְּיֶדְכֶ֑םbe.yed.KhemH3027: for thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428is not he thatcanיוּכַ֥לyu.KhalH3201do anythingדָּבָֽר׃da.VarH1697against you.

6Then theytookוַיִּקְח֣וּvai.yik.ChuH3947Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֗הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414, andcastוַיַּשְׁלִ֨כוּvai.yash.Li.khuH7993him into thedungeonהַבּ֣וֹר׀ha.BorH953ofMalchiahמַלְכִּיָּ֣הוּmal.ki.Ya.huH4441thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofHammelechהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, that was in thecourtבַּחֲצַ֣רba.cha.TzarH2691of theprisonהַמַּטָּרָ֔הha.ma.ta.RahH4307: and they letdownוַיְשַׁלְּח֥וּvay.sha.le.ChuH7971Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֖הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414withcordsבַּחֲבָלִ֑יםba.cha.va.LimH2256. And in thedungeonוּבַבּ֤וֹרu.va.BorH953there was nowaterמַ֙יִם֙ma.yimH4325, butmireטִ֔יטTitH2916: soJeremiahיִרְמְיָ֖הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414sunkוַיִּטְבַּ֥עvai.yit.Ba'H2883in themireבַּטִּֽיט׃ סba.TitH2916.

7Now whenEbedmelechH5663theCushiteהַכּוּשִׁ֜יha.ku.ShiH3569,oneאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376of theeunuchsסָרִ֗יסsa.RisH5631who was in theking’sהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428houseבְּבֵ֣יתbe.VeitH1004,heardוַיִּשְׁמַ֡עvai.yish.Ma'H8085that they hadputנָתְנ֥וּna.te.NuH5414Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֖הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414in thedungeonהַבּ֑וֹרha.BorH953; thekingוְהַמֶּ֥לֶךְve.ha.Me.lekhH4428thensittingיוֹשֵׁ֖בyo.ShevH3427in thegateבְּשַׁ֥עַרbe.Sha.'arH8179ofBenjaminבִּנְיָמִֽן׃bin.ya.MinH1144;

8EbedmelechH5663wentוַיֵּצֵ֥אvai.ye.Tze'H3318out of theking’sהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428houseמִבֵּ֣יתmi.BeitH1004, andspokeוַיְדַבֵּ֥רvay.da.BerH1696to thekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

9Mylordאֲדֹנִ֣י'a.do.NiH113thekingהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, thesemenהָאֲנָשִׁ֤יםha.'a.na.ShimH582have doneevilהֵרֵ֜עוּhe.Re.'uH7489in all that they havedoneעָשׂוּ֙'a.SuH6213toJeremiahלְיִרְמְיָ֣הוּle.yir.me.Ya.huH3414theprophetהַנָּבִ֔יאha.na.Vi'H5030, whom they havecastהִשְׁלִ֖יכוּhish.Li.khuH7993into thedungeonהַבּ֑וֹרha.BorH953; and he is certain todieוַיָּ֤מָתvai.Ya.motH4191fromמִפְּנֵ֣יmi.pe.NeiH6440hungerהָֽרָעָ֔בha.ra.'AvH7458in theplaceתַּחְתָּיו֙tach.TavH8478where he is: for there is no morebreadהַלֶּ֛חֶםha.Le.chemH3899in thecityבָּעִֽיר׃ba.'IrH5892.

10Then thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428commandedוַיְצַוֶּ֣הvay.tza.VehH6680EbedmelechH5663theCushiteהַכּוּשִׁ֖יha.ku.ShiH3569,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Takeקַ֣חkachH3947from herethirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֣יםshe.lo.ShimH7970menאֲנָשִׁ֔ים'a.na.ShimH582withtheeבְּיָדְךָ֤be.ya.de.KhaH3027, and takeupוְֽהַעֲלִ֜יתָve.ha.'a.Li.taH5927Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֧הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414theprophetהַנָּבִ֛יאha.na.Vi'H5030out of thedungeonהַבּ֖וֹרha.BorH953, before hediethיָמֽוּת׃ya.MutH4191.

11SoEbedmelechH5663tookוַיִּקַּ֣ח׀vai.yi.KachH3947themenהָאֲנָשִׁ֜יםha.'a.na.ShimH582withhimבְּיָד֗וֹbe.ya.DoH3027, andwentוַיָּבֹ֤אvai.ya.Vo'H935into thehouseבֵית־veit-H1004of thekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428under thetreasuryהָאוֹצָ֔רha.'o.TzarH214, andtookוַיִּקַּ֤חvai.yi.KachH3947from thereoldבְּלוֹיֵ֣be.lo.YeH1094clothesסְחָב֔וֹתse.cha.VotH5499andoldוּבְלוֹיֵ֖u.ve.lo.YeH1094ragsמְלָחִ֑יםme.la.ChimH4418, and let themdownוַיְשַׁלְּחֵ֧םvay.sha.le.ChemH7971bycordsבַּחֲבָלִֽים׃ba.cha.va.LimH2256into thedungeonהַבּ֖וֹרha.BorH953toJeremiahיִרְמְיָ֛הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414.

12AndEbedmelechH5663theCushiteהַכּוּשִׁ֜יha.ku.ShiH3569saidוַיֹּ֡אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toJeremiahיִרְמְיָ֗הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414,Putשִׂ֣יםsimH7760now theseoldבְּלוֹאֵ֨יbe.lo.'EiH1094clothesהַסְּחָב֤וֹתha.se.cha.VotH5499and oldragsוְהַמְּלָחִים֙ve.ha.me.la.ChimH4418under thyarmsאַצִּל֣וֹת יָדֶ֔יךָ'a.tzi.Lot ya.Dei.khaH679 H3027under thecordsלַחֲבָלִ֑יםla.cha.va.LimH2256. AndJeremiahיִרְמְיָ֖הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414didוַיַּ֥עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213so.

13So they drewupוַיִּמְשְׁכ֤וּvai.yim.she.KhuH4900Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֙הוּ֙yir.me.Ya.huH3414withcordsבַּֽחֲבָלִ֔יםba.cha.va.LimH2256, and tookhimוַיַּעֲל֥וּvai.ya.'a.LuH5927out of thedungeonהַבּ֑וֹרha.BorH953: andJeremiahיִרְמְיָ֔הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414remainedוַיֵּ֣שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427in thecourtבַּחֲצַ֖רba.cha.TzarH2691of theprisonהַמַּטָּרָֽה׃ סha.ma.ta.RahH4307.

14ThenZedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֗הוּtzid.ki.Ya.huH6667thekingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֞חvai.yish.LachH7971, andtookוַיִּקַּ֞חvai.yi.KachH3947Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֤הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414theprophetהַנָּבִיא֙ha.na.Vi'H5030to him into thethirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁ֔יha.she.li.ShiH7992entranceמָבוֹא֙ma.Vo'H3996that is in thehouseבְּבֵ֣יתbe.VeitH1004of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068: and thekingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toJeremiahיִרְמְיָ֗הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414, I willaskשֹׁאֵ֨לsho.'ElH7592thee athingH1697;hideתְּכַחֵ֥דte.kha.ChedH3582nothing from me.

15ThenJeremiahיִרְמְיָ֙הוּ֙yir.me.Ya.huH3414saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toZedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֔הוּtzid.ki.Ya.huH6667, If Ideclareאַגִּ֣יד'a.GidH5046it to thee, wilt thou notsurelyהָמֵ֣תha.MetH4191put me todeathתְּמִיתֵ֑נִיte.mi.Te.niH4191? and if I give theecounselאִיעָ֣צְךָ֔'i.'A.tze.khaH3289, wilt thou nothearkenתִשְׁמַ֖עtish.Ma'H8085to me?

16SoZedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֛הוּtzid.ki.Ya.huH6667thekingהַמֶּ֧לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428sworeוַיִּשָּׁבַ֞עvai.yi.sha.Va'H7650secretlyבַּסֵּ֣תֶרba.Se.terH5643toJeremiahיִרְמְיָ֖הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, As theLORDיְהוָ֞הYah.wehH3068livethחַי־chai-H2416, thatmadeעָשָׂה־'a.sah-H6213us thissoulהַנֶּ֤פֶשׁha.Ne.feshH5315, I will not put thee todeathאֲמִיתֶ֔ךָ'a.mi.Te.khaH4191, neither will Igiveאֶתֶּנְךָ֗'e.ten.KhaH5414thee into thehandבְּיַד֙be.YadH3027of thesemenהָאֲנָשִׁ֣יםha.'a.na.ShimH582thatseekמְבַקְשִׁ֖יםme.vak.ShimH1245thylifeנַפְשֶֽׁךָ׃ סnaf.She.khaH5315.

17Thensaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֣הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414toZedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֡הוּtzid.ki.Ya.huH6667, Thussaithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559theLORDיְהוָה֩Yah.wehH3068, theGodאֱלֹהֵ֨י'e.lo.HeiH430ofhostsצְבָא֜וֹתtze.va.'otH6635, theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478; If thou wiltassuredlyיָצֹ֨אya.Tzo'H3318goforthתֵצֵ֜אte.Tze'H3318to thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofBabylon’sבָּבֶל֙ba.VelH894princesשָׂרֵ֤יsa.ReiH8269, then thysoulנַפְשֶׁ֔ךָnaf.She.khaH5315shallliveוְחָיְתָ֣הve.cha.ye.TahH2421, and thiscityוְהָעִ֣ירve.ha.'IrH5892shall not beburnedתִשָּׂרֵ֖ףti.sa.RefH8313withfireבָּאֵ֑שׁba.'EshH784; and thou shaltliveוְחָיִ֖תָהve.cha.Yi.tahH2421, and thyhouseוּבֵיתֶֽךָ׃u.vei.Te.khaH1004:

18But if thou wilt not goforthתֵצֵ֗אte.Tze'H3318to thekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofBabylon’sבָּבֶ֔לba.VelH894princesשָׂרֵי֙sa.ReiH8269, then shall thiscityהָעִ֤ירha.'IrH5892begivenוְנִתְּנָ֞הve.ni.te.NahH5414into thehandבְּיַ֣דbe.YadH3027of theChaldeansהַכַּשְׂדִּ֔יםha.kas.DimH3778, and they shallburnוּשְׂרָפ֖וּהָu.se.ra.Fu.haH8313it withfireבָּאֵ֑שׁba.'EshH784, and thou shalt not escapefromתִמָּלֵ֥טti.ma.LetH4422theirhandמִיָּדָֽם׃ סmi.ya.DamH3027.

19AndZedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֖הוּtzid.ki.Ya.huH6667thekingהַמֶּ֥לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֛אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toJeremiahיִרְמְיָ֑הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414, I amafraidדֹאֵ֣גdo.'EgH1672of theJewsהַיְּהוּדִ֗יםhai.ye.hu.DimH3064that havefallenנָֽפְלוּ֙na.fe.LuH5307to theChaldeansהַכַּשְׂדִּ֔יםha.kas.DimH3778, lest theydeliverיִתְּנ֥וּyi.te.NuH5414me into theirhandבְּיָדָ֖םbe.ya.DamH3027, and theymockוְהִתְעַלְּלוּ־ve.hit.'a.le.lu-H5953me.

20ButJeremiahיִרְמְיָ֖הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, They shall notdeliverיִתֵּ֑נוּyi.Te.nuH5414thee .Obeyשְֽׁמַֽע־she.ma'-H8085, I beseech thee, thevoiceבְּק֣וֹלbe.KolH6963of theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068, which Ispeakדֹּבֵ֣רdo.VerH1696to thee: so it shall bewellוְיִ֥יטַבve.Yi.tavH3190to thee, and thysoulנַפְשֶֽׁךָ׃naf.She.khaH5315shallliveוּתְחִ֥יu.te.ChiH2421.

21But if thou shaltrefuseמָאֵ֥ןma.'EnH3986to goforthלָצֵ֑אתla.TzetH3318, this is thewordהַדָּבָ֔רha.da.VarH1697that theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068hathshownהִרְאַ֖נִיhir.'A.niH7200me:

22And, behold, all thewomenהַנָּשִׁ֗יםha.na.ShimH802that areleftנִשְׁאֲרוּ֙nish.'a.RuH7604in thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofJudah’sיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063houseבְּבֵ֣יתbe.VeitH1004shall be broughtforthמוּצָא֕וֹתmu.tza.'otH3318to thekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofBabylon’sבָּבֶ֑לba.VelH894princesשָׂרֵ֖יsa.ReiH8269, and those women shallsayאֹמְר֗וֹת'o.me.RotH559, Thyfriendsאַנְשֵׁ֣י שְׁלֹמֶ֔ךָ'an.Shei she.lo.Me.khaH582 H7965have set theeonהִסִּית֜וּךָhi.si.Tu.khaH5496, and haveprevailedוְיָכְל֤וּve.ya.khe.LuH3201against thee: thyfeetרַגְלֶ֖ךָrag.Le.khaH7272aresunkהָטְבְּע֥וּha.te.be.'UH2883in themireבַבֹּ֛ץva.BotzH1206, and they are turnedawayנָסֹ֥גוּna.So.guH5472backאָחֽוֹר׃'a.ChorH268.

23So they shall bringoutמֽוֹצִאִים֙mo.tzi.'ImH3318all thywivesנָשֶׁ֣יךָna.Shei.khaH802and thychildrenבָּנֶ֗יךָba.Nei.khaH1121to theChaldeansהַכַּשְׂדִּ֔יםha.kas.DimH3778: and thou shalt not escapeoutתִמָּלֵ֣טti.ma.LetH4422of theirhandמִיָּדָ֑םmi.ya.DamH3027, but shalt betakenתִּתָּפֵ֔שׂti.ta.FesH8610by thehandבְיַ֤דve.YadH3027of thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofBabylonבָּבֶל֙ba.VelH894: and thou shalt cause thiscityהָעִ֥ירha.'IrH5892to beburnedתִּשְׂרֹ֥ףtis.RofH8313withfireבָּאֵֽשׁ׃ פba.'EshH784.

24Thensaidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559Zedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֜הוּtzid.ki.Ya.huH6667toJeremiahיִרְמְיָ֗הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414, Let nomanאִ֛ישׁ'ishH376knowיֵדַ֥עye.Da'H3045of thesewordsבַּדְּבָֽרִים־ba.de.va.rim-H1697, and thou shalt notdieתָמֽוּת׃ta.MutH4191.

25But if theprincesהַשָּׂרִים֮ha.sa.RimH8269hearיִשְׁמְע֣וּyish.me.'UH8085that I havetalkedדִבַּ֣רְתִּיdi.Bar.tiH1696with thee, and theycomeוּבָ֣אוּu.Va.'uH935to thee, andsayוְֽאָמְר֪וּve.'a.me.RuH559to thee,Declareהַגִּֽידָה־ha.gi.dah-H5046to us now what thou hastsaidדִּבַּ֧רְתָּdi.Bar.taH1696to thekingהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,hideתְּכַחֵ֥דte.kha.ChedH3582it not from us, and we will not put thee todeathנְמִיתֶ֑ךָne.mi.Te.khaH4191; also what thekingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428saidדִּבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696to thee:

26Then thou shaltsayוְאָמַרְתָּ֣ve.'a.mar.TaH559to them, Ipresentedמַפִּיל־ma.pil-H5307mysupplicationתְחִנָּתִ֖יte.chi.na.TiH8467beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440thekingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, that he would not cause me toreturnהֲשִׁיבֵ֛נִיha.shi.Ve.niH7725toJonathan’sיְהוֹנָתָ֖ןye.ho.na.TanH3083houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004, todieלָמ֥וּתla.MutH4191there.

27Thencameוַיָּבֹ֨אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935all theprincesהַשָּׂרִ֤יםha.sa.RimH8269toJeremiahיִרְמְיָ֙הוּ֙yir.me.Ya.huH3414, andaskedוַיִּשְׁאֲל֣וּvai.yish.'a.LuH7592him: and hetoldוַיַּגֵּ֤דvai.ya.GedH5046them according to all thesewordsהַדְּבָרִ֣יםha.de.va.RimH1697that thekingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428hadcommandedצִוָּ֖הtzi.VahH6680. So they stoppedspeakingוַיַּחֲרִ֣שׁוּvai.ya.cha.Ri.shuH2790with him; for thematterהַדָּבָֽר׃ פha.da.VarH1697was notperceivedנִשְׁמַ֖עnish.Ma'H8085.

28SoJeremiahיִרְמְיָ֙הוּ֙yir.me.Ya.huH3414abodeוַיֵּ֤שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427in thecourtבַּחֲצַ֣רba.cha.TzarH2691of theprisonהַמַּטָּרָ֔הha.ma.ta.RahH4307until thedayי֖וֹםYomH3117thatJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑ם סye.ru.sha.LimH3389wastakenנִלְכְּדָ֣הnil.ke.DahH3920: and he was there whenJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ פye.ru.sha.LimH3389wastakenנִלְכְּדָ֖הnil.ke.DahH3920.

Commentaries on Jeremiah 38

Revised Webster's Bible — 1833 — Public Domain