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Jeremiah 38:1-13

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.

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