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Jeremiah 38:14-28

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.

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