Jeremiah 21
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הַדָּבָ֛רthe wordאֲשֶׁר־whichהָיָ֥הit cameאֶֽל־toיִרְמְיָ֖הוּJeremiahמֵאֵ֣תfrom withיְהוָ֑הYahwehבִּשְׁלֹ֨חַwhen sentאֵלָ֜יוto himהַמֶּ֣לֶךְthe kingצִדְקִיָּ֗הוּZedekiahאֶת־obj.פַּשְׁחוּר֙Pashhurבֶּן־the son ofמַלְכִּיָּ֔הMalkijahוְאֶת־and obj.צְפַנְיָ֧הZephaniahבֶן־the son ofמַעֲשֵׂיָ֛הMaaseiahהַכֹּהֵ֖ןthe priestלֵאמֹֽר׃to saying
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דְּרָשׁ־seekנָ֤אpleaseבַעֲדֵ֙נוּ֙for usאֶת־obj.יְהוָ֔הYahwehכִּ֛יforנְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּ֥רNebuchadnezzarמֶֽלֶךְ־the king ofבָּבֶ֖לBabylonנִלְחָ֣םis waging warעָלֵ֑ינוּon usאוּלַי֩perhapsיַעֲשֶׂ֨הhe will doיְהוָ֤הYahwehאוֹתָ֙נוּ֙with the usכְּכָל־according to allנִפְלְאֹתָ֔יוwonders hisוְיַעֲלֶ֖הand he may go upמֵעָלֵֽינוּ׃ סfrom on the us
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כֹּֽה־thusאָמַ֨רhe saysיְהוָ֜הYahwehאֱלֹהֵ֣יthe God ofיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לIsraelהִנְנִ֣יhere Iמֵסֵב֮am about to turn roundאֶת־obj.כְּלֵ֣יthe weapons ofהַמִּלְחָמָה֮the warאֲשֶׁ֣רwhichבְּיֶדְכֶם֒are in hand yourאֲשֶׁ֨רwhichאַתֶּ֜םyouנִלְחָמִ֣יםare fightingבָּ֗םby the themאֶת־withמֶ֤לֶךְthe king ofבָּבֶל֙Babylonוְאֶת־and withהַכַּשְׂדִּ֔יםthe Chaldeansהַצָּרִ֣יםwho are laying siegeעֲלֵיכֶ֔םon youמִח֖וּץfrom the outsideלַֽחוֹמָ֑הof the wallוְאָסַפְתִּ֣יand I will gatherאוֹתָ֔םobj. themאֶל־intoתּ֖וֹךְthe middle ofהָעִ֥ירthe cityהַזֹּֽאת׃the this
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וְאַחֲרֵי־and afterכֵ֣ןthusנְאֻם־the utterance ofיְהוָ֡הYahwehאֶתֵּ֣ןI will giveאֶת־obj.צִדְקִיָּ֣הוּZedekiahמֶֽלֶךְ־the king ofיְהוּדָ֣הJudahוְאֶת־and obj.עֲבָדָ֣יו׀servants hisוְאֶת־and obj.הָעָ֡םthe peopleוְאֶת־and obj.הַנִּשְׁאָרִים֩those who remainבָּעִ֨ירin the cityהַזֹּ֜אתthe thisמִן־fromהַדֶּ֣בֶר׀the pestilenceמִן־fromהַחֶ֣רֶבthe swordוּמִן־and fromהָרָעָ֗בthe famineבְּיַד֙in the hand ofנְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּ֣רNebuchadnezzarמֶֽלֶךְ־the king ofבָּבֶ֔לBabylonוּבְיַד֙and in the hand ofאֹֽיְבֵיהֶ֔םenemies theirוּבְיַ֖דand in the hand ofמְבַקְשֵׁ֣יthose who seekנַפְשָׁ֑םlife theirוְהִכָּ֣םand he will strike down themלְפִי־to the mouth ofחֶ֔רֶבthe swordלֹֽא־notיָח֣וּסhe will have mercyעֲלֵיהֶ֔םon themוְלֹ֥אand notיַחְמֹ֖לhe will show pityוְלֹ֥אand notיְרַחֵֽם׃he will have compassion
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הַיֹּשֵׁב֙the one who remainsבָּעִ֣ירin the cityהַזֹּ֔אתthe thisיָמ֕וּתhe will dieבַּחֶ֖רֶבby the swordוּבָרָעָ֣בand by the famineוּבַדָּ֑בֶרand by the pestilenceוְהַיּוֹצֵא֩and the one who goes outוְנָפַ֨לand he will fallעַל־onהַכַּשְׂדִּ֜יםthe Chaldeansהַצָּרִ֤יםwho are laying siegeעֲלֵיכֶם֙on youוְחָיָ֔הand he will liveוְהָֽיְתָה־and it will belongלּ֥וֹto the himנַפְשׁ֖וֹlife hisלְשָׁלָֽל׃to plunder
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בֵּ֣יתO house ofדָּוִ֗דDavidכֹּ֚הthusאָמַ֣רhe saysיְהוָ֔הYahwehדִּ֤ינוּjudgeלַבֹּ֙קֶר֙to the morningמִשְׁפָּ֔טjusticeוְהַצִּ֥ילוּand deliverגָז֖וּלone who has been robbedמִיַּ֣דfrom the hand ofעוֹשֵׁ֑קan oppressorפֶּן־lestתֵּצֵ֨אit should go forthכָאֵ֜שׁlike the fireחֲמָתִ֗יrage myוּבָעֲרָה֙and it will burnוְאֵ֣יןand there notמְכַבֶּ֔הwill be one who extinguishesמִפְּנֵ֖יfrom because ofרֹ֥עַthe wickedness ofמַעַלְלֵיכֶֽם׃deeds your
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