Jeremiah 26
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כֹּ֣ה׀thusאָמַ֣רhe saidיְהוָ֗הYahwehעֲמֹד֮standבַּחֲצַ֣רin the court ofבֵּית־the house ofיְהוָה֒Yahwehוְדִבַּרְתָּ֞and you will speakעַל־toכָּל־allעָרֵ֣יthe cities ofיְהוּדָ֗הJudahהַבָּאִים֙who comeלְהִשְׁתַּחֲוֹ֣תto bow downבֵּית־the house ofיְהוָ֔הYahwehאֵ֚תobj.כָּל־allהַדְּבָרִ֔יםthe wordsאֲשֶׁ֥רwhichצִוִּיתִ֖יךָI have commanded youלְדַבֵּ֣רto speakאֲלֵיהֶ֑םto themאַל־may notתִּגְרַ֖עyou hold backדָּבָֽר׃a word
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אוּלַ֣יperhapsיִשְׁמְע֔וּthey will listenוְיָשֻׁ֕בוּand they may turn backאִ֖ישׁeveryoneמִדַּרְכּ֣וֹfrom way hisהָרָעָ֑הthe evilוְנִחַמְתִּ֣יand I will repentאֶל־concerningהָרָעָ֗הthe calamityאֲשֶׁ֨רwhichאָנֹכִ֤יIחֹשֵׁב֙am planningלַעֲשׂ֣וֹתto doלָהֶ֔םto the themמִפְּנֵ֖יfrom because ofרֹ֥עַthe wickedness ofמַעַלְלֵיהֶֽם׃deeds their
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וַיְהִ֣י׀and it wasכְּכַלּ֣וֹתwhen had finishedיִרְמְיָ֗הוּJeremiahלְדַבֵּר֙to speakאֵ֣תobj.כָּל־allאֲשֶׁר־thatצִוָּ֣הhe had commandedיְהוָ֔הYahwehלְדַבֵּ֖רto speakאֶל־toכָּל־allהָעָ֑םthe peopleוַיִּתְפְּשׂ֨וּand they seizedאֹת֜וֹobj. himהַכֹּהֲנִ֧יםthe priestsוְהַנְּבִאִ֛יםand the prophetsוְכָל־and allהָעָ֥םthe peopleלֵאמֹ֖רto sayingמ֥וֹתcertainly to dieתָּמֽוּת׃you will die
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מַדּוּעַ֩why?נִבֵּ֨יתָhave you prophesiedבְשֵׁם־in the name ofיְהוָ֜הYahwehלֵאמֹ֗רto sayingכְּשִׁלוֹ֙like Shilohיִֽהְיֶה֙it will beהַבַּ֣יִתthe houseהַזֶּ֔הthe thisוְהָעִ֥ירand the cityהַזֹּ֛אתthe thisתֶּחֱרַ֖בit will be desolateמֵאֵ֣יןfrom notיוֹשֵׁ֑בinhabitantוַיִּקָּהֵ֧לand it assembledכָּל־allהָעָ֛םthe peopleאֶֽל־toיִרְמְיָ֖הוּJeremiahבְּבֵ֥יתin the house ofיְהוָֽה׃Yahweh
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וַֽיִּשְׁמְע֣וּ׀and they heardשָׂרֵ֣יthe officials ofיְהוּדָ֗הJudahאֵ֚תobj.הַדְּבָרִ֣יםthe thingsהָאֵ֔לֶּהthe theseוַיַּעֲל֥וּand they came upמִבֵּית־from the house ofהַמֶּ֖לֶךְthe kingבֵּ֣יתthe house ofיְהוָ֑הYahwehוַיֵּֽשְׁב֛וּand they satבְּפֶ֥תַחat the entrance ofשַֽׁעַר־the gate ofיְהוָ֖הYahwehהֶחָדָֽשׁ׃ סthe new
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וַיֹּ֨אמְר֜וּand they saidהַכֹּהֲנִ֤יםthe priestsוְהַנְּבִאִים֙and the prophetsאֶל־toהַשָּׂרִ֔יםthe officialsוְאֶל־and toכָּל־allהָעָ֖םthe peopleלֵאמֹ֑רto sayingמִשְׁפַּט־a sentence ofמָ֙וֶת֙deathלָאִ֣ישׁbelongs to the manהַזֶּ֔הthe thisכִּ֤יforנִבָּא֙he has prophesiedאֶל־againstהָעִ֣ירthe cityהַזֹּ֔אתthe thisכַּאֲשֶׁ֥רjust asשְׁמַעְתֶּ֖םyou have heardבְּאָזְנֵיכֶֽם׃with own ears your
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וַיֹּ֤אמֶרand he saidיִרְמְיָ֙הוּ֙Jeremiahאֶל־toכָּל־allהַשָּׂרִ֔יםthe officialsוְאֶל־and toכָּל־allהָעָ֖םthe peopleלֵאמֹ֑רto sayingיְהוָ֣הYahwehשְׁלָחַ֗נִיhe sent meלְהִנָּבֵ֞אto prophesyאֶל־againstהַבַּ֤יִתthe houseהַזֶּה֙the thisוְאֶל־and againstהָעִ֣ירthe cityהַזֹּ֔אתthe thisאֵ֥תobj.כָּל־allהַדְּבָרִ֖יםthe wordsאֲשֶׁ֥רwhichשְׁמַעְתֶּֽם׃you have heard
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אַ֣ךְ׀onlyיָדֹ֣עַcertainly to knowתֵּדְע֗וּyou will knowכִּ֣יthatאִם־exceptמְמִתִ֣יםare about to put to deathאַתֶּם֮youאֹתִי֒obj. meכִּי־forדָ֣םbloodנָקִ֗יinnocentאַתֶּם֙youנֹתְנִ֣יםare about to putעֲלֵיכֶ֔םon yourselvesוְאֶל־and toהָעִ֥ירthe cityהַזֹּ֖אתthe thisוְאֶל־and toיֹשְׁבֶ֑יהָinhabitants itsכִּ֣יforבֶאֱמֶ֗תin truthשְׁלָחַ֤נִיhe has sent meיְהוָה֙Yahwehעֲלֵיכֶ֔םto youלְדַבֵּר֙to speakבְּאָזְנֵיכֶ֔םin ears yourאֵ֥תobj.כָּל־allהַדְּבָרִ֖יםthe wordsהָאֵֽלֶּה׃ סthe these
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וַיֹּאמְר֤וּand they saidהַשָּׂרִים֙the officialsוְכָל־and allהָעָ֔םthe peopleאֶל־toהַכֹּהֲנִ֖יםthe priestsוְאֶל־and toהַנְּבִיאִ֑יםthe prophetsאֵין־notלָאִ֤ישׁbelongs to the manהַזֶּה֙the thisמִשְׁפַּט־a sentence ofמָ֔וֶתdeathכִּ֗יforבְּשֵׁ֛םin the name ofיְהוָ֥הYahwehאֱלֹהֵ֖ינוּGod ourדִּבֶּ֥רhe has spokenאֵלֵֽינוּ׃to us
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מִיכָה֙Micahהַמּ֣וֹרַשְׁתִּ֔יthe Morasthiteהָיָ֣הhe wasנִבָּ֔אprophesyingבִּימֵ֖יin the days ofחִזְקִיָּ֣הוּHezekiahמֶֽלֶךְ־the king ofיְהוּדָ֑הJudahוַיֹּ֣אמֶרand he saidאֶל־toכָּל־allעַם֩the people ofיְהוּדָ֨הJudahלֵאמֹ֜רto sayingכֹּֽה־thusאָמַ֣ר׀he saysיְהוָ֣הYahwehצְבָא֗וֹתof hostsצִיּ֞וֹןZionשָׂדֶ֤הa fieldתֵֽחָרֵשׁ֙it will be plowedוִירוּשָׁלַ֙יִם֙and Jerusalemעִיִּ֣יםheaps of ruinsתִּֽהְיֶ֔הit will beוְהַ֥רand the mountain ofהַבַּ֖יִתthe houseלְבָמ֥וֹתinto high places ofיָֽעַר׃a forest
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הֶהָמֵ֣ת¿ really to put to deathהֱ֠מִתֻהוּdid they put to death himחִזְקִיָּ֨הוּHezekiahמֶֽלֶךְ־the king ofיְהוּדָ֜הJudahוְכָל־and allיְהוּדָ֗הJudahהֲלֹא֮¿ notיָרֵ֣אwas he fearingאֶת־obj.יְהוָה֒Yahwehוַיְחַל֙and did he entreatאֶת־obj.פְּנֵ֣יthe face ofיְהוָ֔הYahwehוַיִּנָּ֣חֶםand he repentedיְהוָ֔הYahwehאֶל־concerningהָרָעָ֖הthe calamityאֲשֶׁר־whichדִּבֶּ֣רhe had spokenעֲלֵיהֶ֑םon themוַאֲנַ֗חְנוּand weעֹשִׂ֛יםare about to doרָעָ֥הan evilגְדוֹלָ֖הgreatעַל־onנַפְשׁוֹתֵֽינוּ׃selves our
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וְגַם־and alsoאִ֗ישׁa manהָיָ֤הhe wasמִתְנַבֵּא֙prophesyingבְּשֵׁ֣םin the name ofיְהוָ֔הYahwehאֽוּרִיָּ֙הוּ֙Uriahבֶּֽן־the son ofשְׁמַעְיָ֔הוּShemaiahמִקִּרְיַ֖תfrom Kiriathהַיְּעָרִ֑יםthe Jearimוַיִּנָּבֵ֞אand he prophesiedעַל־onהָעִ֤ירthe cityהַזֹּאת֙the thisוְעַל־and onהָאָ֣רֶץthe landהַזֹּ֔אתthe thisכְּכֹ֖לlike allדִּבְרֵ֥יthe words ofיִרְמְיָֽהוּ׃Jeremiah
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וַיִּשְׁמַ֣עand he heardהַמֶּֽלֶךְ־the kingיְ֠הוֹיָקִיםJehoiakimוְכָל־and allגִּבּוֹרָ֤יוwarriors hisוְכָל־and allהַשָּׂרִים֙the officialsאֶת־obj.דְּבָרָ֔יוwords hisוַיְבַקֵּ֥שׁand he soughtהַמֶּ֖לֶךְthe kingהֲמִית֑וֹto put to death himוַיִּשְׁמַ֤עand he heardאוּרִיָּ֙הוּ֙Uriahוַיִּרָ֔אand he was afraidוַיִּבְרַ֖חand he fledוַיָּבֹ֥אand he wentמִצְרָֽיִם׃Egypt
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וַיּוֹצִ֨יאוּand they brought outאֶת־obj.אוּרִיָּ֜הוּUriahמִמִּצְרַ֗יִםfrom Egyptוַיְבִאֻ֙הוּ֙and they took himאֶל־toהַמֶּ֣לֶךְthe kingיְהוֹיָקִ֔יםJehoiakimוַיַּכֵּ֖הוּand he struck himבֶּחָ֑רֶבwith the swordוַיַּשְׁלֵךְ֙and he threwאֶת־obj.נִבְלָת֔וֹcorpse hisאֶל־toקִבְרֵ֖יthe graves ofבְּנֵ֥יthe sons ofהָעָֽם׃the people
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