Jeremiah 28
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וַיְהִ֣י׀and it wasבַּשָּׁנָ֣הin the yearהַהִ֗יאthe thatבְּרֵאשִׁית֙in the beginning ofמַמְלֶ֙כֶת֙the reign ofצִדְקִיָּ֣הZedekiahמֶֽלֶךְ־the king ofיְהוּדָ֔הJudahבַּשָּׁנָה֙in the yearהָֽרְבִעִ֔יתthe fourthבַּחֹ֖דֶשׁin the monthהַחֲמִישִׁ֑יthe fifthאָמַ֣רhe saidאֵלַ֡יto meחֲנַנְיָה֩Hananiahבֶן־the son ofעַזּ֨וּרAzzurהַנָּבִ֜יאthe prophetאֲשֶׁ֤רwhoמִגִּבְעוֹן֙was from Gibeonבְּבֵ֣יתin the house ofיְהוָ֔הYahwehלְעֵינֵ֧יto the eyes ofהַכֹּהֲנִ֛יםthe priestsוְכָל־and allהָעָ֖םthe peopleלֵאמֹֽר׃to saying
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בְּע֣וֹד׀in yetשְׁנָתַ֣יִםtwo yearsיָמִ֗יםdaysאֲנִ֤יIמֵשִׁיב֙will bring backאֶל־toהַמָּק֣וֹםthe placeהַזֶּ֔הthe thisאֶֽת־obj.כָּל־allכְּלֵ֖יthe articles ofבֵּ֣יתthe house ofיְהוָ֑הYahwehאֲשֶׁ֨רwhichלָקַ֜חhe tookנְבוּכַדנֶאצַּ֤רNebuchadnezzarמֶֽלֶךְ־the king ofבָּבֶל֙Babylonמִן־fromהַמָּק֣וֹםthe placeהַזֶּ֔הthe thisוַיְבִיאֵ֖םand he brought themבָּבֶֽל׃Babylon
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וְאֶת־and obj.יְכָנְיָ֣הJeconiahבֶן־the son ofיְהוֹיָקִ֣יםJehoiakimמֶֽלֶךְ־the king ofיְ֠הוּדָהJudahוְאֶת־and obj.כָּל־allגָּל֨וּתthe exiles ofיְהוּדָ֜הJudahהַבָּאִ֣יםwho wentבָּבֶ֗לָהBabylon towardsאֲנִ֥יIמֵשִׁ֛יבwill bring backאֶל־toהַמָּק֥וֹםthe placeהַזֶּ֖הthe thisנְאֻם־the utterance ofיְהוָ֑הYahwehכִּ֣יthatאֶשְׁבֹּ֔רI will breakאֶת־obj.עֹ֖לthe yoke ofמֶ֥לֶךְthe king ofבָּבֶֽל׃Babylon
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וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙and he saidיִרְמְיָ֣הJeremiahהַנָּבִ֔יאthe prophetאָמֵ֕ןamenכֵּ֖ןthusיַעֲשֶׂ֣הmay he doיְהוָ֑הYahwehיָקֵ֤םmay he carry outיְהוָה֙Yahwehאֶת־obj.דְּבָרֶ֔יךָwords yourאֲשֶׁ֣רwhichנִבֵּ֗אתָyou have prophesiedלְהָשִׁ֞יבby bringing backכְּלֵ֤יthe articles ofבֵית־the house ofיְהוָה֙Yahwehוְכָל־and allהַגּוֹלָ֔הthe exilesמִבָּבֶ֖לfrom Babylonאֶל־toהַמָּק֥וֹםthe placeהַזֶּֽה׃the this
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הַנְּבִיאִ֗יםthe prophetsאֲשֶׁ֨רwhoהָי֧וּthey wereלְפָנַ֛יto before meוּלְפָנֶ֖יךָand to before youמִן־fromהָֽעוֹלָ֑םthe antiquityוַיִּנָּ֨בְא֜וּand they prophesiedאֶל־againstאֲרָצ֤וֹתlandsרַבּוֹת֙manyוְעַל־and onמַמְלָכ֣וֹתkingdomsגְּדֹל֔וֹתgreatלְמִלְחָמָ֖הof warוּלְרָעָ֥הand of calamityוּלְדָֽבֶר׃and of pestilence
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וַיֹּ֣אמֶרand he saidחֲנַנְיָה֩Hananiahלְעֵינֵ֨יto the eyes ofכָל־allהָעָ֜םthe peopleלֵאמֹ֗רto sayingכֹּה֮thusאָמַ֣רhe saysיְהוָה֒Yahwehכָּ֣כָהthusאֶשְׁבֹּ֞רI will breakאֶת־obj.עֹ֣ל׀the yoke ofנְבֻֽכַדְנֶאצַּ֣רNebuchadnezzarמֶֽלֶךְ־the king ofבָּבֶ֗לBabylonבְּעוֹד֙in yetשְׁנָתַ֣יִםtwo yearsיָמִ֔יםdaysמֵעַ֕לfrom onצַוַּ֖ארthe neck ofכָּל־allהַגּוֹיִ֑םthe nationsוַיֵּ֛לֶךְand he wentיִרְמְיָ֥הJeremiahהַנָּבִ֖יאthe prophetלְדַרְכּֽוֹ׃ פto way his
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כִּ֣יforכֹֽה־thusאָמַר֩he saysיְהוָ֨הYahwehצְבָא֜וֹתof hostsאֱלֹהֵ֣יthe God ofיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לIsraelעֹ֣לa yoke ofבַּרְזֶ֡לironנָתַ֜תִּיI have putעַל־onצַוַּ֣אר׀the neck ofכָּל־allהַגּוֹיִ֣םthe nationsהָאֵ֗לֶּהthe theseלַעֲבֹ֛דto serveאֶת־obj.נְבֻכַדְנֶאצַּ֥רNebuchadnezzarמֶֽלֶךְ־the king ofבָּבֶ֖לBabylonוַעֲבָדֻ֑הוּand they will serve himוְגַ֛םand alsoאֶת־obj.חַיַּ֥תthe animals ofהַשָּׂדֶ֖הthe fieldנָתַ֥תִּיI have givenלֽוֹ׃to the him
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