Jeremiah 29
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וְאֵ֙לֶּה֙and theseדִּבְרֵ֣יare the words ofהַסֵּ֔פֶרthe letterאֲשֶׁ֥רwhichשָׁלַ֛חhe sentיִרְמְיָ֥הJeremiahהַנָּבִ֖יאthe prophetמִירוּשָׁלִָ֑םfrom Jerusalemאֶל־toיֶ֜תֶרthe remainder ofזִקְנֵ֣יthe elders ofהַגּוֹלָ֗הthe exilesוְאֶל־and toהַכֹּהֲנִ֤יםthe priestsוְאֶל־and toהַנְּבִיאִים֙the prophetsוְאֶל־and toכָּל־allהָעָ֔םthe peopleאֲשֶׁ֨רwhichהֶגְלָ֧הhe had taken into exileנְבֽוּכַדְנֶאצַּ֛רNebuchadnezzarמִירוּשָׁלִַ֖םfrom Jerusalemבָּבֶֽלָה׃Babylon towards
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בְּיַד֙by the hand ofאֶלְעָשָׂ֣הEleasahבֶן־the son ofשָׁפָ֔ןShaphanוּגְמַרְיָ֖הand Gemariahבֶּן־the son ofחִלְקִיָּ֑הHilkiahאֲשֶׁ֨רwhomשָׁלַ֜חhe sentצִדְקִיָּ֣הZedekiahמֶֽלֶךְ־the king ofיְהוּדָ֗הJudahאֶל־toנְבוּכַדְנֶאצַּ֛רNebuchadnezzarמֶ֥לֶךְthe king ofבָּבֶ֖לBabylonבָּבֶ֥לָהBabylon towardsלֵאמֹֽר׃ סto saying
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קְח֣וּtakeנָשִׁ֗יםwivesוְהוֹלִידוּ֮and fatherבָּנִ֣יםsonsוּבָנוֹת֒and daughtersוּקְח֨וּand takeלִבְנֵיכֶ֜םfor sons yourנָשִׁ֗יםwivesוְאֶת־and obj.בְּנֽוֹתֵיכֶם֙daughters yourתְּנ֣וּgiveלַֽאֲנָשִׁ֔יםto husbandsוְתֵלַ֖דְנָהso they may bearבָּנִ֣יםsonsוּבָנ֑וֹתand daughtersוּרְבוּ־and multiplyשָׁ֖םthereוְאַל־and may notתִּמְעָֽטוּ׃you diminish
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כִּי֩forכֹ֨הthusאָמַ֜רhe saysיְהוָ֤הYahwehצְבָאוֹת֙of hostsאֱלֹהֵ֣יthe God ofיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לIsraelאַל־may notיַשִּׁ֧יאוּthey deceiveלָכֶ֛םto the youנְבִֽיאֵיכֶ֥םprophets yourאֲשֶׁר־whoבְּקִרְבְּכֶ֖םare in midst yourוְקֹֽסְמֵיכֶ֑םand diviners yourוְאַֽל־and may notתִּשְׁמְעוּ֙you listenאֶל־toחֲלֹמֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔םdreams yourאֲשֶׁ֥רwhichאַתֶּ֖םyouמַחְלְמִֽים׃are dreaming
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כִּֽי־thatכֹה֙thusאָמַ֣רhe saysיְהוָ֔הYahwehכִּ֠יifלְפִ֞יto the mouthמְלֹ֧אתof will be completedלְבָבֶ֛לfor Babylonשִׁבְעִ֥יםseventyשָׁנָ֖הyearsאֶפְקֹ֣דI will give attention toאֶתְכֶ֑םobj. youוַהֲקִמֹתִ֤יand I will carry outעֲלֵיכֶם֙on youאֶת־obj.דְּבָרִ֣יword myהַטּ֔וֹבthe goodלְהָשִׁ֣יבby bringing backאֶתְכֶ֔םobj. youאֶל־toהַמָּק֖וֹםthe placeהַזֶּֽה׃the this
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וְנִמְצֵ֣אתִיand I will let myself be foundלָכֶם֮by the youנְאֻם־the utterance ofיְהוָה֒Yahwehוְשַׁבְתִּ֣יand I will turn backאֶת־obj.שְׁבוּתְכֶ֗םcaptivity yourוְקִבַּצְתִּ֣יand I will gatherאֶ֠תְכֶםobj. youמִֽכָּל־from allהַגּוֹיִ֞םthe nationsוּמִכָּל־and from allהַמְּקוֹמ֗וֹתthe placesאֲשֶׁ֨רwhereהִדַּ֧חְתִּיI banishedאֶתְכֶ֛םobj. youשָׁ֖םthereנְאֻם־the utterance ofיְהוָ֑הYahwehוַהֲשִׁבֹתִ֣יand I will bring backאֶתְכֶ֔םobj. youאֶל־toהַ֨מָּק֔וֹםthe placeאֲשֶׁר־whereהִגְלֵ֥יתִיI sent into exileאֶתְכֶ֖םobj. youמִשָּֽׁם׃from there
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כִּי־forכֹ֣ה׀thusאָמַ֣רhe saysיְהוָ֗הYahwehאֶל־concerningהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙the kingהַיּוֹשֵׁב֙who sitsאֶל־toכִּסֵּ֣אthe throne ofדָוִ֔דDavidוְאֶל־and concerningכָּל־allהָעָ֔םthe peopleהַיּוֹשֵׁ֖בwhich dwellsבָּעִ֣ירin the cityהַזֹּ֑אתthe thisאֲחֵיכֶ֕םcountrymen yourאֲשֶׁ֛רwhoלֹֽא־notיָצְא֥וּthey went outאִתְּכֶ֖םwith youבַּגּוֹלָֽה׃in the exile
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כֹּ֤הthusאָמַר֙he saysיְהוָ֣הYahwehצְבָא֔וֹתof hostsהִנְנִי֙here Iמְשַׁלֵּ֣חַam about to sendבָּ֔םon the themאֶת־obj.הַחֶ֖רֶבthe swordאֶת־obj.הָרָעָ֣בthe famineוְאֶת־and obj.הַדָּ֑בֶרthe pestilenceוְנָתַתִּ֣יand I will makeאוֹתָ֗םobj. themכַּתְּאֵנִים֙like the figsהַשֹּׁ֣עָרִ֔יםthe rottenאֲשֶׁ֥רwhichלֹא־notתֵאָכַ֖לְנָהthey will be eatenמֵרֹֽעַ׃from badness
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וְרָֽדַפְתִּי֙and I will pursueאַֽחֲרֵיהֶ֔םafter themבַּחֶ֖רֶבwith the swordבָּרָעָ֣בwith the famineוּבַדָּ֑בֶרand with the pestilenceוּנְתַתִּ֨יםand I will make themלְזַעֲוָ֜הinto a terrorלְכֹ֣ל׀to allמַמְלְכ֣וֹתthe kingdoms ofהָאָ֗רֶץthe earthלְאָלָ֤הinto a curseוּלְשַׁמָּה֙and into a wasteוְלִשְׁרֵקָ֣הand into a hissingוּלְחֶרְפָּ֔הand into a reproachבְּכָל־among allהַגּוֹיִ֖םthe nationsאֲשֶׁר־whereהִדַּחְתִּ֥יםI have banished themשָֽׁם׃there
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תַּ֛חַתbecauseאֲשֶֽׁר־thatלֹא־notשָׁמְע֥וּthey listenedאֶל־toדְּבָרַ֖יwords myנְאֻם־the utterance ofיְהוָ֑הYahwehאֲשֶׁר֩those whomשָׁלַ֨חְתִּיI sentאֲלֵיהֶ֜םto themאֶת־obj.עֲבָדַ֤יservants myהַנְּבִאִים֙the prophetsהַשְׁכֵּ֣םrising earlyוְשָׁלֹ֔חַand sendingוְלֹ֥אand notשְׁמַעְתֶּ֖םyou listenedנְאֻם־the utterance ofיְהוָֽה׃Yahweh
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כֹּֽה־thusאָמַר֩he saysיְהוָ֨הYahwehצְבָא֜וֹתof hostsאֱלֹהֵ֣יthe God ofיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לIsraelאֶל־concerningאַחְאָ֤בAhabבֶּן־the son ofקֽוֹלָיָה֙Kolaiahוְאֶל־and toצִדְקִיָּ֣הוּZedekiahבֶן־the son ofמַֽעֲשֵׂיָ֔הMaaseiahהַֽנִּבְּאִ֥יםwho are prophesyingלָכֶ֛םto the youבִּשְׁמִ֖יin name myשָׁ֑קֶרfalsehoodהִנְנִ֣י׀here Iנֹתֵ֣ןam about to giveאֹתָ֗םobj. themבְּיַד֙in the hand ofנְבֽוּכַדְרֶאצַּ֣רNebuchadnezzarמֶֽלֶךְ־the king ofבָּבֶ֔לBabylonוְהִכָּ֖םand he will strike down themלְעֵינֵיכֶֽם׃to eyes your
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וְלֻקַּ֤חand it will be takenמֵהֶם֙from the themקְלָלָ֔הa curseלְכֹל֙by allגָּל֣וּתthe exiles ofיְהוּדָ֔הJudahאֲשֶׁ֥רwhoבְּבָבֶ֖לare in Babylonלֵאמֹ֑רto sayingיְשִֽׂמְךָ֤may he make youיְהוָה֙Yahwehכְּצִדְקִיָּ֣הוּlike Zedekiahוּכְאֶחָ֔בand like Ahabאֲשֶׁר־whomקָלָ֥םhe roasted themמֶֽלֶךְ־the king ofבָּבֶ֖לBabylonבָּאֵֽשׁ׃in the fire
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יַ֡עַןbecauseאֲשֶׁר֩thatעָשׂ֨וּthey didנְבָלָ֜הfollyבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לin Israelוַיְנַֽאֲפוּ֙and they committed adulteryאֶת־obj.נְשֵׁ֣יthe wives ofרֵֽעֵיהֶ֔םneighbors theirוַיְדַבְּר֨וּand they spokeדָבָ֤רa wordבִּשְׁמִי֙in name myשֶׁ֔קֶרfalsehoodאֲשֶׁ֖רwhichל֣וֹאnotצִוִּיתִ֑םI commanded themוְאָנֹכִ֛יand Iהַיּוֹדֵ֥עַam he who knowsוָעֵ֖דand a witnessנְאֻם־the utterance ofיְהוָֽה׃ סYahweh
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כֹּֽה־thusאָמַ֞רhe saysיְהוָ֧הYahwehצְבָא֛וֹתof hostsאֱלֹהֵ֥יthe God ofיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לIsraelלֵאמֹ֑רto sayingיַ֡עַןbecauseאֲשֶׁ֣רthatאַתָּה֩youשָׁלַ֨חְתָּyou sentבְשִׁמְכָ֜הin own name yourסְפָרִ֗יםlettersאֶל־toכָּל־allהָעָם֙the peopleאֲשֶׁ֣רwhichבִּירוּשָׁלִַ֔םis in Jerusalemוְאֶל־and toצְפַנְיָ֤הZephaniahבֶן־the son ofמַֽעֲשֵׂיָה֙Maaseiahהַכֹּהֵ֔ןthe priestוְאֶ֥לand toכָּל־allהַכֹּהֲנִ֖יםthe priestsלֵאמֹֽר׃to saying
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יְהוָ֞הYahwehנְתָנְךָ֣he has made youכֹהֵ֗ןpriestתַּ֚חַתin place ofיְהוֹיָדָ֣עJehoiadaהַכֹּהֵ֔ןthe priestלִֽהְי֤וֹתto beפְּקִדִים֙overseersבֵּ֣יתthe house ofיְהוָ֔הYahwehלְכָל־to everyאִ֥ישׁpersonמְשֻׁגָּ֖עwho is madוּמִתְנַבֵּ֑אand who prophesiesוְנָתַתָּ֥הand you will putאֹת֛וֹobj. himאֶל־intoהַמַּהְפֶּ֖כֶתthe stocksוְאֶל־and intoהַצִּינֹֽק׃the iron collar
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שְׁלַ֤חsendעַל־toכָּל־allהַגּוֹלָה֙the exilesלֵאמֹ֔רto sayingכֹּ֚הthusאָמַ֣רhe saysיְהוָ֔הYahwehאֶל־concerningשְׁמַעְיָ֖הShemaiahהַנֶּחֱלָמִ֑יthe Nehelamiteיַ֡עַןbecauseאֲשֶׁר֩thatנִבָּ֨אhe has prophesiedלָכֶ֜םto the youשְׁמַעְיָ֗הShemaiahוַֽאֲנִי֙and Iלֹ֣אnotשְׁלַחְתִּ֔יוI sent himוַיַּבְטַ֥חand he has made relyאֶתְכֶ֖םobj. youעַל־onשָֽׁקֶר׃falsehood
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לָכֵ֞ןto thereforeכֹּֽה־thusאָמַ֣רhe saysיְהוָ֗הYahwehהִנְנִ֨יhere Iפֹקֵ֜דam about to visit judgmentעַל־onשְׁמַעְיָ֣הShemaiahהַנֶּחֱלָמִי֮the Nehelamiteוְעַל־and onזַרְעוֹ֒offspring hisלֹא־notיִהְיֶ֨הhe will belongל֜וֹto the himאִ֣ישׁ׀anyoneיוֹשֵׁ֣ב׀dwellingבְּתוֹךְ־in amongהָעָ֣םthe peopleהַזֶּ֗הthe thisוְלֹֽא־and notיִרְאֶ֥הhe will lookבַטּ֛וֹבon the goodאֲשֶׁר־whichאֲנִ֥יIעֹשֶֽׂה־will be doingלְעַמִּ֖יfor people myנְאֻם־the utterance ofיְהוָ֑הYahwehכִּֽי־forסָרָ֥הrebellionדִבֶּ֖רhe has spokenעַל־onיְהוָֽה׃ סYahweh
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