Jeremiah 34
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הַדָּבָ֛רthe wordאֲשֶׁר־whichהָיָ֥הit cameאֶֽל־toיִרְמְיָ֖הוּJeremiahמֵאֵ֣תfrom withיְהוָ֑הYahwehוּנְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּ֣רand Nebuchadnezzarמֶֽלֶךְ־the king ofבָּבֶ֣ל׀Babylonוְכָל־and allחֵיל֡וֹarmy hisוְכָל־and allמַמְלְכ֣וֹתthe kingdoms ofאֶרֶץ֩the earthמֶמְשֶׁ֨לֶתthe rule ofיָד֜וֹhand hisוְכָל־and allהָעַמִּ֗יםthe peoplesנִלְחָמִ֧יםwere fightingעַל־onיְרוּשָׁלִַ֛םJerusalemוְעַל־and onכָּל־allעָרֶ֖יהָcities itsלֵאמֹֽר׃to saying
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כֹּֽה־thusאָמַ֤רhe saysיְהוָה֙Yahwehאֱלֹהֵ֣יthe God ofיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לIsraelהָלֹךְ֙goוְאָ֣מַרְתָּ֔and you will sayאֶל־toצִדְקִיָּ֖הוּZedekiahמֶ֣לֶךְthe king ofיְהוּדָ֑הJudahוְאָמַרְתָּ֣and you will sayאֵלָ֗יוto himכֹּ֚הthusאָמַ֣רhe saysיְהוָ֔הYahwehהִנְנִ֨יhere Iנֹתֵ֜ןam about to giveאֶת־obj.הָעִ֤ירthe cityהַזֹּאת֙the thisבְּיַ֣דin the hand ofמֶֽלֶךְ־the king ofבָּבֶ֔לBabylonוּשְׂרָפָ֖הּand he will burn itבָּאֵֽשׁ׃with the fire
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וְאַתָּ֗הand youלֹ֚אnotתִמָּלֵט֙you will escapeמִיָּד֔וֹfrom hand hisכִּ֚יforתָּפֹ֣שׂcertainly to captureתִּתָּפֵ֔שׂyou will be capturedוּבְיָד֖וֹand in hand hisתִּנָּתֵ֑ןyou will be givenוְֽ֠עֵינֶיךָand eyes yourאֶת־obj.עֵינֵ֨יthe eyes ofמֶֽלֶךְ־the king ofבָּבֶ֜לBabylonתִּרְאֶ֗ינָהthey will seeוּפִ֛יהוּand mouth hisאֶת־withפִּ֥יךָmouth yourיְדַבֵּ֖רit will speakוּבָבֶ֥לand Babylonתָּבֽוֹא׃you will go
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בְּשָׁל֣וֹםin peaceתָּמ֗וּתyou will dieוּֽכְמִשְׂרְפ֣וֹתand like the burnings ofאֲ֠בוֹתֶיךָfathers yourהַמְּלָכִ֨יםthe kingsהָרִֽאשֹׁנִ֜יםthe formerאֲשֶׁר־whoהָי֣וּthey wereלְפָנֶ֗יךָto before youכֵּ֚ןsoיִשְׂרְפוּ־people will burnלָ֔ךְfor the youוְה֥וֹיand alas!אָד֖וֹןO lordיִסְפְּדוּ־they will mournלָ֑ךְfor the youכִּֽי־forדָבָ֥רa promiseאֲנִֽי־Iדִבַּ֖רְתִּיI have spokenנְאֻם־the utterance ofיְהוָֽה׃ סYahweh
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וְחֵ֣ילand the army ofמֶֽלֶךְ־the king ofבָּבֶ֗לBabylonנִלְחָמִים֙were fightingעַל־onיְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םJerusalemוְעַ֛לand onכָּל־allעָרֵ֥יthe cities ofיְהוּדָ֖הJudahהַנּֽוֹתָר֑וֹתwhich were leftאֶל־againstלָכִישׁ֙Lachishוְאֶל־and againstעֲזֵקָ֔הAzekahכִּ֣יforהֵ֗נָּהtheyנִשְׁאֲר֛וּthey remainedבְּעָרֵ֥יamong the cities ofיְהוּדָ֖הJudahעָרֵ֥יcities ofמִבְצָֽר׃ פfortification
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הַדָּבָ֛רthe wordאֲשֶׁר־whichהָיָ֥הit cameאֶֽל־toיִרְמְיָ֖הוּJeremiahמֵאֵ֣תfrom withיְהוָ֑הYahwehאַחֲרֵ֡יafterכְּרֹת֩madeהַמֶּ֨לֶךְthe kingצִדְקִיָּ֜הוּZedekiahבְּרִ֗יתa covenantאֶת־withכָּל־allהָעָם֙the peopleאֲשֶׁ֣רwhichבִּירֽוּשָׁלִַ֔םwas in Jerusalemלִקְרֹ֥אto proclaimלָהֶ֖םto the themדְּרֽוֹר׃liberty
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וַיִּשְׁמְעוּ֩and they obeyedכָל־allהַשָּׂרִ֨יםthe officialsוְכָל־and allהָעָ֜םthe peopleאֲשֶׁר־whoבָּ֣אוּthey wentבַבְּרִ֗יתin the covenantלְ֠שַׁלַּחto let goאִ֣ישׁeveryoneאֶת־obj.עַבְדּ֞וֹmale slave hisוְאִ֤ישׁand everyoneאֶת־obj.שִׁפְחָתוֹ֙female slave hisחָפְשִׁ֔יםfree peopleלְבִלְתִּ֥יto notעֲבָד־to workבָּ֖םby the themע֑וֹדagainוַֽיִּשְׁמְע֖וּand they obeyedוַיְשַׁלֵּֽחוּ׃and they let them go
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וַיָּשׁ֙וּבוּ֙and they turned backאַחֲרֵי־afterכֵ֔ןthusוַיָּשִׁ֗בוּand they took backאֶת־obj.הָֽעֲבָדִים֙the male slavesוְאֶת־and obj.הַשְּׁפָח֔וֹתthe female slavesאֲשֶׁ֥רwhomשִׁלְּח֖וּthey had let goחָפְשִׁ֑יםfree peopleוַֽיִּכְבְּשׁ֔וּםand they subjugated themלַעֲבָדִ֖יםfor male slavesוְלִשְׁפָחֽוֹת׃ סand for female slaves
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מִקֵּ֣ץfrom the end ofשֶׁ֣בַעsevenשָׁנִ֡יםyearsתְּֽשַׁלְּח֡וּyou will let goאִישׁ֩everyoneאֶת־obj.אָחִ֨יוbrother hisהָעִבְרִ֜יthe Hebrewאֲשֶֽׁר־whoיִמָּכֵ֣רhe will sell himselfלְךָ֗to the youוַעֲבָֽדְךָ֙and he will serve youשֵׁ֣שׁsixשָׁנִ֔יםyearsוְשִׁלַּחְתּ֥וֹand you will let go himחָפְשִׁ֖יa free personמֵֽעִמָּ֑ךְfrom with the youוְלֹֽא־and notשָׁמְע֤וּthey listenedאֲבֽוֹתֵיכֶם֙ancestors yourאֵלַ֔יto meוְלֹ֥אand notהִטּ֖וּthey inclinedאֶת־obj.אָזְנָֽם׃ear their
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וַתָּשֻׁ֨בוּand you turned backאַתֶּ֜םyouהַיּ֗וֹםthis dayוַתַּעֲשׂ֤וּand you didאֶת־obj.הַיָּשָׁר֙the rightבְּעֵינַ֔יin view myלִקְרֹ֥אby proclaimingדְר֖וֹרlibertyאִ֣ישׁeveryoneלְרֵעֵ֑הוּto neighbor hisוַתִּכְרְת֤וּand you madeבְרִית֙a covenantלְפָנַ֔יto before meבַּבַּ֕יִתin the houseאֲשֶׁר־whichנִקְרָ֥אit is calledשְׁמִ֖יname myעָלָֽיו׃on it
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וַתָּשֻׁ֙בוּ֙and you turned backוַתְּחַלְּל֣וּand you profanedאֶת־obj.שְׁמִ֔יname myוַתָּשִׁ֗בוּand you took backאִ֤ישׁeveryoneאֶת־obj.עַבְדּוֹ֙male slave hisוְאִ֣ישׁand everyoneאֶת־obj.שִׁפְחָת֔וֹfemale slave hisאֲשֶׁר־whomשִׁלַּחְתֶּ֥םyou had let goחָפְשִׁ֖יםfree peopleלְנַפְשָׁ֑םto desire theirוַתִּכְבְּשׁ֣וּand you subjugatedאֹתָ֔םobj. themלִֽהְי֣וֹתto becomeלָכֶ֔םof youלַעֲבָדִ֖יםinto male slavesוְלִשְׁפָחֽוֹת׃ סand into female slaves
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לָכֵן֮to thereforeכֹּה־thusאָמַ֣רhe saysיְהוָה֒Yahwehאַתֶּם֙youלֹֽא־notשְׁמַעְתֶּ֣םyou have listenedאֵלַ֔יto meלִקְרֹ֣אby proclaimingדְר֔וֹרlibertyאִ֥ישׁeveryoneלְאָחִ֖יוto brother hisוְאִ֣ישׁand everyoneלְרֵעֵ֑הוּto neighbor hisהִנְנִ֣יhere Iקֹרֵא֩am about to proclaimלָכֶ֨םto the youדְּר֜וֹרlibertyנְאֻם־the utterance ofיְהוָ֗הYahwehאֶל־toהַחֶ֙רֶב֙the swordאֶל־toהַדֶּ֣בֶרthe pestilenceוְאֶל־and toהָרָעָ֔בthe famineוְנָתַתִּ֤יand I will makeאֶתְכֶם֙obj. youלְזַעֲוָ֔הinto a terrorלְכֹ֖לto allמַמְלְכ֥וֹתthe kingdoms ofהָאָֽרֶץ׃the earth
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וְנָתַתִּ֣יand I will makeאֶת־obj.הָאֲנָשִׁ֗יםthe peopleהָעֹֽבְרִים֙who have transgressedאֶת־obj.בְּרִתִ֔יcovenant myאֲשֶׁ֤רwhoלֹֽא־notהֵקִ֙ימוּ֙they have carried outאֶת־obj.דִּבְרֵ֣יthe words ofהַבְּרִ֔יתthe covenantאֲשֶׁ֥רwhichכָּרְת֖וּthey madeלְפָנָ֑יto before meהָעֵ֙גֶל֙the calfאֲשֶׁ֣רwhichכָּרְת֣וּthey cutלִשְׁנַ֔יִםinto two piecesוַיַּעַבְר֖וּand they passedבֵּ֥יןbetweenבְּתָרָֽיו׃pieces its
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וְנָתַתִּ֤יand I will giveאוֹתָם֙obj. themבְּיַ֣דin the hand ofאֹֽיְבֵיהֶ֔םenemies theirוּבְיַ֖דand in the hand ofמְבַקְשֵׁ֣יthose who seekנַפְשָׁ֑םlife theirוְהָיְתָ֤הand it will becomeנִבְלָתָם֙corpse theirלְמַֽאֲכָ֔לinto foodלְע֥וֹףfor the birds ofהַשָּׁמַ֖יִםthe heavensוּלְבֶהֱמַ֥תand for the animals ofהָאָֽרֶץ׃the earth
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וְאֶת־and obj.צִדְקִיָּ֨הוּZedekiahמֶֽלֶךְ־the king ofיְהוּדָ֜הJudahוְאֶת־and obj.שָׂרָ֗יוofficials hisאֶתֵּן֙I will giveבְּיַ֣דin the hand ofאֹֽיְבֵיהֶ֔םenemies theirוּבְיַ֖דand in the hand ofמְבַקְשֵׁ֣יthose who seekנַפְשָׁ֑םlife theirוּבְיַדand in the hand ofחֵ֚ילthe army ofמֶ֣לֶךְthe king ofבָּבֶ֔לBabylonהָעֹלִ֖יםwhich have gone upמֵעֲלֵיכֶֽם׃from on the you
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הִנְנִ֨יhere Iמְצַוֶּ֜הam about to give commandנְאֻם־the utterance ofיְהוָ֗הYahwehוַהֲשִׁ֨בֹתִ֜יםand I will bring back themאֶל־toהָעִ֤ירthe cityהַזֹּאת֙the thisוְנִלְחֲמ֣וּand they will fightעָלֶ֔יהָon itוּלְכָד֖וּהָand they will capture itוּשְׂרָפֻ֣הָand they will burn itבָאֵ֑שׁwith the fireוְאֶת־and obj.עָרֵ֧יthe cities ofיְהוּדָ֛הJudahאֶתֵּ֥ןI will makeשְׁמָמָ֖הa wasteמֵאֵ֥יןfrom notיֹשֵֽׁב׃ פinhabitant
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