הַדָּבָ֛ר אֲשֶׁר הָיָ֥ה אֶֽל יִרְמְיָ֖הוּ מֵאֵ֣ת יְהוָ֑ה בִּשְׁלֹ֨חַ אֵלָ֜יו הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ צִדְקִיָּ֗הוּ אֶת פַּשְׁחוּר֙ בֶּן מַלְכִּיָּ֔ה וְאֶת צְפַנְיָ֧ה בֶן מַעֲשֵׂיָ֛ה הַכֹּהֵ֖ן לֵאמֹֽר
The word which came to Jeremiah from YHWH, when king Zedekiah sent to him Pashur the son of Melchiah, and Zephaniah the son of Maaseiah the priest, saying,
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דְּרָשׁ נָ֤א בַעֲדֵ֨נוּ֙ אֶת יְהוָ֔ה כִּ֛י נְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּ֥ר מֶֽלֶךְ בָּבֶ֖ל נִלְחָ֣ם עָלֵ֑ינוּ אוּלַי֩ יַעֲשֶׂ֨ה יְהוָ֤ה אוֹתָ֨נוּ֙ כְּכָל נִפְלְאֹתָ֔יו וְיַעֲלֶ֖ה מֵעָלֵֽינוּ
Enquire, I pray you, of YHWH for us; for Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon maketh war against us; if so be that YHWH will deal with us according to all his wondrous works, that he may go up from us.
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וַיֹּ֥אמֶר יִרְמְיָ֖הוּ אֲלֵיהֶ֑ם כֹּ֥ה תֹאמְרֻ֖ן אֶל צִדְקִיָּֽהוּ
Then said Jeremiah to them, Thus shall you say to Zedekiah:
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כֹּֽה אָמַ֨ר יְהוָ֜ה אֱלֹהֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל הִנְנִ֣י מֵסֵב֮ אֶת כְּלֵ֣י הַמִּלְחָמָה֮ אֲשֶׁ֣ר בְּיֶדְכֶם֒ אֲשֶׁ֨ר אַתֶּ֜ם נִלְחָמִ֣ים בָּ֗ם אֶת מֶ֤לֶךְ בָּבֶל֙ וְאֶת הַכַּשְׂדִּ֔ים הַצָּרִ֣ים עֲלֵיכֶ֔ם מִח֖וּץ לַֽחוֹמָ֑ה וְאָסַפְתִּ֣י אוֹתָ֔ם אֶל תּ֖וֹךְ הָעִ֥יר הַזֹּֽאת
Thus says YHWH God of Israel; Behold, I will turn back the weapons of war that in your hands, wherewith you fight against the king of Babylon, and the Chaldeans, which besiege you without the walls, and I will assemble them into the midst of this city.
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וְנִלְחַמְתִּ֤י אֲנִי֙ אִתְּכֶ֔ם בְּיָ֥ד נְטוּיָ֖ה וּבִזְר֣וֹעַ חֲזָקָ֑ה וּבְאַ֥ף וּבְחֵמָ֖ה וּבְקֶ֥צֶף גָּדֽוֹל
And I myself will fight against you with an outstretched hand and with a strong arm, even in anger, and in fury, and in great wrath.
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וְהִכֵּיתִ֗י אֶת יֽוֹשְׁבֵי֙ הָעִ֣יר הַזֹּ֔את וְאֶת הָאָדָ֖ם וְאֶת הַבְּהֵמָ֑ה בְּדֶ֥בֶר גָּד֖וֹל יָמֻֽתוּ
And I will smite the inhabitants of this city, both man and beast: they shall die of a great pestilence.
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וְאַחֲרֵי כֵ֣ן נְאֻם יְהוָ֡ה אֶתֵּ֣ן אֶת צִדְקִיָּ֣הוּ מֶֽלֶךְ יְהוּדָ֣ה וְאֶת עֲבָדָ֣יו וְאֶת הָעָ֡ם וְאֶת הַנִּשְׁאָרִים֩ בָּעִ֨יר הַזֹּ֜את מִן הַדֶּ֣בֶר מִן הַחֶ֣רֶב וּמִן הָרָעָ֗ב בְּיַד֙ נְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּ֣ר מֶֽלֶךְ בָּבֶ֔ל וּבְיַד֙ אֹֽיְבֵיהֶ֔ם וּבְיַ֖ד מְבַקְשֵׁ֣י נַפְשָׁ֑ם וְהִכָּ֣ם לְפִי חֶ֔רֶב לֹֽא יָח֣וּס עֲלֵיהֶ֔ם וְלֹ֥א יַחְמֹ֖ל וְלֹ֥א יְרַחֵֽם
And afterward, says YHWH, I will deliver Zedekiah king of Judah, and his servants, and the people, and such as are left in this city from the pestilence, from the sword, and from the famine, into the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, and into the hand of their enemies, and into the hand of those that seek their life: and he shall smite them with the edge of the sword; he shall not spare them, neither have pity, nor have mercy.
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וְאֶל הָעָ֤ם הַזֶּה֙ תֹּאמַ֔ר כֹּ֖ה אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֑ה הִנְנִ֤י נֹתֵן֙ לִפְנֵיכֶ֔ם אֶת דֶּ֥רֶךְ הַחַיִּ֖ים וְאֶת דֶּ֥רֶךְ הַמָּֽוֶת
And to this people you shall say, Thus says YHWH; Behold, I set before you the way of life, and the way of death.
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הַיֹּשֵׁב֙ בָּעִ֣יר הַזֹּ֔את יָמ֕וּת בַּחֶ֖רֶב וּבָרָעָ֣ב וּבַדָּ֑בֶר וְהַיּוֹצֵא֩ וְנָפַ֨ל עַל הַכַּשְׂדִּ֜ים הַצָּרִ֤ים עֲלֵיכֶם֙ יחיה וְחָיָ֔ה וְהָֽיְתָה לּ֥וֹ נַפְשׁ֖וֹ לְשָׁלָֽל
He that abideth in this city shall die by the sword, and by the famine, and by the pestilence: but he that goeth out, and falleth to the Chaldeans that besiege you, he shall live, and his life shall be to him for a prey.
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כִּ֣י שַׂ֣מְתִּי פָ֠נַי בָּעִ֨יר הַזֹּ֧את לְרָעָ֛ה וְלֹ֥א לְטוֹבָ֖ה נְאֻם יְהוָ֑ה בְּיַד מֶ֤לֶךְ בָּבֶל֙ תִּנָּתֵ֔ן וּשְׂרָפָ֖הּ בָּאֵֽשׁ
For I have set my face against this city for evil, and not for good, says YHWH: it shall be given into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall burn it with fire.
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וּלְבֵית֙ מֶ֣לֶךְ יְהוּדָ֔ה שִׁמְע֖וּ דְּבַר יְהוָֽה
And touching the house of the king of Judah, , Hear you the word of YHWH;
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בֵּ֣ית דָּוִ֗ד כֹּ֚ה אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֔ה דִּ֤ינוּ לַבֹּ֨קֶר֙ מִשְׁפָּ֔ט וְהַצִּ֥ילוּ גָז֖וּל מִיַּ֣ד עוֹשֵׁ֑ק פֶּן תֵּצֵ֨א כָאֵ֜שׁ חֲמָתִ֗י וּבָעֲרָה֙ וְאֵ֣ין מְכַבֶּ֔ה מִפְּנֵ֖י רֹ֥עַ מעלליהם מַעַלְלֵיכֶֽם
O house of David, thus says YHWH; Execute judgment in the morning, and deliver spoiled out of the hand of the oppressor, lest my fury go out like fire, and burn that none can quench , because of the evil of your doings.
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הִנְנִ֨י אֵלַ֜יִךְ יֹשֶׁ֧בֶת הָעֵ֛מֶק צ֥וּר הַמִּישֹׁ֖ר נְאֻם יְהוָ֑ה הָאֹֽמְרִים֙ מִֽי יֵחַ֣ת עָלֵ֔ינוּ וּמִ֥י יָב֖וֹא בִּמְעוֹנוֹתֵֽינוּ
Behold, I against you, O inhabitant of the valley, rock of the plain, says YHWH; which say, Who shall come down against us? or who shall enter into our habitations?
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וּפָקַדְתִּ֧י עֲלֵיכֶ֛ם כִּפְרִ֥י מַעַלְלֵיכֶ֖ם נְאֻם יְהוָ֑ה וְהִצַּ֤תִּי אֵשׁ֙ בְּיַעְרָ֔הּ וְאָכְלָ֖ה כָּל סְבִיבֶֽיהָ
But I will punish you according to the fruit of your doings, says YHWH: and I will kindle a fire in the forest thereof, and it shall devour all things round about it.