The Book of Jeremiah, Chapter 37ירמיהו 37

וַיִּ֨מְלָךְ מֶ֔לֶךְ צִדְקִיָּ֖הוּ בֶּן יֹֽאשִׁיָּ֑הוּ תַּ֗חַת כָּנְיָ֨הוּ֙ בֶּן יְה֣וֹיָקִ֔ים אֲשֶׁ֥ר הִמְלִ֛יךְ נְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּ֥ר מֶֽלֶךְ בָּבֶ֖ל בְּאֶ֥רֶץ יְהוּדָֽה

And king Zedekiah the son of Josiah reigned instead of Coniah the son of Jehoiakim, whom Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon made king in the land of Judah.

וְלֹ֥א שָׁמַ֛ע ה֥וּא וַעֲבָדָ֖יו וְעַ֣ם הָאָ֑רֶץ אֶל דִּבְרֵ֣י יְהוָ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֣ר דִּבֶּ֔ר בְּיַ֖ד יִרְמְיָ֥הוּ הַנָּבִֽיא

But neither he, nor his servants, nor the people of the land, did hearken to the words of YHWH, which he spake by the prophet Jeremiah.

וַיִּשְׁלַח֩ הַמֶּ֨לֶךְ צִדְקִיָּ֜הוּ אֶת יְהוּכַ֣ל בֶּן שֶֽׁלֶמְיָ֗ה וְאֶת צְפַנְיָ֤הוּ בֶן מַֽעֲשֵׂיָה֙ הַכֹּהֵ֔ן אֶל יִרְמְיָ֥הוּ הַנָּבִ֖יא לֵאמֹ֑ר הִתְפַּלֶּל נָ֣א בַעֲדֵ֔נוּ אֶל יְהוָ֖ה אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ

And Zedekiah the king sent Jehucal the son of Shelemiah and Zephaniah the son of Maaseiah the priest to the prophet Jeremiah, saying, Pray now to YHWH our God for us.

וְיִרְמְיָ֕הוּ בָּ֥א וְיֹצֵ֖א בְּת֣וֹךְ הָעָ֑ם וְלֹֽא נָתְנ֥וּ אֹת֖וֹ בֵּ֥ית הכליא הַכְּלֽוּא

Now Jeremiah came in and went out among the people: for they had not put him into prison.

וְחֵ֥יל פַּרְעֹ֖ה יָצָ֣א מִמִּצְרָ֑יִם וַיִּשְׁמְע֨וּ הַכַּשְׂדִּ֜ים הַצָּרִ֤ים עַל יְרוּשָׁלִַ֨ם֙ אֶת שִׁמְעָ֔ם וַיֵּ֣עָל֔וּ מֵעַ֖ל יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם

Then Pharaoh's army was come forth out of Egypt: and when the Chaldeans that besieged Jerusalem heard tidings of them, they departed from Jerusalem.

וַֽיְהִי֙ דְּבַר יְהוָ֔ה אֶל יִרְמְיָ֥הוּ הַנָּבִ֖יא לֵאמֹֽר

Then came the word of YHWH to the prophet Jeremiah, saying,

כֹּֽה אָמַ֤ר יְהוָה֙ אֱלֹהֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל כֹּ֤ה תֹֽאמְרוּ֙ אֶל מֶ֣לֶךְ יְהוּדָ֔ה הַשֹּׁלֵ֧חַ אֶתְכֶ֛ם אֵלַ֖י לְדָרְשֵׁ֑נִי הִנֵּ֣ה חֵ֣יל פַּרְעֹ֗ה הַיֹּצֵ֤א לָכֶם֙ לְעֶזְרָ֔ה שָׁ֥ב לְאַרְצ֖וֹ מִצְרָֽיִם

Thus says YHWH, the God of Israel; Thus shall you say to the king of Judah, that sent you to me to enquire of me; Behold, Pharaoh's army, which is come forth to help you, shall return to Egypt into their own land.

וְשָׁ֨בוּ֙ הַכַּשְׂדִּ֔ים וְנִלְחֲמ֖וּ עַל הָעִ֣יר הַזֹּ֑את וּלְכָדֻ֖הָ וּשְׂרָפֻ֥הָ בָאֵֽשׁ

And the Chaldeans shall come again, and fight against this city, and take it, and burn it with fire.

כֹּ֣ה אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֗ה אַל תַּשִּׁ֤אוּ נַפְשֹֽׁתֵיכֶם֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר הָלֹ֛ךְ יֵלְכ֥וּ מֵעָלֵ֖ינוּ הַכַּשְׂדִּ֑ים כִּי לֹ֖א יֵלֵֽכוּ

Thus says YHWH; Deceive not yourselves, saying, The Chaldeans shall surely depart from us: for they shall not depart.

כִּ֣י אִם הִכִּיתֶ֞ם כָּל חֵ֤יל כַּשְׂדִּים֙ הַנִּלְחָמִ֣ים אִתְּכֶ֔ם וְנִ֨שְׁאֲרוּ בָ֔ם אֲנָשִׁ֖ים מְדֻקָּרִ֑ים אִ֤ישׁ בְּאָהֳלוֹ֙ יָק֔וּמוּ וְשָֽׂרְפ֛וּ אֶת הָעִ֥יר הַזֹּ֖את בָּאֵֽשׁ

For though you had smitten the whole army of the Chaldeans that fight against you, and there remained wounded men among them, should they rise up every man in his tent, and burn this city with fire.

וְהָיָ֗ה בְּהֵֽעָלוֹת֙ חֵ֣יל הַכַּשְׂדִּ֔ים מֵעַ֖ל יְרֽוּשָׁלִָ֑ם מִפְּנֵ֖י חֵ֥יל פַּרְעֹֽה

And it came to pass, that when the army of the Chaldeans was broken up from Jerusalem for fear of Pharaoh's army,

וַיֵּצֵ֤א יִרְמְיָ֨הוּ֙ מִיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם לָלֶ֖כֶת אֶ֣רֶץ בִּנְיָמִ֑ן לַחֲלִ֥ק מִשָּׁ֖ם בְּת֥וֹךְ הָעָֽם

Then Jeremiah went forth out of Jerusalem to go into the land of Benjamin, to separate himself thence in the midst of the people.

וַיְהִי ה֞וּא בְּשַׁ֣עַר בִּנְיָמִ֗ן וְשָׁם֙ בַּ֣עַל פְּקִדֻ֔ת וּשְׁמוֹ֙ יִרְאִיָּ֔יה בֶּן שֶֽׁלֶמְיָ֖ה בֶּן חֲנַנְיָ֑ה וַיִּתְפֹּ֞שׂ אֶֽת יִרְמְיָ֤הוּ הַנָּבִיא֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר אֶל הַכַּשְׂדִּ֖ים אַתָּ֥ה נֹפֵֽל

And when he was in the gate of Benjamin, a captain of the ward there, whose name Irijah, the son of Shelemiah, the son of Hananiah; and he took Jeremiah the prophet, saying, You fallest away to the Chaldeans.

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר יִרְמְיָ֜הוּ שֶׁ֗קֶר אֵינֶ֤נִּי נֹפֵל֙ עַל הַכַּשְׂדִּ֔ים וְלֹ֥א שָׁמַ֖ע אֵלָ֑יו וַיִּתְפֹּ֤שׂ יִרְאִיָּיה֙ בְּיִרְמְיָ֔הוּ וַיְבִאֵ֖הוּ אֶל הַשָּׂרִֽים

Then said Jeremiah, false; I fall not away to the Chaldeans. But he hearkened not to him: so Irijah took Jeremiah, and brought him to the princes.

וַיִּקְצְפ֧וּ הַשָּׂרִ֛ים עַֽל יִרְמְיָ֖הוּ וְהִכּ֣וּ אֹת֑וֹ וְנָתְנ֨וּ אוֹת֜וֹ בֵּ֣ית הָאֵס֗וּר בֵּ֚ית יְהוֹנָתָ֣ן הַסֹּפֵ֔ר כִּֽי אֹת֥וֹ עָשׂ֖וּ לְבֵ֥ית הַכֶּֽלֶא

Wherefore the princes were wroth with Jeremiah, and smote him, and put him in prison in the house of Jonathan the scribe: for they had made that the prison.

כִּ֣י בָ֧א יִרְמְיָ֛הוּ אֶל בֵּ֥ית הַבּ֖וֹר וְאֶל הַֽחֲנֻ֑יוֹת וַיֵּֽשֶׁב שָׁ֥ם יִרְמְיָ֖הוּ יָמִ֥ים רַבִּֽים

When Jeremiah was entered into the dungeon, and into the cabins, and Jeremiah had remained there many days;

וַיִּשְׁלַח֩ הַמֶּ֨לֶךְ צִדְקִיָּ֜הוּ וַיִּקָּחֵ֗הוּ וַיִּשְׁאָלֵ֨הוּ הַמֶּ֤לֶךְ בְּבֵיתוֹ֙ בַּסֵּ֔תֶר וַיֹּ֕אמֶר הֲיֵ֥שׁ דָּבָ֖ר מֵאֵ֣ת יְהוָ֑ה וַיֹּ֤אמֶר יִרְמְיָ֨הוּ֙ יֵ֔שׁ וַיֹּ֕אמֶר בְּיַ֥ד מֶֽלֶךְ בָּבֶ֖ל תִּנָּתֵֽן

Then Zedekiah the king sent, and took him out: and the king asked him secretly in his house, and said, Is there word from YHWH? And Jeremiah said, There is: for, said he, you shall be delivered into the hand of the king of Babylon.

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר יִרְמְיָ֔הוּ אֶל הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ צִדְקִיָּ֑הוּ מֶה֩ חָטָ֨אתִֽי לְךָ֤ וְלַעֲבָדֶ֨יךָ֙ וְלָעָ֣ם הַזֶּ֔ה כִּֽי נְתַתֶּ֥ם אוֹתִ֖י אֶל בֵּ֥ית הַכֶּֽלֶא

Moreover Jeremiah said to king Zedekiah, What have I offended against you, or against your servants, or against this people, that you have put me in prison?

ואיו וְאַיֵּה֙ נְבִ֣יאֵיכֶ֔ם אֲשֶׁר נִבְּא֥וּ לָכֶ֖ם לֵאמֹ֑ר לֹֽא יָבֹ֤א מֶֽלֶךְ בָּבֶל֙ עֲלֵיכֶ֔ם וְעַ֖ל הָאָ֥רֶץ הַזֹּֽאת

Where now your prophets which prophesied to you, saying, The king of Babylon shall not come against you, nor against this land?

וְעַתָּ֕ה שְֽׁמַֽע נָ֖א אֲדֹנִ֣י הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ תִּפָּל נָ֤א תְחִנָּתִי֙ לְפָנֶ֔יךָ וְאַל תְּשִׁבֵ֗נִי בֵּ֚ית יְהוֹנָתָ֣ן הַסֹּפֵ֔ר וְלֹ֥א אָמ֖וּת שָֽׁם

Therefore hear now, I pray you, O my lord the king: let my supplication, I pray you, be accepted before you; that you cause me not to return to the house of Jonathan the scribe, lest I die there.

וַיְצַוֶּ֞ה הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ צִדְקִיָּ֗הוּ וַיַּפְקִ֣דוּ אֶֽת יִרְמְיָהוּ֮ בַּחֲצַ֣ר הַמַּטָּרָה֒ וְנָתֹן֩ ל֨וֹ כִכַּר לֶ֤חֶם לַיּוֹם֙ מִח֣וּץ הָאֹפִ֔ים עַד תֹּ֥ם כָּל הַלֶּ֖חֶם מִן הָעִ֑יר וַיֵּ֣שֶׁב יִרְמְיָ֔הוּ בַּחֲצַ֖ר הַמַּטָּרָֽה

Then Zedekiah the king commanded that they should commit Jeremiah into the court of the prison, and that they should give him daily a piece of bread out of the bakers' street, until all the bread in the city were spent. Thus Jeremiah remained in the court of the prison.