Jeremiah

Chapter 37

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּi֨melake-me֔leke tzideqiyּa֖hu bּen-yoֽ'shshiyּa֑hu tּa֗chat kּaneya֨hu֙ bּen-yeh֣oyaqi֔ym 'ashshe֥r himeli֛yke nebukadere'tzּa֥r meֽleke-bּabe֖l bּe'e֥retz yehudaֽh׃

Edified Edition (EDE)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.

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

Phonetic (Hebrew): velo֥ shshama֛ h֥u va'abada֖yv ve'a֣m ha'a֑retz 'el-dּibere֣y yehva֔h 'ashshe֣r dּibּe֔r bּeya֖d yiremeya֥hu hanּabiֽy'׃

Edified Edition (EDE)But neither he, nor his servants, nor the people of the land, did hearken to the words of the LORD, which He spoke by the prophet Jeremiah.

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

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּishshelach֩ hamּe֨leke tzideqiyּa֜hu 'et-yehuka֣l bּen-shsheֽlemeya֗h ve'et-tzepaneya֤hu ben-maֽ'ashseyah֙ hakּohe֔n 'el-yiremeya֥hu hanּabi֖y le'mo֑r hitepּalּel-na֣ ba'ade֔nu 'el-yehva֖h 'eloheֽynu׃

Edified Edition (EDE)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 the LORD our God for us."

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

Phonetic (Hebrew): veyiremeya֕hu bּa֥ veyotze֖ bּet֣oke ha'a֑m veloֽ'-naten֥u 'ot֖o bּe֥yt hkly hakּelֽu'׃

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

וְיִרְמְיָ֕הוּ בָּ֥א וְיֹצֵ֖א בְּת֣וֹךְ הָעָ֑ם וְלֹֽא־נָתְנ֥וּ אֹת֖וֹ בֵּ֥ית הכליא הַכְּלֽוּא׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): veche֥yl pּare'o֖h yatza֣ mimּitzera֑yim vayּishsheme'֨u hakּashsedּi֜ym hatzּari֤ym 'al-yerushshalai֨m֙ 'et-shshime'a֔m vayּe֣'al֔u me'a֖l yerushshalaiֽm׃p

Edified Edition (EDE)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.

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

Phonetic (Hebrew): vaֽyehiy֙ dּebar-yehva֔h 'el-yiremeya֥hu hanּabi֖y le'moֽr׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Then came the word of the LORD to the prophet Jeremiah, saying,

וַֽיְהִי֙ דְּבַר־יְהוָ֔ה אֶל־יִרְמְיָ֥הוּ הַנָּבִ֖יא לֵאמֹֽר׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): kּoֽh-'ama֤r yehvah֙ 'elohe֣y yishsera'e֔l kּo֤h toֽ'meru֙ 'el-me֣leke yehuda֔h hashshּole֧cha 'eteke֛m 'ela֖y ledareshshe֑niy hinּe֣h ׀ che֣yl pּare'o֗h hayּotze֤ lakem֙ le'ezera֔h shsha֥b le'aretz֖o mitzeraֽyim׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Therefore now thus says the LORD, the God of hosts, the God of Israel; "Wherefore commit you this great evil against your souls, to cut off from you man and woman, child and suckling, out of Judah, to leave you none to remain;"

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

Phonetic (Hebrew): veshsha֨bu֙ hakּashsedּi֔ym venilecham֖u 'al-ha'i֣yr hazּo֑'t ulekadu֖ha ushserapu֥ha ba'eֽshsh׃s

Edified Edition (EDE)"'And the Chaldeans shall come again, and fight against this city, and take it, and burn it with fire.'"

וְשָׁ֨בוּ֙ הַכַּשְׂדִּ֔ים וְנִלְחֲמ֖וּ עַל־הָעִ֣יר הַזֹּ֑את וּלְכָדֻ֖הָ וּשְׂרָפֻ֥הָ בָאֵֽשׁ׃ס

Phonetic (Hebrew): kּo֣h ׀ 'ama֣r yehva֗h 'al-tּashshּi֤'u napeshshoֽteykem֙ le'mo֔r halo֛ke yelek֥u me'ale֖ynu hakּashsedּi֑ym kּiy-lo֖ yeleֽku׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Thus says the LORD; "Deceive not yourselves, saying, 'The Chaldeans shall surely depart from us:' for they shall not depart."

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

Phonetic (Hebrew): kּi֣y 'im-hikּiyte֞m kּal-che֤yl kּashsedּiym֙ hanּilechami֣ym 'itּeke֔m veni֨shshe'aru ba֔m 'anashshi֖ym meduqּari֑ym 'i֤yshsh bּe'aholo֙ yaq֔umu veshsaֽrep֛u 'et-ha'i֥yr hazּo֖'t bּa'eֽshsh׃

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

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

Phonetic (Hebrew): vehaya֗h bּeheֽ'alot֙ che֣yl hakּashsedּi֔ym me'a֖l yerֽushshala֑im mipּene֖y che֥yl pּare'oֽh׃s

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

וְהָיָ֗ה בְּהֵֽעָלוֹת֙ חֵ֣יל הַכַּשְׂדִּ֔ים מֵעַ֖ל יְרֽוּשָׁלִָ֑ם מִפְּנֵ֖י חֵ֥יל פַּרְעֹֽה׃ס

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּetze֤ yiremeya֨hu֙ miyr֣ushshalai֔m lale֖ket 'e֣retz bּineyami֑n lachali֥q mishshּa֖m bּet֥oke ha'aֽm׃

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

וַיֵּצֵ֤א יִרְמְיָ֨הוּ֙ מִיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם לָלֶ֖כֶת אֶ֣רֶץ בִּנְיָמִ֑ן לַחֲלִ֥ק מִשָּׁ֖ם בְּת֥וֹךְ הָעָֽם׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayehiy-h֞u bּeshsha֣'ar bּineyami֗n veshsham֙ bּa֣'al pּeqidu֔t ushshemo֙ yire'iyּa֔yh bּen-shsheֽlemeya֖h bּen-chananeya֑h vayּitepּo֞shs 'eֽt-yiremeya֤hu hanּabiy'֙ le'mo֔r 'el-hakּashsedּi֖ym 'atּa֥h nopeֽl׃

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

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

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּo֨'mer yiremeya֜hu shshe֗qer 'eyne֤nּiy nopel֙ 'al-hakּashsedּi֔ym velo֥ shshama֖ 'ela֑yv vayּitepּo֤shs yire'iyּayh֙ bּeyiremeya֔hu vayebi'e֖hu 'el-hashsּariֽym׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Then said Jeremiah, "It is false; I fall not away to the Chaldeans." But he hearkened not to him: so Irijah took Jeremiah, and brought him to the princes.

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

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּiqetzep֧u hashsּari֛ym 'aֽl-yiremeya֖hu vehikּ֣u 'ot֑o venaten֨u 'ot֜o bּe֣yt ha'es֗ur bּe֚yt yehonata֣n hasּope֔r kּiֽy-'ot֥o 'ashs֖u lebe֥yt hakּeֽle'׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Wherefore the princes were angry with Jeremiah, and smote him, and put him in prison in the house of Jonathan the scribe: for they had made that the prison.

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

Phonetic (Hebrew): kּi֣y ba֧ yiremeya֛hu 'el-bּe֥yt habּ֖or ve'el-haֽchanu֑yot vayּeֽshsheb-shsha֥m yiremeya֖hu yami֥ym rabּiֽym׃p

Edified Edition (EDE)When Jeremiah was entered into the dungeon, and into the cabins, and Jeremiah had remained there many days;

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

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּishshelach֩ hamּe֨leke tzideqiyּa֜hu vayּiqּache֗hu vayּishshe'ale֨hu hamּe֤leke bּebeyto֙ bּasּe֔ter vayּo֕'mer haye֥shsh dּaba֖r me'e֣t yehva֑h vayּo֤'mer yiremeya֨hu֙ ye֔shsh vayּo֕'mer bּeya֥d meֽleke-bּabe֖l tּinּateֽn׃s

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

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

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּo֣'mer yiremeya֔hu 'el-hamּe֖leke tzideqiyּa֑hu meh֩ chata֨'tiֽy leka֤ vela'abade֨yka֙ vela'a֣m hazּe֔h kּiֽy-netatּe֥m 'oti֖y 'el-bּe֥yt hakּeֽle'׃

Edified Edition (EDE)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?"

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

Phonetic (Hebrew): v'yv ve'ayּeh֙ nebi֣y'eyke֔m 'ashsher-nibּe'֥u lake֖m le'mo֑r loֽ'-yabo֤ meֽleke-bּabel֙ 'aleyke֔m ve'a֖l ha'a֥retz hazּoֽ't׃

Edified Edition (EDE)"Where are now your prophets which prophesied to you, saying, 'The king of Babylon shall not come against you, nor against this land?'"

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

Phonetic (Hebrew): ve'atּa֕h shsheֽmaֽ'-na֖ 'adoni֣y hamּe֑leke tּipּal-na֤ techinּatiy֙ lepane֔yka ve'al-tּeshshibe֗niy bּe֚yt yehonata֣n hasּope֔r velo֥ 'am֖ut shshaֽm׃

Edified Edition (EDE)"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."

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

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayetzaue֞h hamּe֣leke tzideqiyּa֗hu vayּapeqi֣du 'eֽt-yiremeyahu֮ bּachatza֣r hamּatּarah֒ venaton֩ l֨o kikּar-le֤chem layּom֙ mich֣utz ha'opi֔ym 'ad-tּo֥m kּal-halּe֖chem min-ha'i֑yr vayּe֣shsheb yiremeya֔hu bּachatza֖r hamּatּaraֽh׃

Edified Edition (EDE)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.

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׃