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Jeremiah

Chapter 39
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Phonetic (Hebrew): bּashshּana֣h ha֠tּeshshi'iyt letzideqiyּa֨hu meleke-yehuda֜h bּacho֣deshsh ha'ashsiri֗y bּa֠ nebukadere'tzּa֨r meֽleke-bּabe֤l vekal-cheylo֙ 'el-yer֣ushshalai֔m vayּatzu֖ru 'aleֽyha׃s
Edified Edition (EDE)In the ninth year of Zedekiah king of Judah, in the tenth month, came Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon and all his army against Jerusalem, and they besieged it.

בַּשָּׁנָ֣ה הַ֠תְּשִׁעִית לְצִדְקִיָּ֨הוּ מֶלֶךְ־יְהוּדָ֜ה בַּחֹ֣דֶשׁ הָעֲשִׂרִ֗י בָּ֠א נְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּ֨ר מֶֽלֶךְ־בָּבֶ֤ל וְכָל־חֵילוֹ֙ אֶל־יְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם וַיָּצֻ֖רוּ עָלֶֽיהָ׃ס

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Phonetic (Hebrew): bּe'ashshetּeֽy-'eshsere֤h shshanah֙ letzideqiyּa֔hu bּacho֥deshsh harebiy'i֖y bּetishshe'a֣h lacho֑deshsh habeqe'a֖h ha'iֽyr׃
Edified Edition (EDE)And in the eleventh year of Zedekiah, in the fourth month, the ninth day of the month, the city was broken up.

בְּעַשְׁתֵּֽי־עֶשְׂרֵ֤ה שָׁנָה֙ לְצִדְקִיָּ֔הוּ בַּחֹ֥דֶשׁ הָרְבִיעִ֖י בְּתִשְׁעָ֣ה לַחֹ֑דֶשׁ הָבְקְעָ֖ה הָעִֽיר׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּabo֗'u kּo֚l shsare֣y meֽleke-bּabe֔l vayּeshsheb֖u bּeshsha֣'ar hatּa֑veke nerega֣l shsar-'e֠tzer saֽmegּar-neb֞u shsar-seki֣ym rab-sari֗ys nerega֤l shsar-'e֨tzer֙ rab-ma֔g vekal-shshe'eri֔yt shsare֖y me֥leke bּabeֽl׃
Edified Edition (EDE)And all the princes of the king of Babylon came in, and sat in the middle gate, even Nergalsharezer, Samgarnebo, Sarsechim, Rabisaris, Nergalsharezer, Rabmag, with all the residue of the princes of the king of Babylon.

וַיָּבֹ֗אוּ כֹּ֚ל שָׂרֵ֣י מֶֽלֶךְ־בָּבֶ֔ל וַיֵּשְׁב֖וּ בְּשַׁ֣עַר הַתָּ֑וֶךְ נֵרְגַ֣ל שַׂר־אֶ֠צֶר סַֽמְגַּר־נְב֞וּ שַׂר־סְכִ֣ים רַב־סָרִ֗יס נֵרְגַ֤ל שַׂר־אֶ֨צֶר֙ רַב־מָ֔ג וְכָל־שְׁאֵרִ֔ית שָׂרֵ֖י מֶ֥לֶךְ בָּבֶֽל׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): vayehi֡y kּa'ashshe֣r ra֠'am tzideqiyּa֨hu meֽleke-yehuda֜h veko֣l ׀ 'aneshshe֣y hamּilechama֗h vaֽ֠yּiberechu vayּetze'֨u la֤yelah min-ha'iyr֙ dּe֚reke gּa֣n hamּe֔leke bּeshsha֖'ar bּe֣yn hachomota֑yim vayּetze֖ dּe֥reke ha'arabaֽh׃
Edified Edition (EDE)And it came to pass, that when Zedekiah the king of Judah saw them, and all the men of war, then they fled, and went forth out of the city by night, by the way of the king's garden, by the gate betwixt the two walls: and he went out the way of the plain.

וַיְהִ֡י כַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר רָ֠אָם צִדְקִיָּ֨הוּ מֶֽלֶךְ־יְהוּדָ֜ה וְכֹ֣ל ׀ אַנְשֵׁ֣י הַמִּלְחָמָ֗ה וַֽ֠יִּבְרְחוּ וַיֵּצְא֨וּ לַ֤יְלָה מִן־הָעִיר֙ דֶּ֚רֶךְ גַּ֣ן הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ בְּשַׁ֖עַר בֵּ֣ין הַחֹמֹתָ֑יִם וַיֵּצֵ֖א דֶּ֥רֶךְ הָעֲרָבָֽה׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּiredּep֨u cheyl-kּashsedּi֜ym 'achareyhe֗m vayּashsּi֣gu 'et-tzideqiyּahu֮ bּe'aֽreb֣ot yerecho֒ vayּiqech֣u 'ot֗o vaֽ֠yּa'aluhu 'el-nebukadere'tzּa֧r meֽleke-bּabe֛l ribela֖tah bּe'e֣retz chama֑t vayedabּe֥r 'itּ֖o mishshepּatiֽym׃
Edified Edition (EDE)But the Chaldeans' army pursued after them, and overtook Zedekiah in the plains of Jericho: and when they had taken him, they brought him up to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon to Riblah in the land of Hamath, where he gave judgement upon him.

וַיִּרְדְּפ֨וּ חֵיל־כַּשְׂדִּ֜ים אַחֲרֵיהֶ֗ם וַיַּשִּׂ֣גוּ אֶת־צִדְקִיָּהוּ֮ בְּעַֽרְב֣וֹת יְרֵחוֹ֒ וַיִּקְח֣וּ אֹת֗וֹ וַֽ֠יַּעֲלֻהוּ אֶל־נְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּ֧ר מֶֽלֶךְ־בָּבֶ֛ל רִבְלָ֖תָה בְּאֶ֣רֶץ חֲמָ֑ת וַיְדַבֵּ֥ר אִתּ֖וֹ מִשְׁפָּטִֽים׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּishshechat֩ me֨leke bּabe֜l 'et-bּene֧y tzideqiyּa֛hu bּeribela֖h le'eyna֑yv ve'et֙ kּal-chore֣y yehuda֔h shshacha֖t me֥leke bּabeֽl׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Then the king of Babylon slew the sons of Zedekiah in Riblah before his eyes: also the king of Babylon slew all the nobles of Judah.

וַיִּשְׁחַט֩ מֶ֨לֶךְ בָּבֶ֜ל אֶת־בְּנֵ֧י צִדְקִיָּ֛הוּ בְּרִבְלָ֖ה לְעֵינָ֑יו וְאֵת֙ כָּל־חֹרֵ֣י יְהוּדָ֔ה שָׁחַ֖ט מֶ֥לֶךְ בָּבֶֽל׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): ve'et-'eyne֥y tzideqiyּa֖hu 'iue֑r vayּa'asere֨hu֙ bּaֽnechushshetּa֔yim labi֥y 'ot֖o bּabeֽlah׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Moreover he put out Zedekiah's eyes, and bound him with chains, to carry him to Babylon.

וְאֶת־עֵינֵ֥י צִדְקִיָּ֖הוּ עִוֵּ֑ר וַיַּאַסְרֵ֨הוּ֙ בַּֽנְחֻשְׁתַּ֔יִם לָבִ֥יא אֹת֖וֹ בָּבֶֽלָה׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): ve'et-bּe֤yt hamּe֨leke֙ ve'et-bּe֣yt ha'a֔m shsarep֥u hakּashsedּi֖ym bּa'e֑shsh ve'et-chom֥ot yerushshala֖im nataֽtzu׃
Edified Edition (EDE)And the Chaldeans burned the king's house, and the houses of the people, with fire, and brake down the walls of Jerusalem.

וְאֶת־בֵּ֤ית הַמֶּ֨לֶךְ֙ וְאֶת־בֵּ֣ית הָעָ֔ם שָׂרְפ֥וּ הַכַּשְׂדִּ֖ים בָּאֵ֑שׁ וְאֶת־חֹמ֥וֹת יְרוּשָׁלִַ֖ם נָתָֽצוּ׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): ve'et֩ ye֨ter ha'a֜m hanּishshe'ari֣ym bּa'i֗yr ve'et-hanּoֽpeliym֙ 'ashshe֣r napel֣u 'ala֔yv ve'e֛t ye֥ter ha'a֖m hanּishshe'ari֑ym hegela֛h nebֽuzar-'ada֥n rab-tabּachi֖ym bּabeֽl׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Then Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard carried away captive into Babylon the remnant of the people that remained in the city, and those that fell away, that fell to him, with the rest of the people that remained.

וְאֵת֩ יֶ֨תֶר הָעָ֜ם הַנִּשְׁאָרִ֣ים בָּעִ֗יר וְאֶת־הַנֹּֽפְלִים֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר נָפְל֣וּ עָלָ֔יו וְאֵ֛ת יֶ֥תֶר הָעָ֖ם הַנִּשְׁאָרִ֑ים הֶגְלָ֛ה נְבֽוּזַר־אֲדָ֥ן רַב־טַבָּחִ֖ים בָּבֶֽל׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): umin-ha'a֣m hadּalּi֗ym 'ashshe֤r 'eyn-lahem֙ me'֔umah hishshe'i֛yr nebuzare'ada֥n rab-tabּachi֖ym bּe'e֣retz yehuda֑h vayּitּe֥n lahe֛m kּerami֥ym viֽygebi֖ym bּayּ֥om hahֽu'׃
Edified Edition (EDE)But Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard left of the poor of the people, which had nothing, in the land of Judah, and gave them vineyards and fields at the same time.

וּמִן־הָעָ֣ם הַדַּלִּ֗ים אֲשֶׁ֤ר אֵין־לָהֶם֙ מְא֔וּמָה הִשְׁאִ֛יר נְבוּזַרְאֲדָ֥ן רַב־טַבָּחִ֖ים בְּאֶ֣רֶץ יְהוּדָ֑ה וַיִּתֵּ֥ן לָהֶ֛ם כְּרָמִ֥ים וִֽיגֵבִ֖ים בַּיּ֥וֹם הַהֽוּא׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): vayetza֛v nebukadere'tzּa֥r meֽleke-bּabe֖l 'aֽl-yiremeya֑hu bּeya֛d nebuzare'ada֥n rab-tabּachi֖ym le'moֽr׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Now Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon gave charge concerning Jeremiah to Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard, saying,

וַיְצַ֛ו נְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּ֥ר מֶֽלֶךְ־בָּבֶ֖ל עַֽל־יִרְמְיָ֑הוּ בְּיַ֛ד נְבוּזַרְאֲדָ֥ן רַב־טַבָּחִ֖ים לֵאמֹֽר׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): qache֗nּu ve'eyne֨yka֙ shsi֣ym 'ala֔yv ve'al-tּa֥'ashs l֖o me'֣umah rּa֑ kּi֗y 'm kּaֽ'ashsher֙ yedabּe֣r 'ele֔yka kּe֖n 'ashse֥h 'imּֽo׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"Take him, and look well to him, and do him no harm; but do to him even as he shall say to you."

קָחֶ֗נּוּ וְעֵינֶ֨יךָ֙ שִׂ֣ים עָלָ֔יו וְאַל־תַּ֥עַשׂ ל֖וֹ מְא֣וּמָה רָּ֑ע כִּ֗י אם כַּֽאֲשֶׁר֙ יְדַבֵּ֣ר אֵלֶ֔יךָ כֵּ֖ן עֲשֵׂ֥ה עִמּֽוֹ׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּishshela֞ch nebֽuzare'ada֣n rab-tabּachi֗ym unebֽushshazebּa<seg type="x-small">n֙<seg> rab-sari֔ys venerega֥l shsar-'e֖tzer rab-ma֑g veko֖l rabּe֥y meֽleke-bּabeֽl׃
Edified Edition (EDE)So Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard sent, and Nebushasban, Rabsaris, and Nergalsharezer, Rabmag, and all the king of Babylon's princes;

וַיִּשְׁלַ֞ח נְבֽוּזַרְאֲדָ֣ן רַב־טַבָּחִ֗ים וּנְבֽוּשַׁזְבָּ<seg type="x-small">ן֙<seg> רַב־סָרִ֔יס וְנֵרְגַ֥ל שַׂר־אֶ֖צֶר רַב־מָ֑ג וְכֹ֖ל רַבֵּ֥י מֶֽלֶךְ־בָּבֶֽל׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּishshelechu֩ vayּiqech֨u 'eֽt-yiremeya֜hu mechatza֣r hamּatּara֗h vayּitּen֤u 'oto֙ 'el-gּedaleya֨hu֙ bּen-'achiyqa֣m bּen-shshapa֔n lehotzi'e֖hu 'el-habּa֑yit vayּe֖shsheb bּet֥oke ha'aֽm׃s
Edified Edition (EDE)Even they sent, and took Jeremiah out of the court of the prison, and committed him to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan, that he should carry him home: so he dwelt among the people.

וַיִּשְׁלְחוּ֩ וַיִּקְח֨וּ אֶֽת־יִרְמְיָ֜הוּ מֵחֲצַ֣ר הַמַּטָּרָ֗ה וַיִּתְּנ֤וּ אֹתוֹ֙ אֶל־גְּדַלְיָ֨הוּ֙ בֶּן־אֲחִיקָ֣ם בֶּן־שָׁפָ֔ן לְהוֹצִאֵ֖הוּ אֶל־הַבָּ֑יִת וַיֵּ֖שֶׁב בְּת֥וֹךְ הָעָֽם׃ס

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Phonetic (Hebrew): ve'eֽl-yiremeya֖hu haya֣h debar-yehva֑h bּiֽheyot֣o 'atz֔ur bּachatza֥r hamּatּara֖h le'moֽr׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Now the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah, while he was shut up in the court of the prison, saying,

וְאֶֽל־יִרְמְיָ֖הוּ הָיָ֣ה דְבַר־יְהוָ֑ה בִּֽהְיֹת֣וֹ עָצ֔וּר בַּחֲצַ֥ר הַמַּטָּרָ֖ה לֵאמֹֽר׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): hal֣oke ve'amaretּa֡ le'ebed-me֨leke hakּushshi֜y le'mo֗r kּoֽh-'ama֞r yehva֤h tzeba'ot֙ 'elohe֣y yishsera'e֔l hineniy֩ mby mebi֨y 'et-dּebara֜y 'el-ha'i֥yr hazּo֛'t lera'a֖h velo֣ letoba֑h vehay֥u lepane֖yka bּayּ֥om hahֽu'׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"Go and speak to Ebedmelech the Ethiopian, saying, 'Thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Behold, I will bring My words upon this city for evil, and not for good; and they shall be accomplished in that day before you.'"

הָל֣וֹךְ וְאָמַרְתָּ֡ לְעֶבֶד־מֶ֨לֶךְ הַכּוּשִׁ֜י לֵאמֹ֗ר כֹּֽה־אָמַ֞ר יְהוָ֤ה צְבָאוֹת֙ אֱלֹהֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל הִנְנִי֩ מבי מֵבִ֨יא אֶת־דְּבָרַ֜י אֶל־הָעִ֥יר הַזֹּ֛את לְרָעָ֖ה וְלֹ֣א לְטוֹבָ֑ה וְהָי֥וּ לְפָנֶ֖יךָ בַּיּ֥וֹם הַהֽוּא׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): vehitzּaletּi֥yka bayּom-hah֖u ne'um-yehva֑h velo֤ tinּaten֙ bּeya֣d haֽ'anashshi֔ym 'ashsher-'atּa֥h yag֖or mipּeneyheֽm׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"'But I will deliver you in that day,' says the LORD: 'and you shall not be given into the hand of the men of whom you are afraid.'"

וְהִצַּלְתִּ֥יךָ בַיּוֹם־הַה֖וּא נְאֻם־יְהוָ֑ה וְלֹ֤א תִנָּתֵן֙ בְּיַ֣ד הָֽאֲנָשִׁ֔ים אֲשֶׁר־אַתָּ֥ה יָג֖וֹר מִפְּנֵיהֶֽם׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): kּi֤y malּet֙ 'amalּeteka֔ ubache֖reb lo֣ tipּo֑l vehayeta֨h leka֤ napeshsheka֙ leshshala֔l kּiֽy-bata֥chetּa bּi֖y ne'um-yehvaֽh׃s
Edified Edition (EDE)"'For I will surely deliver you, and you shall not fall by the sword, but your life shall be for a prey to you: because you hast put your trust in Me,' says the LORD."

כִּ֤י מַלֵּט֙ אֲמַלֶּטְךָ֔ וּבַחֶ֖רֶב לֹ֣א תִפֹּ֑ל וְהָיְתָ֨ה לְךָ֤ נַפְשְׁךָ֙ לְשָׁלָ֔ל כִּֽי־בָטַ֥חְתָּ בִּ֖י נְאֻם־יְהוָֽה׃ס