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Jeremiah

Chapter 42
1
Phonetic (Hebrew): vaֽyּigּeshshu֙ kּal-shsare֣y hachayali֔ym veyֽochanan֙ bּen-qare֔cha viֽyzaneya֖h bּen-hoshshaֽ'eya֑h vekal-ha'a֖m miqּato֥n ve'ad-gּadֽol׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Then all the captains of the forces, and Johanan the son of Kareah, and Jezaniah the son of Hoshaiah, and all the people from the least even to the greatest, came near,

וַֽיִּגְּשׁוּ֙ כָּל־שָׂרֵ֣י הַחֲיָלִ֔ים וְיֽוֹחָנָן֙ בֶּן־קָרֵ֔חַ וִֽיזַנְיָ֖ה בֶּן־הוֹשַֽׁעְיָ֑ה וְכָל־הָעָ֖ם מִקָּטֹ֥ן וְעַד־גָּדֽוֹל׃

2
Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּo'mer֞u 'eֽl-yiremeya֣hu hanּabi֗y tּipּal-na֤ techinּate֨nu֙ lepane֔yka vehitepּalּe֤l bּa'ade֨nu֙ 'el-yehva֣h 'elohe֔yka bּe'a֖d kּal-hashshּe'eri֣yt hazּo֑'t kּiֽy-nishshe'a֤renu me'at֙ meֽharebּe֔h kּa'ashshe֥r 'eyne֖yka ro'֥ot 'otaֽnu׃
Edified Edition (EDE)And said to Jeremiah the prophet, "Let, we beseech you, our supplication be accepted before you, and pray for us to the LORD your God, even for all this remnant; (for we are left but a few of many, as your eyes do behold us:)"

וַיֹּאמְר֞וּ אֶֽל־יִרְמְיָ֣הוּ הַנָּבִ֗יא תִּפָּל־נָ֤א תְחִנָּתֵ֨נוּ֙ לְפָנֶ֔יךָ וְהִתְפַּלֵּ֤ל בַּעֲדֵ֨נוּ֙ אֶל־יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ בְּעַ֖ד כָּל־הַשְּׁאֵרִ֣ית הַזֹּ֑את כִּֽי־נִשְׁאַ֤רְנוּ מְעַט֙ מֵֽהַרְבֵּ֔ה כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר עֵינֶ֖יךָ רֹא֥וֹת אֹתָֽנוּ׃

3
Phonetic (Hebrew): veyagּed-la֨nu֙ yehva֣h 'elohe֔yka 'et-hadּe֖reke 'ashshe֣r neֽleke-bּa֑hּ ve'et-hadּaba֖r 'ashshe֥r na'ashseֽh׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"That the LORD your God may show us the way wherein we may walk, and the thing that we may do."

וְיַגֶּד־לָ֨נוּ֙ יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ אֶת־הַדֶּ֖רֶךְ אֲשֶׁ֣ר נֵֽלֶךְ־בָּ֑הּ וְאֶת־הַדָּבָ֖ר אֲשֶׁ֥ר נַעֲשֶֽׂה׃

4
Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּo֨'mer 'aleyhe֜m yiremeya֤hu hanּabiy'֙ shshama֔'etּiy hineni֧y mitepּalּe֛l 'el-yehva֥h 'eloheyke֖m kּedibereyke֑m veֽhaya֡h kּaֽl-hadּabar֩ 'ashsher-ya'ane֨h yehva֤h 'etekem֙ 'agּi֣yd lake֔m loֽ'-'emena֥ mikּe֖m dּabaֽr׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Then Jeremiah the prophet said to them, "I have heard you; behold, I will pray to the LORD your God according to your words; and it shall come to pass, that whatever thing the LORD shall answer you, I will declare it to you; I will keep nothing back from you."

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר אֲלֵיהֶ֜ם יִרְמְיָ֤הוּ הַנָּבִיא֙ שָׁמַ֔עְתִּי הִנְנִ֧י מִתְפַּלֵּ֛ל אֶל־יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֵיכֶ֖ם כְּדִבְרֵיכֶ֑ם וְֽהָיָ֡ה כָּֽל־הַדָּבָר֩ אֲשֶׁר־יַעֲנֶ֨ה יְהוָ֤ה אֶתְכֶם֙ אַגִּ֣יד לָכֶ֔ם לֹֽא־אֶמְנַ֥ע מִכֶּ֖ם דָּבָֽר׃

5
Phonetic (Hebrew): vehe֨mּah֙ 'amer֣u 'eֽl-yiremeya֔hu yehi֤y yehvah֙ bּa֔nu le'e֖d 'eme֣t vene'ema֑n 'im-lo֡ kּeֽkal-ha֠dּabar 'ashshe֨r yiֽshshelachaka֜ yehva֧h 'elohe֛yka 'ele֖ynu kּe֥n na'ashseֽh׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Then they said to Jeremiah, "The LORD be a true and faithful witness between us, if we do not even according to all things for the which the LORD your God shall send you to us."

וְהֵ֨מָּה֙ אָמְר֣וּ אֶֽל־יִרְמְיָ֔הוּ יְהִ֤י יְהוָה֙ בָּ֔נוּ לְעֵ֖ד אֱמֶ֣ת וְנֶאֱמָ֑ן אִם־לֹ֡א כְּֽכָל־הַ֠דָּבָר אֲשֶׁ֨ר יִֽשְׁלָחֲךָ֜ יְהוָ֧ה אֱלֹהֶ֛יךָ אֵלֵ֖ינוּ כֵּ֥ן נַעֲשֶֽׂה׃

6
Phonetic (Hebrew): im-t֣ob ve'im-ra֔ bּeq֣ol ׀ yehva֣h 'elohe֗ynu 'ashshe֨r 'nv 'ana֜chenu shsholechi֥ym 'oteka֛ 'ela֖yv nishshema֑ lema֨'an֙ 'ashshe֣r yiֽytab-la֔nu kּi֣y nishshema֔ bּeq֖ol yehva֥h 'eloheֽynu׃s
Edified Edition (EDE)"Whether it be good, or whether it be evil, we will obey the voice of the LORD our God, to whom we send you; that it may be well with us, when we obey the voice of the LORD our God."

אִם־ט֣וֹב וְאִם־רָ֔ע בְּק֣וֹל ׀ יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֵ֗ינוּ אֲשֶׁ֨ר אנו אֲנַ֜חְנוּ שֹׁלְחִ֥ים אֹתְךָ֛ אֵלָ֖יו נִשְׁמָ֑ע לְמַ֨עַן֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר יִֽיטַב־לָ֔נוּ כִּ֣י נִשְׁמַ֔ע בְּק֖וֹל יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃ס

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Phonetic (Hebrew): vayehi֕y miqּe֖tz 'ashse֣ret yami֑ym vayehi֥y debar-yehva֖h 'eֽl-yiremeyaֽhu׃
Edified Edition (EDE)And it came to pass after ten days, that the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah.

וַיְהִ֕י מִקֵּ֖ץ עֲשֶׂ֣רֶת יָמִ֑ים וַיְהִ֥י דְבַר־יְהוָ֖ה אֶֽל־יִרְמְיָֽהוּ׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּiqera֗ 'el-yֽochanan֙ bּen-qare֔cha ve'e֛l kּal-shsare֥y hachayali֖ym 'ashshe֣r 'itּ֑o uleka֨l-ha'a֔m lemiqּato֥n ve'ad-gּadֽol׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Then called he Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces which were with him, and all the people from the least even to the greatest,

וַיִּקְרָ֗א אֶל־יֽוֹחָנָן֙ בֶּן־קָרֵ֔חַ וְאֶ֛ל כָּל־שָׂרֵ֥י הַחֲיָלִ֖ים אֲשֶׁ֣ר אִתּ֑וֹ וּלְכָ֨ל־הָעָ֔ם לְמִקָּטֹ֥ן וְעַד־גָּדֽוֹל׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּo֣'mer 'aleyhe֔m kּoֽh-'ama֥r yehva֖h 'elohe֣y yishsera'e֑l 'ashshe֨r shshelachetּe֤m 'otiy֙ 'ela֔yv lehapּi֥yl tּechinּateke֖m lepanaֽyv׃
Edified Edition (EDE)And said to them, "Thus says the LORD, the God of Israel, to whom you sent me to present your supplication before Him;"

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֲלֵיהֶ֔ם כֹּֽה־אָמַ֥ר יְהוָ֖ה אֱלֹהֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל אֲשֶׁ֨ר שְׁלַחְתֶּ֤ם אֹתִי֙ אֵלָ֔יו לְהַפִּ֥יל תְּחִנַּתְכֶ֖ם לְפָנָֽיו׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): im-shsh֤ob tּeֽshshebu֙ bּa'a֣retz hazּo֔'t ubani֤ytiy 'etekem֙ velo֣ 'ehero֔s venata'etּi֥y 'eteke֖m velo֣ 'etּ֑oshsh kּi֤y nicha֨metּiy֙ 'el-ha֣ra'a֔h 'ashshe֥r 'ashsi֖ytiy lakeֽm׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"'If you will still abide in this land, then will I build you, and not pull you down, and I will plant you, and not pluck you up: for I repent of the evil that I have done to you.'"

אִם־שׁ֤וֹב תֵּֽשְׁבוּ֙ בָּאָ֣רֶץ הַזֹּ֔את וּבָנִ֤יתִי אֶתְכֶם֙ וְלֹ֣א אֶהֱרֹ֔ס וְנָטַעְתִּ֥י אֶתְכֶ֖ם וְלֹ֣א אֶתּ֑וֹשׁ כִּ֤י נִחַ֨מְתִּי֙ אֶל־הָ֣רָעָ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר עָשִׂ֖יתִי לָכֶֽם׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): al-tּiֽyre'֗u mipּeney֙ me֣leke bּabe֔l 'ashsher-'atּe֥m yere'i֖ym mipּana֑yv 'al-tּiֽyre'֤u mimּe֨nּu֙ ne'um-yehva֔h kּiֽy-'itּeke֣m 'a֔niy lehoshshi֧y'a 'eteke֛m ulehatzּi֥yl 'eteke֖m miyּadֽo׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"'Be not afraid of the king of Babylon, of whom you are afraid; be not afraid of him,' says the LORD: 'for I am with you to save you, and to deliver you from his hand.'"

אַל־תִּֽירְא֗וּ מִפְּנֵי֙ מֶ֣לֶךְ בָּבֶ֔ל אֲשֶׁר־אַתֶּ֥ם יְרֵאִ֖ים מִפָּנָ֑יו אַל־תִּֽירְא֤וּ מִמֶּ֨נּוּ֙ נְאֻם־יְהוָ֔ה כִּֽי־אִתְּכֶ֣ם אָ֔נִי לְהוֹשִׁ֧יעַ אֶתְכֶ֛ם וּלְהַצִּ֥יל אֶתְכֶ֖ם מִיָּדֽוֹ׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): ve'etּe֥n lake֛m rachami֖ym vericha֣m 'eteke֑m veheshshi֥yb 'eteke֖m 'el-'adematekeֽm׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"'And I will show mercies to you, that he may have mercy upon you, and cause you to return to your own land.'"

וְאֶתֵּ֥ן לָכֶ֛ם רַחֲמִ֖ים וְרִחַ֣ם אֶתְכֶ֑ם וְהֵשִׁ֥יב אֶתְכֶ֖ם אֶל־אַדְמַתְכֶֽם׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): ve'im-'omeri֣ym 'atּe֔m lo֥ neshshe֖b bּa'a֣retz hazּo֑'t lebiletּi֣y shshemo֔'a bּeq֖ol yehva֥h 'eloheykeֽm׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"But if you say, 'We will not dwell in this land,' neither obey the voice of the LORD your God,"

וְאִם־אֹמְרִ֣ים אַתֶּ֔ם לֹ֥א נֵשֵׁ֖ב בָּאָ֣רֶץ הַזֹּ֑את לְבִלְתִּ֣י שְׁמֹ֔עַ בְּק֖וֹל יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): le'mo֗r lo֚ kּi֣y 'e֤retz mitzera֨yim֙ nab֔o 'ashshe֤r loֽ'-nire'eh֙ milechama֔h veq֥ol shshopa֖r lo֣ nishshema֑ velalּe֥chem loֽ'-nire'a֖b veshsha֥m neshsheֽb׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Saying, "'No; but we will go into the land of Egypt, where we shall see no war, nor hear the sound of the trumpet, nor have hunger of bread; and there will we dwell:'"

לֵאמֹ֗ר לֹ֚א כִּ֣י אֶ֤רֶץ מִצְרַ֨יִם֙ נָב֔וֹא אֲשֶׁ֤ר לֹֽא־נִרְאֶה֙ מִלְחָמָ֔ה וְק֥וֹל שׁוֹפָ֖ר לֹ֣א נִשְׁמָ֑ע וְלַלֶּ֥חֶם לֹֽא־נִרְעָ֖ב וְשָׁ֥ם נֵשֵֽׁב׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): ve'atּa֕h lake֛n shshime'֥u debar-yehva֖h shshe'eri֣yt yehuda֑h kּoֽh-'amar֩ yehva֨h tzeba'֜ot 'elohe֣y yishsera'e֗l 'im-'a֠tּem shs֣om tּeshsim֤un pּeneykem֙ labo֣ mitzera֔yim uba'te֖m lag֥ur shshaֽm׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"And now therefore hear the word of the LORD, you remnant of Judah; Thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; 'If you wholly set your faces to enter into Egypt, and go to sojourn there;'"

וְעַתָּ֕ה לָכֵ֛ן שִׁמְע֥וּ דְבַר־יְהוָ֖ה שְׁאֵרִ֣ית יְהוּדָ֑ה כֹּֽה־אָמַר֩ יְהוָ֨ה צְבָא֜וֹת אֱלֹהֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל אִם־אַ֠תֶּם שׂ֣וֹם תְּשִׂמ֤וּן פְּנֵיכֶם֙ לָבֹ֣א מִצְרַ֔יִם וּבָאתֶ֖ם לָג֥וּר שָֽׁם׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): vehayeta֣h hache֗reb 'ashshe֤r 'atּem֙ yere'i֣ym mimּe֔nּah shsha֛m tּashsּi֥yg 'eteke֖m bּe'e֣retz mitzera֑yim vehara'a֞b 'ashsher-'atּe֣m ׀ dּo'agi֣ym mimּe֗nּu shsha֣m yidebּa֧q 'achareyke֛m mitzera֖yim veshsha֥m tּamuֽtu׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"'Then it shall come to pass, that the sword, which you feared, shall overtake you there in the land of Egypt, and the famine, whereof you were afraid, shall follow close after you there in Egypt; and there you shall die.'"

וְהָיְתָ֣ה הַחֶ֗רֶב אֲשֶׁ֤ר אַתֶּם֙ יְרֵאִ֣ים מִמֶּ֔נָּה שָׁ֛ם תַּשִּׂ֥יג אֶתְכֶ֖ם בְּאֶ֣רֶץ מִצְרָ֑יִם וְהָרָעָ֞ב אֲשֶׁר־אַתֶּ֣ם ׀ דֹּאֲגִ֣ים מִמֶּ֗נּוּ שָׁ֣ם יִדְבַּ֧ק אַחֲרֵיכֶ֛ם מִצְרַ֖יִם וְשָׁ֥ם תָּמֻֽתוּ׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): veyiֽhey֣u kal-ha'anashshi֗ym 'ashsher-shsa֨mu 'et-pּeneyhe֜m lab֤o mitzera֨yim֙ lag֣ur shsha֔m yam֕utu bּache֖reb bּara'a֣b ubadּa֑ber veloֽ'-yiheye֤h lahem֙ shsari֣yd upali֔yt mipּeney֙ haֽra'a֔h 'ashshe֥r 'ani֖y mebi֥y 'aleyheֽm׃s
Edified Edition (EDE)"'So shall it be with all the men that set their faces to go into Egypt to sojourn there; they shall die by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence: and none of them shall remain or escape from the evil that I will bring upon them.'"

וְיִֽהְי֣וּ כָל־הָאֲנָשִׁ֗ים אֲשֶׁר־שָׂ֨מוּ אֶת־פְּנֵיהֶ֜ם לָב֤וֹא מִצְרַ֨יִם֙ לָג֣וּר שָׁ֔ם יָמ֕וּתוּ בַּחֶ֖רֶב בָּרָעָ֣ב וּבַדָּ֑בֶר וְלֹֽא־יִהְיֶ֤ה לָהֶם֙ שָׂרִ֣יד וּפָלִ֔יט מִפְּנֵי֙ הָֽרָעָ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר אֲנִ֖י מֵבִ֥יא עֲלֵיהֶֽם׃ס

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Phonetic (Hebrew): kּiy֩ ko֨h 'ama֜r yehva֣h tzeba'ot֮ 'elohe֣y yishsera'el֒ kּa'ashsher֩ nitּa֨ke 'apּi֜y vachamati֗y 'al-yoֽshshebey֙ yer֣ushshalai֔m kּe֣n tּitּa֤ke chamatiy֙ 'aleyke֔m bּebo'ake֖m mitzera֑yim viheyiyte֞m le'ala֤h uleshshamּah֙ veliqelala֣h ulecherepּa֔h veloֽ'-tire'֣u '֔od 'et-hamּaq֖om hazּeֽh׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"For thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; 'As My anger and My fury has been poured forth upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem; so shall My fury be poured forth upon you, when you shall enter into Egypt: and you shall be an execration, and an astonishment, and a curse, and a reproach; and you shall see this place no more.'"

כִּי֩ כֹ֨ה אָמַ֜ר יְהוָ֣ה צְבָאוֹת֮ אֱלֹהֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵל֒ כַּאֲשֶׁר֩ נִתַּ֨ךְ אַפִּ֜י וַחֲמָתִ֗י עַל־יֹֽשְׁבֵי֙ יְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם כֵּ֣ן תִּתַּ֤ךְ חֲמָתִי֙ עֲלֵיכֶ֔ם בְּבֹאֲכֶ֖ם מִצְרָ֑יִם וִהְיִיתֶ֞ם לְאָלָ֤ה וּלְשַׁמָּה֙ וְלִקְלָלָ֣ה וּלְחֶרְפָּ֔ה וְלֹֽא־תִרְא֣וּ ע֔וֹד אֶת־הַמָּק֖וֹם הַזֶּֽה׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): dּibּe֨r yehva֤h 'aleykem֙ shshe'eri֣yt yehuda֔h 'al-tּabo֖'u mitzera֑yim yado֨'a֙ tּeֽde'֔u kּiy-ha'iydo֥tiy bake֖m hayּֽom׃
Edified Edition (EDE)The LORD has said concerning you, O you remnant of Judah; "Go you not into Egypt:" know certainly that I have admonished you this day.

דִּבֶּ֨ר יְהוָ֤ה עֲלֵיכֶם֙ שְׁאֵרִ֣ית יְהוּדָ֔ה אַל־תָּבֹ֖אוּ מִצְרָ֑יִם יָדֹ֨עַ֙ תֵּֽדְע֔וּ כִּי־הַעִידֹ֥תִי בָכֶ֖ם הַיּֽוֹם׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): kּi֣y ht'tym hite'eytem֮ bּenapeshshֽoteykem֒ kּiֽy-'atּe֞m shshelachetּe֣m 'oti֗y 'el-yehva֤h 'eloֽheykem֙ le'mo֔r hitepּalּe֣l bּa'ade֔nu 'el-yehva֖h 'elohe֑ynu ukekol֩ 'ashshe֨r yo'ma֜r yehva֧h 'elohe֛ynu kּe֥n hagּed-la֖nu ve'ashsiֽynu׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"For you dissembled in your hearts, when you sent me to the LORD your God, saying, 'Pray for us to the LORD our God; and according to all that the LORD our God shall say, so declare to us, and we will do it.'"

כִּ֣י התעתים הִתְעֵיתֶם֮ בְּנַפְשֽׁוֹתֵיכֶם֒ כִּֽי־אַתֶּ֞ם שְׁלַחְתֶּ֣ם אֹתִ֗י אֶל־יְהוָ֤ה אֱלֹֽהֵיכֶם֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר הִתְפַּלֵּ֣ל בַּעֲדֵ֔נוּ אֶל־יְהוָ֖ה אֱלֹהֵ֑ינוּ וּכְכֹל֩ אֲשֶׁ֨ר יֹאמַ֜ר יְהוָ֧ה אֱלֹהֵ֛ינוּ כֵּ֥ן הַגֶּד־לָ֖נוּ וְעָשִֽׂינוּ׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): va'agּi֥d lake֖m hayּ֑om velo֣ shshema'etּe֗m bּeqol֙ yehva֣h 'eloֽheyke֔m uleko֖l 'ashsher-shshelacha֥niy 'aleykeֽm׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"And now I have this day declared it to you; but you have not obeyed the voice of the LORD your God, nor anything for the which He has sent me to you."

וָאַגִּ֥ד לָכֶ֖ם הַיּ֑וֹם וְלֹ֣א שְׁמַעְתֶּ֗ם בְּקוֹל֙ יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֔ם וּלְכֹ֖ל אֲשֶׁר־שְׁלָחַ֥נִי אֲלֵיכֶֽם׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): ve'atּah֙ yado֣'a tּeֽde'֔u kּi֗y bּache֛reb bּara'a֥b ubadּe֖ber tּam֑utu bּamּaqom֙ 'ashshe֣r chapatzetּe֔m lab֖o lag֥ur shshaֽm׃s
Edified Edition (EDE)"Now therefore know certainly that you shall die by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence, in the place Where you desire to go and to sojourn."

וְעַתָּה֙ יָדֹ֣עַ תֵּֽדְע֔וּ כִּ֗י בַּחֶ֛רֶב בָּרָעָ֥ב וּבַדֶּ֖בֶר תָּמ֑וּתוּ בַּמָּקוֹם֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר חֲפַצְתֶּ֔ם לָב֖וֹא לָג֥וּר שָֽׁם׃ס