Jeremiah 22

YHWH commands the king of Judah to execute justice, protect the vulnerable, and avoid violence, promising enduring Davidic kingship for obedience but desolation for disobedience; he warns of destroyers cutting down the palace cedars like those of Lebanon, due to covenant forsaken for idolatry.[1][2][3][5] The chapter pronounces judgments on kings Shallum, Jehoiakim (buried like a donkey for oppression unlike Josiah), and Jehoiachin (cast off like a signet ring to die in Babylon without return).[1][4][5]

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כֹּ֣ה 𐤊𐤄 koh Thus in this manner HD אָמַ֣ר 𐤀𐤌𐤓 amar says he said HVqp3ms יְהוָ֗ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp עֲשׂ֤וּ 𐤏𐤔𐤅 asu Do they did HVqv2mp מִשְׁפָּט֙ 𐤌𐤔𐤐𐤈 mishepat justice judgment HNcmsa וּ/צְדָקָ֔ה 𐤅/𐤑𐤃𐤒𐤄 utsedaqah and righteousness and righteousness HC/Ncfsa וְ/הַצִּ֥ילוּ 𐤅/𐤄𐤑𐤉𐤋𐤅 vehatsilu and deliver and rescue HC/Vhv2mp גָז֖וּל 𐤂𐤆𐤅𐤋 gazul the robbed robbed one HVqsmsa מִ/יַּ֣ד 𐤌/𐤉𐤃 miyad from the hand of from hand of HR/Ncbsc עָשׁ֑וֹק 𐤏𐤔𐤅𐤒 ashoq the oppressor oppressor HNcmsa וְ/גֵר֩ 𐤅/𐤂𐤓 veger and the sojourner and a resident foreigner HC/Ncmsa יָת֨וֹם 𐤉𐤕𐤅𐤌 yatom orphan fatherless child HNcmsa וְ/אַלְמָנָ֤ה 𐤅/𐤀𐤋𐤌𐤍𐤄 vealemanah and widow and widow HC/Ncfsa אַל 𐤀𐤋 al not upon / over HTn תֹּנוּ֙ 𐤕𐤍𐤅 tonu oppress you cause oppression HVhj2mp אַל 𐤀𐤋 al-2 not upon / over HTn תַּחְמֹ֔סוּ 𐤕𐤇𐤌𐤎𐤅 tachemosu do violence you (masc. pl.) do violence HVqj2mp וְ/דָ֣ם 𐤅/𐤃𐤌 vedam and blood and blood-of HC/Ncmsa נָקִ֔י 𐤍𐤒𐤉 naqi innocent guilt-free HAamsa אַֽל 𐤀𐤋 al-3 not upon / over HTn תִּשְׁפְּכ֖וּ 𐤕𐤔𐤐𐤊𐤅 tishepekhu shed you will pour out HVqj2mp בַּ/מָּק֥וֹם 𐤁/𐤌𐤒𐤅𐤌 bamaqom in the place in the standing-place HRd/Ncmsa הַ/זֶּֽה 𐤄/𐤆𐤄 hazeh this this one HTd/Pdxms
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כִּ֤י 𐤊𐤉 ki for for/because HC אִם 𐤀𐤌 im if if / whether HC עָשׂוֹ֙ 𐤏𐤔𐤅 aso you-do to do HVqa תַּֽעֲשׂ֔וּ 𐤕𐤏𐤔𐤅 taasu you-will-do you shall do HVqi2mp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et direct-object-marker object-marker HTo הַ/דָּבָ֖ר 𐤄/𐤃𐤁𐤓 hadavar the-word the spoken-matter HTd/Ncmsa הַ/זֶּ֑ה 𐤄/𐤆𐤄 hazeh this this one HTd/Pdxms וּ/בָ֣אוּ 𐤅/𐤁𐤀𐤅 uvau then-they-will-enter and they came HC/Vqq3cp בְ/שַׁעֲרֵ֣י 𐤁/𐤔𐤏𐤓𐤉 veshaarey through-gates-of gates of HR/Ncmpc הַ/בַּ֣יִת 𐤄/𐤁𐤉𐤕 habayit the-house the built-house HTd/Ncmsa הַ/זֶּ֡ה 𐤄/𐤆𐤄 hazeh-2 this this one HTd/Pdxms מְלָכִים֩ 𐤌𐤋𐤊𐤉𐤌 melakhim kings kings HNcmpa יֹשְׁבִ֨ים 𐤉𐤔𐤁𐤉𐤌 yoshevim sitting the ones dwelling HVqrmpa לְ/דָוִ֜ד 𐤋/𐤃𐤅𐤃 ledavid for-David to David to David HR/Np עַל 𐤏𐤋 al on upon HR כִּסְא֗/וֹ 𐤊𐤎𐤀/𐤅 kiseo his-throne his throne HNcmsc/Sp3ms רֹֽכְבִים֙ 𐤓𐤊𐤁𐤉𐤌 rokhevim riding riding ones HVqrmpa בָּ/רֶ֣כֶב 𐤁/𐤓𐤊𐤁 barekhev in-chariot in the chariot HRd/Ncmsa וּ/בַ/סּוּסִ֔ים 𐤅/𐤁/𐤎𐤅𐤎𐤉𐤌 uvasusim and-on-horses and on horses HC/Rd/Ncmpa ה֥וּא 𐤄𐤅𐤀 hu he he HPp3ms ו/עבד/ו 𐤅/𐤏𐤁𐤃/𐤅 vvdv and-his-servant and his servant HC/Ncmsc/Sp3ms וַ/עֲבָדָ֖י/ו 𐤅/𐤏𐤁𐤃𐤉/𐤅 vaavadayv and-his-servants and his servants HC/Ncmpc/Sp3ms וְ/עַמּֽ/וֹ 𐤅/𐤏𐤌/𐤅 veamo and-his-people and his people HC/Ncmsc/Sp3ms
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לָ/כֵ֞ן 𐤋/𐤊𐤍 lakhen therefore accordingly HR/D כֹּֽה 𐤊𐤄 koh thus in this manner HD אָמַ֣ר 𐤀𐤌𐤓 amar says he said HVqp3ms יְהוָ֗ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el concerning toward HR יְהוֹיָקִ֤ים 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤉𐤒𐤉𐤌 yehoyaqim Jehoiakim YHWH establishes Yehoyaqim HNp בֶּן 𐤁𐤍 ben Bene (Bemba) son son HNcmsc יֹאשִׁיָּ֨הוּ֙ 𐤉𐤀𐤔𐤉𐤄𐤅 yoshiyahu of Josiah Yahweh-Supports Yoshiyah HNp מֶ֣לֶךְ 𐤌𐤋𐤊 melekhe king king of HNcmsc יְהוּדָ֔ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤃𐤄 yehudah of Judah Yah Is Praised Yehudah HNp לֹא 𐤋𐤀 lo not not HTn יִסְפְּד֣וּ 𐤉𐤎𐤐𐤃𐤅 yisepedu they will mourn they will publicly lament HVqi3mp ל֔/וֹ 𐤋/𐤅 lo-2 for him HR/Sp3ms ה֥וֹי 𐤄𐤅𐤉 hoy Alas Woe! HTj אָחִ֖/י 𐤀𐤇/𐤉 achi my brother my brother HNcmsc/Sp1cs וְ/ה֣וֹי 𐤅/𐤄𐤅𐤉 vehoy and Alas and woe! HC/Tj אָח֑וֹת 𐤀𐤇𐤅𐤕 achot sister sister of HNcfsa לֹא 𐤋𐤀 lo-3 not not HTn יִסְפְּד֣וּ 𐤉𐤎𐤐𐤃𐤅 yisepedu-2 they will mourn they will publicly lament HVqi3mp ל֔/וֹ 𐤋/𐤅 lo-4 for him HR/Sp3ms ה֥וֹי 𐤄𐤅𐤉 hoy-2 Alas Woe! HTj אָד֖וֹן 𐤀𐤃𐤅𐤍 adon master master of HNcmsa וְ/ה֥וֹי 𐤅/𐤄𐤅𐤉 vehoy-2 and Alas and woe! HC/Tj הֹדֹֽ/ה 𐤄𐤃/𐤄 hodoh his splendor his splendor HNcmsc/Sp3ms
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כֹּ֣ה 𐤊𐤄 koh Thus in this manner HD אָמַ֣ר 𐤀𐤌𐤓 amar says he said HVqp3ms יְהוָ֗ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp כִּתְב֞וּ 𐤊𐤕𐤁𐤅 kitevu Write Write! HVqv2mp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et this object-marker HTo הָ/אִ֤ישׁ 𐤄/𐤀𐤉𐤔 haish man the man HTd/Ncmsa הַ/זֶּה֙ 𐤄/𐤆𐤄 hazeh this this one HTd/Pdxms עֲרִירִ֔י 𐤏𐤓𐤉𐤓𐤉 ariri childless stripped-of-heirs HAamsa גֶּ֖בֶר 𐤂𐤁𐤓 gever a man strong man HNcmsa לֹא 𐤋𐤀 lo not not HTn יִצְלַ֣ח 𐤉𐤑𐤋𐤇 yitselach prosper he will succeed HVqi3ms בְּ/יָמָ֑י/ו 𐤁/𐤉𐤌𐤉/𐤅 beyamayv in-his-days in his days HR/Ncmpc/Sp3ms כִּי֩ 𐤊𐤉 ki for for/because HC לֹ֨א 𐤋𐤀 lo-2 not not HTn יִצְלַ֜ח 𐤉𐤑𐤋𐤇 yitselach-2 prosper he will succeed HVqi3ms מִ/זַּרְע֗/וֹ 𐤌/𐤆𐤓𐤏/𐤅 mizareo of-his-seed from his seed HR/Ncmsc/Sp3ms אִ֚ישׁ 𐤀𐤉𐤔 ish man man HNcmsa יֹשֵׁב֙ 𐤉𐤔𐤁 yoshev sitting dwelling-one of HVqrmsa עַל 𐤏𐤋 al on upon HR כִּסֵּ֣א 𐤊𐤎𐤀 kise the-throne throne of HNcmsc דָוִ֔ד 𐤃𐤅𐤃 david of-David David David HNp וּ/מֹשֵׁ֥ל 𐤅/𐤌𐤔𐤋 umoshel and-ruling and one who rules HC/Vqrmsa ע֖וֹד 𐤏𐤅𐤃 od anymore still, again, further HD בִּ/יהוּדָֽה 𐤁/𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤃𐤄 bihudah in-Judah in Yehudah (Praise-of-Yah) in Yehudah HR/Np