Jeremiah 39

Jerusalem falls to the Babylonians under Nebuchadnezzar, and King Zedekiah attempts to flee but is captured, blinded, and taken into exile, fulfilling YHWH's prophecies through Jeremiah.[1][3][5] Amid the city's destruction, YHWH preserves the prophet Jeremiah and grants him protection under Babylonian custody, while also promising deliverance to Ebed-Melech, who had shown faith and compassion.[2][4][6]

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וַ/יָּבֹ֗אוּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤁𐤀𐤅 vayavou and they came they came HC/Vqw3mp כֹּ֚ל 𐤊𐤋 kol all the whole of HNcmsc שָׂרֵ֣י 𐤔𐤓𐤉 sarey princes chiefs of HNcmpc מֶֽלֶךְ 𐤌𐤋𐤊 melekhe of the king king of HNcmsc בָּבֶ֔ל 𐤁𐤁𐤋 bavel of Babylon Babel Bavel HNp וַ/יֵּשְׁב֖וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤁𐤅 vayeshevu and they sat and they settled HC/Vqw3mp בְּ/שַׁ֣עַר 𐤁/𐤔𐤏𐤓 beshaar in the gate in the gate of HR/Ncmsc הַ/תָּ֑וֶךְ 𐤄/𐤕𐤅𐤊 hatavekhe of the middle the midst HTd/Ncmsa נֵרְגַ֣ל 𐤍𐤓𐤂𐤋 neregal Nergal Nergal Neregal Shareetser HNp שַׂר 𐤔𐤓 sar Sar ruling-official Neregal Shareetser HNp אֶ֠צֶר 𐤀𐤑𐤓 etser ezer Nergal-protect-the-king Neregal Shareetser HNp סַֽמְגַּר 𐤎𐤌𐤂𐤓 samegar Samgar Samgar Samegar Nevo HNp נְב֞וּ 𐤍𐤁𐤅 nevu nebu Nabu Samegar Nevo HNp שַׂר 𐤔𐤓 sar-2 Sar ruling-official of Saresekhim HNp סְכִ֣ים 𐤎𐤊𐤉𐤌 sekhim sekim Babylonian high official Saresekhim HNp רַב 𐤓𐤁 rav Rab great HNcmsc סָרִ֗יס 𐤎𐤓𐤉𐤎 saris saris chief court official HNcmsa נֵרְגַ֤ל 𐤍𐤓𐤂𐤋 neregal-2 Nergal Nergal Neregal Shareetser HNp שַׂר 𐤔𐤓 sar-3 Sar ruling-official Neregal Shareetser HNp אֶ֨צֶר֙ 𐤀𐤑𐤓 etser-2 ezer Nergal-protect-the-king Neregal Shareetser HNp רַב 𐤓𐤁 rav-2 Rab great HNcmsa מָ֔ג 𐤌𐤂 mag mag chief magian HNcmsa וְ/כָל 𐤅/𐤊𐤋 vekhal and all and whole of HC/Ncmsc שְׁאֵרִ֔ית 𐤔𐤀𐤓𐤉𐤕 sheerit rest surviving remainder HNcfsc שָׂרֵ֖י 𐤔𐤓𐤉 sarey-2 of the princes chiefs of HNcmpc מֶ֥לֶךְ 𐤌𐤋𐤊 melekhe-2 of the king king of HNcmsc בָּבֶֽל 𐤁𐤁𐤋 bavel-2 of Babylon Babel Bavel HNp
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וַ/יְהִ֡י 𐤅/𐤉𐤄𐤉 vayehi And it happened and he became HC/Vqw3ms כַּ/אֲשֶׁ֣ר 𐤊/𐤀𐤔𐤓 kaasher when as that which HR/Tr רָ֠אָ/ם 𐤓𐤀/𐤌 raam they saw them he saw them HVqp3ms/Sp3mp צִדְקִיָּ֨הוּ 𐤑𐤃𐤒𐤉𐤄𐤅 tsideqiyahu Zedekiah Yahweh is Righteousness Tsideqiyah HNp מֶֽלֶךְ 𐤌𐤋𐤊 melekhe the king king of HNcmsc יְהוּדָ֜ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤃𐤄 yehudah of Judah Yah Is Praised Yehudah HNp וְ/כֹ֣ל 𐤅/𐤊𐤋 vekhol and all and the whole of HC/Ncmsc אַנְשֵׁ֣י 𐤀𐤍𐤔𐤉 aneshey the men men of HNcmpc הַ/מִּלְחָמָ֗ה 𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤇𐤌𐤄 hamilechamah of war the battle HTd/Ncfsa וַֽ֠/יִּבְרְחוּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤁𐤓𐤇𐤅 vayiverechu they fled and they fled HC/Vqw3mp וַ/יֵּצְא֨וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤑𐤀𐤅 vayetseu and they went out and they went out HC/Vqw3mp לַ֤יְלָה 𐤋𐤉𐤋𐤄 layelah by night night HNcmsa מִן 𐤌𐤍 min from from HR הָ/עִיר֙ 𐤄/𐤏𐤉𐤓 hair the city the watchful settlement HTd/Ncfsa דֶּ֚רֶךְ 𐤃𐤓𐤊 derekhe by way of path of HNcbsc גַּ֣ן 𐤂𐤍 gan the garden enclosed garden HNcbsc הַ/מֶּ֔לֶךְ 𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤊 hamelekhe of the king the king HTd/Ncmsa בְּ/שַׁ֖עַר 𐤁/𐤔𐤏𐤓 beshaar through the gate in the gate of HR/Ncmsa בֵּ֣ין 𐤁𐤉𐤍 beyn between between HR הַ/חֹמֹתָ֑יִם 𐤄/𐤇𐤌𐤕𐤉𐤌 hachomotayim the two walls the two enclosing-walls HTd/Ncfda וַ/יֵּצֵ֖א 𐤅/𐤉𐤑𐤀 vayetse and he went out and he went out HC/Vqw3ms דֶּ֥רֶךְ 𐤃𐤓𐤊 derekhe-2 by way of path of HNcbsc הָ/עֲרָבָֽה 𐤄/𐤏𐤓𐤁𐤄 haaravah the Arabah the arid plain HTd/Ncfsa
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וַ/יִּרְדְּפ֨וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤓𐤃𐤐𐤅 vayiredefu and they pursued and they pursued HC/Vqw3mp חֵיל 𐤇𐤉𐤋 cheyl army strength-of HNcmsc כַּשְׂדִּ֜ים 𐤊𐤔𐤃𐤉𐤌 kasedim of Chaldeans Kasdim Kasedi HNp אַחֲרֵי/הֶ֗ם 𐤀𐤇𐤓𐤉/𐤄𐤌 achareyhem after them behind them HR/Sp3mp וַ/יַּשִּׂ֣גוּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤂𐤅 vayasigu and they overtook and they caused to overtake HC/Vhw3mp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker HTo צִדְקִיָּהוּ֮ 𐤑𐤃𐤒𐤉𐤄𐤅 tsideqiyahu Zedekiah Yahweh is Righteousness Tsideqiyah HNp בְּ/עַֽרְב֣וֹת 𐤁/𐤏𐤓𐤁𐤅𐤕 bearevot in plains in arid plains of HR/Ncfpc יְרֵחוֹ֒ 𐤉𐤓𐤇𐤅 yerecho of Jericho Moon-City Yericho HNp וַ/יִּקְח֣וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤒𐤇𐤅 vayiqechu and they took and they took HC/Vqw3mp אֹת֗/וֹ 𐤀𐤕/𐤅 oto him him HTo/Sp3ms וַֽ֠/יַּעֲלֻ/הוּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤏𐤋/𐤄𐤅 vayaaluhu and brought up they caused him to ascend HC/Vhw3mp/Sp3ms אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward HR נְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּ֧ר 𐤍𐤁𐤅𐤊𐤃𐤓𐤀𐤑𐤓 nevukhaderetsar Nebuchadnezzar Nebuchadnezzar Nevukhadenetsar HNp מֶֽלֶךְ 𐤌𐤋𐤊 melekhe king king of HNcmsc בָּבֶ֛ל 𐤁𐤁𐤋 bavel of Babylon Babel Bavel HNp רִבְלָ֖תָ/ה 𐤓𐤁𐤋𐤕/𐤄 rivelatah Riblah to Riblah Rivelah HNp/Sd בְּ/אֶ֣רֶץ 𐤁/𐤀𐤓𐤑 beerets in land in land HR/Ncbsc חֲמָ֑ת 𐤇𐤌𐤕 chamat of Hamath Walled-City-of Chamat HNp וַ/יְדַבֵּ֥ר 𐤅/𐤉𐤃𐤁𐤓 vayedaber and he spoke he declared HC/Vpw3ms אִתּ֖/וֹ 𐤀𐤕/𐤅 ito with him with him HR/Sp3ms מִשְׁפָּטִֽים 𐤌𐤔𐤐𐤈𐤉𐤌 mishepatim judgments judicial rulings HNcmpa
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וְ/אֵת֩ 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet and-[direct object marker] and object-marker HC/To יֶ֨תֶר 𐤉𐤕𐤓 yeter rest remainder of HNcmsc הָ/עָ֜ם 𐤄/𐤏𐤌 haam of-the-people the gathered people HTd/Ncmsa הַ/נִּשְׁאָרִ֣ים 𐤄/𐤍𐤔𐤀𐤓𐤉𐤌 hanishearim who-were-left the remaining ones HTd/VNrmpa בָּ/עִ֗יר 𐤁/𐤏𐤉𐤓 bair in-the-city in the settlement HRd/Ncfsa וְ/אֶת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet-2 and-[direct object marker] and object-marker HC/To הַ/נֹּֽפְלִים֙ 𐤄/𐤍𐤐𐤋𐤉𐤌 hanofelim the-fallen-[ones] the falling ones HTd/Vqrmpa אֲשֶׁ֣ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher who that-which HTr נָפְל֣וּ 𐤍𐤐𐤋𐤅 nafelu had-fallen they fell HVqp3cp עָלָ֔י/ו 𐤏𐤋𐤉/𐤅 alayv to-him upon him HR/Sp3ms וְ/אֵ֛ת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet-3 and-[direct object marker] and object-marker HC/To יֶ֥תֶר 𐤉𐤕𐤓 yeter-2 rest remainder of HNcmsc הָ/עָ֖ם 𐤄/𐤏𐤌 haam-2 of-the-people the gathered people HTd/Ncmsa הַ/נִּשְׁאָרִ֑ים 𐤄/𐤍𐤔𐤀𐤓𐤉𐤌 hanishearim-2 who-remained the remaining ones HTd/VNrmpa הֶגְלָ֛ה 𐤄𐤂𐤋𐤄 hegelah he-exiled he exiled HVhp3ms נְבֽוּזַר 𐤍𐤁𐤅𐤆𐤓 nevuzar Nebuzaradan Nebuzaradan Nevuzareadan HNp אֲדָ֥ן 𐤀𐤃𐤍 adan -adan Nebuzaradan Nevuzareadan HNp רַב 𐤓𐤁 rav chief great HNcmsc טַבָּחִ֖ים 𐤈𐤁𐤇𐤉𐤌 tabachim of-the-guard slaughterers HNcmpa בָּבֶֽל 𐤁𐤁𐤋 bavel to-Babylon Babel Bavel HNp
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וַ/יִּשְׁלְחוּ֩ 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤋𐤇𐤅 vayishelechu and they sent and they dispatched HC/Vqw3mp וַ/יִּקְח֨וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤒𐤇𐤅 vayiqechu and took and they took HC/Vqw3mp אֶֽת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker HTo יִרְמְיָ֜הוּ 𐤉𐤓𐤌𐤉𐤄𐤅 yiremeyahu Jeremiah Yahweh Exalts Yiremeyah HNp מֵ/חֲצַ֣ר 𐤌/𐤇𐤑𐤓 mechatsar from the court from enclosure of HR/Ncbsc הַ/מַּטָּרָ֗ה 𐤄/𐤌𐤈𐤓𐤄 hamatarah of the guard the guardhouse HTd/Ncfsa וַ/יִּתְּנ֤וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤕𐤍𐤅 vayitenu and gave and they gave HC/Vqw3mp אֹת/וֹ֙ 𐤀𐤕/𐤅 oto him him HTo/Sp3ms אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward HR גְּדַלְיָ֨הוּ֙ 𐤂𐤃𐤋𐤉𐤄𐤅 gedaleyahu Gedaliah Yah Is Great Gedaleyah HNp בֶּן 𐤁𐤍 ben Bene (Bemba) son son HNcmsc אֲחִיקָ֣ם 𐤀𐤇𐤉𐤒𐤌 achiqam of Ahikam My Brother Has Arisen Achiqam HNp בֶּן 𐤁𐤍 ben-2 Bene (Bemba) son son HNcmsc שָׁפָ֔ן 𐤔𐤐𐤍 shafan of Shaphan rock-hiding hyrax Shafan HNp לְ/הוֹצִאֵ֖/הוּ 𐤋/𐤄𐤅𐤑𐤀/𐤄𐤅 lehotsiehu to bring him out to lead him out HR/Vhc/Sp3ms אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el-2 to toward HR הַ/בָּ֑יִת 𐤄/𐤁𐤉𐤕 habayit the house the built-house HTd/Ncmsa וַ/יֵּ֖שֶׁב 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤁 vayeshev and he dwelt and he sat/dwelt HC/Vqw3ms בְּ/ת֥וֹךְ 𐤁/𐤕𐤅𐤊 betokhe in the midst in the midst of HR/Ncmsc הָ/עָֽם 𐤄/𐤏𐤌 haam of the people the gathered people HTd/Ncmsa
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הָל֣וֹךְ 𐤄𐤋𐤅𐤊 halokhe Go going HVqa וְ/אָמַרְתָּ֡ 𐤅/𐤀𐤌𐤓𐤕 veamareta and-say and you said HC/Vqq2ms לְ/עֶבֶד 𐤋/𐤏𐤁𐤃 leeved to-Ebed to Ebed-Melek to Eved Melekhe HR/Np מֶ֨לֶךְ 𐤌𐤋𐤊 melekhe melech king of Eved Melekhe HNp הַ/כּוּשִׁ֜י 𐤄/𐤊𐤅𐤔𐤉 hakushi the-Cushite the Cushite the Kushi HTd/Ngmsa לֵ/אמֹ֗ר 𐤋/𐤀𐤌𐤓 lemor saying to say HR/Vqc כֹּֽה 𐤊𐤄 koh Thus in this manner HD אָמַ֞ר 𐤀𐤌𐤓 amar says he said HVqp3ms יְהוָ֤ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp צְבָאוֹת֙ 𐤑𐤁𐤀𐤅𐤕 tsevaot of-hosts organized hosts HNcbpa אֱלֹהֵ֣י 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉 elohey Mulimu (Lozi) God mighty ones of HNcmpc יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael of-Israel El-Contends Yiserael HNp הִנְ/נִי֩ 𐤄𐤍/𐤍𐤉 hineni Behold-I look—here I am HTm/Sp1cs מבי 𐤌𐤁𐤉 mvy bringing the one causing to come HVhrmsa מֵבִ֨יא 𐤌𐤁𐤉𐤀 mevi bringing bringing in HVhrmsa אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker HTo דְּבָרַ֜/י 𐤃𐤁𐤓/𐤉 devaray my-words my utterances HNcmpc/Sp1cs אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el upon toward HR הָ/עִ֥יר 𐤄/𐤏𐤉𐤓 hair the-city the watchful settlement HTd/Ncfsa הַ/זֹּ֛את 𐤄/𐤆𐤀𐤕 hazot this this one HTd/Pdxfs לְ/רָעָ֖ה 𐤋/𐤓𐤏𐤄 leraah for-evil for harm HR/Ncfsa וְ/לֹ֣א 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo and-not and not HC/Tn לְ/טוֹבָ֑ה 𐤋/𐤈𐤅𐤁𐤄 letovah for-good for goodness HR/Aafsa וְ/הָי֥וּ 𐤅/𐤄𐤉𐤅 vehayu and-they-will-be and they became HC/Vqq3cp לְ/פָנֶ֖י/ךָ 𐤋/𐤐𐤍𐤉/𐤊 lefaneykha before-you before your face HR/Ncbpc/Sp2ms בַּ/יּ֥וֹם 𐤁/𐤉𐤅𐤌 bayom in-the-day in the day HRd/Ncmsa הַ/הֽוּא 𐤄/𐤄𐤅𐤀 hahu that he HTd/Pp3ms