Jeremiah 21

King Zedekiah sends Pashhur son of Malchiah and Zephaniah the priest to inquire of YHWH amid Nebuchadrezzar's siege, but YHWH declares He will fight against Jerusalem with pestilence, sword, and famine, delivering Zedekiah and survivors into Babylonian hands.[1][2][3] YHWH offers the people a choice between death for staying in the city and life for surrendering to the Chaldeans, while warning the house of David to execute justice or face fiery judgment, affirming no escape for Jerusalem's inhabitants.[1][2][3][4]

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Verse 1 הַ/דָּבָ֛ר 𐤄/𐤃𐤁𐤓 hadavar the word the spoken-word HTd/Ncmsa אֲשֶׁר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher which that-which HTr הָיָ֥ה 𐤄𐤉𐤄 hayah came he has caused-to-be HVqp3ms אֶֽל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward HR יִרְמְיָ֖הוּ 𐤉𐤓𐤌𐤉𐤄𐤅 yiremeyahu Jeremiah Yah Raises HNp מֵ/אֵ֣ת 𐤌/𐤀𐤕 meet from from beside HR/R יְהוָ֑ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) YHWH the Being One HNp בִּ/שְׁלֹ֨חַ 𐤁/𐤔𐤋𐤇 bishelocha when sending in sending forth HR/Vqc אֵלָ֜י/ו 𐤀𐤋𐤉/𐤅 elayv to him unto him HR/Sp3ms הַ/מֶּ֣לֶךְ 𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤊 hamelekhe the king the king HTd/Ncmsa צִדְקִיָּ֗הוּ 𐤑𐤃𐤒𐤉𐤄𐤅 tsideqiyahu Zedekiah Yah-Is-Righteousness (masculine personal name) HNp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et - (definite object-marker) HTo פַּשְׁחוּר֙ 𐤐𐤔𐤇𐤅𐤓 pashechur Pashhur Liberation (masculine personal name) HNp בֶּן 𐤁𐤍 ben Bene (Bemba) son of builder-son HNcmsc מַלְכִּיָּ֔ה 𐤌𐤋𐤊𐤉𐤄 malekiyah Malkijah My-King-is-Yah HNp וְ/אֶת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet and- and (the very) HC/To צְפַנְיָ֧ה 𐤑𐤐𐤍𐤉𐤄 tsefaneyah Zephaniah Yah Has Hidden HNp בֶן 𐤁𐤍 ven Bene (Bemba) son of builder-son HNcmsc מַעֲשֵׂיָ֛ה 𐤌𐤏𐤔𐤉𐤄 maaseyah Maaseiah Work-of-Yah HNp הַ/כֹּהֵ֖ן 𐤄/𐤊𐤄𐤍 hakohen the priest the officiating priest HTd/Ncmsa לֵ/אמֹֽר 𐤋/𐤀𐤌𐤓 lemor saying to-say HR/Vqc
Verse 4 כֹּֽה 𐤊𐤄 koh Thus like-this HD אָמַ֨ר 𐤀𐤌𐤓 amar says he has caused-to-say HVqp3ms יְהוָ֜ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) YHWH the Being One HNp אֱלֹהֵ֣י 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉 elohey Mulimu (Lozi) God-of my Mighty Powers HNcmpc יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael Israel He-Who-Prevails-With-God HNp הִנְ/נִ֣י 𐤄𐤍/𐤍𐤉 hineni Behold-I Look—here I am! HTm/Sp1cs מֵסֵב֮ 𐤌𐤎𐤁 mesev turning one causing to turn about HVhrmsa אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] (definite object-marker) HTo כְּלֵ֣י 𐤊𐤋𐤉 keley weapons-of finished implements of HNcmpc הַ/מִּלְחָמָה֮ 𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤇𐤌𐤄 hamilechamah the-war the warfare HTd/Ncfsa אֲשֶׁ֣ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher which that-which HTr בְּ/יֶדְ/כֶם֒ 𐤁/𐤉𐤃/𐤊𐤌 beyedekhem in-hand-your in your hand HR/Ncbsc/Sp2mp אֲשֶׁ֨ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher-2 which that-which HTr אַתֶּ֜ם 𐤀𐤕𐤌 atem you you (masculine plural) HPp2mp נִלְחָמִ֣ים 𐤍𐤋𐤇𐤌𐤉𐤌 nilechamim fighting the battling men HVNrmpa בָּ֗/ם 𐤁/𐤌 bam against-them HR/Sp3mp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 [direct object marker] self-same (definite object marker) HR מֶ֤לֶךְ 𐤌𐤋𐤊 melekhe king-of king HNcmsc בָּבֶל֙ 𐤁𐤁𐤋 bavel Babylon Babel (Confusion) HNp וְ/אֶת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet and-[direct object marker] and (definite object-marker) HC/R הַ/כַּשְׂדִּ֔ים 𐤄/𐤊𐤔𐤃𐤉𐤌 hakasedim the-Chaldeans the Kasdites HTd/Np הַ/צָּרִ֣ים 𐤄/𐤑𐤓𐤉𐤌 hatsarim the-besieging the besiegers HTd/Vqrmpa עֲלֵי/כֶ֔ם 𐤏𐤋𐤉/𐤊𐤌 aleykhem upon-you upon you men HR/Sp2mp מִ/ח֖וּץ 𐤌/𐤇𐤅𐤑 michuts from-outside from the outside-place HR/Ncmsa לַֽ/חוֹמָ֑ה 𐤋/𐤇𐤅𐤌𐤄 lachomah to-the-wall to the enclosing-wall HRd/Ncfsa וְ/אָסַפְתִּ֣י 𐤅/𐤀𐤎𐤐𐤕𐤉 veasafeti and-I-will-gather and I will gather together HC/Vqq1cs אוֹתָ֔/ם 𐤀𐤅𐤕/𐤌 otam them these same ones (m.p.) HTo/Sp3mp אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward HR תּ֖וֹךְ 𐤕𐤅𐤊 tokhe midst-of midst-of HNcmsc הָ/עִ֥יר 𐤄/𐤏𐤉𐤓 hair the-city the watch-guarded city HTd/Ncfsa הַ/זֹּֽאת 𐤄/𐤆𐤀𐤕 hazot this this (feminine singular) HTd/Pdxfs
Verse 7 וְ/אַחֲרֵי 𐤅/𐤀𐤇𐤓𐤉 veacharey and-after and after (the back of) HC/R כֵ֣ן 𐤊𐤍 khen thus thus, in an established way HD נְאֻם 𐤍𐤀𐤌 neum declaration utterance of HNcmsc יְהוָ֡ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) YHWH the Being One HNp אֶתֵּ֣ן 𐤀𐤕𐤍 eten I-will-give I will give HVqi1cs אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] (definite object-marker) HTo צִדְקִיָּ֣הוּ 𐤑𐤃𐤒𐤉𐤄𐤅 tsideqiyahu Zedekiah Yah-Is-Righteousness (masculine personal name) HNp מֶֽלֶךְ 𐤌𐤋𐤊 melekhe king king HNcmsc יְהוּדָ֣ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤃𐤄 yehudah Judah Praised-One HNp וְ/אֶת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet and-[direct object marker] and (the very) HC/To עֲבָדָ֣י/ו 𐤏𐤁𐤃𐤉/𐤅 avadayv his-servants his bond-servants HNcmpc/Sp3ms וְ/אֶת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet-2 and-[direct object marker] and (the very) HC/To הָ/עָ֡ם 𐤄/𐤏𐤌 haam the-people the gathered people HTd/Ncmsa וְ/אֶת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet-3 and-[direct object marker] and (the very) HC/To הַ/נִּשְׁאָרִים֩ 𐤄/𐤍𐤔𐤀𐤓𐤉𐤌 hanishearim the-remaining the remaining ones HTd/VNrmpa בָּ/עִ֨יר 𐤁/𐤏𐤉𐤓 bair in-the-city in the guarded city HRd/Ncfsa הַ/זֹּ֜את 𐤄/𐤆𐤀𐤕 hazot this this (feminine singular) HTd/Pdxfs מִן 𐤌𐤍 min from from (out of, away from) HR הַ/דֶּ֣בֶר 𐤄/𐤃𐤁𐤓 hadever the-pestilence the destroying pestilence HTd/Ncmsa מִן 𐤌𐤍 min-2 from from (out of, away from) HR הַ/חֶ֣רֶב 𐤄/𐤇𐤓𐤁 hacherev the-sword the desolating blade HTd/Ncfsa וּ/מִן 𐤅/𐤌𐤍 umin and-from and from (out of) HC/R הָ/רָעָ֗ב 𐤄/𐤓𐤏𐤁 haraav the-famine the hunger HTd/Ncmsa בְּ/יַד֙ 𐤁/𐤉𐤃 beyad in-hand-of in the hand of HR/Ncbsc נְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּ֣ר 𐤍𐤁𐤅𐤊𐤃𐤓𐤀𐤑𐤓 nevukhaderetsar Nebuchadrezzar Nabu-Protect-the-Boundary HNp מֶֽלֶךְ 𐤌𐤋𐤊 melekhe-2 king king HNcmsc בָּבֶ֔ל 𐤁𐤁𐤋 bavel Babylon Babel (Confusion) HNp וּ/בְ/יַד֙ 𐤅/𐤁/𐤉𐤃 uveyad and-in-hand-of and in the hand of HC/R/Ncbsc אֹֽיְבֵי/הֶ֔ם 𐤀𐤉𐤁𐤉/𐤄𐤌 oyeveyhem their-enemies their haters HVqrmpc/Sp3mp וּ/בְ/יַ֖ד 𐤅/𐤁/𐤉𐤃 uveyad-2 and-in-hand-of and in the hand of HC/R/Ncbsc מְבַקְשֵׁ֣י 𐤌𐤁𐤒𐤔𐤉 mevaqeshey seekers-of seekers of HVprmpc נַפְשָׁ֑/ם 𐤍𐤐𐤔/𐤌 nafesham their-life their life-breath HNcbsc/Sp3mp וְ/הִכָּ֣/ם 𐤅/𐤄𐤊/𐤌 vehikam and-he-will-strike-them and he struck them down HC/Vhq3ms/Sp3mp לְ/פִי 𐤋/𐤐𐤉 lefi to-mouth-of according to the mouth of HR/Ncmsc חֶ֔רֶב 𐤇𐤓𐤁 cherev sword a desolating blade HNcfsa לֹֽא 𐤋𐤀 lo not not HTn יָח֣וּס 𐤉𐤇𐤅𐤎 yachus he-will-spare he will show-compassion HVqi3ms עֲלֵי/הֶ֔ם 𐤏𐤋𐤉/𐤄𐤌 aleyhem on-them upon them HR/Sp3mp וְ/לֹ֥א 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo and-not and not HC/Tn יַחְמֹ֖ל 𐤉𐤇𐤌𐤋 yachemol he-will-pity he will have-compassion HVqi3ms וְ/לֹ֥א 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo-2 and-not and not HC/Tn יְרַחֵֽם 𐤉𐤓𐤇𐤌 yerachem he-will-mercy he will show womb-deep compassion HVpi3ms
Verse 9 הַ/יֹּשֵׁב֙ 𐤄/𐤉𐤔𐤁 hayoshev the one sitting the one dwelling HTd/Vqrmsa בָּ/עִ֣יר 𐤁/𐤏𐤉𐤓 bair in the city in the guarded city HRd/Ncfsa הַ/זֹּ֔את 𐤄/𐤆𐤀𐤕 hazot this this (feminine singular) HTd/Pdxfs יָמ֕וּת 𐤉𐤌𐤅𐤕 yamut will die he shall die HVqi3ms בַּ/חֶ֖רֶב 𐤁/𐤇𐤓𐤁 bacherev by the sword by the desolating blade HRd/Ncfsa וּ/בָ/רָעָ֣ב 𐤅/𐤁/𐤓𐤏𐤁 uvaraav and by famine and in the hunger-famine HC/Rd/Ncmsa וּ/בַ/דָּ֑בֶר 𐤅/𐤁/𐤃𐤁𐤓 uvadaver and by pestilence and by the destroying pestilence HC/Rd/Ncmsa וְ/הַ/יּוֹצֵא֩ 𐤅/𐤄/𐤉𐤅𐤑𐤀 vehayotse and the one going out and the one going out HC/Td/Vqrmsa וְ/נָפַ֨ל 𐤅/𐤍𐤐𐤋 venafal and falls and he fell HC/Vqq3ms עַל 𐤏𐤋 al to upon (up-over) HR הַ/כַּשְׂדִּ֜ים 𐤄/𐤊𐤔𐤃𐤉𐤌 hakasedim the Chaldeans the Kasdites HTd/Np הַ/צָּרִ֤ים 𐤄/𐤑𐤓𐤉𐤌 hatsarim besieging the besiegers HTd/Vqrmpa עֲלֵי/כֶם֙ 𐤏𐤋𐤉/𐤊𐤌 aleykhem you upon you men HR/Sp2mp יחיה 𐤉𐤇𐤉𐤄 ychyh he will live he will live HVqi3ms וְ/חָיָ֔ה 𐤅/𐤇𐤉𐤄 vechayah and live and he lived HC/Vqq3ms וְ/הָֽיְתָה 𐤅/𐤄𐤉𐤕𐤄 vehayetah and it will be and she will become HC/Vqq3fs לּ֥/וֹ 𐤋/𐤅 lo to him HR/Sp3ms נַפְשׁ֖/וֹ 𐤍𐤐𐤔/𐤅 nafesho his life his life-breath HNcbsc/Sp3ms לְ/שָׁלָֽל 𐤋/𐤔𐤋𐤋 leshalal as spoil for plunder HR/Ncmsa
Verse 12 בֵּ֣ית 𐤁𐤉𐤕 beyt house house HNcmsc דָּוִ֗ד 𐤃𐤅𐤃 david of David Beloved-one (David) HNp כֹּ֚ה 𐤊𐤄 koh thus like-this HD אָמַ֣ר 𐤀𐤌𐤓 amar says he has caused-to-say HVqp3ms יְהוָ֔ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) YHWH the Being One HNp דִּ֤ינוּ 𐤃𐤉𐤍𐤅 dinu judge Judge! HVqv2mp לַ/בֹּ֨קֶר֙ 𐤋/𐤁𐤒𐤓 laboqer in the morning to the dawn-breaking morning HRd/Ncmsa מִשְׁפָּ֔ט 𐤌𐤔𐤐𐤈 mishepat justice judgment HNcmsa וְ/הַצִּ֥ילוּ 𐤅/𐤄𐤑𐤉𐤋𐤅 vehatsilu and deliver and you men, snatch away! HC/Vhv2mp גָז֖וּל 𐤂𐤆𐤅𐤋 gazul the robbed a plundered man HVqsmsa מִ/יַּ֣ד 𐤌/𐤉𐤃 miyad from hand from the hand of HR/Ncbsc עוֹשֵׁ֑ק 𐤏𐤅𐤔𐤒 osheq of oppressor pressing-oppression HVqrmsa פֶּן 𐤐𐤍 pen lest lest (in turning-aside) HC תֵּצֵ֨א 𐤕𐤑𐤀 tetse go out she goes out HVqi3fs כָ/אֵ֜שׁ 𐤊/𐤀𐤔 khaesh like fire like the fire HRd/Ncbsa חֲמָתִ֗/י 𐤇𐤌𐤕/𐤉 chamati my wrath my burning heat HNcfsc/Sp1cs וּ/בָעֲרָה֙ 𐤅/𐤁𐤏𐤓𐤄 uvaarah and burn and she burned HC/Vqq3fs וְ/אֵ֣ין 𐤅/𐤀𐤉𐤍 veeyn and no and there-is-not HC/Tn מְכַבֶּ֔ה 𐤌𐤊𐤁𐤄 mekhabeh to quench one who extinguishes HVprmsa מִ/פְּנֵ֖י 𐤌/𐤐𐤍𐤉 mipeney because of from-the-faces-of HR/Ncbpc רֹ֥עַ 𐤓𐤏 roa evil badness of HNcmsc מעללי/הם 𐤌𐤏𐤋𐤋𐤉/𐤄𐤌 mllyhm of their doings their dealings HNcmpc/Sp3mp מַעַלְלֵי/כֶֽם 𐤌𐤏𐤋𐤋𐤉/𐤊𐤌 maaleleykhem your doings your dealings HNcmpc/Sp2mp