Jeremiah 37

King Zedekiah sends messengers to ask Yᵉhwâ for prayer amid the temporary retreat of the Chaldean army due to Pharaoh's forces, but Yᵉhwâ declares through Jeremiah that the Chaldeans will return, capture, and burn Jerusalem despite any apparent defeat[1][2][4]. Jeremiah is arrested at the Benjamin Gate while claiming property, accused of defecting, imprisoned, then secretly questioned by Zedekiah, whom he warns will be delivered to Babylon's king, pleading for better confinement with daily bread[1][2][4].

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Verse 3 וַ/יִּשְׁלַח֩ 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤋𐤇 vayishelach and sent and he sent forth HC/Vqw3ms הַ/מֶּ֨לֶךְ 𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤊 hamelekhe the king the king HTd/Ncmsa צִדְקִיָּ֜הוּ 𐤑𐤃𐤒𐤉𐤄𐤅 tsideqiyahu Zedekiah Yah-Is-Righteousness (masculine personal name) HNp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et (direct object marker) (definite object-marker) HTo יְהוּכַ֣ל 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤊𐤋 yehukhal Jehucal Yahu-is-able (masculine proper name) HNp בֶּן 𐤁𐤍 ben Bene (Bemba) son of builder-son HNcmsc שֶֽׁלֶמְיָ֗ה 𐤔𐤋𐤌𐤉𐤄 shelemeyah Shelemiah Wholeness-of-Yah HNp וְ/אֶת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet and and (the very) HC/To צְפַנְיָ֤הוּ 𐤑𐤐𐤍𐤉𐤄𐤅 tsefaneyahu Zephaniah Yah-has-hidden HNp בֶן 𐤁𐤍 ven Bene (Bemba) son of builder-son HNcmsc מַֽעֲשֵׂיָה֙ 𐤌𐤏𐤔𐤉𐤄 maaseyah Maaseiah Work-of-Yah HNp הַ/כֹּהֵ֔ן 𐤄/𐤊𐤄𐤍 hakohen the priest the officiating priest HTd/Ncmsa אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward HR יִרְמְיָ֥הוּ 𐤉𐤓𐤌𐤉𐤄𐤅 yiremeyahu Jeremiah Yah Raises HNp הַ/נָּבִ֖יא 𐤄/𐤍𐤁𐤉𐤀 hanavi the prophet the inspired spokesman HTd/Ncmsa לֵ/אמֹ֑ר 𐤋/𐤀𐤌𐤓 lemor saying to-say HR/Vqc הִתְפַּלֶּל 𐤄𐤕𐤐𐤋𐤋 hitepalel pray you (masculine singular) interceded in self-judgment HVtv2ms נָ֣א 𐤍𐤀 na please pray, now HTe בַעֲדֵ֔/נוּ 𐤁𐤏𐤃/𐤍𐤅 vaadenu for us on behalf of us HR/Sp1cp אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el-2 to toward HR יְהוָ֖ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) YHWH the Being One HNp אֱלֹהֵֽי/נוּ 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉/𐤍𐤅 eloheynu Mulimu (Lozi) our God our Gods HNcmpc/Sp1cp
Verse 7 כֹּֽה 𐤊𐤄 koh Thus like-this HD אָמַ֤ר 𐤀𐤌𐤓 amar says he has caused-to-say HVqp3ms יְהוָה֙ 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) YHWH the Being One HNp אֱלֹהֵ֣י 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉 elohey Mulimu (Lozi) God my Mighty Powers HNcmpc יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael of Israel He-Who-Prevails-With-God HNp כֹּ֤ה 𐤊𐤄 koh-2 Thus like-this HD תֹֽאמְרוּ֙ 𐤕𐤀𐤌𐤓𐤅 tomeru you shall say you masculine plural cause-to-say HVqi2mp אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward HR מֶ֣לֶךְ 𐤌𐤋𐤊 melekhe king king HNcmsc יְהוּדָ֔ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤃𐤄 yehudah of Judah Praised-One HNp הַ/שֹּׁלֵ֧חַ 𐤄/𐤔𐤋𐤇 hasholecha who sent the one who sends forth HTd/Vqrmsa אֶתְ/כֶ֛ם 𐤀𐤕/𐤊𐤌 etekhem you you-all HTo/Sp2mp אֵלַ֖/י 𐤀𐤋/𐤉 elay to me to me HR/Sp1cs לְ/דָרְשֵׁ֑/נִי 𐤋/𐤃𐤓𐤔/𐤍𐤉 ledaresheni to inquire of me to seek after me HR/Vqc/Sp1cs הִנֵּ֣ה 𐤄𐤍𐤄 hineh Behold Look! HTm חֵ֣יל 𐤇𐤉𐤋 cheyl army force of HNcmsc פַּרְעֹ֗ה 𐤐𐤓𐤏𐤄 pareoh Pharaoh's Pharaoh (the Great House) HNp הַ/יֹּצֵ֤א 𐤄/𐤉𐤑𐤀 hayotse which has come out the one going out HTd/Vqrmsa לָ/כֶם֙ 𐤋/𐤊𐤌 lakhem to you HR/Sp2mp לְ/עֶזְרָ֔ה 𐤋/𐤏𐤆𐤓𐤄 leezerah to help for aid HR/Ncfsa שָׁ֥ב 𐤔𐤁 shav has returned he turned back HVqp3ms לְ/אַרְצ֖/וֹ 𐤋/𐤀𐤓𐤑/𐤅 learetso to his own land to his firm-land HR/Ncbsc/Sp3ms מִצְרָֽיִם 𐤌𐤑𐤓𐤉𐤌 mitserayim Egypt Mitsrayim (the Double Narrow-Place) HNp
Verse 10 כִּ֣י 𐤊𐤉 ki for for (as reason or ground) HC אִם 𐤀𐤌 im if if HC הִכִּיתֶ֞ם 𐤄𐤊𐤉𐤕𐤌 hikitem you had struck them you men struck HVhp2mp כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal all whole-of HNcmsc חֵ֤יל 𐤇𐤉𐤋 cheyl army force of HNcmsc כַּשְׂדִּים֙ 𐤊𐤔𐤃𐤉𐤌 kasedim Chaldeans Kasdites HNp הַ/נִּלְחָמִ֣ים 𐤄/𐤍𐤋𐤇𐤌𐤉𐤌 hanilechamim fighting the battling ones HTd/VNrmpa אִתְּ/כֶ֔ם 𐤀𐤕/𐤊𐤌 itekhem against you in nearness with you (plural masculine) HR/Sp2mp וְ/נִ֨שְׁאֲרוּ 𐤅/𐤍𐤔𐤀𐤓𐤅 venishearu and remained and they were left over HC/VNp3cp בָ֔/ם 𐤁/𐤌 vam among them HR/Sp3mp אֲנָשִׁ֖ים 𐤀𐤍𐤔𐤉𐤌 anashim men men HNcmpa מְדֻקָּרִ֑ים 𐤌𐤃𐤒𐤓𐤉𐤌 meduqarim wounded pierced-through men HVPsmpa אִ֤ישׁ 𐤀𐤉𐤔 ish man individual man HNcmsa בְּ/אָהֳל/וֹ֙ 𐤁/𐤀𐤄𐤋/𐤅 beaholo in his tent in his tent-dwelling HR/Ncmsc/Sp3ms יָק֔וּמוּ 𐤉𐤒𐤅𐤌𐤅 yaqumu they would rise up they will rise up HVqi3mp וְ/שָֽׂרְפ֛וּ 𐤅/𐤔𐤓𐤐𐤅 vesarefu and burn and they burned HC/Vqq3cp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et - (definite object-marker) HTo הָ/עִ֥יר 𐤄/𐤏𐤉𐤓 hair the city the watch-guarded city HTd/Ncfsa הַ/זֹּ֖את 𐤄/𐤆𐤀𐤕 hazot this this (feminine singular) HTd/Pdxfs בָּ/אֵֽשׁ 𐤁/𐤀𐤔 baesh with fire in the fire HRd/Ncbsa
Verse 13 וַ/יְהִי 𐤅/𐤉𐤄𐤉 vayehi And it was And he became HC/Vqw3ms ה֞וּא 𐤄𐤅𐤀 hu he he himself HPp3ms בְּ/שַׁ֣עַר 𐤁/𐤔𐤏𐤓 beshaar in the gate in the gate of HR/Ncmsc בִּנְיָמִ֗ן 𐤁𐤍𐤉𐤌𐤍 bineyamin of Benjamin Son-of-the-Right-Hand HNp וְ/שָׁם֙ 𐤅/𐤔𐤌 vesham and there and there (in that place) HC/D בַּ֣עַל 𐤁𐤏𐤋 baal captain Master HNcmsc פְּקִדֻ֔ת 𐤐𐤒𐤃𐤕 peqidut of the guard oversight-charge HNcfsa וּ/שְׁמ/וֹ֙ 𐤅/𐤔𐤌/𐤅 ushemo and his name and his name HC/Ncmsc/Sp3ms יִרְאִיָּ֔יה 𐤉𐤓𐤀𐤉𐤉𐤄 yireiyayh Irijah Yah-Fearer HNp בֶּן 𐤁𐤍 ben Bene (Bemba) son builder-son HNcmsc שֶֽׁלֶמְיָ֖ה 𐤔𐤋𐤌𐤉𐤄 shelemeyah of Shelemiah Wholeness-of-Yah HNp בֶּן 𐤁𐤍 ben-2 Bene (Bemba) son builder-son HNcmsc חֲנַנְיָ֑ה 𐤇𐤍𐤍𐤉𐤄 chananeyah of Hananiah Yah Has Shown Favor HNp וַ/יִּתְפֹּ֞שׂ 𐤅/𐤉𐤕𐤐𐤔 vayitepos and he seized and he seized hold HC/Vqw3ms אֶֽת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] (definite object-marker) HTo יִרְמְיָ֤הוּ 𐤉𐤓𐤌𐤉𐤄𐤅 yiremeyahu Jeremiah Yah Raises HNp הַ/נָּבִיא֙ 𐤄/𐤍𐤁𐤉𐤀 hanavi the prophet the inspired spokesman HTd/Ncmsa לֵ/אמֹ֔ר 𐤋/𐤀𐤌𐤓 lemor saying to-say HR/Vqc אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward HR הַ/כַּשְׂדִּ֖ים 𐤄/𐤊𐤔𐤃𐤉𐤌 hakasedim the Chaldeans the Kasdites HTd/Np אַתָּ֥ה 𐤀𐤕𐤄 atah you you (masculine singular) HPp2ms נֹפֵֽל 𐤍𐤐𐤋 nofel are defecting he who is falling HVqrmsa
Verse 17 וַ/יִּשְׁלַח֩ 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤋𐤇 vayishelach and sent and he sent forth HC/Vqw3ms הַ/מֶּ֨לֶךְ 𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤊 hamelekhe the king the king HTd/Ncmsa צִדְקִיָּ֜הוּ 𐤑𐤃𐤒𐤉𐤄𐤅 tsideqiyahu Zedekiah Yah-Is-Righteousness (masculine personal name) HNp וַ/יִּקָּחֵ֗/הוּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤒𐤇/𐤄𐤅 vayiqachehu and took him and he took hold of him HC/Vqw3ms/Sp3ms וַ/יִּשְׁאָלֵ֨/הוּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤀𐤋/𐤄𐤅 vayishealehu and asked him and he inquired of him HC/Vqw3ms/Sp3ms הַ/מֶּ֤לֶךְ 𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤊 hamelekhe-2 the king the king HTd/Ncmsa בְּ/בֵית/וֹ֙ 𐤁/𐤁𐤉𐤕/𐤅 beveyto in his house in his house HR/Ncmsc/Sp3ms בַּ/סֵּ֔תֶר 𐤁/𐤎𐤕𐤓 baseter secretly in the hidden-place HRd/Ncmsa וַ/יֹּ֕אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer and said and he declared HC/Vqw3ms הֲ/יֵ֥שׁ 𐤄/𐤉𐤔 hayesh is there Is there existence? HTi/Tm דָּבָ֖ר 𐤃𐤁𐤓 davar word a spoken-word HNcmsa מֵ/אֵ֣ת 𐤌/𐤀𐤕 meet from from beside HR/R יְהוָ֑ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) YHWH the Being One HNp וַ/יֹּ֤אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer-2 and he said and he declared HC/Vqw3ms יִרְמְיָ֨הוּ֙ 𐤉𐤓𐤌𐤉𐤄𐤅 yiremeyahu Jeremiah Yah Raises HNp יֵ֔שׁ 𐤉𐤔 yesh there is there-exists HTm וַ/יֹּ֕אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer-3 and he said and he declared HC/Vqw3ms בְּ/יַ֥ד 𐤁/𐤉𐤃 beyad into the hand in the hand of HR/Ncbsc מֶֽלֶךְ 𐤌𐤋𐤊 melekhe of king king HNcmsc בָּבֶ֖ל 𐤁𐤁𐤋 bavel of Babylon Babel (Confusion) HNp תִּנָּתֵֽן 𐤕𐤍𐤕𐤍 tinaten you will be given she shall be given HVNi2ms
Verse 21 וַ/יְצַוֶּ֞ה 𐤅/𐤉𐤑𐤅𐤄 vayetsaveh and commanded and he charged HC/Vpw3ms הַ/מֶּ֣לֶךְ 𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤊 hamelekhe the king the king HTd/Ncmsa צִדְקִיָּ֗הוּ 𐤑𐤃𐤒𐤉𐤄𐤅 tsideqiyahu Zedekiah Yah-Is-Righteousness (masculine personal name) HNp וַ/יַּפְקִ֣דוּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤐𐤒𐤃𐤅 vayafeqidu and they committed and they appointed HC/Vhw3mp אֶֽת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] (definite object-marker) HTo יִרְמְיָהוּ֮ 𐤉𐤓𐤌𐤉𐤄𐤅 yiremeyahu Jeremiah Yah Raises HNp בַּ/חֲצַ֣ר 𐤁/𐤇𐤑𐤓 bachatsar in the courtyard in the enclosed court of HR/Ncbsc הַ/מַּטָּרָה֒ 𐤄/𐤌𐤈𐤓𐤄 hamatarah of the guard the watch-place HTd/Ncfsa וְ/נָתֹן֩ 𐤅/𐤍𐤕𐤍 venaton and to give and giving HC/Vqa ל֨/וֹ 𐤋/𐤅 lo to him HR/Sp3ms כִכַּר 𐤊𐤊𐤓 khikar loaf round-circle HNcbsc לֶ֤חֶם 𐤋𐤇𐤌 lechem of bread bread-food HNcbsa לַ/יּוֹם֙ 𐤋/𐤉𐤅𐤌 layom daily for the day HRd/Ncmsa מִ/ח֣וּץ 𐤌/𐤇𐤅𐤑 michuts from the street from the outside-place HR/Ncmsc הָ/אֹפִ֔ים 𐤄/𐤀𐤐𐤉𐤌 haofim of the bakers the bakers HTd/Vqrmpa עַד 𐤏𐤃 ad until up to the boundary of HR תֹּ֥ם 𐤕𐤌 tom was gone completeness HVqc כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal all whole-of HNcmsc הַ/לֶּ֖חֶם 𐤄/𐤋𐤇𐤌 halechem the bread the sustaining-bread HTd/Ncbsa מִן 𐤌𐤍 min from from (out of, away from) HR הָ/עִ֑יר 𐤄/𐤏𐤉𐤓 hair the city the watch-guarded city HTd/Ncfsa וַ/יֵּ֣שֶׁב 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤁 vayeshev and remained and he settled down HC/Vqw3ms יִרְמְיָ֔הוּ 𐤉𐤓𐤌𐤉𐤄𐤅 yiremeyahu-2 Jeremiah Yah Raises HNp בַּ/חֲצַ֖ר 𐤁/𐤇𐤑𐤓 bachatsar-2 in the courtyard in the enclosed court of HR/Ncbsc הַ/מַּטָּרָֽה 𐤄/𐤌𐤈𐤓𐤄 hamatarah-2 of the guard the watch-place HTd/Ncfsa