4
"Thus says the
LORD of
hosts, the
God of
Israel, to
all the
exiles whom I have
sent into
exile from
Jerusalem to
Babylon,
h'lw{G;h -l'k.l lea'r.fIy yeh{l/a tw{a'b.c h'wh.y r;m'a h{K ? h'l,b'B ~i;l'v.Wryim yityel.gih -r,v]a
5
'Build houses and
live in them; and
plant gardens and
eat their
produce.
.Wl.kia.w tw{N;g .W[.jin.w .Wbev.w ~yiT'b .Wn.B ? !'y.riP -t,a
6
'Take wives and
become the
fathers of
sons and
daughters, and
take wives for your
sons and
give your
daughters to
husbands, that they may
bear sons and
daughters; and
multiply there and do not
decrease.
tw{n'b.W ~yin'B .Wdyilw{h.w ~yiv'n .Wx.q ? .Wn.T ~,kyetw{n.B -t,a.w ~yiv'n ~,kyen.bil .Wx.q.W ? .Wj'[.miT -l;a.w ~'v -.Wb.r.W tw{n'b.W ~yin'B h'n.d;let.w ~yiv'n]a;l
7
'Seek the
welfare of the
city where * I have
sent you into
exile, and
pray to the
LORD on its
behalf; for in its
welfare you will
have welfare.'
yityel.gih r,v]a ryi['h ~w{l.v -t,a .Wv.rid.w ? h'wh.y -l,a H'd][;b .Wl.l;P.tih.w h'M'v ~,k.t,a ? ~w{l'v ~,k'l h,y.hIy H'mw{l.vib yiK
8
"For
thus says the
LORD of
hosts, the
God of
Israel, 'Do not let your
prophets who are in your
midst and your
diviners deceive you, and do not
listen to the
dreams which they
dream.
lea'r.fIy yeh{l/a tw{a'b.c h'wh.y r;m'a h{k yiK ? ~,k.B.riq.B -r,v]a ~,kyeayib.n ~,k'l .WayiV;y -l;a ? ~,kyet{m{l]x -l,a .W[.m.viT -l;a.w ~,kyem.s{q.w ? ~yim.l.x;m ~,T;a r,v]a
9
'For they
prophesy falsely to you in My
name; I have not
sent them,'
declares the
LORD.
~yiT.x;l.v a{l yim.viB ~,k'l ~yia.Bin ~eh r,q,v.b yiK ? h'wh.y -mUa.n
10
"For
thus says the
LORD,
'When seventy years have
been completed for
Babylon, I will
visit you and
fulfill My
good word to you, to
bring you
back to
this place.
l,b'b.l ta{l.m yip.l yiK h'wh.y r;m'a h{k -yiK ? ~,kyel][ yit{miq]h;w ~,k.t,a d{q.p,a h'n'v ~yi[.biv ? ~w{q'M;h -l,a ~,k.t,a byiv'h.l bw{J;h yir'b.D -t,a ? h,Z;h
11
'For I
know the
plans that I
have for you,'
declares the
LORD, '
plans for
welfare and not for
calamity to
give you a
future and a
hope.
yik{n'a r,v]a t{b'v]x;M;h -t,a yiT.[;d'y yik{n'a yiK ? ~w{l'v tw{b.v.x;m h'wh.y -mUa.n ~,kyel][ bev{x ? h'w.qit.w tyir]x;a ~,k'l tet'l h'['r.l a{l.w
12
'Then you will
call upon Me and
come and
pray to Me, and I will
listen to you.
y'lea ~,T.l;L;P.tih.w ~,T.k;l]h;w yit{a ~,ta'r.q.W ? ~,kyel]a yiT.[;m'v.w
13
'You will
seek Me and
find Me
when you
search for Me with
all your
heart.
~,k.b;b.l -l'k.B yinUv.r.dit yiK ~,ta'c.m.W yit{a ~,T.v;Qib.W
14
'I will be
found by you,'
declares the
LORD, 'and I will
restore your
fortunes and will
gather you from
all the
nations and from
all the
places where * I have
driven you,'
declares the
LORD, 'and I will
bring you
back to the
place from
where * I
sent you into
exile.'
~,k.tyib.v -t,a yiT.b;v.w h'wh.y -mUa.n ~,k'l yitaec.min.w ? tw{mw{q.M;h -l'Kim.W ~Iyw{G;h -l'Kim ~,k.t,a yiT.c;Biq.w ? yit{biv]h;w h'wh.y -mUa.n ~'v ~,k.t,a yiT.x;Dih r,v]a ? ~,k.t,a yityel.gih -r,v]a ~w{q'M;h -l,a ~,k.t,a ? ~'Vim