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Thus shalt thou also
speak to
Shemaiah the
Nehelamite, saying,
r{mael r;ma{T yim'l/x,N;h .Wh'y.[;m.v -l,a.w
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Thus
speaketh the
LORD of
hosts, the
God of
Israel, saying, Because thou hast
sent letters in thy
name unto all the
people that are at
Jerusalem, and to
Zephaniah the
son of
Maaseiah the
priest, and to all the
priests, saying,
r{mael lea'r.fIy yeh{l/a tw{a'b.c h'wh.y r;m'a -h{K ? -l'K -l,a ~yir'p.s h'k.miv.b 'T.x;l'v h'T;a r,v]a !;[;y ? h'yef][;m -n,b h'y.n;p.c -l,a.w ~i;l'v.WryiB r,v]a ~'['h ? r{mael ~yin]h{K;h -l'K l,a.w !eh{K;h
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The
LORD hath
made thee
priest in the stead of
Jehoiada the
priest, that ye should be
officers in the
house of the
LORD, for every
man that is
mad, and maketh himself a
prophet, that thou shouldest
put him in
prison, and in the
stocks.
tw{y.hil !eh{K;h ['d'yw{h.y t;x;T !eh{k '$.n't.n h'wh.y ? aeB;n.tim.W ['GUv.m vyia -l'k.l h'wh.y tyeB ~yidiq.P ? q{nyiC;h -l,a.w t,k,P.h;M;h -l,a w{t{a h'T;t'n.w
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Now therefore why hast thou not
reproved Jeremiah of
Anathoth, which maketh himself a
prophet to you?
yit{t.N]['h .Wh'y.m.rIy.B 'T.r;['g a{l h'M'l h'T;[.w ? ~,k'l aeB;n.tiM;h
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For therefore he
sent unto us in
Babylon, saying,
This captivity is
long: build ye
houses, and
dwell in them; and
plant gardens, and
eat the
fruit of them.
h'KUr]a r{mael l,b'B .Wnyelea x;l'v !eK -l;[ yiK ? .Wl.kia.w tw{N;g .W[.jin.w .Wbev.w ~yiT'b .Wn.B ayih ? !,hyir.P -t,a
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And
Zephaniah the
priest read this
letter in the
ears of
Jeremiah the
prophet.
yen.z'a.B h,Z;h r,peS;h -t,a !eh{K;h h'y.n;p.c a'r.qiY;w ? ayib'N;h .Wh'y.m.rIy
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Then came the
word of the
LORD unto
Jeremiah, saying,
r{mael .Wh'y.m.rIy -l,a h'wh.y -r;b.D yih.y;w
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Send to all them of the
captivity, saying, Thus
saith the
LORD concerning
Shemaiah the
Nehelamite; Because that
Shemaiah hath
prophesied unto you, and I
sent him not, and he caused you to
trust in a
lie:
h'wh.y r;m'a h{K r{mael h'lw{G;h -l'K -l;[ x;l.v ? ~,k'l a'Bin r,v]a !;[;y yim'l/x,N;h h'y.[;m.v -l,a ? ~,k.t,a x;j.b;Y;w wyiT.x;l.v a{l yin]a;w h'y.[;m.v ? r,q'v -l;[
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Therefore thus
saith the
LORD; Behold, I will
punish Shemaiah the
Nehelamite, and his
seed: he shall not have a
man to
dwell among this
people; neither shall he
behold the
good that I will
do for my
people, saith the
LORD; because he hath
taught rebellion against the
LORD.
h'y.[;m.v -l;[ deq{p yin.nih h'wh.y r;m'a -h{K !ek'l ? vyia w{l h,y.hIy -a{l w{[.r;z -l;[.w yim'l/x,N;h ? bw{J;b h,a.rIy -a{l.w h,Z;h ~'['h -.kw{t.B bevw{y ? h'r's -yiK h'wh.y -mUa.n yiM;[.l -h,f{[ yin]a -r,v]a ? h'wh.y -l;[ r,Bid