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Then
Jeremiah said to
all the
people, including
all the
women,
"Hear the
word of the
LORD,
all Judah who are in the
land of
Egypt,
~yiv'N;h -l'K l,a.w ~'['h -l'K -l,a .Wh'y.m.rIy r,ma{Y;w ? #,r,a.B r,v]a h'd.Wh.y -l'K h'wh.y -r;b.D .W[.miv ? ~Iy'r.cim
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thus says the
LORD of
hosts, the
God of
Israel, as
follows: 'As for you and your
wives, you have
spoken with your
mouths and
fulfilled it with your
hands,
saying, "We will
certainly perform our
vows that we have
vowed, to
burn sacrifices to the
queen of
heaven and
pour out
drink offerings to her."
Go ahead and
confirm your
vows, and
certainly perform your
vows!'
lea'r.fIy yeh{l/a tw{a'b.c -h'wh.y r;m'a -h{K ? ~,kyedyib.W ~,kyip.B h'n.reB;d.T;w ~,kyev.n.W ~,T;a r{mael ? .Wnyer'd.n -t,a h,f][;n h{f'[ r{mael ~,taeLim ? .$eS;h.l.W ~Iy;m'V;h t,k,l.mil reJ;q.l .Wn.r;d'n r,v]a ? ~,kyer.din -t,a h'n.myiq'T ~yeq'h ~yik's.n H'l ? ~,kyer.din -t,a h'ny,f][;t h{f'[.w
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"Nevertheless hear the
word of the
LORD,
all Judah who are
living in the
land of
Egypt,
'Behold, I have
sworn by My
great name,'
says the
LORD,
'never shall My
name be
invoked again by the
mouth of
any man of
Judah in
all the
land of
Egypt,
saying, "As the
Lord GOD lives."
~yib.v{Y;h h'd.Wh.y -l'K h'wh.y -r;b.d .W[.miv !ek'l ? lw{d'G;h yim.viB yiT.[;B.vin yin.nih ~Iy'r.cim #,r,a.B ? a'r.qin yim.v dw{[ h,y.hIy -mia h'wh.y r;m'a ? y'n{d]a -y;x rem{a h'd.Wh.y vyia -l'K yip.B ? ~Iy'r.cim #,r,a -l'k.B hiwh.y
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'Behold, I am
watching over them for
harm and not for
good, and
all the
men of
Judah who are in the
land of
Egypt will
meet their
end by the
sword and by
famine until they are
completely gone.
.WM;t.w h'bw{j.l a{l.w h'['r.l ~,hyel][ deq{v yin.nih ? b,r,x;B ~Iy;r.cim -c,r,a.B r,v]a h'd.Wh.y vyia -l'k ? ~'tw{l.K -d;[ b'['r'b.W
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'Those
who escape the
sword will
return out of the
land of
Egypt to the
land of
Judah few in
number. Then
all the
remnant of
Judah who have
gone to the
land of
Egypt to
reside there will
know whose word will
stand,
Mine or
theirs.
~Iy;r.cim #,r,a -nim !.WbUv.y b,r,x yejyil.p.W ? tyirea.v -l'K .W[.d'y.w r'P.sim yet.m h'd.Wh.y #,r,a ? ~'v r.Wg'l ~Iy;r.cim -c,r,a.l ~yia'B;h h'd.Wh.y ? ~,hem.W yiN,Mim ~.Wq'y yim -r;b.D
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'This will be the
sign to you,'
declares the
LORD, 'that I am going to
punish you in
this place,
so that you may
know that My
words will
surely stand against you for
harm.'
deq{p -yiK h'wh.y -mUa.n tw{a'h ~,k'l -ta{z.w ? yiK .W[.deT !;[;m.l h,Z;h ~w{q'M;B ~,kyel][ yin]a ? h'['r.l ~,kyel][ y;r'b.d .Wm.Wq'y ~w{q
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"Thus says the
LORD,
'Behold, I am going to
give over
Pharaoh Hophra king of
Egypt to the
hand of his
enemies, to the
hand of those who
seek his
life,
just as I
gave over
Zedekiah king of
Judah to the
hand of
Nebuchadnezzar king of
Babylon, who was his
enemy and was
seeking his
life.' "
[;r.p'x h{[.r;P -t,a !et{n yin.nih h'wh.y r;m'a h{K ? yev.q;b.m d;y.b.W wy'b.y{a d;y.B ~Iy;r.cim -.k,l,m ? h'd.Wh.y -.k,l,m .Wh'Yiq.dic -t,a yiT;t'n r,v]a;K w{v.p;n ? veQ;b.m.W w{b.y{a l,b'B -.k,l,m r;Ca,r.d;k.Wb.n d;y.B ? w{v.p;n