H1961–הָיָה–ha.yah

The word which came to Jeremiah from Yahweh, after that Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard had let him go from Ramah, when he had taken him being bound in chains among all the captives of Jerusalem and Judah, who were carried away captive to Babylon.

הָיָ֤ה ha.Yah “it came”

and Yahweh has brought it, and done according as he spoke: because you have sinned against Yahweh, and have not obeyed his voice, therefore this thing is come on you.

וְהָיָ֥ה (הָיָ֥ה) ha.Yah “it has happened”

Now it happened in the seventh month, that Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, the son of Elishama, of the seed royal and [supplied: one of] the chief officers of the king, and ten men with him, came to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam to Mizpah; and there they ate bread together in Mizpah.

וַיְהִ֣י׀ (יְהִ֣י) y.Hi “it was”

Then arose Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and the ten men who were with him, and struck Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan with the sword, and killed him, whom the king of Babylon had made governor over the land.

הָי֣וּ ha.Yu “they were”

Ishmael also killed all the Jews who were with him, [supplied: to wit], with Gedaliah, at Mizpah, and the Chaldeans who were found there, the men of war.

הָי֨וּ ha.Yu “they were”

It happened the second day after he had killed Gedaliah, and no man knew it,

וַיְהִ֛י (יְהִ֛י) y.Hi “it was”

Ishmael the son of Nethaniah went forth from Mizpah to meet them, weeping all along as he went: and it happened, as he met them, he said to them, Come to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam.

וַֽיְהִי֙ (יְהִי֙) y.Hi “it was”

It was so, when they came into the midst of the city, that Ishmael the son of Nethaniah killed them, [supplied: and cast them] into the midst of the pit, he, and the men who were with him.

וַיְהִ֕י (יְהִ֕י) y.Hi “it was”

Now it happened that, when all the people who were with Ishmael saw Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces who were with him, then they were glad.

וַיְהִ֗י (יְהִ֗י) y.Hi “it was”

Then Jeremiah the prophet said to them, I have heard you; behold, I will pray to Yahweh your God according to your words; and it shall happen that whatever thing Yahweh shall answer you, I will declare it to you; I will keep nothing back from you.

וְֽהָיָ֡ה (הָיָ֡ה) ha.Yah “it will be”

Then they said to Jeremiah, Yahweh be a true and faithful witness among us, if we don't do according to all the word with which Yahweh your God shall send you to us.

יְהִ֤י ye.Hi “may he become”

It happened after ten days, that the word of Yahweh came to Jeremiah.

וַיְהִ֕י (יְהִ֕י) y.Hi “it was”וַיְהִ֥י (יְהִ֥י) y.Hi “it came”

then it shall happen, that the sword, which you fear, shall overtake you there in the land of Egypt; and the famine, about which you are afraid, shall follow hard after you there in Egypt; and there you shall die.

וְהָיְתָ֣ה (הָיְתָ֣ה) ha.ye.Tah “it will be”

So shall it be with all the men who set their faces to go into Egypt to sojourn there: they shall die by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence; and none of them shall remain or escape from the evil that I will bring on them.

וְיִֽהְי֣וּ (יִֽהְי֣וּ) yih.Yu “they may be”יִהְיֶ֤ה yih.Yeh “he will belong”

For thus says Yahweh of Hosts, the God of Israel: As my anger and my wrath has been poured forth on the inhabitants of Jerusalem, so shall my wrath be poured forth on you, when you shall enter into Egypt; and you shall be an object of horror, and an astonishment, and a curse, and a reproach; and you shall see this place no more.

וִהְיִיתֶ֞ם (הְיִיתֶ֞ם) h.yi.Tem “you will become”

It happened that, when Jeremiah had made an end of speaking to all the people all the words of Yahweh their God, with which Yahweh their God had sent him to them, even all these words,

וַיְהִי֩ (יְהִי֩) y.Hi “it was”

Then came the word of Yahweh to Jeremiah in Tahpanhes, saying,

וַיְהִ֤י (יְהִ֤י) y.Hi “it came”

The word that came to Jeremiah concerning all the Jews who lived in the land of Egypt, who lived at Migdol, and at Tahpanhes, and at Memphis, and in the country of Pathros, saying,

הָיָ֣ה ha.Yah “it came”

Therefore my wrath and my anger was poured forth, and was kindled in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem; and they are wasted and desolate, as it is this day.

וַתִּהְיֶ֛ינָה (תִּהְיֶ֛ינָה) tih.Yei.nah “they became”

in that you provoke me to anger with the works of your hands, burning incense to other gods in the land of Egypt, where you are gone to sojourn; that you may be cut off, and that you may be a curse and a reproach among all the nations of the earth?

הֱיֽוֹתְכֶם֙ (הֱיֽוֹתְ) he.yot. “to become”

I will take the remnant of Judah, that have set their faces to go into the land of Egypt to sojourn there, and they shall all be consumed; in the land of Egypt shall they fall; they shall be consumed by the sword and by the famine; they shall die, from the least even to the greatest, by the sword and by the famine; and they shall be an object of horror, [supplied: and] an astonishment, and a curse, and a reproach.

וְהָיוּ֙ (הָיוּ֙) ha.Yu “they will become”

so that none of the remnant of Judah, who have gone into the land of Egypt to sojourn there, shall escape or be left, to return into the land of Judah, to which they have a desire to return to dwell there: for none shall return save such as shall escape.

יִהְיֶ֜ה yih.Yeh “he will belong”

But we will certainly perform every word that is gone forth out of our mouth, to burn incense to the queen of the sky, and to pour out drink-offerings to her, as we have done, we and our fathers, our kings and our princes, in the cities of Judah, and in the streets of Jerusalem; for then had we plenty of food, and were well, and saw no evil.

וַנִּֽהְיֶ֣ה (נִּֽהְיֶ֣ה) nih.Yeh “we were”

so that Yahweh could no longer bear, because of the evil of your doings, and because of the abominations which you have committed; therefore is your land become a desolation, and an astonishment, and a curse, without inhabitant, as it is this day.

וַתְּהִ֣י (תְּהִ֣י) te.Hi “it has become”

Therefore hear the word of Yahweh, all Judah who dwell in the land of Egypt: Behold, I have sworn by my great name, says Yahweh, that my name shall no more be named in the mouth of any man of Judah in all the land of Egypt, saying, As the Lord Yahweh lives.

יִהְיֶה֩ yih.Yeh “it will be”