H9001–/וַ–v

And Jeremiah took another roll, and gave it to Baruch the scribe, the son of Nerijah; and he wrote therein from the mouth of Jeremiah, all the words of the book that Jehoiakim king of Judah had burned in the fire; and there were added besides unto them many like words.

וַֽיִּתְּנָהּ֮ (וַֽ) va “and”וַיִּכְתֹּ֤ב (וַ) va “and”

And king Zedekiah the son of Josiah reigned instead of Coniah the son of Jehoiakim, Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon having made him king in the land of Judah.

וַיִּ֨מְלָךְ־ (וַ) va “and”

And Zedekiah the king sent Jehucal the son of Shelemiah, and Zephaniah the son of Maaseiah the priest to the prophet Jeremiah, saying, Pray now unto Jehovah our God for us.

וַיִּשְׁלַח֩ (וַ) va “and”

And Pharaoh's army was come forth out of Egypt; and when the Chaldeans that besieged Jerusalem heard tidings of them, they went up from Jerusalem.

וַיִּשְׁמְע֨וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיֵּ֣עָל֔וּ (וַ) va “and”

And the word of Jehovah came unto Jeremiah the prophet, saying,

וַֽיְהִי֙ (וַֽ) va “and”

And the Chaldeans shall come again, and fight against this city, and take it, and burn it with fire.

וְשָׁ֙בוּ֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וְנִלְחֲמ֖וּ (וְ) ve. “and”וּלְכָדֻ֖הָ (וּ) u. “and”וּשְׂרָפֻ֥הָ (וּ) u. “and”

For though ye had smitten the whole army of the Chaldeans that fight against you, and there remained [supplied: but] wounded men among them, [supplied: yet] should they rise up every man in his tent, and burn this city with fire.

וְנִ֨שְׁאֲרוּ (וְ) ve. “and”וְשָֽׂרְפ֛וּ (וְ) ve. “and”

And it came to pass when the army of the Chaldeans was gone up from Jerusalem because of Pharaoh's army,

וְהָיָ֗ה (וְ) ve. “and”

that Jeremiah went forth out of Jerusalem to go into the land of Benjamin, to have his portion there among the people.

וַיֵּצֵ֤א (וַ) va “and”

And when he was in the gate of Benjamin, a captain of the guard was there whose name was Irijah, the son of Shelemiah, the son of Hananiah; and he laid hold on the prophet Jeremiah, saying, Thou art deserting to the Chaldeans.

וַיְהִי־ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּתְפֹּ֞שׂ (וַ) va “and”

And Jeremiah said, It is false: I am not deserting to the Chaldeans. But he hearkened not to him; and Irijah laid hold on Jeremiah, and brought him to the princes.

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וַיִּתְפֹּ֤שׂ (וַ) va “and”וַיְבִאֵ֖הוּ (וַ) va “and”

And the princes were wroth with Jeremiah, and smote him, and put him in the place of confinement in the house of Jonathan the scribe: for they had made that the prison.

וַיִּקְצְפ֧וּ (וַ) va “and”וְהִכּ֣וּ (וְ) ve. “and”וְנָתְנ֨וּ (וְ) ve. “and”

When Jeremiah was come into the dungeon and into the vaults, and Jeremiah had remained there many days,

וַיֵּֽשֶׁב־ (וַ) va “and”

king Zedekiah sent and took him out. And the king asked of him secretly in his house, and said, Is there any word from Jehovah? And Jeremiah said, There is; and he said, Thou shalt be given into the hand of the king of Babylon.

וַיִּשְׁלַח֩ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּקָּחֵ֗הוּ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּשְׁאָלֵ֨הוּ (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֕אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֕אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And Jeremiah said unto king Zedekiah, What have I offended against thee, or against thy servants, or against this people, that ye have put me in the prison?

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

Then Zedekiah the king commanded, and they committed Jeremiah into the court of the guard, and they gave him daily a loaf of bread out of the bakers' street, until all the bread in the city was spent. And Jeremiah abode in the court of the guard.

וַיְצַוֶּ֞ה (וַ) va “and”וַיַּפְקִ֣דוּ (וַ) va “and”וַיֵּ֣שֶׁב (וַ) va “and”

And Shephatiah the son of Mattan, and Gedaliah the son of Pashur, and Jucal the son of Shelemiah, and Pashur the son of Malchijah, heard the words that Jeremiah had spoken unto all the people, saying,

וַיִּשְׁמַ֞ע (וַ) va “and”

Thus saith Jehovah: He that remaineth in this city shall die by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence; but he that goeth forth to the Chaldeans shall live; and he shall have his life for a prey, and shall live.

וְחָיָ֔ה (וְ) ve. “and”וְהָיְתָה־ (וְ) ve. “and”וָחָֽי׃ (וָ) va. “and”

Thus saith Jehovah: This city shall certainly be given into the hand of the king of Babylon's army, and he shall take it.

וּלְכָדָֽהּ׃ (וּ) u. “and”

And the princes said unto the king, Let this man, we pray thee, be put to death; for why should he weaken the hands of the men of war that remain in this city, and the hands of all the people, in speaking to them according to these words? for this man seeketh not the welfare of this people, but the hurt.

וַיֹּאמְר֨וּ (וַ) va “and”

And king Zedekiah said, Behold, he is in your hand; for the king is not he that can do a thing against you.

וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ (וַ) va “and”

Then they took Jeremiah, and cast him into the dungeon of Malchijah the son of Hammelech, which was in the court of the guard, and they let down Jeremiah with cords. And in the dungeon there was no water, but mire; and Jeremiah sank in the mire.

וַיִּקְח֣וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיַּשְׁלִ֨כוּ (וַ) va “and”וַיְשַׁלְּח֥וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּטְבַּ֥ע (וַ) va “and”

And Ebed-melech the Ethiopian, a eunuch who was in the king's house, heard that they had put Jeremiah in the dungeon -- now the king was sitting in the gate of Benjamin,

וַיִּשְׁמַ֡ע (וַ) va “and”

-- and Ebed-melech went forth out of the king's house, and spoke to the king, saying,

וַיֵּצֵ֥א (וַ) va “and”וַיְדַבֵּ֥ר (וַ) va “and”

My lord, O king, these men have done evil in all that they have done to the prophet Jeremiah, whom they have cast into the dungeon; and he will die by reason of the famine in the place where he is; for there is no more bread in the city.

וַיָּ֤מָת (וַ) va “and”