H0776G–אֶ֫רֶץ–e.rets

Thus saith the LORD, the God of Israel; I made a covenant with your fathers in the day that I brought them forth from the land of Egypt, out of the house of bond-men, saying,

מֵאֶ֣רֶץ (אֶ֣רֶץ) 'E.retz “[the] land of”

Therefore thus saith the LORD; Ye have not hearkened to me, in proclaiming liberty, every one to his brother, and every man to his neighbor: behold, I proclaim a liberty for you, saith the LORD, to the sword, to the pestilence, and to the famine; and I will make you to be removed into all the kingdoms of the earth.

הָאָֽרֶץ׃ (אָֽרֶץ) 'A.retz “earth”

The princes of Judah, and the princes of Jerusalem, the eunuchs, and the priests, and all the people of the land, who passed between the parts of the calf;

הָאָ֑רֶץ (אָ֑רֶץ) 'A.retz “land”

I will even give them into the hand of their enemies, and into the hand of them that seek their life: and their dead bodies shall be for food to the fowls of the heaven, and to the beasts of the earth.

הָאָֽרֶץ׃ (אָֽרֶץ) 'A.retz “earth”

But it came to pass, when Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon came up into the land, that we said, Come, and let us go to Jerusalem for fear of the army of the Chaldeans, and for fear of the army of the Syrians: so we dwell at Jerusalem.

הָאָרֶץ֒ (אָרֶץ֒) 'a.Retz “land”

And thou shalt say to Jehoiakim king of Judah, Thus saith the LORD; Thou hast burned this roll, saying, Why hast thou written therein, saying, The king of Babylon shall certainly come and destroy this land, and shall cause to cease from thence man and beast?

הָאָ֣רֶץ (אָ֣רֶץ) 'A.retz “land”

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

בְּאֶ֥רֶץ (אֶ֥רֶץ) 'E.retz “[the] land of”

But neither he, nor his servants, nor the people of the land, hearkened to the words of the LORD, which he spoke by the prophet Jeremiah.

הָאָ֑רֶץ (אָ֑רֶץ) 'A.retz “land”

Thus saith the LORD, the God of Israel; Thus shall ye say to the king of Judah, that sent you to me to inquire of me; Behold, Pharaoh's army, which hath come forth to help you, shall return to Egypt into their own land.

לְאַרְצ֖וֹ (אַרְצ֖) 'ar.Tz “own land”

Then Jeremiah went out of Jerusalem to go into the land of Benjamin, to separate himself thence in the midst of the people.

אֶ֣רֶץ 'E.retz “[the] land of”

Where are now your prophets who prophesied to you, saying, The king of Babylon shall not come against you, nor against this land?

הָאָ֥רֶץ (אָ֥רֶץ) 'A.retz “land”

But the Chaldeans' army pursued them, and overtook Zedekiah in the plains of Jericho: and when they had taken him, they brought him to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon to Riblah in the land of Hamath, where he gave judgment upon him.

בְּאֶ֣רֶץ (אֶ֣רֶץ) 'E.retz “[the] land of”

But Nebuzar-adan the captain of the guard left of the poor of the people, who had nothing, in the land of Judah, and gave them vineyards and fields at the same time.

בְּאֶ֣רֶץ (אֶ֣רֶץ) 'E.retz “[the] land of”

And now, behold, I loose thee this day from the chains which were upon thy hand. If it seemeth good to thee to come with me into Babylon, come; and I will look well to thee: but if it seemeth ill to thee to come with me into Babylon, forbear: behold, all the land is before thee: whither it seemeth good and convenient for thee to go, thither go.

הָאָ֣רֶץ (אָ֣רֶץ) 'A.retz “land”

Then Jeremiah went to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam to Mizpah; and dwelt with him among the people that were left in the land.

בָּאָֽרֶץ׃ (אָֽרֶץ) 'A.retz “land”

Now when all the captains of the forces who were in the fields, even they and their men, heard that the king of Babylon had made Gedaliah the son of Ahikam governor in the land, and had committed to him men, and women, and children, and of the poor of the land, of them that were not carried away captive to Babylon;

בָּאָ֑רֶץ (אָ֑רֶץ) 'A.retz “land”הָאָ֔רֶץ (אָ֔רֶץ) 'A.retz “land”

And Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan, swore to them and to their men, saying, Fear not to serve the Chaldeans: dwell in the land, and serve the king of Babylon, and it shall be well with you.

בָאָ֗רֶץ (אָ֗רֶץ) 'A.retz “land”

Likewise when all the Jews that were in Moab, and among the Ammonites, and in Edom, and that were in all the countries, heard that the king of Babylon had left a remnant of Judah, and that he had set over them Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan;

הָֽאֲרָצוֹת֙ (אֲרָצוֹת֙) 'a.ra.tzOt “lands”

Even all the Jews returned out of all places whither they were driven, and came to the land of Judah, to Gedaliah, to Mizpah, and gathered wine and summer fruits in abundance.

אֶֽרֶץ־ 'e.retz- “[the] land of”

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

בָּאָֽרֶץ׃ (אָֽרֶץ) 'A.retz “land”

Because of the Chaldeans: for they were afraid of them, because Ishmael the son of Nethaniah had slain Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, whom the king of Babylon made governor in the land.

בָּאָֽרֶץ׃ (אָֽרֶץ) 'A.retz “land”

If ye will still abide in this land, then will I build you, and not pull you down, and I will plant you, and not pluck you up: for I repent of the evil that I have done to you.

בָּאָ֣רֶץ (אָ֣רֶץ) 'A.retz “land”

But if ye say, We will not dwell in this land, neither obey the voice of the LORD your God,

בָּאָ֣רֶץ (אָ֣רֶץ) 'A.retz “land”

Saying, No; but we will go into the land of Egypt, where we shall see no war, nor hear the sound of the trumpet, nor hunger for bread; and there will we dwell:

אֶ֤רֶץ 'E.retz “[the] land of”

Then it shall come to pass, that the sword, which ye feared, shall overtake you there in the land of Egypt, and the famine of which ye were afraid, shall follow close after you there in Egypt; and there ye shall die.

בְּאֶ֣רֶץ (אֶ֣רֶץ) 'E.retz “[the] land of”