H4428G–מֶ֫לֶךְ–me.lekh

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.

מֶ֔לֶךְ Me.lekh “king”מֶֽלֶךְ־ Me.lekh- “[the] king of”

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.

הַמֶּ֨לֶךְ (מֶּ֨לֶךְ) Me.lekh “king”

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

מֶ֣לֶךְ Me.lekh “[the] king of”

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.

הַמֶּ֨לֶךְ (מֶּ֨לֶךְ) Me.lekh “king”הַמֶּ֤לֶךְ (מֶּ֤לֶךְ) Me.lekh “king”מֶֽלֶךְ־ Me.lekh- “[the] king of”

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?

הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ (מֶּ֖לֶךְ) Me.lekh “king”

And where are your prophets that prophesied unto you, saying, The king of Babylon shall not come against you, nor against this land?

מֶֽלֶךְ־ Me.lekh- “[the] king of”

And now hear, I pray thee, my lord, O king: let my supplication, I pray thee, come before thee; and cause me not to return into the house of Jonathan the scribe, lest I die there.

הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ (מֶּ֑לֶךְ) Me.lekh “king”

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.

הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ (מֶּ֣לֶךְ) Me.lekh “king”

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

מֶֽלֶךְ־ Me.lekh- “[the] king of”

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.

הַמֶּ֗לֶךְ (מֶּ֗לֶךְ) Me.lekh “king”

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

הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ (מֶּ֣לֶךְ) Me.lekh “king”הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ (מֶּ֔לֶךְ) Me.lekh “king”

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,

הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ (מֶּ֔לֶךְ) Me.lekh “king”וְהַמֶּ֥לֶךְ (מֶּ֥לֶךְ) Me.lekh “king”

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

הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ (מֶּ֑לֶךְ) Me.lekh “king”הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ (מֶּ֖לֶךְ) Me.lekh “king”

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.

הַמֶּ֗לֶךְ (מֶּ֗לֶךְ) Me.lekh “king”

And the king commanded Ebed-melech the Ethiopian, saying, Take from hence thirty men with thee, and take up Jeremiah the prophet out of the dungeon, before he die.

הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ (מֶּ֔לֶךְ) Me.lekh “king”

And Ebed-melech took the men under his order, and went into the house of the king under the treasury, and took thence old shreds and worn-out clothes, and let them down by cords into the dungeon to Jeremiah.

הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ (מֶּ֙לֶךְ֙) Me.lekh “king”

And king Zedekiah sent and took the prophet Jeremiah unto him, into the third entry that is in the house of Jehovah; and the king said unto Jeremiah, I will ask thee a thing: hide nothing from me.

הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ (מֶּ֣לֶךְ) Me.lekh “king”הַמֶּ֜לֶךְ (מֶּ֜לֶךְ) Me.lekh “king”

And king Zedekiah swore secretly unto Jeremiah, saying, [ergänzt: As] Jehovah liveth, that made us this soul, I will not put thee to death, neither will I give thee into the hand of these men that seek thy life.

הַמֶּ֧לֶךְ (מֶּ֧לֶךְ) Me.lekh “king”

And Jeremiah said unto Zedekiah, Thus saith Jehovah the God of hosts, the God of Israel: If thou wilt freely go forth to the king of Babylon's princes, then thy soul shall live, and this city shall not be burned with fire; and thou shalt live, and thy house.

מֶֽלֶךְ־ Me.lekh- “[the] king of”

But if thou wilt not go forth to the king of Babylon's princes, then shall this city be given into the hand of the Chaldeans, and they shall burn it with fire, and thou shalt not escape out of their hand.

מֶ֣לֶךְ Me.lekh “[the] king of”

And king Zedekiah said unto Jeremiah, I am afraid of the Jews that have deserted to the Chaldeans, lest they give me over into their hand, and they mock me.

הַמֶּ֥לֶךְ (מֶּ֥לֶךְ) Me.lekh “king”

Behold, all the women that are left in the king of Judah's house shall be brought forth to the king of Babylon's princes; and they shall say, Thy familiar friends have set thee on, and have prevailed over thee; thy feet are sunk in the mire, they are turned away back.

מֶֽלֶךְ־ Me.lekh- “[the] king of”מֶ֣לֶךְ Me.lekh “[the] king of”

And they shall bring out all thy wives and thy children to the Chaldeans, and thou shalt not escape out of their hand; for thou shalt be taken by the hand of the king of Babylon, and thou shalt cause this city to be burned with fire.

מֶֽלֶךְ־ Me.lekh- “[the] king of”

And if the princes hear that I have talked with thee, and they come unto thee, and say unto thee, Declare unto us now what thou hast said unto the king, hide it not from us, and we will not put thee to death; and what hath the king said unto thee?

הַמֶּ֛לֶךְ (מֶּ֛לֶךְ) Me.lekh “king”הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ (מֶּֽלֶךְ) Me.lekh “king”

then thou shalt say unto them, I presented my supplication before the king, that he would not cause me to return to Jonathan's house, to die there.

הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ (מֶּ֑לֶךְ) Me.lekh “king”