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And he will come and overcome the land of Egypt; those who are for death will be put to death, those who are to be prisoners will be made prisoners, and those who are for the sword will be given to the sword.

וּבָ֕א (וּ) u. “and”וְהִכָּ֖ה (וְ) ve. “and”

And he will put a fire in the houses of the gods of Egypt; and they will be burned by him: and he will make Egypt clean as a keeper of sheep makes clean his clothing; and he will go out from there in peace.

וְהִצַּ֣תִּי (וְ) ve. “and”וּשְׂרָפָ֖ם (וּ) u. “and”וְשָׁבָ֑ם (וְ) ve. “and”וְעָטָה֩ (וְ) ve. “and”וְיָצָ֥א (וְ) ve. “and”

And the stone pillars of Beth-shemesh in the land of Egypt will be broken by him, and the houses of the gods of Egypt burned with fire.

וְשִׁבַּ֗ר (וְ) ve. “and”

And I sent all my servants the prophets to you, getting up early and sending them, saying, Do not do this disgusting thing which is hated by me.

וָאֶשְׁלַ֤ח (וָ) va. “and”

Because of this, my passion and my wrath were let loose, burning in the towns of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem; and they are waste and unpeopled as at this day.

וַתִּתַּ֤ךְ (וַ) va. “and”וַתִּבְעַר֙ (וַ) va. “and”וַתִּהְיֶ֛ינָה (וַ) va. “and”

And I will take the last of Judah, whose minds are fixed on going into the land of Egypt and stopping there, and they will all come to their end, falling in the land of Egypt by the sword and by being short of food and by disease; death will overtake the

וְלָקַחְתִּ֞י (וְ) ve. “and”וְתַ֨מּוּ (וְ) ve. “and”וְהָיוּ֙ (וְ) ve. “and”

For I will send punishment on those who are living in the land of Egypt, as I have sent punishment on Jerusalem, by the sword and by need of food and by disease:

וּפָקַדְתִּ֗י (וּ) u. “and”

Then all the men who had knowledge that their wives were burning perfumes to other gods, and all the women who were present, a great meeting, answering Jeremiah, said,

וַיַּעֲנ֣וּ (וַ) va “and”

But we will certainly do every word which has gone out of our mouths, burning perfumes to the queen of heaven and draining out drink offerings to her as we did, we and our fathers and our kings and our rulers, in the towns of Judah and in the streets of

וַנִּֽשְׂבַּֽע־ (וַ) va. “and”וַנִּֽהְיֶ֣ה (וַ) va. “and”

Then Jeremiah said to all the people, to the men and women and all the people who had given him that answer,

וַיֹּ֥אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

The perfumes which you have been burning in the towns of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem, you and your fathers and your kings and your rulers and the people of the land, had the Lord no memory of them, and did he not keep them in mind?

וַֽתַּעֲלֶ֖ה (וַֽ) va. “and”

And the Lord was no longer able to put up with the evil of your doings and the disgusting things you did; and because of this your land has become a waste and a cause of wonder and a curse, with no one living in it, as at this day.

וַתְּהִ֣י (וַ) va. “and”

Further, Jeremiah said to all the people and all the women, Give ear to the word of the Lord, all those of Judah who are living in Egypt:

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

This is what the Lord of armies, the God of Israel, has said: You women have said with your mouths, and with your hands you have done what you said, We will certainly give effect to the oaths we have made, to have perfumes burned to the queen of heaven a

וַתְּדַבֵּ֣רְנָה (וַ) va. “and”

See, I am watching over them for evil and not for good: all the men of Judah who are in the land of Egypt will be wasted by the sword and by need of food till there is an end of them.

וְתַמּוּ֩ (וְ) ve. “and”

And those who get away safe from the sword will come back from the land of Egypt to the land of Judah, a very small number; and all the rest of Judah, who have gone into the land of Egypt and are living there, will see whose word has effect, mine or thei

וְֽיָדְע֞וּ (וְֽ) ve. “and”

And as for you, are you looking for great things for yourself? Have no desire for them: for truly I will send evil on all flesh, says the Lord: but your life I will keep safe from attack wherever you go.

וְנָתַתִּ֨י (וְ) ve. “and”

Let not the quick-footed go in flight, or the man of war get away; on the north, by the river Euphrates, they are slipping and falling.

וְנָפָֽלוּ׃ (וְ) ve. “and”

Egypt is coming up like the Nile, and his waters are lifting their heads like the rivers, and he says, I will go up, covering the earth; I will send destruction on the town and its people.

וַיֹּ֗אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

But that day is the day of the Lord, the Lord of armies, a day of punishment when he will take payment from his haters: and the sword will have all its desire, drinking their blood in full measure: for there is an offering to the Lord, the Lord of armies

וְאָכְלָ֥ה (וְ) ve. “and”וְשָׂ֣בְעָ֔ה (וְ) ve. “and”וְרָוְתָ֖ה (וְ) ve. “and”

... are stopped in their going, they are falling; and they say one to another, Let us get up and go back to our people, to the land of our birth, away from the cruel sword.

וַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙ (וַ) va “and”

O daughter living in Egypt, make ready the vessels of a prisoner: for Noph will become a waste, it will be burned up and become unpeopled.

וְנִצְּתָ֖ה (וְ) ve. “and”

And I will give them up into the hands of those who will take their lives, and into the hands of Nebuchadrezzar, king of Babylon, and into the hands of his servants: and later, it will be peopled as in the past, says the Lord.

וּנְתַתִּ֗ים (וּ) u. “and”

But have no fear, O Jacob, my servant, and do not be troubled, O Israel: for see, I will make you come back from far away, and your seed from the land where they are prisoners; and Jacob will come back, and will be quiet and in peace, and no one will giv

וְשָׁ֧ב (וְ) ve. “and”וְשָׁקַ֥ט (וְ) ve. “and”וְשַׁאֲנַ֖ן (וְ) ve. “and”

Have no fear, O Jacob, my servant, says the Lord; for I am with you: for I will put an end to all the nations where I have sent you, but I will not put an end to you completely: though with wise purpose I will put right your errors, and will not let you

וְיִסַּרְתִּ֙יךָ֙ (וְ) ve. “and”