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When Zedekiah, the son of Josiah, king of Judah, first became king this word came to Jeremiah from the Lord, saying,

בְּרֵאשִׁ֗ית (בְּ) be. “in”

And send them to the king of Edom, and to the king of Moab, and to the king of the children of Ammon, and to the king of Tyre, and to the king of Zidon, by their servants who come to Jerusalem, to Zedekiah, king of Judah;

בְּיַ֤ד (בְּ) be. “by”

I have made the earth, and man and beast on the face of the earth, by my great power and by my outstretched arm; and I will give it to anyone at my pleasure.

בְּכֹחִי֙ (בְּ) be. “by”וּבִזְרוֹעִ֖י (בִ) vi “by”בְּעֵינָֽי׃ (בְּ) be. “in”

And now I have given all these lands into the hands of Nebuchadnezzar, the king of Babylon, my servant; and I have given the beasts of the field to him for his use.

בְּיַ֛ד (בְּ) be. “in”

And all the nations will be servants to him and to his son and to his son's son, till the time comes for his land to be overcome: and then a number of nations and great kings will take it for their use.

בוֹ֙ (ב) v “by <the>”

And it will come about, that if any nation does not become a servant to this same Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, and does not put its neck under the yoke of the king of Babylon, then I will send punishment on that nation, says the Lord, by the sword an

בְּעֹ֖ל (בְּ) be. “in”בַּחֶרֶב֩ (בַּ) ba. “with the”וּבָרָעָ֨ב (בָ) va. “with <the>”וּבַדֶּ֜בֶר (בַ) va. “with <the>”בְּיָדֽוֹ׃ (בְּ) be. “by”

But as for that nation which puts its neck under the yoke of the king of Babylon and becomes his servant, I will let that nation keep on in its land, farming it and living in it, says the Lord.

בְּעֹ֥ל (בְּ) be. “in”בָּֽהּ׃ (בָּֽ) Ba “in <the>”

And I said all this to Zedekiah, king of Judah, saying, Put your necks under the yoke of the king of Babylon and become his servants and his people, so that you may keep your lives.

בְּעֹ֣ל (בְּ) be. “in”

Why are you desiring death, you and your people, by the sword, and because food is gone, and by disease, as the Lord has said of the nation which does not become the servant of the king of Babylon?

בַּחֶ֖רֶב (בַּ) ba. “by the”בָּרָעָ֣ב (בָּ) ba. “by <the>”וּבַדָּ֑בֶר֙ (בַ) va. “by <the>”

For I have not sent them, says the Lord, but they are saying what is false in my name, so that I might send you out by force, causing destruction to come on you and on your prophets.

בִּשְׁמִ֖י (בִּ) bi “in”

But if they are prophets, and if the word of the Lord is with them, let them now make request to the Lord of armies that the vessels which are still in the house of the Lord and in the house of the king of Judah and at Jerusalem, may not go to Babylon.

בַּֽיהוָ֣ה (בַּֽ) ba. “<in>”בְּבֵית־ (בְּ) be. “in”וּבִירוּשָׁלִַ֖ם (בִ) vi. “in”

For this is what the Lord has said about the rest of the vessels which are still in this town,

בָּעִ֥יר (בָּ) ba. “in the”

Which Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, did not take away, when he took Jeconiah, the son of Jehoiakim, king of Judah, a prisoner from Jerusalem to Babylon, with all the great men of Judah and Jerusalem;

בַּ֠גְלוֹתוֹ (בַּ֠) ba “when”

And it came about in that year, when Zedekiah first became king of Judah, in the fourth year, in the fifth month, that Hananiah, the son of Azzur the prophet, who came from Gibeon, said to Jeremiah in the house of the Lord, before the priests and all the

בַּשָּׁנָ֣ה (בַּ) ba. “in the”בְּרֵאשִׁית֙ (בְּ) be. “in”בַּשָּׁנָה֙ (בַּ) bi “in the”בַּחֹ֖דֶשׁ (בַּ) ba. “in the”בְּבֵ֣ית (בְּ) be. “in”

In the space of two years I will send back into this place all the vessels of the Lord's house which Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, took away from this place to Babylon:

בְּע֣וֹד׀ (בְּ) be. “in”

Then the prophet Jeremiah said to the prophet Hananiah, before the priests and all the people who had come into the house of the Lord,

בְּבֵ֥ית (בְּ) be. “in”

But still, give ear to this word which I am saying to you and to all the people:

בְּאָזְנֶ֑יךָ (בְּ) be. “in”וּבְאָזְנֵ֖י (בְ) ve. “in”

The prophet whose words are of peace, when his words come true, will be seen to be a prophet whom the Lord has sent.

בְּבֹא֙ (בְּ) be. “when”בֶּאֱמֶֽת׃ (בֶּ) be. “in”

And before all the people Hananiah said, The Lord has said, Even so will I let the yoke of the king of Babylon be broken off the necks of all the nations in the space of two years. Then the prophet Jeremiah went away.

בְּעוֹד֙ (בְּ) be. “in”

So death came to Hananiah the prophet the same year, in the seventh month.

בַּשָּׁנָ֣ה (בַּ) ba. “in the”בַּחֹ֖דֶשׁ (בַּ) ba. “in the”

By the hand of Elasah, the son of Shaphan, and Gemariah, the son of Hilkiah, (whom Zedekiah, king of Judah, sent to Babylon, to Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon,) saying,

בְּיַד֙ (בְּ) be. “by”

And be working for the peace of the land to which I have had you taken away prisoners, and make prayer to the Lord for it: for in its peace you will have peace.

בִשְׁלוֹמָ֔הּ (בִ) vi “in”

For this is what the Lord of armies, the God of Israel, has said: Do not let yourselves be tricked by the prophets who are among you, and the readers of signs, and give no attention to their dreams which they may have;

בְּקִרְבְּכֶ֖ם (בְּ) be. “[are] in”

For they are saying to you what is false in my name: I have not sent them, says the Lord.

בְשֶׁ֔קֶר (בְ) ve. “with”בִּשְׁמִ֑י (בִּ) bi “in”

And you will be searching for me and I will be there, when you have gone after me with all your heart.

בְּכָל־ (בְּ) be. “with”