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The word which came to Jeremiah from the LORD, when Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and all his army, and all the kingdoms of the earth of his dominion, and all the people fought against Jerusalem, and against all its cities, saying,

לֵאמֹֽר׃ (לֵ) le. “<to>”

But thou shalt die in peace: and with the burnings of thy fathers, the former kings who were before thee, so shall they burn odors for thee; and they will lament thee, saying, Ah lord! for I have pronounced the word, saith the LORD.

לְפָנֶ֗יךָ (לְ) le. “<to>”לָ֔ךְ (לָ֔) La “for <the>”לָ֑ךְ (לָ֑) La “for <the>”

This is the word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD, after king Zedekiah had made a covenant with all the people who were at Jerusalem, to proclaim liberty to them;

לִקְרֹ֥א (לִ) li “to”לָהֶ֖ם (לָ) la. “to <the>”

That every man should liberate his man-servant, and every man his maid-servant, being a Hebrew or a Hebrewess; that none should retain them in service, to wit, a Jew his brother.

לְ֠שַׁלַּח (לְ֠) Le. “to”לְבִלְתִּ֧י (לְ) le. “to”

Now when all the princes, and all the people who had entered into the covenant, heard that every one should liberate his man-servant, and every one his maid-servant, that none should retain them in service any more, then they obeyed, and let them go.

לְ֠שַׁלַּח (לְ֠) Le. “to”לְבִלְתִּ֥י (לְ) le. “to”

But afterwards they turned, and caused the servants and the handmaids, whom they had liberated, to return, and brought them into subjection for servants and for handmaids.

לַעֲבָדִ֖ים (לַ) la. “for”וְלִשְׁפָחֽוֹת׃ (לִ) li “for”

Therefore the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah from the LORD, saying,

לֵאמֹֽר׃ (לֵ) le. “<to>”

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,

לֵאמֹֽר׃ (לֵ) le. “<to>”

At the end of seven years dismiss ye every man his brother a Hebrew, who hath been sold to thee; and when he hath served thee six years, thou shalt let him go free from thee: but your fathers hearkened not to me, neither inclined their ear.

לְךָ֗ (לְ) le. “to <the>”

And ye had now turned, and had done right in my sight, in proclaiming liberty every man to his neighbor; and ye had made a covenant before me in the house which is called by my name:

לִקְרֹ֥א (לִ) li “by”לְרֵעֵ֑הוּ (לְ) le. “to”לְפָנַ֔י (לְ) le. “<to>”

But ye turned and profaned my name, and caused every man his servant, and every man his handmaid, whom he had set at liberty at their pleasure, to return, and brought them into subjection, to be to you for servants and for handmaids.

לְנַפְשָׁ֑ם (לְ) le. “to”לִֽהְי֣וֹת (לִֽ) li “to”לָכֶ֔ם (לָ) la. “of”לַעֲבָדִ֖ים (לַ) la. “<into>”וְלִשְׁפָחֽוֹת׃ (לִ) li “<into>”

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.

לָכֵן֮ (לָ) la. “<to>”לִקְרֹ֣א (לִ) li “by”לְאָחִ֖יו (לְ) le. “to”לְרֵעֵ֑הוּ (לְ) le. “to”לָכֶ֨ם (לָ) la. “to <the>”לְזַעֲוָ֔ה (לְ) li “into”לְכֹ֖ל (לְ) le. “to”

And I will give the men that have transgressed my covenant, who have not performed the words of the covenant which they had made before me, when they cut the calf in two, and passed between the parts of it,

לְפָנָ֑י (לְ) le. “<to>”לִשְׁנַ֔יִם (לִ) li “into”

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.

לְמַֽאֲכָ֔ל (לְ) le. “<into>”לְע֥וֹף (לְ) le. “for”וּלְבֶהֱמַ֥ת (לְ) le. “for”

The word which came to Jeremiah from the LORD in the days of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah, saying,

לֵאמֹֽר׃ (לֵ) le. “<to>”

And I brought them into the house of the LORD, into the chamber of the sons of Hanan, the son of Igdaliah, a man of God, who was by the chamber of the princes, which was above the chamber of Maaseiah the son of Shallum, the keeper of the door:

לְלִשְׁכַּ֛ת (לְ) le. “<to>”

And I set before the sons of the house of the Rechabites pots full of wine, and cups, and I said to them, Drink ye wine.

לִפְנֵ֣י׀ (לִ) li “<to>”

But they said, We will drink no wine: for Jonadab the son of Rechab our father commanded us, saying, Ye shall drink no wine, neither ye, nor your sons for ever:

לֵאמֹ֔ר (לֵ) le. “<to>”

Neither shall ye build house, nor sow seed, nor plant vineyard, nor have any: but all your days ye shall dwell in tents; that ye may live many days in the land where ye are strangers.

לָכֶ֑ם (לָ) la. “to <the>”

Thus have we obeyed the voice of Jonadab the son of Rechab our father in all that he hath charged us, to drink no wine all our days, we, our wives, our sons, nor our daughters;

לְכֹ֖ל (לְ) le. “to”לְבִלְתִּ֤י (לְ) le. “to”

Nor to build houses for us to dwell in: neither have we vineyard, nor field, nor seed:

וּלְבִלְתִּ֛י (לְ) le. “to”לְשִׁבְתֵּ֑נוּ (לְ) le. “to”לָּֽנוּ׃ (לָּֽ) La. “to <the>”

Then came the word of the LORD to Jeremiah, saying,

לֵאמֹֽר׃ (לֵ) le. “<to>”

Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Go and tell the men of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, Will ye not receive instruction to hearken to my words? saith the LORD.

לְאִ֣ישׁ (לְ) le. “to”וּלְיֽוֹשְׁבֵ֖י (לְ) le. “to”לִשְׁמֹ֥עַ (לִ) li “to”

The words of Jonadab the son of Rechab, that he commanded his sons not to drink wine, are performed; for to this day they drink none, but obey their father's commandment: notwithstanding I have spoken to you, rising early and speaking; but ye hearkened not to me.

לְבִלְתִּ֣י (לְ) le. “to”

I have sent also to you all my servants the prophets, rising early and sending them, saying, Return ye now every man from his evil way, and amend your doings, and go not after other gods to serve them, and ye shall dwell in the land which I have given to you and to your fathers: but ye have not inclined your ear, nor hearkened to me.

לֵאמֹ֡ר (לֵ) le. “<to>”לְעָבְדָ֔ם (לְ) le. “to”לָכֶ֖ם (לָ) la. “to”וְלַאֲבֹֽתֵיכֶ֑ם (לַ) la. “to”