Jeremiah 39:16

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Go and speak to Ebed–melech the Ethiopian, saying, Thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel; Behold, I will bring my words upon this city for evil, and not for good; and they shall be accomplished in that day before thee.“Go and tell Ebed-melech the Cushite that this is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: ‘I am about to fulfill My words against this city for harm and not for good, and on that day they will be fulfilled before your eyes.

In other translations

Go and speak to Ebed–melech the Ethiopian, saying, Thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel; Behold, I will bring my words upon this city for evil, and not for good; and they shall be accomplished in that day before thee.“Go and tell Ebed-melech the Cushite that this is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: ‘I am about to fulfill My words against this city for harm and not for good, and on that day they will be fulfilled before your eyes.

Hebrew words

הָלוֹךְhalokhgoH1980וְאָמַרְתָּve'amartaand you will sayH559לְעֶבֶד־le'eved-to EbedH5663מֶלֶךְmelekhMelechH5663הַכּוּשִׁיhakushithe CushiteH3569לֵאמֹרlemor<to> sayingH559כֹּה־koh-thusH3541אָמַר'amarhe saysH559יְהוָהyahwehYahwehH3068צְבָאוֹתtzeva'otof hostsH6635אֱלֹהֵי'elohei[the] God ofH430יִשְׂרָאֵלyisra'elIsraelH3478הִנְנִיhinihere IH2005מֵבִיאmevi'[am] about to bringH935אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853דְּבָרַיdevaraiwords myH1697אֶל־'el-againstH413הָעִירha'irthe cityH5892הַזֹּאתhazot<the> thisH2063לְרָעָהlera'ahfor harmH7451וְלֹאvelo'and notH3808לְטוֹבָהletovahfor goodH2896וְהָיוּvehayuand they will happenH1961לְפָנֶיךָlefaneikha<to> before youH6440בַּיּוֹםbaiyomon the dayH3117הַהוּא׃hahu'<the> thatH1931

Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.

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People and places

People: Ebed-melech, Jacob

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