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Jeremiah 25

1Thewordהַדָּבָ֞רha.da.VarH1697thatcametoJeremiahיִרְמְיָ֙הוּ֙yir.me.Ya.huH3414concerningallthepeopleעַ֣ם'amH5971ofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063,inthefourthהָֽרְבִעִ֔יתha.re.vi.'ItH7243yearבַּשָּׁנָה֙ba.sha.NahH8141ofJehoiakimלִיהוֹיָקִ֥יםli.ho.ya.KimH3079thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJosiahיֹאשִׁיָּ֖הוּyo.shi.Ya.huH2977,kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063(thesamewasH1961thefirstyearהַשָּׁנָה֙ha.sha.NahH8141ofNebuchadrezzarkingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofBabylonבָּבֶֽל׃ba.VelH894),

2whichJeremiahיִרְמְיָ֤הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414theprophetהַנָּבִיא֙ha.na.Vi'H5030spake untoallthepeopleעַ֣ם'amH5971ofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063,andtoalltheinhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֥יyo.she.VeiH3427ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559:

3Fromthethirteenthyearשָׁנָ֡הsha.NahH8141ofJosiahלְיֹאשִׁיָּ֣הוּle.yo.shi.Ya.huH2977thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofAmonאָמוֹן֩'a.mOnH526,kingמֶ֨לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֜הye.hu.DahH3063,evenuntothisdayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117,thesethreeH7969andtwentyוְעֶשְׂרִים֙ve.'es.RimH6242yearsשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141,thewordדְבַר־de.var-H1697ofJehovahhathcomeuntome,andIhavespokenוָאֲדַבֵּ֧רva.'a.da.BerH1696untoyou,risingH7925upearlyאַשְׁכֵּ֥ים'ash.KeimH7925andspeakingוְדַבֵּ֖רve.da.BerH1696;butyehavenothearkened.

4AndJehovahhathsentH7971untoyouallhisservantsעֲבָדָ֧יו'a.va.DavH5650theprophetsהַנְּבִאִ֛יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030,risingH7925upearlyהַשְׁכֵּ֥םhash.KemH7925andsendingH7971them, (butyehavenothearkened,norinclinedH5186yourearאָזְנְכֶ֖ם'a.ze.ne.KhemH241tohearH8085),

5sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559,ReturnH7725yenoweveryoneH376fromhisevilהָֽרָעָה֙ha.ra.'AhH7451wayמִדַּרְכּ֤וֹmi.dar.KoH1870,andfromtheevilH7451ofyourdoings,anddwellוּשְׁבוּ֙u.she.VuH3427inthelandהָ֣אֲדָמָ֔הha.'a.da.MahH127thatJehovahhathgivenH5414untoyouandtoyourfathersH1,fromofoldandevenforevermore;

6andgonotafterotherאֲחֵרִ֔ים'a.che.RimH312godsאֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.HimH430toserveלְעָבְדָ֖םle.'a.ve.DamH5647them,andtoworshipthem,andprovokeתַכְעִ֤יסוּtakh.'I.suH3707menottoangerH3707withtheworkבְּמַעֲשֵׂ֣הbe.ma.'a.SehH4639ofyourhandsיְדֵיכֶ֔םye.dei.KhemH3027;andIwilldoyounohurt.

7Yetyehavenothearkened untome, saithJehovah;thatyemayprovokeהַכְעִיסֵ֛נִיhikh.'i.su.niH3707metoangerH3707withtheworkבְּמַעֲשֵׂ֥הbe.ma.'a.SehH4639ofyourhandsיְדֵיכֶ֖םye.dei.KhemH3027toyourown hurt.

8Thereforeלָכֵ֕ןla.KhenH3651thusכֹּ֥הkohH3541saithJehovahofhostsצְבָא֑וֹתtze.va.'otH6635:BecauseyehavenotheardH8085mywordsדְּבָרָֽי׃de.va.RaiH1697,

9behold,Iwillsendשֹׁלֵ֡חַsho.Le.achH7971andtakeH3947allthefamiliesH4940ofthenorthצָפ֜וֹןtza.FonH6828, saithJehovah,andIwillsendH7971untoNebuchadrezzarthekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofBabylonבָּבֶל֮ba.VelH894,myservantעַבְדִּי֒'av.DiH5650,andwillbringוַהֲבִ֨אֹתִ֜יםva.ha.Vi.'o.TimH935themagainstthislandהָאָ֤רֶץha.'A.retzH776,andagainsttheinhabitantsיֹ֣שְׁבֶ֔יהָyo.she.Vei.haH3427thereof,andagainstallthesenationsהַגּוֹיִ֥םha.go.YimH1471roundסָבִ֑יבsa.VivH5439about;andIwillutterlydestroyוְהַ֣חֲרַמְתִּ֔יםve.Ha.cha.ram.TimH2763them,andmakeוְשַׂמְתִּים֙ve.sam.TimH7760themanastonishment,andahissing,andperpetualdesolationsH8047.

10MoreoverIwilltakefromthemthevoiceH6963ofmirthandthevoiceH6963ofgladnessשִׂמְחָ֔הsim.ChahH8057,thevoiceH6963ofthebridegroomandthevoiceH6963ofthebrideכַּלָּ֑הka.LahH3618,thesoundH6963ofthemillstones,andthelightוְא֥וֹרve.'orH216ofthelampנֵֽר׃NerH5216.

11Andthiswholelandהָאָ֣רֶץha.'A.retzH776shallbeH1961adesolationH8047,andanastonishment;andthesenationsהַגּוֹיִ֥םha.go.YimH1471shallserveוְעָ֨בְד֜וּve.'A.ve.DuH5647thekingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofBabylonבָּבֶ֖לba.VelH894seventyשִׁבְעִ֥יםshiv.'ImH7657yearsשָׁנָֽה׃sha.NahH8141.

12Anditshallcometopass,whenseventyשִׁבְעִ֣יםshiv.'ImH7657yearsשָׁנָ֡הsha.NahH8141areaccomplished,thatIwillpunishH6485thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofBabylonבָּבֶל֩ba.VelH894,andthatnationהַגּ֨וֹיha.GoyH1471, saithJehovah,fortheiriniquityעֲוֹנָ֖ם'a.vo.NamH5771,andthelandאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776oftheChaldeansכַּשְׂדִּ֑יםkas.DimH3778;andIwillmakeוְשַׂמְתִּ֥יve.sam.TiH7760itdesolateforeverH5769.

13AndIwillbringוְהֵֽבֵאתִי֙ve.he.ve.tiH935uponthatlandהָאָ֣רֶץha.'A.retzH776allmywordsדְּבָרַ֖יde.va.RaiH1697whichIhavepronouncedagainstit,evenallthatiswrittenH3789inthisbookבַּסֵּ֣פֶרba.Se.ferH5612,whichJeremiahיִרְמְיָ֖הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414hathprophesiedH5012againstallthenationsהַגּוֹיִֽם׃ha.go.YimH1471.

14Formanyרַבִּ֔יםra.BimH7227nationsגּוֹיִ֣םgo.YimH1471andgreatגְּדוֹלִ֑יםge.do.LimH1419kingsוּמְלָכִ֖יםu.me.la.KhimH4428shallmakebondmenofthem,evenofthem;andIwillrecompensethemaccordingtotheirdeedsH4639,andaccordingtotheworkוּכְמַעֲשֵׂ֥הu.khe.ma.'a.SehH4639oftheirhandsיְדֵיהֶֽם׃ סye.dei.HemH3027.

15Forthusכֹה֩khohH3541saithJehovah,theGodאֱלֹהֵ֤י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478, untome:Takeקַ֠חkachH3947thiscupכּ֨וֹסKosH3563ofthewineהַיַּ֧יִןhai.Ya.yinH3196ofwrathH2534atmyhandמִיָּדִ֑יmi.ya.DiH3027,andcauseallthenationsהַגּוֹיִ֔םha.go.YimH1471,towhomIsendשֹׁלֵ֥חַsho.Le.achH7971thee,todrinkוְהִשְׁקִיתָ֤הve.hish.ki.TahH8248it.

16Andtheyshalldrinkוְשָׁת֕וּve.sha.TuH8354,andreeltoandfro,andbemad,becauseoftheswordהַחֶ֔רֶבha.Che.revH2719thatIwillsendשֹׁלֵ֖חַsho.Le.achH7971amongthem.

17ThentookH3947Ithecupהַכּ֖וֹסha.KosH3563atJehovah’shandמִיַּ֣דmi.YadH3027,andmadeallthenationsהַגּוֹיִ֔םha.go.YimH1471todrinkוָֽאַשְׁקֶה֙va.'ash.KehH8248, untowhomJehovahhadsentH7971me:

18towit,Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙ye.ru.sha.LimH3389,andthecitiesעָרֵ֣י'a.ReiH5892ofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063,andthekingsמְלָכֶ֖יהָme.la.Khei.haH4428thereof,andtheprincesH8269thereof,tomakeלָתֵ֨תla.TetH5414themadesolationH8047,anastonishment,ahissing,andacurseוְלִקְלָלָ֖הve.lik.la.LahH7045,asitisthisdayכַּיּ֥וֹםkai.YomH3117;

19Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֧הpar.'OhH6547kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofEgyptמִצְרַ֛יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,andhisservantsעֲבָדָ֥יו'a.va.DavH5650,andhisprincesH8269,andallhispeopleעַמּֽוֹ׃a.MoH5971;

20andallthemingledpeople,andallthekingsמַלְכֵ֖יmal.KheiH4428ofthelandH776ofUzהָע֑וּץha.'UtzH5780,andallthekingsמַלְכֵי֙mal.KheiH4428ofthePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםpe.lish.TimH6430,andAshkelonאַשְׁקְל֤וֹן'ash.ke.LonH831,andGazaעַזָּה֙'a.ZahH5804,andEkronעֶקְר֔וֹןek.RonH6138,andtheremnantשְׁאֵרִ֥יתshe.'e.RitH7611ofAshdodאַשְׁדּֽוֹד׃'ash.DodH795;

21Edomאֱד֥וֹם'e.DomH123,andMoabמוֹאָ֖בmo.'AvH4124,andthechildrenofAmmonעַמּֽוֹן׃a.MonH5983;

22andallthekingsמַלְכֵי־mal.khei-H4428ofTyreצֹ֔רTzorH6865,andallthekingsמַלְכֵ֣יmal.KheiH4428ofSidonצִיד֑וֹןtzi.DonH6721,andthekingsמַלְכֵ֣יmal.KheiH4428oftheislewhichisbeyondtheseaהַיָּֽם׃hai.YamH3220;

23Dedanדְּדָ֤ןde.DanH1719,andTemaתֵּימָא֙tei.Ma'H8485,andBuzבּ֔וּזBuzH938,andallthathavethecornersפֵאָֽה׃fe.'AhH6285oftheirhaircutקְצוּצֵ֥יke.tzu.TzeiH7112off;

24andallthekingsמַלְכֵ֣יmal.KheiH4428ofArabiaעֲרָ֑ב'a.RavH6152,andallthekingsמַלְכֵ֣יmal.KheiH4428ofthemingled peoplethatdwellהַשֹּׁכְנִ֖יםha.sho.khe.NimH7931inthewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּֽר׃ba.mid.BarH4057;

25andallthekingsמַלְכֵ֣יmal.KheiH4428ofZimriזִמְרִ֗יzim.RiH2174,andallthekingsמַלְכֵ֣יmal.KheiH4428ofElamעֵילָ֔ם'ei.LamH5867,andallthekingsמַלְכֵ֥יmal.KheiH4428oftheMedes;

26andallthekingsמַלְכֵ֣יmal.KheiH4428ofthenorthהַצָּפ֗וֹןha.tza.FonH6828,farוְהָֽרְחֹקִים֙ve.ha.re.cho.KimH7350andnear,oneH376withanother;andallthekingdomsהַמַּמְלְכ֣וֹתha.mam.le.KhotH4467oftheworld,whichareuponthefaceH6440oftheearthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776:andthekingוּמֶ֥לֶךְu.Me.lekhH4428ofSheshachשֵׁשַׁ֖ךְshe.ShakhH8347shalldrinkיִשְׁתֶּ֥הyish.TehH8354afterthem.

27Andthou shaltsayH559untothem,Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saithJehovahofhostsצְבָא֜וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478:Drinkשְׁת֤וּshe.TuH8354ye,andbedrunken,andspew,andfallוְנִפְל֖וּve.nif.LuH5307,andriseתָק֑וּמוּta.Ku.muH6965nomore,becauseoftheswordהַחֶ֔רֶבha.Che.revH2719whichIwillsendשֹׁלֵ֖חַsho.Le.achH7971amongyou.

28Anditshallbeוְהָיָ֗הve.ha.YahH1961,iftheyrefuseיְמָאֲנ֛וּye.ma.'a.NuH3985totakeלָקַֽחַת־la.ka.chat-H3947thecupהַכּ֥וֹסha.KosH3563atthyhandמִיָּדְךָ֖mi.ya.de.KhaH3027todrinkH8354,thenshalt thousayH559untothem,Thusכֹּ֥הkohH3541saithJehovahofhostsצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635: YeshallsurelydrinkH8354.

29For,lo,IbeginH2490toworkevilH7489atthecityבָעִ֜ירva.'IrH5892whichiscalledנִֽקְרָא־nik.ra'-H7121bymynameשְׁמִ֣יshe.MiH8034;andshouldyebeutterlyunpunishedH5352? YeshallnotbeunpunishedH5352;forIwillcallקֹרֵא֙ko.Re'H7121foraswordחֶ֗רֶבChe.revH2719uponalltheinhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֣יyo.she.VeiH3427oftheearthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776, saithJehovahofhostsצְבָאֽוֹת׃tze.va.'otH6635.

30Thereforeprophesyתִּנָּבֵ֣אti.na.Ve'H5012thouagainstthemallthesewordsהַדְּבָרִ֖יםha.de.va.RimH1697,andsayוְאָמַרְתָּ֣ve.'a.mar.TaH559untothem,JehovahwillroarH7580fromonhighמִמָּר֤וֹםmi.ma.RomH4791,andutterhisvoiceקוֹל֔וֹko.LoH6963fromhisholyH6944habitationH4583;hewillmightilyroarH7580againsthisfold;hewillgiveיִתֵּ֣ןyi.TenH5414ashout,astheythattreadכְּדֹרְכִ֣יםke.do.re.KhimH1869thegrapes,againstalltheinhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֖יyo.she.VeiH3427oftheearthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

31Anoiseshallcomeבָּ֤אba'H935eventotheendקְצֵ֣הke.TzehH7097oftheearthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776;forJehovahhathacontroversywiththenationsבַּגּוֹיִ֔םba.go.YimH1471;hewillenterintojudgmentנִשְׁפָּ֥טnish.PatH8199withallfleshבָּשָׂ֑רba.SarH1320:asforthewickedהָרְשָׁעִ֛יםha.re.sha.'ImH7563,hewillgiveH5414themtotheswordלַחֶ֖רֶבla.Che.revH2719, saithJehovah.

32Thusכֹּ֤הkohH3541saithJehovahofhostsצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,Behold,evilH7451shallgoיֹצֵ֖אתyo.TzetH3318forthH3318fromnationמִגּ֣וֹיmi.GoyH1471tonationגּ֑וֹיGoyH1471,andagreatגָּד֔וֹלga.DolH1419tempestH5591shallberaisedupfromtheuttermostpartsמִיַּרְכְּתֵי־mi.yar.ke.tei-H3411oftheearthאָֽרֶץ׃'A.retzH776.

33Andtheslainחַֽלְלֵ֤יcha.LeiH2491ofJehovahshallbeH1961atthatdayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117fromoneendמִקְצֵ֥הmik.TzehH7097oftheearthהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776evenuntotheotherendקְצֵ֣הke.TzehH7097oftheearthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776:theyshallnotbeH1961lamentedH5594,neithergatheredיֵאָֽסְפוּ֙ye.'a.se.FuH622,norburiedH6912;theyshallbeH1961dungלְדֹ֛מֶןle.Do.menH1828uponthefaceH6440ofthegroundH776.

34Wailהֵילִ֨ילוּhei.Li.luH3213, yeshepherdsהָרֹעִ֜יםha.ro.'ImH7462,andcryוְזַעֲק֗וּve.za.'a.KuH2199;andwallowinashes, ye principaloftheflockהַצֹּ֔אןha.TzonH6629;forthedaysיְמֵיכֶ֖םye.mei.KhemH3117ofyourslaughterלִטְב֑וֹחַlit.Vo.achH2873andofyourdispersionsarefullycome,andyeshallfallוּנְפַלְתֶּ֖םu.ne.fal.TemH5307likeagoodlyvesselכִּכְלִ֥יkikh.LiH3627.

35Andtheshepherdsהָֽרֹעִ֑יםha.ro.'ImH7462shallhavenowaytoflee,northeprincipaloftheflockהַצֹּֽאן׃ha.TzonH6629toescapeוּפְלֵיטָ֖הu.fe.lei.TahH6413.

36AvoiceH6963ofthecryצַעֲקַ֣תtza.'a.KatH6818oftheshepherdsהָֽרֹעִ֔יםha.ro.'ImH7462,andthewailingוִֽילְלַ֖תvi.LatH3215oftheprincipaloftheflockהַצֹּ֑אןha.TzonH6629!forJehovahlayethwastetheirpastureמַרְעִיתָֽם׃mar.'i.TamH4830.

37Andthepeaceable foldsarebroughttosilencebecauseofthefierceangerאַף־'af-H639ofJehovah.

38HehathleftH5800hiscovert,asthelionכַּכְּפִ֖ירka.ke.FirH3715;fortheirlandאַרְצָם֙'ar.TzamH776isbecomeהָיְתָ֤הha.ye.TahH1961anastonishmentbecauseofthefiercenessoftheoppressingH3238sword,andbecauseofhisfierceangerאַפּֽוֹ׃ פ'a.PoH639.

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