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Jeremiah 48

1OfMoabלְמוֹאָ֡בle.mo.'AvH4124.Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saithJehovahofhostsצְבָא֜וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478:Woeה֤וֹיHoH1945untoNeboנְבוֹ֙ne.VoH5015!foritislaidwaste;Kiriathaimקִרְיָתָ֑יִםkir.ya.Ta.yimH7156isputtoshame,itistakenH3920; Misgabisputtoshameandbrokendown.

2Thepraiseתְּהִלַּ֣תte.hi.LatH8416ofMoabמוֹאָב֒mo.'AvH4124isnomore;inHeshbonבְּחֶשְׁבּ֗וֹןbe.chesh.BonH2809theyhavedevisedevilH7451againsther: Come,andletuscutוְנַכְרִיתֶ֣נָּהve.nakh.ri.Te.nahH3772herofffrombeinganationמִגּ֑וֹיmi.GoyH1471. Thoualsoגַּם־gam-H1571, OMadmen, shaltbebroughttosilence;theswordחָֽרֶב׃Cha.revH2719shallpursuethee.

3Thesoundק֥וֹלKolH6963ofacryצְעָקָ֖הtze.'a.KahH6818fromHoronaimמֵחֹֽרוֹנָ֑יִםme.cho.ro.Na.yimH2773, desolationandgreatגָּדֽוֹל׃ga.DolH1419destructionוָשֶׁ֥בֶרva.She.verH7667!

4Moabמוֹאָ֑בmo.'AvH4124isdestroyed;herlittleonesH6810havecausedacryזְּעָקָ֖הze.'a.KahH2201tobeheardH8085.

5Forbytheascentמַעֲלֵ֣הma.'a.LehH4608ofLuhithהַלּוּחִ֔יתha.lu.chotH3872withcontinualweepingH1065shalltheygoH5927up;foratthedescentבְּמוֹרַ֣דbe.mo.RadH4174ofHoronaimחוֹרֹנַ֔יִםcho.ro.Na.yimH2773theyhaveheardשָׁמֵֽעוּ׃sha.Me.'uH8085thedistressH6862ofthecryH6818ofdestructionשֶׁ֖בֶרShe.verH7667.

6Fleeנֻ֖סוּNu.suH5127,saveמַלְּט֣וּma.le.TuH4422yourlivesנַפְשְׁכֶ֑םnaf.she.KhemH5315,andbeוְתִֽהְיֶ֕ינָהve.tih.Yei.nahH1961liketheheathinthewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּֽר׃ba.mid.BarH4057.

7For,becausethou hasttrustedבִּטְחֵ֤ךְbit.ChekhH982inthyworksH4639andinthytreasuresH214, thoualsoגַּם־gam-H1571shaltbetakenH3920:andChemoshכְמוֹשׁ֙khe.mishH3645shallgoוְיָצָ֤אve.ya.Tza'H3318forthH3318intocaptivity,hispriestsכֹּהֲנָ֥יוko.ha.NavH3548andhisprincesH8269togetherיַחְדָּֽיו׃ya.chadH3162.

8Andthedestroyerשֹׁדֵ֜דsho.DedH7703shallcomeוְיָבֹ֨אve.ya.Vo'H935uponeverycityעִ֗יר'IrH5892,andnocityוְעִיר֙ve.'IrH5892shallescapeתִמָּלֵ֔טti.ma.LetH4422;thevalleyהָעֵ֖מֶקha.'E.mekH6010alsoshallperishH6,andtheplainהַמִּישֹׁ֑רha.mi.ShorH4334shallbedestroyedוְנִשְׁמַ֣דve.nish.MadH8045;asJehovahhathspoken.

9Giveתְּנוּ־te.nu-H5414wings untoMoabלְמוֹאָ֔בle.mo.'AvH4124,thatshemayflyandgetheraway:andhercitiesוְעָרֶ֙יהָ֙ve.'a.Rei.haH5892shallbecomeתִֽהְיֶ֔ינָהtih.Yei.nahH1961adesolationH8047,withoutanytodwellH3427therein.

10CursedH779behethatdoeththeworkמְלֶ֥אכֶתme.Le.khetH4399ofJehovahnegligently;andcursedH779behethatkeepethbackhisswordחַרְבּ֖וֹchar.BoH2719frombloodמִדָּֽם׃mi.DamH1818.

11Moabמוֹאָ֜בmo.'AvH4124hathbeenateaseשַׁאֲנַ֨ןsha.'a.NanH7599fromhisyouthמִנְּעוּרָ֗יוmi.ne.'u.RavH5271,andhehath settledonhislees,andhathnotbeenemptiedfromvesselמִכְּלִי֙mi.ke.LiH3627tovesselכֶּ֔לִיKe.liH3627,neitherhathhegoneH1980intocaptivity:thereforeH3651histasteטַעְמוֹ֙ta'.MoH2940remainethinhim,andhisscentisnotchanged.

12Thereforeלָכֵ֞ןla.KhenH3651,behold,thedaysיָמִ֤יםya.MimH3117comeH935, saithJehovah,thatIwillsendוְשִׁלַּחְתִּי־ve.shi.lach.ti-H7971untohimthemthatpouroff,andtheyshallpourhimoff;andtheyshallemptyhisvesselsוְכֵלָ֣יוve.khe.LavH3627,andbreaktheirbottlesinpieces.

13AndMoabמוֹאָ֖בmo.'AvH4124shallbeashamedוּבֹ֥שׁu.VoshH954ofChemoshמִכְּמ֑וֹשׁmi.ke.Mo.oshH3645,asthehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478wasashamedבֹּ֙שׁוּ֙bo.shuH954ofBeth-eltheirconfidenceH4009.

14Howאֵ֚יךְ'eikhH349sayתֹּֽאמְר֔וּto.me.RuH559ye,WearemightyH1368menH376,andvaliantmenH376forthewarH4421?

15Moabמוֹאָב֙mo.'AvH4124islaidwaste,andtheyaregoneעָלָ֔ה'a.LahH5927upintohiscitiesוְעָרֶ֣יהָve.'a.Rei.haH5892,andhischosenyoungבַּֽחוּרָ֖יוba.chu.RavH970menH970aregoneH5927downיָרְד֣וּya.re.DuH3381totheslaughterלַטָּ֑בַחla.Ta.vachH2874, saiththeKingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,whosenameשְׁמֽוֹ׃she.MoH8034isJehovahofhostsצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635.

16ThecalamityH343ofMoabמוֹאָ֖בmo.'AvH4124isneartocomeH935,andhisaffliction hasteth fast.

17AllyethatareroundH5439abouthim, bemoanhim,andallyethatknowיֹדְעֵ֣יyo.de.'EiH3045hisnameשְׁמ֑וֹshe.MoH8034;sayאִמְר֗וּ'im.RuH559,Howאֵיכָ֤ה'ei.KhahH349isthestrongstaffמַטֵּה־ma.teh-H4294brokenH7665,thebeautifulrodH4294!

18O thoudaughterבַּת־bat-H1323thatdwellestinDibonדִּיב֑וֹןdi.VonH1769,comeעָ֣לָה'A.lahH5927downfromthygloryH3519,andsitH3427inthirstבַצָּמָ֔אva.tza.Ma'H6772;forthedestroyerשֹׁדֵ֤דsho.DedH7703ofMoabמוֹאָב֙mo.'AvH4124iscomeH5927upagainstthee,hehathdestroyedH7843thystrongholdsמִבְצָרָֽיִךְ׃miv.tza.Ra.yikhH4013.

19Oinhabitantיוֹשֶׁ֣בֶתyo.She.vetH3427ofAroerעֲרוֹעֵ֑רa.ro.'ErH6177,standעִמְדִ֥י'im.DiH5975bythewayH1870,andwatchוְצַפִּ֖יve.tza.PiH6822:askשַׁאֲלִי־sha.'a.li-H7592himthatfleeth,andherthatescapeth;sayאִמְרִ֖י'im.RiH559,WhathathbeenH1961done?

20Moabמוֹאָ֛בmo.'AvH4124isputtoshame;foritisbrokendown:wailהֵילִ֣ילוּhei.li.liH3213andcryוּֽזְעָ֑קוּu.ze.'a.kiH2199;tellH5046yeitbytheArnonבְאַרְנ֔וֹןve.'ar.NonH769,thatMoabמוֹאָֽב׃mo.'AvH4124islaidwaste.

21Andjudgmentוּמִשְׁפָּ֥טu.mish.PatH4941iscomeבָּ֖אba'H935upontheplainהַמִּישֹׁ֑רha.mi.ShorH4334country,uponHolonחֹל֥וֹןcho.LonH2473,anduponJahzah,anduponMephaathמֵיפָֽעַת׃mo.fa.'atH4158,

22anduponDibonדִּיב֣וֹןdi.VonH1769,anduponNeboנְב֔וֹne.VoH5015,anduponBeth-diblathaim,

23anduponKiriathaimקִרְיָתַ֛יִםkir.ya.Ta.yimH7156,anduponBeth-gamul,anduponBeth-meon,

24anduponKeriothקְרִיּ֖וֹתke.ri.YotH7152,anduponBozrahבָּצְרָ֑הbotz.rahH1224,anduponallthecitiesעָרֵי֙'a.ReiH5892ofthelandאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776ofMoabמוֹאָ֔בmo.'AvH4124,farהָרְחֹק֖וֹתha.re.cho.KotH7350ornear.

25Thehornקֶ֣רֶןKe.renH7161ofMoabמוֹאָ֔בmo.'AvH4124iscutנִגְדְּעָה֙nig.de.'AhH1438off,andhisarmוּזְרֹע֖וֹu.ze.ro.'OH2220isbrokenH7665, saithJehovah.

26MakeH1431yehimdrunken;forhemagnifiedH1431himselfagainstJehovah:andMoabמוֹאָב֙mo.'AvH4124shallwallowinhisvomitבְּקִיא֔וֹbe.ki.'OH6892,andhealsoגַּם־gam-H1571shallbeH1961inderision.

27ForwasH1961notIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478aderision unto thee?wasH1961hefoundH4672amongthievesH1590?forasoftenמִדֵּ֧יmi.DeiH1767asthou speakestofhim, thou waggestthehead.

28O yeinhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֖יyo.she.VeiH3427ofMoabמוֹאָ֑בmo.'AvH4124,leaveH5800thecitiesעָרִים֙'a.RimH5892,anddwellH3427intherockבַּסֶּ֔לַעba.Se.la'H5553;andbeוִֽהְי֣וּvih.YuH1961likethedoveכְיוֹנָ֔הkhe.yo.NahH3123thatmakethhernestoverthemouthפִי־fi-H6310oftheabyss.

29WehaveheardH8085oftheprideH1346ofMoabמוֹאָ֖בmo.'AvH4124,thatheisveryמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966proudגֵּאֶ֣הge.'EhH1343;hisloftiness,andhisprideH1346,andhisarrogancy,andthehaughtinessH7312ofhisheartלִבּֽוֹ׃li.BoH3820.

30Iknowיָדַ֙עְתִּי֙ya.Da'.TiH3045hiswrathH5678, saithJehovah,thatitisnought;hisboastingshavewroughtnothing.

31ThereforeH3651willIwailאֲיֵלִ֔יל'a.ye.LilH3213forMoabמוֹאָ֣בmo.'AvH4124; yea,Iwillcryאֶזְעָ֑ק'ez.'AkH2199outforallMoabוּלְמוֹאָ֥בu.le.mo.'AvH4124:forthemenH376ofKir-heresshalltheymourn.

32Withmorethantheweepingמִבְּכִ֨יmi.be.KhiH1065ofJazerיַעְזֵ֤רya'.ZerH3270willIweepאֶבְכֶּה־'ev.keh-H1058forthee, Ovineהַגֶּ֣פֶןha.Ge.fenH1612ofSibmahשִׂבְמָ֔הsiv.MahH7643: thybranchespassedH5674overtheseaיָ֔םYamH3220,theyreachedנָגָ֑עוּna.Ga.'uH5060eventotheseaיָ֥םyamH3220ofJazerיַעְזֵ֖רya'.ZerH3270:uponthysummerקֵיצֵ֥ךְkei.TzekhH7019fruitsanduponthyvintagethedestroyerשֹׁדֵ֥דsho.DedH7703isfallenH5307.

33AndgladnessH8057andjoyשִׂמְחָ֥הsim.ChahH8057istakenawayfromthefruitfulfieldandfromthelandוּמֵאֶ֣רֶץu.me.'E.retzH776ofMoabמוֹאָ֑בmo.'AvH4124;andIhavecausedwineוְיַ֙יִן֙ve.Ya.yinH3196toceaseהִשְׁבַּ֔תִּיhish.Ba.tiH7673fromthewinepressesH3342:noneshalltreadיִדְרֹ֣ךְyid.RokhH1869withshoutingהֵידָ֔דhei.DadH1959;theshoutingהֵידָ֖דhei.DadH1959shallbenoshoutingהֵידָֽד׃hei.DadH1959.

34Fromthecryמִזַּעֲקַ֨תmi.za.'a.KatH2201ofHeshbonחֶשְׁבּ֜וֹןchesh.BonH2809evenuntoElealehאֶלְעָלֵ֗ה'el.'a.LehH500,evenuntoJahazיַ֙הַץ֙ya.hatzH3096havetheyutteredtheirvoiceקוֹלָ֔םko.LamH6963,fromZoarמִצֹּ֙עַר֙mi.Tzo.'arH6820evenuntoHoronaimחֹ֣רֹנַ֔יִםcho.ro.Na.yimH2773,toEglath-shelishiyah:forthewatersמֵ֣יmeiH4325ofNimrimנִמְרִ֔יםnim.RimH5249alsoגַּם־gam-H1571shallbecomeיִהְיֽוּ׃yih.YuH1961desolate.

35MoreoverIwillcausetoceaseH7673inMoabלְמוֹאָ֖בle.mo.'AvH4124, saithJehovah,himthatofferethinthehighבָמָ֔הva.MahH1116placeH1116,andhimthatburnethincenseH6999tohisgodsלֵאלֹהָֽיו׃le.lo.HavH430.

36ThereforeH3651myheartלִבִּ֤יli.BiH3820soundethforMoabלְמוֹאָב֙le.mo.'AvH4124likepipes,andmyheartוְלִבִּי֙ve.li.BiH3820soundethlikepipesforthemenH376ofKir-heres:thereforeH3651theabundancethathehath gottenisperishedH6.

37Foreveryheadרֹאשׁ֙roShH7218isbald,andeverybeardזָקָ֖ןza.KanH2206clipped:uponallthehandsיָדַ֙יִם֙ya.Da.yimH3027arecuttings,andupontheloinsמָתְנַ֖יִםma.te.Na.yimH4975sackclothשָֽׂק׃SakH8242.

38OnallthehousetopsofMoabמוֹאָ֛בmo.'AvH4124andinthestreetsthereofthereislamentationeverywhere;forIhavebrokenשָׁבַ֣רְתִּיsha.Var.tiH7665Moabמוֹאָ֗בmo.'AvH4124likeavesselכִּכְלִ֛יkikh.LiH3627whereinnonedelighteth, saithJehovah.

39Howאֵ֥יךְ'eikhH349isitbroken down!howאֵ֛יךְ'eikhH349dotheywailהֵילִ֔ילוּhei.Li.luH3213!howH349hathMoabמוֹאָ֖בmo.'AvH4124turnedהִפְנָה־hif.nah-H6437thebackH6437withshameH954!soshallMoabמוֹאָ֛בmo.'AvH4124becomeוְהָיָ֥הve.ha.YahH1961aderisionandaterrorוְלִמְחִתָּ֖הve.lim.chi.TahH4288toallthatareH1961roundH5439abouthim.

40Forthusכֹה֙khohH3541saithJehovah:Behold,heshallflyasaneagleכַנֶּ֖שֶׁרkha.Ne.sherH5404,andshallspreadוּפָרַ֥שׂu.fa.RasH6566outhiswingsכְּנָפָ֖יוke.na.FavH3671againstMoabמוֹאָֽב׃mo.'AvH4124.

41Keriothהַקְּרִיּ֔וֹתha.ke.ri.YotH7152istakenH3920,andthestrongholdsוְהַמְּצָד֖וֹתve.ha.me.tza.DotH4679areseizedH8610,andtheheartלֵ֞בlevH3820ofthemightyH1368menH1368ofMoabמוֹאָב֙mo.'AvH4124atthatdayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117shallbeוְֽ֠הָיָהVe.ha.yahH1961astheheartכְּלֵ֖בke.LevH3820ofawomanאִשָּׁ֥ה'i.ShahH802inherpangs.

42AndMoabמוֹאָ֖בmo.'AvH4124shallbedestroyedוְנִשְׁמַ֥דve.nish.MadH8045frombeingapeopleמֵעָ֑םme.'AmH5971,becausehehathmagnifiedH1431himselfagainstJehovah.

43FearH6343,andthepitוָפַ֖חַתva.Fa.chatH6354,andthesnareוָפָ֑חva.FachH6341,areuponthee,Oinhabitantיוֹשֵׁ֥בyo.ShevH3427ofMoabמוֹאָ֖בmo.'AvH4124, saithJehovah.

44HethatfleethfromthefearH6343shallfallיִפֹּ֣לyi.PolH5307intothepitהַפַּ֔חַתha.Pa.chatH6354;andhethatgettethupoutofthepitהַפַּ֔חַתha.Pa.chatH6354shallbetakenH3920inthesnareבַּפָּ֑חba.PachH6341:forIwillbringאָבִ֨יא'a.Vi'H935uponhim,evenuponMoabמוֹאָ֛בmo.'AvH4124,theyearשְׁנַ֥תshe.NatH8141oftheirvisitation, saithJehovah.

45Theythatfledנָסִ֑יםna.SimH5127standעָמְד֖וּ'a.me.DuH5975withoutstrengthמִכֹּ֣חַmi.Ko.achH3581undertheshadowבְּצֵ֥לbe.TzelH6738ofHeshbonחֶשְׁבּ֛וֹןchesh.BonH2809;forafireאֵ֞שׁ'eshH784isgoneיָצָ֣אya.Tza'H3318forthH3318outofHeshbonמֵחֶשְׁבּ֗וֹןme.chesh.BonH2809,andaflameוְלֶֽהָבָה֙ve.le.ha.VahH3852fromthemidstofSihonסִיח֔וֹןsi.ChonH5511,andhathdevouredH398thecornerH6285ofMoabמוֹאָ֔בmo.'AvH4124,andthecrownoftheheadofthetumultuousones.

46Woeאוֹי־'o-H188unto thee, OMoabמוֹאָ֔בmo.'AvH4124!thepeopleעַם־'am-H5971ofChemoshכְּמ֑וֹשׁke.Mo.oshH3645isundone;forthysonsבָנֶ֙יךָ֙va.Nei.khaH1121aretakenH3947awayH3947captive,andthydaughtersוּבְנֹתֶ֖יךָu.ve.no.Tei.khaH1323intocaptivityבַּשִּׁבְיָֽה׃ba.shiv.YahH7633.

47YetwillIbringH7725backוְשַׁבְתִּ֧יve.shav.TiH7725thecaptivityשְׁבוּת־she.vut-H7622ofMoabמוֹאָ֛בmo.'AvH4124inthelatterH319daysהַיָּמִ֖יםhai.ya.MimH3117, saithJehovah.Thusfaristhejudgmentמִשְׁפַּ֥טmish.PatH4941ofMoabמוֹאָֽב׃ סmo.'AvH4124.

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