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Jeremiah 48:1-23

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,

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