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Jeremiah 49:1-28

1OfthechildrenofAmmonעַמּ֗וֹןa.MonH5983.Thusכֹּ֚הkohH3541saithJehovah: HathIsraelלְיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לle.Yis.ra.'ElH3478nosonsH1121? hathhenoheir?whyמַדּ֗וּעַma.Du.a'H4069thendoth MalcampossessH3423Gadגָּ֔דGadH1410,andhispeopleוְעַמּ֖וֹve.'a.MoH5971dwellH3427inthecitiesבְּעָרָ֥יוbe.'a.RavH5892thereof?

2Thereforeלָכֵ֡ןla.KhenH3651,behold,thedaysיָמִ֨יםya.MimH3117comeH935, saithJehovah,thatIwillcauseanalarmH8643ofwarH4421tobeH1961heardH8085againstRabbahרַבַּ֨תra.BatH7237ofthechildrenofAmmonעַמּ֜וֹןa.MonH5983;anditshallbecomeוְהָֽיְתָה֙ve.ha.ye.TahH1961adesolateheap,andherdaughtersוּבְנֹתֶ֖יהָu.ve.no.Tei.haH1323shallbeH1961burnedH3341withfireבָּאֵ֣שׁba.'EshH784:thenshallIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478possessH3423themthatdidpossessH3423him, saithJehovah.

3Wailהֵילִ֨ילִיhei.Li.liH3213, OHeshbonחֶשְׁבּ֜וֹןchesh.BonH2809,forAiislaidwaste;cryצְעַקְנָה֮tze.'ak.NahH6817, yedaughtersבְּנ֣וֹתbe.NotH1323ofRabbahרַבָּה֒ra.BahH7237,girdחֲגֹ֣רְנָהcha.Go.re.nahH2296youwithsackclothשַׂקִּ֔יםsa.KimH8242:lamentH5594,andruntoandfro amongthefences;forMalcamshallgointocaptivity,hispriestsכֹּהֲנָ֥יוko.ha.NavH3548andhisprincesH8269togetherיַחְדָּֽיו׃yach.DavH3162.

4Wherefore gloriest thouinthevalleysבָּֽעֲמָקִ֔יםba.'a.ma.KimH6010, thyflowingזָ֣בzavH2100valleyעִמְקֵ֔ךְ'im.KekhH6010,Obackslidingdaughterהַבַּ֖תha.BatH1323?thattrustedהַבֹּֽטְחָה֙ha.bo.te.ChahH982inhertreasuresH214, saying,Whoshallcomeיָב֥וֹאya.Vo'H935untome?

5Behold,Iwillbringמֵבִ֨יאme.Vi'H935afearH6343uponthee, saiththeLordאֲדֹנָ֧י'a.do.NaiH136, Jehovahofhostsצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,fromallthatareroundH5439aboutthee;andyeshallbedrivenH5080outeverymanH376right forth,andthereshallbenonetogatherH6908togetherמְקַבֵּ֖ץme.ka.BetzH6908thefugitivesלַנֹּדֵֽד׃la.no.DedH5074.

6ButafterwardIwillbringH7725backאָשִׁ֛יב'a.ShivH7725thecaptivityשְׁב֥וּתshe.VutH7622ofthechildrenofAmmonעַמּ֖וֹןa.MonH5983, saithJehovah.

7OfEdomלֶאֱד֗וֹםle.'e.DomH123.Thusכֹּ֤הkohH3541saithJehovahofhostsצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635:Iswisdomחָכְמָ֖הchokh.mahH2451nomoreinTemanבְּתֵימָ֑ןbe.tei.ManH8487?iscounselעֵצָה֙'e.TzahH6098perishedH6fromtheprudent?istheirwisdomחָכְמָתָֽם׃cha.khe.ma.TamH2451vanished?

8Fleeנֻ֤סוּNu.suH5127ye,turnH6437backהָפְנוּ֙ha.fe.NuH6437,dwellלָשֶׁ֔בֶתla.She.vetH3427inthedepths, Oinhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֖יyo.she.VeiH3427ofDedanדְּדָ֑ןde.DanH1719;forIwillbringהֵבֵ֥אתִיhe.Ve.tiH935thecalamityH343ofEsauעֵשָׂ֛ו'e.SavH6215uponhim,thetimeעֵ֥ת'etH6256thatIshallvisitפְּקַדְתִּֽיו׃pe.kad.TivH6485him.

9Ifgrape-gathererscameH935tothee, wouldtheynotleaveיַשְׁאִ֖רוּyash.'I.ruH7604somegleaninggrapes?ifthievesH1590bynightבַּלַּ֖יְלָהba.Lay.lahH3915, wouldtheynotdestroyהִשְׁחִ֥יתוּhish.Chi.tuH7843tilltheyhadenough?

10ButIhavemadeEsauעֵשָׂ֗ו'e.SavH6215bare,Ihaveuncoveredגִּלֵּ֙יתִי֙gi.Lei.tiH1540hissecretH4565placesH4565,andheshallnotbeableיוּכָ֑לyu.KhalH3201tohideוְנֶחְבָּ֖הve.nech.BahH2247himself:hisseedH2233isdestroyedH7703,andhisbrethren,andhisneighborsוּשְׁכֵנָ֖יוu.she.khe.NavH7934;andheisnot.

11Leaveעָזְבָ֥ה'a.ze.VahH5800thyfatherlessיְתֹמֶ֖יךָye.to.Mei.khaH3490children,Iwillpreserveאֲחַיֶּ֑ה'a.chai.YehH2421themaliveH2421;andlet thywidowsוְאַלְמְנֹתֶ֖יךָve.'al.me.no.Tei.khaH490trustH982inme.

12Forthusכֹ֣ה׀khohH3541saithJehovah:Behold,theytowhomitpertainednottodrinkH8354ofthecupהַכּוֹס֙ha.kOsH3563shallassuredlydrinkH8354;andart thouhethatshallaltogethergoH5352unpunishedH5352? thou shaltnotgoH5352unpunishedH5352,butthou shaltsurelydrinkH8354.

13ForIhaveswornH7650bymyself, saithJehovah,thatBozrahבָצְרָ֑הva.tze.RahH1224shallbecomeH1961anastonishment,areproachלְחֶרְפָּ֛הle.cher.PahH2781,awasteH2723,andacurseוְלִקְלָלָ֖הve.lik.la.LahH7045;andallthecitiesעָרֶ֥יהָ'a.Rei.haH5892thereofshallbeH1961perpetualwastesH2723.

14IhaveheardH8085tidingsfromJehovah,andanambassadorissentH7971amongthenationsבַּגּוֹיִ֣םba.go.YimH1471, saying,Gatherהִֽתְקַבְּצוּ֙hit.ka.be.TzuH6908yourselvestogetherH6908,andcomeוּבֹ֣אוּu.Vo.'uH935againsther,andriseוְק֖וּמוּve.Ku.muH6965uptothebattleלַמִּלְחָמָֽה׃la.mil.cha.MahH4421.

15For,behold,Ihavemadeנְתַתִּ֖יךָne.ta.Ti.khaH5414theesmallקָטֹ֛ןka.TonH6996amongthenationsבַּגּוֹיִ֑םba.go.YimH1471,anddespisedH959amongmenH120.

16Asforthy terribleness,theprideH2087ofthyheartלִבֶּ֔ךָli.Be.khaH3820hath deceived thee,Othouthatdwellestinthecleftsבְּחַגְוֵ֣יbe.chag.VeiH2288oftherockהַסֶּ֔לַעha.Se.la'H5553,thatholdesttheheightמְר֣וֹםme.RomH4791ofthehillגִּבְעָ֑הgiv.'AhH1389:thoughthou shouldestmakethynestקִנֶּ֔ךָki.Ne.chaH7064ashighH4791astheeagleכַּנֶּ֙שֶׁר֙ka.Ne.sherH5404,Iwillbringאֽוֹרִידְךָ֖'o.ri.de.KhaH3381theedownH3381fromthence, saithJehovah.

17AndEdomאֱד֖וֹם'e.DomH123shallbecomeוְהָיְתָ֥הve.ha.ye.TahH1961anastonishment:everyonethatpassethbyitshallbeH1961astonished,andshallhissוְיִשְׁרֹ֖קve.yish.RokH8319atalltheplaguesH4347thereof.

18Asintheoverthrowכְּֽמַהְפֵּכַ֞תke.mah.pe.KhatH4114ofSodomסְדֹ֧םse.DomH5467andGomorrahוַעֲמֹרָ֛הva.'a.mo.RahH6017andtheneighborוּשְׁכֵנֶ֖יהָu.she.khe.Nei.haH7934cities thereof, saithJehovah,nomanH376shalldwellיֵשֵׁ֥בye.ShevH3427there,neithershallanysonH1121ofmanH376sojourn therein.

19Behold,heshallcomeH5927uplikealionכְּאַרְיֵ֞הke.'ar.YehH738fromtheprideH1347oftheJordanהַיַּרְדֵּן֮hai.yar.DenH3383againstthestrong habitation:forIwillsuddenlymakethemrunאֲרִיצֶ֨נּוּ'a.ri.Tze.nuH7323awayfromit;andwhosoischosenH977,himwillIappointאֶפְקֹ֑ד'ef.KodH6485overit:forwhoislikeme?andwhowillappointH6485meatime?andwhoistheshepherdרֹעֶ֔הro.'EhH7462thatwillstandיַעֲמֹ֖דya.'a.ModH5975beforeme?

20Thereforeלָכֵ֞ןla.KhenH3651hearשִׁמְע֣וּshim.'UH8085yethecounselH6098ofJehovah,thathehathtakenagainstEdomאֱד֔וֹם'e.DomH123;andhispurposes,thathehathpurposedagainsttheinhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֣יyo.she.VeiH3427ofTemanתֵימָ֑ןtei.ManH8487:Surelytheyshalldragיִסְחָבוּם֙yis.cha.VumH5498themaway,eventhelittleonesצְעִירֵ֣יtze.'i.ReiH6810oftheflockהַצֹּ֔אןha.TzonH6629;surelyheshallmakeH8074theirhabitationdesolateH8074overthem.

21Theearthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776tremblethatthenoiseoftheirfallנִפְלָ֔םnif.LamH5307; thereisacryH6818,thenoisewhereofisheardH8085intheRedSeaבְּיַם־be.yam-H3220.

22Behold,heshallcomeupandflyastheeagleכַנֶּ֙שֶׁר֙kha.Ne.sherH5404,andspreadוְיִפְרֹ֥שׂve.yif.RosH6566outhiswingsכְּנָפָ֖יוke.na.FavH3671againstBozrahבָּצְרָ֑הbotz.rahH1224:andtheheartלֵ֞בlevH3820ofthemightyH1368menH1368ofEdomאֱדוֹם֙'e.dOmH123atthatdayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117shallbeוְֽ֠הָיָהVe.ha.yahH1961astheheartכְּלֵ֖בke.LevH3820ofawomanאִשָּׁ֥ה'i.ShahH802inherpangs.

23OfDamascusלְדַמֶּ֗שֶׂקle.da.Me.sekH1834.Hamathחֲמָת֙cha.MatH2574isconfounded,andArpadוְאַרְפָּ֔דve.'ar.PadH774;fortheyhaveheardH8085evilH7451tidings,theyaremeltedנָמֹ֑גוּna.Mo.guH4127awayH4127: thereissorrowontheseaבַּיָּ֣םbai.YamH3220;itcannotbequietהַשְׁקֵ֖טhash.KetH8252.

24Damascusדַמֶּ֛שֶׂקda.Me.sekH1834iswaxedfeeble, she turneth herselftofleeלָנ֖וּסla.NusH5127,andtrembling hathseizedאֲחָזַ֖תָּה'a.cha.Za.tahH270onher:anguishandsorrowshavetakenH270holdהֶחֱזִ֑יקָהhe.che.Zi.kahH2388ofher,asofawomanintravail.

25Howאֵ֥יךְ'eikhH349isthecityעִ֣יר'irH5892ofpraiseתְּהִלָּ֑תte.hi.lahH8416notforsaken,thecityH5892ofmyjoyמְשׂוֹשִֽׂי׃me.so.SiH4885?

26Thereforeלָכֵ֛ןla.KhenH3651heryoungבַחוּרֶ֖יהָva.chu.Rei.haH970menH376shallfallיִפְּל֥וּyi.pe.LuH5307inherstreets,andallthemenH376ofwarהַמִּלְחָמָ֤הha.mil.cha.MahH4421shallbebroughttosilenceinthatdayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117, saithJehovahofhostsצְבָאֽוֹת׃tze.va.'otH6635.

27AndIwillkindleוְהִצַּ֥תִּיve.hi.Tza.tiH3341afireאֵ֖שׁ'eshH784inthewallבְּחוֹמַ֣תbe.cho.MatH2346ofDamascusדַּמָּ֑שֶׂקda.Ma.sekH1834,anditshalldevourH398thepalacesofBen-hadadH1130.

28OfKedarלְקֵדָ֣ר׀le.ke.DarH6938,andofthekingdomsוּֽלְמַמְלְכ֣וֹתu.le.mam.le.KhotH4467ofHazorחָצ֗וֹרcha.TzorH2674,whichNebuchadrezzarkingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofBabylonבָּבֶ֔לba.VelH894smote.Thusכֹּ֖הkohH3541saithJehovah:Ariseק֚וּמוּKu.muH6965ye,goעֲל֣וּ'a.LuH5927uptoKedarקֵדָ֔רke.DarH6938,anddestroyH7703thechildrenoftheeastקֶֽדֶם׃Ke.demH6924.

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