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Jeremiah 51

1Thusכֹּ֚הkohH3541saithJehovah:Behold,IwillraiseH6965upagainstBabylonבָּבֶ֔לba.VelH894,andagainstthemthatdwellH3427inLeb-kamai,adestroyingH7843windר֖וּחַRu.achH7307.

2AndIwillsendוְשִׁלַּחְתִּ֨יve.shi.lach.TiH7971untoBabylonלְבָבֶ֤ל׀le.va.VelH894strangersזָרִים֙za.RimH2114,thatshallwinnowוְזֵר֔וּהָve.ze.Ru.haH2219her;andtheyshallemptyherlandאַרְצָ֑הּ'ar.TzahH776:forinthedayבְּי֥וֹםbe.YomH3117oftroubleH7451theyshallbeהָי֥וּha.YuH1961againstherroundמִסָּבִ֖יבmi.sa.VivH5439about.

3AgainsthimthatbendethletthearcherbendH1869hisbowקַשְׁתּ֔וֹkash.ToH7198,andagainsthimthatliftethhimselfupinhiscoatofmail:andspareתַּחְמְלוּ֙tach.me.LuH2550yenotheryoungבַּ֣חֻרֶ֔יהָba.chu.Rei.haH970menH970;destroyהַחֲרִ֖ימוּha.cha.Ri.muH2763ye utterlyallherhostH6635.

4Andtheyshallfallוְנָפְל֥וּve.na.fe.LuH5307downH5307slainחֲלָלִ֖יםcha.la.LimH2491inthelandבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776oftheChaldeansכַּשְׂדִּ֑יםkas.DimH3778,andthrustthroughinherstreetsבְּחוּצוֹתֶֽיהָ׃be.chu.tzo.Tei.haH2351.

5ForIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֤לYis.ra.'ElH3478isnotforsaken,norJudahוִֽיהוּדָה֙vi.hu.DahH3063,ofhisGodמֵֽאֱלֹהָ֔יוme.'e.lo.HavH430,ofJehovahofhostsצְבָא֑וֹתtze.va.'otH6635;thoughtheirlandאַרְצָם֙'ar.TzamH776isfullמָלְאָ֣הmal.'AhH4390ofguiltאָשָׁ֔ם'a.ShamH817againsttheHolyמִקְּד֖וֹשׁmi.ke.Do.oshH6918OneH6918ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

6Fleeנֻ֣סוּ׀Nu.suH5127outofthemidstמִתּ֣וֹךְmi.TokhH8432ofBabylonבָּבֶ֗לba.VelH894,andsaveוּמַלְּטוּ֙u.ma.le.TuH4422everymanH376hislifeנַפְשׁ֔וֹnaf.ShoH5315;benotcutoffinheriniquityבַּעֲוֹנָ֑הּba.'a.vo.NahH5771:foritisthetimeעֵ֨ת'etH6256ofJehovah’svengeanceנְקָמָ֥הne.ka.MahH5360;hewillrender untoherarecompenseגְּמ֕וּלge.MulH1576.

7Babylonבָּבֶל֙ba.VelH894hathbeenagoldencupכּוֹס־kos-H3563inJehovah’shandבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027,thatmadealltheearthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776drunken:thenationsגוֹיִ֔םgo.YimH1471havedrunkמְשַׁכֶּ֖רֶתme.sha.Ke.retH7937ofherwineמִיֵּינָהּ֙mi.yei.NahH3196;thereforeH3651thenationsגוֹיִֽם׃go.YimH1471aremad.

8Babylonבָבֶ֖לva.VelH894issuddenlyפִּתְאֹ֛םpit.'OmH6597fallenנָפְלָ֥הna.fe.LahH5307anddestroyed:wailהֵילִ֣ילוּhei.Li.luH3213forher;takeH3947balmצֳרִי֙tzo.RiH6875forherpainלְמַכְאוֹבָ֔הּle.makh.'o.VahH4341,ifsobeshemaybehealedתֵּרָפֵֽא׃te.ra.Fe'H7495.

9Wewouldhavehealedרִפִּ֣ינוּri.pi.nuH7495Babylonבָּבֶל֙ba.VelH894,butsheisnothealedנִרְפָּ֔תָהnir.Pa.tahH7495:forsakeH5800her,andletusgoeveryoneH376intohisowncountry;forherjudgmentמִשְׁפָּטָ֔הּmish.pa.TahH4941reacheth untoheavenהַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,andisliftedוְנִשָּׂ֖אve.ni.Sa'H5375upeventotheskies.

10JehovahhathbroughtH935forthהוֹצִ֥יאho.Tzi'H3318ourrighteousnessH6666:comeבֹּ֚אוּBo.'uH935,andletusdeclareinZionבְצִיּ֔וֹןve.tzi.YonH6726theworkמַעֲשֵׂ֖הma.'a.SehH4639ofJehovahourGodאֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃'e.lo.Hei.nuH430.

11Makesharpthearrowsהַחִצִּים֮ha.chi.TzimH2671; hold firmtheshieldsהַשְּׁלָטִים֒ha.she.la.TimH7982:JehovahhathstirredH5782upthespiritר֙וּחַ֙Ru.achH7307ofthekingsמַלְכֵ֣יmal.KheiH4428oftheMedes;becausehispurposeמְזִמָּת֖וֹme.zi.ma.ToH4209isagainstBabylonבָּבֶ֥לba.VelH894,todestroyלְהַשְׁחִיתָ֑הּle.hash.chi.TahH7843it:foritisthevengeanceנִקְמַ֤תnik.MatH5360ofJehovah,thevengeanceנִקְמַ֖תnik.MatH5360ofhistempleהֵיכָלֽוֹ׃hei.kha.LoH1964.

12SetH6965upastandardנֵ֗סNesH5251againstthewallsחוֹמֹ֨תcho.MotH2346ofBabylonבָּבֶ֜לba.VelH894,makeH6213thewatchH8104strongH2388,setH6965thewatchmenשֹֽׁמְרִ֔יםsho.me.RimH8104,prepareהָכִ֖ינוּha.Khi.nuH3559theambushesH693;forJehovahhathbothpurposedanddonethatwhichhespakeconcerningH413theinhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֥יyo.she.VeiH3427ofBabylonבָבֶֽל׃va.VelH894.

13O thouthatdwellestuponmanyH7227watersמַ֣יִםMa.yimH4325,abundantintreasuresH214, thineendקִצֵּ֖ךְki.TzekhH7093iscomeבָּ֥אba'H935,themeasureofthy covetousness.

14Jehovahofhostsצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635hathswornH7650byhimself, saying,SurelyIwillfillמִלֵּאתִ֤יךְmi.le.TikhH4390theewithmenH120,aswiththecanker-worm;andtheyshallliftupashoutהֵידָֽד׃ סhei.DadH1959againstthee.

15HehathmadeH6213theearthאֶ֙רֶץ֙'e.retzH776byhispowerבְּכֹח֔וֹbe.kho.ChoH3581,hehathestablishedמֵכִ֥יןme.KhinH3559theworldתֵּבֵ֖לte.VelH8398byhiswisdomבְּחָכְמָת֑וֹbe.cha.khe.ma.ToH2451,andbyhisunderstandingוּבִתְבוּנָת֖וֹu.vit.vu.na.ToH8394hathhestretchedנָטָ֥הna.TahH5186outtheheavensשָׁמָֽיִם׃sha.Ma.yimH8064.

16WhenheutterethhisvoiceH6963,thereisatumultהֲמ֥וֹןha.MonH1995ofwatersמַ֙יִם֙ma.yimH4325intheheavensבַּשָּׁמַ֔יִםba.sha.Ma.yimH8064,andhecauseththevaporstoascendfromtheendsoftheearthאָ֑רֶץ'A.retzH776;hemakethlightningsH1300fortherainלַמָּטָר֙la.ma.TarH4306,andbringethforthH3318thewindר֖וּחַRu.achH7307outofhistreasuriesH214.

17EverymanH120isbecomebrutishandiswithoutknowledgeמִדַּ֔עַתmi.Da.'atH1847;everygoldsmithH6884isputtoshamebyhisimageH6459;forhismoltenimageH6459isfalsehoodH8267,andthereisnobreathר֥וּחַRu.achH7307inthem.

18TheyarevanityH1892,aworkמַעֲשֵׂ֖הma.'a.SehH4639ofdelusion:inthetimeבְּעֵ֥תbe.'EtH6256oftheirvisitationtheyshallperishיֹאבֵֽדוּ׃yo.Ve.duH6.

19Theportionחֵ֣לֶקChe.lekH2506ofJacobיַעֲק֗וֹבya.'a.KovH3290isnotlikethese;forheistheformerofallthingsH428;andIsraelisthetribeוְשֵׁ֖בֶטve.She.vetH7626ofhisinheritanceנַחֲלָת֑וֹna.cha.la.ToH5159:Jehovahofhostsצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635ishisnameשְׁמֽוֹ׃ סshe.MoH8034.

20Thou artmybattle-axeandweaponsכְּלֵ֖יke.LeiH3627ofwarמִלְחָמָ֑הmil.cha.MahH4421:andwiththeewillIbreakinpiecesthenationsגּוֹיִ֔םgo.YimH1471;andwiththeewillIdestroyוְהִשְׁחַתִּ֥יve.hish.cha.TiH7843kingdomsמַמְלָכֽוֹת׃mam.la.KhotH4467;

21andwiththeewillIbreakinpiecesthehorseס֖וּסsusH5483andhisriderH7392;

22andwiththeewillIbreakinpiecesthechariotandhimthatrideth therein;andwiththeewillIbreakinpiecesmanאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376andwomanוְאִשָּׁ֔הve.'i.ShahH802;andwiththeewillIbreakinpiecestheoldזָקֵ֣ןza.KenH2205manH376andtheyouthH5288;andwiththeewillIbreakinpiecestheyoungוָנָ֑עַרva.Na.'arH5288manH376andthevirginH1330;

23andwith theewillIbreak in pieces theshepherdרֹעֶ֣הro.'EhH7462andhisflockוְעֶדְר֔וֹve.'ed.RoH5739;andwith theewillIbreak in pieces the husbandmanandhisyokeofoxen;andwith theewillIbreak in piecesgovernorsפַּח֖וֹתpa.ChotH6346anddeputies.

24AndIwillrender untoBabylonלְבָבֶ֜לle.va.VelH894andtoalltheinhabitantsיוֹשְׁבֵ֣יyo.she.VeiH3427ofChaldeaכַשְׂדִּ֗יםkhas.DimH3778alltheirevilרָעָתָ֛םra.'a.TamH7451thattheyhavedoneinZionבְצִיּ֖וֹןve.tzi.YonH6726inyoursight, saithJehovah.

25Behold,Iamagainstthee,Odestroyingהַמַּשְׁחִ֖יתha.mash.ChitH7843mountainהַ֤רharH2022, saithJehovah,whichdestroyestalltheearthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776;andIwillstretchוְנָטִ֨יתִיve.na.Ti.tiH5186outmyhandיָדִ֜יya.DiH3027uponthee,androllוְגִלְגַּלְתִּ֙יךָ֙ve.gil.gal.Ti.khaH1556theedownH5186fromtherocksH5553,andwillmakeוּנְתַתִּ֖יךָu.ne.ta.Ti.khaH5414theeaburntmountainלְהַ֥רle.HarH2022.

26Andtheyshallnottakeיִקְח֤וּyik.ChuH3947oftheeastoneאֶ֣בֶן'E.venH68foracornerלְפִנָּ֔הle.fi.NahH6438,norastoneוְאֶ֖בֶןve.'E.venH68forfoundationsלְמֽוֹסָד֑וֹתle.mo.sa.DotH4146;butthou shaltbeתִּֽהְיֶ֖הtih.YehH1961desolateforeverH5769, saithJehovah.

27SetH6942yeupastandardנֵ֣סnesH5251inthelandבָּאָ֗רֶץba.'A.retzH776,blowתִּקְע֨וּtik.'UH8628thetrumpetשׁוֹפָ֤רsho.FarH7782amongthenationsבַּגּוֹיִם֙ba.go.YimH1471,preparethenationsגּוֹיִ֔םgo.YimH1471againsther,calltogetheragainstherthekingdomsמַמְלְכ֥וֹתmam.le.KhotH4467ofAraratאֲרָרַ֖ט'a.ra.RatH780,Minni,andAshkenazוְאַשְׁכְּנָ֑זve.'ash.ke.NazH813:appointפִּקְד֤וּpik.DuH6485amarshalagainsther; causethehorsesס֖וּסsusH5483tocomeH5927upastherough canker-worm.

28Prepareagainstherthenationsגוֹיִם֙go.YimH1471,thekingsמַלְכֵ֣יmal.KheiH4428oftheMedes,thegovernorsפַּחוֹתֶ֖יהָpa.cho.Tei.haH6346thereof,andallthedeputies thereof,andallthelandאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776oftheirdominionמֶמְשַׁלְתּֽוֹ׃mem.shal.ToH4475.

29Andthelandהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776tremblethandisinpain;forthepurposesofJehovahagainstBabylonבָּבֶל֙ba.VelH894dostandH6965,tomakeלָשׂ֞וּםla.SumH7760thelandאֶ֧רֶץ'E.retzH776ofBabylonבָּבֶ֛לba.VelH894adesolationH8047,withoutinhabitantיוֹשֵֽׁב׃yo.ShevH3427.

30ThemightyH1368menH1368ofBabylonבָבֶ֜לva.VelH894haveforbornetofightלְהִלָּחֵ֗םle.hi.la.ChemH3898, theyremainיָֽשְׁבוּ֙ya.she.VuH3427intheirstrongholdsבַּמְּצָד֔וֹתba.me.tza.DotH4679;theirmighthathfailed; theyarebecomeהָי֣וּha.YuH1961aswomenH802:herdwelling-placesaresetהִצִּ֥יתוּhi.Tzi.tuH3341onfireH3341;herbarsבְרִיחֶֽיהָ׃ve.ri.Chei.haH1280arebrokenH7665.

31OnepostshallrunH7323tomeetanother,andonemessengertomeetanother,toshowthekingלְמֶ֣לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428ofBabylonבָּבֶ֔לba.VelH894thathiscityעִיר֖וֹi.RoH5892istakenH3920onevery quarter:

32andthepassagesareseizedH8610,andthereedstheyhaveburnedשָׂרְפ֣וּsa.re.FuH8313withfireבָאֵ֑שׁva.'EshH784,andthemenH376ofwarהַמִּלְחָמָ֖הha.mil.cha.MahH4421areaffrighted.

33Forthusכֹ֨הkhohH3541saithJehovahofhostsצְבָאוֹת֙tze.va.'OtH6635,theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478:Thedaughterבַּת־bat-H1323ofBabylonבָּבֶ֕לba.VelH894islikeathreshing-flooratthetimeעֵ֣ת'etH6256whenitistroddenH1869;yetע֣וֹדodH5750alittleמְעַ֔טme.'AtH4592while,andthetimeעֵֽת־'et-H6256ofharvestהַקָּצִ֖ירha.ka.TzirH7105shallcomeוּבָ֥אָהu.Va.'ahH935forher.

34Nebuchadrezzarthekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofBabylonבָּבֶל֒ba.VelH894hathdevouredאֲכָלַ֣נִי'a.kha.la.niH398me,hehathcrushedme,hehathmademean emptyvesselכְּלִ֣יke.LiH3627,hehath, likeamonsterכַּתַּנִּ֔יןka.ta.NinH8577,swallowedבְּלָעַ֙נִי֙be.la.'a.niH1104meup,hehathfilledמִלָּ֥אmi.La'H4390hismawwithmydelicacies;hehath castmeout.

35Theviolenceחֲמָסִ֤יcha.ma.SiH2555donetomeandtomyfleshוּשְׁאֵרִי֙u.she.'e.RiH7607beuponBabylonבָּבֶ֔לba.VelH894,shalltheinhabitantיֹשֶׁ֣בֶתyo.She.vetH3427ofZionצִיּ֑וֹןtzi.YonH6726sayתֹּאמַ֖רto.MarH559;and,Mybloodוְדָמִי֙ve.da.MiH1818beupontheinhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֣יyo.she.VeiH3427ofChaldeaכַשְׂדִּ֔יםkhas.DimH3778,shallJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ סye.ru.sha.LimH3389sayתֹּאמַ֖רto.MarH559.

36Thereforeלָכֵ֗ןla.KhenH3651thusכֹּ֚הkohH3541saithJehovah:Behold,IwillpleadthycauseH7379,andtakevengeanceנִקְמָתֵ֑ךְnik.ma.TekhH5360forthee;andIwilldryוְהֹבַשְׁתִּ֖יve.hoash.TiH3001upherseaיַמָּ֔הּya.MahH3220,andmakeH3001herfountainH4726dryH3001.

37AndBabylonבָבֶ֨ל׀va.VelH894shallbecomeוְהָיְתָה֩ve.ha.ye.TahH1961heapsלְגַלִּ֧ים׀le.ga.LimH1530,adwelling-placeforjackalsתַּנִּ֛יםta.NimH8577,anastonishment,andahissing,withoutinhabitantיוֹשֵֽׁב׃yo.ShevH3427.

38Theyshallroarיִשְׁאָ֑גוּyish.'A.guH7580togetherיַחְדָּ֖וyach.DavH3162likeyoungכַּכְּפִרִ֣יםka.ke.fi.RimH3715lionsאֲרָיֽוֹת׃'a.ra.YotH738;theyshallgrowlaslions’H738whelps.

39Whentheyareheated,Iwillmakeאָשִׁ֣ית'a.ShitH7896theirfeastמִשְׁתֵּיהֶ֗םmish.tei.HemH4960,andIwillmakeH7896themdrunken,thattheymayrejoiceH5937,andsleepשְׁנַת־she.nat-H8142aperpetualsleepH8142,andnotwake, saithJehovah.

40Iwillbringאֽוֹרִידֵ֖ם'o.ri.DemH3381themdownH3381likelambsכְּכָרִ֣יםke.kha.RimH3733totheslaughterלִטְב֑וֹחַlit.Vo.achH2873,likeramsכְּאֵילִ֖יםke.'ei.LimH352withhe-goats.

41Howאֵ֚יךְ'eikhH349isSheshachשֵׁשַׁ֔ךְshe.ShakhH8347takenH3920!andthepraiseתְּהִלַּ֣תte.hi.LatH8416ofthewholeearthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776seizedH8610!howאֵ֣יךְ'eikhH349isBabylonבָּבֶ֖לba.VelH894becomeהָיְתָ֧הha.ye.TahH1961adesolationH8047amongthenationsבַּגּוֹיִֽם׃ba.go.YimH1471!

42Theseaהַיָּ֑םhai.YamH3220iscomeH5927upuponBabylonבָּבֶ֖לba.VelH894; sheiscoveredנִכְסָֽתָה׃nikh.Sa.tahH3680withthemultitudeH1995ofthewavesthereof.

43Hercitiesעָרֶ֙יהָ֙'a.Rei.haH5892arebecomeהָי֤וּha.YuH1961adesolationH8047,adryצִיָּ֣הtzi.YahH6723landאֶ֖רֶץ'E.retzH776,andadesertוַעֲרָבָ֑הva.'a.ra.VahH6160,alandאֶ֗רֶץ'E.retzH776whereinnomanH376dwelleth,neitherdothanysonH1121ofmanH376passיַעֲבֹ֥רya.'a.VorH5674thereby.

44AndIwillexecutejudgmentוּפָקַדְתִּ֨יu.fa.kad.TiH6485uponBelבֵּ֜לbelH1078inBabylonבְּבָבֶ֗לbe.va.VelH894,andIwillbringוְהֹצֵאתִ֤יve.ho.tze.TiH3318forthH3318outofhismouthמִפִּ֔יוmi.PivH6310thatwhichhehathswallowedup;andthenationsגּוֹיִ֑םgo.YimH1471shallnotflowanymoreuntohim: yea,thewallחוֹמַ֥תcho.MatH2346ofBabylonבָּבֶ֖לba.VelH894shallfallנָפָֽלָה׃na.Fa.lahH5307.

45Mypeopleעַמִּ֔י'a.MiH5971,goH3318yeoutofthemidstמִתּוֹכָהּ֙mi.to.KhahH8432ofher,andsaveוּמַלְּט֖וּu.ma.le.TuH4422yourselveseverymanH376fromthefierceangerאַף־'af-H639ofJehovah.

46Andletnotyourheartלְבַבְכֶם֙le.vav.KhemH3824faint, neitherfearוְתִֽירְא֔וּve.ti.re.'UH3372yeforthetidingsthatshallbeheardH8085inthelandבָּאָ֑רֶץba.'A.retzH776;fortidingsshallcomeוּבָ֧אu.Va'H935oneyearבַשָּׁנָ֣הva.sha.NahH8141,andafterthatinanotheryearבַּשָּׁנָה֙ba.sha.NahH8141shallcomeH935tidings,andviolenceוְחָמָ֣סve.cha.MasH2555inthelandבָּאָ֔רֶץba.'A.retzH776,rulerוּמֹשֵׁ֖לu.mo.ShelH4910againstrulerמֹשֵֽׁל׃mo.ShelH4910.

47Thereforeלָכֵן֙la.KhenH3651,behold,thedaysיָמִ֣יםya.MimH3117comeH935,thatIwillexecutejudgmentuponthegravenimagesofBabylonבָבֶ֔לva.VelH894;andherwholelandאַרְצָ֖הּ'ar.TzahH776shallbeconfounded;andallherslainחֲלָלֶ֖יהָcha.la.Lei.haH2491shallfallיִפְּל֥וּyi.pe.LuH5307inthemidstבְתוֹכָֽהּ׃ve.to.KhahH8432ofher.

48Thentheheavensשָׁמַ֣יִםsha.Ma.yimH8064andtheearthוָאָ֔רֶץva.'A.retzH776,andallthatistherein,shallsingH7442forjoyוְרִנְּנ֤וּve.ri.ne.NuH7442overBabylonבָּבֶל֙ba.VelH894;forthedestroyersהַשּׁוֹדְדִ֖יםha.sho.DimH7703shallcomeיָבוֹא־ya.Vo'-H935untoherfromthenorthמִצָּפ֛וֹןmi.tza.FonH6828, saithJehovah.

49AsBabylonבָּבֶ֕לba.VelH894hath causedtheslainחַֽלְלֵ֣יcha.LeiH2491ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478tofallH5307,soatBabylonלְבָבֶ֥לle.va.VelH894shallfallH5307theslainחַֽלְלֵ֥יcha.LeiH2491ofallthelandH776.

50Yethathaveescapedtheswordמֵחֶ֔רֶבme.Che.revH2719,goהִלְכ֖וּhil.KhuH1980ye,standתַּעֲמֹ֑דוּta.'a.Mo.duH5975notstillH5975;rememberזִכְר֤וּzikh.RuH2142JehovahfromafarH7350,andletJerusalemוִירֽוּשָׁלִַ֖םvi.ru.sha.LimH3389comeH1980intoyourmind.

51Weareconfounded,becausewehaveheardH8085reproachH2781; confusion hathcoveredכִּסְּתָ֥הki.se.TahH3680ourfacesH6440:forstrangersזָרִ֔יםza.RimH2114arecomeH935intothesanctuariesH4720ofJehovah’shouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004.

52Wherefore,behold,thedaysיָמִ֤יםya.MimH3117comeH935, saithJehovah,thatIwillexecutejudgmentuponhergravenimages;andthroughallherlandאַרְצָ֖הּ'ar.TzahH776thewoundedחָלָֽל׃cha.LalH2491shallgroanיֶאֱנֹ֥קye.'e.NokH602.

53ThoughBabylonבָבֶל֙va.VelH894shouldmountuptoheavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,andthoughsheshouldfortifyתְבַצֵּ֖רte.va.TzerH1219theheightמְר֣וֹםme.RomH4791ofherstrengthעֻזָּ֑הּ'u.ZahH5797,yetfrommeshalldestroyersשֹׁדְדִ֛יםsho.de.DimH7703comeיָבֹ֧אוּya.Vo.'uH935untoher, saithJehovah.

54Thesoundק֥וֹלKolH6963ofacryזְעָקָ֖הze.'a.KahH2201fromBabylonמִבָּבֶ֑לmi.ba.VelH894,andofgreatגָּד֖וֹלga.DolH1419destructionוְשֶׁ֥בֶרve.She.verH7667fromthelandמֵאֶ֥רֶץme.'E.retzH776oftheChaldeansכַּשְׂדִּֽים׃kas.DimH3778!

55ForJehovahlayethBabylonבָּבֶ֔לba.VelH894waste,anddestroyethoutofherthegreatגָּד֑וֹלga.DolH1419voiceH6963;andtheirwavesroarוְהָמ֤וּve.ha.MuH1993likemanyרַבִּ֔יםra.BimH7227watersכְּמַ֣יִםke.Ma.yimH4325;thenoiseoftheirvoiceH6963isuttered:

56forthedestroyerשׁוֹדֵ֔דsho.DedH7703iscomeבָ֨אva'H935uponher,evenuponBabylonבָּבֶל֙ba.VelH894,andhermightyH1368menH1368aretakenH3920,theirbowsקַשְּׁתוֹתָ֑םka.she.to.TamH7198arebrokeninpieces;forJehovahisaGodאֵ֧ל'elH410ofrecompenses,hewillsurelyrequite.

57AndIwillmakeוְ֠הִשְׁכַּרְתִּיVe.hish.kar.tiH7937drunkH7937herprincesH8269andherwiseוַחֲכָמֶ֜יהָva.cha.kha.Mei.haH2450menH1368,hergovernorsפַּחוֹתֶ֤יהָpa.cho.Tei.haH6346andherdeputies,andhermightyH1368menH1368;andtheyshallsleepשְׁנַת־she.nat-H8142aperpetualsleepH8142,andnotwake, saiththeKingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,whosenameשְׁמֽוֹ׃ סshe.MoH8034isJehovahofhostsצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635.

58Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saithJehovahofhostsצְבָא֗וֹתtze.va.'otH6635:Thebroadהָֽרְחָבָה֙ha.re.cha.VahH7342wallsחֹ֠מוֹתCho.motH2346ofBabylonבָּבֶ֤לba.VelH894shallbeutterly overthrown,andherhighהַגְּבֹהִ֖יםha.ge.vo.HimH1364gatesH8179shallbeburnedH3341withfireבָּאֵ֣שׁba.'EshH784;andthepeoplesH5971shalllaborוְיִֽגְע֨וּve.yig.'UH3021forvanity,andthenationsforthefireאֵ֖שׁ'eshH784;andtheyshallbewearyH3021.

59Thewordהַדָּבָ֞רha.da.VarH1697whichJeremiahיִרְמְיָ֣הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414theprophetהַנָּבִ֗יאha.na.Vi'H5030commandedצִוָּ֣ה׀tzi.VahH6680Seraiahשְׂרָיָ֣הse.ra.YahH8304thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofNeriahנֵרִיָּה֮ne.ri.YahH5374,thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofMahseiahמַחְסֵיָה֒mach.se.YahH4271,whenH834hewentwithZedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֤הוּtzid.ki.Ya.huH6667thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofJudahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063toBabylonבָּבֶ֔לba.VelH894inthefourthהָרְבִעִ֖יתha.re.vi.'ItH7243yearבִּשְׁנַ֥תbish.NatH8141ofhisreignלְמָלְכ֑וֹle.ma.le.KhoH4427. NowSeraiahוּשְׂרָיָ֖הu.se.ra.YahH8304waschiefH8269chamberlain.

60AndJeremiahיִרְמְיָ֗הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414wroteH3789inabookH5612alltheevilH7451thatshouldcomeתָּב֥וֹאta.Vo'H935uponBabylonבָּבֶ֖לba.VelH894,evenallthesewordsהַדְּבָרִ֣יםha.de.va.RimH1697thatarewrittenH3789concerningH413Babylonבָּבֶֽל׃ba.VelH894.

61AndJeremiahיִרְמְיָ֖הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414saidH559toSeraiahשְׂרָיָ֑הse.ra.YahH8304,Whenthou comesttoBabylonבָבֶ֔לva.VelH894,thenseeוְֽרָאִ֔יתָve.ra.'I.taH7200thatthoureadוְֽקָרָ֔אתָve.ka.Ra.taH7121allthesewordsהַדְּבָרִ֖יםha.de.va.RimH1697,

62andsayוְאָמַרְתָּ֗ve.'a.mar.TaH559,OJehovah, thou hastspokenדִבַּ֜רְתָּdi.Bar.taH1696concerningאֶל־'el-H413thisplaceהַמָּק֤וֹםha.ma.KomH4725,tocutלְהַכְרִית֔וֹle.hakh.ri.ToH3772itoff,thatnoneshalldwellH3427therein,neithermanH120norbeast,butthatitshallbeH1961desolateforeverH5769.

63Anditshallbeוְהָיָה֙ve.ha.YahH1961,whenthou hastmadeanendH3615ofreadingלִקְרֹ֖אlik.Ro'H7121thisbookH5612,thatthou shaltbindH7194astoneאֶ֔בֶן'E.venH68toit,andcastH7993itintothemidstH8432oftheEuphratesפְּרָֽת׃pe.RatH6578:

64andthou shaltsayוְאָמַרְתָּ֗ve.'a.mar.TaH559,Thusכָּ֠כָהKa.khahH3602shallBabylonבָּבֶ֤לba.VelH894sinkתִּשְׁקַ֨עtish.Ka'H8257,andshallnotriseתָקוּם֙ta.KumH6965againbecauseoftheevilH7451thatIwillbringמֵבִ֥יאme.Vi'H935uponher;andtheyshallbewearyוְיָעֵ֑פוּve.ya.'E.fuH3286.ThusH3602fararethewordsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697ofJeremiahיִרְמְיָֽהוּ׃ סyir.me.Ya.huH3414.

Commentaries on Jeremiah 51

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