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Jeremiah 51:30-58

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.

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