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Jeremiah 51:54-59

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.

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