Berean Standard Bible

Jeremiah 48:1-13

1Concerning Moabלְמוֹאָ֡בle.mo.'AvH4124,this is whatכֹּֽה־koh-H3541the LORDיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068of Hostsצְבָא֜וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478,saysאָמַר֩'a.MarH559: “Woeה֤וֹיHoH1945toאֶל־'el-H413Neboנְבוֹ֙ne.VoH5015,forכִּ֣יkiH3588it will be devastatedשֻׁדָּ֔דָהshu.Da.dahH7703.Kiriathaimקִרְיָתָ֑יִםkir.ya.Ta.yimH7156will be capturedנִלְכְּדָ֖הnil.ke.DahH3920and disgracedהֹבִ֥ישָׁהho.Vi.shahH954;the fortressהַמִּשְׂגָּ֖בha.mis.GavH4869will be shatteredוָחָֽתָּה׃va.Cha.tahH2865and dismantledהֹבִ֥ישָׁהho.Vi.shahH954.

2There is noאֵ֣ין'einH369longerעוֹד֮'OdH5750praiseתְּהִלַּ֣תte.hi.LatH8416for Moabמוֹאָב֒mo.'AvH4124;in Heshbonבְּחֶשְׁבּ֗וֹןbe.chesh.BonH2809they deviseחָשְׁב֤וּcha.she.VuH2803evilרָעָ֔הra.'AhH7451against herעָלֶ֙יהָ֙'a.Lei.haH5921: ‘Comeלְכ֖וּle.KhuH1980,let us cut her offוְנַכְרִיתֶ֣נָּהve.nakh.ri.Te.nahH3772from nationhoodמִגּ֑וֹיmi.GoyH1471.’You tooגַּם־gam-H1571,O people of Madmenמַדְמֵ֣ןmad.MenH4086,will be silencedתִּדֹּ֔מִּיti.Do.miH1826;the swordחָֽרֶב׃Cha.revH2719will pursueאַחֲרַ֖יִךְ'a.cha.Ra.yikhH310youתֵּ֥לֶךְTe.lekhH1980.

3A voiceק֥וֹלKolH6963cries outצְעָקָ֖הtze.'a.KahH6818from Horonaimמֵחֹֽרוֹנָ֑יִםme.cho.ro.Na.yimH2773: ‘Devastationשֹׁ֖דshodH7701and greatגָּדֽוֹל׃ga.DolH1419destructionוָשֶׁ֥בֶרva.She.verH7667!’

4Moabמוֹאָ֑ב הִשְׁמִ֥יעוּmo.'Av hish.Mi.'uH4124 H8085will be shatteredנִשְׁבְּרָ֖הnish.be.RahH7665;her littleצְעִירֶֽיהָ׃tze.'o.rei.haH6810ones will cry outזְּעָקָ֖הze.'a.KahH2201.

5Forכִּ֚יkiH3588on the ascentמַעֲלֵ֣הma.'a.LehH4608to Luhithהַלּוּחִ֔יתha.lu.chotH3872they weepבִּבְכִ֖יbiv.KhiH1065bitterlyבֶּ֑כִיBe.khiH1065as they goיַֽעֲלֶה־ya.'a.leh-H5927,andכִּ֚יkiH3588on the descentבְּמוֹרַ֣דbe.mo.RadH4174to Horonaimחוֹרֹנַ֔יִםcho.ro.Na.yimH2773criesצַֽעֲקַת־tza.'a.kat-H6818of distressצָרֵ֥יtza.ReiH6862resoundשָׁמֵֽעוּ׃sha.Me.'uH8085over the destructionשֶׁ֖בֶרShe.verH7667:

6‘Fleeנֻ֖סוּNu.suH5127!Runמַלְּט֣וּma.le.TuH4422for your livesנַפְשְׁכֶ֑םnaf.she.KhemH5315!Becomeוְתִֽהְיֶ֕ינָהve.tih.Yei.nahH1961like a juniperכַּעֲרוֹעֵ֖רka.'a.ro.'ErH6176in the desertבַּמִּדְבָּֽר׃ba.mid.BarH4057.’

7כִּ֠יkiH3588Becauseיַ֣עַןYa.'anH3282you trustבִּטְחֵ֤ךְbit.ChekhH982in your worksבְּמַעֲשַׂ֙יִךְ֙be.ma.'a.Sa.yikhH4639and treasuresוּבְא֣וֹצְרוֹתַ֔יִךְu.ve.'otz.ro.Ta.yikhH214,youאַ֖תְּ'atH859tooגַּם־gam-H1571will be capturedתִּלָּכֵ֑דִיti.la.Khe.diH3920,and Chemoshכְמוֹשׁ֙khe.mishH3645will goוְיָצָ֤אve.ya.Tza'H3318into exileבַּגּוֹלָ֔הba.go.LahH1473withיַחְדָּֽיו׃ya.chadH3162his priestsכֹּהֲנָ֥יוko.ha.NavH3548and officialsוְשָׂרָ֖יוve.sa.RavH8269.

8The destroyerשֹׁדֵ֜דsho.DedH7703will moveוְיָבֹ֨אve.ya.Vo'H935againstאֶל־'el-H413everyכָּל־kol-H3605cityעִ֗יר'IrH5892,and notלֹ֣אlo'H3808one townוְעִיר֙ve.'IrH5892will escapeתִמָּלֵ֔טti.ma.LetH4422.The valleyהָעֵ֖מֶקha.'E.mekH6010will also be ruinedוְאָבַ֥דve.'a.VadH6,and the high plainהַמִּישֹׁ֑רha.mi.ShorH4334will be destroyedוְנִשְׁמַ֣דve.nish.MadH8045,asאֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068has saidאָמַ֥ר'a.MarH559.

9Putתְּנוּ־te.nu-H5414saltצִ֣יץtzitzH6731on Moabלְמוֹאָ֔בle.mo.'AvH4124,forכִּ֥יkiH3588she will be laid wasteנָצֹ֖א תֵּצֵ֑אna.Tzo' te.Tze'H5323 H3318;her citiesוְעָרֶ֙יהָ֙ve.'a.Rei.haH5892will becomeתִֽהְיֶ֔ינָהtih.Yei.nahH1961desolateלְשַׁמָּ֣הle.sha.MahH8047,with no oneמֵאֵ֥יןme.'EinH369to dwellיוֹשֵׁ֖בyo.ShevH3427in them.

10Cursedאָר֗וּר'a.RurH779is the onewho is remissרְמִיָּ֑הre.mi.YahH7423in doingעֹשֶׂ֛ה'o.SehH6213the workמְלֶ֥אכֶתme.Le.khetH4399of the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,and cursed isוְאָר֕וּרve.'a.RurH779he who withholdsמֹנֵ֥עַmo.Ne.a'H4513his swordחַרְבּ֖וֹchar.BoH2719from bloodshedמִדָּֽם׃mi.DamH1818.

11Moabמוֹאָ֜בmo.'AvH4124has been at easeשַׁאֲנַ֨ןsha.'a.NanH7599from youthמִנְּעוּרָ֗יוmi.ne.'u.RavH5271,settledוְשֹׁקֵ֥ט הוּא֙ve.sho.Ket hu'H8252 H1931like wineאֶל־'el-H413on its dregsשְׁמָרָ֔יוshe.ma.RavH8105;he has notוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808been pouredהוּרַ֤קhu.RakH7324from vesselמִכְּלִי֙mi.ke.LiH3627toאֶל־'el-H413vesselכֶּ֔לִיKe.liH3627orלֹ֣אlo'H3808goneהָלָ֑ךְha.LakhH1980into exileוּבַגּוֹלָ֖הu.va.go.LahH1473.Soעַל־ כֵּ֗ן'al- KenH5921 H3651his flavorטַעְמוֹ֙ta'.MoH2940has remained the sameעָמַ֤ד'a.MadH5975,and his aromaוְרֵיח֖וֹve.rei.ChoH7381is unchangedלֹ֥א נָמָֽר׃ סlo' na.MarH3808 H4171.

12Thereforeלָכֵ֞ןla.KhenH3651beholdהִנֵּ֖ה־hi.Neh-H2009,the daysיָמִ֤יםya.MimH3117are comingבָּאִים֙ba.'ImH935,declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,when I will sendוְשִׁלַּחְתִּי־ve.shi.lach.ti-H7971to himwanderersצֹעִ֖יםtzo.'ImH6808,who will pour him outוְצֵעֻ֑הוּve.tze.'U.huH6808.They will emptyיָרִ֔יקוּya.Ri.kuH7324his vesselsוְכֵלָ֣יוve.khe.LavH3627and shatterיְנַפֵּֽצוּ׃ye.na.Pe.tzuH5310his jarsוְנִבְלֵיהֶ֖םve.niv.lei.HemH5035.

13Then Moabמוֹאָ֖בmo.'AvH4124will be ashamedוּבֹ֥שׁu.VoshH954of Chemoshמִכְּמ֑וֹשׁmi.ke.Mo.oshH3645,just asכַּאֲשֶׁר־ka.'a.Sher-H834the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478מִבֵּ֥יתmi.BeitH1008was ashamedבֹּ֙שׁוּ֙bo.shuH954when they trusted inמִבְטֶחָֽם׃miv.te.ChamH4009Bethelאֵ֖ל'elH1008.

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