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Jeremiah 48:1-23

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.

14Howאֵ֚יךְ'eikhH349can you sayתֹּֽאמְר֔וּto.me.RuH559, ‘Weאֲנָ֑חְנוּ'a.Na.che.nuH587are warriorsגִּבּוֹרִ֖יםgi.bo.RimH1368,mightyחַ֖יִלCha.yilH2428menוְאַנְשֵׁי־ve.'an.shei-H582ready for battleלַמִּלְחָמָֽה׃la.mil.cha.MahH4421’?

15Moabמוֹאָב֙mo.'AvH4124has been destroyedשֻׁדַּ֤דshu.DadH7703and its townsוְעָרֶ֣יהָve.'a.Rei.haH5892have been invadedעָלָ֔ה'a.LahH5927;the bestוּמִבְחַ֥רu.miv.CharH4005of its young menבַּֽחוּרָ֖יוba.chu.RavH970have gone downיָרְד֣וּya.re.DuH3381in the slaughterלַטָּ֑בַחla.Ta.vachH2874,declaresנְאֻ֨ם־ne.'Um-H5002the Kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,whose nameשְׁמֽוֹ׃she.MoH8034isthe LORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068of Hostsצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635.

16Moab’sמוֹאָ֖בmo.'AvH4124calamityאֵיד־'eid-H343is at handקָר֥וֹב לָב֑וֹאka.Rov la.Vo'H7138 H935,and his afflictionוְרָ֣עָת֔וֹve.Ra.'a.ToH7451is rushingמִהֲרָ֖הmi.ha.RahH4116swiftlyמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966.

17Mournנֻ֤דוּNu.duH5110for him,all youכָּל־kol-H3605who surround himסְבִיבָ֔יוse.vi.VavH5439,everyoneוְכֹ֖לve.KholH3605who knowsיֹדְעֵ֣יyo.de.'EiH3045his nameשְׁמ֑וֹshe.MoH8034;tellאִמְר֗וּ'im.RuH559howאֵיכָ֤ה'ei.KhahH349the mightyעֹ֔ז'OzH5797scepterמַטֵּה־ma.teh-H4294is shatteredנִשְׁבַּר֙nish.BarH7665—the gloriousתִּפְאָרָֽה׃tif.'a.RahH8597staffמַקֵּ֖לma.KelH4731!

18Come downרְדִ֤יre.DiH3381from your gloryמִכָּבוֹד֙mi.ka.VodH3519;sitוּשְׁבִ֣יvu.she.veiH3427on parched groundבַצָּמָ֔אva.tza.Ma'H6772,O daughterבַּת־bat-H1323dwellingיֹשֶׁ֖בֶתyo.She.vetH3427in Dibonדִּיב֑וֹןdi.VonH1769,forכִּֽי־ki-H3588the destroyerשֹׁדֵ֤דsho.DedH7703of Moabמוֹאָב֙mo.'AvH4124has comeעָ֣לָה'A.lahH5927against you;he has destroyedשִׁחֵ֖תshi.ChetH7843your fortressesמִבְצָרָֽיִךְ׃miv.tza.Ra.yikhH4013.

19Standעִמְדִ֥י'im.DiH5975byאֶל־'el-H413the roadדֶּ֛רֶךְDe.rekhH1870and watchוְצַפִּ֖יve.tza.PiH6822,O dwellerיוֹשֶׁ֣בֶתyo.She.vetH3427of Aroerעֲרוֹעֵ֑רa.ro.'ErH6177!Askשַׁאֲלִי־sha.'a.li-H7592the man fleeingנָ֣סnasH5127or the woman escapingוְנִמְלָ֔טָה אִמְרִ֖יve.nim.La.tah 'im.RiH4422 H559, ‘Whatמַה־mah-H4100has happenedנִּֽהְיָֽתָה׃Nih.Ya.tahH1961?’

20Moabמוֹאָ֛בmo.'AvH4124is put to shameהֹבִ֥ישׁho.VishH954,forכִּֽי־ki-H3588it has been shatteredחַ֖תָּהCha.tahH2865.Wailהֵילִ֣ילוּhei.li.liH3213and cry outוּֽזְעָ֑קוּu.ze.'a.kiH2199!Declareהַגִּ֣ידוּha.Gi.duH5046by the Arnonבְאַרְנ֔וֹןve.'ar.NonH769thatכִּ֥יkiH3588Moabמוֹאָֽב׃mo.'AvH4124is destroyedשֻׁדַּ֖דshu.DadH7703.

21Judgmentוּמִשְׁפָּ֥טu.mish.PatH4941has comeבָּ֖אba'H935uponאֶל־'el-H413the high plainאֶ֣רֶץ הַמִּישֹׁ֑ר'E.retz ha.mi.ShorH776 H4334—uponאֶל־'el-H413Holonחֹל֥וֹן וְאֶל־cho.Lon ve.'el-H2473 H413,Jahzahיַ֖הְצָהYah.tzahH3096,andוְעַל־ve.'al-H5921Mephaathמֵיפָֽעַת׃mo.fa.'atH4158,

22uponוְעַל־ve.'al-H5921Dibonדִּיב֣וֹן וְעַל־di.Von ve.'al-H1769 H5921,Neboנְב֔וֹne.VoH5015,andוְעַל־ve.'al-H5921Beth-diblathaimH1015,

23uponוְעַ֧לve.'AlH5921Kiriathaimקִרְיָתַ֛יִם וְעַל־kir.ya.Ta.yim ve.'al-H7156 H5921,Beth-gamulH1014,andוְעַל־ve.'al-H5921Beth-meonH1010,

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