Berean Standard Bible

Jeremiah 48:14-47

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,

24uponוְעַל־ve.'al-H5921Keriothקְרִיּ֖וֹת וְעַל־ke.ri.Yot ve.'al-H7152 H5921,Bozrahבָּצְרָ֑ה וְעַ֗לbotz.rah ve.'AlH1224 H5921,and allכָּל־kol-H3605the townsעָרֵי֙'a.ReiH5892of Moabאֶ֣רֶץ מוֹאָ֔ב'E.retz mo.'AvH776 H4124,those farהָרְחֹק֖וֹתha.re.cho.KotH7350and nearוְהַקְּרֹבֽוֹת׃ve.ha.ke.ro.VotH7138.

25The hornקֶ֣רֶןKe.renH7161of Moabמוֹאָ֔בmo.'AvH4124has been cut offנִגְדְּעָה֙nig.de.'AhH1438,and his armוּזְרֹע֖וֹu.ze.ro.'OH2220is brokenנִשְׁבָּ֑רָהnish.Ba.rahH7665,”declaresנְאֻ֖םne.'UmH5002the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

26“Make him drunkהַשְׁכִּירֻ֕הוּhash.ki.Ru.huH7937,becauseכִּ֥יkiH3588he has magnified himselfהִגְדִּ֑ילhig.DilH1431againstעַל־'al-H5921the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068;so Moabמוֹאָב֙mo.'AvH4124will wallowוְסָפַ֤קve.sa.FakH5606in his own vomitבְּקִיא֔וֹbe.ki.'OH6892,and heהֽוּא׃Hu'H1931will alsoגַּם־gam-H1571becomeוְהָיָ֥הve.ha.YahH1961a laughingstockלִשְׂחֹ֖קlis.ChokH7814.

27וְאִ֣ם׀ve.'ImH518Wasהָיָ֤הha.YahH1961notל֣וֹאLo'H3808Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478yourobject of ridiculeהַשְּׂחֹ֗קha.se.ChokH7814?Was he ever foundנִמְצָ֑אnim.tza.'ah'H4672among thievesאִם־'im-H518בְּגַנָּבִ֖יםbe.ga.na.VimH1590?Forכִּֽי־ki-H3588wheneverמִדֵּ֧יmi.DeiH1767you speak of himדְבָרֶ֥יךָde.va.Rei.khaH1697you shake your headתִּתְנוֹדָֽד׃tit.no.DadH5110.

28Abandonעִזְב֤וּ'iz.VuH5800the townsעָרִים֙'a.RimH5892and settleוְשִׁכְנ֣וּve.shikh.NuH7931among the rocksבַּסֶּ֔לַעba.Se.la'H5553,O dwellersיֹשְׁבֵ֖יyo.she.VeiH3427of Moabמוֹאָ֑בmo.'AvH4124!Beוִֽהְי֣וּvih.YuH1961like a doveכְיוֹנָ֔הkhe.yo.NahH3123that nestsתְּקַנֵּ֖ןte.ka.NenH7077atבְּעֶבְרֵ֥יbe.'ev.ReiH5676the mouthפִי־fi-H6310of a caveפָֽחַת׃Fa.chatH6354.

29We have heardשָׁמַ֥עְנוּsha.Ma'.nuH8085of Moab’sמוֹאָ֖בmo.'AvH4124pomposityגְאוֹן־ge.'on-H1347,his exceedingמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966prideגֵּאֶ֣הge.'EhH1343andconceitגָּבְה֧וֹga.ve.HoH1363,his proudוּגְאוֹנ֛וֹu.ge.'o.NoH1347arroganceוְגַאֲוָת֖וֹve.ga.'a.va.ToH1346and haughtinessוְרֻ֥םve.RumH7312of heartלִבּֽוֹ׃li.BoH3820.

30Iאֲנִ֤י'a.NiH589knowיָדַ֙עְתִּי֙ya.Da'.TiH3045his insolenceעֶבְרָת֖וֹev.ra.ToH5678,”declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, “but it is futileוְלֹא־ כֵ֑ןve.lo'- KhenH3808 H3651.His boastingבַּדָּ֖יוba.DavH907is as emptyלֹא־lo'-H3808asכֵ֥ןkhenH3651his deedsעָשֽׂוּ׃'a.SuH6213.

31Thereforeעַל־ כֵּן֙'al- kenH5921 H3651I will wailאֲיֵלִ֔יל'a.ye.LilH3213forעַל־'al-H5921Moabמוֹאָ֣בmo.'AvH4124;I will cry outאֶזְעָ֑ק'ez.'AkH2199for allכֻּלֹּ֖הku.LohH3605of Moabוּלְמוֹאָ֥בu.le.mo.'AvH4124;I will moanיֶהְגֶּֽה׃yeh.GehH1897forאֶל־'el-H413the menאַנְשֵׁ֥י'an.SheiH582of Kir-heresH7025.

32I will weepאֶבְכֶּה־'ev.keh-H1058for you,O vineהַגֶּ֣פֶןha.Ge.fenH1612of Sibmahשִׂבְמָ֔הsiv.MahH7643,more than I weepמִבְּכִ֨יmi.be.KhiH1065for Jazerיַעְזֵ֤רya'.ZerH3270.Your tendrilsנְטִֽישֹׁתַ֙יִךְ֙ne.ti.sho.Ta.yikhH5189have extendedעָ֣בְרוּ'A.ve.ruH5674to the seaיָ֔םYamH3220;they reachנָגָ֑עוּna.Ga.'uH5060eventoעַ֛ד'adH5704יָ֥םyamH3220Jazerיַעְזֵ֖רya'.ZerH3270.The destroyerשֹׁדֵ֥דsho.DedH7703has descendedנָפָֽל׃na.FalH5307onעַל־'al-H5921your summer fruitקֵיצֵ֥ךְ וְעַל־kei.Tzekh ve.'al-H7019 H5921and grape harvestבְּצִירֵ֖ךְbe.tzi.RekhH1210.

33Joyשִׂמְחָ֥הsim.ChahH8057and gladnessוָגִ֛ילva.GilH1524are removedוְנֶאֶסְפָ֨הve.ne.'es.FahH622from the orchardמִכַּרְמֶ֖לmi.kar.MelH3759and from the fieldsוּמֵאֶ֣רֶץu.me.'E.retzH776of Moabמוֹאָ֑בmo.'AvH4124.I have stoppedהִשְׁבַּ֔תִּיhish.Ba.tiH7673the flow of wineוְיַ֙יִן֙ve.Ya.yinH3196from the pressesמִיקָבִ֣יםmi.ka.VimH3342;no oneלֹֽא־lo'-H3808treads themיִדְרֹ֣ךְyid.RokhH1869with shouts of joyהֵידָ֔דhei.DadH1959;their shoutsהֵידָ֖דhei.DadH1959are notלֹ֥אlo'H3808for joyהֵידָֽד׃hei.DadH1959.

34There is a cryמִזַּעֲקַ֨תmi.za.'a.KatH2201from Heshbonחֶשְׁבּ֜וֹןchesh.BonH2809toעַד־'ad-H5704Elealehאֶלְעָלֵ֗ה'el.'a.LehH500;they raiseנָתְנ֣וּna.te.NuH5414their voicesקוֹלָ֔םko.LamH6963toעַד־'ad-H5704Jahazיַ֙הַץ֙ya.hatzH3096,from Zoarמִצֹּ֙עַר֙mi.Tzo.'arH6820toעַד־'ad-H5704Horonaimחֹ֣רֹנַ֔יִםcho.ro.Na.yimH2773and Eglath-shelishiyahעֶגְלַ֖ת שְׁלִֽשִׁיָּ֑ה'eg.Lat she.li.shi.YahH5697 H7992;forכִּ֚יkiH3588evenגַּם־gam-H1571the watersמֵ֣יmeiH4325of Nimrimנִמְרִ֔יםnim.RimH5249have dried upלִמְשַׁמּ֖וֹת יִהְיֽוּ׃lim.sha.Mot yih.YuH1961 H4923.

35In Moabלְמוֹאָ֖בle.mo.'AvH4124,declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,I will bring an endוְהִשְׁבַּתִּ֥יve.hish.ba.TiH7673to those who make offeringsמַעֲלֶ֣הma.'a.LehH5927on the high placesבָמָ֔הva.MahH1116and burn incenseוּמַקְטִ֖ירu.mak.TirH6999to their godsלֵאלֹהָֽיו׃le.lo.HavH430.

36Thereforeעַל־ כֵּ֞ן'al- kenH5921 H3651My heartלִבִּ֤יli.BiH3820lamentsיֶהֱמֶ֔הye.he.MehH1993like a fluteכַּחֲלִלִ֣יםka.cha.li.LimH2485for Moabלְמוֹאָב֙le.mo.'AvH4124; itוְלִבִּי֙ve.li.BiH3820lamentsיֶהֱמֶ֑הye.he.MehH1993like a fluteכַּחֲלִילִ֖יםka.cha.li.LimH2485forאֶל־'el-H413the menאַנְשֵׁ֣י'an.SheiH582of Kir-heresH7025,becauseעַל־ כֵּ֛ן'al- kenH5921 H3651the wealthיִתְרַ֥תyit.RatH3502they acquiredעָשָׂ֖ה'a.SahH6213has perishedאָבָֽדוּ׃'a.Va.duH6.

37Forכִּ֤יkiH3588everyכָל־khol-H3605headרֹאשׁ֙roShH7218is shavedקָרְחָ֔הka.re.ChahH7144and everyוְכָל־ve.kholH3605beardזָקָ֖ןza.KanH2206is clippedגְּרֻעָ֑הge.ru.'AhH1639;onעַ֤ל'alH5921everyכָּל־kol-H3605handיָדַ֙יִם֙ya.Da.yimH3027is a gashגְּדֻדֹ֔תge.du.DotH1417,and aroundוְעַל־ve.'al-H5921every waistמָתְנַ֖יִםma.te.Na.yimH4975issackclothשָֽׂק׃SakH8242.

38Onעַ֣ל'alH5921allכָּל־kol-H3605the rooftopsגַּגּ֥וֹתga.GotH1406of Moabמוֹאָ֛בmo.'AvH4124and in the public squaresוּבִרְחֹבֹתֶ֖יהָu.vir.cho.Tei.haH7339,everyoneכֻּלֹּ֣הku.LohH3605is mourningמִסְפֵּ֑דmis.PedH4553;forכִּֽי־ki-H3588I have shatteredשָׁבַ֣רְתִּיsha.Var.tiH7665אֶת־'et-H853Moabמוֹאָ֗בmo.'AvH4124like an unwantedאֵֽין־ חֵ֥פֶץ'ein- Che.fetzH369 H2656jarכִּכְלִ֛יkikh.LiH3627,”declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

39“Howאֵ֥יךְ'eikhH349shatteredחַ֙תָּה֙cha.tahH2865it is!How they wailהֵילִ֔ילוּhei.Li.luH3213!Howאֵ֛יךְ'eikhH349Moabמוֹאָ֖בmo.'AvH4124has turnedהִפְנָה־hif.nah-H6437his backעֹ֥רֶף'O.refH6203in shameבּ֑וֹשׁBo.oshH954!Moabמוֹאָ֛בmo.'AvH4124has becomeוְהָיָ֥הve.ha.YahH1961an object of ridiculeלִשְׂחֹ֥קlis.ChokH7814and horrorוְלִמְחִתָּ֖הve.lim.chi.TahH4288to all thoseלְכָל־le.kholH3605around himסְבִיבָֽיו׃ סse.vi.VavH5439.”

40Forכִּי־ki-H3588this is whatכֹה֙khohH3541the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559: “Beholdהִנֵּ֥הhi.NehH2009,an eagleכַנֶּ֖שֶׁרkha.Ne.sherH5404swoops downיִדְאֶ֑הyid.'EhH1675and spreadsוּפָרַ֥שׂu.fa.RasH6566his wingsכְּנָפָ֖יוke.na.FavH3671againstאֶל־'el-H413Moabמוֹאָֽב׃mo.'AvH4124.

41Kiriothהַקְּרִיּ֔וֹתha.ke.ri.YotH7152has been takenנִלְכְּדָה֙nil.ke.DahH3920,and the strongholdsוְהַמְּצָד֖וֹתve.ha.me.tza.DotH4679seizedנִתְפָּ֑שָׂהnit.Pa.sahH8610.In thatהַה֔וּאha.Hu'H1931dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117the heartלֵ֞בlevH3820of Moab’sמוֹאָב֙mo.'AvH4124warriorsגִּבּוֹרֵ֤יgi.bo.ReiH1368will beוְֽ֠הָיָהVe.ha.yahH1961like the heartכְּלֵ֖בke.LevH3820of a womanאִשָּׁ֥ה'i.ShahH802in laborמְצֵרָֽה׃me.tze.RahH6887.

42Moabמוֹאָ֖בmo.'AvH4124will be destroyedוְנִשְׁמַ֥דve.nish.MadH8045as a nationמֵעָ֑םme.'AmH5971becauseכִּ֥יkiH3588he vaunted himselfהִגְדִּֽיל׃hig.DilH1431againstעַל־'al-H5921the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068.

43Terrorפַּ֥חַדPa.chadH6343and pitוָפַ֖חַתva.Fa.chatH6354and snareוָפָ֑חva.FachH6341await youעָלֶ֛יךָ'a.Lei.khaH5921,O dwellerיוֹשֵׁ֥בyo.ShevH3427of Moabמוֹאָ֖בmo.'AvH4124,”declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

44“Whoever fleesמִפְּנֵ֤יmi.pe.NeiH5211 H6440the panicהַפַּ֙חַד֙ha.Pa.chadH6343will fallיִפֹּ֣לyi.PolH5307intoH413the pitהַפַּ֔חַתha.Pa.chatH6354,and whoever climbsוְהָֽעֹלֶה֙ve.ha.'o.LehH5927fromמִן־min-H4480the pitהַפַּ֔חַתha.Pa.chatH6354will be caughtיִלָּכֵ֖דyi.la.KhedH3920in the snareבַּפָּ֑חba.PachH6341.Forכִּֽי־ki-H3588I will bringאָבִ֨יא'a.Vi'H935uponH413Moabמוֹאָ֛בmo.'AvH4124the yearשְׁנַ֥תshe.NatH8141of their punishmentפְּקֻדָּתָ֖םpe.ku.da.TamH6486,”declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

45“Those who fleeנָסִ֑יםna.SimH5127will standעָמְד֖וּ'a.me.DuH5975helplessמִכֹּ֣חַmi.Ko.achH3581in Heshbon’sחֶשְׁבּ֛וֹןchesh.BonH2809shadowבְּצֵ֥לbe.TzelH6738,becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588fireאֵ֞שׁ'eshH784has gone forthיָצָ֣אya.Tza'H3318from Heshbonמֵחֶשְׁבּ֗וֹןme.chesh.BonH2809and a flameוְלֶֽהָבָה֙ve.le.ha.VahH3852from withinמִבֵּ֣יןmi.BeinH996Sihonסִיח֔וֹןsi.ChonH5511.It devoursוַתֹּ֙אכַל֙va.To.khalH398the foreheadsפְּאַ֣תpe.'AtH6285of Moabמוֹאָ֔בmo.'AvH4124and the skullsוְקָדְקֹ֖דve.ka.de.KodH6936of the sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of tumultשָׁאֽוֹן׃sha.'onH7588.

46Woeאוֹי־'o-H188to you,O Moabמוֹאָ֔בmo.'AvH4124!The peopleעַם־'am-H5971of Chemoshכְּמ֑וֹשׁke.Mo.oshH3645have perishedאָבַ֖ד'a.VadH6;forכִּֽי־ki-H3588your sonsבָנֶ֙יךָ֙va.Nei.khaH1121have been takenלֻקְּח֤וּlu.ke.ChuH3947into exileבַּשֶּׁ֔בִיba.She.viH7628and your daughtersוּבְנֹתֶ֖יךָu.ve.no.Tei.khaH1323have gone into captivityבַּשִּׁבְיָֽה׃ba.shiv.YahH7633.

47Yet in the latterבְּאַחֲרִ֥יתbe.'a.cha.RitH319daysהַיָּמִ֖יםhai.ya.MimH3117I will restoreוְשַׁבְתִּ֧יve.shav.TiH7725Moabמוֹאָ֛בmo.'AvH4124from captivityשְׁבוּת־she.vut-H7622,”declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068.Hereהֵ֖נָּהHe.nahH2008endsעַד־'ad-H5704the judgmentמִשְׁפַּ֥טmish.PatH4941on Moabמוֹאָֽב׃ סmo.'AvH4124.

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