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Jeremiah 48:39-44

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.

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