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Jeremiah 49:7-22

7Concerning Edomלֶאֱד֗וֹםle.'e.DomH123,this is whatכֹּ֤הkohH3541the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of Hostsצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635saysאָמַר֙'a.MarH559: “Is there noהַאֵ֥יןha.'EinH369longerע֛וֹדodH5750wisdomחָכְמָ֖הchokh.mahH2451in Temanבְּתֵימָ֑ןbe.tei.ManH8487?Has counselעֵצָה֙'e.TzahH6098perishedאָבְדָ֤ה'a.ve.DahH6from the prudentמִבָּנִ֔יםmi.ba.NimH995?Has their wisdomחָכְמָתָֽם׃cha.khe.ma.TamH2451decayedנִסְרְחָ֖הnis.re.ChahH5628?

8Turnהָפְנוּ֙ha.fe.NuH6437andrunנֻ֤סוּNu.suH5127!Lieלָשֶׁ֔בֶתla.She.vetH3427lowהֶעְמִ֣יקוּhe'.Mi.kuH6009,O dwellersיֹשְׁבֵ֖יyo.she.VeiH3427of Dedanדְּדָ֑ןde.DanH1719,forכִּ֣יkiH3588I will bringהֵבֵ֥אתִיhe.Ve.tiH935disasterאֵ֥יד'eidH343onעָלָ֖יו'a.LavH5921Esauעֵשָׂ֛ו'e.SavH6215at the timeעֵ֥ת'etH6256I punish himפְּקַדְתִּֽיו׃pe.kad.TivH6485.

9Ifאִם־'im-H518grape gatherersבֹּֽצְרִים֙bo.tze.RimH1219cameבָּ֣אוּBa.'uH935to you,would they notלֹ֥אlo'H3808leaveיַשְׁאִ֖רוּyash.'I.ruH7604some gleaningsעֽוֹלֵל֑וֹת אִם־o.le.Lot 'im-H5955 H518?Were thievesגַּנָּבִ֥יםga.na.VimH1590to come in the nightבַּלַּ֖יְלָהba.Lay.lahH3915,would they not stealהִשְׁחִ֥יתוּhish.Chi.tuH7843only what they wantedדַיָּֽם׃dai.YamH1767?

10Butכִּֽי־ki-H3588Iאֲנִ֞י'a.NiH589will strip Esauעֵשָׂ֗ו'e.SavH6215bareחָשַׂ֣פְתִּיcha.Saf.tiH2834אֶת־'et-H853;I will uncoverגִּלֵּ֙יתִי֙gi.Lei.tiH1540אֶת־'et-H853his hiding placesמִסְתָּרָ֔יוmis.ta.RavH4565,and he will be unableלֹ֣א יוּכָ֑לlo' yu.KhalH3808 H3201to conceal himselfוְנֶחְבָּ֖הve.nech.BahH2247.His descendantsזַרְע֛וֹzar.'OH2233will be destroyedשֻׁדַּ֥דshu.DadH7703along with his relativesוְאֶחָ֥יוve.'e.ChavH251and neighborsוּשְׁכֵנָ֖יוu.she.khe.NavH7934,and he will be no moreוְאֵינֶֽנּוּ׃ve.'ei.Ne.nuH369.

11Abandonעָזְבָ֥ה'a.ze.VahH5800your orphansיְתֹמֶ֖יךָye.to.Mei.khaH3490;Iאֲנִ֣י'a.NiH589will preserve their livesאֲחַיֶּ֑ה'a.chai.YehH2421.Let your widowsוְאַלְמְנֹתֶ֖יךָve.'al.me.no.Tei.khaH490trustתִּבְטָֽחוּ׃ סtiv.Ta.chuH982in Meעָלַ֥י'a.LaiH5921.”

12Forכִּי־ki-H3588this is whatכֹ֣ה׀khohH3541the LORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559: “Ifהִ֠נֵּהHi.nehH2009those whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834do notאֵ֨ין'einH369deserveמִשְׁפָּטָ֜םmish.pa.TamH4941to drinkH8354the cupהַכּוֹס֙ha.kOsH3563must drink itH8354,can youוְאַתָּ֣ה ה֔וּאve.'a.Tah Hu'H859 H1931possibly remain unpunishedH5352?You will notלֹ֣אlo'H3808go unpunishedH5352,forכִּ֥יkiH3588you must drink it tooH8354.

13Forכִּ֣יkiH3588by MyselfI have swornנִשְׁבַּ֙עְתִּי֙nish.Ba'.tiH7650,declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,thatכִּֽי־ki-H3588Bozrahבָצְרָ֑הva.tze.RahH1224will becomeתִּֽהְיֶ֣הtih.YehH1961a desolationלְשַׁמָּ֧הle.sha.MahH8047,a disgraceלְחֶרְפָּ֛הle.cher.PahH2781,a ruinלְחֹ֥רֶבle.Cho.revH2721,and a curseוְלִקְלָלָ֖הve.lik.la.LahH7045,and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605her citiesעָרֶ֥יהָ'a.Rei.haH5892will beתִהְיֶ֖ינָהtih.Yei.nahH1961in ruinsלְחָרְב֥וֹתle.cha.re.VotH2723foreverעוֹלָֽם׃o.LamH5769.”

14I have heardשָׁמַ֙עְתִּי֙ מֵאֵ֣תsha.Ma'.ti me.'EtH8085 H854a messageשְׁמוּעָ֤הshe.mu.'AhH8052from the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068;an envoyוְצִ֖ירve.TzirH6735has been sentשָׁל֑וּחַsha.Lu.achH7971to the nationsבַּגּוֹיִ֣םba.go.YimH1471: “Assemble yourselvesהִֽתְקַבְּצוּ֙hit.ka.be.TzuH6908to marchוּבֹ֣אוּu.Vo.'uH935against herעָלֶ֔יהָ'a.Lei.haH5921!Rise upוְק֖וּמוּve.Ku.muH6965for battleלַמִּלְחָמָֽה׃la.mil.cha.MahH4421!”

15“Forכִּֽי־ki-H3588beholdהִנֵּ֥הhi.NehH2009,I will make youנְתַתִּ֖יךָne.ta.Ti.khaH5414smallקָטֹ֛ןka.TonH6996among nationsבַּגּוֹיִ֑םba.go.YimH1471,despisedבָּז֖וּיba.ZuiH959among menבָּאָדָֽם׃ba.'a.DamH120.

16The terror you causeתִּֽפְלַצְתְּךָ֞tif.latz.te.KhaH8606and the pride of yourזְד֣וֹןze.DonH2087heartלִבֶּ֔ךָli.Be.khaH3820have deceivedהִשִּׁ֤יאhi.Shi'H5377youאֹתָךְ֙'o.toKhH853,O dwellersשֹֽׁכְנִי֙sho.khe.NiH7931in the cleftsבְּחַגְוֵ֣יbe.chag.VeiH2288of the rocksהַסֶּ֔לַעha.Se.la'H5553,O occupiersתֹּפְשִׂ֖יto.fe.SiH8610of the mountainגִּבְעָ֑הgiv.'AhH1389summitמְר֣וֹםme.RomH4791.Thoughכִּֽי־ki-H3588you elevateתַגְבִּ֤יהַtag.Bi.haH1361your nestקִנֶּ֔ךָki.Ne.chaH7064like the eagleכַּנֶּ֙שֶׁר֙ka.Ne.sherH5404,even from thereמִשָּׁ֥םmi.ShamH8033I will bring you downאֽוֹרִידְךָ֖'o.ri.de.KhaH3381,”declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

17“Edomאֱד֖וֹם'e.DomH123will becomeוְהָיְתָ֥הve.ha.ye.TahH1961an object of horrorלְשַׁמָּ֑הle.sha.MahH8047.Allכֹּ֚לkolH3605who passעֹבֵ֣ר'o.VerH5674byעָלֶ֔יהָ'a.Lei.haH5921will be appalledיִשֹּׁ֥םyi.ShomH8074and will scoffוְיִשְׁרֹ֖קve.yish.RokH8319atעַל־'al-H5921allכָּל־kol-H3605her woundsמַכּוֹתֶֽהָ׃ma.ko.Te.haH4347.

18As Sodomסְדֹ֧םse.DomH5467and Gomorrahוַעֲמֹרָ֛הva.'a.mo.RahH6017were overthrownכְּֽמַהְפֵּכַ֞תke.mah.pe.KhatH4114along with their neighborsוּשְׁכֵנֶ֖יהָu.she.khe.Nei.haH7934,”saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, “noלֹֽא־lo'-H3808oneאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376will dwellיֵשֵׁ֥בye.ShevH3427thereשָׁם֙shamH8033;noוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808manבֶּן־ אָדָֽם׃ben- 'a.DamH1121 H120will abideיָג֥וּרya.GurH1481there.

19Beholdהִ֠נֵּהHi.nehH2009,one will come upיַעֲלֶ֨הya.'a.LehH5927like a lionכְּאַרְיֵ֞הke.'ar.YehH738from the thicketsמִגְּא֣וֹןmi.ge.'onH1347of the Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּן֮hai.yar.DenH3383toאֶל־'el-H413the watered pastureנְוֵ֣ה אֵיתָן֒ne.Veh 'ei.TanH5116 H386.Forכִּֽי־ki-H3588in an instantאַרְגִּ֤יעָה'ar.Gi.'ahH7280I will chaseאֲרִיצֶ֨נּוּ'a.ri.Tze.nuH7323Edomfromמֵֽעָלֶ֔יהָme.'a.Lei.haH5921her land.Whoוּמִ֥יu.MiH4310is the chosen oneבָח֖וּרva.ChurH977I will appointאֶפְקֹ֑ד'ef.KodH6485for thisאֵלֶ֣יהָ'e.Lei.haH413?Forכִּ֣יkiH3588whoמִ֤יmiH4310is like Meכָמ֙וֹנִי֙kha.Mo.niH3644,and whoוּמִ֣יu.MiH4310can challenge Meיֹעִידֶ֔נִּיyo.'i.De.niH3259?Whatוּמִי־ זֶ֣הu.mi- zehH4310 H2088shepherdרֹעֶ֔הro.'EhH7462אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834can standיַעֲמֹ֖דya.'a.ModH5975against Meלְפָנָֽי׃ סle.fa.NaiH6440?”

20Thereforeלָכֵ֞ןla.KhenH3651hearשִׁמְע֣וּshim.'UH8085the plansעֲצַת־'a.tzat-H6098thatאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834the LORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068has drawn upיָעַץ֙ya.'AtzH3289againstאֶל־'el-H413Edomאֱד֔וֹם'e.DomH123and the strategiesוּמַ֨חְשְׁבוֹתָ֔יוu.Mach.she.vo.TavH4284אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834He has devisedחָשַׁ֖בcha.ShavH2803againstאֶל־'el-H413the peopleיֹשְׁבֵ֣יyo.she.VeiH3427of Temanתֵימָ֑ןtei.ManH8487:Surelyאִם־'im-H518לֹ֤אlo'H3808the little onesצְעִירֵ֣יtze.'i.ReiH6810of the flockהַצֹּ֔אןha.TzonH6629will be dragged awayיִסְחָבוּם֙yis.cha.VumH5498;certainlyאִם־'im-H518לֹ֥אlo'H3808their pastureנְוֵהֶֽם׃ne.ve.HemH5116will be made desolateיַשִּׁ֛יםya.ShimH8074because of themעֲלֵיהֶ֖ם'a.lei.HemH5921.

21At the soundמִקּ֣וֹלmi.KolH6963of their fallנִפְלָ֔םnif.LamH5307the earthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776will quakeרָעֲשָׁ֖הra.'a.ShahH7493;their cryצְעָקָ֕הtze.'a.KahH6818will resoundנִשְׁמַ֥ע קוֹלָֽהּ׃nish.Ma' ko.LahH8085 H6963to the Redס֖וּףsufH5488Seaבְּיַם־be.yam-H3220.

22Lookהִנֵּ֤הhi.NehH2009!An eagleכַנֶּ֙שֶׁר֙kha.Ne.sherH5404will soarיַעֲלֶ֣הya.'a.LehH5927and swoop downוְיִדְאֶ֔הve.yid.'EhH1675,spreadingוְיִפְרֹ֥שׂve.yif.RosH6566its wingsכְּנָפָ֖יוke.na.FavH3671overעַל־'al-H5921Bozrahבָּצְרָ֑הbotz.rahH1224.In thatהַה֔וּאha.Hu'H1931dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117the heartsלֵ֞בlevH3820of Edom’sאֱדוֹם֙'e.dOmH123mighty menגִּבּוֹרֵ֤יgi.bo.ReiH1368will beוְֽ֠הָיָהVe.ha.yahH1961like the heartכְּלֵ֖בke.LevH3820of a womanאִשָּׁ֥ה'i.ShahH802in laborמְצֵרָֽה׃ סme.tze.RahH6887.

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