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Jeremiah 50:11-20

11“Becauseכִּ֤יkiH3588you rejoiceתִשְׂמְחוּ֙tis.me.chiH8055,becauseכִּ֣יkiH3588you sing in triumphתַֽעֲלְז֔וּta.'al.ziH5937—you who plunderשֹׁסֵ֖יsho.SeiH8154My inheritanceנַחֲלָתִ֑יna.cha.la.TiH5159—becauseכִּ֤יkiH3588you frolicתָפ֙וּשׁוּ֙ta.fu.shiH6335like a heiferכְּעֶגְלָ֣הke.'eg.LahH5697treading grainדָשָׁ֔הda.ShahH1758and neighוְתִצְהֲל֖וּve.titz.ha.liH6670like stallionsכָּאֲבִּרִֽים׃ka.'a.bi.RimH47,

12your motherאִמְּכֶם֙'i.me.KhemH517will be greatlyמְאֹ֔דme.'OdH3966ashamedבּ֤וֹשָׁהBo.o.shahH954;she who bore youיֽוֹלַדְתְּכֶ֑םyo.lad.te.KhemH3205will be disgracedחָפְרָ֖הcha.fe.RahH2659.Beholdהִנֵּה֙hi.NehH2009, she will bethe leastאַחֲרִ֣ית'a.cha.RitH319of the nationsגּוֹיִ֔םgo.YimH1471,a wildernessמִדְבָּ֖רmid.BarH4057,a dry landצִיָּ֥הtzi.YahH6723,and a desertוַעֲרָבָֽה׃va.'a.ra.VahH6160.

13Because of the wrathמִקֶּ֤צֶףmi.Ke.tzefH7110of the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,she will notלֹ֣אlo'H3808be inhabitedתֵשֵׁ֔בte.ShevH3427;she will becomeוְהָיְתָ֥הve.ha.ye.TahH1961completelyכֻּלָּ֑הּku.LahH3605desolateשְׁמָמָ֖הshe.ma.MahH8077.Allכֹּ֚לkolH3605who passעֹבֵ֣ר'o.VerH5674throughעַל־'al-H5921Babylonבָּבֶ֔לba.VelH894will be horrifiedיִשֹּׁ֥םyi.ShomH8074and will hissוְיִשְׁרֹ֖קve.yish.RokH8319atעַל־'al-H5921allכָּל־kol-H3605her woundsמַכּוֹתֶֽיהָ׃ma.ko.Tei.haH4347.

14Line up in formationעִרְכ֨וּ עַל־'ir.Khu 'al-H6186 H5921aroundסָבִיב֙sa.VivH5439Babylonבָּבֶ֤ל׀ba.VelH894,allכָּל־kol-H3605you who drawדֹּ֣רְכֵיDo.re.kheiH1869the bowקֶ֔שֶׁתKe.shetH7198!Shootיְד֣וּye.DuH3034at herאֵלֶ֔יהָ'e.Lei.haH413!Spareתַּחְמְל֖וּtach.me.LuH2550noאַֽל־ אֶל־'al- 'el-H408 H413arrowsחֵ֑ץChetzH2671!Forכִּ֥יkiH3588she has sinnedחָטָֽאָה׃cha.Ta.'ahH2398against the LORDלַֽיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068.

15Raise a war cryהָרִ֨יעוּha.Ri.'uH7321against herעָלֶ֤יהָ'a.Lei.haH5921on every sideסָבִיב֙sa.VivH5439!She has thrown upנָתְנָ֣הna.te.NahH5414her hands in surrenderיָדָ֔הּya.DahH3027;her towersאָשְׁיוֹתֶ֔יהָ'ash.vi.yo.tei.haH803have fallenנָֽפְלוּ֙na.fe.LuH5307;her wallsחֽוֹמוֹתֶ֑יהָcho.mo.Tei.haH2346are torn downנֶהֶרְס֖וּne.her.SuH2040.Sinceכִּי֩kiH3588thisהִיא֙hi'H1931is the vengeanceנִקְמַ֨תnik.MatH5360of the LORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068,take out your vengeanceהִנָּ֣קְמוּhi.Na.ke.muH5358upon her;asכַּאֲשֶׁ֥רka.'a.SherH834she has doneעָשְׂתָ֖ה'a.se.TahH6213,do the sameעֲשׂוּ־'a.su-H6213to her.

16Cut offכִּרְת֤וּkir.TuH3772the sowerזוֹרֵ֙עַ֙zo.Re.a'H2232from Babylonמִבָּבֶ֔לmi.ba.VelH894,and the one who wieldsוְתֹפֵ֥שׂve.to.FesH8610the sickleמַגָּ֖לma.GalH4038at harvestקָצִ֑ירka.TzirH7105timeבְּעֵ֣תbe.'EtH6256.In the face ofמִפְּנֵי֙mi.pe.NeiH6440the oppressor’sהַיּוֹנָ֔הhai.yo.NahH3238swordחֶ֣רֶבChe.revH2719,eachאִ֤ישׁ'ishH376will turnיִפְנ֔וּyif.NuH6437toאֶל־'el-H413his own peopleעַמּוֹ֙a.MoH5971,eachוְאִ֥ישׁve.'IshH376will fleeיָנֻֽסוּ׃ סya.Nu.suH5127to his own landלְאַרְצ֖וֹle.'ar.TzoH776.

17Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478is a scatteredפְזוּרָ֛הfe.zu.RahH6340flockשֶׂ֧הsehH7716,chased awayהִדִּ֑יחוּhi.Di.chuH5080by lionsאֲרָי֣וֹת'a.ra.YotH738.The firstהָרִאשׁ֤וֹןha.ri.ShonH7223to devour himאֲכָלוֹ֙'a.kha.LoH398was the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Assyriaאַשּׁ֔וּר וְזֶ֤ה'a.Shur ve.ZehH804 H2088;the lastהָאַחֲרוֹן֙ha.'a.cha.rOnH314to crush his bonesעִצְּמ֔וֹi.tze.MoH6105was Nebuchadnezzarנְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּ֖רne.vu.khad.re.TzarH5019kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Babylonבָּבֶֽל׃ סba.VelH894.”

18Thereforeלָכֵ֗ןla.KhenH3651this is whatכֹּֽה־koh-H3541the LORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068of Hostsצְבָאוֹת֙tze.va.'OtH6635,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל הִנְנִ֥יYis.ra.'El hi.NiH3478 H2005,saysאָמַ֞ר'a.MarH559: “I will punishפֹקֵ֛ד אֶל־fo.Ked 'el-H6485 H413the kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֖ל וְאֶל־ba.Vel ve.'el-H894 H413and his landאַרְצ֑וֹ'ar.TzoH776asכַּאֲשֶׁ֥רka.'a.SherH834I punishedפָּקַ֖דְתִּי אֶל־pa.Kad.ti 'el-H6485 H413the kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Assyriaאַשּֽׁוּר׃'a.ShurH804.

19I will returnוְשֹׁבַבְתִּ֤יve.shoav.TiH7725אֶת־'et-H853Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478toאֶל־'el-H413his pastureנָוֵ֔הוּna.Ve.huH5116,and he will grazeוְרָעָ֥הve.ra.'AhH7462on Carmelהַכַּרְמֶ֖לha.kar.MelH3760and Bashanוְהַבָּשָׁ֑ןve.ha.ba.ShanH1316;his soulנַפְשֽׁוֹ׃naf.ShoH5315will be satisfiedתִּשְׂבַּ֥עtis.Ba'H7646on the hillsוּבְהַ֥רu.ve.HarH2022of Ephraimאֶפְרַ֛יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669and Gileadוְהַגִּלְעָ֖דve.ha.gil.'AdH1568.

20In thoseהָהֵם֩ha.HemH1992daysבַּיָּמִ֣יםbai.ya.MimH3117and at thatהַהִ֜יאha.Hi'H1931timeוּבָעֵ֨תu.va.'EtH6256,declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the LORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,a search will be madeיְבֻקַּ֞שׁye.vu.KashH1245אֶת־'et-H853for Israel’sיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478guiltעֲוֹ֤ן'a.VonH5771,but there will be noneוְאֵינֶ֔נּוּve.'ei.Ne.nuH369וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853,and for Judah’sיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063sinsחַטֹּ֥אתcha.TotH2403,but they will notוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808be foundתִמָּצֶ֑אינָהti.ma.Tze.nahH4672;forכִּ֥יkiH3588I will forgiveאֶסְלַ֖ח'es.LachH5545the remnant I preserveלַאֲשֶׁ֥ר אַשְׁאִֽיר׃la.'a.Sher 'ash.'IrH834 H7604.

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