Berean Standard Bible

Jeremiah 50:2-28

2“Announceהַגִּ֨ידוּha.Gi.duH5046and declareוְהַשְׁמִ֙יעוּ֙ve.hash.Mi.'uH8085to the nationsבַגּוֹיִ֤םva.go.YimH1471;lift upוּֽשְׂאוּ־u.se.'u-H5375a bannerנֵ֔סNesH5251and proclaim itהַשְׁמִ֖יעוּhash.Mi.'uH8085;holdתְּכַחֵ֑דוּte.kha.Che.duH3582nothing backאַל־'al-H408when you sayאִמְרוּ֩'im.RuH559, ‘Babylonבָבֶ֜לva.VelH894is capturedנִלְכְּדָ֨הnil.ke.DahH3920;Belבֵּל֙belH1078is put to shameהֹבִ֥ישׁho.VishH954;Mardukמְרֹדָ֔ךְme.ro.DakhH4781is shatteredחַ֣תchatH2865,her imagesעֲצַבֶּ֔יהָ'a.tza.Bei.haH6091are disgracedהֹבִ֣ישׁוּho.Vi.shuH954,her idolsגִּלּוּלֶֽיהָ׃gi.lu.Lei.haH1544are broken in piecesחַ֖תּוּCha.tuH2865.’

3Forכִּ֣יkiH3588a nationגּ֜וֹיGoyH1471from the northמִצָּפ֗וֹןmi.tza.FonH6828will comeעָלָה֩'a.LahH5927against herעָלֶ֨יהָ'a.Lei.haH5921;itהֽוּא־hu'-H1931will makeיָשִׁ֤יתya.ShitH7896אֶת־'et-H853her landאַרְצָהּ֙'ar.TzahH776a desolationלְשַׁמָּ֔הle.sha.MahH8047.No oneוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808will liveיִהְיֶ֥ה יוֹשֵׁ֖בyih.Yeh yo.ShevH1961 H3427in it;both manמֵאָדָ֥םme.'a.DamH120andוְעַד־ve.'ad-H5704beastבְּהֵמָ֖הbe.he.MahH929will fleeנָ֥דוּ הָלָֽכוּ׃Na.du ha.La.khuH5110 H1980.”

4“In thoseהָהֵ֜מָּהha.He.mahH1992daysבַּיָּמִ֨יםbai.ya.MimH3117and at thatהַהִיא֙ha.Hi'H1931timeוּבָעֵ֤תu.va.'EtH6256,declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,the childrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל הֵ֥מָּהYis.ra.'El He.mahH3478 H1992and the childrenוּבְנֵֽי־u.ve.nei-H1121of Judahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063will comeיָבֹ֧אוּya.Vo.'uH935togetherיַחְדָּ֑וyach.DavH3162,weepingהָל֤וֹךְ וּבָכוֹ֙ha.Lokh u.va.KhoH1058 H1980וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853as they comeיֵלֵ֔כוּye.Le.khuH1980,and will seekיְבַקֵּֽשׁוּ׃ye.va.Ke.shuH1245the LORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068their Godאֱלֹהֵיהֶ֖ם'e.lo.hei.HemH430.

5They will askיִשְׁאָ֔לוּyish.'A.luH7592the wayדֶּ֖רֶךְDe.rekhH1870to Zionצִיּ֣וֹןtzi.YonH6726and turntheir facesפְנֵיהֶ֑םfe.nei.HemH6440toward itהֵ֣נָּהHe.nahH2008.They will comeבֹּ֚אוּBo.'uH935and joinוְנִלְו֣וּve.nil.VuH3867themselves toאֶל־'el-H413the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068in an everlastingעוֹלָ֖םo.LamH5769covenantבְּרִ֥יתbe.RitH1285that will neverלֹ֥אlo'H3808be forgottenתִשָּׁכֵֽחַ׃ סti.sha.Khe.achH7911.

6My peopleעַמִּ֔י'a.MiH5971areהָי֣וּha.yahH1961lostאֹֽבְדוֹת֙'oe.dOtH6sheepצֹ֤אןtzonH6629;their shepherdsרֹעֵיהֶ֣םro.'ei.HemH7462have led them astrayהִתְע֔וּםhit.'UmH8582,causing them to roamשֽׁוֹבְב֑וּםshoe.vimH7726the mountainsהָרִ֖יםha.RimH2022.They have wanderedהָלָ֔כוּha.La.khuH1980from mountainמֵהַ֤רme.HarH2022toאֶל־'el-H413hillגִּבְעָה֙giv.'AhH1389;they have forgottenשָׁכְח֖וּsha.khe.ChuH7911their resting placeרִבְצָֽם׃riv.TzamH7258.

7Allכָּל־kol-H3605who found themמוֹצְאֵיהֶ֣םmotz.'ei.HemH4672devoured themאֲכָל֔וּם'a.kha.LumH398,and their enemiesוְצָרֵיהֶ֥םve.tza.rei.HemH6862saidאָמְר֖וּ'a.me.RuH559, ‘We are notלֹ֣אlo'H3808guiltyנֶאְשָׁ֑םne'.ShamH816,forתַּ֗חַתTa.chatH8478אֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834they have sinnedחָטְא֤וּcha.te.'UH2398against the LORDלַֽיהוָה֙la.Yah.wehH3068,their trueצֶ֔דֶקTze.dekH6664pastureנְוֵה־ne.veh-H5116,the LORDיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068,the hopeוּמִקְוֵ֥הu.mik.VehH4723of their fathersאֲבֽוֹתֵיהֶ֖ם'a.vo.tei.HemH1.’

8Fleeנֻ֚דוּNu.duH5110from the midstמִתּ֣וֹךְmi.TokhH8432of Babylonבָּבֶ֔לba.VelH894;departצֵ֑אוּya.tze.'uH3318from the landוּמֵאֶ֥רֶץu.me.'E.retzH776of the Chaldeansכַּשְׂדִּ֖יםkas.DimH3778;beוִהְי֕וּvih.YuH1961like the he-goatsכְּעַתּוּדִ֖יםke.'a.tu.DimH6260that leadלִפְנֵי־lif.nei-H6440the flockצֹֽאן׃TzonH6629.

9Forכִּ֣יkiH3588beholdהִנֵּ֣הhi.NehH2009,Iאָנֹכִ֡י'a.no.KhiH595stir upמֵעִיר֩me.'IrH5782and bringוּמַעֲלֶ֨הu.ma.'a.LehH5927againstעַל־'al-H5921Babylonבָּבֶ֜לba.VelH894an assemblyקְהַל־ke.hal-H6951of greatגְּדֹלִים֙ge.do.LimH1419nationsגּוֹיִ֤םgo.YimH1471from the landמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776of the northצָפ֔וֹןtza.FonH6828.They will line upוְעָ֣רְכוּve.'A.re.khuH6186against her;fromמִשָּׁ֖םmi.ShamH8033the northshe will be capturedתִּלָּכֵ֑דti.la.KhedH3920.Their arrowsחִצָּיו֙chi.TzavH2671will be like skilledמַשְׁכִּ֔ילmash.KilH7919warriorsכְּגִבּ֣וֹרke.gi.BorH1368who do notלֹ֥אlo'H3808returnיָשׁ֖וּבya.ShuvH7725empty-handedרֵיקָֽם׃rei.KamH7387.

10Chaldeaכַשְׂדִּ֖יםkhas.DimH3778will beוְהָיְתָ֥הve.ha.ye.TahH1961plunderedלְשָׁלָ֑לle.sha.LalH7998;allכָּל־kol-H3605who plunder herשֹׁלְלֶ֥יהָsho.le.Lei.haH7997will have their fillיִשְׂבָּ֖עוּyis.Ba.'uH7646,”declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

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.

21Go upעַל־ עֲלֵ֣ה'al- 'a.LehH5927 H5921againstעָלֶ֔יהָ'a.Lei.haH5921the landהָאָ֤רֶץha.'A.retzH776of Merathaimמְרָתַ֙יִם֙me.ra.Ta.yimH4850,and againstוְאֶל־ve.'el-H413the residentsיוֹשְׁבֵ֖יyo.she.VeiH3427of Pekodפְּק֑וֹדpe.KodH6489.Kill themחֲרֹ֨בcha.RoH2717and devote them to destructionוְהַחֲרֵ֤ם אַֽחֲרֵיהֶם֙ve.ha.cha.Rem 'a.cha.rei.HemH2763 H310.Doוַעֲשֵׂ֕הva.'a.SehH6213allכְּכֹ֖לke.KholH3605thatאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834I have commanded youצִוִּיתִֽיךָ׃ סtzi.vi.Ti.khaH6680,”declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068.

22“The noiseק֥וֹלKolH6963of battleמִלְחָמָ֖הmil.cha.MahH4421is in the landבָּאָ֑רֶץba.'A.retzH776— the noiseof greatגָּדֽוֹל׃ga.DolH1419destructionוְשֶׁ֖בֶרve.She.verH7667.

23Howאֵ֤יךְ'eikhH349the hammerפַּטִּ֖ישׁpa.TishH6360of the wholeכָּל־kol-H3605earthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776lies brokenנִגְדַּע֙nig.Da'H1438and shatteredוַיִּשָּׁבֵ֔רvai.yi.sha.VerH7665!Whatאֵ֣יךְ'eikhH349a horrorלְשַׁמָּ֛הle.sha.MahH8047Babylonבָּבֶ֖לba.VelH894has becomeהָיְתָ֧הha.ye.TahH1961among the nationsבַּגּוֹיִֽם׃ba.go.YimH1471!

24I laid a snareיָקֹ֨שְׁתִּיya.Ko.she.tiH3369for you,O Babylonבָּבֶ֔לba.VelH894,and youוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571were caughtנִלְכַּדְתְּ֙nil.kadTH3920before youוְאַ֖תְּve.'AtH859knew itלֹ֣א יָדָ֑עַתְּlo' ya.Da.'atH3808 H3045.You were foundנִמְצֵאת֙ וְגַם־nim.tzeT ve.gam-H4672 H1571and capturedנִתְפַּ֔שְׂתְּnit.PastH8610becauseכִּ֥יkiH3588you challengedהִתְגָּרִֽית׃hit.ga.RitH1624the LORDבַֽיהוָ֖הba.Yah.wehH3068.

25The LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068אֶת־'et-H853has openedפָּתַ֤חpa.TachH6605His armoryא֣וֹצָר֔וֹ'o.tza.RoH214and brought outוַיּוֹצֵ֖אvai.yo.Tze'H3318אֶת־'et-H853His weaponsכְּלֵ֣יke.LeiH3627of wrathזַעְמ֑וֹza'.MoH2195,forכִּי־ki-H3588thisהִ֗יאHi'H1931isthe workמְלָאכָ֣הme.la.KhahH4399of the Lordלַֽאדֹנָ֧יla.do.NaiH136GODיְהוִ֛הYah.wehH3069of Hostsצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635in the landבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of the Chaldeansכַּשְׂדִּֽים׃kas.DimH3778.

26Comeבֹּֽאוּ־bo.'u-H935against herfrom the farthest borderמִקֵּץ֙mi.KetzH7093.Break openפִּתְח֣וּpit.ChuH6605her granariesמַאֲבֻסֶ֔יהָma.'a.vu.Sei.haH3965;pile her upסָלּ֥וּהָsa.Lu.haH5549likeכְמוֹ־khe.mov-H3644mounds of grainעֲרֵמִ֖ים'a.re.MimH6194.Devote her to destructionוְהַחֲרִימ֑וּהָve.ha.cha.ri.Mu.haH2763;leaveתְּהִי־te.hi-H1961hernoאַל־'al-H408survivorsשְׁאֵרִֽית׃she.'e.RitH7611.

27Killחִרְבוּ֙chir.VuH2717allכָּל־kol-H3605her young bullsפָּרֶ֔יהָpa.Rei.haH6499;let them go downיֵרְד֖וּye.re.DuH3381to the slaughterלַטָּ֑בַחla.Ta.vachH2874.Woeה֣וֹיHoH1945to themעֲלֵיהֶ֔ם'a.lei.HemH5921,forכִּֽי־ki-H3588their dayיוֹמָ֖םyo.MamH3117has comeבָ֥אva'H935—the timeעֵ֥ת'etH6256of their punishmentפְּקֻדָּתָֽם׃ סpe.ku.da.TamH6486.

28Listen toק֥וֹלKolH6963the fugitivesנָסִ֛יםna.SimH5127and refugeesוּפְלֵטִ֖יםu.fe.le.TimH6412from the landמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Babylonבָּבֶ֑לba.VelH894,declaringלְהַגִּ֣ידle.ha.GidH5046in Zionבְּצִיּ֗וֹןbe.tzi.YonH6726אֶת־'et-H853the vengeanceנִקְמַת֙nik.MatH5360of the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430,the vengeanceנִקְמַ֖תnik.MatH5360for His templeהֵיכָלֽוֹ׃hei.kha.LoH1964.

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