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Jeremiah 51:39-57

39While they are flushed with heatבְּחֻמָּ֞םbe.chu.MamH2552,I will serveאָשִׁ֣ית'a.ShitH7896themאֶת־'et-H853a feastמִשְׁתֵּיהֶ֗םmish.tei.HemH4960,and I will make them drunkוְהִשְׁכַּרְתִּים֙ve.hish.kar.TimH7937so thatלְמַ֣עַןle.Ma.'anH4616they may revelיַעֲלֹ֔זוּya.'a.Lo.zuH5937;then they will fall asleepוְיָשְׁנ֥וּ שְׁנַת־ve.ya.she.Nu she.nat-H3462 H8142foreverעוֹלָ֖םo.LamH5769and neverוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808wake upיָקִ֑יצוּya.Ki.tzuH6974,declaresנְאֻ֖םne.'UmH5002the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

40I will bring them downאֽוֹרִידֵ֖ם'o.ri.DemH3381like lambsכְּכָרִ֣יםke.kha.RimH3733to the slaughterלִטְב֑וֹחַlit.Vo.achH2873,like ramsכְּאֵילִ֖יםke.'ei.LimH352withעִם־'im-H5973male goatsעַתּוּדִֽים׃'a.tu.DimH6260.

41Howאֵ֚יךְ'eikhH349Sheshachשֵׁשַׁ֔ךְshe.ShakhH8347has been capturedנִלְכְּדָ֣הnil.ke.DahH3920!The praiseתְּהִלַּ֣תte.hi.LatH8416of allכָּל־kol-H3605the earthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776has been seizedוַתִּתָּפֵ֖שׂva.ti.ta.FesH8610.Whatאֵ֣יךְ'eikhH349a horrorלְשַׁמָּ֛הle.sha.MahH8047Babylonבָּבֶ֖לba.VelH894has becomeהָיְתָ֧הha.ye.TahH1961among the nationsבַּגּוֹיִֽם׃ba.go.YimH1471!

42The seaהַיָּ֑םhai.YamH3220has come upעָלָ֥ה'a.LahH5927overעַל־'al-H5921Babylonבָּבֶ֖לba.VelH894;she is coveredנִכְסָֽתָה׃nikh.Sa.tahH3680in turbulentבַּהֲמ֥וֹןba.ha.MonH1995wavesגַּלָּ֖יוga.LavH1530.

43Her citiesעָרֶ֙יהָ֙'a.Rei.haH5892have becomeהָי֤וּha.YuH1961a desolationלְשַׁמָּ֔הle.sha.MahH8047,a dryצִיָּ֣הtzi.YahH6723and aridוַעֲרָבָ֑הva.'a.ra.VahH6160landאֶ֖רֶץ'E.retzH776,a landאֶ֗רֶץ'E.retzH776wherenoלֹֽא־ כָּל־lo'- kol-H3808 H3605oneאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376livesיֵשֵׁ֤בye.ShevH3427,where noוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of manאָדָֽם׃'a.DamH120passes throughיַעֲבֹ֥רya.'a.VorH5674.

44I will punishוּפָקַדְתִּ֨י עַל־u.fa.kad.Ti 'al-H6485 H5921Belבֵּ֜לbelH1078in Babylonבְּבָבֶ֗לbe.va.VelH894.I will make him spew outוְהֹצֵאתִ֤יve.ho.tze.TiH3318אֶת־'et-H853מִפִּ֔יוmi.PivH6310what he swallowedבִּלְעוֹ֙bil.'OH1105.The nationsגּוֹיִ֑םgo.YimH1471will noוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808longerע֖וֹדodH5750streamיִנְהֲר֥וּyin.ha.RuH5102to himאֵלָ֛יו'e.LavH413;evenגַּם־gam-H1571the wallחוֹמַ֥תcho.MatH2346of Babylonבָּבֶ֖לba.VelH894will fallנָפָֽלָה׃na.Fa.lahH5307.

45Come outצְא֤וּtze.'UH3318of herמִתּוֹכָהּ֙mi.to.KhahH8432,My peopleעַמִּ֔י'a.MiH5971!Saveוּמַלְּט֖וּu.ma.le.TuH4422your livesנַפְשׁ֑וֹnaf.ShoH5315,each of youאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376אֶת־'et-H853,from the fierceמֵחֲר֖וֹןme.cha.RonH2740angerאַף־'af-H639of the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

46Do notוּפֶן־u.fen-H6435let your heartלְבַבְכֶם֙le.vav.KhemH3824grow faintיֵרַ֤ךְye.RakhH7401,and do not be afraidוְתִֽירְא֔וּve.ti.re.'UH3372when the rumorבַּשְּׁמוּעָ֖הba.she.mu.'AhH8052is heardהַנִּשְׁמַ֣עַתha.nish.Ma.'atH8085in the landבָּאָ֑רֶץba.'A.retzH776;for a rumorהַשְּׁמוּעָ֗הha.she.mu.'AhH8052will comeוּבָ֧אu.Va'H935one yearבַשָּׁנָ֣הva.sha.NahH8141—and thenוְאַחֲרָ֤יוve.'a.cha.RavH310anotherהַשְּׁמוּעָ֔הha.she.mu.'AhH8052the next yearבַּשָּׁנָה֙ba.sha.NahH8141—of violenceוְחָמָ֣סve.cha.MasH2555in the landבָּאָ֔רֶץba.'A.retzH776and of rulerוּמֹשֵׁ֖לu.mo.ShelH4910againstעַל־'al-H5921rulerמֹשֵֽׁל׃mo.ShelH4910.

47Thereforeלָכֵן֙la.KhenH3651,beholdהִנֵּ֣הhi.NehH2009,the daysיָמִ֣יםya.MimH3117are comingבָּאִ֔יםba.'ImH935when I will punishוּפָקַדְתִּי֙ עַל־u.fa.kad.Ti 'al-H6485 H5921the idolsפְּסִילֵ֣יpe.si.LeiH6456of Babylonבָבֶ֔לva.VelH894.Her entireוְכָל־ve.kholH3605landאַרְצָ֖הּ'ar.TzahH776will suffer shameתֵּב֑וֹשׁte.Vo.oshH954,and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605her slainחֲלָלֶ֖יהָcha.la.Lei.haH2491will lie fallenיִפְּל֥וּyi.pe.LuH5307within herבְתוֹכָֽהּ׃ve.to.KhahH8432.

48Then heavenשָׁמַ֣יִםsha.Ma.yimH8064and earthוָאָ֔רֶץva.'A.retzH776and allוְכֹ֖לve.KholH3605thatאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834is in themwill shout for joyוְרִנְּנ֤וּve.ri.ne.NuH7442overעַל־'al-H5921Babylonבָּבֶל֙ba.VelH894becauseכִּ֧יkiH3588the destroyersהַשּׁוֹדְדִ֖יםha.sho.DimH7703from the northמִצָּפ֛וֹןmi.tza.FonH6828will comeיָבוֹא־ya.Vo'-H935against her,”declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

49גַּם־gam-H1571“Babylonבָּבֶ֕לba.VelH894must fallלִנְפֹּ֖לlin.PolH5307on account of the slainחַֽלְלֵ֣יcha.LeiH2491of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,just asגַּם־gam-H1571the slainחַֽלְלֵ֥יcha.LeiH2491of allכָל־khol-H3605the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776have fallenנָפְל֖וּna.fe.LuH5307because of Babylonלְבָבֶ֥לle.va.VelH894.

50You who have escapedפְּלֵטִ֣יםpe.le.TimH6412the swordמֵחֶ֔רֶבme.Che.revH2719,departהִלְכ֖וּhil.KhuH1980and do notאַֽל־'al-H408lingerתַּעֲמֹ֑דוּta.'a.Mo.duH5975!Rememberזִכְר֤וּzikh.RuH2142the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068from far awayמֵֽרָחוֹק֙me.ra.chOkH7350אֶת־'et-H853,and let Jerusalemוִירֽוּשָׁלִַ֖םvi.ru.sha.LimH3389comeתַּעֲלֶ֥הta.'a.LehH5927toעַל־'al-H5921mindלְבַבְכֶֽם׃le.vav.KhemH3824.”

51“We are ashamedבֹּ֚שְׁנוּBo.she.nuH954becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588we have heardשָׁמַ֣עְנוּsha.Ma'.nuH8085reproachחֶרְפָּ֔הcher.PahH2781;disgraceכְלִמָּ֖הkhe.li.MahH3639has coveredכִּסְּתָ֥הki.se.TahH3680our facesפָּנֵ֑ינוּpa.Nei.nuH6440,becauseכִּ֚יkiH3588foreignersזָרִ֔יםza.RimH2114have enteredבָּ֣אוּ עַֽל־Ba.'u 'al-H935 H5921the holy placesמִקְדְּשֵׁ֖יmik.de.SheiH4720of the LORD’sיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004.”

52“Thereforeלָכֵ֞ןla.KhenH3651,beholdהִנֵּֽה־hi.neh-H2009,the daysיָמִ֤יםya.MimH3117are comingבָּאִים֙ba.'ImH935,”declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, “when I will punishוּפָקַדְתִּ֖י עַל־u.fa.kad.Ti 'al-H6485 H5921her idolsפְּסִילֶ֑יהָpe.si.Lei.haH6456,and throughoutוּבְכָל־u.ve.Khol-H3605her landאַרְצָ֖הּ'ar.TzahH776the woundedחָלָֽל׃cha.LalH2491will groanיֶאֱנֹ֥קye.'e.NokH602.

53Even ifכִּֽי־ki-H3588Babylonבָבֶל֙va.VelH894ascendsתַעֲלֶ֤הta.'a.LehH5927to the heavensהַשָּׁמַ֔יִם וְכִ֥יha.sha.Ma.yim ve.KhiH8064 H3588and fortifiesתְבַצֵּ֖רte.va.TzerH1219her loftyמְר֣וֹםme.RomH4791strongholdעֻזָּ֑הּ'u.ZahH5797,the destroyersשֹׁדְדִ֛יםsho.de.DimH7703I sendמֵאִתִּ֗יme.'i.TiH854will comeיָבֹ֧אוּya.Vo.'uH935against her,”declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the LORDיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.

54“The soundק֥וֹלKolH6963of a cryזְעָקָ֖הze.'a.KahH2201comes fromBabylonמִבָּבֶ֑לmi.ba.VelH894,the sound of greatגָּד֖וֹלga.DolH1419destructionוְשֶׁ֥בֶרve.She.verH7667from the landמֵאֶ֥רֶץme.'E.retzH776of the Chaldeansכַּשְׂדִּֽים׃kas.DimH3778!

55Forכִּֽי־ki-H3588the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068אֶת־'et-H853will destroyשֹׁדֵ֤דsho.DedH7703Babylonבָּבֶ֔לba.VelH894;He will silenceוְאִבַּ֥ד מִמֶּ֖נָּהve.'i.Bad mi.Me.nahH6 H4480her mightyגָּד֑וֹלga.DolH1419voiceק֣וֹלKolH6963.The wavesגַלֵּיהֶם֙ga.lei.HemH1530will roarוְהָמ֤וּve.ha.MuH1993like greatרַבִּ֔יםra.BimH7227watersכְּמַ֣יִםke.Ma.yimH4325;the tumultשְׁא֖וֹןshe.'onH7588of their voicesקוֹלָֽם׃ko.LamH6963will resoundנִתַּ֥ןni.TanH5414.

56Forכִּי֩kiH3588a destroyerשׁוֹדֵ֔דsho.DedH7703is comingבָ֨אva'H935against herעָלֶ֤יהָ'a.Lei.haH5921—againstעַל־'al-H5921Babylonבָּבֶל֙ba.VelH894.Her warriorsגִּבּוֹרֶ֔יהָgi.bo.Rei.haH1368will be capturedוְנִלְכְּדוּ֙ve.nil.ke.DuH3920, andtheir bowsקַשְּׁתוֹתָ֑םka.she.to.TamH7198will be brokenחִתְּתָ֖הchi.te.TahH2865,forכִּ֣יkiH3588the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068is a Godאֵ֧ל'elH410of retributionגְּמֻל֛וֹתge.mu.LotH1578;He will repay in fullH7999.

57I will make her princesשָׂרֶ֨יהָsa.Rei.haH8269and wise menוַחֲכָמֶ֜יהָva.cha.kha.Mei.haH2450drunkוְ֠הִשְׁכַּרְתִּיVe.hish.kar.tiH7937,along with her governorsפַּחוֹתֶ֤יהָpa.cho.Tei.haH6346,officialsוּסְגָנֶ֙יהָ֙u.se.ga.Nei.haH5461,and warriorsוְגִבּוֹרֶ֔יהָve.gi.bo.Rei.haH1368.Then they will fall asleepוְיָשְׁנ֥וּ שְׁנַת־ve.ya.she.Nu she.nat-H3462 H8142foreverעוֹלָ֖םo.LamH5769and notוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808wake upיָקִ֑יצוּya.Ki.tzuH6974,”declaresנְאֻ֨ם־ne.'Um-H5002the Kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,whose nameשְׁמֽוֹ׃ סshe.MoH8034is the LORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068of Hostsצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635.

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