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Jeremiah 51:48-56

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.

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