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Jeremiah 51:5-14
5Forכִּ֠יkiH3588Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֤לYis.ra.'ElH3478and Judahוִֽיהוּדָה֙vi.hu.DahH3063have notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808been abandonedאַלְמָ֨ן'al.ManH488by their Godמֵֽאֱלֹהָ֔יוme.'e.lo.HavH430,the LORDמֵֽיְהוָ֖הme.Yah.wehH3068of Hostsצְבָא֑וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,thoughכִּ֤יkiH3588their landאַרְצָם֙'ar.TzamH776is full ofמָלְאָ֣הmal.'AhH4390guiltאָשָׁ֔ם'a.ShamH817before the Holyמִקְּד֖וֹשׁmi.ke.Do.oshH6918One of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.”
6Fleeנֻ֣סוּ׀Nu.suH5127fromמִתּ֣וֹךְmi.TokhH8432Babylonבָּבֶ֗לba.VelH894!Escapeוּמַלְּטוּ֙u.ma.le.TuH4422with yourאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376livesנַפְשׁ֔וֹnaf.ShoH5315!Do notאַל־'al-H408be destroyedתִּדַּ֖מּוּti.Da.muH1826in her punishmentבַּעֲוֹנָ֑הּba.'a.vo.NahH5771.Forכִּי֩kiH3588thisהִיא֙hi'H1931is the timeעֵ֨ת'etH6256of the LORD’sלַֽיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068vengeanceנְקָמָ֥הne.ka.MahH5360;Heה֥וּאhu'H1931will payמְשַׁלֵּ֖םme.sha.LemH7999herwhat she deservesגְּמ֕וּלge.MulH1576.
7Babylonבָּבֶל֙ba.VelH894was a goldזָהָ֤בza.HavH2091cupכּוֹס־kos-H3563in the handבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027of the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,making the wholeכָּל־kol-H3605earthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776drunkמְשַׁכֶּ֖רֶתme.sha.Ke.retH7937.The nationsגוֹיִ֔םgo.YimH1471drankשָׁת֣וּsha.TuH8354her wineמִיֵּינָהּ֙mi.yei.NahH3196;thereforeעַל־ כֵּ֖ן'al- kenH5921H3651the nationsגוֹיִֽם׃go.YimH1471have gone madיִתְהֹלְל֥וּyit.ho.le.LuH1984.
8Suddenlyפִּתְאֹ֛םpit.'OmH6597Babylonבָבֶ֖לva.VelH894has fallenנָפְלָ֥הna.fe.LahH5307and been shatteredוַתִּשָּׁבֵ֑רva.ti.sha.VerH7665.Wailהֵילִ֣ילוּhei.Li.luH3213for herעָלֶ֗יהָ'a.Lei.haH5921;get herקְח֤וּke.ChuH3947balmצֳרִי֙tzo.RiH6875for her painלְמַכְאוֹבָ֔הּle.makh.'o.VahH4341;perhapsאוּלַ֖י'u.LaiH194she can be healedתֵּרָפֵֽא׃te.ra.Fe'H7495.
9“We tried to healרִפִּ֣ינוּri.pi.nuH7495אֶת־'et-H853Babylonבָּבֶל֙ba.VelH894,but she could notוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808be healedנִרְפָּ֔תָהnir.Pa.tahH7495.Abandon herעִזְב֕וּהָ'iz.Vu.haH5800!Let eachאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376of us goוְנֵלֵ֖ךְve.ne.LekhH1980to his own landלְאַרְצ֑וֹle.'ar.TzoH776,forכִּֽי־ki-H3588her judgmentמִשְׁפָּטָ֔הּmish.pa.TahH4941extendsנָגַ֤עna.Ga'H5060toאֶל־'el-H413the skyהַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064and reachesוְנִשָּׂ֖אve.ni.Sa'H5375toעַד־'ad-H5704the cloudsשְׁחָקִֽים׃she.cha.KimH7834.”
10“The LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068has brought forthהוֹצִ֥יאho.Tzi'H3318אֶת־'et-H853our vindicationצִדְקֹתֵ֑ינוּtzid.ko.Tei.nuH6666;comeבֹּ֚אוּBo.'uH935,let us tellוּנְסַפְּרָ֣הu.ne.sa.pe.RahH5608in Zionבְצִיּ֔וֹןve.tzi.YonH6726what the LORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068אֶֽת־'et-H853our Godאֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃'e.lo.Hei.nuH430has accomplishedמַעֲשֵׂ֖הma.'a.SehH4639.”
11Sharpenהָבֵ֣רוּha.Ve.ruH1305the arrowsהַחִצִּים֮ha.chi.TzimH2671!Fillמִלְא֣וּmil.'UH4390the quiversהַשְּׁלָטִים֒ha.she.la.TimH7982!The LORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068has arousedהֵעִ֣ירhe.'IrH5782אֶת־'et-H853the spiritר֙וּחַ֙Ru.achH7307of the kingsמַלְכֵ֣יmal.KheiH4428of the Medesמָדַ֔יma.DaiH4074,becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588His planמְזִמָּת֖וֹme.zi.ma.ToH4209is aimed atעַל־'al-H5921Babylonבָּבֶ֥לba.VelH894to destroy herלְהַשְׁחִיתָ֑הּle.hash.chi.TahH7843,forכִּֽי־ki-H3588itהִ֔יאHi'H1931isthe vengeanceנִקְמַ֤תnik.MatH5360of the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068—vengeanceנִקְמַ֖תnik.MatH5360for His templeהֵיכָלֽוֹ׃hei.kha.LoH1964.
12Raiseשְׂאוּ־se.'u-H5375a bannerנֵ֗סNesH5251againstאֶל־'el-H413the wallsחוֹמֹ֨תcho.MotH2346of Babylonבָּבֶ֜לba.VelH894;postהַחֲזִ֙יקוּ֙ha.cha.Zi.kuH2388the guardהַמִּשְׁמָ֔רha.mish.MarH4929;stationהָקִ֙ימוּ֙ha.Ki.muH6965the watchmenשֹֽׁמְרִ֔יםsho.me.RimH8104;prepareהָכִ֖ינוּha.Khi.nuH3559the ambushהָאֹֽרְבִ֑יםha.'o.re.VimH693.Forכִּ֚יkiH3588the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068has bothגַּם־gam-H1571devisedזָמַ֣םza.MamH2161andגַּם־gam-H1571accomplishedעָשָׂ֕ה'a.SahH6213אֵ֥ת'etH853whatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834He spokeדִּבֶּ֖רdi.BerH1696againstאֶל־'el-H413the peopleיֹשְׁבֵ֥יyo.she.VeiH3427of Babylonבָבֶֽל׃va.VelH894.
14The LORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068of Hostsצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635has swornנִשְׁבַּ֛עnish.Ba'H7650by Himselfבְּנַפְשׁ֑וֹbe.naf.ShoH5315: “Surelyכִּ֣י אִם־ki 'im-H3588H518I will fill you upמִלֵּאתִ֤יךְmi.le.TikhH4390with menאָדָם֙'a.DamH120as with locustsכַּיֶּ֔לֶקkai.Ye.lekH3218,and they will shout in triumphוְעָנ֥וּ הֵידָֽד׃ סve.'a.Nu hei.DadH6030H1959over youעָלַ֖יִךְ'a.La.yikhH5921.”
Commentaries on Jeremiah 51
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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