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Jeremiah 51:54-57

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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