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Jeremiah 51:54-59

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.

58This is whatכֹּֽה־koh-H3541the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of Hostsצְבָא֗וֹתtze.va.'otH6635saysאָמַ֞ר'a.MarH559: “Babylon’sבָּבֶ֤לba.VelH894thickהָֽרְחָבָה֙ha.re.cha.VahH7342wallsחֹ֠מוֹתCho.motH2346will be leveledH6209,and her highהַגְּבֹהִ֖יםha.ge.vo.HimH1364gatesוּשְׁעָרֶ֥יהָu.she.'a.Rei.haH8179consumedיִצַּ֑תּוּyi.Tza.tuH3341by fireבָּאֵ֣שׁba.'EshH784.So the laborוְיִֽגְע֨וּve.yig.'UH3021of the peopleעַמִּ֧ים'a.MimH5971will be for nothingבְּדֵי־ רִ֛יקbe.dei- rikH1767 H7385;the nationsוּלְאֻמִּ֥ים בְּדֵי־u.le.'u.Mim be.dei-H3816 H1767will exhaust themselvesוְיָעֵֽפוּ׃ סve.ya.'E.fuH3286to fuel the flamesאֵ֖שׁ'eshH784.”

59This isthe messageהַדָּבָ֞רha.da.VarH1697thatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֣הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414the prophetהַנָּבִ֗יאha.na.Vi'H5030אֶת־'et-H853gaveצִוָּ֣ה׀tzi.VahH6680שְׂרָיָ֣הse.ra.YahH8304to the quartermasterשַׂ֥ר מְנוּחָֽה׃sar me.nu.ChahH8269 H4496Seraiahוּשְׂרָיָ֖הu.se.ra.YahH8304sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Neriahנֵרִיָּה֮ne.ri.YahH5374,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Mahseiahמַחְסֵיָה֒mach.se.YahH4271,when he wentבְּלֶכְתּ֞וֹbe.lekh.ToH1980to Babylonבָּבֶ֔לba.VelH894withאֶת־'et-H854Kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428Zedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֤הוּtzid.ki.Ya.huH6667of Judahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063in the fourthהָרְבִעִ֖יתha.re.vi.'ItH7243yearבִּשְׁנַ֥תbish.NatH8141of Zedekiah’s reignלְמָלְכ֑וֹle.ma.le.KhoH4427.

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