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Jeremiah 49

1ConcerningthechildrenofAmmonעַמּ֗וֹןa.MonH5983.Thusכֹּ֚הkohH3541saithJehovah: HathIsraelלְיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לle.Yis.ra.'ElH3478nosonsH1121? hathhenoheir?Whyמַדּ֗וּעַma.Du.a'H4069isMalcamheirofGadגָּ֔דGadH1410,andhispeopleוְעַמּ֖וֹve.'a.MoH5971dwellH3427inthecitiesבְּעָרָ֥יוbe.'a.RavH5892thereof?

2Thereforeלָכֵ֡ןla.KhenH3651behold,daysיָמִ֨יםya.MimH3117comeH935, saithJehovah,thatIwillcausetheclamourofwarH4421tobeH1961heardH8085inRabbahרַבַּ֨תra.BatH7237ofthechildrenofAmmonעַמּ֜וֹןa.MonH5983;anditshallbeH1961adesolateheap;andhertownsshallbeH1961burnedH3341withfireבָּאֵ֣שׁba.'EshH784;andIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478shallpossessH3423themthatpossessedH3423him, saithJehovah.

3Howl,Heshbonחֶשְׁבּ֜וֹןchesh.BonH2809!forAiislaidwaste;cryצְעַקְנָה֮tze.'ak.NahH6817,daughtersבְּנ֣וֹתbe.NotH1323ofRabbahרַבָּה֒ra.BahH7237,girdחֲגֹ֣רְנָהcha.Go.re.nahH2296youwithsackclothשַׂקִּ֔יםsa.KimH8242,lamentH5594andruntoandfro withintheenclosures:forMalcamshallgointocaptivity,hispriestsכֹּהֲנָ֥יוko.ha.NavH3548andhisprincesH8269togetherיַחְדָּֽיו׃yach.DavH3162.

4Wherefore gloriest thouinthevalleysבָּֽעֲמָקִ֔יםba.'a.ma.KimH6010? Thyvalleyעִמְקֵ֔ךְ'im.KekhH6010shallflowזָ֣בzavH2100down,Obackslidingdaughterהַבַּ֖תha.BatH1323,thattrustethinhertreasuresH214, [saying,]Whoshallcomeיָב֥וֹאya.Vo'H935againstme?

5Behold,Iwillbringמֵבִ֨יאme.Vi'H935afearH6343uponthee, saiththeLordאֲדֹנָ֧י'a.do.NaiH136Jehovahofhostsצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,fromallthatareaboutthee;andyeshallbedrivenH5080outeverymanH376right forth;andnoneshallassembleH6908thefugitivesלַנֹּדֵֽד׃la.no.DedH5074.

6AndafterwardsIwillturnאָשִׁ֛יב'a.ShivH7725thecaptivityשְׁב֥וּתshe.VutH7622ofthechildrenofAmmonעַמּ֖וֹןa.MonH5983, saithJehovah.

7ConcerningEdomלֶאֱד֗וֹםle.'e.DomH123.Thusכֹּ֤הkohH3541saithJehovahofhostsצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635:Istherenomorewisdomחָכְמָ֖הchokh.mahH2451inTemanבְּתֵימָ֑ןbe.tei.ManH8487?iscounselעֵצָה֙'e.TzahH6098perishedH6fromtheprudent?istheirwisdomחָכְמָתָֽם׃cha.khe.ma.TamH2451spent?

8Fleeנֻ֤סוּNu.suH5127,turnH6437backהָפְנוּ֙ha.fe.NuH6437,dwellלָשֶׁ֔בֶתla.She.vetH3427deepהֶעְמִ֣יקוּhe'.Mi.kuH6009downH3427, yeinhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֖יyo.she.VeiH3427ofDedanדְּדָ֑ןde.DanH1719!ForIwillbringהֵבֵ֥אתִיhe.Ve.tiH935thecalamityH343ofEsauעֵשָׂ֛ו'e.SavH6215uponhim,thetimeעֵ֥ת'etH6256thatIvisitפְּקַדְתִּֽיו׃pe.kad.TivH6485him.

9Ifgrape-gatherershadcomeH935tothee, wouldtheynothaveleftיַשְׁאִ֖רוּyash.'I.ruH7604agleaning?IfthievesH1590bynightבַּלַּ֖יְלָהba.Lay.lahH3915,theywoulddestroyהִשְׁחִ֥יתוּhish.Chi.tuH7843onlytilltheyhadenough.

10ButIhavemadeEsauעֵשָׂ֗ו'e.SavH6215bare,Ihaveuncoveredגִּלֵּ֙יתִי֙gi.Lei.tiH1540hissecretH4565placesH4565,thatheisunabletohideוְנֶחְבָּ֖הve.nech.BahH2247himself:hisseedH2233iswasted,andhisbrethren,andhisneighbours,andheisnot.

11Leaveעָזְבָ֥ה'a.ze.VahH5800thineorphans,Iwillpreserveאֲחַיֶּ֑ה'a.chai.YehH2421themaliveH2421;andlet thywidowsוְאַלְמְנֹתֶ֖יךָve.'al.me.no.Tei.khaH490trustH982inme.

12Forthusכֹ֣ה׀khohH3541saithJehovah:Behold,theywhosejudgmentH4941wasnottodrinkH8354ofthecupהַכּוֹס֙ha.kOsH3563shallassuredlydrinkH8354;andthouindeed, shouldest thoubealtogetherunpunishedH5352? Thou shaltnotgoH5352unpunishedH5352,butthou shaltsurelydrinkH8354.

13ForIhaveswornH7650bymyself, saithJehovah,thatBozrahבָצְרָ֑הva.tze.RahH1224shallbecomeH1961anastonishment,areproachלְחֶרְפָּ֛הle.cher.PahH2781,awasteH2723,andacurseוְלִקְלָלָ֖הve.lik.la.LahH7045;andallthecitiesעָרֶ֥יהָ'a.Rei.haH5892thereofshallbeH1961perpetualwastesH2723.

14IhaveheardH8085arumourfromJehovah,andanambassadorissentH7971amongthenationsבַּגּוֹיִ֣םba.go.YimH1471: —Gatherהִֽתְקַבְּצוּ֙hit.ka.be.TzuH6908yourselvestogetherH6908,andcomeוּבֹ֣אוּu.Vo.'uH935againstherandriseוְק֖וּמוּve.Ku.muH6965upforthebattleלַמִּלְחָמָֽה׃la.mil.cha.MahH4421.

15Forbehold,Ihavemadeנְתַתִּ֖יךָne.ta.Ti.khaH5414theesmallקָטֹ֛ןka.TonH6996amongthenationsבַּגּוֹיִ֑םba.go.YimH1471,despisedH959amongmenH120.

16Thy terribleness,theprideH2087ofthyheartלִבֶּ֔ךָli.Be.khaH3820, hath deceived thee, thouthatdwellestinthecleftsבְּחַגְוֵ֣יbe.chag.VeiH2288oftherockהַסֶּ֔לַעha.Se.la'H5553,thatholdesttheheightמְר֣וֹםme.RomH4791ofthehillגִּבְעָ֑הgiv.'AhH1389.Thoughthou shouldestmakethynestקִנֶּ֔ךָki.Ne.chaH7064highH4791astheeagleכַּנֶּ֙שֶׁר֙ka.Ne.sherH5404,Iwillbringאֽוֹרִידְךָ֖'o.ri.de.KhaH3381theedownH3381fromthence, saithJehovah.

17AndEdomאֱד֖וֹם'e.DomH123shallbeH1961anastonishment:everyonethatgoethbyitshallbeH1961astonished,andshallhissוְיִשְׁרֹ֖קve.yish.RokH8319,becauseofalltheplaguesH4347thereof.

18Asintheoverthrowכְּֽמַהְפֵּכַ֞תke.mah.pe.KhatH4114ofSodomסְדֹ֧םse.DomH5467andGomorrahוַעֲמֹרָ֛הva.'a.mo.RahH6017,andtheirneighbour cities, saithJehovah,nooneH376shalldwellיֵשֵׁ֥בye.ShevH3427there,neithershallasonH1121ofmanH376sojourn therein.

19Behold,heshallcomeH5927uplikealionכְּאַרְיֵ֞הke.'ar.YehH738fromtheswellingoftheJordanהַיַּרְדֵּן֮hai.yar.DenH3383againstthestrong habitation;forIwillmakethemsuddenlyrunאֲרִיצֶ֨נּוּ'a.ri.Tze.nuH7323awayfromit;andwhoisachosenH977[man]whomIshallappointאֶפְקֹ֑ד'ef.KodH6485overher?Forwhoislikeme?andwhowillassignmeatime?andwhoisthatshepherdרֹעֶ֔הro.'EhH7462thatwillstandיַעֲמֹ֖דya.'a.ModH5975beforeme?

20Thereforeלָכֵ֞ןla.KhenH3651hearשִׁמְע֣וּshim.'UH8085thecounselH6098ofJehovah,whichhehathtakenagainstEdomאֱד֔וֹם'e.DomH123,andhispurposeswhichhehathpurposedagainsttheinhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֣יyo.she.VeiH3427ofTemanתֵימָ֑ןtei.ManH8487:Thelittleonesצְעִירֵ֣יtze.'i.ReiH6810oftheflockהַצֹּ֔אןha.TzonH6629shallcertainlydrawthemaway;heshallcertainlymakeH8074theirhabitationdesolateH8074forthem.

21Theearthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776quakethatthesoundמִקּ֣וֹלmi.KolH6963oftheirfallנִפְלָ֔םnif.LamH5307; thereisacryH6818,thesoundקוֹלָֽהּ׃ko.LahH6963whereofisheardH8085intheRedseaבְּיַם־be.yam-H3220.

22Behold,heshallcomeup,andflyasaneagleכַנֶּ֙שֶׁר֙kha.Ne.sherH5404,andspreadוְיִפְרֹ֥שׂve.yif.RosH6566forthhiswingsכְּנָפָ֖יוke.na.FavH3671againstBozrahבָּצְרָ֑הbotz.rahH1224;andatthatdayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117theheartלֵ֞בlevH3820ofthemightyH1368menH1368ofEdomאֱדוֹם֙'e.dOmH123shallbeוְֽ֠הָיָהVe.ha.yahH1961astheheartכְּלֵ֖בke.LevH3820ofawomanאִשָּׁ֥ה'i.ShahH802inherpangs.

23ConcerningDamascusלְדַמֶּ֗שֶׂקle.da.Me.sekH1834.Hamathחֲמָת֙cha.MatH2574isputH954toshameH954,andArpadוְאַרְפָּ֔דve.'ar.PadH774;fortheyhaveheardH8085evilH7451tidings,theyaremeltedנָמֹ֑גוּna.Mo.guH4127awayH4127: thereisdistressontheseaבַּיָּ֣םbai.YamH3220;itcannotbequietהַשְׁקֵ֖טhash.KetH8252.

24Damascusדַמֶּ֛שֶׂקda.Me.sekH1834isgrownfeeble: she turneth herselftofleeלָנ֖וּסla.NusH5127,andterror hathseizedאֲחָזַ֖תָּה'a.cha.Za.tahH270onher;troubleH6869andsorrowshavetakenH270holdהֶחֱזִ֑יקָהhe.che.Zi.kahH2388ofherasofawomanintravail.

25Howאֵ֥יךְ'eikhH349isnotthetownקִרְיַ֖תkir.YatH7151ofpraiseתְּהִלָּ֑תte.hi.lahH8416forsaken,thecityעִ֣יר'irH5892ofmyjoyמְשׂוֹשִֽׂי׃me.so.SiH4885!

26Thereforeלָכֵ֛ןla.KhenH3651shallheryoungבַחוּרֶ֖יהָva.chu.Rei.haH970menH376fallיִפְּל֥וּyi.pe.LuH5307inherstreets,andallthemenH376ofwarהַמִּלְחָמָ֤הha.mil.cha.MahH4421becut offinthatdayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117, saithJehovahofhostsצְבָאֽוֹת׃tze.va.'otH6635.

27AndIwillkindleוְהִצַּ֥תִּיve.hi.Tza.tiH3341afireאֵ֖שׁ'eshH784inthewallבְּחוֹמַ֣תbe.cho.MatH2346ofDamascusדַּמָּ֑שֶׂקda.Ma.sekH1834,anditshallconsumeוְאָכְלָ֖הve.'a.khe.LahH398thepalacesofBen-HadadH1130.

28ConcerningH413Kedarלְקֵדָ֣ר׀le.ke.DarH6938,andconcerningH413thekingdomsוּֽלְמַמְלְכ֣וֹתu.le.mam.le.KhotH4467ofHazorחָצ֗וֹרcha.TzorH2674,whichNebuchadrezzarkingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofBabylonבָּבֶ֔לba.VelH894smote.Thusכֹּ֖הkohH3541saithJehovah:Ariseק֚וּמוּKu.muH6965,goעֲל֣וּ'a.LuH5927uptoKedarקֵדָ֔רke.DarH6938,andspoilthemenoftheeastקֶֽדֶם׃Ke.demH6924.

29Theirtentsאָהֳלֵיהֶ֤ם'o.ho.lei.HemH168andtheirflocksוְצֹאנָם֙ve.tzo.NamH6629shalltheytakeיִקָּ֔חוּyi.Ka.chuH3947;theircurtainsיְרִיעוֹתֵיהֶ֧םye.ri.'o.tei.HemH3407andalltheirvesselsH3627,andtheircamelsוּגְמַלֵּיהֶ֖םu.ge.ma.lei.HemH1581,shalltheycarryיִשְׂא֣וּyis.'UH5375awayH5375forthemselves;andtheyshallcryuntothem,Terrorמָג֖וֹרma.GorH4032oneveryside!

30Fleeנֻסוּ֩nu.SuH5127,wanderH5110veryH3966far,dwellלָשֶׁ֛בֶתla.She.vetH3427deepהֶעְמִ֧יקוּhe'.Mi.kuH6009downH3427, yeinhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֥יyo.she.VeiH3427ofHazorחָצ֖וֹרcha.TzorH2674, saithJehovah;forNebuchadrezzarkingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofBabylonבָּבֶל֙ba.VelH894hathtakencounselH6098againstyou,andhath conceivedapurposeH6098againstyou.

31Ariseק֣וּמוּKu.muH6965,getyouupagainstthenationגּ֥וֹיGoyH1471ateaseשְׁלֵ֛יוshe.LeivH7961,thatdwellethsecurely, saithJehovah,whichhathneithergatesnorbarsבְרִ֛יחַve.Ri.achH1280:theydwellיוֹשֵׁ֥בyo.ShevH3427aloneבָּדָ֥דba.DadH910.

32Andtheircamelsגְמַלֵּיהֶ֜םge.ma.lei.HemH1581shallbeH1961abootyH7998,andthemultitudeH1995oftheircattleaspoilH7998;andIwillscatterוְזֵרִתִ֥יםve.ze.ri.TimH2219toeverywindר֖וּחַRu.achH7307themthathavethecornersפֵאָ֑הfe.'AhH6285[oftheirbeard]cutקְצוּצֵ֣יke.tzu.TzeiH7112off,andIwillbringאָבִ֥יא'a.Vi'H935theircalamityH343fromallsidesH7307thereof, saithJehovah.

33AndHazorחָצ֜וֹרcha.TzorH2674shallbeH1961adwelling-placeofjackalsתַּנִּ֛יםta.NimH8577,adesolationשְׁמָמָ֖הshe.ma.MahH8077foreverH5769.NooneH376shalldwellיֵשֵׁ֥בye.ShevH3427there,neithershallasonH1121ofmanH376sojourn therein.

34Thewordדְבַר־de.var-H1697ofJehovahthatcametoJeremiahיִרְמְיָ֥הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414theprophetהַנָּבִ֖יאha.na.Vi'H5030concerningH413Elamעֵילָ֑ם'ei.LamH5867,inthebeginningofthereignמַלְכ֛וּתmal.KhutH4438ofZedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֥הtzid.ki.YahH6667kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

35Thusכֹּ֤הkohH3541saithJehovahofhostsצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635:Behold,Iwillbreakשֹׁבֵ֖רsho.VerH7665thebowקֶ֣שֶׁתKe.shetH7198ofElamעֵילָ֑ם'ei.LamH5867,thechiefoftheirmight.

36AnduponElamעֵילָ֜ם'ei.LamH5867willIbringH935thefourאַרְבַּ֣ע'ar.Ba'H702windsרוּח֗וֹתru.ChotH7307,fromthefourמֵֽאַרְבַּע֙me.'ar.Ba'H702endsקְצ֣וֹתke.TzotH7098oftheheavensהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,andIwillscatterוְזֵ֣רִתִ֔יםve.Ze.ri.TimH2219themtowardallthosewindsהָרֻח֣וֹתha.ru.ChotH7307;andthereshallbeיִהְיֶ֣הyih.YehH1961nonationהַגּ֔וֹיha.GoyH1471whithertheoutcastsנִדְּחֵ֥יni.de.CheiH5080ofElamעֵילָֽם׃o.lamH5867shallnotcomeH935.

37AndIwillcauseElamעֵ֠ילָם'Ei.lomH5867tobedismayedH2865beforetheirenemiesאֹיְבֵיהֶ֜ם'o.ye.vei.HemH341,andbeforethemthatseekמְבַקְשֵׁ֣יme.vak.SheiH1245theirlifeנַפְשָׁ֗םnaf.ShamH5315;andIwillbringוְהֵבֵאתִ֨יve.he.ve.TiH935evilH7451uponthem,myfierceangerאַפִּ֖י'a.PiH639, saithJehovah;andIwillsendוְשִׁלַּחְתִּ֤יve.shi.lach.TiH7971theswordהַחֶ֔רֶבha.Che.revH2719afterthem,tillIhaveconsumedthem.

38AndIwillsetוְשַׂמְתִּ֥יve.sam.TiH7760mythroneכִסְאִ֖יkhis.'IH3678inElamבְּעֵילָ֑םbe.'ei.LamH5867,andwilldestroyוְהַאֲבַדְתִּ֥יve.ha.'a.vad.TiH6fromthencekingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428andprincesH8269, saithJehovah.

39Butitshallcometopassattheendבְּאַחֲרִ֣יתbe.'a.cha.RitH319ofthedaysהַיָּמִ֗יםhai.ya.MimH3117,Iwillturnאָשִׁ֛יב'a.shuvH7725thecaptivityשְׁב֥וּתshe.vitH7622ofElamעֵילָ֖ם'ei.LamH5867, saithJehovah.

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