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Jeremiah 50:2-28

2Declareהַגִּ֨ידוּha.Gi.duH5046ye amongthenationsבַגּוֹיִ֤םva.go.YimH1471,andpublish,andliftוּֽשְׂאוּ־u.se.'u-H5375upabanner; publish,concealnot!Sayאִמְרוּ֩'im.RuH559,Babylonבָבֶ֜לva.VelH894istakenH3920,Belבֵּל֙belH1078isputtoshame, MerodachisdismayedH2865:herimagesareputtoshame,heridolsגִּלּוּלֶֽיהָ׃gi.lu.Lei.haH1544aredismayedH2865.

3Foroutofthenorthמִצָּפ֗וֹןmi.tza.FonH6828therecomethupanationגּ֜וֹיGoyH1471againsther,whichshallmakeיָשִׁ֤יתya.ShitH7896herlandאַרְצָהּ֙'ar.TzahH776desolate,andnoneshalldwellH3427therein:bothmanH120andbeastarefled;theyaregoneהָלָֽכוּ׃ha.La.khuH1980.

4Inthosedaysבַּיָּמִ֨יםbai.ya.MimH3117,andatthattimeוּבָעֵ֤תu.va.'EtH6256, saithJehovah,thechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478shallcomeיָבֹ֧אוּya.Vo.'uH935,theyandthechildrenofJudahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063togetherיַחְדָּ֑וyach.DavH3162,goingH1980andweepingוּבָכוֹ֙u.va.KhoH1058astheygoH1980,andshallseekיְבַקֵּֽשׁוּ׃ye.va.Ke.shuH1245JehovahtheirGodאֱלֹהֵיהֶ֖ם'e.lo.hei.HemH430.

5TheyshallinquireconcerningH413Zionצִיּ֣וֹןtzi.YonH6726,withtheirfacesH6440thitherward, [saying,]Comeבֹּ֚אוּBo.'uH935,andletusjoinוְנִלְו֣וּve.nil.VuH3867ourselvestoJehovah,inaneverlastingcovenantבְּרִ֥יתbe.RitH1285thatshallnotbeforgottenתִשָּׁכֵֽחַ׃ סti.sha.Khe.achH7911.

6Mypeopleעַמִּ֔י'a.MiH5971arelostsheepצֹ֤אןtzonH6629;theirshepherdsרֹעֵיהֶ֣םro.'ei.HemH7462havecausedthemtogoH1980astrayH8582,theyturnedthemawayonthemountainsהָרִ֖יםha.RimH2022:theywentH1980frommountainמֵהַ֤רme.HarH2022tohillH2022,theyforgotH7911theirresting-place.

7AllthatfoundH4672themdevouredאֲכָל֔וּם'a.kha.LumH398them,andtheiradversariessaidH559,Wearenotguiltyנֶאְשָׁ֑םne'.ShamH816,becausetheyhavesinnedH2398againstJehovah,thehabitationofrighteousnessצֶ֔דֶקTze.dekH6664,evenJehovah,thehopeoftheirfathersH1.

8Fleeoutofthemidstמִתּ֣וֹךְmi.TokhH8432ofBabylonבָּבֶ֔לba.VelH894,andgoצֵ֑אוּya.tze.'uH3318forthH3318outofthelandוּמֵאֶ֥רֶץu.me.'E.retzH776oftheChaldeansכַּשְׂדִּ֖יםkas.DimH3778,andbeוִהְי֕וּvih.YuH1961asthehe-goatsbeforetheflockצֹֽאן׃TzonH6629.

9Forbehold,IwillraiseandcausetocomeH5927upagainstBabylonבָּבֶ֜לba.VelH894,anassemblageofgreatגְּדֹלִים֙ge.do.LimH1419nationsגּוֹיִ֤םgo.YimH1471fromthenorthצָפ֔וֹןtza.FonH6828country;andtheyshallsetthemselvesinarrayagainsther:fromthenceshallshebetakenH3920.Theirarrowsחִצָּיו֙chi.TzavH2671shallbeasthoseofamightyH1368expertmanH1368:noneshallreturnיָשׁ֖וּבya.ShuvH7725emptyרֵיקָֽם׃rei.KamH7387.

10AndChaldeaכַשְׂדִּ֖יםkhas.DimH3778shallbeH1961aspoilH7998:allthespoilers thereofshallbeH1961satiated, saithJehovah.

11ForyerejoicedH8055,forye triumphed, yeplunderersשֹׁסֵ֖יsho.SeiH8154ofmyheritage;foryehavebeen wantonastheheiferכְּעֶגְלָ֣הke.'eg.LahH5697atgrassH1877,andneighedassteeds.

12Yourmotherאִמְּכֶם֙'i.me.KhemH517hathbeensorelyputH954toshameH954;shethatboreH3205youhathbeencoveredwithreproach:behold, [sheisbecome] hindmostofthenationsגּוֹיִ֔םgo.YimH1471,awildernessמִדְבָּ֖רmid.BarH4057,adryH6723land,andadesertוַעֲרָבָֽה׃va.'a.ra.VahH6160.

13Becauseofthewrathמִקֶּ֤צֶףmi.Ke.tzefH7110ofJehovah,itshallnotbeוְהָיְתָ֥הve.ha.ye.TahH1961inhabitedH3427,butitshallbeH1961whollydesolateH8074;everyonethatgoethbyBabylonבָּבֶ֔לba.VelH894shallbeH1961astonished,andshallhissוְיִשְׁרֹ֖קve.yish.RokH8319,becauseofallherplaguesH4347.

14PutyourselvesinarrayagainstBabylonבָּבֶ֤ל׀ba.VelH894roundH5439about,allyethatbendדֹּ֣רְכֵיDo.re.kheiH1869thebowקֶ֔שֶׁתKe.shetH7198;shootather,spareתַּחְמְל֖וּtach.me.LuH2550noarrowsחֵ֑ץChetzH2671:forshehathsinnedH2398againstJehovah.

15Shoutהָרִ֨יעוּha.Ri.'uH7321againstherroundH5439about:shehathgivenנָתְנָ֣הna.te.NahH5414herhandיָדָ֔הּya.DahH3027;herrampartsarefallenנָֽפְלוּ֙na.fe.LuH5307,herwallsחֽוֹמוֹתֶ֑יהָcho.mo.Tei.haH2346arethrowndownH5307:forthisisthevengeanceנִקְמַ֨תnik.MatH5360ofJehovah.TakevengeanceH5360uponher;asshehathdone,dountoher.

16Cutכִּרְת֤וּkir.TuH3772offthesowerזוֹרֵ֙עַ֙zo.Re.a'H2232fromBabylonמִבָּבֶ֔לmi.ba.VelH894,andhimthathandleththesickleמַגָּ֖לma.GalH4038inthetimeבְּעֵ֣תbe.'EtH6256ofharvestקָצִ֑ירka.TzirH7105.ForfearoftheoppressingH3238swordחֶ֣רֶבChe.revH2719letthemturnיִפְנ֔וּyif.NuH6437everyoneH376tohispeopleעַמּוֹ֙a.MoH5971,andletthemfleeיָנֻֽסוּ׃ סya.Nu.suH5127everyoneH376tohisownlandלְאַרְצ֖וֹle.'ar.TzoH776.

17Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478isahuntedsheepשֶׂ֧הsehH7716;thelionsאֲרָי֣וֹת'a.ra.YotH738havedrivenH5080himawayהִדִּ֑יחוּhi.Di.chuH5080:firstהָרִאשׁ֤וֹןha.ri.ShonH7223thekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofAssyriaאַשּׁ֔וּר'a.ShurH804devouredאֲכָלוֹ֙'a.kha.LoH398him,andlastהָאַחֲרוֹן֙ha.'a.cha.rOnH314thisNebuchadrezzarkingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofBabylonבָּבֶֽל׃ סba.VelH894hath brokenhisbones.

18Thereforeלָכֵ֗ןla.KhenH3651thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saithJehovahofhostsצְבָאוֹת֙tze.va.'OtH6635,theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478:Behold,Iwillvisitפֹקֵ֛דfo.KedH6485thekingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofBabylonבָּבֶ֖לba.VelH894andhislandאַרְצ֑וֹ'ar.TzoH776,likeasIhavevisitedפָּקַ֖דְתִּיpa.Kad.tiH6485thekingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofAssyriaאַשּֽׁוּר׃'a.ShurH804.

19AndIwillbringH7725Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478againtohispasture,andheshallfeedH7462onCarmelהַכַּרְמֶ֖לha.kar.MelH3760andBashanוְהַבָּשָׁ֑ןve.ha.ba.ShanH1316,andhissoulH5315shallbesatisfiedH7646uponmountEphraimאֶפְרַ֛יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669andinGileadוְהַגִּלְעָ֖דve.ha.gil.'AdH1568.

20Inthosedaysבַּיָּמִ֣יםbai.ya.MimH3117,andatthattimeוּבָעֵ֨תu.va.'EtH6256, saithJehovah,theiniquityעֲוֹ֤ן'a.VonH5771ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478shallbesoughtH1245for,andthereshallbenone;andthesinsחַטֹּ֥אתcha.TotH2403ofJudahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063,andtheyshallnotbefoundH4672:forIwillpardonthosewhomIleaveאַשְׁאִֽיר׃'ash.'IrH7604remainingH7604.

21Goעֲלֵ֣ה'a.LehH5927upagainstthelandהָאָ֤רֶץha.'A.retzH776ofdouble rebellion,againstit,andagainsttheinhabitantsיוֹשְׁבֵ֖יyo.she.VeiH3427ofvisitation; wasteandutterlydestroyוְהַחֲרֵ֤םve.ha.cha.RemH2763afterthem, saithJehovah,anddoaccordingtoallthatIhavecommandedצִוִּיתִֽיךָ׃ סtzi.vi.Ti.khaH6680thee.

22Asoundק֥וֹלKolH6963ofbattleמִלְחָמָ֖הmil.cha.MahH4421isinthelandבָּאָ֑רֶץba.'A.retzH776,andgreatגָּדֽוֹל׃ga.DolH1419destructionוְשֶׁ֖בֶרve.She.verH7667.

23Howאֵ֤יךְ'eikhH349isthehammerפַּטִּ֖ישׁpa.TishH6360ofthewholeearthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776cutנִגְדַּע֙nig.Da'H1438asunderandbrokenH7665!Howאֵ֣יךְ'eikhH349isBabylonבָּבֶ֖לba.VelH894becomeהָיְתָ֧הha.ye.TahH1961anastonishmentamongthenationsבַּגּוֹיִֽם׃ba.go.YimH1471!

24Ihavelaidasnareforthee,andthou,Babylonבָּבֶ֔לba.VelH894, artalsoוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571takenH3920,andthou wastnotaware; thou artfoundH4672,andalsoוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571caughtH3920,forthou hast contendedwithJehovah.

25Jehovahhathopenedפָּתַ֤חpa.TachH6605hisarmoury,andhathbroughtH3318forthH3318theweaponsכְּלֵ֣יke.LeiH3627ofhisindignationזַעְמ֑וֹza'.MoH2195;forthisisaworkמְלָאכָ֣הme.la.KhahH4399fortheLord,Jehovahofhostsצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,inthelandבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776oftheChaldeansכַּשְׂדִּֽים׃kas.DimH3778.

26Comeבֹּֽאוּ־bo.'u-H935yeagainstherfromeveryquarter,openפִּתְח֣וּpit.ChuH6605herstorehouses;pileheruplikesheaves,anddestroyוְהַחֲרִימ֑וּהָve.ha.cha.ri.Mu.haH2763herutterly:letnothingofherbeH1961left.

27Slayallherbullocks;letthemgoH935downtotheslaughterלַטָּ֑בַחla.Ta.vachH2874:woeה֣וֹיHoH1945untothem!fortheirdayיוֹמָ֖םyo.MamH3117iscomeבָ֥אva'H935,thetimeעֵ֥ת'etH6256oftheirvisitation.

28ThevoiceH6963ofthemthatfleeH5127andescapeוּפְלֵטִ֖יםu.fe.le.TimH6412outofthelandמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofBabylonבָּבֶ֑לba.VelH894,todeclareלְהַגִּ֣ידle.ha.GidH5046inZionבְּצִיּ֗וֹןbe.tzi.YonH6726thevengeanceנִקְמַת֙nik.MatH5360ofJehovahourGodאֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430,thevengeanceנִקְמַ֖תnik.MatH5360ofhistempleהֵיכָלֽוֹ׃hei.kha.LoH1964.

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