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Jeremiah 25:9-18

9Behold, I will sendשֹׁלֵ֡חַsho.Le.achH7971and takeוְלָקַחְתִּי֩ve.la.kach.TiH3947all the familiesמִשְׁפְּח֨וֹתmish.pe.ChotH4940of the northצָפ֜וֹןtza.FonH6828,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,and Nebuchadrezzarנְבֽוּכַדְרֶאצַּ֣רne.vu.khad.re.TzarH5019the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Babylonבָּבֶל֮ba.VelH894,my servantעַבְדִּי֒'av.DiH5650,and will bringוַהֲבִ֨אֹתִ֜יםva.ha.Vi.'o.TimH935them against this landהָאָ֤רֶץha.'A.retzH776,and against the inhabitantsיֹ֣שְׁבֶ֔יהָyo.she.Vei.haH3427thereof, and against all these nationsהַגּוֹיִ֥םha.go.YimH1471round aboutסָבִ֑יבsa.VivH5439,and will utterly destroyוְהַ֣חֲרַמְתִּ֔יםve.Ha.cha.ram.TimH2763them, and makeוְשַׂמְתִּים֙ve.sam.TimH7760them an astonishmentלְשַׁמָּ֣הle.sha.MahH8047,and an hissingוְלִשְׁרֵקָ֔הve.lish.re.KahH8322,and perpetualעוֹלָֽם׃o.LamH5769desolationsוּלְחָרְב֖וֹתu.le.cha.re.VotH2723.

10Moreover I will takeוְהַאֲבַדְתִּ֣יve.ha.'a.vad.TiH6from them the voiceק֤וֹלKolH6963of mirthשָׂשׂוֹן֙sa.sOnH8342,and the voiceוְק֣וֹלve.KolH6963of gladnessשִׂמְחָ֔הsim.ChahH8057,the voiceק֥וֹלKolH6963of the bridegroomחָתָ֖ןcha.TanH2860,and the voiceוְק֣וֹלve.KolH6963of the brideכַּלָּ֑הka.LahH3618,the soundק֥וֹלKolH6963of the millstonesרֵחַ֖יִםre.Cha.yimH7347,and the lightוְא֥וֹרve.'orH216of the candleנֵֽר׃NerH5216.

11And this whole landהָאָ֣רֶץha.'A.retzH776shall be a desolationלְחָרְבָּ֖הle.cha.re.BahH2723, andan astonishmentלְשַׁמָּ֑הle.sha.MahH8047;and these nationsהַגּוֹיִ֥םha.go.YimH1471shall serveוְעָ֨בְד֜וּve.'A.ve.DuH5647the kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֖לba.VelH894seventyשִׁבְעִ֥יםshiv.'ImH7657yearsשָׁנָֽה׃sha.NahH8141.

12And it shall come to pass, when seventyשִׁבְעִ֣יםshiv.'ImH7657yearsשָׁנָ֡הsha.NahH8141are accomplishedכִמְלֹ֣אותkhim.LotH4390, thatI will punishאֶפְקֹ֣ד'ef.KodH6485the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Babylonבָּבֶל֩ba.VelH894,and that nationהַגּ֨וֹיha.GoyH1471,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068,for their iniquityעֲוֹנָ֖ם'a.vo.NamH5771,and the landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of the Chaldeansכַּשְׂדִּ֑יםkas.DimH3778,and will makeוְשַׂמְתִּ֥יve.sam.TiH7760it perpetualעוֹלָֽם׃o.LamH5769desolationsלְשִֽׁמְמ֥וֹתle.shi.MotH8077.

13And I will bringוְהֵֽבֵאתִי֙ve.he.ve.tiH935upon that landהָאָ֣רֶץha.'A.retzH776all my wordsדְּבָרַ֖יde.va.RaiH1697which I have pronouncedדִּבַּ֣רְתִּיdi.Bar.tiH1696against it, evenall that is writtenהַכָּתוּב֙ha.ka.TuvH3789in this bookבַּסֵּ֣פֶרba.Se.ferH5612,which Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֖הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414hath prophesiedנִבָּ֥אni.Ba'H5012against all the nationsהַגּוֹיִֽם׃ha.go.YimH1471.

14For manyרַבִּ֔יםra.BimH7227nationsגּוֹיִ֣םgo.YimH1471and greatגְּדוֹלִ֑יםge.do.LimH1419kingsוּמְלָכִ֖יםu.me.la.KhimH4428shall serveעָֽבְדוּ־'a.ve.du-H5647themselves of them also: and I will recompenseוְשִׁלַּמְתִּ֥יve.shi.lam.TiH7999them according to their deedsכְּפָעֳלָ֖םke.fo.'o.LamH6467,and according to the worksוּכְמַעֲשֵׂ֥הu.khe.ma.'a.SehH4639of their own handsיְדֵיהֶֽם׃ סye.dei.HemH3027.

15For thus saithאָמַ֨ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֤י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478unto me; Takeקַ֠חkachH3947the wineהַיַּ֧יִןhai.Ya.yinH3196cupכּ֨וֹסKosH3563of this furyהַחֵמָ֛הha.che.MahH2534at my handמִיָּדִ֑יmi.ya.DiH3027,and cause all the nationsהַגּוֹיִ֔םha.go.YimH1471,to whom I sendשֹׁלֵ֥חַsho.Le.achH7971thee, to drinkוְהִשְׁקִיתָ֤הve.hish.ki.TahH8248it.

16And they shall drinkוְשָׁת֕וּve.sha.TuH8354,and be movedוְהִֽתְגֹּֽעֲשׁ֖וּve.hit.go.'a.ShuH1607,and be madוְהִתְהֹלָ֑לוּve.hit.ho.La.luH1984,becauseמִפְּנֵ֣יmi.pe.NeiH6440of the swordהַחֶ֔רֶבha.Che.revH2719that I will sendשֹׁלֵ֖חַsho.Le.achH7971among them.

17Then tookוָאֶקַּ֥חva.'e.KachH3947I the cupהַכּ֖וֹסha.KosH3563at the Lord’sיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068handמִיַּ֣דmi.YadH3027,and made all the nationsהַגּוֹיִ֔םha.go.YimH1471to drinkוָֽאַשְׁקֶה֙va.'ash.KehH8248,unto whom the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068had sentשְׁלָחַ֥נִיshe.la.Cha.niH7971me:

18To wit,Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙ye.ru.sha.LimH3389,and the citiesעָרֵ֣י'a.ReiH5892of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063,and the kingsמְלָכֶ֖יהָme.la.Khei.haH4428thereof, and the princesשָׂרֶ֑יהָsa.Rei.haH8269thereof, to makeלָתֵ֨תla.TetH5414them a desolationלְחָרְבָּ֧הle.cha.re.BahH2723,an astonishmentלְשַׁמָּ֛הle.sha.MahH8047,an hissingלִשְׁרֵקָ֥הlish.re.KahH8322,and a curseוְלִקְלָלָ֖הve.lik.la.LahH7045; as it isthis dayכַּיּ֥וֹםkai.YomH3117;

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