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Jeremiah 48:1-8

1Against Moabלְמוֹאָ֡בle.mo.'AvH4124thus saithאָמַר֩'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068of hostsצְבָא֜וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478;Woeה֤וֹיHoH1945unto Neboנְבוֹ֙ne.VoH5015!for it is spoiledשֻׁדָּ֔דָהshu.Da.dahH7703:Kiriathaimקִרְיָתָ֑יִםkir.ya.Ta.yimH7156is confoundedH3001andtakenנִלְכְּדָ֖הnil.ke.DahH3920:Misgabהַמִּשְׂגָּ֖בha.mis.GavH4869is confoundedH3001and dismayedוָחָֽתָּה׃va.Cha.tahH2865.

2There shall beno more praiseתְּהִלַּ֣תte.hi.LatH8416of Moabמוֹאָב֒mo.'AvH4124:in Heshbonבְּחֶשְׁבּ֗וֹןbe.chesh.BonH2809they have devisedחָשְׁב֤וּcha.she.VuH2803evilרָעָ֔הra.'AhH7451against it; comeH3212,and let us cut it offוְנַכְרִיתֶ֣נָּהve.nakh.ri.Te.nahH3772from beinga nationמִגּ֑וֹיmi.GoyH1471.Also thou shalt be cut downתִּדֹּ֔מִּיti.Do.miH1826,O Madmenמַדְמֵ֣ןmad.MenH4086;the swordחָֽרֶב׃Cha.revH2719shall pursueH3212theeאַחֲרַ֖יִךְ'a.cha.Ra.yikhH310.

3A voiceק֥וֹלKolH6963of cryingצְעָקָ֖הtze.'a.KahH6818shall befrom Horonaimמֵחֹֽרוֹנָ֑יִםme.cho.ro.Na.yimH2773,spoilingשֹׁ֖דshodH7701and greatגָּדֽוֹל׃ga.DolH1419destructionוָשֶׁ֥בֶרva.She.verH7667.

4Moabמוֹאָ֑בmo.'AvH4124is destroyedנִשְׁבְּרָ֖הnish.be.RahH7665;her little onesצְעִירֶֽיהָ׃tze.'o.rei.haH6810have caused a cryזְּעָקָ֖הze.'a.KahH2201to be heardהִשְׁמִ֥יעוּhish.Mi.'uH8085.

5For in the going upמַעֲלֵ֣הma.'a.LehH4608of Luhithהַלּוּחִ֔יתha.lu.chotH3872continualבִּבְכִ֖יbiv.KhiH1065weepingבֶּ֑כִיBe.khiH1065shall go upיַֽעֲלֶה־ya.'a.leh-H5927;for in the going downבְּמוֹרַ֣דbe.mo.RadH4174of Horonaimחוֹרֹנַ֔יִםcho.ro.Na.yimH2773the enemiesצָרֵ֥יtza.ReiH6862have heardשָׁמֵֽעוּ׃sha.Me.'uH8085a cryצַֽעֲקַת־tza.'a.kat-H6818of destructionשֶׁ֖בֶרShe.verH7667.

6Fleeנֻ֖סוּNu.suH5127,saveמַלְּט֣וּma.le.TuH4422your livesנַפְשְׁכֶ֑םnaf.she.KhemH5315,and beוְתִֽהְיֶ֕ינָהve.tih.Yei.nahH1961like the heathכַּעֲרוֹעֵ֖רka.'a.ro.'ErH6176in the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּֽר׃ba.mid.BarH4057.

7For because thou hast trustedבִּטְחֵ֤ךְbit.ChekhH982in thy worksבְּמַעֲשַׂ֙יִךְ֙be.ma.'a.Sa.yikhH4639and in thy treasuresוּבְא֣וֹצְרוֹתַ֔יִךְu.ve.'otz.ro.Ta.yikhH214,thou shalt also be takenתִּלָּכֵ֑דִיti.la.Khe.diH3920:and Chemoshכְמוֹשׁ֙khe.mishH3645shall go forthוְיָצָ֤אve.ya.Tza'H3318into captivityבַּגּוֹלָ֔הba.go.LahH1473withhis priestsכֹּהֲנָ֥יוko.ha.NavH3548and his princesוְשָׂרָ֖יוve.sa.RavH8269togetherיַחְדָּֽיו׃ya.chadH3162.

8And the spoilerשֹׁדֵ֜דsho.DedH7703shall comeוְיָבֹ֨אve.ya.Vo'H935upon every cityעִ֗יר'IrH5892,and no cityוְעִיר֙ve.'IrH5892shall escapeתִמָּלֵ֔טti.ma.LetH4422:the valleyהָעֵ֖מֶקha.'E.mekH6010also shall perishוְאָבַ֥דve.'a.VadH6,and the plainהַמִּישֹׁ֑רha.mi.ShorH4334shall be destroyedוְנִשְׁמַ֣דve.nish.MadH8045,as the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068hath spokenאָמַ֥ר'a.MarH559.

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