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Jeremiah 48:9-15

9Giveתְּנוּ־te.nu-H5414wingsצִ֣יץtzitzH6731unto Moabלְמוֹאָ֔בle.mo.'AvH4124,that it may fleeנָצֹ֖אna.Tzo'H5323and get awayתֵּצֵ֑אte.Tze'H3318:for the citiesוְעָרֶ֙יהָ֙ve.'a.Rei.haH5892thereof shall be desolateלְשַׁמָּ֣הle.sha.MahH8047,without any to dwellיוֹשֵׁ֖בyo.ShevH3427thereinH2004.

10Cursedאָר֗וּר'a.RurH779behe that doethעֹשֶׂ֛ה'o.SehH6213the workמְלֶ֥אכֶתme.Le.khetH4399of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068deceitfullyרְמִיָּ֑הre.mi.YahH7423,and cursedוְאָר֕וּרve.'a.RurH779behe that keepeth backמֹנֵ֥עַmo.Ne.a'H4513his swordחַרְבּ֖וֹchar.BoH2719from bloodמִדָּֽם׃mi.DamH1818.

11Moabמוֹאָ֜בmo.'AvH4124hath been at easeשַׁאֲנַ֨ןsha.'a.NanH7599from his youthמִנְּעוּרָ֗יוmi.ne.'u.RavH5271,and he hath settledוְשֹׁקֵ֥טve.sho.KetH8252on his leesשְׁמָרָ֔יוshe.ma.RavH8105,and hath not been emptiedהוּרַ֤קhu.RakH7324from vesselמִכְּלִי֙mi.ke.LiH3627to vesselכֶּ֔לִיKe.liH3627,neither hath he goneהָלָ֑ךְha.LakhH1980into captivityוּבַגּוֹלָ֖הu.va.go.LahH1473:therefore his tasteטַעְמוֹ֙ta'.MoH2940remainedעָמַ֤ד'a.MadH5975in him, and his scentוְרֵיח֖וֹve.rei.ChoH7381is not changedנָמָֽר׃ סna.MarH4171.

12Therefore, behold, the daysיָמִ֤יםya.MimH3117comeבָּאִים֙ba.'ImH935,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,that I will sendוְשִׁלַּחְתִּי־ve.shi.lach.ti-H7971unto him wanderersצֹעִ֖יםtzo.'ImH6808,that shall cause him to wanderוְצֵעֻ֑הוּve.tze.'U.huH6808,and shall emptyיָרִ֔יקוּya.Ri.kuH7324his vesselsוְכֵלָ֣יוve.khe.LavH3627,and breakיְנַפֵּֽצוּ׃ye.na.Pe.tzuH5310their bottlesוְנִבְלֵיהֶ֖םve.niv.lei.HemH5035.

13And Moabמוֹאָ֖בmo.'AvH4124shall be ashamedוּבֹ֥שׁu.VoshH954of Chemoshמִכְּמ֑וֹשׁmi.ke.Mo.oshH3645,as the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478was ashamedבֹּ֙שׁוּ֙bo.shuH954of Beth–elH1008their confidenceמִבְטֶחָֽם׃miv.te.ChamH4009.

14How sayתֹּֽאמְר֔וּto.me.RuH559ye, We aremightyגִּבּוֹרִ֖יםgi.bo.RimH1368and strongחַ֖יִלCha.yilH2428menוְאַנְשֵׁי־ve.'an.shei-H582for the warלַמִּלְחָמָֽה׃la.mil.cha.MahH4421?

15Moabמוֹאָב֙mo.'AvH4124is spoiledשֻׁדַּ֤דshu.DadH7703,and gone upעָלָ֔ה'a.LahH5927out ofher citiesוְעָרֶ֣יהָve.'a.Rei.haH5892,and his chosenוּמִבְחַ֥רu.miv.CharH4005young menבַּֽחוּרָ֖יוba.chu.RavH970are gone downיָרְד֣וּya.re.DuH3381to the slaughterלַטָּ֑בַחla.Ta.vachH2874,saithנְאֻ֨ם־ne.'Um-H5002the Kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,whose nameשְׁמֽוֹ׃she.MoH8034isthe Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068of hostsצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635.

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