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Jeremiah 49:1-28

1Concerning the Ammonitesלִבְנֵ֣י עַמּ֗וֹןliv.Nei a.MonH5983 H1121,thus saithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068;Hath Israelלְיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לle.Yis.ra.'ElH3478no sonsהֲבָנִ֥יםha.va.NimH1121?hath he no heirיוֹרֵ֖שׁyo.ReshH3423? why thendoth their kingמַלְכָּם֙mal.KamH4428inheritיָרַ֤שׁya.RashH3423Gadגָּ֔דGadH1410,and his peopleוְעַמּ֖וֹve.'a.MoH5971dwellיָשָֽׁב׃ya.ShavH3427in his citiesבְּעָרָ֥יוbe.'a.RavH5892?

2Therefore, behold, the daysיָמִ֨יםya.MimH3117comeבָּאִ֜יםba.'ImH935,saithאָמַ֥ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,that I will cause an alarmתְּרוּעַ֣תte.ru.'AtH8643of warמִלְחָמָ֗הmil.cha.MahH4421to be heardוְ֠הִשְׁמַעְתִּיVe.hish.ma'.tiH8085in Rabbahרַבַּ֨תra.BatH7237of the Ammonitesבְּנֵי־ עַמּ֜וֹןbe.nei- a.MonH5983 H1121;and it shall be a desolateשְׁמָמָ֔הshe.ma.MahH8077heapלְתֵ֣לle.TelH8510,and her daughtersוּבְנֹתֶ֖יהָu.ve.no.Tei.haH1323shall be burnedתִּצַּ֑תְנָהti.Tzat.nahH3341with fireבָּאֵ֣שׁba.'EshH784:then shall Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478be heirוְיָרַ֧שׁve.ya.RashH3423unto them that were his heirsיֹרְשָׁ֖יוyo.re.ShavH3423,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

3Howlהֵילִ֨ילִיhei.Li.liH3213,O Heshbonחֶשְׁבּ֜וֹןchesh.BonH2809,for Aiעַ֗י'AiH5857is spoiledשֻׁדְּדָה־shu.de.dah-H7703:cryצְעַקְנָה֮tze.'ak.NahH6817,ye daughtersבְּנ֣וֹתbe.NotH1323of Rabbahרַבָּה֒ra.BahH7237,girdחֲגֹ֣רְנָהcha.Go.re.nahH2296you with sackclothשַׂקִּ֔יםsa.KimH8242;lamentסְפֹ֕דְנָהse.Fo.de.nahH5594,and run to and froוְהִתְשׁוֹטַ֖טְנָהve.hit.sho.Tat.nahH7751by the hedgesבַּגְּדֵר֑וֹתba.ge.de.RotH1448;for their kingמַלְכָּם֙mal.KamH4428shall goH3212into captivityבַּגּוֹלָ֣הba.go.LahH1473, andhis priestsכֹּהֲנָ֥יוko.ha.NavH3548and his princesוְשָׂרָ֖יוve.sa.RavH8269togetherיַחְדָּֽיו׃yach.DavH3162.

4Wherefore gloriestתִּתְהַֽלְלִי֙tit.ha.LiH1984thou in the valleysבָּֽעֲמָקִ֔יםba.'a.ma.KimH6010,thy flowingזָ֣בzavH2100valleyעִמְקֵ֔ךְ'im.KekhH6010,O backslidingהַשּֽׁוֹבֵבָ֑הha.shoe.VahH7728daughterהַבַּ֖תha.BatH1323?that trustedהַבֹּֽטְחָה֙ha.bo.te.ChahH982in her treasuresבְּאֹ֣צְרֹתֶ֔יהָbe.'O.tze.ro.Tei.haH214, saying,Who shall comeיָב֥וֹאya.Vo'H935unto me?

5Behold, I will bringמֵבִ֨יאme.Vi'H935a fearפַּ֗חַדPa.chadH6343upon thee, saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordאֲדֹנָ֧י'a.do.NaiH136Godיְהוִ֛הYah.wehH3069of hostsצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,from all those that be aboutסְבִיבָ֑יִךְse.vi.Va.yikhH5439thee; and ye shall be driven outוְנִדַּחְתֶּם֙ve.ni.dach.TemH5080every manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376right forthלְפָנָ֔יוle.fa.NavH6440;and none shall gather upמְקַבֵּ֖ץme.ka.BetzH6908him that wanderethלַנֹּדֵֽד׃la.no.DedH5074.

6And afterwardוְאַחֲרֵי־ve.'a.cha.rei-H310I will bring againאָשִׁ֛יב'a.ShivH7725the captivityשְׁב֥וּתshe.VutH7622of the childrenבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121of Ammonעַמּ֖וֹןa.MonH5983,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.

7Concerning Edomלֶאֱד֗וֹםle.'e.DomH123,thus saithאָמַר֙'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of hostsצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635; Iswisdomחָכְמָ֖הchokh.mahH2451no more in Temanבְּתֵימָ֑ןbe.tei.ManH8487?is counselעֵצָה֙'e.TzahH6098perishedאָבְדָ֤ה'a.ve.DahH6from the prudentמִבָּנִ֔יםmi.ba.NimH995?is their wisdomחָכְמָתָֽם׃cha.khe.ma.TamH2451vanishedנִסְרְחָ֖הnis.re.ChahH5628?

8Fleeנֻ֤סוּNu.suH5127ye, turn backהָפְנוּ֙ha.fe.NuH6437,dwellלָשֶׁ֔בֶתla.She.vetH3427deepהֶעְמִ֣יקוּhe'.Mi.kuH6009,O inhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֖יyo.she.VeiH3427of Dedanדְּדָ֑ןde.DanH1719;for I will bringהֵבֵ֥אתִיhe.Ve.tiH935the calamityאֵ֥יד'eidH343of Esauעֵשָׂ֛ו'e.SavH6215upon him, the timeעֵ֥ת'etH6256thatI will visitפְּקַדְתִּֽיו׃pe.kad.TivH6485him.

9If grapegatherersבֹּֽצְרִים֙bo.tze.RimH1219comeבָּ֣אוּBa.'uH935to thee, would they not leaveיַשְׁאִ֖רוּyash.'I.ruH7604somegleaning grapesעֽוֹלֵל֑וֹתo.le.LotH5955?if thievesגַּנָּבִ֥יםga.na.VimH1590by nightבַּלַּ֖יְלָהba.Lay.lahH3915,they will destroyהִשְׁחִ֥יתוּhish.Chi.tuH7843till they have enoughדַיָּֽם׃dai.YamH1767.

10But I have made Esauעֵשָׂ֗ו'e.SavH6215bareחָשַׂ֣פְתִּיcha.Saf.tiH2834,I have uncoveredגִּלֵּ֙יתִי֙gi.Lei.tiH1540his secret placesמִסְתָּרָ֔יוmis.ta.RavH4565,and he shall not be ableיוּכָ֑לyu.KhalH3201to hideוְנֶחְבָּ֖הve.nech.BahH2247himself: his seedזַרְע֛וֹzar.'OH2233is spoiledשֻׁדַּ֥דshu.DadH7703,and his brethrenוְאֶחָ֥יוve.'e.ChavH251,and his neighboursוּשְׁכֵנָ֖יוu.she.khe.NavH7934, and he is not.

11Leaveעָזְבָ֥ה'a.ze.VahH5800thy fatherless childrenיְתֹמֶ֖יךָye.to.Mei.khaH3490, I will preserve themaliveאֲחַיֶּ֑ה'a.chai.YehH2421;and let thy widowsוְאַלְמְנֹתֶ֖יךָve.'al.me.no.Tei.khaH490trustתִּבְטָֽחוּ׃ סtiv.Ta.chuH982in me.

12For thus saithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068;Behold, they whose judgmentמִשְׁפָּטָ֜םmish.pa.TamH4941wasnot to drinkלִשְׁתּ֤וֹתlish.TotH8354of the cupהַכּוֹס֙ha.kOsH3563have assuredlyשָׁת֣וֹsha.ToH8354drunkenיִשְׁתּ֔וּyish.TuH8354; and art thou he thatshall altogetherנָקֹ֖הna.KohH5352go unpunishedתִּנָּקֶ֑הti.na.KehH5352?thou shalt not go unpunishedתִנָּקֶ֔הti.na.KehH5352,but thou shalt surelyשָׁתֹ֖הsha.TohH8354drinkתִּשְׁתֶּֽה׃tish.TehH8354of it.

13For I have swornנִשְׁבַּ֙עְתִּי֙nish.Ba'.tiH7650by myself, saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,that Bozrahבָצְרָ֑הva.tze.RahH1224shall become a desolationלְשַׁמָּ֧הle.sha.MahH8047,a reproachלְחֶרְפָּ֛הle.cher.PahH2781,a wasteלְחֹ֥רֶבle.Cho.revH2721,and a curseוְלִקְלָלָ֖הve.lik.la.LahH7045;and all the citiesעָרֶ֥יהָ'a.Rei.haH5892thereof shall be perpetualעוֹלָֽם׃o.LamH5769wastesלְחָרְב֥וֹתle.cha.re.VotH2723.

14I have heardשָׁמַ֙עְתִּי֙sha.Ma'.tiH8085a rumourשְׁמוּעָ֤הshe.mu.'AhH8052from the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,and an ambassadorוְצִ֖ירve.TzirH6735is sentשָׁל֑וּחַsha.Lu.achH7971unto the heathenבַּגּוֹיִ֣םba.go.YimH1471, saying,Gather ye togetherהִֽתְקַבְּצוּ֙hit.ka.be.TzuH6908,and comeוּבֹ֣אוּu.Vo.'uH935against her, and rise upוְק֖וּמוּve.Ku.muH6965to the battleלַמִּלְחָמָֽה׃la.mil.cha.MahH4421.

15For, lo, I will makeנְתַתִּ֖יךָne.ta.Ti.khaH5414thee smallקָטֹ֛ןka.TonH6996among the heathenבַּגּוֹיִ֑םba.go.YimH1471, anddespisedבָּז֖וּיba.ZuiH959among menבָּאָדָֽם׃ba.'a.DamH120.

16Thy terriblenessתִּֽפְלַצְתְּךָ֞tif.latz.te.KhaH8606hath deceivedהִשִּׁ֤יאhi.Shi'H5377thee, andthe prideזְד֣וֹןze.DonH2087of thine heartלִבֶּ֔ךָli.Be.khaH3820,O thou that dwellestשֹֽׁכְנִי֙sho.khe.NiH7931in the cleftsבְּחַגְוֵ֣יbe.chag.VeiH2288of the rockהַסֶּ֔לַעha.Se.la'H5553,that holdestתֹּפְשִׂ֖יto.fe.SiH8610the heightמְר֣וֹםme.RomH4791of the hillגִּבְעָ֑הgiv.'AhH1389:though thou shouldest make thy nestקִנֶּ֔ךָki.Ne.chaH7064as highתַגְבִּ֤יהַtag.Bi.haH1361as the eagleכַּנֶּ֙שֶׁר֙ka.Ne.sherH5404,I will bring thee downאֽוֹרִידְךָ֖'o.ri.de.KhaH3381from thence, saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

17Also Edomאֱד֖וֹם'e.DomH123shall be a desolationלְשַׁמָּ֑הle.sha.MahH8047:every one that goethעֹבֵ֣ר'o.VerH5674by it shall be astonishedיִשֹּׁ֥םyi.ShomH8074,and shall hissוְיִשְׁרֹ֖קve.yish.RokH8319at all the plaguesמַכּוֹתֶֽהָ׃ma.ko.Te.haH4347thereof.

18As in the overthrowכְּֽמַהְפֵּכַ֞תke.mah.pe.KhatH4114of Sodomסְדֹ֧םse.DomH5467and Gomorrahוַעֲמֹרָ֛הva.'a.mo.RahH6017and the neighbourוּשְׁכֵנֶ֖יהָu.she.khe.Nei.haH7934citiesthereof, saithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,no manאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376shall abideיֵשֵׁ֥בye.ShevH3427there, neither shall a sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of manאָדָֽם׃'a.DamH120dwellיָג֥וּרya.GurH1481in it.

19Behold, he shall come upיַעֲלֶ֨הya.'a.LehH5927like a lionכְּאַרְיֵ֞הke.'ar.YehH738from the swellingמִגְּא֣וֹןmi.ge.'onH1347of Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּן֮hai.yar.DenH3383against the habitationנְוֵ֣הne.VehH5116of the strongאֵיתָן֒'ei.TanH386:but I will suddenlyאַרְגִּ֤יעָה'ar.Gi.'ahH7280make him run awayאֲרִיצֶ֨נּוּ'a.ri.Tze.nuH7323from her: and who isa chosenבָח֖וּרva.ChurH977man, thatI may appointאֶפְקֹ֑ד'ef.KodH6485over her? for who islike me? and who will appoint me the timeיֹעִידֶ֔נִּיyo.'i.De.niH3259? and who isthat shepherdרֹעֶ֔הro.'EhH7462that will standיַעֲמֹ֖דya.'a.ModH5975beforeלְפָנָֽי׃ סle.fa.NaiH6440me?

20Therefore hearשִׁמְע֣וּshim.'UH8085the counselעֲצַת־'a.tzat-H6098of the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,that he hath takenיָעַץ֙ya.'AtzH3289against Edomאֱד֔וֹם'e.DomH123;and his purposesוּמַ֨חְשְׁבוֹתָ֔יוu.Mach.she.vo.TavH4284,that he hath purposedחָשַׁ֖בcha.ShavH2803against the inhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֣יyo.she.VeiH3427of Temanתֵימָ֑ןtei.ManH8487:Surely the leastצְעִירֵ֣יtze.'i.ReiH6810of the flockהַצֹּ֔אןha.TzonH6629shall draw them outיִסְחָבוּם֙yis.cha.VumH5498:surely he shall make their habitationsנְוֵהֶֽם׃ne.ve.HemH5116desolateיַשִּׁ֛יםya.ShimH8074with them.

21The earthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776is movedרָעֲשָׁ֖הra.'a.ShahH7493at the noiseמִקּ֣וֹלmi.KolH6963of their fallנִפְלָ֔םnif.LamH5307,at the cryצְעָקָ֕הtze.'a.KahH6818the noiseקוֹלָֽהּ׃ko.LahH6963thereof was heardנִשְׁמַ֥עnish.Ma'H8085in the Redס֖וּףsufH5488seaבְּיַם־be.yam-H3220.

22Behold, he shall come upיַעֲלֶ֣הya.'a.LehH5927and flyוְיִדְאֶ֔הve.yid.'EhH1675as the eagleכַנֶּ֙שֶׁר֙kha.Ne.sherH5404,and spreadוְיִפְרֹ֥שׂve.yif.RosH6566his wingsכְּנָפָ֖יוke.na.FavH3671over Bozrahבָּצְרָ֑הbotz.rahH1224:and at that dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117shall the heartלֵ֞בlevH3820of the mighty menגִּבּוֹרֵ֤יgi.bo.ReiH1368of Edomאֱדוֹם֙'e.dOmH123be as the heartכְּלֵ֖בke.LevH3820of a womanאִשָּׁ֥ה'i.ShahH802in her pangsמְצֵרָֽה׃ סme.tze.RahH6887.

23Concerning Damascusלְדַמֶּ֗שֶׂקle.da.Me.sekH1834.Hamathחֲמָת֙cha.MatH2574is confoundedבּ֤וֹשָֽׁהBo.o.shahH954,and Arpadוְאַרְפָּ֔דve.'ar.PadH774:for they have heardשָׁמְע֖וּsha.me.'UH8085evilרָעָ֛הra.'AhH7451tidingsשְׁמֻעָ֥הshe.mu.'AhH8052:they are faintheartedנָמֹ֑גוּna.Mo.guH4127; there issorrowדְּאָגָ֔הde.'a.GahH1674on the seaבַּיָּ֣םbai.YamH3220;it cannotיוּכָֽל׃yu.KhalH3201be quietהַשְׁקֵ֖טhash.KetH8252.

24Damascusדַמֶּ֛שֶׂקda.Me.sekH1834is waxed feebleרָפְתָ֥הra.fe.TahH7503, andturnethהִפְנְתָ֥הhif.ne.TahH6437herself to fleeלָנ֖וּסla.NusH5127,and fearוְרֶ֣טֶט׀ve.Re.tetH7374hath seizedהֶחֱזִ֑יקָהhe.che.Zi.kahH2388on her:anguishצָרָ֧הtza.RahH6869and sorrowsוַחֲבָלִ֛יםva.cha.va.LimH2256have takenאֲחָזַ֖תָּה'a.cha.Za.tahH270her, as a woman in travailכַּיּוֹלֵדָֽה׃kai.yo.le.DahH3205.

25How is the cityעִ֣יר'irH5892of praiseתְּהִלָּ֑תte.hi.lahH8416not leftעֻזְּבָ֖ה'u.ze.VahH5800,the cityקִרְיַ֖תkir.YatH7151of my joyמְשׂוֹשִֽׂי׃me.so.SiH4885!

26Therefore her young menבַחוּרֶ֖יהָva.chu.Rei.haH970shall fallיִפְּל֥וּyi.pe.LuH5307in her streetsבִּרְחֹבֹתֶ֑יהָbir.cho.Tei.haH7339,and all the menאַנְשֵׁ֨י'an.SheiH582of warהַמִּלְחָמָ֤הha.mil.cha.MahH4421shall be cut offיִדַּ֙מּוּ֙yi.Da.muH1826in that dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117,saithנְאֻ֖םne.'UmH5002the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068of hostsצְבָאֽוֹת׃tze.va.'otH6635.

27And I will kindleוְהִצַּ֥תִּיve.hi.Tza.tiH3341a fireאֵ֖שׁ'eshH784in the wallבְּחוֹמַ֣תbe.cho.MatH2346of Damascusדַּמָּ֑שֶׂקda.Ma.sekH1834,and it shall consumeוְאָכְלָ֖הve.'a.khe.LahH398the palacesאַרְמְנ֥וֹת'ar.me.NotH759of Ben–hadadH1130.

28Concerning Kedarלְקֵדָ֣ר׀le.ke.DarH6938,and concerning the kingdomsוּֽלְמַמְלְכ֣וֹתu.le.mam.le.KhotH4467of Hazorחָצ֗וֹרcha.TzorH2674,which Nebuchadrezzarנְבֽוּכַדְרֶאצַּ֣רne.vu.khad.re.tzorH5019kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֔לba.VelH894shall smiteהִכָּה֙hi.KahH5221,thus saithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068;Ariseק֚וּמוּKu.muH6965ye, go upעֲל֣וּ'a.LuH5927to Kedarקֵדָ֔רke.DarH6938,and spoilוְשָׁדְד֖וּve.sha.de.DuH7703the menבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121of the eastקֶֽדֶם׃Ke.demH6924.

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