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Jeremiah 50:21-29

21Go upעֲלֵ֣ה'a.LehH5927against the landהָאָ֤רֶץha.'A.retzH776of Merathaimמְרָתַ֙יִם֙me.ra.Ta.yimH4850, evenagainst it, and against the inhabitantsיוֹשְׁבֵ֖יyo.she.VeiH3427of Pekodפְּק֑וֹדpe.KodH6489:wasteחֲרֹ֨בcha.RoH2717and utterly destroyוְהַחֲרֵ֤םve.ha.cha.RemH2763afterאַֽחֲרֵיהֶם֙'a.cha.rei.HemH310them, saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,and doוַעֲשֵׂ֕הva.'a.SehH6213according to all that I have commandedצִוִּיתִֽיךָ׃ סtzi.vi.Ti.khaH6680thee.

22A soundק֥וֹלKolH6963of battleמִלְחָמָ֖הmil.cha.MahH4421isin the landבָּאָ֑רֶץba.'A.retzH776,and of greatגָּדֽוֹל׃ga.DolH1419destructionוְשֶׁ֖בֶרve.She.verH7667.

23How is the hammerפַּטִּ֖ישׁpa.TishH6360of the whole earthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776cut asunderנִגְדַּע֙nig.Da'H1438and brokenוַיִּשָּׁבֵ֔רvai.yi.sha.VerH7665!how is Babylonבָּבֶ֖לba.VelH894become a desolationלְשַׁמָּ֛הle.sha.MahH8047among the nationsבַּגּוֹיִֽם׃ba.go.YimH1471!

24I have laid a snareיָקֹ֨שְׁתִּיya.Ko.she.tiH3369for thee, and thou art also takenנִלְכַּדְתְּ֙nil.kadTH3920,O Babylonבָּבֶ֔לba.VelH894,and thou wast not awareיָדָ֑עַתְּya.Da.'atH3045:thou art foundנִמְצֵאת֙nim.tzeTH4672,and also caughtנִתְפַּ֔שְׂתְּnit.PastH8610,because thou hast strivenהִתְגָּרִֽית׃hit.ga.RitH1624against the Lordבַֽיהוָ֖הba.Yah.wehH3068.

25The Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068hath openedפָּתַ֤חpa.TachH6605his armouryא֣וֹצָר֔וֹ'o.tza.RoH214,and hath brought forthוַיּוֹצֵ֖אvai.yo.Tze'H3318the weaponsכְּלֵ֣יke.LeiH3627of his indignationזַעְמ֑וֹza'.MoH2195: for this isthe workמְלָאכָ֣הme.la.KhahH4399of the Lordלַֽאדֹנָ֧יla.do.NaiH136Godיְהוִ֛הYah.wehH3069of hostsצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635in the landבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of the Chaldeansכַּשְׂדִּֽים׃kas.DimH3778.

26Comeבֹּֽאוּ־bo.'u-H935against her from the utmost borderמִקֵּץ֙mi.KetzH7093,openפִּתְח֣וּpit.ChuH6605her storehousesמַאֲבֻסֶ֔יהָma.'a.vu.Sei.haH3965:cast her upסָלּ֥וּהָsa.Lu.haH5549as heapsעֲרֵמִ֖ים'a.re.MimH6194,and destroy her utterlyוְהַחֲרִימ֑וּהָve.ha.cha.ri.Mu.haH2763:let nothing of her be leftשְׁאֵרִֽית׃she.'e.RitH7611.

27Slayחִרְבוּ֙chir.VuH2717all her bullocksפָּרֶ֔יהָpa.Rei.haH6499;let them go downיֵרְד֖וּye.re.DuH3381to the slaughterלַטָּ֑בַחla.Ta.vachH2874:woeה֣וֹיHoH1945unto them! for their dayיוֹמָ֖םyo.MamH3117is comeבָ֥אva'H935,the timeעֵ֥ת'etH6256of their visitationפְּקֻדָּתָֽם׃ סpe.ku.da.TamH6486.

28The voiceק֥וֹלKolH6963of them that fleeנָסִ֛יםna.SimH5127and escape outH6405of the landמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Babylonבָּבֶ֑לba.VelH894,to declareלְהַגִּ֣ידle.ha.GidH5046in Zionבְּצִיּ֗וֹןbe.tzi.YonH6726the vengeanceנִקְמַת֙nik.MatH5360of the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430,the vengeanceנִקְמַ֖תnik.MatH5360of his templeהֵיכָלֽוֹ׃hei.kha.LoH1964.

29Call togetherהַשְׁמִ֣יעוּhash.Mi.'uH8085the archersרַ֠בִּיםRa.bimH7228against Babylonבָּבֶ֣ל׀ba.VelH894:all ye that bendדֹּ֨רְכֵיDo.re.kheiH1869the bowקֶ֜שֶׁתKe.shetH7198,campחֲנ֧וּcha.NuH2583against it round aboutסָבִ֗יבsa.VivH5439;let none thereof escapeפְּלֵטָ֔הpe.le.TahH6413:recompenseשַׁלְּמוּ־sha.le.mu-H7999her according to her workכְּפָעֳלָ֔הּke.fo.'o.LahH6467;according to all that she hath doneעָשְׂתָ֖ה'a.se.TahH6213,doעֲשׂוּ־'a.su-H6213unto her: for she hath been proudזָ֖דָהZa.dahH2102against the Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068,against the Holy Oneקְד֥וֹשׁke.Do.oshH6918of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

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