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Jeremiah 51:30-58

30The mighty menגִבּוֹרֵ֨יgi.bo.ReiH1368of Babylonבָבֶ֜לva.VelH894have forbornחָדְלוּ֩cha.de.LuH2308to fightלְהִלָּחֵ֗םle.hi.la.ChemH3898,they have remainedיָֽשְׁבוּ֙ya.she.VuH3427in theirholdsבַּמְּצָד֔וֹתba.me.tza.DotH4679:their mightגְבוּרָתָ֖םge.vu.ra.TamH1369hath failedנָשְׁתָ֥הna.she.TahH5405;they became as womenלְנָשִׁ֑יםle.na.ShimH802:they have burnedהִצִּ֥יתוּhi.Tzi.tuH3341her dwellingplacesמִשְׁכְּנֹתֶ֖יהָmish.ke.no.Tei.haH4908;her barsבְרִיחֶֽיהָ׃ve.ri.Chei.haH1280are brokenנִשְׁבְּר֥וּnish.be.RuH7665.

31One postרָ֤ץratzH7323shall runרָץ֙ratzH7323to meetH7125anotherיָר֔וּץya.RutzH7323,and one messengerוּמַגִּ֖ידu.ma.GidH5046to meetH7125anotherמַגִּ֑ידma.GidH5046,to shewלְהַגִּיד֙le.ha.GidH5046the kingלְמֶ֣לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֔לba.VelH894that his cityעִיר֖וֹi.RoH5892is takenנִלְכְּדָ֥הnil.ke.DahH3920at oneendמִקָּצֶֽה׃mi.ka.TzehH7097,

32And that the passagesוְהַמַּעְבָּר֣וֹתve.ha.ma'.ba.RotH4569are stoppedנִתְפָּ֔שׂוּnit.Pa.suH8610,and the reedsהָאֲגַמִּ֖יםha.'a.ga.MimH98they have burnedשָׂרְפ֣וּsa.re.FuH8313with fireבָאֵ֑שׁva.'EshH784,and the menוְאַנְשֵׁ֥יve.'an.SheiH582of warהַמִּלְחָמָ֖הha.mil.cha.MahH4421are affrightedנִבְהָֽלוּ׃ סniv.Ha.luH926.

33For thus saithאָמַ֜ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068of hostsצְבָאוֹת֙tze.va.'OtH6635,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478;The daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of Babylonבָּבֶ֕לba.VelH894islike a threshingfloorכְּגֹ֖רֶןke.Go.renH1637, it istimeעֵ֣ת'etH6256to threshהִדְרִיכָ֑הּhid.ri.KhahH1869her: yet a little whileמְעַ֔טme.'AtH4592,and the timeעֵֽת־'et-H6256of her harvestהַקָּצִ֖ירha.ka.TzirH7105shall comeוּבָ֥אָהu.Va.'ahH935.

34Nebuchadrezzarנְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּר֮ne.vu.khad.re.TzarH5019the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Babylonבָּבֶל֒ba.VelH894hath devouredאֲכָלַ֣נִי'a.kha.la.niH398me, he hath crushedהֲמָמַ֗נִיha.ma.ma.niH2000me, he hath madeהִצִּיגַ֙נִי֙hi.tzi.ga.niH3322me an emptyרִ֔יקRikH7385vesselכְּלִ֣יke.LiH3627,he hath swallowed me upבְּלָעַ֙נִי֙be.la.'a.niH1104like a dragonכַּתַּנִּ֔יןka.ta.NinH8577,he hath filledמִלָּ֥אmi.La'H4390his bellyכְרֵשׂ֖וֹkhe.re.SoH3770with my delicatesמֵֽעֲדָנָ֑יme.'a.da.NaiH5730,he hath cast me outהֱדִיחָֽנִי׃he.di.cha.niH1740.

35The violenceחֲמָסִ֤יcha.ma.SiH2555done to me and to my fleshוּשְׁאֵרִי֙u.she.'e.RiH7607beupon Babylonבָּבֶ֔לba.VelH894,shall the inhabitantיֹשֶׁ֣בֶתyo.She.vetH3427of Zionצִיּ֑וֹןtzi.YonH6726sayתֹּאמַ֖רto.MarH559;and my bloodוְדָמִי֙ve.da.MiH1818upon the inhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֣יyo.she.VeiH3427of Chaldeaכַשְׂדִּ֔יםkhas.DimH3778,shall Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ סye.ru.sha.LimH3389sayתֹּאמַ֖רto.MarH559.

36Therefore thus saithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068;Behold, I will pleadרָב֙ravH7378thy causeרִיבֵ֔ךְri.VekhH7379,and take vengeanceוְנִקַּמְתִּ֖יve.ni.kam.TiH5358for theeנִקְמָתֵ֑ךְnik.ma.TekhH5360;and I will dry upוְהַחֲרַבְתִּי֙ve.ha.cha.rav.TiH2717her seaיַמָּ֔הּya.MahH3220,and make her springsמְקוֹרָֽהּ׃me.ko.RahH4726dryוְהֹבַשְׁתִּ֖יve.hoash.TiH3001.

37And Babylonבָבֶ֨ל׀va.VelH894shall become heapsלְגַלִּ֧ים׀le.ga.LimH1530,a dwellingplaceמְעוֹן־me.'on-H4583for dragonsתַּנִּ֛יםta.NimH8577,an astonishmentשַׁמָּ֥הsha.MahH8047,and an hissingוּשְׁרֵקָ֖הu.she.re.KahH8322,without an inhabitantיוֹשֵֽׁב׃yo.ShevH3427.

38They shall roarיִשְׁאָ֑גוּyish.'A.guH7580togetherיַחְדָּ֖וyach.DavH3162like lionsכַּכְּפִרִ֣יםka.ke.fi.RimH3715:they shall yellנָעֲר֖וּna.'a.RuH5286as lions’אֲרָיֽוֹת׃'a.ra.YotH738whelpsכְּגוֹרֵ֥יke.go.ReiH1484.

39In their heatH2527I will makeאָשִׁ֣ית'a.ShitH7896their feastsמִשְׁתֵּיהֶ֗םmish.tei.HemH4960,and I will make them drunkenוְהִשְׁכַּרְתִּים֙ve.hish.kar.TimH7937,that they may rejoiceיַעֲלֹ֔זוּya.'a.Lo.zuH5937,and sleepוְיָשְׁנ֥וּve.ya.she.NuH3462a perpetualעוֹלָ֖םo.LamH5769sleepשְׁנַת־she.nat-H8142,and not wakeיָקִ֑יצוּya.Ki.tzuH6974,saithנְאֻ֖םne.'UmH5002the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

40I will bring them downאֽוֹרִידֵ֖ם'o.ri.DemH3381like lambsכְּכָרִ֣יםke.kha.RimH3733to the slaughterלִטְב֑וֹחַlit.Vo.achH2873,like ramsכְּאֵילִ֖יםke.'ei.LimH352with he goatsעַתּוּדִֽים׃'a.tu.DimH6260.

41How is Sheshachשֵׁשַׁ֔ךְshe.ShakhH8347takenנִלְכְּדָ֣הnil.ke.DahH3920!and how is the praiseתְּהִלַּ֣תte.hi.LatH8416of the whole earthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776surprisedוַתִּתָּפֵ֖שׂva.ti.ta.FesH8610!how is Babylonבָּבֶ֖לba.VelH894become an astonishmentלְשַׁמָּ֛הle.sha.MahH8047among the nationsבַּגּוֹיִֽם׃ba.go.YimH1471!

42The seaהַיָּ֑םhai.YamH3220is come upעָלָ֥ה'a.LahH5927upon Babylonבָּבֶ֖לba.VelH894:she is coveredנִכְסָֽתָה׃nikh.Sa.tahH3680with the multitudeבַּהֲמ֥וֹןba.ha.MonH1995of the wavesגַּלָּ֖יוga.LavH1530thereof.

43Her citiesעָרֶ֙יהָ֙'a.Rei.haH5892are a desolationלְשַׁמָּ֔הle.sha.MahH8047,a dryצִיָּ֣הtzi.YahH6723landאֶ֖רֶץ'E.retzH776,and a wildernessוַעֲרָבָ֑הva.'a.ra.VahH6160,a landאֶ֗רֶץ'E.retzH776wherein no manאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376dwellethיֵשֵׁ֤בye.ShevH3427, neither doth anysonבֶּן־ben-H1121of manאָדָֽם׃'a.DamH120passיַעֲבֹ֥רya.'a.VorH5674therebyH2004.

44And I will punishוּפָקַדְתִּ֨יu.fa.kad.TiH6485Belבֵּ֜לbelH1078in Babylonבְּבָבֶ֗לbe.va.VelH894,and I will bring forthוְהֹצֵאתִ֤יve.ho.tze.TiH3318out of his mouthמִפִּ֔יוmi.PivH6310that which he hath swallowed upבִּלְעוֹ֙bil.'OH1105:and the nationsגּוֹיִ֑םgo.YimH1471shall not flow togetherיִנְהֲר֥וּyin.ha.RuH5102any more unto him: yea, the wallחוֹמַ֥תcho.MatH2346of Babylonבָּבֶ֖לba.VelH894shall fallנָפָֽלָה׃na.Fa.lahH5307.

45My peopleעַמִּ֔י'a.MiH5971,go ye outצְא֤וּtze.'UH3318of the midstמִתּוֹכָהּ֙mi.to.KhahH8432of her, and deliverוּמַלְּט֖וּu.ma.le.TuH4422ye every manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376his soulנַפְשׁ֑וֹnaf.ShoH5315from the fierceמֵחֲר֖וֹןme.cha.RonH2740angerאַף־'af-H639of the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

46And lest your heartלְבַבְכֶם֙le.vav.KhemH3824faintיֵרַ֤ךְye.RakhH7401,and ye fearוְתִֽירְא֔וּve.ti.re.'UH3372for the rumourבַּשְּׁמוּעָ֖הba.she.mu.'AhH8052that shall be heardהַנִּשְׁמַ֣עַתha.nish.Ma.'atH8085in the landבָּאָ֑רֶץba.'A.retzH776;a rumourהַשְּׁמוּעָ֗הha.she.mu.'AhH8052shall both comeוּבָ֧אu.Va'H935oneyearבַשָּׁנָ֣הva.sha.NahH8141,and afterוְאַחֲרָ֤יוve.'a.cha.RavH310that in anotheryearבַּשָּׁנָה֙ba.sha.NahH8141shall comea rumourהַשְּׁמוּעָ֔הha.she.mu.'AhH8052,and violenceוְחָמָ֣סve.cha.MasH2555in the landבָּאָ֔רֶץba.'A.retzH776,rulerוּמֹשֵׁ֖לu.mo.ShelH4910against rulerמֹשֵֽׁל׃mo.ShelH4910.

47Therefore, behold, the daysיָמִ֣יםya.MimH3117comeבָּאִ֔יםba.'ImH935,that I will do judgmentוּפָקַדְתִּי֙u.fa.kad.TiH6485upon the graven imagesפְּסִילֵ֣יpe.si.LeiH6456of Babylonבָבֶ֔לva.VelH894:and her whole landאַרְצָ֖הּ'ar.TzahH776shall be confoundedתֵּב֑וֹשׁte.Vo.oshH954,and all her slainחֲלָלֶ֖יהָcha.la.Lei.haH2491shall fallיִפְּל֥וּyi.pe.LuH5307in the midstבְתוֹכָֽהּ׃ve.to.KhahH8432of her.

48Then the heavenשָׁמַ֣יִםsha.Ma.yimH8064and the earthוָאָ֔רֶץva.'A.retzH776, and all that istherein, shall singוְרִנְּנ֤וּve.ri.ne.NuH7442for Babylonבָּבֶל֙ba.VelH894:for the spoilersהַשּׁוֹדְדִ֖יםha.sho.DimH7703shall comeיָבוֹא־ya.Vo'-H935unto her from the northמִצָּפ֛וֹןmi.tza.FonH6828,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

49AsH1571Babylonבָּבֶ֕לba.VelH894hath causedthe slainחַֽלְלֵ֣יcha.LeiH2491of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478to fallלִנְפֹּ֖לlin.PolH5307,so at Babylonלְבָבֶ֥לle.va.VelH894shall fallנָפְל֖וּna.fe.LuH5307the slainחַֽלְלֵ֥יcha.LeiH2491of all the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

50Ye that have escapedH6405the swordמֵחֶ֔רֶבme.Che.revH2719,go awayהִלְכ֖וּhil.KhuH1980,stand not stillתַּעֲמֹ֑דוּta.'a.Mo.duH5975:rememberזִכְר֤וּzikh.RuH2142the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068afar offמֵֽרָחוֹק֙me.ra.chOkH7350,and let Jerusalemוִירֽוּשָׁלִַ֖םvi.ru.sha.LimH3389comeתַּעֲלֶ֥הta.'a.LehH5927into your mindלְבַבְכֶֽם׃le.vav.KhemH3824.

51We are confoundedבֹּ֚שְׁנוּBo.she.nuH954,because we have heardשָׁמַ֣עְנוּsha.Ma'.nuH8085reproachחֶרְפָּ֔הcher.PahH2781:shameכְלִמָּ֖הkhe.li.MahH3639hath coveredכִּסְּתָ֥הki.se.TahH3680our facesפָּנֵ֑ינוּpa.Nei.nuH6440:for strangersזָרִ֔יםza.RimH2114are comeבָּ֣אוּBa.'uH935into the sanctuariesמִקְדְּשֵׁ֖יmik.de.SheiH4720of the Lord’sיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004.

52Wherefore, behold, the daysיָמִ֤יםya.MimH3117comeבָּאִים֙ba.'ImH935,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,that I will do judgmentוּפָקַדְתִּ֖יu.fa.kad.TiH6485upon her graven imagesפְּסִילֶ֑יהָpe.si.Lei.haH6456:and through all her landאַרְצָ֖הּ'ar.TzahH776the woundedחָלָֽל׃cha.LalH2491shall groanיֶאֱנֹ֥קye.'e.NokH602.

53Though Babylonבָבֶל֙va.VelH894should mount upתַעֲלֶ֤הta.'a.LehH5927to heavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,and though she should fortifyתְבַצֵּ֖רte.va.TzerH1219the heightמְר֣וֹםme.RomH4791of her strengthעֻזָּ֑הּ'u.ZahH5797,yetH227from me shall spoilersשֹׁדְדִ֛יםsho.de.DimH7703comeיָבֹ֧אוּya.Vo.'uH935unto her, saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.

54A soundק֥וֹלKolH6963of a cryזְעָקָ֖הze.'a.KahH2201comethfrom Babylonמִבָּבֶ֑לmi.ba.VelH894,and greatגָּד֖וֹלga.DolH1419destructionוְשֶׁ֥בֶרve.She.verH7667from the landמֵאֶ֥רֶץme.'E.retzH776of the Chaldeansכַּשְׂדִּֽים׃kas.DimH3778:

55Because the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068hath spoiledשֹׁדֵ֤דsho.DedH7703Babylonבָּבֶ֔לba.VelH894,and destroyedוְאִבַּ֥דve.'i.BadH6out of her the greatגָּד֑וֹלga.DolH1419voiceק֣וֹלKolH6963;when her wavesגַלֵּיהֶם֙ga.lei.HemH1530do roarוְהָמ֤וּve.ha.MuH1993like greatרַבִּ֔יםra.BimH7227watersכְּמַ֣יִםke.Ma.yimH4325,a noiseשְׁא֖וֹןshe.'onH7588of their voiceקוֹלָֽם׃ko.LamH6963is utteredנִתַּ֥ןni.TanH5414:

56Because the spoilerשׁוֹדֵ֔דsho.DedH7703is comeבָ֨אva'H935upon her, evenupon Babylonבָּבֶל֙ba.VelH894,and her mighty menגִּבּוֹרֶ֔יהָgi.bo.Rei.haH1368are takenוְנִלְכְּדוּ֙ve.nil.ke.DuH3920,every one of their bowsקַשְּׁתוֹתָ֑םka.she.to.TamH7198is brokenחִתְּתָ֖הchi.te.TahH2865:for the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068Godאֵ֧ל'elH410of recompencesגְּמֻל֛וֹתge.mu.LotH1578shall surelyשַׁלֵּ֥םsha.LemH7999requiteיְשַׁלֵּֽם׃ye.sha.LemH7999.

57And I will make drunkוְ֠הִשְׁכַּרְתִּיVe.hish.kar.tiH7937her princesשָׂרֶ֨יהָsa.Rei.haH8269,and her wiseוַחֲכָמֶ֜יהָva.cha.kha.Mei.haH2450men,her captainsפַּחוֹתֶ֤יהָpa.cho.Tei.haH6346,and her rulersוּסְגָנֶ֙יהָ֙u.se.ga.Nei.haH5461,and her mighty menוְגִבּוֹרֶ֔יהָve.gi.bo.Rei.haH1368:and they shall sleepוְיָשְׁנ֥וּve.ya.she.NuH3462a perpetualעוֹלָ֖םo.LamH5769sleepשְׁנַת־she.nat-H8142,and not wakeיָקִ֑יצוּya.Ki.tzuH6974,saithנְאֻ֨ם־ne.'Um-H5002the Kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,whose nameשְׁמֽוֹ׃ סshe.MoH8034isthe Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068of hostsצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635.

58Thus saithאָמַ֞ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of hostsצְבָא֗וֹתtze.va.'otH6635;The broadהָֽרְחָבָה֙ha.re.cha.VahH7342wallsחֹ֠מוֹתCho.motH2346of Babylonבָּבֶ֤לba.VelH894shall be utterlyעַרְעֵ֣ר'ar.'ErH6209brokenתִּתְעַרְעָ֔רtit.'ar.'ArH6209,and her highהַגְּבֹהִ֖יםha.ge.vo.HimH1364gatesוּשְׁעָרֶ֥יהָu.she.'a.Rei.haH8179shall be burnedיִצַּ֑תּוּyi.Tza.tuH3341with fireבָּאֵ֣שׁba.'EshH784;and the peopleעַמִּ֧ים'a.MimH5971shall labourוְיִֽגְע֨וּve.yig.'UH3021in vainרִ֛יקrikH7385,and the folkוּלְאֻמִּ֥יםu.le.'u.MimH3816inH1767the fireאֵ֖שׁ'eshH784,and they shall be wearyוְיָעֵֽפוּ׃ סve.ya.'E.fuH3286.

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