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Jeremiah 51:5-14

5For Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֤לYis.ra.'ElH3478hath not beenforsakenאַלְמָ֨ן'al.ManH488,nor Judahוִֽיהוּדָה֙vi.hu.DahH3063of his Godמֵֽאֱלֹהָ֔יוme.'e.lo.HavH430,of the Lordמֵֽיְהוָ֖הme.Yah.wehH3068of hostsצְבָא֑וֹתtze.va.'otH6635;though their landאַרְצָם֙'ar.TzamH776was filledמָלְאָ֣הmal.'AhH4390with sinאָשָׁ֔ם'a.ShamH817against the Holy Oneמִקְּד֖וֹשׁmi.ke.Do.oshH6918of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

6Flee outנֻ֣סוּ׀Nu.suH5127of the midstמִתּ֣וֹךְmi.TokhH8432of Babylonבָּבֶ֗לba.VelH894,and deliverוּמַלְּטוּ֙u.ma.le.TuH4422every manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376his soulנַפְשׁ֔וֹnaf.ShoH5315:be not cut offתִּדַּ֖מּוּti.Da.muH1826in her iniquityבַּעֲוֹנָ֑הּba.'a.vo.NahH5771; for this isthe timeעֵ֨ת'etH6256of the Lord’sלַֽיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068vengeanceנְקָמָ֥הne.ka.MahH5360;he will renderמְשַׁלֵּ֖םme.sha.LemH7999unto her a recompenceגְּמ֕וּלge.MulH1576.

7Babylonבָּבֶל֙ba.VelH894hath beena goldenזָהָ֤בza.HavH2091cupכּוֹס־kos-H3563in the Lord’sיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068handבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027,that made all the earthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776drunkenמְשַׁכֶּ֖רֶתme.sha.Ke.retH7937:the nationsגוֹיִ֔םgo.YimH1471have drunkenשָׁת֣וּsha.TuH8354of her wineמִיֵּינָהּ֙mi.yei.NahH3196;therefore the nationsגוֹיִֽם׃go.YimH1471are madיִתְהֹלְל֥וּyit.ho.le.LuH1984.

8Babylonבָבֶ֖לva.VelH894is suddenlyפִּתְאֹ֛םpit.'OmH6597fallenנָפְלָ֥הna.fe.LahH5307and destroyedוַתִּשָּׁבֵ֑רva.ti.sha.VerH7665:howlהֵילִ֣ילוּhei.Li.luH3213for her; takeקְח֤וּke.ChuH3947balmצֳרִי֙tzo.RiH6875for her painלְמַכְאוֹבָ֔הּle.makh.'o.VahH4341,if so be she may be healedתֵּרָפֵֽא׃te.ra.Fe'H7495.

9We would have healedרִפִּ֣ינוּri.pi.nuH7495Babylonבָּבֶל֙ba.VelH894,but she is not healedנִרְפָּ֔תָהnir.Pa.tahH7495:forsakeעִזְב֕וּהָ'iz.Vu.haH5800her, and let us goH3212every oneאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376into his own countryלְאַרְצ֑וֹle.'ar.TzoH776:for her judgmentמִשְׁפָּטָ֔הּmish.pa.TahH4941reachethנָגַ֤עna.Ga'H5060unto heavenהַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,and is lifted upוְנִשָּׂ֖אve.ni.Sa'H5375evento the skiesשְׁחָקִֽים׃she.cha.KimH7834.

10The Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068hath brought forthהוֹצִ֥יאho.Tzi'H3318our righteousnessצִדְקֹתֵ֑ינוּtzid.ko.Tei.nuH6666:comeבֹּ֚אוּBo.'uH935,and let us declareוּנְסַפְּרָ֣הu.ne.sa.pe.RahH5608in Zionבְצִיּ֔וֹןve.tzi.YonH6726the workמַעֲשֵׂ֖הma.'a.SehH4639of the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃'e.lo.Hei.nuH430.

11Make brightהָבֵ֣רוּha.Ve.ruH1305the arrowsהַחִצִּים֮ha.chi.TzimH2671;gatherמִלְא֣וּmil.'UH4390the shieldsהַשְּׁלָטִים֒ha.she.la.TimH7982:the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068hath raised upהֵעִ֣ירhe.'IrH5782the spiritר֙וּחַ֙Ru.achH7307of the kingsמַלְכֵ֣יmal.KheiH4428of the Medesמָדַ֔יma.DaiH4074:for his deviceמְזִמָּת֖וֹme.zi.ma.ToH4209isagainst Babylonבָּבֶ֥לba.VelH894,to destroyלְהַשְׁחִיתָ֑הּle.hash.chi.TahH7843it; because it isthe vengeanceנִקְמַ֤תnik.MatH5360of the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,the vengeanceנִקְמַ֖תnik.MatH5360of his templeהֵיכָלֽוֹ׃hei.kha.LoH1964.

12Set upשְׂאוּ־se.'u-H5375the standardנֵ֗סNesH5251upon the wallsחוֹמֹ֨תcho.MotH2346of Babylonבָּבֶ֜לba.VelH894,make the watchהַמִּשְׁמָ֔רha.mish.MarH4929strongהַחֲזִ֙יקוּ֙ha.cha.Zi.kuH2388,set upהָקִ֙ימוּ֙ha.Ki.muH6965the watchmenשֹֽׁמְרִ֔יםsho.me.RimH8104,prepareהָכִ֖ינוּha.Khi.nuH3559the ambushesהָאֹֽרְבִ֑יםha.'o.re.VimH693:for the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068hath both devisedזָמַ֣םza.MamH2161and doneעָשָׂ֕ה'a.SahH6213that which he spakeדִּבֶּ֖רdi.BerH1696against the inhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֥יyo.she.VeiH3427of Babylonבָבֶֽל׃va.VelH894.

13O thou that dwellestשֹׁכַנְתְּ֙sho.khan.tiH7931upon manyרַבִּ֔יםra.BimH7227watersמַ֣יִםMa.yimH4325,abundantרַבַּ֖תra.BatH7227in treasuresאֽוֹצָרֹ֑ת'o.tza.RotH214,thine endקִצֵּ֖ךְki.TzekhH7093is comeבָּ֥אba'H935, andthe measureאַמַּ֥ת'a.MatH520of thy covetousnessבִּצְעֵֽךְ׃bitz.'EkhH1215.

14The Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068of hostsצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635hath swornנִשְׁבַּ֛עnish.Ba'H7650by himselfבְּנַפְשׁ֑וֹbe.naf.ShoH5315, saying,Surely I will fillמִלֵּאתִ֤יךְmi.le.TikhH4390thee with menאָדָם֙'a.DamH120,as with caterpillersכַּיֶּ֔לֶקkai.Ye.lekH3218;and they shall lift upוְעָנ֥וּve.'a.NuH6030a shoutהֵידָֽד׃ סhei.DadH1959against thee.

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