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Jeremiah 51:56-58

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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