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Jeremiah 51:59-64

59The wordהַדָּבָ֞רha.da.VarH1697which Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֣הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414the prophetהַנָּבִ֗יאha.na.Vi'H5030commandedצִוָּ֣ה׀tzi.VahH6680Seraiahשְׂרָיָ֣הse.ra.YahH8304the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Neriahנֵרִיָּה֮ne.ri.YahH5374,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Maaseiahמַחְסֵיָה֒mach.se.YahH4271,when he wentH3212with Zedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֤הוּtzid.ki.Ya.huH6667the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Judahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063into Babylonבָּבֶ֔לba.VelH894in the fourthהָרְבִעִ֖יתha.re.vi.'ItH7243yearבִּשְׁנַ֥תbish.NatH8141of his reignלְמָלְכ֑וֹle.ma.le.KhoH4427. And thisSeraiahוּשְׂרָיָ֖הu.se.ra.YahH8304wasa quietמְנוּחָֽה׃me.nu.ChahH4496princeשַׂ֥רsarH8269.

60So Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֗הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414wroteוַיִּכְתֹּ֣בvai.yikh.ToH3789in aאֶחָ֑ד'e.ChadH259bookסֵ֣פֶרSe.ferH5612all the evilהָרָעָ֛הha.ra.'AhH7451that should comeתָּב֥וֹאta.Vo'H935upon Babylonבָּבֶ֖לba.VelH894, evenall these wordsהַדְּבָרִ֣יםha.de.va.RimH1697that are writtenהַכְּתֻבִ֖יםha.ke.tu.VimH3789against Babylonבָּבֶֽל׃ba.VelH894.

61And Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֖הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Seraiahשְׂרָיָ֑הse.ra.YahH8304,When thou comestכְּבֹאֲךָ֣ke.vo.'a.KhaH935to Babylonבָבֶ֔לva.VelH894,and shalt seeוְֽרָאִ֔יתָve.ra.'I.taH7200,and shalt readוְֽקָרָ֔אתָve.ka.Ra.taH7121all these wordsהַדְּבָרִ֖יםha.de.va.RimH1697;

62Then shalt thou sayוְאָמַרְתָּ֗ve.'a.mar.TaH559,O Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,thou hast spokenדִבַּ֜רְתָּdi.Bar.taH1696against this placeהַמָּק֤וֹםha.ma.KomH4725,to cut it offלְהַכְרִית֔וֹle.hakh.ri.ToH3772,that none shall remainיוֹשֵׁ֔בyo.ShevH3427in it, neither manלְמֵאָדָ֖םle.me.'a.DamH120nor beastבְּהֵמָ֑הbe.he.MahH929,but that it shall be desolateשִׁמְמ֥וֹתshi.MotH8077for everעוֹלָ֖םo.LamH5769.

63And it shall be, when thou hast made an endכְּכַלֹּ֣תְךָ֔ke.cha.Lo.te.khaH3615of readingלִקְרֹ֖אlik.Ro'H7121this bookהַסֵּ֣פֶרha.Se.ferH5612, thatthou shalt bindתִּקְשֹׁ֤רtik.ShorH7194a stoneאֶ֔בֶן'E.venH68to it, and castוְהִשְׁלַכְתּ֖וֹve.hish.lakh.ToH7993it into the midstתּ֥וֹךְTokhH8432of Euphratesפְּרָֽת׃pe.RatH6578:

64And thou shalt sayוְאָמַרְתָּ֗ve.'a.mar.TaH559,Thus shall Babylonבָּבֶ֤לba.VelH894sinkתִּשְׁקַ֨עtish.Ka'H8257,and shall not riseתָקוּם֙ta.KumH6965fromמִפְּנֵ֣יmi.pe.NeiH6440the evilהָרָעָ֗הha.ra.'AhH7451that I will bringמֵבִ֥יאme.Vi'H935upon her: and they shall be wearyוְיָעֵ֑פוּve.ya.'E.fuH3286. Thus far arethe wordsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697of Jeremiahיִרְמְיָֽהוּ׃ סyir.me.Ya.huH3414.

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