New American Standard Bible 1995

Jeremiah 25:9-18

9beholdH2009, I willsendשֹׁלֵ֡חַsho.Le.achH7971and takeוְלָקַחְתִּי֩ve.la.kach.TiH3947allכָּל־kol-H3605the familiesמִשְׁפְּח֨וֹתmish.pe.ChotH4940of the northצָפ֜וֹןtza.FonH6828,’declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068, ‘and I will sendto Nebuchadnezzarנְבֽוּכַדְרֶאצַּ֣רne.vu.khad.re.TzarH5019kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Babylonבָּבֶל֮ba.VelH894,My servantעַבְדִּי֒'av.DiH5650,and will bringוַהֲבִ֨אֹתִ֜יםva.ha.Vi.'o.TimH935them againstעַל־'al-H5921thisH2088landהָאָ֤רֶץha.'A.retzH776and againstוְעַל־ve.'al-H5921its inhabitantsיֹ֣שְׁבֶ֔יהָyo.she.Vei.haH3427and againstוְעַ֛לve.'AlH5921allכָּל־kol-H3605theseהָאֵ֖לֶּהha.'E.lehH428nationsהַגּוֹיִ֥םha.go.YimH1471roundסָבִ֑יבsa.VivH5439aboutH5439; and I willutterlyH2763destroyוְהַ֣חֲרַמְתִּ֔יםve.Ha.cha.ram.TimH2763them andmakeוְשַׂמְתִּים֙ve.sam.TimH7760them a horrorלְשַׁמָּ֣הle.sha.MahH8047and a hissingוְלִשְׁרֵקָ֔הve.lish.re.KahH8322,and an everlastingעוֹלָֽם׃o.LamH5769desolationוּלְחָרְב֖וֹתu.le.cha.re.VotH2723.

10Moreover, I willtakeוְהַאֲבַדְתִּ֣יve.ha.'a.vad.TiH6from them the voiceק֤וֹלKolH6963of joyשָׂשׂוֹן֙sa.sOnH8342and the voiceוְק֣וֹלve.KolH6963of gladnessשִׂמְחָ֔הsim.ChahH8057,the voiceק֥וֹלKolH6963of the bridegroomחָתָ֖ןcha.TanH2860and the voiceוְק֣וֹלve.KolH6963of the brideכַּלָּ֑הka.LahH3618, thesoundק֥וֹלKolH6963of the millstonesרֵחַ֖יִםre.Cha.yimH7347and the lightוְא֥וֹרve.'orH216of the lampנֵֽר׃NerH5216.

11ThisH2088wholeכָּל־kol-H3605landהָאָ֣רֶץha.'A.retzH776will be a desolationלְחָרְבָּ֖הle.cha.re.BahH2723and a horrorלְשַׁמָּ֑הle.sha.MahH8047,and theseהָאֵ֛לֶּהha.'E.lehH428nationsהַגּוֹיִ֥םha.go.YimH1471will serveוְעָ֨בְד֜וּve.'A.ve.DuH5647the kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֖לba.VelH894seventyשִׁבְעִ֥יםshiv.'ImH7657yearsשָׁנָֽה׃sha.NahH8141.

12‘Then it will bewhen seventyשִׁבְעִ֣יםshiv.'ImH7657yearsשָׁנָ֡הsha.NahH8141are completedכִמְלֹ֣אותkhim.LotH4390I willpunishאֶפְקֹ֣ד'ef.KodH6485the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Babylonבָּבֶל֩ba.VelH894and that nationהַגּ֨וֹיha.GoyH1471,’declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068, ‘for their iniquityעֲוֹנָ֖ם'a.vo.NamH5771,and the landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of the Chaldeansכַּשְׂדִּ֑יםkas.DimH3778; andI will makeוְשַׂמְתִּ֥יve.sam.TiH7760it an everlastingעוֹלָֽם׃o.LamH5769desolationלְשִֽׁמְמ֥וֹתle.shi.MotH8077.

13I will bringוְהֵֽבֵאתִי֙ve.he.ve.tiH935upon that landהָאָ֣רֶץha.'A.retzH776allכָּל־kol-H3605My wordsדְּבָרַ֖יde.va.RaiH1697whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834I have pronouncedדִּבַּ֣רְתִּיdi.Bar.tiH1696againstH5921it, allכָּל־kol-H3605that is writtenהַכָּתוּב֙ha.ka.TuvH3789inthisהַזֶּ֔הha.ZehH2088bookבַּסֵּ֣פֶרba.Se.ferH5612whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֖הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414has prophesiedנִבָּ֥אni.Ba'H5012againstH5921allכָּל־kol-H3605the nationsהַגּוֹיִֽם׃ha.go.YimH1471.

14(Formanyרַבִּ֔יםra.BimH7227nationsגּוֹיִ֣םgo.YimH1471and greatגְּדוֹלִ֑יםge.do.LimH1419kingsוּמְלָכִ֖יםu.me.la.KhimH4428will makeH5647slavesH5647of them, evenגַּם־gam-H1571them; and I willrecompenseוְשִׁלַּמְתִּ֥יve.shi.lam.TiH7999them according to their deedsכְּפָעֳלָ֖םke.fo.'o.LamH6467and according to the workוּכְמַעֲשֵׂ֥הu.khe.ma.'a.SehH4639of their handsיְדֵיהֶֽם׃ סye.dei.HemH3027.)’”

15For thusכֹה֩khohH3541the Lordיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֤י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478,saysאָמַ֨ר'a.MarH559to me, “Takeקַ֠חkachH3947thisH2088cupכּ֨וֹסKosH3563of the wineהַיַּ֧יִןhai.Ya.yinH3196of wrathהַחֵמָ֛הha.che.MahH2534from My handמִיָּדִ֑יmi.ya.DiH3027and cause allכָּל־kol-H3605the nationsהַגּוֹיִ֔םha.go.YimH1471to whomאֲשֶׁ֧ר'a.SherH834I sendשֹׁלֵ֥חַsho.Le.achH7971you to drinkוְהִשְׁקִיתָ֤הve.hish.ki.TahH8248it.

16They willdrinkוְשָׁת֕וּve.sha.TuH8354and staggerוְהִֽתְגֹּֽעֲשׁ֖וּve.hit.go.'a.ShuH1607and goH1984madוְהִתְהֹלָ֑לוּve.hit.ho.La.luH1984becauseמִפְּנֵ֣יmi.pe.NeiH4480 H6440of the swordהַחֶ֔רֶבha.Che.revH2719that I will sendשֹׁלֵ֖חַsho.Le.achH7971amongבֵּינֹתָֽם׃bei.no.TamH996them.”

17Then I tookוָאֶקַּ֥חva.'e.KachH3947the cupהַכּ֖וֹסha.KosH3563from the Lord’sיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068handמִיַּ֣דmi.YadH3027andmade allכָּל־kol-H3605the nationsהַגּוֹיִ֔םha.go.YimH1471to whomאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068sentשְׁלָחַ֥נִיshe.la.Cha.niH7971me drinkוָֽאַשְׁקֶה֙va.'ash.KehH8248it:

18Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙ye.ru.sha.LimH3389and the citiesעָרֵ֣י'a.ReiH5892of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063and its kingsמְלָכֶ֖יהָme.la.Khei.haH4428andits princesשָׂרֶ֑יהָsa.Rei.haH8269,to makeלָתֵ֨תla.TetH5414them a ruinלְחָרְבָּ֧הle.cha.re.BahH2723,a horrorלְשַׁמָּ֛הle.sha.MahH8047,a hissingלִשְׁרֵקָ֥הlish.re.KahH8322and a curseוְלִקְלָלָ֖הve.lik.la.LahH7045,as it is thisהַזֶּֽה׃ha.ZehH2088dayכַּיּ֥וֹםkai.YomH3117;

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