New American Standard Bible 1995

Jeremiah 46:2-10

2ToEgyptלְמִצְרַ֗יִםle.mitz.Ra.yimH4714,concerningH5921the armyחֵ֨ילcheilH2428ofPharaohH6549NecoH6549kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Egyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834was by the Euphratesפְּרָ֖תpe.RatH6578Riverנְהַר־ne.har-H5104atCarchemishבְּכַרְכְּמִ֑שׁbe.khar.ke.MishH3751,whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834Nebuchadnezzarנְבֽוּכַדְרֶאצַּר֙ne.vu.khad.re.TzarH5019kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֔לba.VelH894defeatedהִכָּ֗הhi.KahH5221in thefourthהָֽרְבִיעִ֔יתha.re.vi.'ItH7243yearבִּשְׁנַת֙bish.NatH8141of Jehoiakimלִיהוֹיָקִ֥יםli.ho.ya.KimH3079the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Josiahיֹאשִׁיָּ֖הוּyo.shi.Ya.huH2977,kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Judahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063:

3“Lineעִרְכ֤וּ'ir.KhuH6186up the shieldמָגֵן֙ma.GenH4043andbucklerוְצִנָּ֔הve.tzi.NahH6793,And drawוּגְשׁ֖וּu.ge.ShuH5066nearH5066for the battleלַמִּלְחָמָֽה׃la.mil.cha.MahH4421!

4Harnessאִסְר֣וּ'is.RuH631the horsesהַסּוּסִ֗יםha.su.SimH5483, Andmountוַֽעֲלוּ֙va.'a.LuH5927the steedsהַפָּ֣רָשִׁ֔יםha.Pa.ra.ShimH6571,And takeוְהִֽתְיַצְּב֖וּve.hit.ya.tze.VuH3320your standH3320with helmetsבְּכ֥וֹבָעִ֑יםbe.Khoa.'ImH3553on!Polishמִרְקוּ֙mir.KuH4838the spearsהָֽרְמָחִ֔יםha.re.ma.ChimH7420,Putלִבְשׁ֖וּliv.ShuH3847on thescale-armorהַסִּרְיֹנֹֽת׃ha.sir.yo.NotH5630!

5Whyמַדּ֣וּעַma.Du.a'H4069have I seenרָאִ֗יתִיra.'I.tiH7200it?They are terrifiedחַתִּים֮cha.TimH2844, They aredrawingנְסֹגִ֣יםne.so.GimH5472backאָחוֹר֒'a.chOrH268, And theirmightyH1368menH1368are defeatedיֻכַּ֔תּוּyu.Ka.tuH3807And have takenH5127refugeH5127in flightוּמָנ֥וֹסu.ma.NosH4498,Withoutוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808facingH6437backהִפְנ֑וּhif.NuH6437;Terrorמָג֥וֹרma.GorH4032is on everyH5439sideH5439!”Declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

6Let not theswiftהַקַּ֔לha.KalH7031manH7031fleeיָנ֣וּסya.NusH5127,NorH408the mightyH1368manH1368escapeיִמָּלֵ֖טyi.ma.LetH4422;In the northצָפ֙וֹנָה֙tza.Fo.nahH6828besideעַל־ יַ֣ד'al- yadH5921 H3027the riverנְהַר־ne.har-H5104Euphratesפְּרָ֔תpe.RatH6578They havestumbledכָּשְׁל֖וּka.she.LuH3782and fallenוְנָפָֽלוּ׃ve.na.Fa.luH5307.

7Whoמִי־mi-H4310is thisזֶ֖הzehH2088thatrisesיַֽעֲלֶ֑הya.'a.LehH5927like the Nileכַּיְאֹ֣רkay.'OrH2975,Like the riversכַּנְּהָר֕וֹתka.ne.ha.RotH5104whose watersמֵימָֽיו׃mei.MavH4325surgeיִֽתְגָּעֲשׁ֖וּyit.ga.'a.ShuH1607about?

8Egyptמִצְרַ֙יִם֙mitz.Ra.yimH4714risesיַֽעֲלֶ֔הya.'a.LehH5927like the Nileכַּיְאֹ֣רkay.'OrH2975,Even like the riversוְכַנְּהָר֖וֹתve.kha.ne.ha.RotH5104whose watersמָ֑יִםMa.yimH4325surgeיִתְגֹּ֣עֲשׁוּyit.Go.'a.shuH1607about;And He has saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “I willriseאַֽעֲלֶה֙'a.'a.LehH5927and coverאֲכַסֶּה־'a.kha.seh-H3680thatlandאֶ֔רֶץ'E.retzH776; I will surelydestroyאֹבִ֥ידָה'o.Vi.dahH6the cityעִ֖יר'irH5892and its inhabitantsוְיֹ֥שְׁבֵיve.Yo.she.veiH3427.”

9Goעֲל֤וּ'a.LuH5927up, you horsesהַסּוּסִים֙ha.su.SimH5483, anddriveוְהִתְהֹלְל֣וּve.hit.ho.le.LuH1984madlyH1984,you chariotsהָרֶ֔כֶבha.Re.khevH7393,That the mightyH1368menH1368maymarchH3318forwardH3318:Ethiopiaכּ֤וּשׁkushH3568andPutוּפוּט֙u.FutH6316,that handleתֹּפְשֵׂ֣יto.fe.SeiH8610the shieldמָגֵ֔ןma.GenH4043, And theLydiansוְלוּדִ֕יםve.lu.DimH3866,that handleתֹּפְשֵׂ֖יto.fe.SeiH8610andbendדֹּ֥רְכֵיDo.re.kheiH1869the bowקָֽשֶׁת׃Ka.shetH7198.

10Forthat dayוְֽהַיּ֨וֹםve.hai.YomH3117belongs to the Lordלַאדֹנָ֧יla.do.NaiH136GodH3068of hostsצְבָא֗וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,A dayי֤וֹםYomH3117ofvengeanceנְקָמָה֙ne.ka.MahH5360,so as to avengeלְהִנָּקֵ֣םle.hi.na.KemH5358Himself on His foesמִצָּרָ֔יוmi.tza.RavH6862; And theswordחֶ֙רֶב֙che.revH2719will devourוְאָכְלָ֥הve.'a.khe.LahH398and be satiatedוְשָׂ֣בְעָ֔הve.Sa.ve.'AhH7646AnddrinkH7301its fillוְרָוְתָ֖הve.ra.ve.TahH7301of their bloodמִדָּמָ֑םmi.da.MamH1818; For there will be aslaughterזֶ֠בַחZe.vachH2077for the Lordלַאדֹנָ֨יla.do.NaiH136GodH3068of hostsצְבָא֛וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,In the landבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of the northצָפ֖וֹןtza.FonH6828by the riverנְהַר־ne.har-H5104Euphratesפְּרָֽת׃pe.RatH6578.

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