New American Standard Bible 1995

Jeremiah 48:1-23

1ConcerningMoabלְמוֹאָ֡בle.mo.'AvH4124.Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saysאָמַר֩'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068of hostsצְבָא֜וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478, “Woeה֤וֹיHoH1945toNeboנְבוֹ֙ne.VoH5015,for it has been destroyedשֻׁדָּ֔דָהshu.Da.dahH7703;Kiriathaimקִרְיָתָ֑יִםkir.ya.Ta.yimH7156has beenH954putהֹבִ֥ישָׁהho.Vi.shahH954to shameהֹבִ֥ישָׁהho.Vi.shahH954,it has been capturedנִלְכְּדָ֖הnil.ke.DahH3920;The loftyH4869strongholdH4869has beenH954putH954to shameH954andshatteredוָחָֽתָּה׃va.Cha.tahH2865.

2ThereH369is praiseתְּהִלַּ֣תte.hi.LatH8416for Moabמוֹאָב֒mo.'AvH4124noH369longerעוֹד֮'OdH5750; InHeshbonבְּחֶשְׁבּ֗וֹןbe.chesh.BonH2809they have devisedחָשְׁב֤וּcha.she.VuH2803calamityH7463againstעָלֶ֙יהָ֙'a.Lei.haH5921her: ‘Comeלְכ֖וּle.KhuH1980and let us cutוְנַכְרִיתֶ֣נָּהve.nakh.ri.Te.nahH3772her offH3772from beinga nationמִגּ֑וֹיmi.GoyH1471!’You tooגַּם־gam-H1571,Madmenמַדְמֵ֣ןmad.MenH4086,will be silencedתִּדֹּ֔מִּיti.Do.miH1826;The swordחָֽרֶב׃Cha.revH2719will followתֵּ֥לֶךְTe.lekhH310 H1980afterH310you.

3The soundק֥וֹלKolH6963of an outcryצְעָקָ֖הtze.'a.KahH6818fromHoronaimמֵחֹֽרוֹנָ֑יִםme.cho.ro.Na.yimH2773, ‘Devastationשֹׁ֖דshodH7701and greatגָּדֽוֹל׃ga.DolH1419destructionוָשֶׁ֥בֶרva.She.verH7667!’

4Moabמוֹאָ֑בmo.'AvH4124is brokenנִשְׁבְּרָ֖הnish.be.RahH7665,Her littleH6810onesH6810have soundedהִשְׁמִ֥יעוּhish.Mi.'uH8085out a cryזְּעָקָ֖הze.'a.KahH2201of distress.

5For by the ascentמַעֲלֵ֣הma.'a.LehH4608ofLuhithהַלּוּחִ֔יתha.lu.chotH3872They will ascendיַֽעֲלֶה־ya.'a.leh-H5927with continualבִּבְכִ֖יbiv.KhiH1065weepingבֶּ֑כִיBe.khiH1065;For at the descentבְּמוֹרַ֣דbe.mo.RadH4174of Horonaimחוֹרֹנַ֔יִםcho.ro.Na.yimH2773They have heardשָׁמֵֽעוּ׃sha.Me.'uH8085theanguishedצָרֵ֥יtza.ReiH6862cryצַֽעֲקַת־tza.'a.kat-H6818of destructionשֶׁ֖בֶרShe.verH7667.

6Fleeנֻ֖סוּNu.suH5127,saveמַלְּט֣וּma.le.TuH4422your livesנַפְשְׁכֶ֑םnaf.she.KhemH5315,That you may be like a juniperכַּעֲרוֹעֵ֖רka.'a.ro.'ErH6176in the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּֽר׃ba.mid.BarH4057.

7For becauseיַ֣עַןYa.'anH3282of yourtrustבִּטְחֵ֤ךְbit.ChekhH982in your own achievementsבְּמַעֲשַׂ֙יִךְ֙be.ma.'a.Sa.yikhH4639and treasuresוּבְא֣וֹצְרוֹתַ֔יִךְu.ve.'otz.ro.Ta.yikhH214,Evenגַּם־gam-H1571you yourselfH855will be capturedתִּלָּכֵ֑דִיti.la.Khe.diH3920; AndChemoshכְמוֹשׁ֙khe.mishH3645will goוְיָצָ֤אve.ya.Tza'H3318offH3318into exileבַּגּוֹלָ֔הba.go.LahH1473TogetherH3164with his priestsכֹּהֲנָ֥יוko.ha.NavH3548and his princesוְשָׂרָ֖יוve.sa.RavH8269.

8A destroyerשֹׁדֵ֜דsho.DedH7703will comeוְיָבֹ֨אve.ya.Vo'H935to everyכָּל־kol-H3605cityעִ֗יר'IrH5892,So that noלֹ֣אlo'H3808cityוְעִיר֙ve.'IrH5892will escapeתִמָּלֵ֔טti.ma.LetH4422;The valleyהָעֵ֖מֶקha.'E.mekH6010also will be ruinedוְאָבַ֥דve.'a.VadH6And theplateauהַמִּישֹׁ֑רha.mi.ShorH4334will be destroyedוְנִשְׁמַ֣דve.nish.MadH8045,As the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068has saidאָמַ֥ר'a.MarH559.

9Giveתְּנוּ־te.nu-H5414wingsצִ֣יץtzitzH6731to Moabלְמוֹאָ֔בle.mo.'AvH4124, For she willfleeH3318awayH3318;And her citiesוְעָרֶ֙יהָ֙ve.'a.Rei.haH5892will becomeתִֽהְיֶ֔ינָהtih.Yei.nahH1961adesolationלְשַׁמָּ֣הle.sha.MahH8047,Withoutמֵאֵ֥יןme.'EinH369inhabitantsיוֹשֵׁ֖בyo.ShevH3427in them.

10Cursedאָר֗וּר'a.RurH779be the one who doesעֹשֶׂ֛ה'o.SehH6213the Lord’sיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068workמְלֶ֥אכֶתme.Le.khetH4399negligentlyרְמִיָּ֑הre.mi.YahH7423,And cursedוְאָר֕וּרve.'a.RurH779be the one who restrainsמֹנֵ֥עַmo.Ne.a'H4513hisswordחַרְבּ֖וֹchar.BoH2719from bloodמִדָּֽם׃mi.DamH1818.

11“Moabמוֹאָ֜בmo.'AvH4124has beenH7599at easeשַׁאֲנַ֨ןsha.'a.NanH7599sinceH4480his youthמִנְּעוּרָ֗יוmi.ne.'u.RavH5271;He has also beenH8252undisturbedוְשֹׁקֵ֥טve.sho.KetH8252, like wine onits dregsשְׁמָרָ֔יוshe.ma.RavH8105, And he has not beenemptiedH7385from vesselמִכְּלִי֙mi.ke.LiH3627to vesselכֶּ֔לִיKe.liH3627,NorH3808has he goneהָלָ֑ךְha.LakhH1980into exileוּבַגּוֹלָ֖הu.va.go.LahH1473.Thereforeעַל־ כֵּ֗ן'al- KenH5921 H3651he retainsעָמַ֤ד'a.MadH5975his flavorטַעְמוֹ֙ta'.MoH2940,And his aromaוְרֵיח֖וֹve.rei.ChoH7381has not changedנָמָֽר׃ סna.MarH4171.

12Thereforeלָכֵ֞ןla.KhenH3651beholdהִנֵּ֖ה־hi.Neh-H2009,the daysיָמִ֤יםya.MimH3117are comingבָּאִים֙ba.'ImH935,”declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, “when I will sendוְשִׁלַּחְתִּי־ve.shi.lach.ti-H7971to him those who tipצֹעִ֖יםtzo.'ImH6808vessels,and they will tipוְצֵעֻ֑הוּve.tze.'U.huH6808him overH6808,and they will emptyH7385his vesselsוְכֵלָ֣יוve.khe.LavH3627and shatterיְנַפֵּֽצוּ׃ye.na.Pe.tzuH5310his jarsוְנִבְלֵיהֶ֖םve.niv.lei.HemH5035.

13And Moabמוֹאָ֖בmo.'AvH4124will beashamedוּבֹ֥שׁu.VoshH954ofChemoshמִכְּמ֑וֹשׁmi.ke.Mo.oshH3645,as the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478was ashamedבֹּ֙שׁוּ֙bo.shuH954ofBethelH1008,their confidenceמִבְטֶחָֽם׃miv.te.ChamH4009.

14Howאֵ֚יךְ'eikhH349can you sayתֹּֽאמְר֔וּto.me.RuH559, ‘We aremightyH1368warriorsגִּבּוֹרִ֖יםgi.bo.RimH1368,And menH376valiantחַ֖יִלCha.yilH2428for battleלַמִּלְחָמָֽה׃la.mil.cha.MahH4421’?

15Moabמוֹאָב֙mo.'AvH4124has been destroyedשֻׁדַּ֤דshu.DadH7703andmen have goneעָלָ֔ה'a.LahH5927up tohis citiesוְעָרֶ֣יהָve.'a.Rei.haH5892;His choicestוּמִבְחַ֥רu.miv.CharH4005youngבַּֽחוּרָ֖יוba.chu.RavH970menH970have also goneיָרְד֣וּya.re.DuH3381downH3381to the slaughterלַטָּ֑בַחla.Ta.vachH2874,”Declaresנְאֻ֨ם־ne.'Um-H5002theKingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,whose nameשְׁמֽוֹ׃she.MoH8034is the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068of hostsצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635.

16“The disasterאֵיד־'eid-H343of Moabמוֹאָ֖בmo.'AvH4124willsoonקָר֥וֹבka.RovH7138comeלָב֑וֹאla.Vo'H935,And his calamityH7463has swiftlyמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966hastenedמִהֲרָ֖הmi.ha.RahH4116.

17Mournנֻ֤דוּNu.duH5110for him, allכָּל־kol-H3605you who livearoundסְבִיבָ֔יוse.vi.VavH5439him,Even allוְכֹ֖לve.KholH3605of you who knowיֹדְעֵ֣יyo.de.'EiH3045his nameשְׁמ֑וֹshe.MoH8034;Sayאִמְר֗וּ'im.RuH559, ‘HowH351has the mightyעֹ֔ז'OzH5797scepterמַטֵּה־ma.teh-H4294been brokenנִשְׁבַּר֙nish.BarH7665,A staffמַקֵּ֖לma.KelH4731of splendorתִּפְאָרָֽה׃tif.'a.RahH8597!’

18Comeרְדִ֤יre.DiH3381downH3381from your gloryמִכָּבוֹד֙mi.ka.VodH3519And sitוּשְׁבִ֣יvu.she.veiH3427on the parchedH6772groundH6772, Odaughterבַּת־bat-H1323dwellingיֹשֶׁ֖בֶתyo.She.vetH3427inDibonדִּיב֑וֹןdi.VonH1769,For the destroyerשֹׁדֵ֤דsho.DedH7703of Moabמוֹאָב֙mo.'AvH4124has comeעָ֣לָה'A.lahH5927up against you,He has ruinedשִׁחֵ֖תshi.ChetH7843your strongholdsמִבְצָרָֽיִךְ׃miv.tza.Ra.yikhH4013.

19Standעִמְדִ֥י'im.DiH5975by the roadדֶּ֛רֶךְDe.rekhH1870and keepH6822watchוְצַפִּ֖יve.tza.PiH6822,O inhabitantיוֹשֶׁ֣בֶתyo.She.vetH3427ofAroerעֲרוֹעֵ֑רa.ro.'ErH6177;Askשַׁאֲלִי־sha.'a.li-H7592him who fleesנָ֣סnasH5127and her who escapesוְנִמְלָ֔טָהve.nim.La.tahH4422Andsayאִמְרִ֖י'im.RiH559, ‘Whatמַה־mah-H4100has happenedנִּֽהְיָֽתָה׃Nih.Ya.tahH1961?’

20Moabמוֹאָ֛בmo.'AvH4124has beenH954putהֹבִ֥ישׁho.VishH954to shameH954,for it has beenH2865shatteredחַ֖תָּהCha.tahH2865.Wailהֵילִ֣ילוּhei.li.liH3213and cryוּֽזְעָ֑קוּu.ze.'a.kiH2199out;Declareהַגִּ֣ידוּha.Gi.duH5046by theArnonבְאַרְנ֔וֹןve.'ar.NonH769That Moabמוֹאָֽב׃mo.'AvH4124has been destroyedשֻׁדַּ֖דshu.DadH7703.

21“Judgmentוּמִשְׁפָּ֥טu.mish.PatH4941has also comeבָּ֖אba'H935upon the plainהַמִּישֹׁ֑רha.mi.ShorH4334,upon Holonחֹל֥וֹןcho.LonH2473,Jahzahיַ֖הְצָהYah.tzahH3096and againstוְעַל־ve.'al-H5921Mephaathמֵיפָֽעַת׃mo.fa.'atH4158,

22againstH5921Dibonדִּיב֣וֹןdi.VonH1769,Neboנְב֔וֹne.VoH5015and Beth-diblathaimH1015,

23againstH5921Kiriathaimקִרְיָתַ֛יִםkir.ya.Ta.yimH7156,Beth-gamulH1014andBeth-meonH1010,

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