New American Standard Bible 1995

Jeremiah 48:1-8

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.

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