New American Standard Bible 1995

Jeremiah 51:54-59

54Thesoundק֥וֹלKolH6963of an outcryזְעָקָ֖הze.'a.KahH2201from Babylonמִבָּבֶ֑לmi.ba.VelH894,And of greatגָּד֖וֹלga.DolH1419destructionוְשֶׁ֥בֶרve.She.verH7667from the landמֵאֶ֥רֶץme.'E.retzH776of the Chaldeansכַּשְׂדִּֽים׃kas.DimH3778!

55For the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068is going to destroyשֹׁדֵ֤דsho.DedH7703Babylonבָּבֶ֔לba.VelH894,And He will makeH6herloudגָּד֑וֹלga.DolH1419noiseק֣וֹלKolH6963vanishH6from her. And theirwavesגַלֵּיהֶם֙ga.lei.HemH1530will roarוְהָמ֤וּve.ha.MuH1993like manyרַבִּ֔יםra.BimH7227watersכְּמַ֣יִםke.Ma.yimH4325;The tumultשְׁא֖וֹןshe.'onH7588of their voicesקוֹלָֽם׃ko.LamH6963soundsH5414forthH5414.

56For thedestroyerשׁוֹדֵ֔דsho.DedH7703is comingבָ֨אva'H935againstעָלֶ֤יהָ'a.Lei.haH5921her, againstעַל־'al-H5921Babylonבָּבֶל֙ba.VelH894,And her mightyH1368menH1368will be capturedוְנִלְכְּדוּ֙ve.nil.ke.DuH3920, Theirbowsקַשְּׁתוֹתָ֑םka.she.to.TamH7198are shatteredחִתְּתָ֖הchi.te.TahH2865;For the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068is a Godאֵ֧ל'elH410ofrecompenseגְּמֻל֛וֹתge.mu.LotH1578,He will fullyשַׁלֵּ֥םsha.LemH7999repayיְשַׁלֵּֽם׃ye.sha.LemH7999.

57“I willmakeוְ֠הִשְׁכַּרְתִּיVe.hish.kar.tiH7937her princesשָׂרֶ֨יהָsa.Rei.haH8269and her wiseוַחֲכָמֶ֜יהָva.cha.kha.Mei.haH2450menH2450drunkH7937,Her governorsפַּחוֹתֶ֤יהָpa.cho.Tei.haH6346,her prefectsוּסְגָנֶ֙יהָ֙u.se.ga.Nei.haH5461and her mightyH1368menH1368,That they may sleepוְיָשְׁנ֥וּve.ya.she.NuH3462aperpetualעוֹלָ֖םo.LamH5769sleepשְׁנַת־she.nat-H8142and not wakeH3364up,”Declaresנְאֻ֨ם־ne.'Um-H5002the Kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,whose nameשְׁמֽוֹ׃ סshe.MoH8034is the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068of hostsצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635.

58Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saysאָמַ֞ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of hostsצְבָא֗וֹתtze.va.'otH6635, “The broadהָֽרְחָבָה֙ha.re.cha.VahH7342wallחֹ֠מוֹתCho.motH2346of Babylonבָּבֶ֤לba.VelH894will be completelyעַרְעֵ֣ר'ar.'ErH6209razedתִּתְעַרְעָ֔רtit.'ar.'ArH6209And her highהַגְּבֹהִ֖יםha.ge.vo.HimH1364gatesוּשְׁעָרֶ֥יהָu.she.'a.Rei.haH8179will be setיִצַּ֑תּוּyi.Tza.tuH3341on fireבָּאֵ֣שׁba.'EshH784;So the peoplesעַמִּ֧ים'a.MimH5971willtoilוְיִֽגְע֨וּve.yig.'UH3021for nothingרִ֛יקrikH1767 H7385,And the nationsוּלְאֻמִּ֥יםu.le.'u.MimH3816becomeH3286exhaustedH3286onlyfor fireאֵ֖שׁ'eshH784.”

59Themessageהַדָּבָ֞רha.da.VarH1697whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֣הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414the prophetהַנָּבִ֗יאha.na.Vi'H5030commandedצִוָּ֣ה׀tzi.VahH6680Seraiahשְׂרָיָ֣הse.ra.YahH8304the sonבֶן־ven-H1121ofNeriahנֵרִיָּה֮ne.ri.YahH5374,the grandsonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Mahseiahמַחְסֵיָה֒mach.se.YahH4271,when he wentבְּלֶכְתּ֞וֹbe.lekh.ToH1980withZedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֤הוּtzid.ki.Ya.huH6667the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Judahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063to Babylonבָּבֶ֔לba.VelH894in the fourthהָרְבִעִ֖יתha.re.vi.'ItH7243yearבִּשְׁנַ֥תbish.NatH8141of his reignלְמָלְכ֑וֹle.ma.le.KhoH4427. (Now Seraiahוּשְׂרָיָ֖הu.se.ra.YahH8304was quartermasterשַׂ֥ר מְנוּחָֽה׃sar me.nu.ChahH8269 H4496.)

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