New American Standard Bible 1995

Jeremiah 51:59-64

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.)

60So Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֗הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414wroteוַיִּכְתֹּ֣בvai.yikh.ToH3789in a singleאֶחָ֑ד'e.ChadH259scrollסֵ֣פֶרSe.ferH5612allכָּל־kol-H3605the calamityH7463whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834would comeתָּב֥וֹאta.Vo'H935upon Babylonבָּבֶ֖לba.VelH894, that is,allכָּל־kol-H3605theseהָאֵ֔לֶּהha.'E.lehH428wordsהַדְּבָרִ֣יםha.de.va.RimH1697which have been writtenהַכְּתֻבִ֖יםha.ke.tu.VimH3789concerningH413Babylonבָּבֶֽל׃ba.VelH894.

61Then Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֖הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Seraiahשְׂרָיָ֑הse.ra.YahH8304, “As soon as you comeכְּבֹאֲךָ֣ke.vo.'a.KhaH935to Babylonבָבֶ֔לva.VelH894,then seeוְֽרָאִ֔יתָve.ra.'I.taH7200that you readוְֽקָרָ֔אתָve.ka.Ra.taH7121allכָּל־kol-H3605theseהָאֵֽלֶּה׃ha.'E.lehH428wordsהַדְּבָרִ֖יםha.de.va.RimH1697aloud,

62and sayוְאָמַרְתָּ֗ve.'a.mar.TaH559, ‘You, O Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068, havepromisedדִבַּ֜רְתָּdi.Bar.taH1696concerningאֶל־'el-H413thisהַזֶּה֙ha.ZehH2088placeהַמָּק֤וֹםha.ma.KomH4725tocutלְהַכְרִית֔וֹle.hakh.ri.ToH3772it offH3772, so that there will benothingלְבִלְתִּ֤יle.vil.TiH1115dwellingיוֹשֵׁ֔בyo.ShevH3427in it,whetherH4480manלְמֵאָדָ֖םle.me.'a.DamH120or beastבְּהֵמָ֑הbe.he.MahH929,but it will be a perpetualעוֹלָ֖םo.LamH5769desolationשִׁמְמ֥וֹתshi.MotH8077.’

63And as soon as you finishכְּכַלֹּ֣תְךָ֔ke.cha.Lo.te.khaH3615readingלִקְרֹ֖אlik.Ro'H7121thisהַזֶּ֑הha.ZehH2088scrollהַסֵּ֣פֶרha.Se.ferH5612,you will tieתִּקְשֹׁ֤רtik.ShorH7194a stoneאֶ֔בֶן'E.venH68to it andthrowוְהִשְׁלַכְתּ֖וֹve.hish.lakh.ToH7993it into the middleתּ֥וֹךְTokhH8432of the Euphratesפְּרָֽת׃pe.RatH6578,

64and sayוְאָמַרְתָּ֗ve.'a.mar.TaH559, ‘JustH3602soH3602shall Babylonבָּבֶ֤לba.VelH894sinkתִּשְׁקַ֨עtish.Ka'H8257downH8257andnot riseתָקוּם֙ta.KumH6965again becauseמִפְּנֵ֣יmi.pe.NeiH4480 H6440of the calamityH7463that I am going to bringמֵבִ֥יאme.Vi'H935upon her; and they will becomeH3286exhaustedH3286.’”Thusהֵ֖נָּהHe.nahH2008farעַד־'ad-H5704are the wordsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697of Jeremiahיִרְמְיָֽהוּ׃ סyir.me.Ya.huH3414.

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