New American Standard Bible 1995

Jeremiah 6:22-26

22Thusכֹּ֚הkohH3541saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, “Beholdהִנֵּ֛הhi.NehH2009,a peopleעַ֥ם'amH5971is comingבָּ֖אba'H935from the northצָפ֑וֹןtza.FonH6828landמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776,And a greatגָּד֔וֹלga.DolH1419nationוְג֣וֹיve.GoyH1471will be arousedיֵע֖וֹרye.'orH5782from theremoteH3411partsמִיַּרְכְּתֵי־mi.yar.ke.tei-H3411of the earthאָֽרֶץ׃'A.retzH776.

23They seizeיַחֲזִ֗יקוּya.cha.Zi.kuH2388bowקֶ֣שֶׁתKe.shetH7198and spearוְכִיד֞וֹןve.khi.DonH3591; They arecruelאַכְזָרִ֥י'akh.za.RiH394and haveH7355noוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808mercyיְרַחֵ֔מוּye.ra.Che.muH7355;Their voiceקוֹלָם֙ko.LamH6963roarsיֶהֱמֶ֔הye.he.MehH1993like the seaכַּיָּ֣םkai.YamH3220,And they rideיִרְכָּ֑בוּyir.Ka.vuH7392on horsesסוּסִ֖יםsu.SimH5483,Arrayedעָר֗וּךְ'a.RukhH6186as a manכְּאִישׁ֙ke.'IshH376for the battleלַמִּלְחָמָ֔הla.mil.cha.MahH4421AgainstH5921you, O daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of Zionצִיּֽוֹן׃tzi.YonH6726!”

24We haveheardשָׁמַ֥עְנוּsha.Ma'.nuH8085the reportשָׁמְע֖וֹsha.me.'OH8089of it;Our handsיָדֵ֑ינוּya.Dei.nuH3027are limpרָפ֣וּra.FuH7503.Anguishצָרָה֙tza.RahH6869has seizedהֶחֱזִיקַ֔תְנוּhe.che.zi.Kat.nuH2388us,Painחִ֖ילchilH2427as of a woman in childbirthכַּיּוֹלֵדָֽה׃kai.yo.le.DahH3205.

25Do not goתֵּֽצְאוּ֙te.tze.'iH3318out into the fieldהַשָּׂדֶ֔הha.sa.DehH7704Anddo not walkתֵּלֵ֑כוּte.le.khiH1980on the roadוּבַדֶּ֖רֶךְu.va.De.rekhH1870,For the enemyH340has a swordחֶ֣רֶבChe.revH2719,Terrorמָג֖וֹרma.GorH4032is on everyH5439sideH5439.

26O daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of my peopleעַמִּ֤י'a.MiH5971,putחִגְרִי־chig.ri-H2296on sackclothשָׂק֙sakH8242Androllוְהִתְפַּלְּשִׁ֣יve.hit.pa.le.ShiH6428in ashesבָאֵ֔פֶרva.'E.ferH665;Mournאֵ֤בֶל'E.velH60as for an onlyיָחִיד֙ya.ChidH3173sonH3173,A lamentationמִסְפַּ֖דmis.PadH4553mostH8563bitterH8563.For suddenlyפִתְאֹ֔םfit.'OmH6597the destroyerהַשֹּׁדֵ֖דha.sho.DedH7703Will comeיָבֹ֥אya.Vo'H935upon us.

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