New American Standard Bible 2020

Jeremiah 46:20-23

20Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714is a prettyH3304heiferעֶגְלָ֥ה'eg.LahH5697, But ahorseflyקֶ֥רֶץKe.retzH7171is comingבָּ֥אba'H935from the northמִצָּפ֖וֹןmi.tza.FonH6828--it is comingבָֽא׃Va'H935!

21Alsoגַּם־gam-H1571hermercenariesH7917in her midstבְקִרְבָּהּ֙ve.kir.BahH7130Are like fattenedמַרְבֵּ֔קmar.BekH4770calvesכְּעֶגְלֵ֣יke.'eg.LeiH5695,For they tooגַם־gam-H1571have turnedהִפְנ֛וּhif.NuH6437awayH6437andhave fledנָ֥סוּNa.suH5127togetherH3164;They did not standעָמָ֑דוּ'a.Ma.duH5975their ground.For the dayי֥וֹםYomH3117of their disasterאֵידָ֛ם'ei.DamH343has comeבָּ֥אba'H935upon them,The timeעֵ֥ת'etH6256of theirpunishmentפְּקֻדָּתָֽם׃pe.ku.da.TamH6486.

22Its soundקוֹלָ֖הּko.LahH6963movesיֵלֵ֑ךְye.LekhH1980along like a serpentכַּנָּחָ֣שׁka.na.ChashH5175;For they moveיֵלֵ֔כוּye.Le.khuH1980onlike an armyבְחַ֣יִלve.Cha.yilH2428And comeבָּ֣אוּBa.'uH935to her as woodcuttersכְּחֹטְבֵ֖יke.cho.te.VeiH2404with axesוּבְקַרְדֻּמּוֹת֙u.ve.kar.du.mOtH7134.

23They have cutכָּרְת֤וּka.re.TuH3772downH3772herforestיַעְרָהּ֙ya'.RahH3293,”declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068; “Certainlyכִּ֖יkiH3588it will noלֹ֣אlo'H3808longerbe foundיֵֽחָקֵ֑רye.cha.KerH2713,Even thoughכִּ֤יkiH3588they areH7231moreH4480numerousH7231thanH4480locustsמֵֽאַרְבֶּ֔הme.'ar.BehH697And are withoutוְאֵ֥יןve.'EinH369numberמִסְפָּֽר׃mis.ParH4557.

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