New American Standard Bible 2020

Jeremiah 49:23-27

23ConcerningDamascusלְדַמֶּ֗שֶׂקle.da.Me.sekH1834: “Hamathחֲמָת֙cha.MatH2574andArpadוְאַרְפָּ֔דve.'ar.PadH774are putH954toH954shameH954,For they have heardשָׁמְע֖וּsha.me.'UH8085badרָעָ֛הra.'AhH7451newsשְׁמֻעָ֥הshe.mu.'AhH8052; Theydespairנָמֹ֑גוּna.Mo.guH4127.There is anxietyדְּאָגָ֔הde.'a.GahH1674at the seaבַּיָּ֣םbai.YamH3220, Itcannotלֹ֥א יוּכָֽל׃lo' yu.KhalH3201 H3808be calmedהַשְׁקֵ֖טhash.KetH8252.

24Damascusדַמֶּ֛שֶׂקda.Me.sekH1834has becomeH7503helplessH7503;She has turnedהִפְנְתָ֥הhif.ne.TahH6437awayH6437to fleeלָנ֖וּסla.NusH5127,And panicוְרֶ֣טֶט׀ve.Re.tetH7374has grippedהֶחֱזִ֑יקָהhe.che.Zi.kahH2388her;Distressצָרָ֧הtza.RahH6869and laborH2256painsוַחֲבָלִ֛יםva.cha.va.LimH2256have seizedאֲחָזַ֖תָּה'a.cha.Za.tahH270herLike a woman inכַּיּוֹלֵדָֽה׃kai.yo.le.DahH3205childbirthH3205.

25Howאֵ֥יךְ'eikhH349thecityעִ֣יר'irH5892of praiseתְּהִלָּ֑תte.hi.lahH8416has not been desertedעֻזְּבָ֖ה'u.ze.VahH5800,The townקִרְיַ֖תkir.YatH7151of My joyמְשׂוֹשִֽׂי׃me.so.SiH4885!

26Thereforeלָכֵ֛ןla.KhenH3651, heryoungבַחוּרֶ֖יהָva.chu.Rei.haH970menH970will fallיִפְּל֥וּyi.pe.LuH5307in her streetsבִּרְחֹבֹתֶ֑יהָbir.cho.Tei.haH7339,And allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the menH376of warהַמִּלְחָמָ֤הha.mil.cha.MahH4421will perishיִדַּ֙מּוּ֙yi.Da.muH1826on that dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117,”declaresנְאֻ֖םne.'UmH5002the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068of armiesצְבָאֽוֹת׃tze.va.'otH6635.

27“I willsetוְהִצַּ֥תִּיve.hi.Tza.tiH3341fireאֵ֖שׁ'eshH784to the wallבְּחוֹמַ֣תbe.cho.MatH2346of Damascusדַּמָּ֑שֶׂקda.Ma.sekH1834,And it will devourוְאָכְלָ֖הve.'a.khe.LahH398the fortifiedH759palaceH759ofBen-hadadH1130.”

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