New American Standard Bible 2020

Jeremiah 50:1-19

1The wordהַדָּבָ֗רha.da.VarH1697whichאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834the Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068spokeדִּבֶּ֧רdi.BerH1696concerningH413Babylonבָּבֶ֖לba.VelH894,the landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of the Chaldeansכַּשְׂדִּ֑יםkas.DimH3778,throughבְּיַ֖דbe.YadH3027Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֥הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414the prophetהַנָּבִֽיא׃ha.na.Vi'H5030:

2“Declareהַגִּ֨ידוּha.Gi.duH5046and proclaimוְהַשְׁמִ֙יעוּ֙ve.hash.Mi.'uH8085among the nationsבַגּוֹיִ֤םva.go.YimH1471.Proclaimהַשְׁמִ֖יעוּhash.Mi.'uH8085it andliftוּֽשְׂאוּ־u.se.'u-H5375upH5375a flagנֵ֔סNesH5251,Do not concealתְּכַחֵ֑דוּte.kha.Che.duH3582it.Sayאִמְרוּ֩'im.RuH559, ‘Babylonבָבֶ֜לva.VelH894has been capturedנִלְכְּדָ֨הnil.ke.DahH3920,Belבֵּל֙belH1078has been putהֹבִ֥ישׁho.VishH954toH954shameהֹבִ֣ישׁוּho.Vi.shuH954,Mardukמְרֹדָ֔ךְme.ro.DakhH4781has beenH2865shatteredחַ֣תchatH2865; Heridolsעֲצַבֶּ֔יהָ'a.tza.Bei.haH6091have been putH954toH954shameH954,her imagesגִּלּוּלֶֽיהָ׃gi.lu.Lei.haH1544have beenH2865shatteredחַ֖תּוּCha.tuH2865.’

3For a nationגּ֜וֹיGoyH1471has comeH5927upH5927againstעָלֶ֨יהָ'a.Lei.haH5921her from thenorthמִצָּפ֗וֹןmi.tza.FonH6828;it will makeיָשִׁ֤יתya.ShitH7896her landאַרְצָהּ֙'ar.TzahH776an objectH8047ofH8047horrorH8047, and there will benoוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808inhabitantיוֹשֵׁ֖בyo.ShevH3427in it. WhetherH4480peopleמֵאָדָ֥םme.'a.DamH120orוְעַד־ve.'ad-H5704animalsבְּהֵמָ֖הbe.he.MahH929,they have wanderedH5110offH5110,they have goneהָלָֽכוּ׃ha.La.khuH1980!

4“In thoseH1992daysבַּיָּמִ֨יםbai.ya.MimH3117and at that timeוּבָעֵ֤תu.va.'EtH6256,”declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, “the sonsבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478will comeיָבֹ֧אוּya.Vo.'uH935,they and the sonsוּבְנֵֽי־u.ve.nei-H1121of Judahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063asH3164wellH3164;they will goהָל֤וֹךְha.LokhH1980alongweepingוּבָכוֹ֙u.va.KhoH1058as they goיֵלֵ֔כוּye.Le.khuH1980, and it will bethe Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068their Godאֱלֹהֵיהֶ֖ם'e.lo.hei.HemH430whomthey will seekיְבַקֵּֽשׁוּ׃ye.va.Ke.shuH1245.

5They willaskיִשְׁאָ֔לוּyish.'A.luH7592for the wayדֶּ֖רֶךְDe.rekhH1870to Zionצִיּ֣וֹןtzi.YonH6726, turningtheir facesפְנֵיהֶ֑םfe.nei.HemH6440in its directionהֵ֣נָּהHe.nahH2008; theywill comeבֹּ֚אוּBo.'uH935so that they may joinוְנִלְו֣וּve.nil.VuH3867themselves to the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068in aneverlastingעוֹלָ֖םo.LamH5769covenantבְּרִ֥יתbe.RitH1285thatwill not be forgottenתִשָּׁכֵֽחַ׃ סti.sha.Khe.achH7911.

6“My peopleעַמִּ֔י'a.MiH5971have becomeהָי֣וּha.yahH1961lostאֹֽבְדוֹת֙'oe.dOtH6sheepצֹ֤אןtzonH6629;Their shepherdsרֹעֵיהֶ֣םro.'ei.HemH7462have ledH8582them astrayH8582.They have made them turnH7725asideH7725on themountainsהָרִ֖יםha.RimH2022.They have goneהָלָ֔כוּha.La.khuH1980from mountainמֵהַ֤רme.HarH2022to hillגִּבְעָה֙giv.'AhH1389,They have forgottenשָׁכְח֖וּsha.khe.ChuH7911theirrestingH7258placeרִבְצָֽם׃riv.TzamH7258.

7Allכָּל־kol-H3605who foundמוֹצְאֵיהֶ֣םmotz.'ei.HemH4672them have devouredאֲכָל֔וּם'a.kha.LumH398them;And their adversariesוְצָרֵיהֶ֥םve.tza.rei.HemH6862have saidאָמְר֖וּ'a.me.RuH559, ‘We are not guiltyנֶאְשָׁ֑םne'.ShamH816,Sinceתַּ֗חַת אֲשֶׁ֨רTa.chat 'a.SherH8478 H834they have sinnedחָטְא֤וּcha.te.'UH2398against the Lordלַֽיהוָה֙la.Yah.wehH3068who is thehabitationנְוֵה־ne.veh-H5116of righteousnessצֶ֔דֶקTze.dekH6664,The Lordיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068, thehopeוּמִקְוֵ֥הu.mik.VehH4723of their fathersאֲבֽוֹתֵיהֶ֖ם'a.vo.tei.HemH1.’

8“WanderH5110awayH5110from themidstמִתּ֣וֹךְmi.TokhH8432of Babylonבָּבֶ֔לba.VelH894Andgoצֵ֑אוּya.tze.'uH3318outH3318from the landוּמֵאֶ֥רֶץu.me.'E.retzH776of the Chaldeansכַּשְׂדִּ֖יםkas.DimH3778;Be like maleH6260goatsכְּעַתּוּדִ֖יםke.'a.tu.DimH6260at the headלִפְנֵי־lif.nei-H6440of the flockצֹֽאן׃TzonH6629.

9For beholdהִנֵּ֣הhi.NehH2009, I am going torouseמֵעִיר֩me.'IrH5782and bringוּמַעֲלֶ֨הu.ma.'a.LehH5927upH5927againstעַל־'al-H5921Babylonבָּבֶ֜לba.VelH894A contingentקְהַל־ke.hal-H6951of greatגְּדֹלִים֙ge.do.LimH1419nationsגּוֹיִ֤םgo.YimH1471from the landמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776of the northצָפ֔וֹןtza.FonH6828,And they will drawH6186upH6186theirbattleH6186linesוְעָ֣רְכוּve.'A.re.khuH6186against her;From thereמִשָּׁ֖םmi.ShamH8033she will be takenH3920captiveH3920.Their arrowsחִצָּיו֙chi.TzavH2671will be likean expertמַשְׁכִּ֔ילmash.KilH7919warriorכְּגִבּ֣וֹרke.gi.BorH1368Who does not returnיָשׁ֖וּבya.ShuvH7725empty-handedרֵיקָֽם׃rei.KamH7387.

10Chaldeaכַשְׂדִּ֖יםkhas.DimH3778will becomeוְהָיְתָ֥הve.ha.ye.TahH1961plunderלְשָׁלָ֑לle.sha.LalH7998;Allכָּל־kol-H3605who plunderשֹׁלְלֶ֥יהָsho.le.Lei.haH7997her will haveH7646enoughH7646,”declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

11“Becauseכִּ֤יkiH3588you areH8055gladH8055,becauseכִּ֣יkiH3588you areH5937jubilantH5937, You whopillageשֹׁסֵ֖יsho.SeiH8154My heritageנַחֲלָתִ֑יna.cha.la.TiH5159,Becauseכִּ֤יkiH3588you skipH6335aboutH6335like a threshingדָשָׁ֔הda.ShahH1758heiferכְּעֶגְלָ֣הke.'eg.LahH5697And neighוְתִצְהֲל֖וּve.titz.ha.liH6670likestallionsכָּאֲבִּרִֽים׃ka.'a.bi.RimH47,

12Yourmotherאִמְּכֶם֙'i.me.KhemH517will beH954greatlyמְאֹ֔דme.'OdH3966ashamedבּ֤וֹשָׁהBo.o.shahH954,She who gaveH3205you birthיֽוֹלַדְתְּכֶ֑םyo.lad.te.KhemH3205will be humiliatedחָפְרָ֖הcha.fe.RahH2659.Beholdהִנֵּה֙hi.NehH2009, she will bethe leastאַחֲרִ֣ית'a.cha.RitH319of the nationsגּוֹיִ֔םgo.YimH1471, Awildernessמִדְבָּ֖רmid.BarH4057,a dryH6723landH6723and a desertוַעֲרָבָֽה׃va.'a.ra.VahH6160.

13BecauseH4480of the wrathמִקֶּ֤צֶףmi.Ke.tzefH7110of the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068she willnot be inhabitedתֵשֵׁ֔בte.ShevH3427, But she will becompletelyכֻּלָּ֑הּku.LahH3605desolateשְׁמָמָ֖הshe.ma.MahH8077;Everyoneכֹּ֚לkolH3605who passesעֹבֵ֣ר'o.VerH5674by Babylonבָּבֶ֔לba.VelH894will be horrifiedיִשֹּׁ֥םyi.ShomH8074And will hissוְיִשְׁרֹ֖קve.yish.RokH8319becauseH5921of allכָּל־kol-H3605her woundsמַכּוֹתֶֽיהָ׃ma.ko.Tei.haH4347.

14DrawH6186upH6186your battleH6186linesעִרְכ֨וּ'ir.KhuH6186againstעַל־'al-H5921Babylonבָּבֶ֤ל׀ba.VelH894on everyH5439sideH5439,Allכָּל־kol-H3605of you whobendדֹּ֣רְכֵיDo.re.kheiH1869the bowקֶ֔שֶׁתKe.shetH7198;Shootיְד֣וּye.DuH3034at her, do not spareתַּחְמְל֖וּtach.me.LuH2550yourarrowsחֵ֑ץChetzH2671, For she hassinnedחָטָֽאָה׃cha.Ta.'ahH2398against the Lordלַֽיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068.

15RaiseH7321your battleH7321cryH7321againstעָלֶ֤יהָ'a.Lei.haH5921her on everyH5439sideH5439! She hasgivenנָתְנָ֣הna.te.NahH5414herselfיָדָ֔הּya.DahH3027upH5414,her towersH806have fallenנָֽפְלוּ֙na.fe.LuH5307, Herwallsחֽוֹמוֹתֶ֑יהָcho.mo.Tei.haH2346have been tornנֶהֶרְס֖וּne.her.SuH2040downH2040.For thisהִיא֙hi'H1931is thevengeanceנִקְמַ֨תnik.MatH5360of the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068:TakeH5358vengeanceH5358on her;As she has doneעָשְׂתָ֖ה'a.se.TahH6213to others, sodoעֲשׂוּ־'a.su-H6213to her.

16Eliminateכִּרְת֤וּkir.TuH3772thesowerזוֹרֵ֙עַ֙zo.Re.a'H2232from Babylonמִבָּבֶ֔לmi.ba.VelH894And the one who wieldsוְתֹפֵ֥שׂve.to.FesH8610the sickleמַגָּ֖לma.GalH4038at the timeבְּעֵ֣תbe.'EtH6256of harvestקָצִ֑ירka.TzirH7105; From theswordחֶ֣רֶבChe.revH2719of the oppressorהַיּוֹנָ֔הhai.yo.NahH3238Eachאִ֤ישׁ'ishH376of them will turnיִפְנ֔וּyif.NuH6437backH6437to his own peopleעַמּוֹ֙a.MoH5971And eachוְאִ֥ישׁve.'IshH376of them will fleeיָנֻֽסוּ׃ סya.Nu.suH5127to his own landלְאַרְצ֖וֹle.'ar.TzoH776.

17“Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478is ascatteredפְזוּרָ֛הfe.zu.RahH6340flockשֶׂ֧הsehH7716, thelionsאֲרָי֣וֹת'a.ra.YotH738have drivenH5080themawayהִדִּ֑יחוּhi.Di.chuH5080.The firstהָרִאשׁ֤וֹןha.ri.ShonH7223oneH7223whodevouredאֲכָלוֹ֙'a.kha.LoH398him was thekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Assyriaאַשּׁ֔וּר'a.ShurH804,and thisוְזֶ֤הve.ZehH2088lastהָאַחֲרוֹן֙ha.'a.cha.rOnH314oneH314whohas gnawedH6105his bonesH6105isNebuchadnezzarנְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּ֖רne.vu.khad.re.TzarH5019kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Babylonבָּבֶֽל׃ סba.VelH894.

18Thereforeלָכֵ֗ןla.KhenH3651thisH3541isH3541whatH3541the Lordיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068of armiesצְבָאוֹת֙tze.va.'OtH6635,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478saysאָמַ֞ר'a.MarH559: ‘BeholdH2009,I am going to punishפֹקֵ֛דfo.KedH6485the kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֖לba.VelH894and his landאַרְצ֑וֹ'ar.TzoH776,justH3512asH3512Ipunishedפָּקַ֖דְתִּיpa.Kad.tiH6485the kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Assyriaאַשּֽׁוּר׃'a.ShurH804.

19And I willbringH7725Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478backH7725to his pastureנָוֵ֔הוּna.Ve.huH5116and he will grazeוְרָעָ֥הve.ra.'AhH7462on Carmelהַכַּרְמֶ֖לha.kar.MelH3760and Bashanוְהַבָּשָׁ֑ןve.ha.ba.ShanH1316, and hisdesireנַפְשֽׁוֹ׃naf.ShoH5315will beH7646satisfiedH7646in thehillוּבְהַ֥רu.ve.HarH2022countryH2022of Ephraimאֶפְרַ֛יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669and Gileadוְהַגִּלְעָ֖דve.ha.gil.'AdH1568.

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