New American Standard Bible 2020

Jeremiah 51:30-58

30Thewarriorsגִבּוֹרֵ֨יgi.bo.ReiH1368of Babylonבָבֶ֜לva.VelH894have ceasedחָדְלוּ֩cha.de.LuH2308fightingלְהִלָּחֵ֗םle.hi.la.ChemH3898,They stayיָֽשְׁבוּ֙ya.she.VuH3427in the strongholdsבַּמְּצָד֔וֹתba.me.tza.DotH4679;Their strengthגְבוּרָתָ֖םge.vu.ra.TamH1369isexhaustedנָשְׁתָ֥הna.she.TahH5405,They are becomingהָי֣וּha.YuH1961likewomenלְנָשִׁ֑יםle.na.ShimH802;Their homesמִשְׁכְּנֹתֶ֖יהָmish.ke.no.Tei.haH4908are setהִצִּ֥יתוּhi.Tzi.tuH3341onH3341fireH3341, Thebarsבְרִיחֶֽיהָ׃ve.ri.Chei.haH1280of her gatesare brokenנִשְׁבְּר֥וּnish.be.RuH7665.

31Onecourierרָ֤ץratzH7323runsרָץ֙ratzH7323to meetלִקְרַאת־lik.rat-H7122anotherיָר֔וּץya.RutzH7323, And onemessengerוּמַגִּ֖ידu.ma.GidH5046to meetלִקְרַ֣אתlik.RatH7122anotherמַגִּ֑ידma.GidH5046,To tellלְהַגִּיד֙le.ha.GidH5046the kingלְמֶ֣לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֔לba.VelH894That his cityעִיר֖וֹi.RoH5892has been capturedנִלְכְּדָ֥הnil.ke.DahH3920from endמִקָּצֶֽה׃mi.ka.TzehH7097to end;

32The riverH4569crossingH4569placesH4569have been seizedנִתְפָּ֔שׂוּnit.Pa.suH8610,And they have burnedשָׂרְפ֣וּsa.re.FuH8313the marshesהָאֲגַמִּ֖יםha.'a.ga.MimH98with fireבָאֵ֑שׁva.'EshH784,And the menH376of warהַמִּלְחָמָ֖הha.mil.cha.MahH4421are terrifiedנִבְהָֽלוּ׃ סniv.Ha.luH926.

33For thisH3541isH3541whatH3541the Lordיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068of armiesצְבָאוֹת֙tze.va.'OtH6635,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478saysאָמַ֜ר'a.MarH559: “The daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of Babylonבָּבֶ֕לba.VelH894is like athreshingH1637floorכְּגֹ֖רֶןke.Go.renH1637At the timeעֵ֣ת'etH6256thatit is treadH1869downהִדְרִיכָ֑הּhid.ri.KhahH1869;In just a littleמְעַ֔טme.'AtH4592whileע֣וֹדodH5750the timeעֵֽת־'et-H6256ofharvestהַקָּצִ֖ירha.ka.TzirH7105will comeוּבָ֥אָהu.Va.'ahH935for her.”

34“Nebuchadnezzarנְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּר֮ne.vu.khad.re.TzarH5019the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Babylonבָּבֶל֒ba.VelH894hasdevouredאֲכָלַ֣נִי'a.kha.la.niH398me, he has crushedהֲמָמַ֗נִיha.ma.ma.niH2000me,He has setהִצִּיגַ֙נִי֙hi.tzi.ga.niH3322me downH3322like anemptyH7386vesselכְּלִ֣יke.LiH3627; He hasswallowedבְּלָעַ֙נִי֙be.la.'a.niH1104me like a monsterכַּתַּנִּ֔יןka.ta.NinH8577,He has filledמִלָּ֥אmi.La'H4390his stomachכְרֵשׂ֖וֹkhe.re.SoH3770with my delicaciesמֵֽעֲדָנָ֑יme.'a.da.NaiH5730;He has washedH1740me awayH1740.

35May theviolenceחֲמָסִ֤יcha.ma.SiH2555doneto me and to my fleshוּשְׁאֵרִי֙u.she.'e.RiH7607be upon Babylonבָּבֶ֔לba.VelH894,” Theinhabitantיֹשֶׁ֣בֶתyo.She.vetH3427of Zionצִיּ֑וֹןtzi.YonH6726will sayתֹּאמַ֖רto.MarH559;And, “May my bloodוְדָמִי֙ve.da.MiH1818be upon the inhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֣יyo.she.VeiH3427of Chaldeaכַשְׂדִּ֔יםkhas.DimH3778,”Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ סye.ru.sha.LimH3389will sayתֹּאמַ֖רto.MarH559.

36Thereforeלָכֵ֗ןla.KhenH3651thisH3541isH3541whatH3541the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559: “BeholdH2009, I am going topleadרָב֙ravH7378your caseרִיבֵ֔ךְri.VekhH7379Andtakeוְנִקַּמְתִּ֖יve.ni.kam.TiH5358vengeanceנִקְמָתֵ֑ךְnik.ma.TekhH5360for you; AndI will dryוְהַחֲרַבְתִּי֙ve.ha.cha.rav.TiH2717upH2717herseaיַמָּ֔הּya.MahH3220And makeוְהֹבַשְׁתִּ֖יve.hoash.TiH3001her fountainמְקוֹרָֽהּ׃me.ko.RahH4726dryH3001.

37Babylonבָבֶ֨ל׀va.VelH894will becomeוְהָיְתָה֩ve.ha.ye.TahH1961a heapלְגַלִּ֧ים׀le.ga.LimH1530of ruins,a hauntמְעוֹן־me.'on-H4583of jackalsH8565, AnobjectH8047ofH8047horrorשַׁמָּ֥הsha.MahH8047and hissingוּשְׁרֵקָ֖הu.she.re.KahH8322,withoutמֵאֵ֥יןme.'EinH369inhabitantsיוֹשֵֽׁב׃yo.ShevH3427.

38They will roarיִשְׁאָ֑גוּyish.'A.guH7580togetherH3164likeyoungכַּכְּפִרִ֣יםka.ke.fi.RimH3715lionsH3715,They will growlנָעֲר֖וּna.'a.RuH5286like lions’אֲרָיֽוֹת׃'a.ra.YotH738cubsכְּגוֹרֵ֥יke.go.ReiH1484.

39When they becomeH2552heatedH2552up, I will serveאָשִׁ֣ית'a.ShitH7896themtheir banquetמִשְׁתֵּיהֶ֗םmish.tei.HemH4960Andmakeוְהִשְׁכַּרְתִּים֙ve.hish.kar.TimH7937them drunkH7937,soלְמַ֣עַןle.Ma.'anH4616thatH4616they may rejoiceH5937inH5937triumphH5937, And maysleepוְיָשְׁנ֥וּve.ya.she.NuH3462a perpetualעוֹלָ֖םo.LamH5769sleepשְׁנַת־she.nat-H8142And not wakeH3364up,” declaresנְאֻ֖םne.'UmH5002the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

40“I will bringאֽוֹרִידֵ֖ם'o.ri.DemH3381them downH3381likelambsכְּכָרִ֣יםke.kha.RimH3733to the slaughterלִטְב֑וֹחַlit.Vo.achH2873,Like ramsכְּאֵילִ֖יםke.'ei.LimH352togetherH5973withH5973maleH6260goatsעַתּוּדִֽים׃'a.tu.DimH6260.

41“Howאֵ֚יךְ'eikhH349Sheshakשֵׁשַׁ֔ךְshe.ShakhH8347has been capturedנִלְכְּדָ֣הnil.ke.DahH3920, Andthe praiseתְּהִלַּ֣תte.hi.LatH8416of the wholeכָּל־kol-H3605earthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776has been seizedוַתִּתָּפֵ֖שׂva.ti.ta.FesH8610!Howאֵ֣יךְ'eikhH349Babylonבָּבֶ֖לba.VelH894has becomeהָיְתָ֧הha.ye.TahH1961an objectH8047ofH8047horrorלְשַׁמָּ֛הle.sha.MahH8047among the nationsבַּגּוֹיִֽם׃ba.go.YimH1471!

42Theseaהַיָּ֑םhai.YamH3220has comeH5927upH5927overעַל־'al-H5921Babylonבָּבֶ֖לba.VelH894;She has been engulfedנִכְסָֽתָה׃nikh.Sa.tahH3680by its roaringבַּהֲמ֥וֹןba.ha.MonH1995wavesגַּלָּ֖יוga.LavH1530.

43Her citiesעָרֶ֙יהָ֙'a.Rei.haH5892have becomeהָי֤וּha.YuH1961anobjectH8047ofH8047horrorH8047,A dryצִיָּ֣הtzi.YahH6723landאֶ֖רֶץ'E.retzH776and a desertוַעֲרָבָ֑הva.'a.ra.VahH6160,A landאֶ֗רֶץ'E.retzH776in whichH2004noלֹֽא־ כָּל־lo'- kol-H3808 H3605oneאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376livesיֵשֵׁ֤בye.ShevH3427And through whichH2004noוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808oneבֶּן־ben-H1121of mankindאָדָֽם׃'a.DamH120passesיַעֲבֹ֥רya.'a.VorH5674.

44I will punishוּפָקַדְתִּ֨יu.fa.kad.TiH6485Belבֵּ֜לbelH1078in Babylonבְּבָבֶ֗לbe.va.VelH894,And I will make whatH1105he has swallowedH1105comeH3318outH3318of his mouthמִפִּ֔יוmi.PivH6310;And the nationsגּוֹיִ֑םgo.YimH1471will noוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808longerע֖וֹדodH5750streamיִנְהֲר֥וּyin.ha.RuH5102towardאֵלָ֛יו'e.LavH413him.Evenגַּם־gam-H1571thewallחוֹמַ֥תcho.MatH2346of Babylonבָּבֶ֖לba.VelH894has fallenנָפָֽלָה׃na.Fa.lahH5307downH5307!

45“Comeצְא֤וּtze.'UH3318outH3318from her midstמִתּוֹכָהּ֙mi.to.KhahH8432,My peopleעַמִּ֔י'a.MiH5971,And eachאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376of yousaveוּמַלְּט֖וּu.ma.le.TuH4422yourselvesנַפְשׁ֑וֹnaf.ShoH5315From the fierceמֵחֲר֖וֹןme.cha.RonH2740angerאַף־'af-H639of the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

46Now,soH6435thatH6435your heartלְבַבְכֶם֙le.vav.KhemH3824does notH6435growH7401faintH7401,And you areH3372not afraidH3372at thereportבַּשְּׁמוּעָ֖הba.she.mu.'AhH8052that will beheardהַנִּשְׁמַ֣עַתha.nish.Ma.'atH8085in the landבָּאָ֑רֶץba.'A.retzH776--For the reportהַשְּׁמוּעָ֗הha.she.mu.'AhH8052will comeוּבָ֧אu.Va'H935inone yearבַשָּׁנָ֣הva.sha.NahH8141,And afterוְאַחֲרָ֤יוve.'a.cha.RavH310thatanother reportהַשְּׁמוּעָ֔הha.she.mu.'AhH8052inanother yearבַּשָּׁנָה֙ba.sha.NahH8141,And violenceוְחָמָ֣סve.cha.MasH2555will bein the landבָּאָ֔רֶץba.'A.retzH776Withrulerוּמֹשֵׁ֖לu.mo.ShelH4910againstעַל־'al-H5921rulerמֹשֵֽׁל׃mo.ShelH4910--

47Thereforeלָכֵן֙la.KhenH3651beholdהִנֵּ֣הhi.NehH2009,daysיָמִ֣יםya.MimH3117are comingבָּאִ֔יםba.'ImH935When I will punishוּפָקַדְתִּי֙u.fa.kad.TiH6485theidolsפְּסִילֵ֣יpe.si.LeiH6456of Babylonבָבֶ֔לva.VelH894;And her wholeוְכָל־ve.kholH3605landאַרְצָ֖הּ'ar.TzahH776will beputH954toH954shameH954.And allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605her slainחֲלָלֶ֖יהָcha.la.Lei.haH2491will fallיִפְּל֥וּyi.pe.LuH5307in her midstבְתוֹכָֽהּ׃ve.to.KhahH8432.

48Thenheavenשָׁמַ֣יִםsha.Ma.yimH8064and earthוָאָ֔רֶץva.'A.retzH776and everythingוְכֹ֖לve.KholH3605that is in themWill shoutH7442forH7442joyוְרִנְּנ֤וּve.ri.ne.NuH7442overעַל־'al-H5921Babylonבָּבֶל֙ba.VelH894,Becauseכִּ֧יkiH3588the destroyersהַשּׁוֹדְדִ֖יםha.sho.DimH7703will comeיָבוֹא־ya.Vo'-H935to her from the northמִצָּפ֛וֹןmi.tza.FonH6828,”Declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

49Indeedגַּם־gam-H1571,Babylonבָּבֶ֕לba.VelH894is to fallלִנְפֹּ֖לlin.PolH5307forthe slainחַֽלְלֵ֣יcha.LeiH2491of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478, Asthe slainחַֽלְלֵ֥יcha.LeiH2491of allכָל־khol-H3605the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776have alsoגַּם־gam-H1571fallenנָפְל֖וּna.fe.LuH5307for Babylonלְבָבֶ֥לle.va.VelH894.

50YouwhoH6412have escapedפְּלֵטִ֣יםpe.le.TimH6412the swordמֵחֶ֔רֶבme.Che.revH2719,Goהִלְכ֖וּhil.KhuH1980!Do not stayתַּעֲמֹ֑דוּta.'a.Mo.duH5975!Rememberזִכְר֤וּzikh.RuH2142the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068from farH7350awayH7350,And let Jerusalemוִירֽוּשָׁלִַ֖םvi.ru.sha.LimH3389comeתַּעֲלֶ֥הta.'a.LehH5927to your mindלְבַבְכֶֽם׃le.vav.KhemH3824.

51We areH954ashamedבֹּ֚שְׁנוּBo.she.nuH954becauseH3588we have heardשָׁמַ֣עְנוּsha.Ma'.nuH8085rebukeחֶרְפָּ֔הcher.PahH2781;Disgraceכְלִמָּ֖הkhe.li.MahH3639has coveredכִּסְּתָ֥הki.se.TahH3680our facesפָּנֵ֑ינוּpa.Nei.nuH6440, Becausestrangersזָרִ֔יםza.RimH2114have enteredבָּ֣אוּBa.'uH935The holyמִקְדְּשֵׁ֖יmik.de.SheiH4720placesH4720of the Lord’sיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004.

52“Thereforeלָכֵ֞ןla.KhenH3651beholdהִנֵּֽה־hi.neh-H2009,the daysיָמִ֤יםya.MimH3117are comingבָּאִים֙ba.'ImH935,”declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, “When I will punishוּפָקַדְתִּ֖יu.fa.kad.TiH6485heridolsפְּסִילֶ֑יהָpe.si.Lei.haH6456,And the mortallyH2491woundedחָלָֽל׃cha.LalH2491will groanיֶאֱנֹ֥קye.'e.NokH602throughoutוּבְכָל־u.ve.Khol-H3605her landאַרְצָ֖הּ'ar.TzahH776.

53Thoughכִּֽי־ki-H3588Babylonבָבֶל֙va.VelH894ascendsתַעֲלֶ֤הta.'a.LehH5927to the heavensהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,And thoughוְכִ֥יve.KhiH3588she fortifiesתְבַצֵּ֖רte.va.TzerH1219her loftyמְר֣וֹםme.RomH4791strongholdעֻזָּ֑הּ'u.ZahH5797,Destroyersשֹׁדְדִ֛יםsho.de.DimH7703will comeיָבֹ֧אוּya.Vo.'uH935fromMe to her,” declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.

54Thesoundק֥וֹלKolH6963of an outcryזְעָקָ֖הze.'a.KahH2201from Babylonמִבָּבֶ֑לmi.ba.VelH894,And of greatגָּד֖וֹלga.DolH1419destructionוְשֶׁ֥בֶרve.She.verH7667from the landמֵאֶ֥רֶץme.'E.retzH776of the Chaldeansכַּשְׂדִּֽים׃kas.DimH3778!

55For the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068is going to destroyשֹׁדֵ֤דsho.DedH7703Babylonבָּבֶ֔לba.VelH894,And He will makeH6herloudגָּד֑וֹלga.DolH1419noiseק֣וֹלKolH6963vanishH6from her. And theirwavesגַלֵּיהֶם֙ga.lei.HemH1530will roarוְהָמ֤וּve.ha.MuH1993like manyרַבִּ֔יםra.BimH7227watersכְּמַ֣יִםke.Ma.yimH4325;The clamorשְׁא֖וֹןshe.'onH7588of their voicesקוֹלָֽם׃ko.LamH6963soundsH5414forthH5414.

56For thedestroyerשׁוֹדֵ֔דsho.DedH7703is comingבָ֨אva'H935againstעָלֶ֤יהָ'a.Lei.haH5921her, againstעַל־'al-H5921Babylonבָּבֶל֙ba.VelH894,And her warriorsגִּבּוֹרֶ֔יהָgi.bo.Rei.haH1368will be capturedוְנִלְכְּדוּ֙ve.nil.ke.DuH3920, Theirbowsקַשְּׁתוֹתָ֑םka.she.to.TamH7198shatteredחִתְּתָ֖הchi.te.TahH2865;For the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068is a Godאֵ֧ל'elH410ofretributionגְּמֻל֛וֹתge.mu.LotH1578,He will fullyשַׁלֵּ֥םsha.LemH7999repayיְשַׁלֵּֽם׃ye.sha.LemH7999.

57“I willmakeוְ֠הִשְׁכַּרְתִּיVe.hish.kar.tiH7937her leadersשָׂרֶ֨יהָsa.Rei.haH8269and her wiseוַחֲכָמֶ֜יהָva.cha.kha.Mei.haH2450menH2450drunkH7937,Her governorsפַּחוֹתֶ֤יהָpa.cho.Tei.haH6346,her officialsוּסְגָנֶ֙יהָ֙u.se.ga.Nei.haH5461,and her warriorsוְגִבּוֹרֶ֔יהָve.gi.bo.Rei.haH1368,So that they will sleepוְיָשְׁנ֥וּve.ya.she.NuH3462aperpetualעוֹלָ֖םo.LamH5769sleepשְׁנַת־she.nat-H8142and not wakeH3364up,”Declaresנְאֻ֨ם־ne.'Um-H5002the Kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,whose nameשְׁמֽוֹ׃ סshe.MoH8034is the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068of armiesצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635.

58ThisH3541isH3541whatH3541the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of armiesצְבָא֗וֹתtze.va.'otH6635saysאָמַ֞ר'a.MarH559: “The broadהָֽרְחָבָה֙ha.re.cha.VahH7342wallחֹ֠מוֹתCho.motH2346of Babylonבָּבֶ֤לba.VelH894will be completelyעַרְעֵ֣ר'ar.'ErH6209demolishedתִּתְעַרְעָ֔רtit.'ar.'ArH6209,And her highהַגְּבֹהִ֖יםha.ge.vo.HimH1364gatesוּשְׁעָרֶ֥יהָu.she.'a.Rei.haH8179will be setיִצַּ֑תּוּyi.Tza.tuH3341on fireבָּאֵ֣שׁba.'EshH784;So the peoplesעַמִּ֧ים'a.MimH5971willlaborוְיִֽגְע֨וּve.yig.'UH3021for nothingרִ֛יקrikH1767 H7385,And the nationsוּלְאֻמִּ֥יםu.le.'u.MimH3816becomeH3286exhaustedH3286onlyfor fireאֵ֖שׁ'eshH784.”

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