New American Standard Bible 2020

Jeremiah 51:36-42

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.

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