New American Standard Bible 2020

Jeremiah 51:48-56

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.

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