New American Standard Bible 2020

Jeremiah 51:56-58

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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