Revised Literal Translation

Jeremiah 25:12-15

12And it shall come to pass, when seventyשִׁבְעִ֣יםshiv.'ImH7657yearsשָׁנָ֡הsha.NahH8141are accomplishedכִמְלֹ֣אותkhim.LotH4390, thatI will punishאֶפְקֹ֣ד'ef.KodH6485the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Babylonבָּבֶל֩ba.VelH894,and that nationהַגּ֨וֹיha.GoyH1471,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002Yhwhיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068,for their iniquityעֲוֹנָ֖ם'a.vo.NamH5771,and the landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of the Chaldeansכַּשְׂדִּ֑יםkas.DimH3778,and will makeוְשַׂמְתִּ֥יve.sam.TiH7760it perpetualעוֹלָֽם׃o.LamH5769desolationsלְשִֽׁמְמ֥וֹתle.shi.MotH8077.

13And I will bringוְהֵֽבֵאתִי֙ve.he.ve.tiH935upon that landהָאָ֣רֶץha.'A.retzH776all my wordsדְּבָרַ֖יde.va.RaiH1697which I have pronouncedדִּבַּ֣רְתִּיdi.Bar.tiH1696against it, evenall that is writtenהַכָּתוּב֙ha.ka.TuvH3789in this bookבַּסֵּ֣פֶרba.Se.ferH5612,which Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֖הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414hath prophesiedנִבָּ֥אni.Ba'H5012against all the nationsהַגּוֹיִֽם׃ha.go.YimH1471.

14For manyרַבִּ֔יםra.BimH7227nationsגּוֹיִ֣םgo.YimH1471and greatגְּדוֹלִ֑יםge.do.LimH1419kingsוּמְלָכִ֖יםu.me.la.KhimH4428shall serveעָֽבְדוּ־'a.ve.du-H5647themselves of them also: and I will recompenseוְשִׁלַּמְתִּ֥יve.shi.lam.TiH7999them according to their deedsכְּפָעֳלָ֖םke.fo.'o.LamH6467,and according to the worksוּכְמַעֲשֵׂ֥הu.khe.ma.'a.SehH4639of their own handsיְדֵיהֶֽם׃ סye.dei.HemH3027.

15For thus saithאָמַ֨ר'a.MarH559Yhwhיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֤י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478unto me; Takeקַ֠חkachH3947the wineהַיַּ֧יִןhai.Ya.yinH3196cupכּ֨וֹסKosH3563of this furyהַחֵמָ֛הha.che.MahH2534at my handמִיָּדִ֑יmi.ya.DiH3027,and cause all the nationsהַגּוֹיִ֔םha.go.YimH1471,to whom I sendשֹׁלֵ֥חַsho.Le.achH7971thee, to drinkוְהִשְׁקִיתָ֤הve.hish.ki.TahH8248it.

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