Revised Literal Translation

Jeremiah 25:24-36

24And all the kingsמַלְכֵ֣יmal.KheiH4428of Arabiaעֲרָ֑ב'a.RavH6152,and all the kingsמַלְכֵ֣יmal.KheiH4428of the mingled peopleH6153that dwellהַשֹּׁכְנִ֖יםha.sho.khe.NimH7931in the desertבַּמִּדְבָּֽר׃ba.mid.BarH4057,

25And all the kingsמַלְכֵ֣יmal.KheiH4428of Zimriזִמְרִ֗יzim.RiH2174,and all the kingsמַלְכֵ֣יmal.KheiH4428of Elamעֵילָ֔ם'ei.LamH5867,and all the kingsמַלְכֵ֥יmal.KheiH4428of the Medesמָדָֽי׃ma.DaiH4074,

26And all the kingsמַלְכֵ֣יmal.KheiH4428of the northהַצָּפ֗וֹןha.tza.FonH6828,farוְהָֽרְחֹקִים֙ve.ha.re.cho.KimH7350and nearהַקְּרֹבִ֤יםha.ke.ro.VimH7138,oneאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376with anotherאָחִ֔יו'a.ChivH251,and all the kingdomsהַמַּמְלְכ֣וֹתha.mam.le.KhotH4467of the worldהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776, which areupon the faceפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440of the earthהָאֲדָמָ֑הha.'a.da.MahH127:and the kingוּמֶ֥לֶךְu.Me.lekhH4428of Sheshachשֵׁשַׁ֖ךְshe.ShakhH8347shall drinkיִשְׁתֶּ֥הyish.TehH8354afterאַחֲרֵיהֶֽם׃'a.cha.rei.HemH310them.

27Therefore thou shalt sayוְאָמַרְתָּ֣ve.'a.mar.TaH559unto them, Thus saithאָמַר֩'a.MarH559Yhwhיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068of Armiesצְבָא֜וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478;Drinkשְׁת֤וּshe.TuH8354ye, and be drunkenוְשִׁכְרוּ֙ve.shikh.RuH7937,and spueוּקְי֔וּu.ke.YuH7006,and fallוְנִפְל֖וּve.nif.LuH5307,and riseתָק֑וּמוּta.Ku.muH6965no more, becauseמִפְּנֵ֣יmi.pe.NeiH6440of the swordהַחֶ֔רֶבha.Che.revH2719which I will sendשֹׁלֵ֖חַsho.Le.achH7971among you.

28And it shall be, if they refuseיְמָאֲנ֛וּye.ma.'a.NuH3985to takeלָקַֽחַת־la.ka.chat-H3947the cupהַכּ֥וֹסha.KosH3563at thine handמִיָּדְךָ֖mi.ya.de.KhaH3027to drinkלִשְׁתּ֑וֹתlish.TotH8354,then shalt thou sayוְאָמַרְתָּ֣ve.'a.mar.TaH559unto them, Thus saithאָמַ֛ר'a.MarH559Yhwhיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068of Armiesצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635;Ye shall certainlyשָׁת֥וֹsha.ToH8354drinkתִשְׁתּֽוּ׃tish.TuH8354.

29For, lo, I beginמֵחֵ֣לme.ChelH2490to bring evilלְהָרַ֔עle.ha.Ra'H7489on the cityבָעִ֜ירva.'IrH5892which is calledנִֽקְרָא־nik.ra'-H7121by my nameשְׁמִ֣יshe.MiH8034,and should ye be utterlyהִנָּקֵ֣הhi.na.KehH5352unpunishedתִנָּק֑וּti.na.KuH5352?Ye shall not be unpunishedתִנָּק֔וּti.na.KuH5352:for I will callקֹרֵא֙ko.Re'H7121for a swordחֶ֗רֶבChe.revH2719upon all the inhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֣יyo.she.VeiH3427of the earthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776,saithנְאֻ֖םne.'UmH5002Yhwhיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068of Armiesצְבָאֽוֹת׃tze.va.'otH6635.

30Therefore prophesyתִּנָּבֵ֣אti.na.Ve'H5012thou against them all these wordsהַדְּבָרִ֖יםha.de.va.RimH1697,and sayוְאָמַרְתָּ֣ve.'a.mar.TaH559unto them, Yhwhיְהוָ֞הYah.wehH3068shall roarיִשְׁאָג֙yish.'AgH7580from on highמִמָּר֤וֹםmi.ma.RomH4791,and utterיִתֵּ֣ןyi.TenH5414his voiceקוֹל֔וֹko.LoH6963from his holyקָדְשׁוֹ֙ka.de.ShoH6944habitationוּמִמְּע֤וֹןu.mi.me.'onH4583;he shall mightilyשָׁאֹ֤גsha.'OgH7580roarיִשְׁאַג֙yish.'AgH7580upon his habitationנָוֵ֔הוּna.Ve.huH5116;he shall giveיַֽעֲנֶ֔הya.'a.NehH6030a shoutהֵידָד֙hei.DadH1959,as they that treadכְּדֹרְכִ֣יםke.do.re.KhimH1869the grapes,against all the inhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֖יyo.she.VeiH3427of the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

31A noiseשָׁאוֹן֙sha.'OnH7588shall comeבָּ֤אba'H935evento the endsקְצֵ֣הke.TzehH7097of the earthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776;for Yhwhלַֽיהוָה֙la.Yah.wehH3068hath a controversyרִ֤יבrivH7379with the nationsבַּגּוֹיִ֔םba.go.YimH1471,he will pleadנִשְׁפָּ֥טnish.PatH8199with all fleshבָּשָׂ֑רba.SarH1320;he will giveנְתָנָ֥םne.ta.NamH5414them that arewickedהָרְשָׁעִ֛יםha.re.sha.'ImH7563to the swordלַחֶ֖רֶבla.Che.revH2719,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.

32Thus saithאָמַר֙'a.MarH559Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of Armiesצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,Behold, evilרָעָ֛הra.'AhH7451shall go forthיֹצֵ֖אתyo.TzetH3318from nationמִגּ֣וֹיmi.GoyH1471to nationגּ֑וֹיGoyH1471,and a greatגָּד֔וֹלga.DolH1419whirlwindוְסַ֣עַרve.Sa.'arH5591shall be raised upיֵע֖וֹרye.'orH5782from the coastsמִיַּרְכְּתֵי־mi.yar.ke.tei-H3411of the earthאָֽרֶץ׃'A.retzH776.

33And the slainחַֽלְלֵ֤יcha.LeiH2491of Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068shall be at that dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117from oneendמִקְצֵ֥הmik.TzehH7097of the earthהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776even unto the otherendקְצֵ֣הke.TzehH7097of the earthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776:they shall not be lamentedיִסָּפְד֗וּyi.sa.fe.DuH5594,neither gatheredיֵאָֽסְפוּ֙ye.'a.se.FuH622,nor buriedיִקָּבֵ֔רוּyi.ka.Ve.ruH6912;they shall be dungלְדֹ֛מֶןle.Do.menH1828uponפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440the groundהָאֲדָמָ֖הha.'a.da.MahH127.

34Howlהֵילִ֨ילוּhei.Li.luH3213,ye shepherdsהָרֹעִ֜יםha.ro.'ImH7462,and cryוְזַעֲק֗וּve.za.'a.KuH2199;and wallowוְהִֽתְפַּלְּשׁוּ֙ve.hit.pa.le.ShuH6428yourselves in the ashes,ye principalאַדִּירֵ֣י'a.di.ReiH117of the flockהַצֹּ֔אןha.TzonH6629:for the daysיְמֵיכֶ֖םye.mei.KhemH3117of your slaughterלִטְב֑וֹחַlit.Vo.achH2873and of your dispersionsוּתְפוֹצ֣וֹתִיכֶ֔םu.te.fo.Tzo.ti.KhemH8600are accomplishedמָלְא֥וּmal.'UH4390;and ye shall fallוּנְפַלְתֶּ֖םu.ne.fal.TemH5307like a pleasantחֶמְדָּֽה׃chem.DahH2532vesselכִּכְלִ֥יkikh.LiH3627.

35And the shepherdsהָֽרֹעִ֑יםha.ro.'ImH7462shall have no wayמָנ֖וֹסma.NosH4498to fleeוְאָבַ֥דve.'a.VadH6,nor the principalמֵאַדִּירֵ֥יme.'a.di.ReiH117of the flockהַצֹּֽאן׃ha.TzonH6629to escapeוּפְלֵיטָ֖הu.fe.lei.TahH6413.

36A voiceק֚וֹלKolH6963of the cryצַעֲקַ֣תtza.'a.KatH6818of the shepherdsהָֽרֹעִ֔יםha.ro.'ImH7462,and an howlingוִֽילְלַ֖תvi.LatH3215of the principalאַדִּירֵ֣י'a.di.ReiH117of the flockהַצֹּ֑אןha.TzonH6629, shall be heard:for Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068hath spoiledשֹׁדֵ֥דsho.DedH7703their pastureמַרְעִיתָֽם׃mar.'i.TamH4830.

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