Revised Literal Translation

Jeremiah 25:25-29

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.

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