Revised Literal Translation

Jeremiah 46:20-26

20Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714is likea very fairH3304heiferעֶגְלָ֥ה'eg.LahH5697, butdestructionקֶ֥רֶץKe.retzH7171comethבָּ֥אba'H935;it cometh outבָֽא׃Va'H935of the northמִצָּפ֖וֹןmi.tza.FonH6828.

21Also her hired menשְׂכִרֶ֤יהָse.khi.Rei.haH7916arein the midstבְקִרְבָּהּ֙ve.kir.BahH7130of her like fattedמַרְבֵּ֔קmar.BekH4770bullocksכְּעֶגְלֵ֣יke.'eg.LeiH5695;for they also are turned backהִפְנ֛וּhif.NuH6437, andare fled awayנָ֥סוּNa.suH5127togetherיַחְדָּ֖יוyach.DavH3162:they did not standעָמָ֑דוּ'a.Ma.duH5975,because the dayי֥וֹםYomH3117of their calamityאֵידָ֛ם'ei.DamH343was comeבָּ֥אba'H935upon them, andthe timeעֵ֥ת'etH6256of their visitationפְּקֻדָּתָֽם׃pe.ku.da.TamH6486.

22The voiceקוֹלָ֖הּko.LahH6963thereof shall goH3212like a serpentכַּנָּחָ֣שׁka.na.ChashH5175;for they shall marchH3212with an armyבְחַ֣יִלve.Cha.yilH2428,and comeבָּ֣אוּBa.'uH935against her with axesוּבְקַרְדֻּמּוֹת֙u.ve.kar.du.mOtH7134,as hewersכְּחֹטְבֵ֖יke.cho.te.VeiH2404of woodעֵצִֽים׃'e.TzimH6086.

23They shall cut downכָּרְת֤וּka.re.TuH3772her forestיַעְרָהּ֙ya'.RahH3293,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,though it cannot be searchedיֵֽחָקֵ֑רye.cha.KerH2713;because they are moreרַבּוּ֙ra.BuH7231than the grasshoppersמֵֽאַרְבֶּ֔הme.'ar.BehH697, and areinnumerableוְאֵ֥ין מִסְפָּֽר׃ve.'Ein mis.ParH4557 H369.

24The daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714shall be confoundedH3001;she shall be deliveredנִתְּנָ֖הni.te.NahH5414into the handבְּיַ֥דbe.YadH3027of the peopleעַם־'am-H5971of the northצָפֽוֹן׃tza.FonH6828.

25Yhwhיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068of Armiesצְבָא֜וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478,saithאָמַר֩'a.MarH559;Behold, I will punishפוֹקֵד֙fo.KedH6485the multitudeאָמ֣וֹן'a.MonH528 H527of Noמִנֹּ֔אmi.No'H4996,and Pharaohפַּרְעֹה֙par.'OhH6547,and Egyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,with their godsאֱלֹהֶ֖יהָ'e.lo.Hei.haH430,and their kingsמְלָכֶ֑יהָme.la.Khei.haH4428;even Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֔הpar.'OhH6547, and allthem that trustהַבֹּטְחִ֖יםha.bo.te.ChimH982in him:

26And I will deliverוּנְתַתִּ֗יםu.ne.ta.TimH5414them into the handבְּיַד֙be.YadH3027of those that seekמְבַקְשֵׁ֣יme.vak.SheiH1245their livesנַפְשָׁ֔םnaf.ShamH5315,and into the handוּבְיַ֛דu.ve.YadH3027of Nebuchadnezzarנְבֽוּכַדְרֶאצַּ֥רne.vu.khad.re.TzarH5019kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֖לba.VelH894,and into the handוּבְיַד־u.ve.yad-H3027of his servantsעֲבָדָ֑יו'a.va.DavH5650:and afterwardוְאַחֲרֵי־ve.'a.cha.rei-H310it shall be inhabitedתִּשְׁכֹּ֥ןtish.KonH7931,as in the daysכִּֽימֵי־ki.mei-H3117of oldקֶ֖דֶםKe.demH6924,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.

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