Revised Literal Translation

Jeremiah 48:14-47

14How sayתֹּֽאמְר֔וּto.me.RuH559ye, We aremightyגִּבּוֹרִ֖יםgi.bo.RimH1368and strongחַ֖יִלCha.yilH2428menוְאַנְשֵׁי־ve.'an.shei-H582for the warלַמִּלְחָמָֽה׃la.mil.cha.MahH4421?

15Moabמוֹאָב֙mo.'AvH4124is spoiledשֻׁדַּ֤דshu.DadH7703,and gone upעָלָ֔ה'a.LahH5927out ofher citiesוְעָרֶ֣יהָve.'a.Rei.haH5892,and his chosenוּמִבְחַ֥רu.miv.CharH4005young menבַּֽחוּרָ֖יוba.chu.RavH970are gone downיָרְד֣וּya.re.DuH3381to the slaughterלַטָּ֑בַחla.Ta.vachH2874,saithנְאֻ֨ם־ne.'Um-H5002the Kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,whose nameשְׁמֽוֹ׃she.MoH8034isYhwhיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068of Armiesצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635.

16The calamityאֵיד־'eid-H343of Moabמוֹאָ֖בmo.'AvH4124isnearקָר֥וֹבka.RovH7138to comeלָב֑וֹאla.Vo'H935,and his afflictionוְרָ֣עָת֔וֹve.Ra.'a.ToH7451hastethמִהֲרָ֖הmi.ha.RahH4116fastמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966.

17All ye that are aboutסְבִיבָ֔יוse.vi.VavH5439him, bemoanנֻ֤דוּNu.duH5110him; and all ye that knowיֹדְעֵ֣יyo.de.'EiH3045his nameשְׁמ֑וֹshe.MoH8034,sayאִמְר֗וּ'im.RuH559,How is the strongעֹ֔ז'OzH5797staffמַטֵּה־ma.teh-H4294brokenנִשְׁבַּר֙nish.BarH7665, andthe beautifulתִּפְאָרָֽה׃tif.'a.RahH8597rodמַקֵּ֖לma.KelH4731!

18Thou daughterבַּת־bat-H1323that dost inhabitוּשְׁבִ֣יvu.she.veiH3427Dibonדִּיב֑וֹןdi.VonH1769,come downרְדִ֤יre.DiH3381from thygloryמִכָּבוֹד֙mi.ka.VodH3519,and sitיֹשֶׁ֖בֶתyo.She.vetH3427in thirstבַצָּמָ֔אva.tza.Ma'H6772;for the spoilerשֹׁדֵ֤דsho.DedH7703of Moabמוֹאָב֙mo.'AvH4124shall comeעָ֣לָה'A.lahH5927upon thee, andhe shall destroyשִׁחֵ֖תshi.ChetH7843thy strong holdsמִבְצָרָֽיִךְ׃miv.tza.Ra.yikhH4013.

19O inhabitantיוֹשֶׁ֣בֶתyo.She.vetH3427of Aroerעֲרוֹעֵ֑רa.ro.'ErH6177,standעִמְדִ֥י'im.DiH5975by the wayדֶּ֛רֶךְDe.rekhH1870,and espyוְצַפִּ֖יve.tza.PiH6822;askשַׁאֲלִי־sha.'a.li-H7592him that fleethנָ֣סnasH5127,and her that escapethוְנִמְלָ֔טָהve.nim.La.tahH4422, andsayאִמְרִ֖י'im.RiH559,What is doneנִּֽהְיָֽתָה׃Nih.Ya.tahH1961?

20Moabמוֹאָ֛בmo.'AvH4124is confoundedH3001;for it is broken downחַ֖תָּהCha.tahH2865:howlהֵילִ֣ילוּhei.li.liH3213and cryוּֽזְעָ֑קוּu.ze.'a.kiH2199;tellהַגִּ֣ידוּha.Gi.duH5046ye it in Arnonבְאַרְנ֔וֹןve.'ar.NonH769,that Moabמוֹאָֽב׃mo.'AvH4124is spoiledשֻׁדַּ֖דshu.DadH7703,

21And judgmentוּמִשְׁפָּ֥טu.mish.PatH4941is comeבָּ֖אba'H935upon the plainהַמִּישֹׁ֑רha.mi.ShorH4334countryאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776;upon Holonחֹל֥וֹןcho.LonH2473,and upon Jahazahיַ֖הְצָהYah.tzahH3096,and upon Mephaathמֵיפָֽעַת׃mo.fa.'atH4158,

22And upon Dibonדִּיב֣וֹןdi.VonH1769,and upon Neboנְב֔וֹne.VoH5015,and upon Beth–diblathaimH1015,

23And upon Kiriathaimקִרְיָתַ֛יִםkir.ya.Ta.yimH7156,and upon Beth–gamulH1014,and upon Beth–meonH1010,

24And upon Keriothקְרִיּ֖וֹתke.ri.YotH7152,and upon Bozrahבָּצְרָ֑הbotz.rahH1224,and upon all the citiesעָרֵי֙'a.ReiH5892of the landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of Moabמוֹאָ֔בmo.'AvH4124,farהָרְחֹק֖וֹתha.re.cho.KotH7350or nearוְהַקְּרֹבֽוֹת׃ve.ha.ke.ro.VotH7138.

25The hornקֶ֣רֶןKe.renH7161of Moabמוֹאָ֔בmo.'AvH4124is cut offנִגְדְּעָה֙nig.de.'AhH1438,and his armוּזְרֹע֖וֹu.ze.ro.'OH2220is brokenנִשְׁבָּ֑רָהnish.Ba.rahH7665,saithנְאֻ֖םne.'UmH5002Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

26Make ye him drunkenהַשְׁכִּירֻ֕הוּhash.ki.Ru.huH7937:for he magnifiedהִגְדִּ֑ילhig.DilH1431himselfagainst Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068:Moabמוֹאָב֙mo.'AvH4124also shall wallowוְסָפַ֤קve.sa.FakH5606in his vomitבְּקִיא֔וֹbe.ki.'OH6892,and he also shall be in derisionלִשְׂחֹ֖קlis.ChokH7814.

27For was not Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478a derisionהַשְּׂחֹ֗קha.se.ChokH7814unto thee? was he foundנִמְצָ֑אnim.tza.'ah'H4672among thievesבְּגַנָּבִ֖יםbe.ga.na.VimH1590?for sinceמִדֵּ֧יmi.DeiH1767thou spakestדְבָרֶ֥יךָde.va.Rei.khaH1697of him, thou skippedstתִּתְנוֹדָֽד׃tit.no.DadH5110for joy.

28O ye that dwellיֹשְׁבֵ֖יyo.she.VeiH3427in Moabמוֹאָ֑בmo.'AvH4124,leaveעִזְב֤וּ'iz.VuH5800the citiesעָרִים֙'a.RimH5892,and dwellוְשִׁכְנ֣וּve.shikh.NuH7931in the rockבַּסֶּ֔לַעba.Se.la'H5553,and be like the doveכְיוֹנָ֔הkhe.yo.NahH3123thatmaketh her nestתְּקַנֵּ֖ןte.ka.NenH7077in the sidesבְּעֶבְרֵ֥יbe.'ev.ReiH5676of the hole’sפָֽחַת׃Fa.chatH6354mouthפִי־fi-H6310.

29We have heardשָׁמַ֥עְנוּsha.Ma'.nuH8085the prideגְאוֹן־ge.'on-H1347of Moabמוֹאָ֖בmo.'AvH4124, (he is exceedingמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966proudגֵּאֶ֣הge.'EhH1343)his loftinessגָּבְה֧וֹga.ve.HoH1363,and his arrogancyוְגַאֲוָת֖וֹve.ga.'a.va.ToH1346,and his prideוּגְאוֹנ֛וֹu.ge.'o.NoH1347,and the haughtinessוְרֻ֥םve.RumH7312of his heartלִבּֽוֹ׃li.BoH3820.

30I knowיָדַ֙עְתִּי֙ya.Da'.TiH3045his wrathעֶבְרָת֖וֹev.ra.ToH5678,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068; but it shall not beso; his liesבַּדָּ֖יוba.DavH907shall not so effectעָשֽׂוּ׃'a.SuH6213it.

31Therefore will I howlאֲיֵלִ֔יל'a.ye.LilH3213for Moabמוֹאָ֣בmo.'AvH4124,and I will cry outאֶזְעָ֑ק'ez.'AkH2199for all Moabוּלְמוֹאָ֥בu.le.mo.'AvH4124; mine heartshall mournיֶהְגֶּֽה׃yeh.GehH1897for the menאַנְשֵׁ֥י'an.SheiH582of Kir–heresH7025.

32O vineהַגֶּ֣פֶןha.Ge.fenH1612of Sibmahשִׂבְמָ֔הsiv.MahH7643,I will weepאֶבְכֶּה־'ev.keh-H1058for thee with the weepingמִבְּכִ֨יmi.be.KhiH1065of Jazerיַעְזֵ֤רya'.ZerH3270:thy plantsנְטִֽישֹׁתַ֙יִךְ֙ne.ti.sho.Ta.yikhH5189are gone overעָ֣בְרוּ'A.ve.ruH5674the seaיָ֔םYamH3220,they reachנָגָ֑עוּna.Ga.'uH5060evento the seaיָ֥םyamH3220of Jazerיַעְזֵ֖רya'.ZerH3270:the spoilerשֹׁדֵ֥דsho.DedH7703is fallenנָפָֽל׃na.FalH5307upon thy summer fruitsקֵיצֵ֥ךְkei.TzekhH7019and upon thy vintageבְּצִירֵ֖ךְbe.tzi.RekhH1210.

33And joyשִׂמְחָ֥הsim.ChahH8057and gladnessוָגִ֛ילva.GilH1524is takenוְנֶאֶסְפָ֨הve.ne.'es.FahH622from the plentiful fieldמִכַּרְמֶ֖לmi.kar.MelH3759,and from the landוּמֵאֶ֣רֶץu.me.'E.retzH776of Moabמוֹאָ֑בmo.'AvH4124;and I have caused wineוְיַ֙יִן֙ve.Ya.yinH3196to failהִשְׁבַּ֔תִּיhish.Ba.tiH7673from the winepressesמִיקָבִ֣יםmi.ka.VimH3342:none shall treadיִדְרֹ֣ךְyid.RokhH1869with shoutingהֵידָ֔דhei.DadH1959; theirshoutingהֵידָ֖דhei.DadH1959shall beno shoutingהֵידָֽד׃hei.DadH1959.

34From the cryמִזַּעֲקַ֨תmi.za.'a.KatH2201of Heshbonחֶשְׁבּ֜וֹןchesh.BonH2809evenunto Elealehאֶלְעָלֵ֗ה'el.'a.LehH500, and evenunto Jahazיַ֙הַץ֙ya.hatzH3096,have they utteredנָתְנ֣וּna.te.NuH5414their voiceקוֹלָ֔םko.LamH6963,from Zoarמִצֹּ֙עַר֙mi.Tzo.'arH6820evenunto Horonaimחֹ֣רֹנַ֔יִםcho.ro.Na.yimH2773, asan heiferעֶגְלַ֖ת'eg.LatH5697of three years oldשְׁלִֽשִׁיָּ֑הshe.li.shi.YahH7992:for the watersמֵ֣יmeiH4325also of Nimrimנִמְרִ֔יםnim.RimH5249shall be desolateלִמְשַׁמּ֖וֹתlim.sha.MotH4923.

35Moreover I will cause to ceaseוְהִשְׁבַּתִּ֥יve.hish.ba.TiH7673in Moabלְמוֹאָ֖בle.mo.'AvH4124,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,him that offerethמַעֲלֶ֣הma.'a.LehH5927in the high placesבָמָ֔הva.MahH1116,and him that burneth incenseוּמַקְטִ֖ירu.mak.TirH6999to his godsלֵאלֹהָֽיו׃le.lo.HavH430.

36Therefore mine heartלִבִּ֤יli.BiH3820shall soundיֶהֱמֶ֔הye.he.MehH1993for Moabלְמוֹאָב֙le.mo.'AvH4124like pipesכַּחֲלִלִ֣יםka.cha.li.LimH2485,and mine heartוְלִבִּי֙ve.li.BiH3820shall soundיֶהֱמֶ֑הye.he.MehH1993like pipesכַּחֲלִילִ֖יםka.cha.li.LimH2485for the menאַנְשֵׁ֣י'an.SheiH582of Kir–heresH7025:because the richesיִתְרַ֥תyit.RatH3502thathe hath gottenעָשָׂ֖ה'a.SahH6213are perishedאָבָֽדוּ׃'a.Va.duH6.

37For every headרֹאשׁ֙roShH7218shall bebaldקָרְחָ֔הka.re.ChahH7144,and every beardזָקָ֖ןza.KanH2206clippedגְּרֻעָ֑הge.ru.'AhH1639:upon all the handsיָדַ֙יִם֙ya.Da.yimH3027shall becuttingsגְּדֻדֹ֔תge.du.DotH1417,and upon the loinsמָתְנַ֖יִםma.te.Na.yimH4975sackclothשָֽׂק׃SakH8242.

38There shall belamentationמִסְפֵּ֑דmis.PedH4553generally upon all the housetopsגַּגּ֥וֹתga.GotH1406of Moabמוֹאָ֛בmo.'AvH4124,and in the streetsוּבִרְחֹבֹתֶ֖יהָu.vir.cho.Tei.haH7339thereof: for I have brokenשָׁבַ֣רְתִּיsha.Var.tiH7665Moabמוֹאָ֗בmo.'AvH4124like a vesselכִּכְלִ֛יkikh.LiH3627wherein isno pleasureחֵ֥פֶץChe.fetzH2656,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

39They shall howlהֵילִ֔ילוּhei.Li.luH3213, saying,How is it broken downחַ֙תָּה֙cha.tahH2865!how hath Moabמוֹאָ֖בmo.'AvH4124turnedהִפְנָה־hif.nah-H6437the backעֹ֥רֶף'O.refH6203with shameבּ֑וֹשׁBo.oshH954!so shall Moabמוֹאָ֛בmo.'AvH4124be a derisionלִשְׂחֹ֥קlis.ChokH7814and a dismayingוְלִמְחִתָּ֖הve.lim.chi.TahH4288to all them aboutסְבִיבָֽיו׃ סse.vi.VavH5439him.

40For thus saithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068;Behold, he shall flyיִדְאֶ֑הyid.'EhH1675as an eagleכַנֶּ֖שֶׁרkha.Ne.sherH5404,and shall spreadוּפָרַ֥שׂu.fa.RasH6566his wingsכְּנָפָ֖יוke.na.FavH3671over Moabמוֹאָֽב׃mo.'AvH4124.

41Keriothהַקְּרִיּ֔וֹתha.ke.ri.YotH7152is takenנִלְכְּדָה֙nil.ke.DahH3920,and the strong holdsוְהַמְּצָד֖וֹתve.ha.me.tza.DotH4679are surprisedנִתְפָּ֑שָׂהnit.Pa.sahH8610,and the mighty men’sגִּבּוֹרֵ֤יgi.bo.ReiH1368heartsלֵ֞בlevH3820in Moabמוֹאָב֙mo.'AvH4124at that dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117shall be as the heartכְּלֵ֖בke.LevH3820of a womanאִשָּׁ֥ה'i.ShahH802in her pangsמְצֵרָֽה׃me.tze.RahH6887.

42And Moabמוֹאָ֖בmo.'AvH4124shall be destroyedוְנִשְׁמַ֥דve.nish.MadH8045from beinga peopleמֵעָ֑םme.'AmH5971,because he hath magnifiedהִגְדִּֽיל׃hig.DilH1431himselfagainst Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068.

43Fearפַּ֥חַדPa.chadH6343,and the pitוָפַ֖חַתva.Fa.chatH6354,and the snareוָפָ֑חva.FachH6341, shall beupon thee, O inhabitantיוֹשֵׁ֥בyo.ShevH3427of Moabמוֹאָ֖בmo.'AvH4124,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

44He that fleethהַנָּ֞סha.nisH5211 H5127fromמִפְּנֵ֤יmi.pe.NeiH6440the fearהַפַּ֙חַד֙ha.Pa.chadH6343shall fallיִפֹּ֣לyi.PolH5307into the pitהַפַּ֔חַתha.Pa.chatH6354;and he that getteth upוְהָֽעֹלֶה֙ve.ha.'o.LehH5927out of the pitהַפַּ֔חַתha.Pa.chatH6354shall be takenיִלָּכֵ֖דyi.la.KhedH3920in the snareבַּפָּ֑חba.PachH6341:for I will bringאָבִ֨יא'a.Vi'H935upon it, evenupon Moabמוֹאָ֛בmo.'AvH4124,the yearשְׁנַ֥תshe.NatH8141of their visitationפְּקֻדָּתָ֖םpe.ku.da.TamH6486,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

45They that fledנָסִ֑יםna.SimH5127stoodעָמְד֖וּ'a.me.DuH5975under the shadowבְּצֵ֥לbe.TzelH6738of Heshbonחֶשְׁבּ֛וֹןchesh.BonH2809because of the forceמִכֹּ֣חַmi.Ko.achH3581:but a fireאֵ֞שׁ'eshH784shall come forthיָצָ֣אya.Tza'H3318out of Heshbonמֵחֶשְׁבּ֗וֹןme.chesh.BonH2809,and a flameוְלֶֽהָבָה֙ve.le.ha.VahH3852from the midstמִבֵּ֣יןmi.BeinH996of Sihonסִיח֔וֹןsi.ChonH5511,and shall devourוַתֹּ֙אכַל֙va.To.khalH398the cornerפְּאַ֣תpe.'AtH6285of Moabמוֹאָ֔בmo.'AvH4124,and the crown of the headוְקָדְקֹ֖דve.ka.de.KodH6936of the tumultuousשָׁאֽוֹן׃sha.'onH7588onesבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121.

46Woeאוֹי־'o-H188be unto thee, O Moabמוֹאָ֔בmo.'AvH4124!the peopleעַם־'am-H5971of Chemoshכְּמ֑וֹשׁke.Mo.oshH3645perishethאָבַ֖ד'a.VadH6:for thy sonsבָנֶ֙יךָ֙va.Nei.khaH1121are takenלֻקְּח֤וּlu.ke.ChuH3947captivesבַּשֶּׁ֔בִיba.She.viH7628,and thy daughtersוּבְנֹתֶ֖יךָu.ve.no.Tei.khaH1323captivesבַּשִּׁבְיָֽה׃ba.shiv.YahH7633.

47Yet will I bring againוְשַׁבְתִּ֧יve.shav.TiH7725the captivityשְׁבוּת־she.vut-H7622of Moabמוֹאָ֛בmo.'AvH4124in the latterבְּאַחֲרִ֥יתbe.'a.cha.RitH319daysהַיָּמִ֖יםhai.ya.MimH3117,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068.Thus farהֵ֖נָּהHe.nahH2008isthe judgmentמִשְׁפַּ֥טmish.PatH4941of Moabמוֹאָֽב׃ סmo.'AvH4124.

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