Revised Literal Translation

Jeremiah 48:16-25

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.

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