Revised Literal Translation

Jeremiah 48:31-36

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.

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