Revised Literal Translation

Jeremiah 48:39-44

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.

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