Revised Literal Translation

Jeremiah 49:1-22

1Concerning the Ammonitesלִבְנֵ֣י עַמּ֗וֹןliv.Nei a.MonH5983 H1121,thus saithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068;Hath Israelלְיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לle.Yis.ra.'ElH3478no sonsהֲבָנִ֥יםha.va.NimH1121?hath he no heirיוֹרֵ֖שׁyo.ReshH3423? why thendoth their kingמַלְכָּם֙mal.KamH4428inheritיָרַ֤שׁya.RashH3423Gadגָּ֔דGadH1410,and his peopleוְעַמּ֖וֹve.'a.MoH5971dwellיָשָֽׁב׃ya.ShavH3427in his citiesבְּעָרָ֥יוbe.'a.RavH5892?

2Therefore, behold, the daysיָמִ֨יםya.MimH3117comeבָּאִ֜יםba.'ImH935,saithאָמַ֥ר'a.MarH559Yhwhיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,that I will cause an alarmתְּרוּעַ֣תte.ru.'AtH8643of warמִלְחָמָ֗הmil.cha.MahH4421to be heardוְ֠הִשְׁמַעְתִּיVe.hish.ma'.tiH8085in Rabbahרַבַּ֨תra.BatH7237of the Ammonitesבְּנֵי־ עַמּ֜וֹןbe.nei- a.MonH5983 H1121;and it shall be a desolateשְׁמָמָ֔הshe.ma.MahH8077heapלְתֵ֣לle.TelH8510,and her daughtersוּבְנֹתֶ֖יהָu.ve.no.Tei.haH1323shall be burnedתִּצַּ֑תְנָהti.Tzat.nahH3341with fireבָּאֵ֣שׁba.'EshH784:then shall Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478be heirוְיָרַ֧שׁve.ya.RashH3423unto them that were his heirsיֹרְשָׁ֖יוyo.re.ShavH3423,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

3Howlהֵילִ֨ילִיhei.Li.liH3213,O Heshbonחֶשְׁבּ֜וֹןchesh.BonH2809,for Aiעַ֗י'AiH5857is spoiledשֻׁדְּדָה־shu.de.dah-H7703:cryצְעַקְנָה֮tze.'ak.NahH6817,ye daughtersבְּנ֣וֹתbe.NotH1323of Rabbahרַבָּה֒ra.BahH7237,girdחֲגֹ֣רְנָהcha.Go.re.nahH2296you with sackclothשַׂקִּ֔יםsa.KimH8242;lamentסְפֹ֕דְנָהse.Fo.de.nahH5594,and run to and froוְהִתְשׁוֹטַ֖טְנָהve.hit.sho.Tat.nahH7751by the hedgesבַּגְּדֵר֑וֹתba.ge.de.RotH1448;for their kingמַלְכָּם֙mal.KamH4428shall goH3212into captivityבַּגּוֹלָ֣הba.go.LahH1473, andhis priestsכֹּהֲנָ֥יוko.ha.NavH3548and his princesוְשָׂרָ֖יוve.sa.RavH8269togetherיַחְדָּֽיו׃yach.DavH3162.

4Wherefore gloriestתִּתְהַֽלְלִי֙tit.ha.LiH1984thou in the valleysבָּֽעֲמָקִ֔יםba.'a.ma.KimH6010,thy flowingזָ֣בzavH2100valleyעִמְקֵ֔ךְ'im.KekhH6010,O backslidingהַשּֽׁוֹבֵבָ֑הha.shoe.VahH7728daughterהַבַּ֖תha.BatH1323?that trustedהַבֹּֽטְחָה֙ha.bo.te.ChahH982in her treasuresבְּאֹ֣צְרֹתֶ֔יהָbe.'O.tze.ro.Tei.haH214, saying,Who shall comeיָב֥וֹאya.Vo'H935unto me?

5Behold, I will bringמֵבִ֨יאme.Vi'H935a fearפַּ֗חַדPa.chadH6343upon thee, saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordאֲדֹנָ֧י'a.do.NaiH136Yhwhיְהוִ֛הYah.wehH3069of Armiesצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,from all those that be aboutסְבִיבָ֑יִךְse.vi.Va.yikhH5439thee; and ye shall be driven outוְנִדַּחְתֶּם֙ve.ni.dach.TemH5080every manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376right forthלְפָנָ֔יוle.fa.NavH6440;and none shall gather upמְקַבֵּ֖ץme.ka.BetzH6908him that wanderethלַנֹּדֵֽד׃la.no.DedH5074.

6And afterwardוְאַחֲרֵי־ve.'a.cha.rei-H310I will bring againאָשִׁ֛יב'a.ShivH7725the captivityשְׁב֥וּתshe.VutH7622of the childrenבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121of Ammonעַמּ֖וֹןa.MonH5983,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.

7Concerning Edomלֶאֱד֗וֹםle.'e.DomH123,thus saithאָמַר֙'a.MarH559Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of Armiesצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635; Iswisdomחָכְמָ֖הchokh.mahH2451no more in Temanבְּתֵימָ֑ןbe.tei.ManH8487?is counselעֵצָה֙'e.TzahH6098perishedאָבְדָ֤ה'a.ve.DahH6from the prudentמִבָּנִ֔יםmi.ba.NimH995?is their wisdomחָכְמָתָֽם׃cha.khe.ma.TamH2451vanishedנִסְרְחָ֖הnis.re.ChahH5628?

8Fleeנֻ֤סוּNu.suH5127ye, turn backהָפְנוּ֙ha.fe.NuH6437,dwellלָשֶׁ֔בֶתla.She.vetH3427deepהֶעְמִ֣יקוּhe'.Mi.kuH6009,O inhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֖יyo.she.VeiH3427of Dedanדְּדָ֑ןde.DanH1719;for I will bringהֵבֵ֥אתִיhe.Ve.tiH935the calamityאֵ֥יד'eidH343of Esauעֵשָׂ֛ו'e.SavH6215upon him, the timeעֵ֥ת'etH6256thatI will visitפְּקַדְתִּֽיו׃pe.kad.TivH6485him.

9If grapegatherersבֹּֽצְרִים֙bo.tze.RimH1219comeבָּ֣אוּBa.'uH935to thee, would they not leaveיַשְׁאִ֖רוּyash.'I.ruH7604somegleaning grapesעֽוֹלֵל֑וֹתo.le.LotH5955?if thievesגַּנָּבִ֥יםga.na.VimH1590by nightבַּלַּ֖יְלָהba.Lay.lahH3915,they will destroyהִשְׁחִ֥יתוּhish.Chi.tuH7843till they have enoughדַיָּֽם׃dai.YamH1767.

10But I have made Esauעֵשָׂ֗ו'e.SavH6215bareחָשַׂ֣פְתִּיcha.Saf.tiH2834,I have uncoveredגִּלֵּ֙יתִי֙gi.Lei.tiH1540his secret placesמִסְתָּרָ֔יוmis.ta.RavH4565,and he shall not be ableיוּכָ֑לyu.KhalH3201to hideוְנֶחְבָּ֖הve.nech.BahH2247himself: his seedזַרְע֛וֹzar.'OH2233is spoiledשֻׁדַּ֥דshu.DadH7703,and his brethrenוְאֶחָ֥יוve.'e.ChavH251,and his neighboursוּשְׁכֵנָ֖יוu.she.khe.NavH7934, and he is not.

11Leaveעָזְבָ֥ה'a.ze.VahH5800thy fatherless childrenיְתֹמֶ֖יךָye.to.Mei.khaH3490, I will preserve themaliveאֲחַיֶּ֑ה'a.chai.YehH2421;and let thy widowsוְאַלְמְנֹתֶ֖יךָve.'al.me.no.Tei.khaH490trustתִּבְטָֽחוּ׃ סtiv.Ta.chuH982in me.

12For thus saithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559Yhwhיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068;Behold, they whose judgmentמִשְׁפָּטָ֜םmish.pa.TamH4941wasnot to drinkלִשְׁתּ֤וֹתlish.TotH8354of the cupהַכּוֹס֙ha.kOsH3563have assuredlyשָׁת֣וֹsha.ToH8354drunkenיִשְׁתּ֔וּyish.TuH8354; and art thou he thatshall altogetherנָקֹ֖הna.KohH5352go unpunishedתִּנָּקֶ֑הti.na.KehH5352?thou shalt not go unpunishedתִנָּקֶ֔הti.na.KehH5352,but thou shalt surelyשָׁתֹ֖הsha.TohH8354drinkתִּשְׁתֶּֽה׃tish.TehH8354of it.

13For I have swornנִשְׁבַּ֙עְתִּי֙nish.Ba'.tiH7650by myself, saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,that Bozrahבָצְרָ֑הva.tze.RahH1224shall become a desolationלְשַׁמָּ֧הle.sha.MahH8047,a reproachלְחֶרְפָּ֛הle.cher.PahH2781,a wasteלְחֹ֥רֶבle.Cho.revH2721,and a curseוְלִקְלָלָ֖הve.lik.la.LahH7045;and all the citiesעָרֶ֥יהָ'a.Rei.haH5892thereof shall be perpetualעוֹלָֽם׃o.LamH5769wastesלְחָרְב֥וֹתle.cha.re.VotH2723.

14I have heardשָׁמַ֙עְתִּי֙sha.Ma'.tiH8085a rumourשְׁמוּעָ֤הshe.mu.'AhH8052from Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,and an ambassadorוְצִ֖ירve.TzirH6735is sentשָׁל֑וּחַsha.Lu.achH7971unto the heathenבַּגּוֹיִ֣םba.go.YimH1471, saying,Gather ye togetherהִֽתְקַבְּצוּ֙hit.ka.be.TzuH6908,and comeוּבֹ֣אוּu.Vo.'uH935against her, and rise upוְק֖וּמוּve.Ku.muH6965to the battleלַמִּלְחָמָֽה׃la.mil.cha.MahH4421.

15For, lo, I will makeנְתַתִּ֖יךָne.ta.Ti.khaH5414thee smallקָטֹ֛ןka.TonH6996among the heathenבַּגּוֹיִ֑םba.go.YimH1471, anddespisedבָּז֖וּיba.ZuiH959among menבָּאָדָֽם׃ba.'a.DamH120.

16Thy terriblenessתִּֽפְלַצְתְּךָ֞tif.latz.te.KhaH8606hath deceivedהִשִּׁ֤יאhi.Shi'H5377thee, andthe prideזְד֣וֹןze.DonH2087of thine heartלִבֶּ֔ךָli.Be.khaH3820,O thou that dwellestשֹֽׁכְנִי֙sho.khe.NiH7931in the cleftsבְּחַגְוֵ֣יbe.chag.VeiH2288of the rockהַסֶּ֔לַעha.Se.la'H5553,that holdestתֹּפְשִׂ֖יto.fe.SiH8610the heightמְר֣וֹםme.RomH4791of the hillגִּבְעָ֑הgiv.'AhH1389:though thou shouldest make thy nestקִנֶּ֔ךָki.Ne.chaH7064as highתַגְבִּ֤יהַtag.Bi.haH1361as the eagleכַּנֶּ֙שֶׁר֙ka.Ne.sherH5404,I will bring thee downאֽוֹרִידְךָ֖'o.ri.de.KhaH3381from thence, saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

17Also Edomאֱד֖וֹם'e.DomH123shall be a desolationלְשַׁמָּ֑הle.sha.MahH8047:every one that goethעֹבֵ֣ר'o.VerH5674by it shall be astonishedיִשֹּׁ֥םyi.ShomH8074,and shall hissוְיִשְׁרֹ֖קve.yish.RokH8319at all the plaguesמַכּוֹתֶֽהָ׃ma.ko.Te.haH4347thereof.

18As in the overthrowכְּֽמַהְפֵּכַ֞תke.mah.pe.KhatH4114of Sodomסְדֹ֧םse.DomH5467and Gomorrahוַעֲמֹרָ֛הva.'a.mo.RahH6017and the neighbourוּשְׁכֵנֶ֖יהָu.she.khe.Nei.haH7934citiesthereof, saithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,no manאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376shall abideיֵשֵׁ֥בye.ShevH3427there, neither shall a sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of manאָדָֽם׃'a.DamH120dwellיָג֥וּרya.GurH1481in it.

19Behold, he shall come upיַעֲלֶ֨הya.'a.LehH5927like a lionכְּאַרְיֵ֞הke.'ar.YehH738from the swellingמִגְּא֣וֹןmi.ge.'onH1347of Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּן֮hai.yar.DenH3383against the habitationנְוֵ֣הne.VehH5116of the strongאֵיתָן֒'ei.TanH386:but I will suddenlyאַרְגִּ֤יעָה'ar.Gi.'ahH7280make him run awayאֲרִיצֶ֨נּוּ'a.ri.Tze.nuH7323from her: and who isa chosenבָח֖וּרva.ChurH977man, thatI may appointאֶפְקֹ֑ד'ef.KodH6485over her? for who islike me? and who will appoint me the timeיֹעִידֶ֔נִּיyo.'i.De.niH3259? and who isthat shepherdרֹעֶ֔הro.'EhH7462that will standיַעֲמֹ֖דya.'a.ModH5975beforeלְפָנָֽי׃ סle.fa.NaiH6440me?

20Therefore hearשִׁמְע֣וּshim.'UH8085the counselעֲצַת־'a.tzat-H6098of Yhwhיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,that he hath takenיָעַץ֙ya.'AtzH3289against Edomאֱד֔וֹם'e.DomH123;and his purposesוּמַ֨חְשְׁבוֹתָ֔יוu.Mach.she.vo.TavH4284,that he hath purposedחָשַׁ֖בcha.ShavH2803against the inhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֣יyo.she.VeiH3427of Temanתֵימָ֑ןtei.ManH8487:Surely the leastצְעִירֵ֣יtze.'i.ReiH6810of the flockהַצֹּ֔אןha.TzonH6629shall draw them outיִסְחָבוּם֙yis.cha.VumH5498:surely he shall make their habitationsנְוֵהֶֽם׃ne.ve.HemH5116desolateיַשִּׁ֛יםya.ShimH8074with them.

21The earthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776is movedרָעֲשָׁ֖הra.'a.ShahH7493at the noiseמִקּ֣וֹלmi.KolH6963of their fallנִפְלָ֔םnif.LamH5307,at the cryצְעָקָ֕הtze.'a.KahH6818the noiseקוֹלָֽהּ׃ko.LahH6963thereof was heardנִשְׁמַ֥עnish.Ma'H8085in the Redס֖וּףsufH5488seaבְּיַם־be.yam-H3220.

22Behold, he shall come upיַעֲלֶ֣הya.'a.LehH5927and flyוְיִדְאֶ֔הve.yid.'EhH1675as the eagleכַנֶּ֙שֶׁר֙kha.Ne.sherH5404,and spreadוְיִפְרֹ֥שׂve.yif.RosH6566his wingsכְּנָפָ֖יוke.na.FavH3671over Bozrahבָּצְרָ֑הbotz.rahH1224:and at that dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117shall the heartלֵ֞בlevH3820of the mighty menגִּבּוֹרֵ֤יgi.bo.ReiH1368of Edomאֱדוֹם֙'e.dOmH123be as the heartכְּלֵ֖בke.LevH3820of a womanאִשָּׁ֥ה'i.ShahH802in her pangsמְצֵרָֽה׃ סme.tze.RahH6887.

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