Revised Literal Translation

Jeremiah 49:13-22

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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