Revised Literal Translation

Jeremiah 50

1The wordהַדָּבָ֗רha.da.VarH1697that Yhwhיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068spakeדִּבֶּ֧רdi.BerH1696against Babylonבָּבֶ֖לba.VelH894andagainst the landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of the Chaldeansכַּשְׂדִּ֑יםkas.DimH3778byבְּיַ֖דbe.YadH3027Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֥הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414the prophetהַנָּבִֽיא׃ha.na.Vi'H5030.

2Declareהַגִּ֨ידוּha.Gi.duH5046ye among the nationsבַגּוֹיִ֤םva.go.YimH1471,and publishוְהַשְׁמִ֙יעוּ֙ve.hash.Mi.'uH8085,and set upוּֽשְׂאוּ־u.se.'u-H5375a standardנֵ֔סNesH5251;publishהַשְׁמִ֖יעוּhash.Mi.'uH8085, andconcealתְּכַחֵ֑דוּte.kha.Che.duH3582not: sayאִמְרוּ֩'im.RuH559,Babylonבָבֶ֜לva.VelH894is takenנִלְכְּדָ֨הnil.ke.DahH3920,Belבֵּל֙belH1078is confoundedH3001,Merodachמְרֹדָ֔ךְme.ro.DakhH4781is broken in piecesחַ֣תchatH2865;her idolsעֲצַבֶּ֔יהָ'a.tza.Bei.haH6091are confoundedH3001,her imagesגִּלּוּלֶֽיהָ׃gi.lu.Lei.haH1544are broken in piecesחַ֖תּוּCha.tuH2865.

3For out of the northמִצָּפ֗וֹןmi.tza.FonH6828there cometh upעָלָה֩'a.LahH5927a nationגּ֜וֹיGoyH1471against her, which shall makeיָשִׁ֤יתya.ShitH7896her landאַרְצָהּ֙'ar.TzahH776desolateלְשַׁמָּ֔הle.sha.MahH8047,and none shall dwellיוֹשֵׁ֖בyo.ShevH3427therein: they shall removeנָ֥דוּNa.duH5110,they shall departהָלָֽכוּ׃ha.La.khuH1980,both manמֵאָדָ֥םme.'a.DamH120and beastבְּהֵמָ֖הbe.he.MahH929.

4In those daysבַּיָּמִ֨יםbai.ya.MimH3117,and in that timeוּבָעֵ֤תu.va.'EtH6256,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,the childrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478shall comeיָבֹ֧אוּya.Vo.'uH935,they and the childrenוּבְנֵֽי־u.ve.nei-H1121of Judahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063togetherיַחְדָּ֑וyach.DavH3162,goingH1980and weepingוּבָכוֹ֙u.va.KhoH1058:they shall goH3212,and seekיְבַקֵּֽשׁוּ׃ye.va.Ke.shuH1245Yhwhיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068their Godאֱלֹהֵיהֶ֖ם'e.lo.hei.HemH430.

5They shall askיִשְׁאָ֔לוּyish.'A.luH7592the wayדֶּ֖רֶךְDe.rekhH1870to Zionצִיּ֣וֹןtzi.YonH6726with their facesפְנֵיהֶ֑םfe.nei.HemH6440thitherwardהֵ֣נָּהHe.nahH2008, saying,Comeבֹּ֚אוּBo.'uH935,and let us joinוְנִלְו֣וּve.nil.VuH3867ourselves to Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068in a perpetualעוֹלָ֖םo.LamH5769covenantבְּרִ֥יתbe.RitH1285thatshall not be forgottenתִשָּׁכֵֽחַ׃ סti.sha.Khe.achH7911.

6My peopleעַמִּ֔י'a.MiH5971hath been lostאֹֽבְדוֹת֙'oe.dOtH6sheepצֹ֤אןtzonH6629:their shepherdsרֹעֵיהֶ֣םro.'ei.HemH7462have caused them to go astrayהִתְע֔וּםhit.'UmH8582,they have turned them awayשֽׁוֹבְב֑וּםshoe.vimH7726 H7725onthe mountainsהָרִ֖יםha.RimH2022:they have goneהָלָ֔כוּha.La.khuH1980from mountainמֵהַ֤רme.HarH2022to hillגִּבְעָה֙giv.'AhH1389,they have forgottenשָׁכְח֖וּsha.khe.ChuH7911their restingplaceרִבְצָֽם׃riv.TzamH7258.

7All that foundמוֹצְאֵיהֶ֣םmotz.'ei.HemH4672them have devouredאֲכָל֔וּם'a.kha.LumH398them: and their adversariesוְצָרֵיהֶ֥םve.tza.rei.HemH6862saidאָמְר֖וּ'a.me.RuH559,We offendנֶאְשָׁ֑םne'.ShamH816not, because they have sinnedחָטְא֤וּcha.te.'UH2398against Yhwhלַֽיהוָה֙la.Yah.wehH3068,the habitationנְוֵה־ne.veh-H5116of justiceצֶ֔דֶקTze.dekH6664,even Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068,the hopeוּמִקְוֵ֥הu.mik.VehH4723of their fathersאֲבֽוֹתֵיהֶ֖ם'a.vo.tei.HemH1.

8Removeנֻ֚דוּNu.duH5110out of the midstמִתּ֣וֹךְmi.TokhH8432of Babylonבָּבֶ֔לba.VelH894,and go forthצֵ֑אוּya.tze.'uH3318out of the landוּמֵאֶ֥רֶץu.me.'E.retzH776of the Chaldeansכַּשְׂדִּ֖יםkas.DimH3778,and be as the he goatsכְּעַתּוּדִ֖יםke.'a.tu.DimH6260beforeלִפְנֵי־lif.nei-H6440the flocksצֹֽאן׃TzonH6629.

9For, lo, I will raiseמֵעִיר֩me.'IrH5782and cause to come upוּמַעֲלֶ֨הu.ma.'a.LehH5927against Babylonבָּבֶ֜לba.VelH894an assemblyקְהַל־ke.hal-H6951of greatגְּדֹלִים֙ge.do.LimH1419nationsגּוֹיִ֤םgo.YimH1471from the northצָפ֔וֹןtza.FonH6828countryמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776:and they shall set themselves in arrayוְעָ֣רְכוּve.'A.re.khuH6186against her; from thence she shall be takenתִּלָּכֵ֑דti.la.KhedH3920:their arrowsחִצָּיו֙chi.TzavH2671shall beas of a mightyכְּגִבּ֣וֹרke.gi.BorH1368expert manמַשְׁכִּ֔ילmash.KilH7921 H7919;none shall returnיָשׁ֖וּבya.ShuvH7725in vainרֵיקָֽם׃rei.KamH7387.

10And Chaldeaכַשְׂדִּ֖יםkhas.DimH3778shall be a spoilלְשָׁלָ֑לle.sha.LalH7998:all that spoilשֹׁלְלֶ֥יהָsho.le.Lei.haH7997her shall be satisfiedיִשְׂבָּ֖עוּyis.Ba.'uH7646,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

11Because ye were gladתִשְׂמְחוּ֙tis.me.chiH8055,because ye rejoicedתַֽעֲלְז֔וּta.'al.ziH5937,O ye destroyersשֹׁסֵ֖יsho.SeiH8154of mine heritageנַחֲלָתִ֑יna.cha.la.TiH5159,because ye are grown fatתָפ֙וּשׁוּ֙ta.fu.shiH6335as the heiferכְּעֶגְלָ֣הke.'eg.LahH5697at grassדָשָׁ֔הda.ShahH1758 H1877,and bellowוְתִצְהֲל֖וּve.titz.ha.liH6670as bullsכָּאֲבִּרִֽים׃ka.'a.bi.RimH47;

12Your motherאִמְּכֶם֙'i.me.KhemH517shall be soreמְאֹ֔דme.'OdH3966confoundedבּ֤וֹשָׁהBo.o.shahH954;she that bareיֽוֹלַדְתְּכֶ֑םyo.lad.te.KhemH3205you shall be ashamedחָפְרָ֖הcha.fe.RahH2659:behold, the hindermostאַחֲרִ֣ית'a.cha.RitH319of the nationsגּוֹיִ֔םgo.YimH1471shall bea wildernessמִדְבָּ֖רmid.BarH4057,a dry landצִיָּ֥הtzi.YahH6723,and a desertוַעֲרָבָֽה׃va.'a.ra.VahH6160.

13Because of the wrathמִקֶּ֤צֶףmi.Ke.tzefH7110of Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068it shall not be inhabitedתֵשֵׁ֔בte.ShevH3427,but it shall be wholly desolateשְׁמָמָ֖הshe.ma.MahH8077:every one that goethעֹבֵ֣ר'o.VerH5674by Babylonבָּבֶ֔לba.VelH894shall be astonishedיִשֹּׁ֥םyi.ShomH8074,and hissוְיִשְׁרֹ֖קve.yish.RokH8319at all her plaguesמַכּוֹתֶֽיהָ׃ma.ko.Tei.haH4347.

14Put yourselves in arrayעִרְכ֨וּ'ir.KhuH6186against Babylonבָּבֶ֤ל׀ba.VelH894round aboutסָבִיב֙sa.VivH5439:all ye that bendדֹּ֣רְכֵיDo.re.kheiH1869the bowקֶ֔שֶׁתKe.shetH7198,shootיְד֣וּye.DuH3034at her, spareתַּחְמְל֖וּtach.me.LuH2550no arrowsחֵ֑ץChetzH2671:for she hath sinnedחָטָֽאָה׃cha.Ta.'ahH2398against Yhwhלַֽיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068.

15Shoutהָרִ֨יעוּha.Ri.'uH7321against her round aboutסָבִיב֙sa.VivH5439:she hath givenנָתְנָ֣הna.te.NahH5414her handיָדָ֔הּya.DahH3027:her foundationsאָשְׁיוֹתֶ֔יהָ'ash.vi.yo.tei.haH803are fallenנָֽפְלוּ֙na.fe.LuH5307,her wallsחֽוֹמוֹתֶ֑יהָcho.mo.Tei.haH2346are thrown downנֶהֶרְס֖וּne.her.SuH2040: for it isthe vengeanceנִקְמַ֨תnik.MatH5360of Yhwhיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068:take vengeanceהִנָּ֣קְמוּhi.Na.ke.muH5358upon her; as she hath doneעָשְׂתָ֖ה'a.se.TahH6213,doעֲשׂוּ־'a.su-H6213unto her.

16Cut offכִּרְת֤וּkir.TuH3772the sowerזוֹרֵ֙עַ֙zo.Re.a'H2232from Babylonמִבָּבֶ֔לmi.ba.VelH894,and him that handlethוְתֹפֵ֥שׂve.to.FesH8610the sickleמַגָּ֖לma.GalH4038in the timeבְּעֵ֣תbe.'EtH6256of harvestקָצִ֑ירka.TzirH7105:for fearמִפְּנֵי֙mi.pe.NeiH6440of the oppressingהַיּוֹנָ֔הhai.yo.NahH3238swordחֶ֣רֶבChe.revH2719they shall turnיִפְנ֔וּyif.NuH6437every oneאִ֤ישׁ'ishH376to his peopleעַמּוֹ֙a.MoH5971,and they shall fleeיָנֻֽסוּ׃ סya.Nu.suH5127every oneוְאִ֥ישׁve.'IshH376to his own landלְאַרְצ֖וֹle.'ar.TzoH776.

17Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478isa scatteredפְזוּרָ֛הfe.zu.RahH6340sheepשֶׂ֧הsehH7716;the lionsאֲרָי֣וֹת'a.ra.YotH738have driven himawayהִדִּ֑יחוּhi.Di.chuH5080:firstהָרִאשׁ֤וֹןha.ri.ShonH7223the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Assyriaאַשּׁ֔וּר'a.ShurH804hath devouredאֲכָלוֹ֙'a.kha.LoH398him; and lastהָאַחֲרוֹן֙ha.'a.cha.rOnH314this Nebuchadnezzarנְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּ֖רne.vu.khad.re.TzarH5019kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Babylonבָּבֶֽל׃ סba.VelH894hath broken his bonesעִצְּמ֔וֹi.tze.MoH6105.

18Therefore thus saithאָמַ֞ר'a.MarH559Yhwhיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068of Armiesצְבָאוֹת֙tze.va.'OtH6635,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478;Behold, I will punishפֹקֵ֛דfo.KedH6485the kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֖לba.VelH894and his landאַרְצ֑וֹ'ar.TzoH776,as I have punishedפָּקַ֖דְתִּיpa.Kad.tiH6485the kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Assyriaאַשּֽׁוּר׃'a.ShurH804.

19And I will bringH7725Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478againH7725to his habitationנָוֵ֔הוּna.Ve.huH5116,and he shall feedוְרָעָ֥הve.ra.'AhH7462on Carmelהַכַּרְמֶ֖לha.kar.MelH3760and Bashanוְהַבָּשָׁ֑ןve.ha.ba.ShanH1316,and his soulנַפְשֽׁוֹ׃naf.ShoH5315shall be satisfiedתִּשְׂבַּ֥עtis.Ba'H7646upon mountוּבְהַ֥רu.ve.HarH2022Ephraimאֶפְרַ֛יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669and Gileadוְהַגִּלְעָ֖דve.ha.gil.'AdH1568.

20In those daysבַּיָּמִ֣יםbai.ya.MimH3117,and in that timeוּבָעֵ֨תu.va.'EtH6256,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002Yhwhיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,the iniquityעֲוֹ֤ן'a.VonH5771of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478shall be sought forיְבֻקַּ֞שׁye.vu.KashH1245, and there shall benone; and the sinsחַטֹּ֥אתcha.TotH2403of Judahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063,and they shall not be foundתִמָּצֶ֑אינָהti.ma.Tze.nahH4672:for I will pardonאֶסְלַ֖ח'es.LachH5545them whom I reserveאַשְׁאִֽיר׃'ash.'IrH7604.

21Go upעֲלֵ֣ה'a.LehH5927against the landהָאָ֤רֶץha.'A.retzH776of Merathaimמְרָתַ֙יִם֙me.ra.Ta.yimH4850, evenagainst it, and against the inhabitantsיוֹשְׁבֵ֖יyo.she.VeiH3427of Pekodפְּק֑וֹדpe.KodH6489:wasteחֲרֹ֨בcha.RoH2717and utterly destroyוְהַחֲרֵ֤םve.ha.cha.RemH2763afterאַֽחֲרֵיהֶם֙'a.cha.rei.HemH310them, saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,and doוַעֲשֵׂ֕הva.'a.SehH6213according to all that I have commandedצִוִּיתִֽיךָ׃ סtzi.vi.Ti.khaH6680thee.

22A soundק֥וֹלKolH6963of battleמִלְחָמָ֖הmil.cha.MahH4421isin the landבָּאָ֑רֶץba.'A.retzH776,and of greatגָּדֽוֹל׃ga.DolH1419destructionוְשֶׁ֖בֶרve.She.verH7667.

23How is the hammerפַּטִּ֖ישׁpa.TishH6360of the whole earthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776cut asunderנִגְדַּע֙nig.Da'H1438and brokenוַיִּשָּׁבֵ֔רvai.yi.sha.VerH7665!how is Babylonבָּבֶ֖לba.VelH894become a desolationלְשַׁמָּ֛הle.sha.MahH8047among the nationsבַּגּוֹיִֽם׃ba.go.YimH1471!

24I have laid a snareיָקֹ֨שְׁתִּיya.Ko.she.tiH3369for thee, and thou art also takenנִלְכַּדְתְּ֙nil.kadTH3920,O Babylonבָּבֶ֔לba.VelH894,and thou wast not awareיָדָ֑עַתְּya.Da.'atH3045:thou art foundנִמְצֵאת֙nim.tzeTH4672,and also caughtנִתְפַּ֔שְׂתְּnit.PastH8610,because thou hast strivenהִתְגָּרִֽית׃hit.ga.RitH1624against Yhwhבַֽיהוָ֖הba.Yah.wehH3068.

25Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068hath openedפָּתַ֤חpa.TachH6605his armouryא֣וֹצָר֔וֹ'o.tza.RoH214,and hath brought forthוַיּוֹצֵ֖אvai.yo.Tze'H3318the weaponsכְּלֵ֣יke.LeiH3627of his indignationזַעְמ֑וֹza'.MoH2195: for this isthe workמְלָאכָ֣הme.la.KhahH4399of the Lordלַֽאדֹנָ֧יla.do.NaiH136Yhwhיְהוִ֛הYah.wehH3069of Armiesצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635in the landבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of the Chaldeansכַּשְׂדִּֽים׃kas.DimH3778.

26Comeבֹּֽאוּ־bo.'u-H935against her from the utmost borderמִקֵּץ֙mi.KetzH7093,openפִּתְח֣וּpit.ChuH6605her storehousesמַאֲבֻסֶ֔יהָma.'a.vu.Sei.haH3965:cast her upסָלּ֥וּהָsa.Lu.haH5549as heapsעֲרֵמִ֖ים'a.re.MimH6194,and destroy her utterlyוְהַחֲרִימ֑וּהָve.ha.cha.ri.Mu.haH2763:let nothing of her be leftשְׁאֵרִֽית׃she.'e.RitH7611.

27Slayחִרְבוּ֙chir.VuH2717all her bullocksפָּרֶ֔יהָpa.Rei.haH6499;let them go downיֵרְד֖וּye.re.DuH3381to the slaughterלַטָּ֑בַחla.Ta.vachH2874:woeה֣וֹיHoH1945unto them! for their dayיוֹמָ֖םyo.MamH3117is comeבָ֥אva'H935,the timeעֵ֥ת'etH6256of their visitationפְּקֻדָּתָֽם׃ סpe.ku.da.TamH6486.

28The voiceק֥וֹלKolH6963of them that fleeנָסִ֛יםna.SimH5127and escape outH6405of the landמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Babylonבָּבֶ֑לba.VelH894,to declareלְהַגִּ֣ידle.ha.GidH5046in Zionבְּצִיּ֗וֹןbe.tzi.YonH6726the vengeanceנִקְמַת֙nik.MatH5360of Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430,the vengeanceנִקְמַ֖תnik.MatH5360of his templeהֵיכָלֽוֹ׃hei.kha.LoH1964.

29Call togetherהַשְׁמִ֣יעוּhash.Mi.'uH8085the archersרַ֠בִּיםRa.bimH7228against Babylonבָּבֶ֣ל׀ba.VelH894:all ye that bendדֹּ֨רְכֵיDo.re.kheiH1869the bowקֶ֜שֶׁתKe.shetH7198,campחֲנ֧וּcha.NuH2583against it round aboutסָבִ֗יבsa.VivH5439;let none thereof escapeפְּלֵטָ֔הpe.le.TahH6413:recompenseשַׁלְּמוּ־sha.le.mu-H7999her according to her workכְּפָעֳלָ֔הּke.fo.'o.LahH6467;according to all that she hath doneעָשְׂתָ֖ה'a.se.TahH6213,doעֲשׂוּ־'a.su-H6213unto her: for she hath been proudזָ֖דָהZa.dahH2102against Yhwhיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068,against the Holy Oneקְד֥וֹשׁke.Do.oshH6918of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

30Therefore shall her young menבַחוּרֶ֖יהָva.chu.Rei.haH970fallיִפְּל֥וּyi.pe.LuH5307in the streetsבִּרְחֹבֹתֶ֑יהָbir.cho.Tei.haH7339,and all her menאַנְשֵׁ֨י'an.SheiH582of warמִלְחַמְתָּ֥הּmil.cham.TahH4421shall be cut offיִדַּ֛מּוּyi.Da.muH1826in that dayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.

31Behold, I am against thee, O thoumost proudזָד֔וֹןza.DonH2087,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136Yhwhיְהוִ֖הYah.wehH3069of Armiesצְבָא֑וֹתtze.va.'otH6635:for thy dayיוֹמְךָ֖yom.KhaH3117is comeבָּ֥אba'H935,the timeעֵ֥ת'etH6256thatI will visitפְּקַדְתִּֽיךָ׃pe.kad.Ti.chaH6485thee.

32And the most proudזָדוֹן֙za.dOnH2087shall stumbleוְכָשַׁ֤לve.kha.ShalH3782and fallוְנָפַ֔לve.na.FalH5307,and none shall raise him upמֵקִ֑יםme.KimH6965:and I will kindleוְהִצַּ֤תִּיve.hi.Tza.tiH3341a fireאֵשׁ֙'eshH784in his citiesבְּעָרָ֔יוbe.'a.RavH5892,and it shall devourוְאָכְלָ֖הve.'a.khe.LahH398all round aboutסְבִיבֹתָֽיו׃ סse.vi.vo.TavH5439him.

33Thus saithאָמַר֙'a.MarH559Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of Armiesצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635;The childrenבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֥לYis.ra.'ElH3478and the childrenוּבְנֵי־u.ve.nei-H1121of Judahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063wereoppressedעֲשׁוּקִ֛ים'a.shu.KimH6231togetherיַחְדָּ֑וyach.DavH3162:and all that took them captivesשֹֽׁבֵיהֶם֙shoei.HemH7617held them fastהֶחֱזִ֣יקוּhe.che.Zi.kuH2388;they refusedמֵאֲנ֖וּme.'a.NuH3985to let them goשַׁלְּחָֽם׃sha.le.ChamH7971.

34Their Redeemerגֹּאֲלָ֣ם׀go.'a.LamH1350isstrongחָזָ֗קcha.ZakH2389;Yhwhיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068of Armiesצְבָאוֹת֙tze.va.'OtH6635ishis nameשְׁמ֔וֹshe.MoH8034:he shall throughlyרִ֥יבrivH7378pleadיָרִ֖יבya.RivH7378their causeרִיבָ֑םri.VamH7379,that he may give restהִרְגִּ֣יעַhir.Gi.a'H7280to the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776,and disquietוְהִרְגִּ֖יזve.hir.GizH7264the inhabitantsלְיֹשְׁבֵ֥יle.yo.she.VeiH3427of Babylonבָבֶֽל׃va.VelH894.

35A swordחֶ֥רֶבChe.revH2719isupon the Chaldeansכַּשְׂדִּ֖יםkas.DimH3778,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,and upon the inhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֣יyo.she.VeiH3427of Babylonבָבֶ֔לva.VelH894,and upon her princesשָׂרֶ֖יהָsa.Rei.haH8269,and upon her wiseחֲכָמֶֽיהָ׃cha.kha.Mei.haH2450men.

36A swordחֶ֥רֶבChe.revH2719isupon the liarsהַבַּדִּ֖יםha.ba.DimH907;and they shall doteוְנֹאָ֑לוּve.no.'A.luH2973:a swordחֶ֥רֶבChe.revH2719isupon her mighty menגִּבּוֹרֶ֖יהָgi.bo.Rei.haH1368;and they shall be dismayedוָחָֽתּוּ׃va.Cha.tuH2865.

37A swordחֶ֜רֶבChe.revH2719isupon their horsesסוּסָ֣יוsu.SavH5483,and upon their chariotsרִכְבּ֗וֹrikh.BoH7393,and upon all the mingled peopleH6153that arein the midstבְּתוֹכָ֖הּbe.to.KhahH8432of her; and they shall become as womenלְנָשִׁ֑יםle.na.ShimH802:a swordחֶ֥רֶבChe.revH2719isupon her treasuresאוֹצְרֹתֶ֖יהָ'otz.ro.Tei.haH214;and they shall be robbedוּבֻזָּֽזוּ׃u.vu.Za.zuH962.

38A droughtחֹ֥רֶבCho.revH2721isupon her watersמֵימֶ֖יהָmei.Mei.haH4325;and they shall be dried upוְיָבֵ֑שׁוּve.ya.Ve.shuH3001: for it isthe landאֶ֤רֶץ'E.retzH776of graven imagesפְּסִלִים֙pe.si.LimH6456,and they are madיִתְהֹלָֽלוּ׃yit.ho.La.luH1984upon theiridolsוּבָאֵימִ֖יםu.va.'ei.MimH367.

39Therefore the wild beasts of the desertצִיִּים֙tzi.YimH6728with the wild beasts of the islandsאִיִּ֔ים'i.YimH338shall dwellיֵשְׁב֤וּye.she.VuH3427there,and the owlsבְּנ֣וֹת יַֽעֲנָ֑הbe.Not ya.'a.NahH3284 H1323shall dwellוְיָ֥שְׁבוּve.Ya.she.vuH3427therein: and it shall be no more inhabitedתֵשֵׁ֥בte.ShevH3427for everלָנֶ֔צַחla.Ne.tzachH5331;neither shall it be dweltתִשְׁכּ֖וֹןtish.KonH7931in from generationדּ֥וֹרDorH1755to generationוָדֽוֹר׃va.DorH1755.

40As Godאֱלֹהִ֜ים'E.lo.HimH430overthrewכְּמַהְפֵּכַ֨תke.mah.pe.KhatH4114Sodomסְדֹ֧םse.DomH5467and Gomorrahעֲמֹרָ֛ה'a.mo.RahH6017and the neighbourשְׁכֵנֶ֖יהָshe.khe.Nei.haH7934citiesthereof, saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068; soshall no manאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376abideיֵשֵׁ֥בye.ShevH3427there, neither shall any sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of manאָדָֽם׃'a.DamH120dwellיָג֥וּרya.GurH1481therein.

41Behold, a peopleעַ֥ם'amH5971shall comeבָּ֖אba'H935from the northמִצָּפ֑וֹןmi.tza.FonH6828,and a greatגָּדוֹל֙ga.dOlH1419nationוְג֤וֹיve.GoyH1471,and manyרַבִּ֔יםra.BimH7227kingsוּמְלָכִ֣יםu.me.la.KhimH4428shall be raised upיֵעֹ֖רוּye.'O.ruH5782from the coastsמִיַּרְכְּתֵי־mi.yar.ke.tei-H3411of the earthאָֽרֶץ׃'A.retzH776.

42They shall holdיַחֲזִ֗יקוּya.cha.Zi.kuH2388the bowקֶ֣שֶׁתKe.shetH7198and the lanceוְכִידֹ֞ןve.khi.DonH3591: they arecruelאַכְזָרִ֥י'akh.za.RiH394,and will not shew mercyיְרַחֵ֔מוּye.ra.Che.muH7355:their voiceקוֹלָם֙ko.LamH6963shall roarיֶהֱמֶ֔הye.he.MehH1993like the seaכַּיָּ֣םkai.YamH3220,and they shall rideיִרְכָּ֑בוּyir.Ka.vuH7392upon horsesסוּסִ֖יםsu.SimH5483, every oneput in arrayעָר֗וּךְ'a.RukhH6186,like a manכְּאִישׁ֙ke.'IshH376to the battleלַמִּלְחָמָ֔הla.mil.cha.MahH4421,against thee, O daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of Babylonבָּבֶֽל׃ba.VelH894.

43The kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֛לba.VelH894hath heardשָׁמַ֧עsha.Ma'H8085the reportשִׁמְעָ֖םshim.'AmH8088of them, and his handsיָדָ֑יוya.DavH3027waxed feebleוְרָפ֣וּve.ra.FuH7503:anguishצָרָה֙tza.RahH6869took holdהֶחֱזִיקַ֔תְהוּhe.che.zi.Kat.huH2388of him, andpangsחִ֖ילchilH2427as of a woman in travailכַּיּוֹלֵדָֽה׃kai.yo.le.DahH3205.

44Behold, he shall come upיַעֲלֶ֨הya.'a.LehH5927like a lionכְּאַרְיֵ֞הke.'ar.YehH738from the swellingמִגְּא֣וֹןmi.ge.'onH1347of Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּן֮hai.yar.DenH3383unto the habitationנְוֵ֣הne.VehH5116of the strongאֵיתָן֒'ei.TanH386:but I will makeH7323them suddenlyאַרְגִּ֤עָה'ar.Gi.'ahH7280run awayאֲרִיצֵם֙'a.ru.tzemH7323from her: and who isa chosenבָח֖וּרva.ChurH977man, thatI may appointאֶפְקֹ֑ד'ef.KodH6485over her? for who islike me? and who will appoint me the timeיוֹעִדֶ֔נִּיyo.'i.De.niH3259? and who isthat shepherdרֹעֶ֔הro.'EhH7462that will standיַעֲמֹ֖דya.'a.ModH5975beforeלְפָנָֽי׃le.fa.NaiH6440me?

45Therefore hearשִׁמְע֣וּshim.'UH8085ye the counselעֲצַת־'a.tzat-H6098of Yhwhיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,that he hath takenיָעַץ֙ya.'AtzH3289against Babylonבָּבֶ֔לba.VelH894;and his purposesוּמַ֨חְשְׁבוֹתָ֔יוu.Mach.she.vo.TavH4284,that he hath purposedחָשַׁ֖בcha.ShavH2803against the landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of the Chaldeansכַּשְׂדִּ֑יםkas.DimH3778:Surely the leastצְעִירֵ֣יtze.'i.ReiH6810of the flockהַצֹּ֔אןha.TzonH6629shall draw them outיִסְחָבוּם֙yis.cha.VumH5498: surely he shall make theirhabitationנָוֶֽה׃na.VehH5116desolateיַשִּׁ֛יםya.ShimH8074with them.

46At the noiseמִקּוֹל֙mi.kOlH6963of the takingנִתְפְּשָׂ֣הnit.pe.SahH8610of Babylonבָבֶ֔לva.VelH894the earthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776is movedנִרְעֲשָׁ֖הnir.'a.ShahH7493,and the cryוּזְעָקָ֖הu.ze.'a.KahH2201is heardנִשְׁמָֽע׃ סnish.Ma'H8085among the nationsבַּגּוֹיִ֥םba.go.YimH1471.

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