Revised Literal Translation

Jeremiah 50:2-10

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.

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