Revised Literal Translation

Jeremiah 50:2-4

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.

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