Revised Literal Translation

Jeremiah 50:41-46

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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