Revised Literal Translation

Jeremiah 51:3-5

3Againstאֶל־'el-H413him thatbendethיִדְרֹ֤ךְyid.RokhH1869let the archer bendהַדֹּרֵךְ֙ha.do.reKhH1869his bowקַשְׁתּ֔וֹkash.ToH7198, and against him thatlifteth himself upיִתְעַ֖לyit.'AlH5927in his brigandineבְּסִרְיֹנ֑וֹbe.sir.yo.NoH5630:and spareתַּחְמְלוּ֙tach.me.LuH2550ye not her young menבַּ֣חֻרֶ֔יהָba.chu.Rei.haH970;destroy ye utterlyהַחֲרִ֖ימוּha.cha.Ri.muH2763all her armyצְבָאָֽהּ׃tze.va.'AhH6635.

4Thus the slainחֲלָלִ֖יםcha.la.LimH2491shall fallוְנָפְל֥וּve.na.fe.LuH5307in the landבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of the Chaldeansכַּשְׂדִּ֑יםkas.DimH3778, and they that arethrust throughוּמְדֻקָּרִ֖יםu.me.du.ka.RimH1856in her streetsבְּחוּצוֹתֶֽיהָ׃be.chu.tzo.Tei.haH2351.

5For Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֤לYis.ra.'ElH3478hath not beenforsakenאַלְמָ֨ן'al.ManH488,nor Judahוִֽיהוּדָה֙vi.hu.DahH3063of his Godמֵֽאֱלֹהָ֔יוme.'e.lo.HavH430,of Yhwhמֵֽיְהוָ֖הme.Yah.wehH3068of Armiesצְבָא֑וֹתtze.va.'otH6635;though their landאַרְצָם֙'ar.TzamH776was filledמָלְאָ֣הmal.'AhH4390with sinאָשָׁ֔ם'a.ShamH817against the Holy Oneמִקְּד֖וֹשׁmi.ke.Do.oshH6918of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

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