Revised Literal Translation

Jeremiah 51:48-56

48Then the heavenשָׁמַ֣יִםsha.Ma.yimH8064and the earthוָאָ֔רֶץva.'A.retzH776, and all that istherein, shall singוְרִנְּנ֤וּve.ri.ne.NuH7442for Babylonבָּבֶל֙ba.VelH894:for the spoilersהַשּׁוֹדְדִ֖יםha.sho.DimH7703shall comeיָבוֹא־ya.Vo'-H935unto her from the northמִצָּפ֛וֹןmi.tza.FonH6828,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

49AsH1571Babylonבָּבֶ֕לba.VelH894hath causedthe slainחַֽלְלֵ֣יcha.LeiH2491of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478to fallלִנְפֹּ֖לlin.PolH5307,so at Babylonלְבָבֶ֥לle.va.VelH894shall fallנָפְל֖וּna.fe.LuH5307the slainחַֽלְלֵ֥יcha.LeiH2491of all the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

50Ye that have escapedH6405the swordמֵחֶ֔רֶבme.Che.revH2719,go awayהִלְכ֖וּhil.KhuH1980,stand not stillתַּעֲמֹ֑דוּta.'a.Mo.duH5975:rememberזִכְר֤וּzikh.RuH2142Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068afar offמֵֽרָחוֹק֙me.ra.chOkH7350,and let Jerusalemוִירֽוּשָׁלִַ֖םvi.ru.sha.LimH3389comeתַּעֲלֶ֥הta.'a.LehH5927into your mindלְבַבְכֶֽם׃le.vav.KhemH3824.

51We are confoundedבֹּ֚שְׁנוּBo.she.nuH954,because we have heardשָׁמַ֣עְנוּsha.Ma'.nuH8085reproachחֶרְפָּ֔הcher.PahH2781:shameכְלִמָּ֖הkhe.li.MahH3639hath coveredכִּסְּתָ֥הki.se.TahH3680our facesפָּנֵ֑ינוּpa.Nei.nuH6440:for strangersזָרִ֔יםza.RimH2114are comeבָּ֣אוּBa.'uH935into the sanctuariesמִקְדְּשֵׁ֖יmik.de.SheiH4720of Yhwh'sיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004.

52Wherefore, behold, the daysיָמִ֤יםya.MimH3117comeבָּאִים֙ba.'ImH935,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,that I will do judgmentוּפָקַדְתִּ֖יu.fa.kad.TiH6485upon her graven imagesפְּסִילֶ֑יהָpe.si.Lei.haH6456:and through all her landאַרְצָ֖הּ'ar.TzahH776the woundedחָלָֽל׃cha.LalH2491shall groanיֶאֱנֹ֥קye.'e.NokH602.

53Though Babylonבָבֶל֙va.VelH894should mount upתַעֲלֶ֤הta.'a.LehH5927to heavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,and though she should fortifyתְבַצֵּ֖רte.va.TzerH1219the heightמְר֣וֹםme.RomH4791of her strengthעֻזָּ֑הּ'u.ZahH5797,yetH227from me shall spoilersשֹׁדְדִ֛יםsho.de.DimH7703comeיָבֹ֧אוּya.Vo.'uH935unto her, saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.

54A soundק֥וֹלKolH6963of a cryזְעָקָ֖הze.'a.KahH2201comethfrom Babylonמִבָּבֶ֑לmi.ba.VelH894,and greatגָּד֖וֹלga.DolH1419destructionוְשֶׁ֥בֶרve.She.verH7667from the landמֵאֶ֥רֶץme.'E.retzH776of the Chaldeansכַּשְׂדִּֽים׃kas.DimH3778:

55Because Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068hath spoiledשֹׁדֵ֤דsho.DedH7703Babylonבָּבֶ֔לba.VelH894,and destroyedוְאִבַּ֥דve.'i.BadH6out of her the greatגָּד֑וֹלga.DolH1419voiceק֣וֹלKolH6963;when her wavesגַלֵּיהֶם֙ga.lei.HemH1530do roarוְהָמ֤וּve.ha.MuH1993like greatרַבִּ֔יםra.BimH7227watersכְּמַ֣יִםke.Ma.yimH4325,a noiseשְׁא֖וֹןshe.'onH7588of their voiceקוֹלָֽם׃ko.LamH6963is utteredנִתַּ֥ןni.TanH5414:

56Because the spoilerשׁוֹדֵ֔דsho.DedH7703is comeבָ֨אva'H935upon her, evenupon Babylonבָּבֶל֙ba.VelH894,and her mighty menגִּבּוֹרֶ֔יהָgi.bo.Rei.haH1368are takenוְנִלְכְּדוּ֙ve.nil.ke.DuH3920,every one of their bowsקַשְּׁתוֹתָ֑םka.she.to.TamH7198is brokenחִתְּתָ֖הchi.te.TahH2865:for Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068Godאֵ֧ל'elH410of recompencesגְּמֻל֛וֹתge.mu.LotH1578shall surelyשַׁלֵּ֥םsha.LemH7999requiteיְשַׁלֵּֽם׃ye.sha.LemH7999.

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