19Also, thousonH1121ofmanH120, appoint theetwoוְהַ֖ךְve.HakhH5221ways, that theswordH2719of the king of Babylon may come; they twain shall come forthoutH413of one land: and markoutH413a place, mark itoutH413at the head of the way to thecityהִ֗יאHi'H1931.
20Thou shaltappointנָתַ֖תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414awayכָּל־kol-H3605, for theswordH2719to come to Rabbah of the children of Ammon, and to Judah inJerusalemלְמַ֣עַן׀le.Ma.'anH4616the defenced.
21For the king of Babylon stood at the parting of thewayH6440, at theheadH6440of the two ways, to use divination: he shook the arrows to and fro, he consulted the teraphim, he looked in the liver.
22In hisrightוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571handH3709was the divination for Jerusalem, tosetH5117battering rams, to open the mouth in theslaughterאַכֶּ֤ה'a.KehH5221, to liftupH413the voice with shouting, tosetH5117battering ramsagainstH413the gates, tocastH5117upH413mounts, to build forts.
23And it shall be unto them as a vain divination in their sight,whichדְבַר־de.var-H1697have sworn oaths unto them: but he bringeth iniquity to remembrance, that they may betakenH1961.
24Therefore thus saith the LordGODH3027:BecauseH3027ye havemadeשִׂים־sim-H7760your iniquity to be remembered, in that your transgressions are discovered,soH3318that inallאֶחָ֖ד'e.ChadH259your doings your sinsdoH3318appear;becauseH3027that ye arecomeלָבוֹא֙la.Vo'H935to remembrance, ye shall betakenH3318with thehandH3027.
25And thou, O deadly wounded wicked one, the prince of Israel,whoseבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121day iscomeH935, in the time of the iniquity of the end;
26thus saith the LordGODאֶל־'el-H413: Remove the mitre, andtakeרָאָ֖הra.'AhH7200offבְּרֹ֛אשׁbe.RoshH7218the crown: this shall be nomoreכִּֽי־ki-H3588the same: exalt that which is low, and abase that which is high.
27I will overturn, overturn, overturn it: this also shall be nomoreH5921,untilH5921hecomeH1961whoserightבִּֽימִינ֞וֹbi.mi.NoH3225it is; and I willgiveH7760it him.
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