Revised Version 1895

Jeremiah 46

1Thewordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068whichאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834cameהָיָ֧הha.YahH1961toJeremiahיִרְמְיָ֥הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414theprophetהַנָּבִ֖יאha.na.Vi'H5030concerning thenationsהַגּוֹיִֽם׃ha.go.YimH1471.

2OfEgyptלְמִצְרַ֗יִםle.mitz.Ra.yimH4714: concerning thearmyחֵ֨ילcheilH2428of Pharaoh-neco,kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofEgyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834was by theriverנְהַר־ne.har-H5104Euphratesפְּרָ֖תpe.RatH6578inCarchemishבְּכַרְכְּמִ֑שׁbe.khar.ke.MishH3751,whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834Nebuchadrezzarנְבֽוּכַדְרֶאצַּר֙ne.vu.khad.re.TzarH5019kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofBabylonבָּבֶ֔לba.VelH894smoteהִכָּ֗הhi.KahH5221in thefourthהָֽרְבִיעִ֔יתha.re.vi.'ItH7243yearבִּשְׁנַת֙bish.NatH8141ofJehoiakimלִיהוֹיָקִ֥יםli.ho.ya.KimH3079thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJosiahיֹאשִׁיָּ֖הוּyo.shi.Ya.huH2977,kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063.

3Order ye thebucklerH4043andshieldמָגֵן֙ma.GenH4043, anddrawוּגְשׁ֖וּu.ge.ShuH5066nearH5066tobattleלַמִּלְחָמָֽה׃la.mil.cha.MahH4421.

4Harnessאִסְר֣וּ'is.RuH631thehorsesהַסּוּסִ֗יםha.su.SimH5483, andgetH5927upH5927, yehorsemenהַפָּ֣רָשִׁ֔יםha.Pa.ra.ShimH6571, andstandוְהִֽתְיַצְּב֖וּve.hit.ya.tze.VuH3320forthH3320with yourhelmetsבְּכ֥וֹבָעִ֑יםbe.Khoa.'ImH3553; furbish thespearsהָֽרְמָחִ֔יםha.re.ma.ChimH7420,putלִבְשׁ֖וּliv.ShuH3847on the coats of mail.

5Wherefore have IseenH7200it? they are dismayed and areturnedהִפְנ֑וּhif.NuH6437backwardאָחוֹר֒'a.chOrH268; and theirmightyH1368onesH1368are beatendownיֻכַּ֔תּוּyu.Ka.tuH3807, and arefledנָ֖סוּNa.suH5127apace, andlookH7200notוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808backH268:terrorמָג֥וֹרma.GorH4032is oneveryH5439sideH5439, saith theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

6LetH408notH408theswiftהַקַּ֔לha.KalH7031fleeיָנ֣וּסya.NusH5127awayH5307,norH408themightyH1368manH1368escapeיִמָּלֵ֖טyi.ma.LetH4422; in thenorthצָפ֙וֹנָה֙tza.Fo.nahH6828by theriverנְהַר־ne.har-H5104Euphratesפְּרָ֔תpe.RatH6578have theystumbledכָּשְׁל֖וּka.she.LuH3782, andfallenוְנָפָֽלוּ׃ve.na.Fa.luH5307.

7Who is this that risethupיַֽעֲלֶ֑הya.'a.LehH5927like theNileכַּיְאֹ֣רkay.'OrH2975,whoseמִי־mi-H4310watersמֵימָֽיו׃mei.MavH4325tossיִֽתְגָּעֲשׁ֖וּyit.ga.'a.ShuH1607themselves like theriversכַּנְּהָר֕וֹתka.ne.ha.RotH5104?

8Egyptמִצְרַ֙יִם֙mitz.Ra.yimH4714risethupH5927like theNileכַּיְאֹ֣רkay.'OrH2975, and hiswatersמָ֑יִםMa.yimH4325tossיִתְגֹּ֣עֲשׁוּyit.Go.'a.shuH1607themselves like theriversוְכַנְּהָר֖וֹתve.kha.ne.ha.RotH5104: and he saith, I willriseH5927upH5927, I willcoverאֲכַסֶּה־'a.kha.seh-H3680theearthאֶ֔רֶץ'E.retzH776; I willdestroyאֹבִ֥ידָה'o.Vi.dahH6thecityעִ֖יר'irH5892and theinhabitantsוְיֹ֥שְׁבֵיve.Yo.she.veiH3427thereof.

9Goוְיֵצְא֖וּve.ye.tze.'UH3318upעֲל֤וּ'a.LuH5927, yehorsesהַסּוּסִים֙ha.su.SimH5483; and rage, yechariotsהָרֶ֔כֶבha.Re.khevH7393; and let themightyH1368menH1368goH3318forthH3318:Cushכּ֤וּשׁkushH3568andPutוּפוּט֙u.FutH6316, thathandleתֹּפְשֵׂ֣יto.fe.SeiH8610theshieldמָגֵ֔ןma.GenH4043; and theLudimוְלוּדִ֕יםve.lu.DimH3866, thathandleתֹּפְשֵׂ֖יto.fe.SeiH8610andbendדֹּ֥רְכֵיDo.re.kheiH1869thebowקָֽשֶׁת׃Ka.shetH7198.

10For thatdayוְֽהַיּ֨וֹםve.hai.YomH3117is adayי֤וֹםYomH3117of theLordלַאדֹנָ֧יla.do.NaiH136, theLORDלַאדֹנָ֨יla.do.NaiH136ofhostsצְבָא֗וֹתtze.va.'otH6635, adayH3117ofvengeanceנְקָמָה֙ne.ka.MahH5360, that he mayavengeלְהִנָּקֵ֣םle.hi.na.KemH5358him of his adversaries: and theswordחֶ֙רֶב֙che.revH2719shalldevourוְאָכְלָ֥הve.'a.khe.LahH398and be satiate, and shalldrinkH7301itsH398fillוְרָוְתָ֖הve.ra.ve.TahH7301of theirbloodמִדָּמָ֑םmi.da.MamH1818: for theLordH136, theLORDH136ofhostsצְבָא֛וֹתtze.va.'otH6635, hath asacrificeזֶ֠בַחZe.vachH2077in thenorthצָפ֖וֹןtza.FonH6828countryבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776by theriverנְהַר־ne.har-H5104Euphratesפְּרָֽת׃pe.RatH6578.

11Goעֲלִ֤י'a.LiH5927upH5927intoH4714Gileadגִלְעָד֙gil.'AdH1568, andtakeH3947balmצֳרִ֔יtzo.RiH6875, Ovirginבְּתוּלַ֖תbe.tu.LatH1330daughterבַּת־bat-H1323ofEgyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714: invainלַשָּׁוְא֙la.shaV'H7723dost thouuseH3947manyהִרְבֵּ֣יתhir.bei.tiH7235medicines; there isnoאֵ֥ין'einH369healingרְפֻא֔וֹתre.fu.'otH7499for thee.

12Thenationsגוֹיִם֙go.YimH1471haveheardשָׁמְע֤וּsha.me.'UH8085of thyshameקְלוֹנֵ֔ךְke.lo.NekhH7036, and theearthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776isfullמָלְאָ֣הmal.'AhH4390of thycryוְצִוְחָתֵ֖ךְve.tziv.cha.TekhH6682: for themightyH1368manH1368hathstumbledכָּשָׁ֔לוּka.Sha.luH3782against themightyH1368, they arefallenנָפְל֥וּna.fe.LuH5307bothשְׁנֵיהֶֽם׃ פshe.nei.HemH8147of themtogetherיַחְדָּ֖יוyach.DavH3162.

13Thewordהַדָּבָר֙ha.da.VarH1697that theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068spake toJeremiahיִרְמְיָ֖הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414theprophetהַנָּבִ֑יאha.na.Vi'H5030,howאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834thatNebuchadrezzarנְבֽוּכַדְרֶאצַּר֙ne.vu.khad.re.TzarH5019kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofBabylonבָּבֶ֔לba.VelH894shouldcomeלָב֗וֹאla.Vo'H935andsmiteלְהַכּ֖וֹתle.ha.KotH5221thelandאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

14Declareהַגִּ֤ידוּha.Gi.duH5046ye inEgyptבְמִצְרַ֙יִם֙ve.mitz.Ra.yimH4714, and publish inMigdolבְמִגְדּ֔וֹלve.mig.DolH4024, and publish in Noph and inTahpanhesוּבְתַחְפַּנְחֵ֑סu.ve.tach.pan.ChesH8471:sayאִמְר֗וּ'im.RuH559ye,standהִתְיַצֵּב֙hit.ya.TzevH3320forthH3320, andprepareוְהָכֵ֣ןve.ha.KhenH3559thee; for theswordחֶ֖רֶבChe.revH2719hathdevouredאָכְלָ֥ה'a.khe.LahH398roundH5439aboutH5439thee.

15Whyמַדּ֖וּעַma.Du.a'H4069are thystrongH47onesאַבִּירֶ֑יךָ'a.bi.Rei.khaH47sweptawayהֲדָפֽוֹ׃ha.da.FoH1920? theystoodעָמַ֔ד'a.MadH5975notH3808,becauseכִּ֥יkiH3588theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068didH3808drive them.

16HemadeH7725manyהִרְבָּ֖הhir.BahH7235tostumbleכּוֹשֵׁ֑לko.ShelH3782, yea, theyfellנָפַ֞לna.FalH5307oneuponH413anotherרֵעֵ֗הוּre.'E.huH7453: and theysaidוַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙vai.yo.me.RuH559,Ariseק֣וּמָה׀Ku.mahH6965, and letusH413goH7725againH7725to ourownאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376peopleעַמֵּ֗נוּ'a.Me.nuH5971, and to thelandאֶ֙רֶץ֙'e.retzH776of our nativity, from theoppressingהַיּוֹנָֽה׃hai.yo.NahH3238swordחֶ֥רֶבChe.revH2719.

17Theycriedקָרְא֖וּka.re.'UH7121there,Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֤הpar.'OhH6547kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofEgyptמִצְרַ֙יִם֙mitz.Ra.yimH4714is but anoiseשָׁא֔וֹןsha.'onH7588; he hath let theappointedהַמּוֹעֵֽד׃ha.mo.'EdH4150timepassהֶעֱבִ֖ירhe.'e.VirH5674by.

18As Iliveחַי־chai-H2416, saith theKingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,whoseH8034nameשְׁמ֑וֹshe.MoH8034is theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,surelyכִּ֚יkiH3588likeTaborכְּתָב֣וֹרke.ta.VorH8396among themountainsבֶּֽהָרִ֔יםbe.ha.RimH2022, and likeCarmelוּכְכַרְמֶ֖לu.khe.khar.MelH3760by theseaבַּיָּ֥םbai.YamH3220,soH935shall hecomeיָבֽוֹא׃ya.Vo'H935.

19O thoudaughterבַּת־bat-H1323that dwellest inEgyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714, furnish thyself togoH1961intoH4714captivity: for Noph shallbecomeתִֽהְיֶ֔הtih.YehH1961adesolationלְשַׁמָּ֣הle.sha.MahH8047, and shall be burntupH1961,withoutמֵאֵ֥יןme.'EinH369inhabitantH3427.

20Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714is a very fairheiferעֶגְלָ֥ה'eg.LahH5697; but destructionoutH935of thenorthמִצָּפ֖וֹןmi.tza.FonH6828iscomeבָּ֥אba'H935, it iscomeבָֽא׃Va'H935.

21AlsoherH5921hiredשְׂכִרֶ֤יהָse.khi.Rei.haH7916men in themidstבְקִרְבָּהּ֙ve.kir.BahH7130ofherH5921are likecalvesכְּעֶגְלֵ֣יke.'eg.LeiH5695of thestallמַרְבֵּ֔קmar.BekH4770; for they also areturnedהִפְנ֛וּhif.NuH6437backH6437, they arefledנָ֥סוּNa.suH5127awayH5127togetherיַחְדָּ֖יוyach.DavH3162, theydidH3808notH3808standעָמָ֑דוּ'a.Ma.duH5975: for thedayי֥וֹםYomH3117of theircalamityאֵידָ֛ם'ei.DamH343iscomeבָּ֥אba'H935uponH5921them, the time of their visitation.

22Thesoundקוֹלָ֖הּko.LahH6963thereof shallgoH935like theserpentכַּנָּחָ֣שׁka.na.ChashH5175; for they shall march with anarmyבְחַ֣יִלve.Cha.yilH2428, andcomeבָּ֣אוּBa.'uH935againstH935herH935withaxesוּבְקַרְדֻּמּוֹת֙u.ve.kar.du.mOtH7134, ashewersכְּחֹטְבֵ֖יke.cho.te.VeiH2404ofwoodעֵצִֽים׃'e.TzimH6086.

23They shallcutכָּרְת֤וּka.re.TuH3772downH3772herH3772forestיַעְרָהּ֙ya'.RahH3293, saith theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,thoughכִּ֖יkiH3588itcannotH3808besearchedיֵֽחָקֵ֑רye.cha.KerH2713;becauseכִּ֤יkiH3588they aremoreוְאֵ֥יןve.'EinH369thanH3808thelocustsמֵֽאַרְבֶּ֔הme.'ar.BehH697, and areinnumerableמִסְפָּֽר׃mis.ParH4557.

24Thedaughterבַּת־bat-H1323ofEgyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714shall beputH5414to shame; she shall bedeliveredH5414intoH4714thehandבְּיַ֥דbe.YadH3027of thepeopleעַם־'am-H5971of thenorthצָפֽוֹן׃tza.FonH6828.

25TheLORDיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָא֜וֹתtze.va.'otH6635, theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478, saith:Beholdהִנְנִ֤יhi.NiH2005, I willpunishפוֹקֵד֙fo.KedH6485Amonאָמ֣וֹן'a.MonH528of No, andPharaohפַּרְעֹה֙par.'OhH6547, andEgyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714, withherH413godsאֱלֹהֶ֖יהָ'e.lo.Hei.haH430, andherH413kingsמְלָכֶ֑יהָme.la.Khei.haH4428;evenH4714Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֔הpar.'OhH6547, and them thattrustהַבֹּטְחִ֖יםha.bo.te.ChimH982in him:

26and I willdeliverוּנְתַתִּ֗יםu.ne.ta.TimH5414themintoH3027thehandבְּיַד֙be.YadH3027ofthoseH310thatseekמְבַקְשֵׁ֣יme.vak.SheiH1245theirlivesנַפְשָׁ֔םnaf.ShamH5315, andintoH3027thehandוּבְיַ֛דu.ve.YadH3027ofNebuchadrezzarנְבֽוּכַדְרֶאצַּ֥רne.vu.khad.re.TzarH5019kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofBabylonבָּבֶ֖לba.VelH894, andintoH3027thehandוּבְיַד־u.ve.yad-H3027of hisservantsעֲבָדָ֑יו'a.va.DavH5650: andafterwardsH310it shall beinhabitedתִּשְׁכֹּ֥ןtish.KonH7931, as in thedaysכִּֽימֵי־ki.mei-H3117of old, saith theLORDיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.

27Butfearתִּירָ֞אti.Ra'H3372notH369thou, OJacobיַֽעֲקֹב֙ya.'a.KoH3290myservantעַבְדִּ֤י'av.DiH5650,neitherH369bedismayedתֵּחַ֣תte.ChatH2865, OIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478: for,lowH776, I willsaveמוֹשִֽׁעֲךָ֙mo.shi.'a.KhaH3467thee fromafarמֵֽרָח֔וֹקme.ra.ChokH7350, and thyseedזַרְעֲךָ֖zar.'a.KhaH2233from thelandמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776of theircaptivityשִׁבְיָ֑םshiv.YamH7628; andJacobיַעֲק֛וֹבya.'a.KovH3290shallreturnוְשָׁ֧בve.ShavH7725, and shall bequietוְשָׁקַ֥טve.sha.KatH8252and ateaseוְשַׁאֲנַ֖ןve.sha.'a.NanH7599, andnoneH369shallmakeמַחֲרִֽיד׃ סma.cha.RidH2729himafraidH3372.

28Fearתִּירָ֞אti.Ra'H3372notH3808thou, OJacobיַֽעֲקֹב֙ya.'a.KoH3290myservantעַבְדִּ֤י'av.DiH5650, saith theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068; for I am with thee: for I willmakeאֶעֱשֶׂ֨ה'e.'e.SehH6213afullH3605endכָלָ֜הkha.LahH3617ofallH3605thenationsהַגּוֹיִ֣ם׀ha.go.YimH1471whither I havedrivenהִדַּחְתִּ֣יךָhi.dach.Ti.khaH5080thee, but I willnotH3808makeאֶעֱשֶׂ֣ה'e.'e.SehH6213afullH3605endכָלָ֔הkha.LahH3617of thee; but I willcorrectוְיִסַּרְתִּ֙יךָ֙ve.yi.sar.Ti.khaH3256thee withjudgmentלַמִּשְׁפָּ֔טla.mish.PatH4941, and will innoH3808wiseleaveוְנַקֵּ֖הve.na.KehH5352theeunpunishedאֲנַקֶּֽךָּ׃ ס'a.na.Ke.kaH5352.

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