Revised Version 1895

Jeremiah 49:7-18

7OfEdomלֶאֱד֗וֹםle.'e.DomH123.Thusכֹּ֤הkohH3541saith theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635: Iswisdomחָכְמָ֖הchokh.mahH2451noהַאֵ֥יןha.'EinH369moreע֛וֹדodH5750inTemanבְּתֵימָ֑ןbe.tei.ManH8487? iscounselעֵצָה֙'e.TzahH6098perishedאָבְדָ֤ה'a.ve.DahH6from theprudentמִבָּנִ֔יםmi.ba.NimH995? is theirwisdomחָכְמָתָֽם׃cha.khe.ma.TamH2451vanished?

8Fleeנֻ֤סוּNu.suH5127ye,turnH6437backהָפְנוּ֙ha.fe.NuH6437,dwellלָשֶׁ֔בֶתla.She.vetH3427deepהֶעְמִ֣יקוּhe'.Mi.kuH6009, Oinhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֖יyo.she.VeiH3427ofDedanדְּדָ֑ןde.DanH1719; for I willbringהֵבֵ֥אתִיhe.Ve.tiH935thecalamityאֵ֥יד'eidH343ofEsauעֵשָׂ֛ו'e.SavH6215uponעָלָ֖יו'a.LavH5921him, the time that I shallvisitפְּקַדְתִּֽיו׃pe.kad.TivH6485him.

9Ifאִם־'im-H518grapegathererscameבָּ֣אוּBa.'uH935to thee, would theynotH3808leaveיַשְׁאִ֖רוּyash.'I.ruH7604someH5955gleaningH5955grapes?ifאִם־'im-H518thievesגַּנָּבִ֥יםga.na.VimH1590bynightבַּלַּ֖יְלָהba.Lay.lahH3915, would theynotH3808destroyהִשְׁחִ֥יתוּhish.Chi.tuH7843till they hadenoughדַיָּֽם׃dai.YamH1767?

10But I havemadeH1540Esauעֵשָׂ֗ו'e.SavH6215bareH1540, I haveuncoveredגִּלֵּ֙יתִי֙gi.Lei.tiH1540hissecretH4565placesH4565, and he shallnotH3808beableיוּכָ֑לyu.KhalH3201tohideוְנֶחְבָּ֖הve.nech.BahH2247himselfH1540: hisseedזַרְע֛וֹzar.'OH2233is spoiled, and hisbrethrenוְאֶחָ֥יוve.'e.ChavH251, and his neighbours, and he isnotH3808.

11Leaveעָזְבָ֥ה'a.ze.VahH5800thyfatherlessיְתֹמֶ֖יךָye.to.Mei.khaH3490childrenH3490, I willpreserveאֲחַיֶּ֑ה'a.chai.YehH2421themaliveH2421; and let thywidowsוְאַלְמְנֹתֶ֖יךָve.'al.me.no.Tei.khaH490trustתִּבְטָֽחוּ׃ סtiv.Ta.chuH982inmeעָלַ֥י'a.LaiH5921.

12Forthusכֹ֣ה׀khohH3541saith theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068:Beholdהִ֠נֵּהHi.nehH2009, they towhomאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834it pertainednotH3808todrinkH8354of thecupהַכּוֹס֙ha.kOsH3563shall assuredlydrinkH8354; and art thou he that shall altogethergoH5352unpunishedH5352? thou shaltnotH3808goH5352unpunishedH5352, but thou shaltsurelyH3588drinkH8354.

13For I haveswornנִשְׁבַּ֙עְתִּי֙nish.Ba'.tiH7650by myself, saith theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, thatBozrahבָצְרָ֑הva.tze.RahH1224shallbecomeH1961an astonishment, areproachלְחֶרְפָּ֛הle.cher.PahH2781, awasteH2723, and acurseוְלִקְלָלָ֖הve.lik.la.LahH7045; andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605thecitiesעָרֶ֥יהָ'a.Rei.haH5892thereof shall beperpetualעוֹלָֽם׃o.LamH5769wastesH2723.

14I haveheardשָׁמַ֙עְתִּי֙sha.Ma'.tiH8085tidingsשְׁמוּעָ֤הshe.mu.'AhH8052from theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, and an ambassador issentH7971among thenationsבַּגּוֹיִ֣םba.go.YimH1471, saying,Gatherהִֽתְקַבְּצוּ֙hit.ka.be.TzuH6908yourselvestogetherH6908, andcomeוּבֹ֣אוּu.Vo.'uH935againstעָלֶ֔יהָ'a.Lei.haH5921herH7971, andriseוְק֖וּמוּve.Ku.muH6965upH6965to thebattleלַמִּלְחָמָֽה׃la.mil.cha.MahH4421.

15For,beholdהִנֵּ֥הhi.NehH2009, I havemadeנְתַתִּ֖יךָne.ta.Ti.khaH5414theesmallקָטֹ֛ןka.TonH6996among thenationsבַּגּוֹיִ֑םba.go.YimH1471, anddespisedבָּז֖וּיba.ZuiH959amongmenבָּאָדָֽם׃ba.'a.DamH120.

16As for thy terribleness, theprideזְד֣וֹןze.DonH2087of thineheartלִבֶּ֔ךָli.Be.khaH3820hath deceived thee, O thou that dwellest in thecleftsבְּחַגְוֵ֣יbe.chag.VeiH2288of therockהַסֶּ֔לַעha.Se.la'H5553, that holdest theheightמְר֣וֹםme.RomH4791of thehillגִּבְעָ֑הgiv.'AhH1389:thoughH3588thou shouldestmakeH3588thynestקִנֶּ֔ךָki.Ne.chaH7064ashighH4791as theeagleכַּנֶּ֙שֶׁר֙ka.Ne.sherH5404, I willbringאֽוֹרִידְךָ֖'o.ri.de.KhaH3381theedownH3381from thence, saith theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068;

17AndEdomאֱד֖וֹם'e.DomH123shallbecomeוְהָיְתָ֥הve.ha.ye.TahH1961an astonishment:everyכֹּ֚לkolH3605one that passeth by it shall heastonishedיִשֹּׁ֥םyi.ShomH8074, and shallhissוְיִשְׁרֹ֖קve.yish.RokH8319atallכָּל־kol-H3605theplaguesמַכּוֹתֶֽהָ׃ma.ko.Te.haH4347thereof.

18As in theoverthrowכְּֽמַהְפֵּכַ֞תke.mah.pe.KhatH4114ofSodomסְדֹ֧םse.DomH5467andGomorrahוַעֲמֹרָ֛הva.'a.mo.RahH6017and the neighbour cities thereof, saith theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,noלֹֽא־lo'-H3808manH376shalldwellיֵשֵׁ֥בye.ShevH3427there,neitherוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808shallanyH376sonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofmanH376sojourn therein.

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