Revised Version 1895

Jeremiah 50

1Thewordהַדָּבָ֗רha.da.VarH1697that theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068spake concerningBabylonבָּבֶ֖לba.VelH894, concerning thelandאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of theChaldeansכַּשְׂדִּ֑יםkas.DimH3778, byJeremiahיִרְמְיָ֥הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414theprophetהַנָּבִֽיא׃ha.na.Vi'H5030.

2Declareהַגִּ֨ידוּha.Gi.duH5046ye among thenationsבַגּוֹיִ֤םva.go.YimH1471and publish, andsetH5375upH5375astandardנֵ֔סNesH5251; publish, andconcealתְּכַחֵ֑דוּte.kha.Che.duH3582notאַל־'al-H408:sayאִמְרוּ֩'im.RuH559,Babylonבָבֶ֜לva.VelH894istakenנִלְכְּדָ֨הnil.ke.DahH3920,Belבֵּל֙belH1078isputH5375to shame, Merodach isdismayedחַ֣תchatH2865;herH5046imagesעֲצַבֶּ֔יהָ'a.tza.Bei.haH6091areputH5375to shame,herH5046idolsגִּלּוּלֶֽיהָ׃gi.lu.Lei.haH1544aredismayedחַ֖תּוּCha.tuH2865.

3ForoutH5921of thenorthמִצָּפ֗וֹןmi.tza.FonH6828there comethupעָלָה֩'a.LahH5927anationגּ֜וֹיGoyH1471againstH5921herH5921,whichהֽוּא־hu'-H1931shallmakeיָשִׁ֤יתya.ShitH7896herH5921landאַרְצָהּ֙'ar.TzahH776desolateלְשַׁמָּ֔הle.sha.MahH8047, andnoneוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808shalldwellיוֹשֵׁ֖בyo.ShevH3427therein: they arefledH1980, they aregoneהָלָֽכוּ׃ha.La.khuH1980,bothH5921manמֵאָדָ֥םme.'a.DamH120andbeastבְּהֵמָ֖הbe.he.MahH929.

4InthoseH1992daysבַּיָּמִ֨יםbai.ya.MimH3117, and in that time, saith theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, thechildrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478shallcomeיָבֹ֧אוּya.Vo.'uH935, they and thechildrenוּבְנֵֽי־u.ve.nei-H1121ofJudahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063togetherיַחְדָּ֑וyach.DavH3162; they shallgoהָל֤וֹךְha.LokhH1980on theirwayיֵלֵ֔כוּye.Le.khuH1980weepingוּבָכוֹ֙u.va.KhoH1058, and shallseekיְבַקֵּֽשׁוּ׃ye.va.Ke.shuH1245theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068theirGodאֱלֹהֵיהֶ֖ם'e.lo.hei.HemH430.

5They shallinquireיִשְׁאָ֔לוּyish.'A.luH7592concerningZionצִיּ֣וֹןtzi.YonH6726with theirfacesפְנֵיהֶ֑םfe.nei.HemH6440thitherward, saying,Comeבֹּ֚אוּBo.'uH935ye, andjoinוְנִלְו֣וּve.nil.VuH3867yourselves to theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068in aneverlastingעוֹלָ֖םo.LamH5769covenantבְּרִ֥יתbe.RitH1285that shallnotלֹ֥אlo'H3808beforgottenתִשָּׁכֵֽחַ׃ סti.sha.Khe.achH7911.

6Mypeopleעַמִּ֔י'a.MiH5971hath beenlostאֹֽבְדוֹת֙'oe.dOtH6sheepצֹ֤אןtzonH6629: theirshepherdsרֹעֵיהֶ֣םro.'ei.HemH7462havecausedH1961them togoH1980astrayהִתְע֔וּםhit.'UmH8582, they haveturnedH1961themawayH1980on themountainsהָרִ֖יםha.RimH2022: they havegoneH1980frommountainמֵהַ֤רme.HarH2022tohillH2022, they haveforgottenשָׁכְח֖וּsha.khe.ChuH7911theirrestingרִבְצָֽם׃riv.TzamH7258placeH1961.

7Allכָּל־kol-H3605thatfoundמוֹצְאֵיהֶ֣םmotz.'ei.HemH4672them havedevouredאֲכָל֔וּם'a.kha.LumH398them: and their adversariessaidאָמְר֖וּ'a.me.RuH559,WeH834offendnotH3808,becauseH834they havesinnedH2398againstH2398theLORDלַֽיהוָה֙la.Yah.wehH3068, the habitation ofjusticeצֶ֔דֶקTze.dekH6664,evenH3808theLORDיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068, the hope of theirfathersאֲבֽוֹתֵיהֶ֖ם'a.vo.tei.HemH1.

8Fleeנֻ֚דוּNu.duH5110outH3318of themidstמִתּ֣וֹךְmi.TokhH8432ofBabylonבָּבֶ֔לba.VelH894, andgoצֵ֑אוּya.tze.'uH3318forthH3318outH3318of thelandוּמֵאֶ֥רֶץu.me.'E.retzH776of theChaldeansכַּשְׂדִּ֖יםkas.DimH3778, and be as the he-goatsbeforeלִפְנֵי־lif.nei-H6440theflocksצֹֽאן׃TzonH6629.

9For,loהִנֵּ֣הhi.NehH2009, I willstirמֵעִיר֩me.'IrH5782upH5927andcauseרֵיקָֽם׃rei.KamH7387tocomeH5927upH5927againstH5921Babylonבָּבֶ֜לba.VelH894anassemblyקְהַל־ke.hal-H6951ofgreatגְּדֹלִים֙ge.do.LimH1419nationsגּוֹיִ֤םgo.YimH1471from thenorthצָפ֔וֹןtza.FonH6828countryמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776: and they shallsetH7725themselvesH5921in arrayagainstH5921herH5921; from thencesheכִּ֣יkiH3588shall betakenתִּלָּכֵ֑דti.la.KhedH3920: theirarrowsחִצָּיו֙chi.TzavH2671shall be as of an expertmightyH1368manH1368;noneלֹ֥אlo'H3808shallreturnיָשׁ֖וּבya.ShuvH7725in vain.

10AndChaldeaכַשְׂדִּ֖יםkhas.DimH3778shall be aspoilH7998:allH3605thatspoilH7998herH3605shall besatisfiedיִשְׂבָּ֖עוּyis.Ba.'uH7646, saith theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

11Becauseכִּ֤יkiH3588ye aregladH8055,becauseכִּ֣יkiH3588yerejoiceH8055, O ye thatplunderשֹׁסֵ֖יsho.SeiH8154mineheritageנַחֲלָתִ֑יna.cha.la.TiH5159,becauseכִּ֤יkiH3588ye are wanton as anheiferכְּעֶגְלָ֣הke.'eg.LahH5697that treadeth out the corn, and neigh asstrongכָּאֲבִּרִֽים׃ka.'a.bi.RimH47horses;

12yourmotherאִמְּכֶם֙'i.me.KhemH517shall be soreashamedבּ֤וֹשָׁהBo.o.shahH954;sheH517that bareyouיֽוֹלַדְתְּכֶ֑םyo.lad.te.KhemH3205shall beconfoundedחָפְרָ֖הcha.fe.RahH2659:beholdהִנֵּה֙hi.NehH2009,sheH517shall be the hindermost of thenationsגּוֹיִ֔םgo.YimH1471, awildernessמִדְבָּ֖רmid.BarH4057, adryH6723landH6723, and adesertוַעֲרָבָֽה׃va.'a.ra.VahH6160.

13BecauseH5921of thewrathמִקֶּ֤צֶףmi.Ke.tzefH7110of theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068it shallnotלֹ֣אlo'H3808beinhabitedתֵשֵׁ֔בte.ShevH3427, but it shall bewhollyH3605desolateH8074:everyH3605one that goeth byBabylonבָּבֶ֔לba.VelH894shall beastonishedH8074, andhissוְיִשְׁרֹ֖קve.yish.RokH8319atallH3605herH3605plaguesמַכּוֹתֶֽיהָ׃ma.ko.Tei.haH4347.

14SetH1869yourselves in arrayagainstH5921Babylonבָּבֶ֤ל׀ba.VelH894roundH5439aboutH5439,allH3605ye thatbendדֹּ֣רְכֵיDo.re.kheiH1869thebowקֶ֔שֶׁתKe.shetH7198;shootיְד֣וּye.DuH3034atherH3605,spareתַּחְמְל֖וּtach.me.LuH2550noאַֽל־'al-H408arrowsחֵ֑ץChetzH2671: forsheכִּ֥יkiH3588hathsinnedחָטָֽאָה׃cha.Ta.'ahH2398againstH5921theLORDלַֽיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068.

15Shoutהָרִ֨יעוּha.Ri.'uH7321againstH5921herH5921roundH5439aboutH5439;sheH1931hath submittedherselfH1931;herH5921bulwarks arefallenנָֽפְלוּ֙na.fe.LuH5307,herH5921wallsחֽוֹמוֹתֶ֑יהָcho.mo.Tei.haH2346arethrownנֶהֶרְס֖וּne.her.SuH2040downH5307: for it is thevengeanceנִקְמַ֨תnik.MatH5360of theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068;takeהִנָּ֣קְמוּhi.Na.ke.muH5358vengeanceH5360uponH5921herH5921; assheH1931hathdoneעָשְׂתָ֖ה'a.se.TahH6213,doעֲשׂוּ־'a.su-H6213untoherH5921.

16Cutכִּרְת֤וּkir.TuH3772offH3772thesowerזוֹרֵ֙עַ֙zo.Re.a'H2232fromBabylonמִבָּבֶ֔לmi.ba.VelH894, and him that handleth thesickleמַגָּ֖לma.GalH4038in the time ofharvestקָצִ֑ירka.TzirH7105: for fear of theoppressingהַיּוֹנָ֔הhai.yo.NahH3238swordחֶ֣רֶבChe.revH2719they shallturnיִפְנ֔וּyif.NuH6437everyH376one to hispeopleעַמּוֹ֙a.MoH5971, and they shallfleeיָנֻֽסוּ׃ סya.Nu.suH5127everyH376one to hisownH376landלְאַרְצ֖וֹle.'ar.TzoH776.

17Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478is ascatteredפְזוּרָ֛הfe.zu.RahH6340sheepשֶׂ֧הsehH7716; thelionsאֲרָי֣וֹת'a.ra.YotH738havedrivenH5080himawayהִדִּ֑יחוּhi.Di.chuH5080:firstהָרִאשׁ֤וֹןha.ri.ShonH7223thekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofAssyriaאַשּׁ֔וּר'a.ShurH804hathdevouredאֲכָלוֹ֙'a.kha.LoH398him; andlastהָאַחֲרוֹן֙ha.'a.cha.rOnH314thisNebuchadrezzarנְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּ֖רne.vu.khad.re.TzarH5019kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofBabylonבָּבֶֽל׃ סba.VelH894hath broken his bones.

18Thereforethusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saith theLORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָאוֹת֙tze.va.'OtH6635, theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478:Beholdהִנְנִ֥יhi.NiH2005, I willpunishפֹקֵ֛דfo.KedH6485thekingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofBabylonבָּבֶ֖לba.VelH894and hislandאַרְצ֑וֹ'ar.TzoH776, as I havepunishedפָּקַ֖דְתִּיpa.Kad.tiH6485thekingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofAssyriaאַשּֽׁוּר׃'a.ShurH804;

19And I willbringH7725Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478againH7725to his pasture, and he shallfeedוְרָעָ֥הve.ra.'AhH7462onCarmelהַכַּרְמֶ֖לha.kar.MelH3760andBashanוְהַבָּשָׁ֑ןve.ha.ba.ShanH1316, and hissoulנַפְשֽׁוֹ׃naf.ShoH5315shall besatisfiedתִּשְׂבַּ֥עtis.Ba'H7646uponאֶל־'el-H413thehillsוּבְהַ֥רu.ve.HarH2022ofEphraimאֶפְרַ֛יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669and inGileadוְהַגִּלְעָ֖דve.ha.gil.'AdH1568.

20InthoseH834daysבַּיָּמִ֣יםbai.ya.MimH3117, and in that time, saith theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068, theiniquityעֲוֹ֤ן'a.VonH5771ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478shall besoughtיְבֻקַּ֞שׁye.vu.KashH1245for, and there shall benoneוְאֵינֶ֔נּוּve.'ei.Ne.nuH369; and thesinsחַטֹּ֥אתcha.TotH2403ofJudahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063, and they shallnotוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808befoundתִמָּצֶ֑אינָהti.ma.Tze.nahH4672: for I willpardonאֶסְלַ֖ח'es.LachH5545themwhomH834Ileaveאַשְׁאִֽיר׃'ash.'IrH7604as aremnantH7604.

21Goעֲלֵ֣ה'a.LehH5927upH5927againstH5921thelandהָאָ֤רֶץha.'A.retzH776ofMerathaimמְרָתַ֙יִם֙me.ra.Ta.yimH4850,evenH6213againstH5921it, andagainstH5921theinhabitantsיוֹשְׁבֵ֖יyo.she.VeiH3427ofPekodפְּק֑וֹדpe.KodH6489: slay and utterlydestroyוְהַחֲרֵ֤םve.ha.cha.RemH2763afterאַֽחֲרֵיהֶם֙'a.cha.rei.HemH310them, saith theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, anddoH6213accordingH5921toallכְּכֹ֖לke.KholH3605that I havecommandedצִוִּיתִֽיךָ׃ סtzi.vi.Ti.khaH6680thee.

22Asoundק֥וֹלKolH6963ofbattleמִלְחָמָ֖הmil.cha.MahH4421is in thelandבָּאָ֑רֶץba.'A.retzH776, and ofgreatגָּדֽוֹל׃ga.DolH1419destructionוְשֶׁ֖בֶרve.She.verH7667.

23Howאֵ֤יךְ'eikhH349is thehammerפַּטִּ֖ישׁpa.TishH6360of thewholeכָּל־kol-H3605earthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776cutנִגְדַּע֙nig.Da'H1438asunderH1438andbrokenוַיִּשָּׁבֵ֔רvai.yi.sha.VerH7665!howאֵ֣יךְ'eikhH349isBabylonבָּבֶ֖לba.VelH894becomeהָיְתָ֧הha.ye.TahH1961adesolationלְשַׁמָּ֛הle.sha.MahH8047among thenationsבַּגּוֹיִֽם׃ba.go.YimH1471!

24I have laid asnareיָקֹ֨שְׁתִּיya.Ko.she.tiH3369for thee, and thou art alsotakenH3920, OBabylonבָּבֶ֔לba.VelH894, and thou wastnotלֹ֣אlo'H3808awareיָדָ֑עַתְּya.Da.'atH3045: thou artfoundנִמְצֵאת֙nim.tzeTH4672, and alsocaughtH3920,becauseכִּ֥יkiH3588thou hast strivenagainstH1571theLORDבַֽיהוָ֖הba.Yah.wehH3068.

25TheLORDH3068hathopenedפָּתַ֤חpa.TachH6605his armoury, and hathbroughtH3318forthH3318theweaponsכְּלֵ֣יke.LeiH3627of hisindignationזַעְמ֑וֹza'.MoH2195: for theLordH3068, theLORDH3068ofhostsצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635, hath aworkמְלָאכָ֣הme.la.KhahH4399todoH3318in thelandבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of theChaldeansכַּשְׂדִּֽים׃kas.DimH3778.

26Comeבֹּֽאוּ־bo.'u-H935againstH935herH935from the utmostborderH935,openפִּתְח֣וּpit.ChuH6605herH935storehouses: castherH935upסָלּ֥וּהָsa.Lu.haH5549asheapsעֲרֵמִ֖ים'a.re.MimH6194, anddestroyוְהַחֲרִימ֑וּהָve.ha.cha.ri.Mu.haH2763herH935utterly:letH408nothingH408ofherH935beleftתְּהִי־te.hi-H1961.

27SlayallH3605herH3605bullocks;letH3381themgoH935downH3381to theslaughterלַטָּ֑בַחla.Ta.vachH2874:woeה֣וֹיHoH1945unto them! for theirdayיוֹמָ֖םyo.MamH3117iscomeבָ֥אva'H935, the time of their visitation.

28Thevoiceק֥וֹלKolH6963of them thatfleeנָסִ֛יםna.SimH5127andescapeוּפְלֵטִ֖יםu.fe.le.TimH6412outאֶת־'et-H853of thelandמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofBabylonבָּבֶ֑לba.VelH894, todeclareלְהַגִּ֣ידle.ha.GidH5046inZionבְּצִיּ֗וֹןbe.tzi.YonH6726thevengeanceנִקְמַת֙nik.MatH5360of theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068ourGodאֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430, thevengeanceנִקְמַ֖תnik.MatH5360of histempleהֵיכָלֽוֹ׃hei.kha.LoH1964.

29Callהַשְׁמִ֣יעוּhash.Mi.'uH8085togetherH5921thearchersH7198againstH5921Babylonבָּבֶ֣ל׀ba.VelH894,allH3605them thatbendדֹּ֨רְכֵיDo.re.kheiH1869thebowקֶ֜שֶׁתKe.shetH7198;campחֲנ֧וּcha.NuH2583againstH5921herH3605roundסָבִ֗יבsa.VivH5439aboutיְהִי־לָהּ֙ye.hi-LahH1961;letאַל־'al-H408noneH3605thereofescapeפְּלֵטָ֔הpe.le.TahH6413: recompenseherH3605accordingH5921toherH3605workכְּפָעֳלָ֔הּke.fo.'o.LahH6467;accordingH5921toallH3605thatsheH834hathdoneעָשְׂתָ֖ה'a.se.TahH6213,doעֲשׂוּ־'a.su-H6213untoherH3605: forsheH834hath been proudagainstH5921theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068,againstH5921theHolyקְד֥וֹשׁke.Do.oshH6918One ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

30Therefore shallherH3605youngבַחוּרֶ֖יהָva.chu.Rei.haH970menH376fallיִפְּל֥וּyi.pe.LuH5307inherH3605streetsבִּרְחֹבֹתֶ֑יהָbir.cho.Tei.haH7339, andallH3605herH3605menH376ofwarמִלְחַמְתָּ֥הּmil.cham.TahH4421shall be brought to silence in thatdayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117, saith theLORDיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.

31Beholdהִנְנִ֤יhi.NiH2005, I amagainstאֵלֶ֙יךָ֙'e.Lei.khaH413thee, O thou proud one, saith theLordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136, theLORDH136ofhostsצְבָא֑וֹתtze.va.'otH6635: for thydayיוֹמְךָ֖yom.KhaH3117iscomeבָּ֥אba'H935, the time that I willvisitפְּקַדְתִּֽיךָ׃pe.kad.Ti.chaH6485thee.

32And the proud one shallstumbleוְכָשַׁ֤לve.kha.ShalH3782andfallוְנָפַ֔לve.na.FalH5307, andnoneוְאֵ֥יןve.'EinH369shallraiseH6965himupH6965: and I willkindleוְהִצַּ֤תִּיve.hi.Tza.tiH3341afireאֵשׁ֙'eshH784in hiscitiesבְּעָרָ֔יוbe.'a.RavH5892, and it shalldevourוְאָכְלָ֖הve.'a.khe.LahH398allכָּל־kol-H3605that areroundH5439aboutH5439him.

33Thusכֹּ֤הkohH3541saith theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635: Thechildrenבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֥לYis.ra.'ElH3478and thechildrenוּבְנֵי־u.ve.nei-H1121ofJudahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063areoppressedעֲשׁוּקִ֛ים'a.shu.KimH6231togetherיַחְדָּ֑וyach.DavH3162: andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605thattookH2388themcaptivesשֹֽׁבֵיהֶם֙shoei.HemH7617holdהֶחֱזִ֣יקוּhe.che.Zi.kuH2388themfastH2388; theyrefuseמֵאֲנ֖וּme.'a.NuH3985toletH7971themgoשַׁלְּחָֽם׃sha.le.ChamH7971.

34Theirredeemerגֹּאֲלָ֣ם׀go.'a.LamH1350isstrongחָזָ֗קcha.ZakH2389; theLORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָאוֹת֙tze.va.'OtH6635is hisnameשְׁמ֔וֹshe.MoH8034: he shall throughlypleadH7378theircauseרִיבָ֑םri.VamH7379, that he may giverestהִרְגִּ֣יעַhir.Gi.a'H7280to theearthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776, and disquiet theinhabitantsלְיֹשְׁבֵ֥יle.yo.she.VeiH3427ofBabylonבָבֶֽל׃va.VelH894.

35Aswordחֶ֥רֶבChe.revH2719isuponH5921theChaldeansכַּשְׂדִּ֖יםkas.DimH3778, saith theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, anduponH5921theinhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֣יyo.she.VeiH3427ofBabylonבָבֶ֔לva.VelH894, anduponH5921herH413princesשָׂרֶ֖יהָsa.Rei.haH8269, anduponH5921herH413wiseחֲכָמֶֽיהָ׃cha.kha.Mei.haH2450menH2450.

36Aswordחֶ֥רֶבChe.revH2719isuponH413theboastersהַבַּדִּ֖יםha.ba.DimH907, and they shall dote: aswordחֶ֥רֶבChe.revH2719isuponH413herH413mightyH1368menH1368, and they shall bedismayedוָחָֽתּוּ׃va.Cha.tuH2865.

37Aswordחֶ֜רֶבChe.revH2719isuponH1961theirhorseסוּסָ֣יוsu.SavH5483, anduponH1961theirchariotsרִכְבּ֗וֹrikh.BoH7393, anduponH1961allH3605themingledH8432peopleאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834that are in themidstבְּתוֹכָ֖הּbe.to.KhahH8432ofherH3605, and they shallbecomeוְהָי֣וּve.ha.YuH1961aswomenלְנָשִׁ֑יםle.na.ShimH802: aswordחֶ֥רֶבChe.revH2719isuponH1961herH3605treasuresאוֹצְרֹתֶ֖יהָ'otz.ro.Tei.haH214, and they shall be robbed.

38A drought isuponH413herH413watersמֵימֶ֖יהָmei.Mei.haH4325, and they shall bedriedוְיָבֵ֑שׁוּve.ya.Ve.shuH3001upH3001: for it is alandאֶ֤רֶץ'E.retzH776ofgravenH6456imagesH6456, and they are maduponH413idolsפְּסִלִים֙pe.si.LimH6456.

39Therefore the wild beasts of the desert with thewolvesאִיִּ֔ים'i.YimH338shalldwellH3427there, and theostrichesיַֽעֲנָ֑הya.'a.NahH3284shalldwellH3427therein: and it shall benoוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808moreעוֹד֙'OdH5750inhabitedH3427foreverלָנֶ֔צַחla.Ne.tzachH5331;neitherוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808shall it bedweltH3427in fromgenerationדּ֥וֹרDorH1755togenerationוָדֽוֹר׃va.DorH1755.

40As whenGodאֱלֹהִ֜ים'E.lo.HimH430overthrewכְּמַהְפֵּכַ֨תke.mah.pe.KhatH4114Sodomסְדֹ֧םse.DomH5467andGomorrahעֲמֹרָ֛ה'a.mo.RahH6017and the neighbour cities thereof, saith theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068;soH3808shallnoH3808manH376dwellיֵשֵׁ֥בye.ShevH3427there,neitherH3808shallanyH376sonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofmanH376sojourn therein.

41Beholdהִנֵּ֛הhi.NehH2009, apeopleעַ֥ם'amH5971cometh from thenorthמִצָּפ֑וֹןmi.tza.FonH6828; and agreatגָּדוֹל֙ga.dOlH1419nationוְג֤וֹיve.GoyH1471, andmanyרַבִּ֔יםra.BimH7227kingsוּמְלָכִ֣יםu.me.la.KhimH4428shall bestirredH5782upH5782from the uttermostpartsמִיַּרְכְּתֵי־mi.yar.ke.tei-H3411of theearthאָֽרֶץ׃'A.retzH776.

42They layholdיַחֲזִ֗יקוּya.cha.Zi.kuH2388onbowקֶ֣שֶׁתKe.shetH7198andspearוְכִידֹ֞ןve.khi.DonH3591; they arecruelאַכְזָרִ֥י'akh.za.RiH394, and havenoוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808mercyיְרַחֵ֔מוּye.ra.Che.muH7355; theirvoiceקוֹלָם֙ko.LamH6963roareth like theseaכַּיָּ֣םkai.YamH3220, and theyrideיִרְכָּ֑בוּyir.Ka.vuH7392uponוְעַל־ve.'al-H5921horsesסוּסִ֖יםsu.SimH5483;everyH376one set inarrayH4421, asmanכְּאִישׁ֙ke.'IshH376to thebattleלַמִּלְחָמָ֔הla.mil.cha.MahH4421,againstעָלַ֖יִךְ'a.La.yikhH5921thee, Odaughterבַּת־bat-H1323ofBabylonבָּבֶֽל׃ba.VelH894.

43Thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofBabylonבָּבֶ֛לba.VelH894hathheardשָׁמַ֧עsha.Ma'H8085thefameשִׁמְעָ֖םshim.'AmH8088of them, and hishandsיָדָ֑יוya.DavH3027waxfeebleוְרָפ֣וּve.ra.FuH7503:anguishחִ֖ילchilH2427hathtakenH2388holdהֶחֱזִיקַ֔תְהוּhe.che.zi.Kat.huH2388of him, and pangs as of a woman in travail.

44BeholdH2009, he shallcomeH5927upH5927like alionכְּאַרְיֵ֞הke.'ar.YehH738from theprideמִגְּא֣וֹןmi.ge.'onH1347ofJordanהַיַּרְדֵּן֮hai.yar.DenH3383againstמֵֽעָלֶ֔יהָme.'a.Lei.haH5921the strong habitation: but I willsuddenlyH2009makeH3588themrunאֲרִיצֵם֙'a.ru.tzemH7323awayH5927fromherH413; and whoso is chosen, him will Iappointאֶפְקֹ֑ד'ef.KodH6485overherH413: for who is likemeH413? and who willappointH6485meH413a time? and who is theshepherdרֹעֶ֔הro.'EhH7462that willstandיַעֲמֹ֖דya.'a.ModH5975beforeלְפָנָֽי׃le.fa.NaiH6440meH413?

45Thereforehearשִׁמְע֣וּshim.'UH8085ye thecounselעֲצַת־'a.tzat-H6098of theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068, that he hath takenagainstH5921Babylonבָּבֶ֔לba.VelH894; and hispurposesוּמַ֨חְשְׁבוֹתָ֔יוu.Mach.she.vo.TavH4284, that he hathpurposedחָשַׁ֖בcha.ShavH2803againstH5921thelandאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of theChaldeansכַּשְׂדִּ֑יםkas.DimH3778:Surelyאִם־'im-H518they shalldragיִסְחָבוּם֙yis.cha.VumH5498them away,evenH3808thelittleH6810onesצְעִירֵ֣יtze.'i.ReiH6810of theflockהַצֹּ֔אןha.TzonH6629;surelyאִם־'im-H518he shallmakeH8074their habitationdesolateH8074with them.

46At thenoiseמִקּוֹל֙mi.kOlH6963of the taking ofBabylonבָבֶ֔לva.VelH894theearthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776trembleth, and thecryוּזְעָקָ֖הu.ze.'a.KahH2201isheardנִשְׁמָֽע׃ סnish.Ma'H8085among thenationsבַּגּוֹיִ֥םba.go.YimH1471.

Commentaries on Jeremiah 50

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