Revised Version 1895

Jeremiah 50:2-28

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.

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