Revised Version 1895

Jeremiah 51:14-27

14TheLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635hathswornנִשְׁבַּ֛עnish.Ba'H7650byhimselfבְּנַפְשׁ֑וֹbe.naf.ShoH5315, saying,Surelyכִּ֣יkiH3588I willfillמִלֵּאתִ֤יךְmi.le.TikhH4390thee withmenאָדָם֙'a.DamH120, as with the cankerworm; and they shall liftupH5921ashoutהֵידָֽד׃ סhei.DadH1959againstH5921thee.

15He hathmadeעֹשֵׂ֥ה'o.SehH6213theearthאֶ֙רֶץ֙'e.retzH776by hispowerבְּכֹח֔וֹbe.kho.ChoH3581, he hathestablishedמֵכִ֥יןme.KhinH3559theworldתֵּבֵ֖לte.VelH8398by hiswisdomבְּחָכְמָת֑וֹbe.cha.khe.ma.ToH2451, and by hisunderstandingוּבִתְבוּנָת֖וֹu.vit.vu.na.ToH8394hath hestretchedנָטָ֥הna.TahH5186outH5186theheavensשָׁמָֽיִם׃sha.Ma.yimH8064:

16when he uttereth hisvoiceלְק֨וֹלle.KolH6963, there is atumultהֲמ֥וֹןha.MonH1995ofwatersמַ֙יִם֙ma.yimH4325in theheavensבַּשָּׁמַ֔יִםba.sha.Ma.yimH8064, and he causeth the vapours toascendוַיַּ֥עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927from the ends of theearthאָ֑רֶץ'A.retzH776; he makethlightningsבְּרָקִ֤יםbe.ra.KimH1300for therainלַמָּטָר֙la.ma.TarH4306, and bringethforthH3318thewindר֖וּחַRu.achH7307outH3318of histreasuriesמֵאֹצְרֹתָֽיו׃me.'o.tze.ro.TavH214.

17Everyכָּל־kol-H3605manאָדָם֙'a.DamH120isbecomeH3001brutish and iswithoutH3808knowledgeמִדַּ֔עַתmi.Da.'atH1847;everyכָּל־kol-H3605goldsmithצֹרֵ֖ףtzo.RefH6884is put to shame by hisgravenH6459imageH6459: for his moltenimageH6459isfalsehoodשֶׁ֥קֶרShe.kerH8267, and there isnoH3808breathר֥וּחַRu.achH7307in them.

18They arevanityH1892, aworkמַעֲשֵׂ֖הma.'a.SehH4639ofdelusionH1892: in the time of their visitation they shallperishיֹאבֵֽדוּ׃yo.Ve.duH6.

19Theportionחֵ֣לֶקChe.lekH2506ofJacobיַעֲק֗וֹבya.'a.KovH3290isnotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808liketheseH428; for he is theformerH428ofallהַכֹּל֙ha.KolH3605things; and Israel is thetribeוְשֵׁ֖בֶטve.She.vetH7626of hisinheritanceנַחֲלָת֑וֹna.cha.la.ToH5159: theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635is hisnameשְׁמֽוֹ׃ סshe.MoH8034.

20Thou art mybattleH4421axe andweaponsכְּלֵ֖יke.LeiH3627ofwarמִלְחָמָ֑הmil.cha.MahH4421: and with thee will I break in pieces thenationsגּוֹיִ֔םgo.YimH1471; and with thee will Idestroyוְהִשְׁחַתִּ֥יve.hish.cha.TiH7843kingdomsמַמְלָכֽוֹת׃mam.la.KhotH4467;

21and with thee will I break in pieces thehorseס֖וּסsusH5483and hisriderH7392; and with thee will I break in pieces thechariotרֶ֖כֶבRe.khevH7393and him that rideth therein;

22and with thee will I break in piecesmanאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376andwomanוְאִשָּׁ֔הve.'i.ShahH802; and with thee will I break in pieces theoldזָקֵ֣ןza.KenH2205manH376and theyouthH5288; and with thee will I break in pieces theyoungוָנָ֑עַרva.Na.'arH5288manH376and the maid;

23and with thee will I break in pieces theshepherdרֹעֶ֣הro.'EhH7462and hisflockוְעֶדְר֔וֹve.'ed.RoH5739; and with thee will I break in pieces the husbandman and hisyokeוְצִמְדּ֑וֹve.tzim.DoH6776of oxen; and with thee will I break in piecesgovernorsפַּח֖וֹתpa.ChotH6346and deputies.

24And I will render untoBabylonלְבָבֶ֜לle.va.VelH894and toallוּלְכֹ֣ל׀u.le.KholH3605theinhabitantsיוֹשְׁבֵ֣יyo.she.VeiH3427ofChaldeaכַשְׂדִּ֗יםkhas.DimH3778allכָּל־kol-H3605theirevilרָעָתָ֛םra.'a.TamH7451that they havedoneעָשׂ֥וּ'a.SuH6213inZionבְצִיּ֖וֹןve.tzi.YonH6726in yoursightלְעֵֽינֵיכֶ֑םle.'ei.nei.KhemH5869, saith theLORDיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.

25Beholdהִנְנִ֨יhi.NiH2005, I amagainstH5921thee, Odestroyingהַמַּשְׁחִ֖יתha.mash.ChitH7843mountainהַ֤רharH2022, saith theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,whichH2022destroyestallכָּל־kol-H3605theearthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776: and I willstretchוְנָטִ֨יתִיve.na.Ti.tiH5186outH4480mineH4480handיָדִ֜יya.DiH3027uponH5921thee, androllוְגִלְגַּלְתִּ֙יךָ֙ve.gil.gal.Ti.khaH1556theedownH5186from therocksהַסְּלָעִ֔יםha.se.la.'ImH5553, and willmakeוּנְתַתִּ֖יךָu.ne.ta.Ti.khaH5414thee aburntשְׂרֵפָֽה׃se.re.FahH8316mountainלְהַ֥רle.HarH2022.

26And they shallnotH3808takeיִקְח֤וּyik.ChuH3947of thee astoneאֶ֣בֶן'E.venH68for acornerלְפִנָּ֔הle.fi.NahH6438,norH3808astoneוְאֶ֖בֶןve.'E.venH68forfoundationsלְמֽוֹסָד֑וֹתle.mo.sa.DotH4146; but thou shalt bedesolateשִׁמְמ֥וֹתshi.MotH8077foreverעוֹלָ֛םo.LamH5769, saith theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

27SetH6942yeupH5927astandardנֵ֣סnesH5251in thelandבָּאָ֗רֶץba.'A.retzH776,blowתִּקְע֨וּtik.'UH8628thetrumpetשׁוֹפָ֤רsho.FarH7782among thenationsבַּגּוֹיִם֙ba.go.YimH1471,prepareH6942thenationsגּוֹיִ֔םgo.YimH1471againstH5921herH5921,callH6485togetherH5921againstH5921herH5921thekingdomsמַמְלְכ֥וֹתmam.le.KhotH4467ofAraratאֲרָרַ֖ט'a.ra.RatH780,Minniמִנִּ֣יmi.NiH4508, andAshkenazוְאַשְׁכְּנָ֑זve.'ash.ke.NazH813:appointפִּקְד֤וּpik.DuH6485amarshalטִפְסָ֔רtif.SarH2951againstH5921herH5921; cause thehorsesס֖וּסsusH5483tocomeH5927upH5927as the rough cankerworm.

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