Revised Version 1895

Jeremiah 51:48-56

48Then theheavenשָׁמַ֣יִםsha.Ma.yimH8064and theearthוָאָ֔רֶץva.'A.retzH776, andallH3605that is therein, shallsingH7442forjoyוְרִנְּנ֤וּve.ri.ne.NuH7442overBabylonבָּבֶל֙ba.VelH894; for the spoilers shallcomeיָבוֹא־ya.Vo'-H935untoherH3605from thenorthמִצָּפ֛וֹןmi.tza.FonH6828, saith theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

49AsBabylonבָּבֶ֕לba.VelH894hath caused theslainחַֽלְלֵ֣יcha.LeiH2491ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478tofallלִנְפֹּ֖לlin.PolH5307,soH1571atBabylonלְבָבֶ֥לle.va.VelH894shallfallנָפְל֖וּna.fe.LuH5307theslainחַֽלְלֵ֥יcha.LeiH2491ofallכָל־khol-H3605thelandהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

50Ye that have escaped theswordמֵחֶ֔רֶבme.Che.revH2719,goהִלְכ֖וּhil.KhuH1980ye,standתַּעֲמֹ֑דוּta.'a.Mo.duH5975notH408stillH5975;rememberזִכְר֤וּzikh.RuH2142theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068fromafarמֵֽרָחוֹק֙me.ra.chOkH7350, andletH408Jerusalemוִירֽוּשָׁלִַ֖םvi.ru.sha.LimH3389comeH1980intoH1980yourmindלְבַבְכֶֽם׃le.vav.KhemH3824.

51WeH3588areashamedבֹּ֚שְׁנוּBo.she.nuH954,becauseH3588weH3588haveheardשָׁמַ֣עְנוּsha.Ma'.nuH8085reproachחֶרְפָּ֔הcher.PahH2781; confusion hathcoveredכִּסְּתָ֥הki.se.TahH3680ourfacesפָּנֵ֑ינוּpa.Nei.nuH6440: forstrangersזָרִ֔יםza.RimH2114arecomeH935intoH935thesanctuariesמִקְדְּשֵׁ֖יmik.de.SheiH4720of theLORD’Sיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004.

52Wherefore,beholdהִנֵּֽה־hi.neh-H2009, thedaysיָמִ֤יםya.MimH3117comeH935, saith theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, that I willdoH3605judgmentH935uponH5921herH3605gravenH6456imagesH6456; andthroughH5921allH3605herH3605landאַרְצָ֖הּ'ar.TzahH776thewoundedחָלָֽל׃cha.LalH2491shallgroanיֶאֱנֹ֥קye.'e.NokH602.

53ThoughH3588Babylonבָבֶל֙va.VelH894shouldmountH5927upH5927toheavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064, andthoughH3588sheH3588shouldfortifyתְבַצֵּ֖רte.va.TzerH1219theheightמְר֣וֹםme.RomH4791ofherH935strengthעֻזָּ֑הּ'u.ZahH5797, yet frommeH935shall spoilerscomeיָבֹ֧אוּya.Vo.'uH935untoherH935, saith theLORDיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.

54Thesoundק֥וֹלKolH6963of acryזְעָקָ֖הze.'a.KahH2201fromBabylonמִבָּבֶ֑לmi.ba.VelH894, and ofgreatגָּד֖וֹלga.DolH1419destructionוְשֶׁ֥בֶרve.She.verH7667from thelandמֵאֶ֥רֶץme.'E.retzH776of theChaldeansכַּשְׂדִּֽים׃kas.DimH3778!

55For theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068spoilethBabylonבָּבֶ֔לba.VelH894, and destroyethoutמִמֶּ֖נָּהmi.Me.nahH4480ofherH5414thegreatגָּד֑וֹלga.DolH1419voiceH6963; and theirwavesגַלֵּיהֶם֙ga.lei.HemH1530roarוְהָמ֤וּve.ha.MuH1993likemanyרַבִּ֔יםra.BimH7227watersכְּמַ֣יִםke.Ma.yimH4325, thenoiseH6963of theirvoiceH6963isutteredH5414:

56for the spoiler iscomeבָ֨אva'H935uponH5921herH5921,evenכִּי֩kiH3588uponH5921Babylonבָּבֶל֙ba.VelH894, andherH5921mightyH1368menH1368aretakenוְנִלְכְּדוּ֙ve.nil.ke.DuH3920, theirbowsקַשְּׁתוֹתָ֑םka.she.to.TamH7198are broken in pieces: for theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068is aGodאֵ֧ל'elH410of recompences, he shallsurelyכִּ֣יkiH3588requite.

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