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Jeremiah 48:1-23

1AgainstMoabלְמוֹאָ֡בle.mo.'AvH4124thussaithאָמַר֩'a.MarH559theLORDיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָא֜וֹתtze.va.'otH6635, theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478;Woeה֤וֹיHoH1945toNeboנְבוֹ֙ne.VoH5015! for it is laidwasteשֻׁדָּ֔דָהshu.Da.dahH7703:Kiriathaimקִרְיָתָ֑יִםkir.ya.Ta.yimH7156isconfoundedH3001andtakenנִלְכְּדָ֖הnil.ke.DahH3920:Misgabהַמִּשְׂגָּ֖בha.mis.GavH4869isconfoundedH3001anddismayedוָחָֽתָּה׃va.Cha.tahH2865.

2There shall be no morepraiseתְּהִלַּ֣תte.hi.LatH8416ofMoabמוֹאָב֒mo.'AvH4124: inHeshbonבְּחֶשְׁבּ֗וֹןbe.chesh.BonH2809they havedevisedחָשְׁב֤וּcha.she.VuH2803evilרָעָ֔הra.'AhH7451against it;comeH3212, and let us cut itoffוְנַכְרִיתֶ֣נָּהve.nakh.ri.Te.nahH3772from being anationמִגּ֑וֹיmi.GoyH1471. Also thou shalt be cutdownתִּדֹּ֔מִּיti.Do.miH1826, OMadmenמַדְמֵ֣ןmad.MenH4086; theswordחָֽרֶב׃Cha.revH2719shallpursueH3212theeאַחֲרַ֖יִךְ'a.cha.Ra.yikhH310.

3Avoiceק֥וֹלKolH6963ofcryingצְעָקָ֖הtze.'a.KahH6818shall be fromHoronaimמֵחֹֽרוֹנָ֑יִםme.cho.ro.Na.yimH2773,violenceשֹׁ֖דshodH7701andgreatגָּדֽוֹל׃ga.DolH1419destructionוָשֶׁ֥בֶרva.She.verH7667.

4Moabמוֹאָ֑בmo.'AvH4124isdestroyedנִשְׁבְּרָ֖הnish.be.RahH7665; her littleonesצְעִירֶֽיהָ׃tze.'o.rei.haH6810have caused acryזְּעָקָ֖הze.'a.KahH2201to beheardהִשְׁמִ֥יעוּhish.Mi.'uH8085.

5For in theascentמַעֲלֵ֣הma.'a.LehH4608ofLuhithהַלּוּחִ֔יתha.lu.chotH3872continualבִּבְכִ֖יbiv.KhiH1065weepingבֶּ֑כִיBe.khiH1065shall goupיַֽעֲלֶה־ya.'a.leh-H5927; for in thedescentבְּמוֹרַ֣דbe.mo.RadH4174ofHoronaimחוֹרֹנַ֔יִםcho.ro.Na.yimH2773theenemiesצָרֵ֥יtza.ReiH6862haveheardשָׁמֵֽעוּ׃sha.Me.'uH8085acryצַֽעֲקַת־tza.'a.kat-H6818ofdestructionשֶׁ֖בֶרShe.verH7667.

6Fleeנֻ֖סוּNu.suH5127,saveמַלְּט֣וּma.le.TuH4422yourlivesנַפְשְׁכֶ֑םnaf.she.KhemH5315, andbeוְתִֽהְיֶ֕ינָהve.tih.Yei.nahH1961like the nakedtreeכַּעֲרוֹעֵ֖רka.'a.ro.'ErH6176in thewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּֽר׃ba.mid.BarH4057.

7For because thou hasttrustedבִּטְחֵ֤ךְbit.ChekhH982in thyworksבְּמַעֲשַׂ֙יִךְ֙be.ma.'a.Sa.yikhH4639and in thytreasuresוּבְא֣וֹצְרוֹתַ֔יִךְu.ve.'otz.ro.Ta.yikhH214, thou also shalt betakenתִּלָּכֵ֑דִיti.la.Khe.diH3920: andChemoshכְמוֹשׁ֙khe.mishH3645shall goforthוְיָצָ֤אve.ya.Tza'H3318intocaptivityבַּגּוֹלָ֔הba.go.LahH1473with hispriestsכֹּהֲנָ֥יוko.ha.NavH3548and hisprincesוְשָׂרָ֖יוve.sa.RavH8269togetherיַחְדָּֽיו׃ya.chadH3162.

8And thespoilerשֹׁדֵ֜דsho.DedH7703shallcomeוְיָבֹ֨אve.ya.Vo'H935upon everycityעִ֗יר'IrH5892, and nocityוְעִיר֙ve.'IrH5892shallescapeתִמָּלֵ֔טti.ma.LetH4422: thevalleyהָעֵ֖מֶקha.'E.mekH6010also shallperishוְאָבַ֥דve.'a.VadH6, and theplainהַמִּישֹׁ֑רha.mi.ShorH4334shall bedestroyedוְנִשְׁמַ֣דve.nish.MadH8045, as theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068hathspokenאָמַ֥ר'a.MarH559.

9Giveתְּנוּ־te.nu-H5414wingsצִ֣יץtzitzH6731toMoabלְמוֹאָ֔בle.mo.'AvH4124, that it mayfleeנָצֹ֖אna.Tzo'H5323and getawayתֵּצֵ֑אte.Tze'H3318: for itscitiesוְעָרֶ֙יהָ֙ve.'a.Rei.haH5892shall bedesolateלְשַׁמָּ֣הle.sha.MahH8047, without any todwellיוֹשֵׁ֖בyo.ShevH3427inthemH2004.

10Cursedאָר֗וּר'a.RurH779be he thatdoethעֹשֶׂ֛ה'o.SehH6213theworkמְלֶ֥אכֶתme.Le.khetH4399of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068deceitfullyרְמִיָּ֑הre.mi.YahH7423, andcursedוְאָר֕וּרve.'a.RurH779be he that keepethbackמֹנֵ֥עַmo.Ne.a'H4513hisswordחַרְבּ֖וֹchar.BoH2719frombloodמִדָּֽם׃mi.DamH1818.

11Moabמוֹאָ֜בmo.'AvH4124hath been ateaseשַׁאֲנַ֨ןsha.'a.NanH7599from hisyouthמִנְּעוּרָ֗יוmi.ne.'u.RavH5271, and he hathsettledוְשֹׁקֵ֥טve.sho.KetH8252on hisleesשְׁמָרָ֔יוshe.ma.RavH8105, and hath not beenemptiedהוּרַ֤קhu.RakH7324fromvesselמִכְּלִי֙mi.ke.LiH3627tovesselכֶּ֔לִיKe.liH3627, neither hath hegoneהָלָ֑ךְha.LakhH1980intocaptivityוּבַגּוֹלָ֖הu.va.go.LahH1473: therefore histasteטַעְמוֹ֙ta'.MoH2940remainedעָמַ֤ד'a.MadH5975in him, and hisscentוְרֵיח֖וֹve.rei.ChoH7381is notchangedנָמָֽר׃ סna.MarH4171.

12Therefore, behold, thedaysיָמִ֤יםya.MimH3117comeבָּאִים֙ba.'ImH935,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, that I willsendוְשִׁלַּחְתִּי־ve.shi.lach.ti-H7971to himwanderersצֹעִ֖יםtzo.'ImH6808, that shall cause him towanderוְצֵעֻ֑הוּve.tze.'U.huH6808, and shallemptyיָרִ֔יקוּya.Ri.kuH7324hisvesselsוְכֵלָ֣יוve.khe.LavH3627, andbreakיְנַפֵּֽצוּ׃ye.na.Pe.tzuH5310theirbottlesוְנִבְלֵיהֶ֖םve.niv.lei.HemH5035.

13AndMoabמוֹאָ֖בmo.'AvH4124shall beashamedוּבֹ֥שׁu.VoshH954ofChemoshמִכְּמ֑וֹשׁmi.ke.Mo.oshH3645, as thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478wasashamedבֹּ֙שׁוּ֙bo.shuH954ofBethelH1008theirconfidenceמִבְטֶחָֽם׃miv.te.ChamH4009.

14Howsayתֹּֽאמְר֔וּto.me.RuH559ye, We aremightyגִּבּוֹרִ֖יםgi.bo.RimH1368andstrongחַ֖יִלCha.yilH2428menוְאַנְשֵׁי־ve.'an.shei-H582for thewarלַמִּלְחָמָֽה׃la.mil.cha.MahH4421?

15Moabמוֹאָב֙mo.'AvH4124is laidwasteשֻׁדַּ֤דshu.DadH7703, and goneupעָלָ֔ה'a.LahH5927out of hercitiesוְעָרֶ֣יהָve.'a.Rei.haH5892, and hischosenוּמִבְחַ֥רu.miv.CharH4005youngmenבַּֽחוּרָ֖יוba.chu.RavH970are gonedownיָרְד֣וּya.re.DuH3381to theslaughterלַטָּ֑בַחla.Ta.vachH2874,saithנְאֻ֨ם־ne.'Um-H5002theKingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, whosenameשְׁמֽוֹ׃she.MoH8034is theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635.

16Thecalamityאֵיד־'eid-H343ofMoabמוֹאָ֖בmo.'AvH4124isnearקָר֥וֹבka.RovH7138tocomeלָב֑וֹאla.Vo'H935, and hisafflictionוְרָ֣עָת֔וֹve.Ra.'a.ToH7451hastethמִהֲרָ֖הmi.ha.RahH4116fastמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966.

17All ye that areaboutסְבִיבָ֔יוse.vi.VavH5439him,bemoanנֻ֤דוּNu.duH5110him; and all ye thatknowיֹדְעֵ֣יyo.de.'EiH3045hisnameשְׁמ֑וֹshe.MoH8034,sayאִמְר֗וּ'im.RuH559, How is thestrongעֹ֔ז'OzH5797staffמַטֵּה־ma.teh-H4294brokenנִשְׁבַּר֙nish.BarH7665, and thebeautifulתִּפְאָרָֽה׃tif.'a.RahH8597rodמַקֵּ֖לma.KelH4731!

18Thoudaughterבַּת־bat-H1323that dostinhabitוּשְׁבִ֣יvu.she.veiH3427Dibonדִּיב֑וֹןdi.VonH1769, comedownרְדִ֤יre.DiH3381from thygloryמִכָּבוֹד֙mi.ka.VodH3519, andsitיֹשֶׁ֖בֶתyo.She.vetH3427inthirstבַצָּמָ֔אva.tza.Ma'H6772; for thespoilerשֹׁדֵ֤דsho.DedH7703ofMoabמוֹאָב֙mo.'AvH4124shallcomeעָ֣לָה'A.lahH5927upon thee, and he shalldestroyשִׁחֵ֖תshi.ChetH7843thy strongholdsמִבְצָרָֽיִךְ׃miv.tza.Ra.yikhH4013.

19Oinhabitantיוֹשֶׁ֣בֶתyo.She.vetH3427ofAroerעֲרוֹעֵ֑רa.ro.'ErH6177,standעִמְדִ֥י'im.DiH5975by thewayדֶּ֛רֶךְDe.rekhH1870, andwatchוְצַפִּ֖יve.tza.PiH6822;askשַׁאֲלִי־sha.'a.li-H7592him thatfleethנָ֣סnasH5127, and her thatescapethוְנִמְלָ֔טָהve.nim.La.tahH4422, andsayאִמְרִ֖י'im.RiH559, What isdoneנִּֽהְיָֽתָה׃Nih.Ya.tahH1961?

20Moabמוֹאָ֛בmo.'AvH4124isconfoundedH3001; for it is brokendownחַ֖תָּהCha.tahH2865:wailהֵילִ֣ילוּhei.li.liH3213andcryוּֽזְעָ֑קוּu.ze.'a.kiH2199;tellהַגִּ֣ידוּha.Gi.duH5046ye it inArnonבְאַרְנ֔וֹןve.'ar.NonH769, thatMoabמוֹאָֽב׃mo.'AvH4124is laidwasteשֻׁדַּ֖דshu.DadH7703,

21Andjudgmentוּמִשְׁפָּ֥טu.mish.PatH4941iscomeבָּ֖אba'H935upon theplainהַמִּישֹׁ֑רha.mi.ShorH4334countryאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776; uponHolonחֹל֥וֹןcho.LonH2473, and uponJahazahיַ֖הְצָהYah.tzahH3096, and uponMephaathמֵיפָֽעַת׃mo.fa.'atH4158,

22And uponDibonדִּיב֣וֹןdi.VonH1769, and uponNeboנְב֔וֹne.VoH5015, and uponBethdiblathaimH1015,

23And uponKiriathaimקִרְיָתַ֛יִםkir.ya.Ta.yimH7156, and uponBethgamulH1014, and uponBethmeonH1010,

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