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Jeremiah 49:1-22

1Concerning theAmmonitesלִבְנֵ֣י עַמּ֗וֹןliv.Nei a.MonH1121 H5983, thussaithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068; HathIsraelלְיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לle.Yis.ra.'ElH3478nosonsהֲבָנִ֥יםha.va.NimH1121? hath he noheirיוֹרֵ֖שׁyo.ReshH3423? why then doth theirkingמַלְכָּם֙mal.KamH4428inheritיָרַ֤שׁya.RashH3423Gadגָּ֔דGadH1410, and hispeopleוְעַמּ֖וֹve.'a.MoH5971dwellיָשָֽׁב׃ya.ShavH3427in hiscitiesבְּעָרָ֥יוbe.'a.RavH5892?

2Therefore, behold, thedaysיָמִ֨יםya.MimH3117comeבָּאִ֜יםba.'ImH935,saithאָמַ֥ר'a.MarH559theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068, that I will cause analarmתְּרוּעַ֣תte.ru.'AtH8643ofwarמִלְחָמָ֗הmil.cha.MahH4421to beheardוְ֠הִשְׁמַעְתִּיVe.hish.ma'.tiH8085inRabbahרַבַּ֨תra.BatH7237of theAmmonitesבְּנֵי־ עַמּ֜וֹןbe.nei- a.MonH1121 H5983; and it shall be adesolateשְׁמָמָ֔הshe.ma.MahH8077heapלְתֵ֣לle.TelH8510, and herdaughtersוּבְנֹתֶ֖יהָu.ve.no.Tei.haH1323shall beburnedתִּצַּ֑תְנָהti.Tzat.nahH3341withfireבָּאֵ֣שׁba.'EshH784: then shallIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478beheirוְיָרַ֧שׁve.ya.RashH3423to them that were hisheirsיֹרְשָׁ֖יוyo.re.ShavH3423,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

3Wailהֵילִ֨ילִיhei.Li.liH3213, OHeshbonחֶשְׁבּ֜וֹןchesh.BonH2809, forAiעַ֗י'AiH5857is laidwasteשֻׁדְּדָה־shu.de.dah-H7703:cryצְעַקְנָה֮tze.'ak.NahH6817, yedaughtersבְּנ֣וֹתbe.NotH1323ofRabbahרַבָּה֒ra.BahH7237,girdחֲגֹ֣רְנָהcha.Go.re.nahH2296yourselves withsackclothשַׂקִּ֔יםsa.KimH8242;lamentסְפֹ֕דְנָהse.Fo.de.nahH5594, and run to andfroוְהִתְשׁוֹטַ֖טְנָהve.hit.sho.Tat.nahH7751by thehedgesבַּגְּדֵר֑וֹתba.ge.de.RotH1448; for theirkingמַלְכָּם֙mal.KamH4428shallgoH3212intocaptivityבַּגּוֹלָ֣הba.go.LahH1473, and hispriestsכֹּהֲנָ֥יוko.ha.NavH3548and hisprincesוְשָׂרָ֖יוve.sa.RavH8269togetherיַחְדָּֽיו׃yach.DavH3162.

4Whygloriestתִּתְהַֽלְלִי֙tit.ha.LiH1984thou in thevalleysבָּֽעֲמָקִ֔יםba.'a.ma.KimH6010, thyflowingזָ֣בzavH2100valleyעִמְקֵ֔ךְ'im.KekhH6010, Obackslidingהַשּֽׁוֹבֵבָ֑הha.shoe.VahH7728daughterהַבַּ֖תha.BatH1323? thattrustedהַבֹּֽטְחָה֙ha.bo.te.ChahH982in hertreasuresבְּאֹ֣צְרֹתֶ֔יהָbe.'O.tze.ro.Tei.haH214, saying, Who shallcomeיָב֥וֹאya.Vo'H935to me?

5Behold, I willbringמֵבִ֨יאme.Vi'H935afearפַּ֗חַדPa.chadH6343upon thee,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002theLordאֲדֹנָ֧י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהוִ֛הYah.wehH3069ofhostsצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635, from all those that areaboutסְבִיבָ֑יִךְse.vi.Va.yikhH5439thee; and ye shall be drivenoutוְנִדַּחְתֶּם֙ve.ni.dach.TemH5080everymanאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376rightforthלְפָנָ֔יוle.fa.NavH6440; and none shall gatherupמְקַבֵּ֖ץme.ka.BetzH6908him thatwanderethלַנֹּדֵֽד׃la.no.DedH5074.

6Andafterwardוְאַחֲרֵי־ve.'a.cha.rei-H310I will bringagainאָשִׁ֛יב'a.ShivH7725thecaptivesשְׁב֥וּתshe.VutH7622of thechildrenבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121ofAmmonעַמּ֖וֹןa.MonH5983,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002theLORDיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.

7ConcerningEdomלֶאֱד֗וֹםle.'e.DomH123, thussaithאָמַר֙'a.MarH559theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635; Iswisdomחָכְמָ֖הchokh.mahH2451no more inTemanבְּתֵימָ֑ןbe.tei.ManH8487? hathcounselעֵצָה֙'e.TzahH6098perishedאָבְדָ֤ה'a.ve.DahH6from theprudentמִבָּנִ֔יםmi.ba.NimH995? hath theirwisdomחָכְמָתָֽם׃cha.khe.ma.TamH2451vanishedנִסְרְחָ֖הnis.re.ChahH5628?

8Fleeנֻ֤סוּNu.suH5127ye, turnbackהָפְנוּ֙ha.fe.NuH6437,dwellלָשֶׁ֔בֶתla.She.vetH3427deepהֶעְמִ֣יקוּhe'.Mi.kuH6009, Oinhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֖יyo.she.VeiH3427ofDedanדְּדָ֑ןde.DanH1719; for I willbringהֵבֵ֥אתִיhe.Ve.tiH935thecalamityאֵ֥יד'eidH343ofEsauעֵשָׂ֛ו'e.SavH6215upon him, thetimeעֵ֥ת'etH6256that I willpunishפְּקַדְתִּֽיו׃pe.kad.TivH6485him.

9Ifgrapegatherersבֹּֽצְרִים֙bo.tze.RimH1219comeבָּ֣אוּBa.'uH935to thee, would they notleaveיַשְׁאִ֖רוּyash.'I.ruH7604some gleaninggrapesעֽוֹלֵל֑וֹתo.le.LotH5955? ifthievesגַּנָּבִ֥יםga.na.VimH1590bynightבַּלַּ֖יְלָהba.Lay.lahH3915, they willdestroyהִשְׁחִ֥יתוּhish.Chi.tuH7843till they haveenoughדַיָּֽם׃dai.YamH1767.

10But I have madeEsauעֵשָׂ֗ו'e.SavH6215bareחָשַׂ֣פְתִּיcha.Saf.tiH2834, I haveuncoveredגִּלֵּ֙יתִי֙gi.Lei.tiH1540his secretplacesמִסְתָּרָ֔יוmis.ta.RavH4565, and he shall not beableיוּכָ֑לyu.KhalH3201tohideוְנֶחְבָּ֖הve.nech.BahH2247himself: hisseedזַרְע֛וֹzar.'OH2233is laidwasteשֻׁדַּ֥דshu.DadH7703, and hisbrethrenוְאֶחָ֥יוve.'e.ChavH251, and hisneighboursוּשְׁכֵנָ֖יוu.she.khe.NavH7934, and he is not.

11Leaveעָזְבָ֥ה'a.ze.VahH5800thy fatherlesschildrenיְתֹמֶ֖יךָye.to.Mei.khaH3490, I will preserve themaliveאֲחַיֶּ֑ה'a.chai.YehH2421; and let thywidowsוְאַלְמְנֹתֶ֖יךָve.'al.me.no.Tei.khaH490trustתִּבְטָֽחוּ׃ סtiv.Ta.chuH982in me.

12For thussaithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068; Behold, they whosejudgmentמִשְׁפָּטָ֜םmish.pa.TamH4941was not todrinkלִשְׁתּ֤וֹתlish.TotH8354of thecupהַכּוֹס֙ha.kOsH3563haveassuredlyשָׁת֣וֹsha.ToH8354drunkיִשְׁתּ֔וּyish.TuH8354; and art thou he that shallaltogetherנָקֹ֖הna.KohH5352gounpunishedתִּנָּקֶ֑הti.na.KehH5352? thou shalt not gounpunishedתִנָּקֶ֔הti.na.KehH5352, but thou shaltsurelyשָׁתֹ֖הsha.TohH8354drinkתִּשְׁתֶּֽה׃tish.TehH8354of it .

13For I haveswornנִשְׁבַּ֙עְתִּי֙nish.Ba'.tiH7650by myself,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, thatBozrahבָצְרָ֑הva.tze.RahH1224shall become adesolationלְשַׁמָּ֧הle.sha.MahH8047, areproachלְחֶרְפָּ֛הle.cher.PahH2781, awasteלְחֹ֥רֶבle.Cho.revH2721, and acurseוְלִקְלָלָ֖הve.lik.la.LahH7045; and all itscitiesעָרֶ֥יהָ'a.Rei.haH5892shall beperpetualעוֹלָֽם׃o.LamH5769wastesלְחָרְב֥וֹתle.cha.re.VotH2723.

14I haveheardשָׁמַ֙עְתִּי֙sha.Ma'.tiH8085arumourשְׁמוּעָ֤הshe.mu.'AhH8052from theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, and anambassadorוְצִ֖ירve.TzirH6735issentשָׁל֑וּחַsha.Lu.achH7971to theheathenבַּגּוֹיִ֣םba.go.YimH1471, saying, Gather yetogetherהִֽתְקַבְּצוּ֙hit.ka.be.TzuH6908, andcomeוּבֹ֣אוּu.Vo.'uH935against her, and riseupוְק֖וּמוּve.Ku.muH6965to thebattleלַמִּלְחָמָֽה׃la.mil.cha.MahH4421.

15For, lo, I willmakeנְתַתִּ֖יךָne.ta.Ti.khaH5414theesmallקָטֹ֛ןka.TonH6996among theheathenבַּגּוֹיִ֑םba.go.YimH1471, anddespisedבָּז֖וּיba.ZuiH959amongmenבָּאָדָֽם׃ba.'a.DamH120.

16Thyterriblenessתִּֽפְלַצְתְּךָ֞tif.latz.te.KhaH8606hathdeceivedהִשִּׁ֤יאhi.Shi'H5377thee, and theprideזְד֣וֹןze.DonH2087of thyheartלִבֶּ֔ךָli.Be.khaH3820, O thou thatdwellestשֹֽׁכְנִי֙sho.khe.NiH7931in thecleftsבְּחַגְוֵ֣יbe.chag.VeiH2288of therockהַסֶּ֔לַעha.Se.la'H5553, thatholdestתֹּפְשִׂ֖יto.fe.SiH8610theheightמְר֣וֹםme.RomH4791of thehillגִּבְעָ֑הgiv.'AhH1389: though thou shouldest make thynestקִנֶּ֔ךָki.Ne.chaH7064ashighתַגְבִּ֤יהַtag.Bi.haH1361as theeagleכַּנֶּ֙שֶׁר֙ka.Ne.sherH5404, I will bring theedownאֽוֹרִידְךָ֖'o.ri.de.KhaH3381from there,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

17AlsoEdomאֱד֖וֹם'e.DomH123shall be adesolationלְשַׁמָּ֑הle.sha.MahH8047: every one thatgoethעֹבֵ֣ר'o.VerH5674by it shall beastonishedיִשֹּׁ֥םyi.ShomH8074, and shallhissוְיִשְׁרֹ֖קve.yish.RokH8319at all itsplaguesמַכּוֹתֶֽהָ׃ma.ko.Te.haH4347.

18As in theoverthrowכְּֽמַהְפֵּכַ֞תke.mah.pe.KhatH4114ofSodomסְדֹ֧םse.DomH5467andGomorrahוַעֲמֹרָ֛הva.'a.mo.RahH6017and itsneighbourוּשְׁכֵנֶ֖יהָu.she.khe.Nei.haH7934cities,saithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, nomanאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376shallabideיֵשֵׁ֥בye.ShevH3427there, neither shall asonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofmanאָדָֽם׃'a.DamH120dwellיָג֥וּרya.GurH1481in it.

19Behold, he shall comeupיַעֲלֶ֨הya.'a.LehH5927like alionכְּאַרְיֵ֞הke.'ar.YehH738from theswellingמִגְּא֣וֹןmi.ge.'onH1347ofJordanהַיַּרְדֵּן֮hai.yar.DenH3383against thehabitationנְוֵ֣הne.VehH5116of thestrongאֵיתָן֒'ei.TanH386: but I willsuddenlyאַרְגִּ֤יעָה'ar.Gi.'ahH7280make him runawayאֲרִיצֶ֨נּוּ'a.ri.Tze.nuH7323from her: and who is achosenבָח֖וּרva.ChurH977man, that I mayappointאֶפְקֹ֑ד'ef.KodH6485over her? for who is like me? and who will appoint me thetimeיֹעִידֶ֔נִּיyo.'i.De.niH3259? and who is thatshepherdרֹעֶ֔הro.'EhH7462that willstandיַעֲמֹ֖דya.'a.ModH5975beforeלְפָנָֽי׃ סle.fa.NaiH6440me?

20Thereforehearשִׁמְע֣וּshim.'UH8085thecounselעֲצַת־'a.tzat-H6098of theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068, that he hathtakenיָעַץ֙ya.'AtzH3289againstEdomאֱד֔וֹם'e.DomH123; and hispurposesוּמַ֨חְשְׁבוֹתָ֔יוu.Mach.she.vo.TavH4284, that he hathpurposedחָשַׁ֖בcha.ShavH2803against theinhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֣יyo.she.VeiH3427ofTemanתֵימָ֑ןtei.ManH8487: Surely theleastצְעִירֵ֣יtze.'i.ReiH6810of theflockהַצֹּ֔אןha.TzonH6629shall draw themoutיִסְחָבוּם֙yis.cha.VumH5498: surely he shall make theirhabitationsנְוֵהֶֽם׃ne.ve.HemH5116desolateיַשִּׁ֛יםya.ShimH8074with them.

21Theearthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776ismovedרָעֲשָׁ֖הra.'a.ShahH7493at thenoiseמִקּ֣וֹלmi.KolH6963of theirfallנִפְלָ֔םnif.LamH5307, at thecryצְעָקָ֕הtze.'a.KahH6818thenoiseקוֹלָֽהּ׃ko.LahH6963of it washeardנִשְׁמַ֥עnish.Ma'H8085in theRedס֖וּףsufH5488seaבְּיַם־be.yam-H3220.

22Behold, he shall comeupיַעֲלֶ֣הya.'a.LehH5927andflyוְיִדְאֶ֔הve.yid.'EhH1675as theeagleכַנֶּ֙שֶׁר֙kha.Ne.sherH5404, andspreadוְיִפְרֹ֥שׂve.yif.RosH6566hiswingsכְּנָפָ֖יוke.na.FavH3671overBozrahבָּצְרָ֑הbotz.rahH1224: and at thatdayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117shall theheartלֵ֞בlevH3820of the mightymenגִּבּוֹרֵ֤יgi.bo.ReiH1368ofEdomאֱדוֹם֙'e.dOmH123be as theheartכְּלֵ֖בke.LevH3820of awomanאִשָּׁ֥ה'i.ShahH802in herpangsמְצֵרָֽה׃ סme.tze.RahH6887.

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