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Jeremiah 51

1Thussaithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068; Behold, I will raiseupמֵעִ֣ירme.'IrH5782againstBabylonבָּבֶ֔לba.VelH894, and against them thatdwellיֹשְׁבֵ֖יyo.she.VeiH3427in themidstלֵ֣בlevH3820of them that riseupקָמָ֑יka.MaiH6965against me, adestroyingמַשְׁחִֽית׃mash.ChitH7843windר֖וּחַRu.achH7307;

2And willsendוְשִׁלַּחְתִּ֨יve.shi.lach.TiH7971toBabylonלְבָבֶ֤ל׀le.va.VelH894fannersזָרִים֙za.RimH2114, that shallfanוְזֵר֔וּהָve.ze.Ru.haH2219her, and shallemptyוִיבֹקְק֖וּvi.vo.ke.KuH1238herlandאַרְצָ֑הּ'ar.TzahH776: for in thedayבְּי֥וֹםbe.YomH3117oftroubleרָעָֽה׃ra.'AhH7451they shall be against her on allsidesמִסָּבִ֖יבmi.sa.VivH5439.

3Against him thatbendethH1869let thearcherH1869bendH1869hisbowקַשְׁתּ֔וֹkash.ToH7198, and against him that lifteth himselfupיִתְעַ֖לyit.'AlH5927in his coat ofmailבְּסִרְיֹנ֑וֹbe.sir.yo.NoH5630: andspareתַּחְמְלוּ֙tach.me.LuH2550ye not her youngmenבַּ֣חֻרֶ֔יהָba.chu.Rei.haH970; destroy yeutterlyהַחֲרִ֖ימוּha.cha.Ri.muH2763all herhostצְבָאָֽהּ׃tze.va.'AhH6635.

4Thus theslainחֲלָלִ֖יםcha.la.LimH2491shallfallוְנָפְל֥וּve.na.fe.LuH5307in thelandבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of theChaldeansכַּשְׂדִּ֑יםkas.DimH3778, and they that are thrustthroughוּמְדֻקָּרִ֖יםu.me.du.ka.RimH1856in herstreetsבְּחוּצוֹתֶֽיהָ׃be.chu.tzo.Tei.haH2351.

5ForIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֤לYis.ra.'ElH3478hath not beenforsakenאַלְמָ֨ן'al.ManH488, norJudahוִֽיהוּדָה֙vi.hu.DahH3063by hisGodמֵֽאֱלֹהָ֔יוme.'e.lo.HavH430, by theLORDמֵֽיְהוָ֖הme.Yah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָא֑וֹתtze.va.'otH6635; though theirlandאַרְצָם֙'ar.TzamH776wasfilledמָלְאָ֣הmal.'AhH4390withsinאָשָׁ֔ם'a.ShamH817against the HolyOneמִקְּד֖וֹשׁmi.ke.Do.oshH6918ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

6Fleefromנֻ֣סוּ׀Nu.suH5127themidstמִתּ֣וֹךְmi.TokhH8432ofBabylonבָּבֶ֗לba.VelH894, anddeliverוּמַלְּטוּ֙u.ma.le.TuH4422everymanאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376hissoulנַפְשׁ֔וֹnaf.ShoH5315: be not cutoffתִּדַּ֖מּוּti.Da.muH1826in heriniquityבַּעֲוֹנָ֑הּba.'a.vo.NahH5771; for this is thetimeעֵ֨ת'etH6256of theLORD’Sלַֽיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068vengeanceנְקָמָ֥הne.ka.MahH5360; he willrenderמְשַׁלֵּ֖םme.sha.LemH7999to her arecompenceגְּמ֕וּלge.MulH1576.

7Babylonבָּבֶל֙ba.VelH894hath been agoldenזָהָ֤בza.HavH2091cupכּוֹס־kos-H3563in theLORD’Sיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068handבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027, that made all theearthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776drunkמְשַׁכֶּ֖רֶתme.sha.Ke.retH7937: thenationsגוֹיִ֔םgo.YimH1471havedrunkשָׁת֣וּsha.TuH8354of herwineמִיֵּינָהּ֙mi.yei.NahH3196; therefore thenationsגוֹיִֽם׃go.YimH1471aremadיִתְהֹלְל֥וּyit.ho.le.LuH1984.

8Babylonבָבֶ֖לva.VelH894issuddenlyפִּתְאֹ֛םpit.'OmH6597fallenנָפְלָ֥הna.fe.LahH5307anddestroyedוַתִּשָּׁבֵ֑רva.ti.sha.VerH7665:wailהֵילִ֣ילוּhei.Li.luH3213for her;takeקְח֤וּke.ChuH3947balmצֳרִי֙tzo.RiH6875for herpainלְמַכְאוֹבָ֔הּle.makh.'o.VahH4341, it may be she may behealedתֵּרָפֵֽא׃te.ra.Fe'H7495.

9We would havehealedרִפִּ֣ינוּri.pi.nuH7495Babylonבָּבֶל֙ba.VelH894, but she is nothealedנִרְפָּ֔תָהnir.Pa.tahH7495:forsakeעִזְב֕וּהָ'iz.Vu.haH5800her, and let usgoH3212everyoneאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376into his owncountryלְאַרְצ֑וֹle.'ar.TzoH776: for herjudgmentמִשְׁפָּטָ֔הּmish.pa.TahH4941reachethנָגַ֤עna.Ga'H5060toheavenהַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064, and isliftedוְנִשָּׂ֖אve.ni.Sa'H5375even to theskiesשְׁחָקִֽים׃she.cha.KimH7834.

10TheLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068hath broughtforthהוֹצִ֥יאho.Tzi'H3318ourrighteousnessצִדְקֹתֵ֑ינוּtzid.ko.Tei.nuH6666:comeבֹּ֚אוּBo.'uH935, and let usdeclareוּנְסַפְּרָ֣הu.ne.sa.pe.RahH5608inZionבְצִיּ֔וֹןve.tzi.YonH6726theworkמַעֲשֵׂ֖הma.'a.SehH4639of theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068ourGodאֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃'e.lo.Hei.nuH430.

11Makebrightהָבֵ֣רוּha.Ve.ruH1305thearrowsהַחִצִּים֮ha.chi.TzimH2671;gatherמִלְא֣וּmil.'UH4390theshieldsהַשְּׁלָטִים֒ha.she.la.TimH7982: theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068hath raisedupהֵעִ֣ירhe.'IrH5782thespiritר֙וּחַ֙Ru.achH7307of thekingsמַלְכֵ֣יmal.KheiH4428of theMedesמָדַ֔יma.DaiH4074: for hispurposeמְזִמָּת֖וֹme.zi.ma.ToH4209is againstBabylonבָּבֶ֥לba.VelH894, todestroyלְהַשְׁחִיתָ֑הּle.hash.chi.TahH7843it; because it is thevengeanceנִקְמַ֤תnik.MatH5360of theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068, thevengeanceנִקְמַ֖תnik.MatH5360of histempleהֵיכָלֽוֹ׃hei.kha.LoH1964.

12Setupשְׂאוּ־se.'u-H5375thestandardנֵ֗סNesH5251upon thewallsחוֹמֹ֨תcho.MotH2346ofBabylonבָּבֶ֜לba.VelH894, make thewatchהַמִּשְׁמָ֔רha.mish.MarH4929strongהַחֲזִ֙יקוּ֙ha.cha.Zi.kuH2388, setupהָקִ֙ימוּ֙ha.Ki.muH6965thewatchmenשֹֽׁמְרִ֔יםsho.me.RimH8104,prepareהָכִ֖ינוּha.Khi.nuH3559theambushesהָאֹֽרְבִ֑יםha.'o.re.VimH693: for theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068hath bothdevisedזָמַ֣םza.MamH2161anddoneעָשָׂ֕ה'a.SahH6213that which hespokeדִּבֶּ֖רdi.BerH1696against theinhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֥יyo.she.VeiH3427ofBabylonבָבֶֽל׃va.VelH894.

13O thou thatdwellestשֹׁכַנְתְּ֙sho.khan.tiH7931uponmanyרַבִּ֔יםra.BimH7227watersמַ֣יִםMa.yimH4325,abundantרַבַּ֖תra.BatH7227intreasuresאֽוֹצָרֹ֑ת'o.tza.RotH214, thyendקִצֵּ֖ךְki.TzekhH7093iscomeבָּ֥אba'H935, and themeasureאַמַּ֥ת'a.MatH520of thycovetousnessבִּצְעֵֽךְ׃bitz.'EkhH1215.

14TheLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635hathswornנִשְׁבַּ֛עnish.Ba'H7650byhimselfבְּנַפְשׁ֑וֹbe.naf.ShoH5315, saying, Surely I willfillמִלֵּאתִ֤יךְmi.le.TikhH4390thee withmenאָדָם֙'a.DamH120, as withcaterpillersכַּיֶּ֔לֶקkai.Ye.lekH3218; and they shallraiseוְעָנ֥וּve.'a.NuH6030ashoutהֵידָֽד׃ סhei.DadH1959against thee.

15He hathmadeעֹשֵׂ֥ה'o.SehH6213theearthאֶ֙רֶץ֙'e.retzH776by hispowerבְּכֹח֔וֹbe.kho.ChoH3581, he hathestablishedמֵכִ֥יןme.KhinH3559theworldתֵּבֵ֖לte.VelH8398by hiswisdomבְּחָכְמָת֑וֹbe.cha.khe.ma.ToH2451, and hath stretchedoutנָטָ֥הna.TahH5186theheavenשָׁמָֽיִם׃sha.Ma.yimH8064by hisunderstandingוּבִתְבוּנָת֖וֹu.vit.vu.na.ToH8394.

16When heutterethתִּתּ֜וֹti.ToH5414hisvoiceלְק֨וֹלle.KolH6963, there is amultitudeהֲמ֥וֹןha.MonH1995ofwatersמַ֙יִם֙ma.yimH4325in theheavensבַּשָּׁמַ֔יִםba.sha.Ma.yimH8064; and he causeth thevapoursנְשִׂאִ֖יםne.si.'ImH5387toascendוַיַּ֥עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927from theendsמִקְצֵה־mik.tzeh-H7097of theearthאָ֑רֶץ'A.retzH776: hemakethעָשָׂ֔ה'a.SahH6213lightningsבְּרָקִ֤יםbe.ra.KimH1300withrainלַמָּטָר֙la.ma.TarH4306, and bringethforthוַיֹּ֥צֵאvai.Yo.tze'H3318thewindר֖וּחַRu.achH7307out of histreasuriesמֵאֹצְרֹתָֽיו׃me.'o.tze.ro.TavH214.

17Everymanאָדָם֙'a.DamH120isstupidנִבְעַ֤רniv.'ArH1197by hisknowledgeמִדַּ֔עַתmi.Da.'atH1847; everygoldsmithצֹרֵ֖ףtzo.RefH6884isconfoundedH3001by the gravenimageמִפָּ֑סֶלmi.Pa.selH6459: for his moltenimageנִסְכּ֖וֹnis.KoH5262isfalsehoodשֶׁ֥קֶרShe.kerH8267, and there is nobreathר֥וּחַRu.achH7307in them.

18They arevanityהֶ֣בֶלHe.velH1892, theworkמַעֲשֵׂ֖הma.'a.SehH4639oferrorsתַּעְתֻּעִ֑יםta'.tu.'ImH8595: in thetimeבְּעֵ֥תbe.'EtH6256of theirpunishmentפְּקֻדָּתָ֖םpe.ku.da.TamH6486they shallperishיֹאבֵֽדוּ׃yo.Ve.duH6.

19Theportionחֵ֣לֶקChe.lekH2506ofJacobיַעֲק֗וֹבya.'a.KovH3290is not like them; for he is the one whoformedיוֹצֵ֤רyo.TzerH3335of all things: and Israel is therodוְשֵׁ֖בֶטve.She.vetH7626of hisinheritanceנַחֲלָת֑וֹna.cha.la.ToH5159: theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635is hisnameשְׁמֽוֹ׃ סshe.MoH8034.

20Thou art my battleaxeמַפֵּץ־ma.petz-H4661andweaponsכְּלֵ֖יke.LeiH3627ofwarמִלְחָמָ֑הmil.cha.MahH4421: for with thee will I break inpiecesוְנִפַּצְתִּ֤יve.ni.patz.TiH5310thenationsגּוֹיִ֔םgo.YimH1471, and with thee will Idestroyוְהִשְׁחַתִּ֥יve.hish.cha.TiH7843kingdomsמַמְלָכֽוֹת׃mam.la.KhotH4467;

21And with thee will I break inpiecesוְנִפַּצְתִּ֣יve.ni.patz.TiH5310thehorseס֖וּסsusH5483and hisriderוְרֹֽכְב֑וֹve.ro.khe.VoH7392; and with thee will I break inpiecesוְנִפַּצְתִּ֣יve.ni.patz.TiH5310thechariotרֶ֖כֶבRe.khevH7393and itsriderוְרֹכְבֽוֹ׃ve.ro.khe.VoH7392;

22With thee also will I break inpiecesוְנִפַּצְתִּ֤יve.ni.patz.TiH5310manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376andwomanוְאִשָּׁ֔הve.'i.ShahH802; and with thee will I break inpiecesוְנִפַּצְתִּ֥יve.ni.patz.TiH5310oldזָקֵ֣ןza.KenH2205andyoungוָנָ֑עַרva.Na.'arH5288; and with thee will I break inpiecesוְנִפַּצְתִּ֣יve.ni.patz.TiH5310the youngmanבָּח֖וּרba.ChurH970and themaidוּבְתוּלָֽה׃u.ve.tu.LahH1330;

23I will also break inpiecesוְנִפַּצְתִּ֤יve.ni.patz.TiH5310with thee theshepherdרֹעֶ֣הro.'EhH7462and hisflockוְעֶדְר֔וֹve.'ed.RoH5739; and with thee will I break inpiecesוְנִפַּצְתִּ֥יve.ni.patz.TiH5310thefarmerאִכָּ֣ר'i.KarH406and his yoke ofoxenוְצִמְדּ֑וֹve.tzim.DoH6776; and with thee will I break inpiecesוְנִפַּצְתִּ֣יve.ni.patz.TiH5310captainsפַּח֖וֹתpa.ChotH6346andrulersוּסְגָנִֽים׃u.se.ga.NimH5461.

24And I willrenderוְשִׁלַּמְתִּ֨יve.shi.lam.TiH7999toBabylonלְבָבֶ֜לle.va.VelH894and to all theinhabitantsיוֹשְׁבֵ֣יyo.she.VeiH3427ofChaldeaכַשְׂדִּ֗יםkhas.DimH3778all theirevilרָעָתָ֛םra.'a.TamH7451that they havedoneעָשׂ֥וּ'a.SuH6213inZionבְצִיּ֖וֹןve.tzi.YonH6726in yoursightלְעֵֽינֵיכֶ֑םle.'ei.nei.KhemH5869,saithנְאֻ֖םne.'UmH5002theLORDיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.

25Behold, I am against thee, Odestroyingהַמַּשְׁחִית֙ha.mash.ChitH4889mountainהַ֤רharH2022,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, whichdestroyestהַמַּשְׁחִ֖יתha.mash.ChitH7843all theearthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776: and I will stretchoutוְנָטִ֨יתִיve.na.Ti.tiH5186myhandיָדִ֜יya.DiH3027upon thee, and roll theedownוְגִלְגַּלְתִּ֙יךָ֙ve.gil.gal.Ti.khaH1556from therocksהַסְּלָעִ֔יםha.se.la.'ImH5553, and willmakeוּנְתַתִּ֖יךָu.ne.ta.Ti.khaH5414thee aburntשְׂרֵפָֽה׃se.re.FahH8316mountainלְהַ֥רle.HarH2022.

26And they shall nottakeיִקְח֤וּyik.ChuH3947of thee astoneאֶ֣בֶן'E.venH68for acornerלְפִנָּ֔הle.fi.NahH6438, nor astoneוְאֶ֖בֶןve.'E.venH68forfoundationsלְמֽוֹסָד֑וֹתle.mo.sa.DotH4146; but thou shalt bedesolateשִׁמְמ֥וֹתshi.MotH8077foreverעוֹלָ֛םo.LamH5769,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

27Set yeupשְׂאוּ־se.'u-H5375astandardנֵ֣סnesH5251in thelandבָּאָ֗רֶץba.'A.retzH776,blowתִּקְע֨וּtik.'UH8628thetrumpetשׁוֹפָ֤רsho.FarH7782among thenationsבַּגּוֹיִם֙ba.go.YimH1471,prepareקַדְּשׁ֤וּka.de.ShuH6942thenationsגּוֹיִ֔םgo.YimH1471against her, calltogetherהַשְׁמִ֧יעוּhash.Mi.'uH8085against her thekingdomsמַמְלְכ֥וֹתmam.le.KhotH4467ofAraratאֲרָרַ֖ט'a.ra.RatH780,Minniמִנִּ֣יmi.NiH4508, andAshchenazוְאַשְׁכְּנָ֑זve.'ash.ke.NazH813;appointפִּקְד֤וּpik.DuH6485acaptainטִפְסָ֔רtif.SarH2951against her; cause thehorsesס֖וּסsusH5483to comeupהַֽעֲלוּ־ha.'a.lu-H5927as theroughסָמָֽר׃sa.MarH5569caterpillersכְּיֶ֥לֶקke.Ye.lekH3218.

28Prepareקַדְּשׁ֨וּka.de.ShuH6942against her thenationsגוֹיִם֙go.YimH1471with thekingsמַלְכֵ֣יmal.KheiH4428ofMediaמָדַ֔יma.DaiH4074, theircaptainsפַּחוֹתֶ֖יהָpa.cho.Tei.haH6346, and all theirrulersסְגָנֶ֑יהָse.ga.Nei.haH5461, and all thelandאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776of hisdominionמֶמְשַׁלְתּֽוֹ׃mem.shal.ToH4475.

29And thelandהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776shalltrembleוַתִּרְעַ֥שׁva.tir.'AshH7493andsorrowוַתָּחֹ֑לva.ta.CholH2342: for everypurposeמַחְשְׁב֣וֹתmach.she.VotH4284of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068shall beperformedקָ֤מָהKa.mahH6965againstBabylonבָּבֶל֙ba.VelH894, tomakeלָשׂ֞וּםla.SumH7760thelandאֶ֧רֶץ'E.retzH776ofBabylonבָּבֶ֛לba.VelH894adesolationלְשַׁמָּ֖הle.sha.MahH8047without aninhabitantיוֹשֵֽׁב׃yo.ShevH3427.

30The mightymenגִבּוֹרֵ֨יgi.bo.ReiH1368ofBabylonבָבֶ֜לva.VelH894havestoppedחָדְלוּ֩cha.de.LuH2308fightingלְהִלָּחֵ֗םle.hi.la.ChemH3898, they haveremainedיָֽשְׁבוּ֙ya.she.VuH3427in their strongholdsבַּמְּצָד֔וֹתba.me.tza.DotH4679: theirmightגְבוּרָתָ֖םge.vu.ra.TamH1369hathfailedנָשְׁתָ֥הna.she.TahH5405; they became aswomenלְנָשִׁ֑יםle.na.ShimH802: they haveburnedהִצִּ֥יתוּhi.Tzi.tuH3341herdwellingplacesמִשְׁכְּנֹתֶ֖יהָmish.ke.no.Tei.haH4908; herbarsבְרִיחֶֽיהָ׃ve.ri.Chei.haH1280arebrokenנִשְׁבְּר֥וּnish.be.RuH7665.

31Onepostרָ֤ץratzH7323shallrunרָץ֙ratzH7323tomeetH7125anotherיָר֔וּץya.RutzH7323, and onemessengerוּמַגִּ֖ידu.ma.GidH5046tomeetH7125anotherמַגִּ֑ידma.GidH5046, toshowלְהַגִּיד֙le.ha.GidH5046thekingלְמֶ֣לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428ofBabylonבָּבֶ֔לba.VelH894that hiscityעִיר֖וֹi.RoH5892istakenנִלְכְּדָ֥הnil.ke.DahH3920at oneendמִקָּצֶֽה׃mi.ka.TzehH7097,

32And that thefordsוְהַמַּעְבָּר֣וֹתve.ha.ma'.ba.RotH4569areseizedנִתְפָּ֔שׂוּnit.Pa.suH8610, and thereedsהָאֲגַמִּ֖יםha.'a.ga.MimH98they haveburnedשָׂרְפ֣וּsa.re.FuH8313withfireבָאֵ֑שׁva.'EshH784, and themenוְאַנְשֵׁ֥יve.'an.SheiH582ofwarהַמִּלְחָמָ֖הha.mil.cha.MahH4421areterrifiedנִבְהָֽלוּ׃ סniv.Ha.luH926.

33For thussaithאָמַ֜ר'a.MarH559theLORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָאוֹת֙tze.va.'OtH6635, theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478; Thedaughterבַּת־bat-H1323ofBabylonבָּבֶ֕לba.VelH894is like athreshingfloorכְּגֹ֖רֶןke.Go.renH1637, it istimeעֵ֣ת'etH6256tothreshהִדְרִיכָ֑הּhid.ri.KhahH1869her: yet a littlewhileמְעַ֔טme.'AtH4592, and thetimeעֵֽת־'et-H6256of herharvestהַקָּצִ֖ירha.ka.TzirH7105shallcomeוּבָ֥אָהu.Va.'ahH935.

34Nebuchadnezzarנְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּר֮ne.vu.khad.re.TzarH5019thekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofBabylonבָּבֶל֒ba.VelH894hathdevouredאֲכָלַ֣נִי'a.kha.la.niH398me, he hathcrushedהֲמָמַ֗נִיha.ma.ma.niH2000me, he hathmadeהִצִּיגַ֙נִי֙hi.tzi.ga.niH3322me anemptyרִ֔יקRikH7385vesselכְּלִ֣יke.LiH3627, he hath swallowed meupבְּלָעַ֙נִי֙be.la.'a.niH1104like adragonכַּתַּנִּ֔יןka.ta.NinH8577, he hathfilledמִלָּ֥אmi.La'H4390hisbellyכְרֵשׂ֖וֹkhe.re.SoH3770with mydelicaciesמֵֽעֲדָנָ֑יme.'a.da.NaiH5730, he hath cast meoutהֱדִיחָֽנִי׃he.di.cha.niH1740.

35Theviolenceחֲמָסִ֤יcha.ma.SiH2555done to me and to myfleshוּשְׁאֵרִי֙u.she.'e.RiH7607be uponBabylonבָּבֶ֔לba.VelH894, shall theinhabitantיֹשֶׁ֣בֶתyo.She.vetH3427ofZionצִיּ֑וֹןtzi.YonH6726sayתֹּאמַ֖רto.MarH559; and mybloodוְדָמִי֙ve.da.MiH1818upon theinhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֣יyo.she.VeiH3427ofChaldeaכַשְׂדִּ֔יםkhas.DimH3778, shallJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ סye.ru.sha.LimH3389sayתֹּאמַ֖רto.MarH559.

36Therefore thussaithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068; Behold, I willpleadרָב֙ravH7378thycauseרִיבֵ֔ךְri.VekhH7379, and takevengeanceוְנִקַּמְתִּ֖יve.ni.kam.TiH5358fortheeנִקְמָתֵ֑ךְnik.ma.TekhH5360; and I will dryupוְהַחֲרַבְתִּי֙ve.ha.cha.rav.TiH2717herseaיַמָּ֔הּya.MahH3220, and make herspringsמְקוֹרָֽהּ׃me.ko.RahH4726dryוְהֹבַשְׁתִּ֖יve.hoash.TiH3001.

37AndBabylonבָבֶ֨ל׀va.VelH894shall becomeheapsלְגַלִּ֧ים׀le.ga.LimH1530, adwellingplaceמְעוֹן־me.'on-H4583fordragonsתַּנִּ֛יםta.NimH8577, anhorrorשַׁמָּ֥הsha.MahH8047, and anhissingוּשְׁרֵקָ֖הu.she.re.KahH8322, without aninhabitantיוֹשֵֽׁב׃yo.ShevH3427.

38They shallroarיִשְׁאָ֑גוּyish.'A.guH7580togetherיַחְדָּ֖וyach.DavH3162likelionsכַּכְּפִרִ֣יםka.ke.fi.RimH3715: they shallyellנָעֲר֖וּna.'a.RuH5286aslionsאֲרָיֽוֹת׃'a.ra.YotH738’whelpsכְּגוֹרֵ֥יke.go.ReiH1484.

39In theirheatH2527I willmakeאָשִׁ֣ית'a.ShitH7896theirfeastsמִשְׁתֵּיהֶ֗םmish.tei.HemH4960, and I will make themdrunkוְהִשְׁכַּרְתִּים֙ve.hish.kar.TimH7937, that they mayrejoiceיַעֲלֹ֔זוּya.'a.Lo.zuH5937, andsleepוְיָשְׁנ֥וּve.ya.she.NuH3462aperpetualעוֹלָ֖םo.LamH5769sleepשְׁנַת־she.nat-H8142, and notwakeיָקִ֑יצוּya.Ki.tzuH6974,saithנְאֻ֖םne.'UmH5002theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

40I will bring themdownאֽוֹרִידֵ֖ם'o.ri.DemH3381likelambsכְּכָרִ֣יםke.kha.RimH3733to theslaughterלִטְב֑וֹחַlit.Vo.achH2873, likeramsכְּאֵילִ֖יםke.'ei.LimH352with malegoatsעַתּוּדִֽים׃'a.tu.DimH6260.

41How isSheshachשֵׁשַׁ֔ךְshe.ShakhH8347takenנִלְכְּדָ֣הnil.ke.DahH3920! and how is thepraiseתְּהִלַּ֣תte.hi.LatH8416of the wholeearthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776surprisedוַתִּתָּפֵ֖שׂva.ti.ta.FesH8610! how isBabylonבָּבֶ֖לba.VelH894become anhorrorלְשַׁמָּ֛הle.sha.MahH8047among thenationsבַּגּוֹיִֽם׃ba.go.YimH1471!

42Theseaהַיָּ֑םhai.YamH3220is comeupעָלָ֥ה'a.LahH5927uponBabylonבָּבֶ֖לba.VelH894: she iscoveredנִכְסָֽתָה׃nikh.Sa.tahH3680with themultitudeבַּהֲמ֥וֹןba.ha.MonH1995of itswavesגַּלָּ֖יוga.LavH1530.

43Hercitiesעָרֶ֙יהָ֙'a.Rei.haH5892are adesolationלְשַׁמָּ֔הle.sha.MahH8047, adryצִיָּ֣הtzi.YahH6723landאֶ֖רֶץ'E.retzH776, and awildernessוַעֲרָבָ֑הva.'a.ra.VahH6160, alandאֶ֗רֶץ'E.retzH776in which nomanאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376dwellethיֵשֵׁ֤בye.ShevH3427, neither doth anysonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofmanאָדָֽם׃'a.DamH120passיַעֲבֹ֥רya.'a.VorH5674byitH2004.

44And I willpunishוּפָקַדְתִּ֨יu.fa.kad.TiH6485Belבֵּ֜לbelH1078inBabylonבְּבָבֶ֗לbe.va.VelH894, and I will bringforthוְהֹצֵאתִ֤יve.ho.tze.TiH3318out of hismouthמִפִּ֔יוmi.PivH6310that which he hathswallowedבִּלְעוֹ֙bil.'OH1105: and thenationsגּוֹיִ֑םgo.YimH1471shall not flowtogetherיִנְהֲר֥וּyin.ha.RuH5102any more to him: even thewallחוֹמַ֥תcho.MatH2346ofBabylonבָּבֶ֖לba.VelH894shallfallנָפָֽלָה׃na.Fa.lahH5307.

45Mypeopleעַמִּ֔י'a.MiH5971, departfromצְא֤וּtze.'UH3318themidstמִתּוֹכָהּ֙mi.to.KhahH8432of her, anddeliverוּמַלְּט֖וּu.ma.le.TuH4422ye everymanאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376hissoulנַפְשׁ֑וֹnaf.ShoH5315from thefierceמֵחֲר֖וֹןme.cha.RonH2740angerאַף־'af-H639of theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

46And lest yourheartלְבַבְכֶם֙le.vav.KhemH3824shouldfaintיֵרַ֤ךְye.RakhH7401, and ye shouldfearוְתִֽירְא֔וּve.ti.re.'UH3372for therumourבַּשְּׁמוּעָ֖הba.she.mu.'AhH8052that shall beheardהַנִּשְׁמַ֣עַתha.nish.Ma.'atH8085in thelandבָּאָ֑רֶץba.'A.retzH776; arumourהַשְּׁמוּעָ֗הha.she.mu.'AhH8052shall bothcomeוּבָ֧אu.Va'H935oneyearבַשָּׁנָ֣הva.sha.NahH8141, andafterוְאַחֲרָ֤יוve.'a.cha.RavH310that in anotheryearבַּשָּׁנָה֙ba.sha.NahH8141shall come arumourהַשְּׁמוּעָ֔הha.she.mu.'AhH8052, andviolenceוְחָמָ֣סve.cha.MasH2555in thelandבָּאָ֔רֶץba.'A.retzH776,rulerוּמֹשֵׁ֖לu.mo.ShelH4910againstrulerמֹשֵֽׁל׃mo.ShelH4910.

47Therefore, behold, thedaysיָמִ֣יםya.MimH3117comeבָּאִ֔יםba.'ImH935, that I will executejudgmentוּפָקַדְתִּי֙u.fa.kad.TiH6485upon the gravenimagesפְּסִילֵ֣יpe.si.LeiH6456ofBabylonבָבֶ֔לva.VelH894: and her wholelandאַרְצָ֖הּ'ar.TzahH776shall beconfoundedתֵּב֑וֹשׁte.Vo.oshH954, and all herslainחֲלָלֶ֖יהָcha.la.Lei.haH2491shallfallיִפְּל֥וּyi.pe.LuH5307in themidstבְתוֹכָֽהּ׃ve.to.KhahH8432of her.

48Then theheavenשָׁמַ֣יִםsha.Ma.yimH8064and theearthוָאָ֔רֶץva.'A.retzH776, and all that is in them, shallsingוְרִנְּנ֤וּve.ri.ne.NuH7442forBabylonבָּבֶל֙ba.VelH894: for thespoilersהַשּׁוֹדְדִ֖יםha.sho.DimH7703shallcomeיָבוֹא־ya.Vo'-H935to her from thenorthמִצָּפ֛וֹןmi.tza.FonH6828,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

49AsH1571Babylonבָּבֶ֕לba.VelH894hath caused theslainחַֽלְלֵ֣יcha.LeiH2491ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478tofallלִנְפֹּ֖לlin.PolH5307, so atBabylonלְבָבֶ֥לle.va.VelH894shallfallנָפְל֖וּna.fe.LuH5307theslainחַֽלְלֵ֥יcha.LeiH2491of all theearthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

50Ye that haveescapedH6405theswordמֵחֶ֔רֶבme.Che.revH2719, goawayהִלְכ֖וּhil.KhuH1980, stand notstillתַּעֲמֹ֑דוּta.'a.Mo.duH5975:rememberזִכְר֤וּzikh.RuH2142theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068afaroffמֵֽרָחוֹק֙me.ra.chOkH7350, and letJerusalemוִירֽוּשָׁלִַ֖םvi.ru.sha.LimH3389comeתַּעֲלֶ֥הta.'a.LehH5927into yourmindלְבַבְכֶֽם׃le.vav.KhemH3824.

51We areconfoundedבֹּ֚שְׁנוּBo.she.nuH954, because we haveheardשָׁמַ֣עְנוּsha.Ma'.nuH8085reproachחֶרְפָּ֔הcher.PahH2781:shameכְלִמָּ֖הkhe.li.MahH3639hathcoveredכִּסְּתָ֥הki.se.TahH3680ourfacesפָּנֵ֑ינוּpa.Nei.nuH6440: forforeignersזָרִ֔יםza.RimH2114arecomeבָּ֣אוּBa.'uH935into thesanctuariesמִקְדְּשֵׁ֖יmik.de.SheiH4720of theLORD’Sיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004.

52Therefore, behold, thedaysיָמִ֤יםya.MimH3117comeבָּאִים֙ba.'ImH935,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, that I will executejudgmentוּפָקַדְתִּ֖יu.fa.kad.TiH6485upon her gravenimagesפְּסִילֶ֑יהָpe.si.Lei.haH6456: and through all herlandאַרְצָ֖הּ'ar.TzahH776thewoundedחָלָֽל׃cha.LalH2491shallgroanיֶאֱנֹ֥קye.'e.NokH602.

53ThoughBabylonבָבֶל֙va.VelH894should mountupתַעֲלֶ֤הta.'a.LehH5927toheavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064, and though she shouldfortifyתְבַצֵּ֖רte.va.TzerH1219theheightמְר֣וֹםme.RomH4791of herstrengthעֻזָּ֑הּ'u.ZahH5797, yetfromH227me shallspoilersשֹׁדְדִ֛יםsho.de.DimH7703comeיָבֹ֧אוּya.Vo.'uH935to her,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002theLORDיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.

54Asoundק֥וֹלKolH6963of acryזְעָקָ֖הze.'a.KahH2201cometh fromBabylonמִבָּבֶ֑לmi.ba.VelH894, andgreatגָּד֖וֹלga.DolH1419destructionוְשֶׁ֥בֶרve.She.verH7667from thelandמֵאֶ֥רֶץme.'E.retzH776of theChaldeansכַּשְׂדִּֽים׃kas.DimH3778:

55Because theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068hath laidwasteשֹׁדֵ֤דsho.DedH7703Babylonבָּבֶ֔לba.VelH894, anddestroyedוְאִבַּ֥דve.'i.BadH6out of her thegreatגָּד֑וֹלga.DolH1419voiceק֣וֹלKolH6963; when herwavesגַלֵּיהֶם֙ga.lei.HemH1530roarוְהָמ֤וּve.ha.MuH1993likegreatרַבִּ֔יםra.BimH7227watersכְּמַ֣יִםke.Ma.yimH4325, anoiseשְׁא֖וֹןshe.'onH7588of theirvoiceקוֹלָֽם׃ko.LamH6963isutteredנִתַּ֥ןni.TanH5414:

56Because thespoilerשׁוֹדֵ֔דsho.DedH7703iscomeבָ֨אva'H935upon her, even uponBabylonבָּבֶל֙ba.VelH894, and her mightymenגִּבּוֹרֶ֔יהָgi.bo.Rei.haH1368aretakenוְנִלְכְּדוּ֙ve.nil.ke.DuH3920, every one of theirbowsקַשְּׁתוֹתָ֑םka.she.to.TamH7198isbrokenחִתְּתָ֖הchi.te.TahH2865: for theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068Godאֵ֧ל'elH410ofrecompencesגְּמֻל֛וֹתge.mu.LotH1578shallsurelyשַׁלֵּ֥םsha.LemH7999repayיְשַׁלֵּֽם׃ye.sha.LemH7999.

57And I will makedrunkוְ֠הִשְׁכַּרְתִּיVe.hish.kar.tiH7937herprincesשָׂרֶ֨יהָsa.Rei.haH8269, and herwiseוַחֲכָמֶ֜יהָva.cha.kha.Mei.haH2450men, hercaptainsפַּחוֹתֶ֤יהָpa.cho.Tei.haH6346, and herrulersוּסְגָנֶ֙יהָ֙u.se.ga.Nei.haH5461, and her mightymenוְגִבּוֹרֶ֔יהָve.gi.bo.Rei.haH1368: and they shallsleepוְיָשְׁנ֥וּve.ya.she.NuH3462aperpetualעוֹלָ֖םo.LamH5769sleepשְׁנַת־she.nat-H8142, and notwakeיָקִ֑יצוּya.Ki.tzuH6974,saithנְאֻ֨ם־ne.'Um-H5002theKingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, whosenameשְׁמֽוֹ׃ סshe.MoH8034is theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635.

58Thussaithאָמַ֞ר'a.MarH559theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָא֗וֹתtze.va.'otH6635; Thebroadהָֽרְחָבָה֙ha.re.cha.VahH7342wallsחֹ֠מוֹתCho.motH2346ofBabylonבָּבֶ֤לba.VelH894shall beutterlyעַרְעֵ֣ר'ar.'ErH6209brokenתִּתְעַרְעָ֔רtit.'ar.'ArH6209, and herhighהַגְּבֹהִ֖יםha.ge.vo.HimH1364gatesוּשְׁעָרֶ֥יהָu.she.'a.Rei.haH8179shall beburnedיִצַּ֑תּוּyi.Tza.tuH3341withfireבָּאֵ֣שׁba.'EshH784; and thepeopleעַמִּ֧ים'a.MimH5971shalllabourוְיִֽגְע֨וּve.yig.'UH3021invainרִ֛יקrikH7385, and thepeopleוּלְאֻמִּ֥יםu.le.'u.MimH3816inH1767thefireאֵ֖שׁ'eshH784, and they shall bewearyוְיָעֵֽפוּ׃ סve.ya.'E.fuH3286.

59Thewordהַדָּבָ֞רha.da.VarH1697whichJeremiahיִרְמְיָ֣הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414theprophetהַנָּבִ֗יאha.na.Vi'H5030commandedצִוָּ֣ה׀tzi.VahH6680Seraiahשְׂרָיָ֣הse.ra.YahH8304thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofNeriahנֵרִיָּה֮ne.ri.YahH5374, thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofMaaseiahמַחְסֵיָה֒mach.se.YahH4271, when hewentH3212withZedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֤הוּtzid.ki.Ya.huH6667thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofJudahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063intoBabylonבָּבֶ֔לba.VelH894in thefourthהָרְבִעִ֖יתha.re.vi.'ItH7243yearבִּשְׁנַ֥תbish.NatH8141of hisreignלְמָלְכ֑וֹle.ma.le.KhoH4427. And thisSeraiahוּשְׂרָיָ֖הu.se.ra.YahH8304was aquietמְנוּחָֽה׃me.nu.ChahH4496princeשַׂ֥רsarH8269.

60SoJeremiahיִרְמְיָ֗הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414wroteוַיִּכְתֹּ֣בvai.yikh.ToH3789inaאֶחָ֑ד'e.ChadH259bookסֵ֣פֶרSe.ferH5612all theevilהָרָעָ֛הha.ra.'AhH7451that shouldcomeתָּב֥וֹאta.Vo'H935uponBabylonבָּבֶ֖לba.VelH894, even all thesewordsהַדְּבָרִ֣יםha.de.va.RimH1697that arewrittenהַכְּתֻבִ֖יםha.ke.tu.VimH3789againstBabylonבָּבֶֽל׃ba.VelH894.

61AndJeremiahיִרְמְיָ֖הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toSeraiahשְׂרָיָ֑הse.ra.YahH8304, When thou shaltcomeכְּבֹאֲךָ֣ke.vo.'a.KhaH935toBabylonבָבֶ֔לva.VelH894, and shaltseeוְֽרָאִ֔יתָve.ra.'I.taH7200, and shaltreadוְֽקָרָ֔אתָve.ka.Ra.taH7121all thesewordsהַדְּבָרִ֖יםha.de.va.RimH1697;

62Then shalt thousayוְאָמַרְתָּ֗ve.'a.mar.TaH559, OLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068, thou hastspokenדִבַּ֜רְתָּdi.Bar.taH1696against thisplaceהַמָּק֤וֹםha.ma.KomH4725, to cut itoffלְהַכְרִית֔וֹle.hakh.ri.ToH3772, that none shallremainיוֹשֵׁ֔בyo.ShevH3427in it, neithermanלְמֵאָדָ֖םle.me.'a.DamH120norbeastבְּהֵמָ֑הbe.he.MahH929, but that it shall bedesolateשִׁמְמ֥וֹתshi.MotH8077foreverעוֹלָ֖םo.LamH5769.

63And it shall be, when thou hastfinishedכְּכַלֹּ֣תְךָ֔ke.cha.Lo.te.khaH3615readingלִקְרֹ֖אlik.Ro'H7121thisbookהַסֵּ֣פֶרha.Se.ferH5612, that thou shaltbindתִּקְשֹׁ֤רtik.ShorH7194astoneאֶ֔בֶן'E.venH68to it, andcastוְהִשְׁלַכְתּ֖וֹve.hish.lakh.ToH7993it into themidstתּ֥וֹךְTokhH8432ofEuphratesפְּרָֽת׃pe.RatH6578:

64And thou shaltsayוְאָמַרְתָּ֗ve.'a.mar.TaH559, Thus shallBabylonבָּבֶ֤לba.VelH894sinkתִּשְׁקַ֨עtish.Ka'H8257, and shall notriseתָקוּם֙ta.KumH6965fromמִפְּנֵ֣יmi.pe.NeiH6440theevilהָרָעָ֗הha.ra.'AhH7451that I willbringמֵבִ֥יאme.Vi'H935upon her: and they shall bewearyוְיָעֵ֑פוּve.ya.'E.fuH3286. Thus far are thewordsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697ofJeremiahיִרְמְיָֽהוּ׃ סyir.me.Ya.huH3414.

Commentaries on Jeremiah 51

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