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Jeremiah 51:30-58

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.

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