Jeremiah 25
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הַדָּבָ֞רthe wordאֲשֶׁר־whichהָיָ֤הit cameעַֽל־toיִרְמְיָ֙הוּ֙Jeremiahעַל־onכָּל־allעַ֣םthe people ofיְהוּדָ֔הJudahבַּשָּׁנָה֙in the yearהָֽרְבִעִ֔יתthe fourthלִיהוֹיָקִ֥יםof Jehoiakimבֶּן־the son ofיֹאשִׁיָּ֖הוּJosiahמֶ֣לֶךְthe king ofיְהוּדָ֑הJudahהִ֗יאitהַשָּׁנָה֙was the yearהָרִ֣אשֹׁנִ֔יתthe firstלִנְבֽוּכַדְרֶאצַּ֖רof Nebuchadnezzarמֶ֥לֶךְthe king ofבָּבֶֽל׃Babylon
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מִן־sinceשְׁלֹ֣שׁthir-עֶשְׂרֵ֣הteenשָׁנָ֡הyearלְיֹאשִׁיָּ֣הוּof Josiahבֶן־the son ofאָמוֹן֩Amonמֶ֨לֶךְthe king ofיְהוּדָ֜הJudahוְעַ֣ד׀and untilהַיּ֣וֹםthe dayהַזֶּ֗הthe thisזֶ֚הthisשָׁלֹ֤שׁthreeוְעֶשְׂרִים֙and twentyשָׁנָ֔הyearsהָיָ֥הit has comeדְבַר־the word ofיְהוָ֖הYahwehאֵלָ֑יto meוָאֲדַבֵּ֧רand I have spokenאֲלֵיכֶ֛םto youאַשְׁכֵּ֥יםrising earlyוְדַבֵּ֖רand speakingוְלֹ֥אand notשְׁמַעְתֶּֽם׃you have listened
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לֵאמֹ֗רto sayingשֽׁוּבוּ־turn backנָ֞אpleaseאִ֣ישׁeveryoneמִדַּרְכּ֤וֹfrom way hisהָֽרָעָה֙the evilוּמֵרֹ֣עַand from the wickedness ofמַעַלְלֵיכֶ֔םdeeds yourוּשְׁבוּ֙and dwellעַל־onהָ֣אֲדָמָ֔הthe landאֲשֶׁ֨רwhichנָתַ֧ןhe gaveיְהוָ֛הYahwehלָכֶ֖םto youוְלַאֲבֽוֹתֵיכֶ֑םand to ancestors yourלְמִן־to fromעוֹלָ֖םantiquityוְעַד־and untilעוֹלָֽם׃perpetuity
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וְאַל־and may notתֵּלְכ֗וּyou walkאַֽחֲרֵי֙afterאֱלֹהִ֣יםgodsאֲחֵרִ֔יםotherלְעָבְדָ֖םto serve themוּלְהִשְׁתַּחֲוֹ֣תand to bow downלָהֶ֑םto the themוְלֹֽא־and notתַכְעִ֤יסוּyou must provoke to angerאוֹתִי֙obj. meבְּמַעֲשֵׂ֣הby the work ofיְדֵיכֶ֔םhands yourוְלֹ֥אand notאָרַ֖עI will do harmלָכֶֽם׃to the you
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הִנְנִ֣יhere Iשֹׁלֵ֡חַam about to sendוְלָקַחְתִּי֩and I will fetchאֶת־obj.כָּל־allמִשְׁפְּח֨וֹתthe clans ofצָפ֜וֹןthe northנְאֻם־the utterance ofיְהוָ֗הYahwehוְאֶל־and toנְבֽוּכַדְרֶאצַּ֣רNebuchadnezzarמֶֽלֶךְ־the king ofבָּבֶל֮Babylonעַבְדִּי֒servant myוַהֲבִ֨אֹתִ֜יםand I will bring themעַל־onהָאָ֤רֶץthe landהַזֹּאת֙the thisוְעַל־and onיֹ֣שְׁבֶ֔יהָinhabitants itsוְעַ֛לand onכָּל־allהַגּוֹיִ֥םthe nationsהָאֵ֖לֶּהthe theseסָבִ֑יבround aboutוְהַ֣חֲרַמְתִּ֔יםand I will totally destroy themוְשַׂמְתִּים֙and I will make themלְשַׁמָּ֣הinto a wasteוְלִשְׁרֵקָ֔הand into a hissingוּלְחָרְב֖וֹתand into ruins ofעוֹלָֽם׃perpetuity
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וְהָיָ֣הand it will beכִמְלֹ֣אותwhen are completedשִׁבְעִ֣יםseventyשָׁנָ֡הyearsאֶפְקֹ֣דI will visit judgmentעַל־onמֶֽלֶךְ־the king ofבָּבֶל֩Babylonוְעַל־and onהַגּ֨וֹיthe nationהַה֧וּאthe thatנְאֻם־the utterance ofיְהוָ֛הYahwehאֶת־obj.עֲוֹנָ֖םiniquity theirוְעַל־and onאֶ֣רֶץthe land ofכַּשְׂדִּ֑יםthe Chaldeansוְשַׂמְתִּ֥יand I will makeאֹת֖וֹobj. itלְשִֽׁמְמ֥וֹתinto desolations ofעוֹלָֽם׃perpetuity
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וְהֵֽבֵאתִי֙and I will bringעַל־onהָאָ֣רֶץthe landהַהִ֔יאthe thatאֶת־obj.כָּל־allדְּבָרַ֖יwords myאֲשֶׁר־whichדִּבַּ֣רְתִּיI spokeעָלֶ֑יהָon itאֵ֤תobj.כָּל־everyהַכָּתוּב֙the thing writtenבַּסֵּ֣פֶרin the bookהַזֶּ֔הthe thisאֲשֶׁר־whichנִבָּ֥אhe prophesiedיִרְמְיָ֖הוּJeremiahעַל־onכָּל־allהַגּוֹיִֽם׃the nations
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כִּ֣יforכֹה֩thusאָמַ֨רhe saidיְהוָ֜הYahwehאֱלֹהֵ֤יthe God ofיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Israelאֵלַ֔יto meקַ֠חtakeאֶת־obj.כּ֨וֹסthe cup ofהַיַּ֧יִןthe wineהַחֵמָ֛הthe rageהַזֹּ֖אתthe thisמִיָּדִ֑יfrom hand myוְהִשְׁקִיתָ֤הand you will make drinkאֹתוֹ֙obj. itאֶת־obj.כָּל־allהַגּוֹיִ֔םthe nationsאֲשֶׁ֧רwhichאָנֹכִ֛יIשֹׁלֵ֥חַam sendingאוֹתְךָ֖obj. youאֲלֵיהֶֽם׃to them
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אֶת־obj.יְרוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙Jerusalemוְאֶת־and obj.עָרֵ֣יthe cities ofיְהוּדָ֔הJudahוְאֶת־and obj.מְלָכֶ֖יהָkings itsאֶת־obj.שָׂרֶ֑יהָofficials itsלָתֵ֨תto makeאֹתָ֜םobj. themלְחָרְבָּ֧הinto a ruinלְשַׁמָּ֛הinto a wasteלִשְׁרֵקָ֥הinto a hissingוְלִקְלָלָ֖הand into a curseכַּיּ֥וֹםas the dayהַזֶּֽה׃the this
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וְאֵת֙and obj.כָּל־everyהָעֶ֔רֶבthe foreignerוְאֵ֕תand obj.כָּל־allמַלְכֵ֖יthe kings ofאֶ֣רֶץthe land ofהָע֑וּץthe Uzוְאֵ֗תand obj.כָּל־allמַלְכֵי֙the kings ofאֶ֣רֶץthe land ofפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםthe Philistinesוְאֶת־and obj.אַשְׁקְל֤וֹןAshkelonוְאֶת־and obj.עַזָּה֙Gazaוְאֶת־and obj.עֶקְר֔וֹןEkronוְאֵ֖תand obj.שְׁאֵרִ֥יתthe remnant ofאַשְׁדּֽוֹד׃Ashdod
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וְאֵ֣ת׀and obj.כָּל־allמַלְכֵ֣יthe kings ofהַצָּפ֗וֹןthe northהַקְּרֹבִ֤יםthe nearוְהָֽרְחֹקִים֙and the farאִ֣ישׁeachאֶל־toאָחִ֔יוbrother hisוְאֵת֙and obj.כָּל־allהַמַּמְלְכ֣וֹתthe kingdoms ofהָאָ֔רֶץthe earthאֲשֶׁ֖רwhichעַל־are onפְּנֵ֣יthe surface ofהָאֲדָמָ֑הthe groundוּמֶ֥לֶךְand the king ofשֵׁשַׁ֖ךְSheshachיִשְׁתֶּ֥הhe will drinkאַחֲרֵיהֶֽם׃after them
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וְאָמַרְתָּ֣and you will sayאֲלֵיהֶ֡ם סto themכֹּֽה־thusאָמַר֩he saysיְהוָ֨הYahwehצְבָא֜וֹתof hostsאֱלֹהֵ֣יthe God ofיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לIsraelשְׁת֤וּdrinkוְשִׁכְרוּ֙and become drunkוּקְי֔וּand vomitוְנִפְל֖וּand fall downוְלֹ֣אand notתָק֑וּמוּyou will riseמִפְּנֵ֣יfrom because ofהַחֶ֔רֶבthe swordאֲשֶׁ֛רwhichאָנֹכִ֥יIשֹׁלֵ֖חַam about to sendבֵּינֵיכֶֽם׃between you
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כִּי֩forהִנֵּ֨הhere!בָעִ֜ירon the cityאֲשֶׁ֧רwhichנִֽקְרָא־it is calledשְׁמִ֣יname myעָלֶ֗יהָon itאָֽנֹכִי֙Iמֵחֵ֣לam beginningלְהָרַ֔עto do harmוְאַתֶּ֖םand youהִנָּקֵ֣הcertainly to exempt from punishmentתִנָּק֑וּwill you be exempt from punishment?לֹ֣אnotתִנָּק֔וּyou will be exempt from punishmentכִּ֣יforחֶ֗רֶבa swordאֲנִ֤יIקֹרֵא֙am callingעַל־onכָּל־allיֹשְׁבֵ֣יthe inhabitants ofהָאָ֔רֶץthe earthנְאֻ֖םthe utterance ofיְהוָ֥הYahwehצְבָאֽוֹת׃of hosts
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וְאַתָּה֙and youתִּנָּבֵ֣אyou will prophesyאֲלֵיהֶ֔םto themאֵ֥תobj.כָּל־allהַדְּבָרִ֖יםthe wordsהָאֵ֑לֶּהthe theseוְאָמַרְתָּ֣and you will sayאֲלֵיהֶ֗םto themיְהוָ֞הYahwehמִמָּר֤וֹםfrom a high placeיִשְׁאָג֙he will roarוּמִמְּע֤וֹןand from the dwelling ofקָדְשׁוֹ֙holiness hisיִתֵּ֣ןhe will give forthקוֹל֔וֹvoice hisשָׁאֹ֤גcertainly to roarיִשְׁאַג֙he will roarעַל־onנָוֵ֔הוּhabitation hisהֵידָד֙a shoutכְּדֹרְכִ֣יםlike those who treadיַֽעֲנֶ֔הhe will singאֶ֥לtoכָּל־allיֹשְׁבֵ֖יthe inhabitants ofהָאָֽרֶץ׃the earth
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בָּ֤אit has comeשָׁאוֹן֙an uproarעַד־toקְצֵ֣הthe end ofהָאָ֔רֶץthe earthכִּ֣יforרִ֤יבa controversyלַֽיהוָה֙belongs to Yahwehבַּגּוֹיִ֔םon the nationsנִשְׁפָּ֥טis about to enter into judgmentה֖וּאheלְכָל־to allבָּשָׂ֑רfleshהָרְשָׁעִ֛יםthe wicked peopleנְתָנָ֥םhe has delivered up themלַחֶ֖רֶבto the swordנְאֻם־the utterance ofיְהוָֽה׃ סYahweh
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וְהָי֞וּand they will beחַֽלְלֵ֤יthose slain ofיְהוָה֙Yahwehבַּיּ֣וֹםon the dayהַה֔וּאthe thatמִקְצֵ֥הfrom the end ofהָאָ֖רֶץthe earthוְעַד־and toקְצֵ֣הthe end ofהָאָ֑רֶץthe earthלֹ֣אnotיִסָּפְד֗וּthey will be mournedוְלֹ֤אand notיֵאָֽסְפוּ֙they will be gatheredוְלֹ֣אand notיִקָּבֵ֔רוּthey will be buriedלְדֹ֛מֶןinto dungעַל־onפְּנֵ֥יthe surface ofהָאֲדָמָ֖הthe groundיִֽהְיֽוּ׃they will become
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הֵילִ֨ילוּwailהָרֹעִ֜יםO shepherdsוְזַעֲק֗וּand cry outוְהִֽתְפַּלְּשׁוּ֙and roll in ashesאַדִּירֵ֣יO noble ones ofהַצֹּ֔אןthe flockכִּֽי־forמָלְא֥וּthey have been completedיְמֵיכֶ֖םdays yourלִטְב֑וֹחַto slaughterוּתְפוֹצ֣וֹתִיכֶ֔םand dispersions yourוּנְפַלְתֶּ֖םand you will fallכִּכְלִ֥יlike a vessel ofחֶמְדָּֽה׃desire
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