Jeremiah 49
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לִבְנֵ֣יof the people ofעַמּ֗וֹןAmmonכֹּ֚הthusאָמַ֣רhe saysיְהוָ֔הYahwehהֲבָנִ֥ים¿ do childrenאֵין֙notלְיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לbelong to Israelאִם־or?יוֹרֵ֖שׁdoes an heirאֵ֣יןnotל֑וֹbelongs to the itמַדּ֗וּעַwhy?יָרַ֤שׁhas he dispossessedמַלְכָּם֙Milcomאֶת־obj.גָּ֔דGadוְעַמּ֖וֹand people hisבְּעָרָ֥יוin cities itsיָשָֽׁב׃has it dwelt?
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לָכֵ֡ןto thereforeהִנֵּה֩here!יָמִ֨יםdaysבָּאִ֜יםare comingנְאֻם־the utterance ofיְהוָ֗הYahwehוְ֠הִשְׁמַעְתִּיand I will sound aloudאֶל־againstרַבַּ֨תRabbah ofבְּנֵי־the people ofעַמּ֜וֹןAmmonתְּרוּעַ֣תa shout ofמִלְחָמָ֗הbattleוְהָֽיְתָה֙and it will becomeלְתֵ֣לinto a mound ofשְׁמָמָ֔הdesolationוּבְנֹתֶ֖יהָand daughters itsבָּאֵ֣שׁwith the fireתִּצַּ֑תְנָהthey will be kindledוְיָרַ֧שׁand it will dispossessיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לIsraelאֶת־obj.יֹרְשָׁ֖יוthose who dispossessed itאָמַ֥רhe saysיְהוָֽה׃Yahweh
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הֵילִ֨ילִיwailחֶשְׁבּ֜וֹןO Heshbonכִּ֣יforשֻׁדְּדָה־it has been devastatedעַ֗יAiצְעַקְנָה֮cry outבְּנ֣וֹתO daughters ofרַבָּה֒Rabbahחֲגֹ֣רְנָהgird yourselvesשַׂקִּ֔יםsackclothsסְפֹ֕דְנָהmournוְהִתְשׁוֹטַ֖טְנָהand run to and froבַּגְּדֵר֑וֹתamong the wallsכִּ֤יforמַלְכָּם֙Milcomבַּגּוֹלָ֣הin the exileיֵלֵ֔ךְhe will goכֹּהֲנָ֥יוpriests hisוְשָׂרָ֖יוand officials hisיַחְדָּֽיו׃together
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הִנְנִי֩here Iמֵבִ֨יאam about to bringעָלַ֜יִךְon youפַּ֗חַדterrorנְאֻם־the utterance ofאֲדֹנָ֧יthe Lordיְהוִ֛הYahwehצְבָא֖וֹתof hostsמִכָּל־from allסְבִיבָ֑יִךְaround youוְנִדַּחְתֶּם֙and you will be driven awayאִ֣ישׁeveryoneלְפָנָ֔יוto before itוְאֵ֥יןand notמְקַבֵּ֖ץone who gathers togetherלַנֹּדֵֽד׃belongs to the fugitive
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כִּֽי־forאֲנִ֞יIחָשַׂ֣פְתִּיI will strip bareאֶת־obj.עֵשָׂ֗וEsauגִּלֵּ֙יתִי֙I will uncoverאֶת־obj.מִסְתָּרָ֔יוhiding places itsוְנֶחְבָּ֖הand it will hide itselfלֹ֣אnotיוּכָ֑לit will be ableשֻׁדַּ֥דit will be devastatedזַרְע֛וֹoffspring itsוְאֶחָ֥יוand relatives itsוּשְׁכֵנָ֖יוand neighbors itsוְאֵינֶֽנּוּ׃and there not will be it
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כִּי־forכֹ֣ה׀thusאָמַ֣רhe saysיְהוָ֗הYahwehהִ֠נֵּהthere!אֲשֶׁר־those whoאֵ֨יןnotמִשְׁפָּטָ֜םsentence theirלִשְׁתּ֤וֹתwas to drinkהַכּוֹס֙the cupשָׁת֣וֹcompletely to drinkיִשְׁתּ֔וּthey will drink itוְאַתָּ֣הand youה֔וּאheנָקֹ֖הcompletely exempt from punishmentתִּנָּקֶ֑הwill you be exempt from punishment?לֹ֣אnotתִנָּקֶ֔הyou will be exempt from punishmentכִּ֥יforשָׁתֹ֖הcertainly drinkתִּשְׁתֶּֽה׃you will drink it
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כִּ֣יforבִ֤יby the myselfנִשְׁבַּ֙עְתִּי֙I swearנְאֻם־the utterance ofיְהוָ֔הYahwehכִּֽי־thatלְשַׁמָּ֧הinto a wasteלְחֶרְפָּ֛הinto a reproachלְחֹ֥רֶבinto a desolationוְלִקְלָלָ֖הand into a curseתִּֽהְיֶ֣הit will becomeבָצְרָ֑הBozrahוְכָל־and allעָרֶ֥יהָcities itsתִהְיֶ֖ינָהthey will becomeלְחָרְב֥וֹתinto ruins ofעוֹלָֽם׃perpetuity
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תִּֽפְלַצְתְּךָ֞horror yourהִשִּׁ֤יאit has deceivedאֹתָךְ֙obj. youזְד֣וֹןthe arrogance ofלִבֶּ֔ךָheart yourשֹֽׁכְנִי֙O dwellerבְּחַגְוֵ֣יin the clefts ofהַסֶּ֔לַעthe rockתֹּפְשִׂ֖יO occupant ofמְר֣וֹםthe heights ofגִּבְעָ֑הa hillכִּֽי־forתַגְבִּ֤יהַyou will make highכַּנֶּ֙שֶׁר֙like the eagleקִנֶּ֔ךָnest yourמִשָּׁ֥םfrom thereאֽוֹרִידְךָ֖I will bring down youנְאֻם־the utterance ofיְהוָֽה׃Yahweh
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הִ֠נֵּהthere!כְּאַרְיֵ֞הlike a lionיַעֲלֶ֨הwhich it goes upמִגְּא֣וֹןfrom the thickets ofהַיַּרְדֵּן֮the Jordanאֶל־toנְוֵ֣הpastureland ofאֵיתָן֒an ever-flowing streamכִּֽי־forאַרְגִּ֤יעָהI will act in a momentאֲרִיצֶ֨נּוּI will cause to run itמֵֽעָלֶ֔יהָfrom on the itוּמִ֥יand whoeverבָח֖וּרis chosenאֵלֶ֣יהָto itאֶפְקֹ֑דI will appointכִּ֣יforמִ֤יwho?כָמ֙וֹנִי֙is like meוּמִ֣יand who?יֹעִידֶ֔נִּיwill he summon meוּמִי־and who?זֶ֣הthisרֹעֶ֔הis a shepherdאֲשֶׁ֥רwhoיַעֲמֹ֖דhe will standלְפָנָֽי׃ סto before me
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לָכֵ֞ןto thereforeשִׁמְע֣וּhearעֲצַת־the plan ofיְהוָ֗הYahwehאֲשֶׁ֤רwhichיָעַץ֙he has plannedאֶל־againstאֱד֔וֹםEdomוּמַ֨חְשְׁבוֹתָ֔יוand purposes hisאֲשֶׁ֥רwhichחָשַׁ֖בhe has purposedאֶל־againstיֹשְׁבֵ֣יthe inhabitants ofתֵימָ֑ןTemanאִם־ifלֹ֤אnotיִסְחָבוּם֙people will drag away themצְעִירֵ֣יthe young ones ofהַצֹּ֔אןthe flockאִם־ifלֹ֥אnotיַשִּׁ֛יםhe will devastateעֲלֵיהֶ֖םon themנְוֵהֶֽם׃pastureland their
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הִנֵּ֤הthere!כַנֶּ֙שֶׁר֙like the eagleיַעֲלֶ֣הsomeone will ascendוְיִדְאֶ֔הand he may swoop downוְיִפְרֹ֥שׂso he may spread outכְּנָפָ֖יוwings hisעַל־overבָּצְרָ֑הBozrahוְֽ֠הָיָהand it will beלֵ֞בthe heart ofגִּבּוֹרֵ֤יthe warriors ofאֱדוֹם֙Edomבַּיּ֣וֹםon the dayהַה֔וּאthe thatכְּלֵ֖בlike the heart ofאִשָּׁ֥הa womanמְצֵרָֽה׃ סin labor
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לְקֵדָ֣ר׀of Kedarוּֽלְמַמְלְכ֣וֹתand of the kingdoms ofחָצ֗וֹרHazorאֲשֶׁ֤רwhichהִכָּה֙he attackedנְבֽוּכַדְרֶאצַּ֣רNebuchadnezzarמֶֽלֶךְ־the king ofבָּבֶ֔לBabylonכֹּ֖הthusאָמַ֣רhe saysיְהוָ֑הYahwehק֚וּמוּariseעֲל֣וּgo upאֶל־againstקֵדָ֔רKedarוְשָׁדְד֖וּand devastateאֶת־obj.בְּנֵי־the people ofקֶֽדֶם׃the east
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אָהֳלֵיהֶ֤םtents theirוְצֹאנָם֙and flocks theirיִקָּ֔חוּpeople will take awayיְרִיעוֹתֵיהֶ֧םtent curtains theirוְכָל־and allכְּלֵיהֶ֛םequipments theirוּגְמַלֵּיהֶ֖םand camels theirיִשְׂא֣וּthey will carry offלָהֶ֑םfor the themselvesוְקָרְא֧וּand people will call outעֲלֵיהֶ֛םto themמָג֖וֹרterrorמִסָּבִֽיב׃is from round about
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נֻסוּ֩fleeנֻּ֨דוּtake flightמְאֹ֜דexceedinglyהֶעְמִ֧יקוּmake deepלָשֶׁ֛בֶתto dwellיֹשְׁבֵ֥יO inhabitants ofחָצ֖וֹרHazorנְאֻם־the utterance ofיְהוָ֑הYahwehכִּֽי־thatיָעַ֨ץhe has plannedעֲלֵיכֶ֜םon youנְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּ֤רNebuchadnezzarמֶֽלֶךְ־the king ofבָּבֶל֙Babylonעֵצָ֔הa planוְחָשַׁ֥בand he has purposedעֲלֵיכֶ֖םon youמַחֲשָׁבָֽה׃a purpose
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וְהָי֨וּand they will becomeגְמַלֵּיהֶ֜םcamels theirלָבַ֗זinto spoilוַהֲמ֤וֹןand the abundance ofמִקְנֵיהֶם֙livestock theirלְשָׁלָ֔לinto plunderוְזֵרִתִ֥יםand I will scatter themלְכָל־to everyר֖וּחַwindקְצוּצֵ֣יthose who are cut off ofפֵאָ֑הthe cornerוּמִכָּל־and from allעֲבָרָ֛יוsides itsאָבִ֥יאI will bringאֶת־obj.אֵידָ֖םdisaster theirנְאֻם־the utterance ofיְהוָֽה׃Yahweh
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וְהֵבֵאתִ֨יand I will bringאֶל־againstעֵילָ֜םElamאַרְבַּ֣עfourרוּח֗וֹתwindsמֵֽאַרְבַּע֙from the fourקְצ֣וֹתthe ends ofהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםthe heavensוְזֵ֣רִתִ֔יםand I will scatter themלְכֹ֖לto allהָרֻח֣וֹתthe windsהָאֵ֑לֶּהthe theseוְלֹֽא־and notיִהְיֶ֣הit will beהַגּ֔וֹיthe nationאֲשֶׁ֛רwhereלֹֽא־notיָב֥וֹאit will goשָׁ֖םthereנִדְּחֵ֥יthe outcasts ofעֵילָֽם׃Elam
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וְהַחְתַּתִּ֣יand I will shatterאֶת־obj.עֵ֠ילָםElamלִפְנֵ֨יto beforeאֹיְבֵיהֶ֜םenemies theirוְלִפְנֵ֣י׀and to beforeמְבַקְשֵׁ֣יthose who seekנַפְשָׁ֗םof life theirוְהֵבֵאתִ֨יand I will bringעֲלֵיהֶ֧ם׀on themרָעָ֛הcalamityאֶת־obj.חֲר֥וֹןthe burning ofאַפִּ֖יanger myנְאֻם־the utterance ofיְהוָ֑הYahwehוְשִׁלַּחְתִּ֤יand I will sendאַֽחֲרֵיהֶם֙after themאֶת־obj.הַחֶ֔רֶבthe swordעַ֥דuntilכַּלּוֹתִ֖יhave made an end of Iאוֹתָֽם׃obj. them
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