Jeremiah 50

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הַדָּבָ֗רthe word אֲשֶׁ֨רwhich דִּבֶּ֧רhe spoke יְהוָ֛הYahweh אֶל־concerning בָּבֶ֖לBabylon אֶל־concerning אֶ֣רֶץthe land of כַּשְׂדִּ֑יםthe Chaldeans בְּיַ֖דby the hand of יִרְמְיָ֥הוּJeremiah הַנָּבִֽיא׃the prophet

הַגִּ֨ידוּdeclare בַגּוֹיִ֤םamong the nations וְהַשְׁמִ֙יעוּ֙and make a proclamation וּֽשְׂאוּ־and lift up נֵ֔סa standard הַשְׁמִ֖יעוּmake a proclamation אַל־may not תְּכַחֵ֑דוּyou hide it אִמְרוּ֩say נִלְכְּדָ֨הit will be captured בָבֶ֜לBabylon הֹבִ֥ישׁit will be put to shame בֵּל֙Bel חַ֣תit will be shattered מְרֹדָ֔ךְMarduk הֹבִ֣ישׁוּthey will be put to shame עֲצַבֶּ֔יהָimages its חַ֖תּוּthey will be shattered גִּלּוּלֶֽיהָ׃idols its

כִּ֣יfor עָלָה֩it will go up עָלֶ֨יהָon it גּ֜וֹיa nation מִצָּפ֗וֹןfrom the north הֽוּא־it יָשִׁ֤יתit will make אֶת־obj.אַרְצָהּ֙land its לְשַׁמָּ֔הinto a waste וְלֹֽא־and not יִהְיֶ֥הhe will be יוֹשֵׁ֖בan inhabitantבָּ֑הּin the itמֵאָדָ֥םfrom humankind וְעַד־and unto בְּהֵמָ֖הanimals נָ֥דוּthey will take flight הָלָֽכוּ׃they will go

צִיּ֣וֹןZion יִשְׁאָ֔לוּthey will ask for דֶּ֖רֶךְwill be the direction הֵ֣נָּהhither פְנֵיהֶ֑םfaces their בֹּ֚אוּcome וְנִלְו֣וּand they will join themselves אֶל־to יְהוָ֔הYahweh בְּרִ֥יתa covenant of עוֹלָ֖םperpetuity לֹ֥אnot תִשָּׁכֵֽחַ׃ סit will be forgotten

צֹ֤אןsheep אֹֽבְדוֹת֙lost הָי֣וּthey have become עַמִּ֔יpeople my רֹעֵיהֶ֣םshepherds their הִתְע֔וּםthey have caused to wander them הָרִ֖יםmountains שֽׁוֹבְב֑וּםthey have led away them מֵהַ֤רfrom mountain אֶל־to גִּבְעָה֙hill הָלָ֔כוּthey have gone שָׁכְח֖וּthey have forgotten רִבְצָֽם׃resting place their

כָּל־all מוֹצְאֵיהֶ֣םthose who found them אֲכָל֔וּםthey devoured them וְצָרֵיהֶ֥םand opponents their אָמְר֖וּthey said לֹ֣אnot נֶאְשָׁ֑םwe are guilty תַּ֗חַתbecause אֲשֶׁ֨רthat חָטְא֤וּthey have sinned לַֽיהוָה֙to Yahweh נְוֵה־the habitation of צֶ֔דֶקrighteousness וּמִקְוֵ֥הand the hope of אֲבֽוֹתֵיהֶ֖םancestors their יְהוָֽה׃ סYahweh

נֻ֚דוּtake flight מִתּ֣וֹךְfrom the midst of בָּבֶ֔לBabylon וּמֵאֶ֥רֶץand from the land of כַּשְׂדִּ֖יםthe Chaldeans צֵ֑אוּgo forth וִהְי֕וּand be כְּעַתּוּדִ֖יםlike male goats לִפְנֵי־to before צֹֽאן׃the flock

וְהָיְתָ֥הand it will become כַשְׂדִּ֖יםChaldea לְשָׁלָ֑לinto plunder כָּל־all שֹׁלְלֶ֥יהָthose who plunder it יִשְׂבָּ֖עוּthey will be satisfied נְאֻם־the utterance of יְהוָֽה׃Yahweh

כִּ֤יthat תִשְׂמְחוּ֙you are rejoicing כִּ֣יthat תַֽעֲלְז֔וּyou are gloating שֹׁסֵ֖יO plunderers of נַחֲלָתִ֑יinheritance my כִּ֤יthat תָפ֙וּשׁוּ֙you are skipping about כְּעֶגְלָ֣הlike a heifer דָשָׁ֔הthreshing וְתִצְהֲל֖וּso you may neigh כָּאֲבִּרִֽים׃like the mighty horses

בּ֤וֹשָׁהshe will be ashamed אִמְּכֶם֙mother your מְאֹ֔דexceedingly חָפְרָ֖הshe will be abashed יֽוֹלַדְתְּכֶ֑םthe one who gave birth you הִנֵּה֙there!אַחֲרִ֣יתthe last of גּוֹיִ֔םnations מִדְבָּ֖רa wilderness צִיָּ֥הa desert וַעֲרָבָֽה׃and a desert plain

מִקֶּ֤צֶףfrom the wrath of יְהוָה֙Yahweh לֹ֣אnot תֵשֵׁ֔בit will remain וְהָיְתָ֥הand it will be שְׁמָמָ֖הa waste כֻּלָּ֑הּall of it כֹּ֚לevery עֹבֵ֣רone who passes by עַל־at בָּבֶ֔לBabylon יִשֹּׁ֥םhe will be appalled וְיִשְׁרֹ֖קand he may hiss עַל־on כָּל־all מַכּוֹתֶֽיהָ׃wounds its

עִרְכ֨וּline up עַל־on בָּבֶ֤ל׀Babylon סָבִיב֙all around כָּל־O all דֹּ֣רְכֵיthose who bend קֶ֔שֶׁתof a bow יְד֣וּshoot אֵלֶ֔יהָagainst it אַֽל־may not תַּחְמְל֖וּyou spare אֶל־to חֵ֑ץan arrow כִּ֥יfor לַֽיהוָ֖הto Yahweh חָטָֽאָה׃it has sinned

הָרִ֨יעוּshout out עָלֶ֤יהָon it סָבִיב֙all around נָתְנָ֣הit will give יָדָ֔הּhand its נָֽפְלוּ֙they will fall אָשְׁיוֹתֶ֔יהָtowers its נֶהֶרְס֖וּthey will be torn down חֽוֹמוֹתֶ֑יהָwalls its כִּי֩for נִקְמַ֨תis the vengeance of יְהוָ֥הYahweh הִיא֙that הִנָּ֣קְמוּavenge yourselfבָ֔הּon the itכַּאֲשֶׁ֥רjust as עָשְׂתָ֖הit has done עֲשׂוּ־doלָֽהּ׃to the it

כִּרְת֤וּcut off זוֹרֵ֙עַ֙the sower מִבָּבֶ֔לfrom Babylon וְתֹפֵ֥שׂand one who wields מַגָּ֖לa sickle בְּעֵ֣תat a time of קָצִ֑ירharvest מִפְּנֵי֙from before חֶ֣רֶבthe sword of הַיּוֹנָ֔הthe oppressor אִ֤ישׁeveryone אֶל־to עַמּוֹ֙people his יִפְנ֔וּthey will turn וְאִ֥ישׁand everyone לְאַרְצ֖וֹto own land his יָנֻֽסוּ׃ סthey will flee

שֶׂ֧הis sheep פְזוּרָ֛הscattered יִשְׂרָאֵ֖לIsrael אֲרָי֣וֹתwhich lions הִדִּ֑יחוּthey have driven away הָרִאשׁ֤וֹןthe first lion אֲכָלוֹ֙he devoured it מֶ֣לֶךְthe king of אַשּׁ֔וּרAssyria וְזֶ֤הand this הָאַחֲרוֹן֙the last lion עִצְּמ֔וֹhe gnawed bones its נְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּ֖רNebuchadnezzar מֶ֥לֶךְthe king of בָּבֶֽל׃ סBabylon

לָכֵ֗ןto therefore כֹּֽה־thus אָמַ֞רhe says יְהוָ֤הYahweh צְבָאוֹת֙of hosts אֱלֹהֵ֣יthe God of יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לIsrael הִנְנִ֥יhere I פֹקֵ֛דam about to visit judgment אֶל־to מֶ֥לֶךְthe king of בָּבֶ֖לBabylon וְאֶל־and to אַרְצ֑וֹland his כַּאֲשֶׁ֥רjust as פָּקַ֖דְתִּיI visited judgment אֶל־to מֶ֥לֶךְthe king of אַשּֽׁוּר׃Assyria

וְשֹׁבַבְתִּ֤יand I will restore אֶת־obj.יִשְׂרָאֵל֙Israel אֶל־to נָוֵ֔הוּpasture its וְרָעָ֥הand it will graze הַכַּרְמֶ֖לthe Carmel וְהַבָּשָׁ֑ןand the Bashan וּבְהַ֥רand in the hill country of אֶפְרַ֛יִםEphraim וְהַגִּלְעָ֖דand the Gilead תִּשְׂבַּ֥עit will be satisfied נַפְשֽׁוֹ׃appetite its

עַל־on הָאָ֤רֶץthe land of מְרָתַ֙יִם֙Merathaim עֲלֵ֣הgo up עָלֶ֔יהָon it וְאֶל־and against יוֹשְׁבֵ֖יthe inhabitants of פְּק֑וֹדPekod חֲרֹ֨בkill וְהַחֲרֵ֤םand totally destroy אַֽחֲרֵיהֶם֙after them נְאֻם־the utterance of יְהוָ֔הYahweh וַעֲשֵׂ֕הand do כְּכֹ֖לaccording to all אֲשֶׁ֥רthat צִוִּיתִֽיךָ׃ סI have commanded you

ק֥וֹלa sound of מִלְחָמָ֖הbattle בָּאָ֑רֶץwill be in the land וְשֶׁ֖בֶרand destruction גָּדֽוֹל׃great

אֵ֤יךְhow!נִגְדַּע֙it has been cut off וַיִּשָּׁבֵ֔רand it has been broken פַּטִּ֖ישׁthe hammer of כָּל־all הָאָ֑רֶץthe earth אֵ֣יךְhow!הָיְתָ֧הit has become לְשַׁמָּ֛הinto a horror בָּבֶ֖לBabylon בַּגּוֹיִֽם׃among the nations

יָקֹ֨שְׁתִּיI set a trapלָ֤ךְfor the youוְגַם־and also נִלְכַּדְתְּ֙you were caught בָּבֶ֔לO Babylon וְאַ֖תְּand you לֹ֣אnot יָדָ֑עַתְּyou knew נִמְצֵאת֙you were found וְגַם־and also נִתְפַּ֔שְׂתְּyou were caught כִּ֥יfor בַֽיהוָ֖הwith Yahweh הִתְגָּרִֽית׃you engaged in strife

פָּתַ֤חhe has opened יְהוָה֙Yahweh אֶת־obj.א֣וֹצָר֔וֹarmory his וַיּוֹצֵ֖אand he has brought out אֶת־obj.כְּלֵ֣יthe weapons of זַעְמ֑וֹindignation his כִּי־for מְלָאכָ֣הa work הִ֗יאit לַֽאדֹנָ֧יbelongs to the Lord יְהוִ֛הYahweh צְבָא֖וֹתof hosts בְּאֶ֥רֶץin the land of כַּשְׂדִּֽים׃the Chaldeans

בֹּֽאוּ־comeלָ֤הּto the itמִקֵּץ֙from the end פִּתְח֣וּopen מַאֲבֻסֶ֔יהָgranaries its סָלּ֥וּהָpile up it כְמוֹ־like עֲרֵמִ֖יםheaps וְהַחֲרִימ֑וּהָand totally destroy it אַל־may not תְּהִי־it belongלָ֖הּto the itשְׁאֵרִֽית׃a remnant

חִרְבוּ֙kill כָּל־all פָּרֶ֔יהָyoung bulls its יֵרְד֖וּlet them go down לַטָּ֑בַחto the slaughter ה֣וֹיwoe!עֲלֵיהֶ֔םon them כִּֽי־for בָ֥אit has come יוֹמָ֖םday their עֵ֥תthe time of פְּקֻדָּתָֽם׃ סpunishment their

ק֥וֹלthe sound of נָסִ֛יםfugitives וּפְלֵטִ֖יםand escapees מֵאֶ֣רֶץfrom the land of בָּבֶ֑לBabylon לְהַגִּ֣ידto declare בְּצִיּ֗וֹןin Zion אֶת־obj.נִקְמַת֙the vengeance of יְהוָ֣הYahweh אֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּGod our נִקְמַ֖תthe vengeance of הֵיכָלֽוֹ׃temple his

לָכֵ֛ןto therefore יִפְּל֥וּthey will fall בַחוּרֶ֖יהָyoung men its בִּרְחֹבֹתֶ֑יהָin open places its וְכָל־and all אַנְשֵׁ֨יthe men of מִלְחַמְתָּ֥הּwar its יִדַּ֛מּוּthey will be silenced בַּיּ֥וֹםon the day הַה֖וּאthe that נְאֻם־the utterance of יְהוָֽה׃ סYahweh

הִנְנִ֤יhere I אֵלֶ֙יךָ֙am against you זָד֔וֹןO arrogance נְאֻם־the utterance of אֲדֹנָ֥יthe Lord יְהוִ֖הYahweh צְבָא֑וֹתof hosts כִּ֛יthat בָּ֥אit has come יוֹמְךָ֖day your עֵ֥תthe time פְּקַדְתִּֽיךָ׃when I will visit you

וְכָשַׁ֤לand it will stumble זָדוֹן֙arrogance וְנָפַ֔לand it will fall וְאֵ֥יןand notל֖וֹwill belong to the itמֵקִ֑יםone who raises up וְהִצַּ֤תִּיand I will kindle אֵשׁ֙fire בְּעָרָ֔יוin cities its וְאָכְלָ֖הand it will devour כָּל־all סְבִיבֹתָֽיו׃ סaround it

כֹּ֤הthus אָמַר֙he says יְהוָ֣הYahweh צְבָא֔וֹתof hosts עֲשׁוּקִ֛יםare oppressed בְּנֵי־the people of יִשְׂרָאֵ֥לIsrael וּבְנֵי־and the people of יְהוּדָ֖הJudah יַחְדָּ֑וtogether וְכָל־and all שֹֽׁבֵיהֶם֙captors their הֶחֱזִ֣יקוּthey have kept holdבָ֔םon the themמֵאֲנ֖וּthey have refused שַׁלְּחָֽם׃to let go them

גֹּאֲלָ֣ם׀redeemer their חָזָ֗קis strong יְהוָ֤הis Yahweh צְבָאוֹת֙of hosts שְׁמ֔וֹname his רִ֥יבcertainly conduct יָרִ֖יבhe will conduct אֶת־obj.רִיבָ֑םcase their לְמַ֙עַן֙so as הִרְגִּ֣יעַto give rest to אֶת־obj.הָאָ֔רֶץthe earth וְהִרְגִּ֖יזand to cause disquiet לְיֹשְׁבֵ֥יto the inhabitants of בָבֶֽל׃Babylon

חֶ֥רֶבa sword עַל־on כַּשְׂדִּ֖יםthe Chaldeans נְאֻם־the utterance of יְהוָ֑הYahweh וְאֶל־and against יֹשְׁבֵ֣יthe inhabitants of בָבֶ֔לBabylon וְאֶל־and against שָׂרֶ֖יהָofficials its וְאֶל־and against חֲכָמֶֽיהָ׃wise people its

חֶ֥רֶבa sword אֶל־against הַבַּדִּ֖יםthe empty talkers וְנֹאָ֑לוּand they will become fools חֶ֥רֶבa sword אֶל־against גִּבּוֹרֶ֖יהָwarriors its וָחָֽתּוּ׃and they will be shattered

חֶ֜רֶבa sword אֶל־against סוּסָ֣יוhorses its וְאֶל־and against רִכְבּ֗וֹchariotry its וְאֶל־and against כָּל־every הָעֶ֛רֶבthe foreigner אֲשֶׁ֥רwho בְּתוֹכָ֖הּis in the midst of it וְהָי֣וּand they will become לְנָשִׁ֑יםinto women חֶ֥רֶבa sword אֶל־against אוֹצְרֹתֶ֖יהָtreasuries its וּבֻזָּֽזוּ׃and they will be plundered

חֹ֥רֶבa drought אֶל־against מֵימֶ֖יהָwaters its וְיָבֵ֑שׁוּand they will dry up כִּ֣יfor אֶ֤רֶץis a land of פְּסִלִים֙idols הִ֔יאit וּבָאֵימִ֖יםand in the terrors יִתְהֹלָֽלוּ׃they will act like mad people

לָכֵ֗ןto therefore יֵשְׁב֤וּthey will dwell צִיִּים֙desert-dwellers אֶת־with אִיִּ֔יםhyenas וְיָ֥שְׁבוּand they will dwellבָ֖הּin the itבְּנ֣וֹתdaughters of יַֽעֲנָ֑הan ostrich וְלֹֽא־and not תֵשֵׁ֥בit will remain עוֹד֙again לָנֶ֔צַחto perpetuity וְלֹ֥אand not תִשְׁכּ֖וֹןit will settle עַד־until דּ֥וֹרa generation וָדֽוֹר׃and a generation

כְּמַהְפֵּכַ֨תlike the overthrow of אֱלֹהִ֜יםGod אֶת־obj.סְדֹ֧םSodom וְאֶת־and obj.עֲמֹרָ֛הGomorrah וְאֶת־and obj.שְׁכֵנֶ֖יהָneighbors its נְאֻם־the utterance of יְהוָ֑הYahweh לֹֽא־not יֵשֵׁ֥בhe will dwell שָׁם֙there אִ֔ישׁanyone וְלֹֽא־and not יָג֥וּרhe will sojournבָּ֖הּin the itבֶּן־a child of אָדָֽם׃humankind

הִנֵּ֛הthere!עַ֥םa people בָּ֖אis about to come מִצָּפ֑וֹןfrom the north וְג֤וֹיand a nation גָּדוֹל֙great וּמְלָכִ֣יםand kings רַבִּ֔יםmany יֵעֹ֖רוּthey will be roused מִיַּרְכְּתֵי־from the remotest parts of אָֽרֶץ׃the earth

קֶ֣שֶׁתbow וְכִידֹ֞ןand javelin יַחֲזִ֗יקוּthey will take hold of אַכְזָרִ֥יwill be cruel הֵ֙מָּה֙they וְלֹ֣אand not יְרַחֵ֔מוּthey will have mercy קוֹלָם֙sound their כַּיָּ֣םwill be like the sea יֶהֱמֶ֔הwhich it roars וְעַל־and on סוּסִ֖יםhorses יִרְכָּ֑בוּthey will ride עָר֗וּךְarranged כְּאִישׁ֙like a man לַמִּלְחָמָ֔הfor the battle עָלַ֖יִךְon you בַּת־O daughter of בָּבֶֽל׃Babylon

שָׁמַ֧עhe heard מֶֽלֶךְ־the king of בָּבֶ֛לBabylon אֶת־obj.שִׁמְעָ֖םreport their וְרָפ֣וּand they hung limp יָדָ֑יוhands his צָרָה֙distress הֶחֱזִיקַ֔תְהוּit took hold of him חִ֖ילanguish כַּיּוֹלֵדָֽה׃like the woman giving birth

מִקּוֹל֙from the sound נִתְפְּשָׂ֣הit has been captured בָבֶ֔לBabylon נִרְעֲשָׁ֖הit will quake הָאָ֑רֶץthe earth וּזְעָקָ֖הand a cry of distress בַּגּוֹיִ֥םamong the nations נִשְׁמָֽע׃ סit will be heard

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