Jeremiah 51
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נֻ֣סוּ׀fleeמִתּ֣וֹךְfrom the midst ofבָּבֶ֗לBabylonוּמַלְּטוּ֙and saveאִ֣ישׁeveryoneנַפְשׁ֔וֹlife hisאַל־may notתִּדַּ֖מּוּyou be destroyedבַּעֲוֹנָ֑הּin iniquity itsכִּי֩forעֵ֨תis a time ofנְקָמָ֥הvengeanceהִיא֙itלַֽיהוָ֔הfor Yahwehגְּמ֕וּלrecompenseה֥וּאheמְשַׁלֵּ֖םis about to repayלָֽהּ׃to the it
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רִפִּ֣ינוּwe healedאֶת־obj.בָּבֶל֙Babylonוְלֹ֣אand notנִרְפָּ֔תָהit was healedעִזְב֕וּהָleave itוְנֵלֵ֖ךְso we may goאִ֣ישׁeveryoneלְאַרְצ֑וֹto own land hisכִּֽי־forנָגַ֤עit has reachedאֶל־toהַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙the heavensמִשְׁפָּטָ֔הּjudgment itsוְנִשָּׂ֖אand it has been lifted upעַד־toשְׁחָקִֽים׃the clouds
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הָבֵ֣רוּsharpenהַחִצִּים֮the arrowsמִלְא֣וּfillהַשְּׁלָטִים֒the shieldsהֵעִ֣ירhe has rousedיְהוָ֗הYahwehאֶת־obj.ר֙וּחַ֙the spirit ofמַלְכֵ֣יthe kings ofמָדַ֔יMediaכִּֽי־forעַל־onבָּבֶ֥לBabylonמְזִמָּת֖וֹpurpose hisלְהַשְׁחִיתָ֑הּis to destroy itכִּֽי־forנִקְמַ֤תis the vengeance ofיְהוָה֙Yahwehהִ֔יאitנִקְמַ֖תthe vengeance ofהֵיכָלֽוֹ׃temple his
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אֶל־againstחוֹמֹ֨תthe walls ofבָּבֶ֜לBabylonשְׂאוּ־lift upנֵ֗סa standardהַחֲזִ֙יקוּ֙strengthenהַמִּשְׁמָ֔רthe watchהָקִ֙ימוּ֙stationשֹֽׁמְרִ֔יםwatchmenהָכִ֖ינוּprepareהָאֹֽרְבִ֑יםthe ambushersכִּ֚יforגַּם־bothזָמַ֣םhe has purposedיְהוָ֔הYahwehגַּם־as well asעָשָׂ֕הhe will doאֵ֥תobj.אֲשֶׁר־that whichדִּבֶּ֖רhe spokeאֶל־concerningיֹשְׁבֵ֥יthe inhabitants ofבָבֶֽל׃Babylon
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לְק֨וֹלto the sound ofתִּתּ֜וֹgiving forth heהֲמ֥וֹןa tumult ofמַ֙יִם֙watersבַּשָּׁמַ֔יִםin the heavensוַיַּ֥עַלand he brought upנְשִׂאִ֖יםcloudsמִקְצֵה־from the end ofאָ֑רֶץthe earthבְּרָקִ֤יםlightningsלַמָּטָר֙for the rainעָשָׂ֔הhe makesוַיֹּ֥צֵאand he brought outר֖וּחַthe windמֵאֹצְרֹתָֽיו׃from storehouses his
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מַפֵּץ־are a war-clubאַתָּ֣הyouלִ֔יof meכְּלֵ֖יweapons ofמִלְחָמָ֑הwarוְנִפַּצְתִּ֤יand I smashבְךָ֙by the youגּוֹיִ֔םnationsוְהִשְׁחַתִּ֥יand I destroyבְךָ֖by the youמַמְלָכֽוֹת׃kingdoms
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הִנְנִ֨יhere Iאֵלֶ֜יךָam against youהַ֤רO mountain ofהַמַּשְׁחִית֙the destructionנְאֻם־the utterance ofיְהוָ֔הYahwehהַמַּשְׁחִ֖יתwho destroysאֶת־obj.כָּל־allהָאָ֑רֶץthe earthוְנָטִ֨יתִיand I will stretch outאֶת־obj.יָדִ֜יhand myעָלֶ֗יךָon youוְגִלְגַּלְתִּ֙יךָ֙and I will roll youמִן־fromהַסְּלָעִ֔יםthe cragsוּנְתַתִּ֖יךָand I will make youלְהַ֥רinto a mountain ofשְׂרֵפָֽה׃burning
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שְׂאוּ־lift upנֵ֣סa standardבָּאָ֗רֶץin the landתִּקְע֨וּblowשׁוֹפָ֤רa trumpetבַּגּוֹיִם֙among the nationsקַדְּשׁ֤וּconsecrateעָלֶ֙יהָ֙on itגּוֹיִ֔םnationsהַשְׁמִ֧יעוּsummonעָלֶ֛יהָon itמַמְלְכ֥וֹתthe kingdoms ofאֲרָרַ֖טAraratמִנִּ֣יMinniוְאַשְׁכְּנָ֑זand Ashkenazפִּקְד֤וּappointעָלֶ֙יהָ֙on itטִפְסָ֔רan officialהַֽעֲלוּ־bring upס֖וּסhorsesכְּיֶ֥לֶקlike a locustסָמָֽר׃bristly
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חָדְלוּ֩they will ceaseגִבּוֹרֵ֨יthe warriors ofבָבֶ֜לBabylonלְהִלָּחֵ֗םto fightיָֽשְׁבוּ֙they will remainבַּמְּצָד֔וֹתin the strongholdsנָשְׁתָ֥הit will be dryגְבוּרָתָ֖םstrength theirהָי֣וּthey will becomeלְנָשִׁ֑יםinto womenהִצִּ֥יתוּthey will be set on fireמִשְׁכְּנֹתֶ֖יהָdwellings itsנִשְׁבְּר֥וּthey will be brokenבְרִיחֶֽיהָ׃bars its
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כִּי֩forכֹ֨הthusאָמַ֜רhe saysיְהוָ֤הYahwehצְבָאוֹת֙of hostsאֱלֹהֵ֣יthe God ofיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לIsraelבַּת־the daughter ofבָּבֶ֕לBabylonכְּגֹ֖רֶןwill be like a threshing floorעֵ֣תa timeהִדְרִיכָ֑הּwhen someone treads down itע֣וֹדyetמְעַ֔טa littleוּבָ֥אָהand it will comeעֵֽת־the time ofהַקָּצִ֖ירthe harvestלָֽהּ׃to the it
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אֲכָלַ֣נִיhe devoured meהֲמָמַ֗נִיhe confused meנְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּר֮Nebuchadnezzarמֶ֣לֶךְthe king ofבָּבֶל֒Babylonהִצִּיגַ֙נִי֙he set down meכְּלִ֣יa vessel ofרִ֔יקemptinessבְּלָעַ֙נִי֙he swallowed meכַּתַּנִּ֔יןlike the sea monsterמִלָּ֥אhe filledכְרֵשׂ֖וֹbelly hisמֵֽעֲדָנָ֑יfrom delicacies myהֱדִיחָֽנִי׃he rinsed out me
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בְּחֻמָּ֞םwhen getting heated theyאָשִׁ֣יתI will makeאֶת־obj.מִשְׁתֵּיהֶ֗םfeast theirוְהִשְׁכַּרְתִּים֙and I will make drunk themלְמַ֣עַןso thatיַעֲלֹ֔זוּthey may celebrateוְיָשְׁנ֥וּand they will sleepשְׁנַת־a sleep ofעוֹלָ֖םperpetuityוְלֹ֣אand notיָקִ֑יצוּthey will awakeנְאֻ֖םthe utterance ofיְהוָֽה׃Yahweh
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וּפָקַדְתִּ֨יand I will visit judgmentעַל־onבֵּ֜לBelבְּבָבֶ֗לin Babylonוְהֹצֵאתִ֤יand I will bring outאֶת־obj.בִּלְעוֹ֙swallowed thing hisמִפִּ֔יוfrom mouth hisוְלֹֽא־and notיִנְהֲר֥וּthey will streamאֵלָ֛יוto himע֖וֹדagainגּוֹיִ֑םnationsגַּם־alsoחוֹמַ֥תthe wall ofבָּבֶ֖לBabylonנָפָֽלָה׃it will fall
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וּפֶן־and lestיֵרַ֤ךְit should be weakלְבַבְכֶם֙heart yourוְתִֽירְא֔וּso you may fearבַּשְּׁמוּעָ֖הat the reportהַנִּשְׁמַ֣עַתwhich is being heardבָּאָ֑רֶץin the landוּבָ֧אand it will comeבַשָּׁנָ֣הin the yearהַשְּׁמוּעָ֗הthe reportוְאַחֲרָ֤יוand after itבַּשָּׁנָה֙in the yearהַשְּׁמוּעָ֔הthe reportוְחָמָ֣סand violenceבָּאָ֔רֶץwill be in the landוּמֹשֵׁ֖לand rulerעַל־will be onמֹשֵֽׁל׃ruler
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וְ֠הִשְׁכַּרְתִּיand I will make drunkשָׂרֶ֨יהָofficials itsוַחֲכָמֶ֜יהָand wise people itsפַּחוֹתֶ֤יהָgovernors itsוּסְגָנֶ֙יהָ֙and officials itsוְגִבּוֹרֶ֔יהָand warriors itsוְיָשְׁנ֥וּand they will sleepשְׁנַת־a sleep ofעוֹלָ֖םperpetuityוְלֹ֣אand notיָקִ֑יצוּthey will awakeנְאֻ֨ם־the utterance ofהַמֶּ֔לֶךְthe kingיְהוָ֥הis Yahwehצְבָא֖וֹתof hostsשְׁמֽוֹ׃ סname his
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כֹּֽה־thusאָמַ֞רhe saysיְהוָ֣הYahwehצְבָא֗וֹתof hostsחֹ֠מוֹתthe walls ofבָּבֶ֤לBabylonהָֽרְחָבָה֙the broadעַרְעֵ֣רutterly demolishתִּתְעַרְעָ֔רit will be demolishedוּשְׁעָרֶ֥יהָand gates itsהַגְּבֹהִ֖יםthe highבָּאֵ֣שׁwith the fireיִצַּ֑תּוּthey will be kindledוְיִֽגְע֨וּand they may laborעַמִּ֧יםpeoplesבְּדֵי־for the sufficiency ofרִ֛יקemptinessוּלְאֻמִּ֥יםand peoplesבְּדֵי־for the sufficiency ofאֵ֖שׁfireוְיָעֵֽפוּ׃ סand they grow weary
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הַדָּבָ֞רthe wordאֲשֶׁר־whichצִוָּ֣ה׀he commandedיִרְמְיָ֣הוּJeremiahהַנָּבִ֗יאthe prophetאֶת־obj.שְׂרָיָ֣הSeraiahבֶן־the son ofנֵרִיָּה֮Neriahבֶּן־the son ofמַחְסֵיָה֒Mahseiahבְּלֶכְתּ֞וֹwhen went heאֶת־withצִדְקִיָּ֤הוּZedekiahמֶֽלֶךְ־the king ofיְהוּדָה֙Judahבָּבֶ֔לBabylonבִּשְׁנַ֥תin the yearהָרְבִעִ֖יתthe fourthלְמָלְכ֑וֹof reigning hisוּשְׂרָיָ֖הand Seraiahשַׂ֥רwas an official ofמְנוּחָֽה׃a resting place
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וְאָמַרְתָּ֗and you will sayיְהוָה֙O Yahwehאַתָּ֨הyouדִבַּ֜רְתָּyou have spokenאֶל־concerningהַמָּק֤וֹםthe placeהַזֶּה֙the thisלְהַכְרִית֔וֹto cut off itלְבִלְתִּ֤יto notהֱיֽוֹת־to beבּוֹ֙in the itיוֹשֵׁ֔בan inhabitantלְמֵאָדָ֖םto from humankindוְעַד־and untoבְּהֵמָ֑הanimalכִּֽי־forשִׁמְמ֥וֹתdesolations ofעוֹלָ֖םperpetuityתִּֽהְיֶֽה׃it will be
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וְאָמַרְתָּ֗and you will sayכָּ֠כָהthusתִּשְׁקַ֨עit will sinkבָּבֶ֤לBabylonוְלֹֽא־and notתָקוּם֙it will riseמִפְּנֵ֣יfrom because ofהָרָעָ֗הthe calamityאֲשֶׁ֧רwhichאָנֹכִ֛יIמֵבִ֥יאam about to bringעָלֶ֖יהָon itוְיָעֵ֑פוּand they will grow wearyעַד־are toהֵ֖נָּהhereדִּבְרֵ֥יthe words ofיִרְמְיָֽהוּ׃ סJeremiah
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