Jeremiah 51
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1This is what the LORD says: "See, I will stir up the spirit of a destroyer against Babylon and the people of Leb Kamai.1כֹּ֚ה אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֔ה הִנְנִי֙ מֵעִ֣יר עַל־ בָּבֶ֔ל וְאֶל־ יֹשְׁבֵ֖י לֵ֣ב קָמָ֑י ר֖וּחַ מַשְׁחִֽית׃
2I will send foreigners to Babylon to winnow her and to devastate her land; they will oppose her on every side in the day of her disaster.2וְשִׁלַּחְתִּ֨י לְבָבֶ֤ל ׀ זָרִים֙ וְזֵר֔וּהָ וִיבֹקְק֖וּ אֶת־ אַרְצָ֑הּ כִּֽי־ הָי֥וּ עָלֶ֛יהָ מִסָּבִ֖יב בְּי֥וֹם רָעָֽה׃
3Let not the archer string his bow, nor let him put on his armor. Do not spare her young men; completely destroy her army.3אֶֽל־ יִדְרֹ֤ךְ [ידרך] הַדֹּרֵךְ֙ קַשְׁתּ֔וֹ וְאֶל־ יִתְעַ֖ל בְּסִרְיֹנ֑וֹ וְאַֽל־ תַּחְמְלוּ֙ אֶל־ בַּ֣חֻרֶ֔יהָ הַחֲרִ֖ימוּ כָּל־ צְבָאָֽהּ׃
4They will fall down slain in Babylon, fatally wounded in her streets.4וְנָפְל֥וּ חֲלָלִ֖ים בְּאֶ֣רֶץ כַּשְׂדִּ֑ים וּמְדֻקָּרִ֖ים בְּחוּצוֹתֶֽיהָ׃
5For Israel and Judah have not been forsaken by their God, the LORD Almighty, though their land is full of guilt before the Holy One of Israel.5כִּ֠י לֹֽא־ אַלְמָ֨ן יִשְׂרָאֵ֤ל וִֽיהוּדָה֙ מֵֽאֱלֹהָ֔יו מֵֽיְהוָ֖ה צְבָא֑וֹת כִּ֤י אַרְצָם֙ מָלְאָ֣ה אָשָׁ֔ם מִקְּד֖וֹשׁ יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃
6"Flee from Babylon! Run for your lives! Do not be destroyed because of her sins. It is time for the LORD's vengeance; he will repay her what she deserves.6נֻ֣סוּ ׀ מִתּ֣וֹךְ בָּבֶ֗ל וּמַלְּטוּ֙ אִ֣ישׁ נַפְשׁ֔וֹ אַל־ תִּדַּ֖מּוּ בַּעֲוֺנָ֑הּ כִּי֩ עֵ֨ת נְקָמָ֥ה הִיא֙ לַֽיהוָ֔ה גְּמ֕וּל ה֥וּא מְשַׁלֵּ֖ם לָֽהּ׃
7Babylon was a gold cup in the LORD's hand; she made the whole earth drunk. The nations drank her wine; therefore they have now gone mad.7כּוֹס־ זָהָ֤ב בָּבֶל֙ בְּיַד־ יְהוָ֔ה מְשַׁכֶּ֖רֶת כָּל־ הָאָ֑רֶץ מִיֵּינָהּ֙ שָׁת֣וּ גוֹיִ֔ם עַל־ כֵּ֖ן יִתְהֹלְל֥וּ גוֹיִֽם׃
8Babylon will suddenly fall and be broken. Wail over her! Get balm for her pain; perhaps she can be healed.8פִּתְאֹ֛ם נָפְלָ֥ה בָבֶ֖ל וַתִּשָּׁבֵ֑ר הֵילִ֣ילוּ עָלֶ֗יהָ קְח֤וּ צֳרִי֙ לְמַכְאוֹבָ֔הּ אוּלַ֖י תֵּרָפֵֽא׃
9"'We would have healed Babylon, but she cannot be healed; let us leave her and each go to our own land, for her judgment reaches to the skies, it rises as high as the heavens.'9[רפאנו] (רִפִּ֣ינוּ) אֶת־ בָּבֶל֙ וְלֹ֣א נִרְפָּ֔תָה עִזְב֕וּהָ וְנֵלֵ֖ךְ אִ֣ישׁ לְאַרְצ֑וֹ כִּֽי־ נָגַ֤ע אֶל־ הַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙ מִשְׁפָּטָ֔הּ וְנִשָּׂ֖א עַד־ שְׁחָקִֽים׃
10"'The LORD has vindicated us; come, let us tell in Zion what the LORD our God has done.'10הוֹצִ֥יא יְהוָ֖ה אֶת־ צִדְקֹתֵ֑ינוּ בֹּ֚אוּ וּנְסַפְּרָ֣ה בְצִיּ֔וֹן אֶֽת־ מַעֲשֵׂ֖ה יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃
11"Sharpen the arrows, take up the shields! The LORD has stirred up the kings of the Medes, because his purpose is to destroy Babylon. The LORD will take vengeance, vengeance for his temple.11הָבֵ֣רוּ הַחִצִּים֮ מִלְא֣וּ הַשְּׁלָטִים֒ הֵעִ֣יר יְהוָ֗ה אֶת־ ר֙וּחַ֙ מַלְכֵ֣י מָדַ֔י כִּֽי־ עַל־ בָּבֶ֥ל מְזִמָּת֖וֹ לְהַשְׁחִיתָ֑הּ כִּֽי־ נִקְמַ֤ת יְהוָה֙ הִ֔יא נִקְמַ֖ת הֵיכָלֽוֹ׃
12Lift up a banner against the walls of Babylon! Reinforce the guard, station the watchmen, prepare an ambush! The LORD will carry out his purpose, his decree against the people of Babylon.12אֶל־ חוֹמֹ֨ת בָּבֶ֜ל שְׂאוּ־ נֵ֗ס הַחֲזִ֙יקוּ֙ הַמִּשְׁמָ֔ר הָקִ֙ימוּ֙ שֹֽׁמְרִ֔ים הָכִ֖ינוּ הָאֹֽרְבִ֑ים כִּ֚י גַּם־ זָמַ֣ם יְהוָ֔ה גַּם־ עָשָׂ֕ה אֵ֥ת אֲשֶׁר־ דִּבֶּ֖ר אֶל־ יֹשְׁבֵ֥י בָבֶֽל׃
13You who live by many waters and are rich in treasures, your end has come, the time for you to be destroyed.13[שכנתי] (שֹׁכַנְתְּ֙) עַל־ מַ֣יִם רַבִּ֔ים רַבַּ֖ת אֽוֹצָרֹ֑ת בָּ֥א קִצֵּ֖ךְ אַמַּ֥ת בִּצְעֵֽךְ׃
14The LORD Almighty has sworn by himself: I will surely fill you with troops, as with a swarm of locusts, and they will shout in triumph over you.14נִשְׁבַּ֛ע יְהוָ֥ה צְבָא֖וֹת בְּנַפְשׁ֑וֹ כִּ֣י אִם־ מִלֵּאתִ֤יךְ אָדָם֙ כַּיֶּ֔לֶק וְעָנ֥וּ עָלַ֖יִךְ הֵידָֽד׃ ס
15"He made the earth by his power; he founded the world by his wisdom and stretched out the heavens by his understanding.15עֹשֵׂ֥ה אֶ֙רֶץ֙ בְּכֹח֔וֹ מֵכִ֥ין תֵּבֵ֖ל בְּחָכְמָת֑וֹ וּבִתְבוּנָת֖וֹ נָטָ֥ה שָׁמָֽיִם׃
16When he thunders, the waters in the heavens roar; he makes clouds rise from the ends of the earth. He sends lightning with the rain and brings out the wind from his storehouses.16לְק֨וֹל תִּתּ֜וֹ הֲמ֥וֹן מַ֙יִם֙ בַּשָּׁמַ֔יִם וַיַּ֥עַל נְשִׂאִ֖ים מִקְצֵה־ אָ֑רֶץ בְּרָקִ֤ים לַמָּטָר֙ עָשָׂ֔ה וַיֹּ֥צֵא ר֖וּחַ מֵאֹצְרֹתָֽיו׃
17"Everyone is senseless and without knowledge; every goldsmith is shamed by his idols. The images he makes are a fraud; they have no breath in them.17נִבְעַ֤ר כָּל־ אָדָם֙ מִדַּ֔עַת הֹבִ֥ישׁ כָּל־ צֹרֵ֖ף מִפָּ֑סֶל כִּ֛י שֶׁ֥קֶר נִסְכּ֖וֹ וְלֹא־ ר֥וּחַ בָּֽם׃
18They are worthless, the objects of mockery; when their judgment comes, they will perish.18הֶ֣בֶל הֵ֔מָּה מַעֲשֵׂ֖ה תַּעְתֻּעִ֑ים בְּעֵ֥ת פְּקֻדָּתָ֖ם יֹאבֵֽדוּ׃
19He who is the Portion of Jacob is not like these, for he is the Maker of all things, including the people of his inheritance-- the LORD Almighty is his name.19לֹֽא־ כְאֵ֜לֶּה חֵ֣לֶק יַעֲק֗וֹב כִּֽי־ יוֹצֵ֤ר הַכֹּל֙ ה֔וּא וְשֵׁ֖בֶט נַחֲלָת֑וֹ יְהוָ֥ה צְבָא֖וֹת שְׁמֽוֹ׃ ס
20"You are my war club, my weapon for battle-- with you I shatter nations, with you I destroy kingdoms,20מַפֵּץ־ אַתָּ֣ה לִ֔י כְּלֵ֖י מִלְחָמָ֑ה וְנִפַּצְתִּ֤י בְךָ֙ גּוֹיִ֔ם וְהִשְׁחַתִּ֥י בְךָ֖ מַמְלָכֽוֹת׃
21with you I shatter horse and rider, with you I shatter chariot and driver,21וְנִפַּצְתִּ֣י בְךָ֔ ס֖וּס וְרֹֽכְב֑וֹ וְנִפַּצְתִּ֣י בְךָ֔ רֶ֖כֶב וְרֹכְבֽוֹ׃
22with you I shatter man and woman, with you I shatter old man and youth, with you I shatter young man and young woman,22וְנִפַּצְתִּ֤י בְךָ֙ אִ֣ישׁ וְאִשָּׁ֔ה וְנִפַּצְתִּ֥י בְךָ֖ זָקֵ֣ן וָנָ֑עַר וְנִפַּצְתִּ֣י בְךָ֔ בָּח֖וּר וּבְתוּלָֽה׃
23with you I shatter shepherd and flock, with you I shatter farmer and oxen, with you I shatter governors and officials.23וְנִפַּצְתִּ֤י בְךָ֙ רֹעֶ֣ה וְעֶדְר֔וֹ וְנִפַּצְתִּ֥י בְךָ֖ אִכָּ֣ר וְצִמְדּ֑וֹ וְנִפַּצְתִּ֣י בְךָ֔ פַּח֖וֹת וּסְגָנִֽים׃
24"Before your eyes I will repay Babylon and all who live in Babylonia for all the wrong they have done in Zion," declares the LORD.24וְשִׁלַּמְתִּ֨י לְבָבֶ֜ל וּלְכֹ֣ל ׀ יוֹשְׁבֵ֣י כַשְׂדִּ֗ים אֵ֧ת כָּל־ רָעָתָ֛ם אֲשֶׁר־ עָשׂ֥וּ בְצִיּ֖וֹן לְעֵֽינֵיכֶ֑ם נְאֻ֖ם יְהוָֽה׃ ס
25"I am against you, you destroying mountain, you who destroy the whole earth," declares the LORD. "I will stretch out my hand against you, roll you off the cliffs, and make you a burned-out mountain.25הִנְנִ֨י אֵלֶ֜יךָ הַ֤ר הַמַּשְׁחִית֙ נְאֻם־ יְהוָ֔ה הַמַּשְׁחִ֖ית אֶת־ כָּל־ הָאָ֑רֶץ וְנָטִ֨יתִי אֶת־ יָדִ֜י עָלֶ֗יךָ וְגִלְגַּלְתִּ֙יךָ֙ מִן־ הַסְּלָעִ֔ים וּנְתַתִּ֖יךָ לְהַ֥ר שְׂרֵפָֽה׃
26No rock will be taken from you for a cornerstone, nor any stone for a foundation, for you will be desolate forever," declares the LORD.26וְלֹֽא־ יִקְח֤וּ מִמְּךָ֙ אֶ֣בֶן לְפִנָּ֔ה וְאֶ֖בֶן לְמֽוֹסָד֑וֹת כִּֽי־ שִׁמְמ֥וֹת עוֹלָ֛ם תִּֽהְיֶ֖ה נְאֻם־ יְהוָֽה׃
27"Lift up a banner in the land! Blow the trumpet among the nations! Prepare the nations for battle against her; summon against her these kingdoms: Ararat, Minni and Ashkenaz. Appoint a commander against her; send up horses like a swarm of locusts.27שְׂאוּ־ נֵ֣ס בָּאָ֗רֶץ תִּקְע֨וּ שׁוֹפָ֤ר בַּגּוֹיִם֙ קַדְּשׁ֤וּ עָלֶ֙יהָ֙ גּוֹיִ֔ם הַשְׁמִ֧יעוּ עָלֶ֛יהָ מַמְלְכ֥וֹת אֲרָרַ֖ט מִנִּ֣י וְאַשְׁכְּנָ֑ז פִּקְד֤וּ עָלֶ֙יהָ֙ טִפְסָ֔ר הַֽעֲלוּ־ ס֖וּס כְּיֶ֥לֶק סָמָֽר׃
28Prepare the nations for battle against her-- the kings of the Medes, their governors and all their officials, and all the countries they rule.28קַדְּשׁ֨וּ עָלֶ֤יהָ גוֹיִם֙ אֶת־ מַלְכֵ֣י מָדַ֔י אֶת־ פַּחוֹתֶ֖יהָ וְאֶת־ כָּל־ סְגָנֶ֑יהָ וְאֵ֖ת כָּל־ אֶ֥רֶץ מֶמְשַׁלְתּֽוֹ׃
29The land trembles and writhes, for the LORD's purposes against Babylon stand-- to lay waste the land of Babylon so that no one will live there.29וַתִּרְעַ֥שׁ הָאָ֖רֶץ וַתָּחֹ֑ל כִּ֣י קָ֤מָה עַל־ בָּבֶל֙ מַחְשְׁב֣וֹת יְהוָ֔ה לָשׂ֞וּם אֶת־ אֶ֧רֶץ בָּבֶ֛ל לְשַׁמָּ֖ה מֵאֵ֥ין יוֹשֵֽׁב׃
30Babylon's warriors have stopped fighting; they remain in their strongholds. Their strength is exhausted; they have become weaklings. Her dwellings are set on fire; the bars of her gates are broken.30חָדְלוּ֩ גִבּוֹרֵ֨י בָבֶ֜ל לְהִלָּחֵ֗ם יָֽשְׁבוּ֙ בַּמְּצָד֔וֹת נָשְׁתָ֥ה גְבוּרָתָ֖ם הָי֣וּ לְנָשִׁ֑ים הִצִּ֥יתוּ מִשְׁכְּנֹתֶ֖יהָ נִשְׁבְּר֥וּ בְרִיחֶֽיהָ׃
31One courier follows another and messenger follows messenger to announce to the king of Babylon that his entire city is captured,31רָ֤ץ לִקְרַאת־ רָץ֙ יָר֔וּץ וּמַגִּ֖יד לִקְרַ֣את מַגִּ֑יד לְהַגִּיד֙ לְמֶ֣לֶךְ בָּבֶ֔ל כִּֽי־ נִלְכְּדָ֥ה עִיר֖וֹ מִקָּצֶֽה׃
32the river crossings seized, the marshes set on fire, and the soldiers terrified."32וְהַמַּעְבָּר֣וֹת נִתְפָּ֔שׂוּ וְאֶת־ הָאֲגַמִּ֖ים שָׂרְפ֣וּ בָאֵ֑שׁ וְאַנְשֵׁ֥י הַמִּלְחָמָ֖ה נִבְהָֽלוּ׃ ס
33This is what the LORD Almighty, the God of Israel, says: "Daughter Babylon is like a threshing floor at the time it is trampled; the time to harvest her will soon come."33כִּי֩ כֹ֨ה אָמַ֜ר יְהוָ֤ה צְבָאוֹת֙ אֱלֹהֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל בַּת־ בָּבֶ֕ל כְּגֹ֖רֶן עֵ֣ת הִדְרִיכָ֑הּ ע֣וֹד מְעַ֔ט וּבָ֥אָה עֵֽת־ הַקָּצִ֖יר לָֽהּ׃
34"Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon has devoured us, he has thrown us into confusion, he has made us an empty jar. Like a serpent he has swallowed us and filled his stomach with our delicacies, and then has spewed us out.34[אכלנו] (אֲכָלַ֣נִי) [הממנו] (הֲמָמַ֗נִי) נְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּר֮ מֶ֣לֶךְ בָּבֶל֒ [הציגנו] (הִצִּיגַ֙נִי֙) כְּלִ֣י רִ֔יק [בלענו] (בְּלָעַ֙נִי֙) כַּתַּנִּ֔ין מִלָּ֥א כְרֵשׂ֖וֹ מֵֽעֲדָנָ֑י [הדיחנו] (הֱדִיחָֽנִי׃)
35May the violence done to our flesh be on Babylon," say the inhabitants of Zion. "May our blood be on those who live in Babylonia," says Jerusalem.35חֲמָסִ֤י וּשְׁאֵרִי֙ עַל־ בָּבֶ֔ל תֹּאמַ֖ר יֹשֶׁ֣בֶת צִיּ֑וֹן וְדָמִי֙ אֶל־ יֹשְׁבֵ֣י כַשְׂדִּ֔ים תֹּאמַ֖ר יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ ס
36Therefore this is what the LORD says: "See, I will defend your cause and avenge you; I will dry up her sea and make her springs dry.36לָכֵ֗ן כֹּ֚ה אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֔ה הִנְנִי־ רָב֙ אֶת־ רִיבֵ֔ךְ וְנִקַּמְתִּ֖י אֶת־ נִקְמָתֵ֑ךְ וְהַחֲרַבְתִּי֙ אֶת־ יַמָּ֔הּ וְהֹבַשְׁתִּ֖י אֶת־ מְקוֹרָֽהּ׃
37Babylon will be a heap of ruins, a haunt of jackals, an object of horror and scorn, a place where no one lives.37וְהָיְתָה֩ בָבֶ֨ל ׀ לְגַלִּ֧ים ׀ מְעוֹן־ תַּנִּ֛ים שַׁמָּ֥ה וּשְׁרֵקָ֖ה מֵאֵ֥ין יוֹשֵֽׁב׃
38Her people all roar like young lions, they growl like lion cubs.38יַחְדָּ֖ו כַּכְּפִרִ֣ים יִשְׁאָ֑גוּ נָעֲר֖וּ כְּגוֹרֵ֥י אֲרָיֽוֹת׃
39But while they are aroused, I will set out a feast for them and make them drunk, so that they shout with laughter-- then sleep forever and not awake," declares the LORD.39בְּחֻמָּ֞ם אָשִׁ֣ית אֶת־ מִשְׁתֵּיהֶ֗ם וְהִשְׁכַּרְתִּים֙ לְמַ֣עַן יַעֲלֹ֔זוּ וְיָשְׁנ֥וּ שְׁנַת־ עוֹלָ֖ם וְלֹ֣א יָקִ֑יצוּ נְאֻ֖ם יְהוָֽה׃
40"I will bring them down like lambs to the slaughter, like rams and goats.40אֽוֹרִידֵ֖ם כְּכָרִ֣ים לִטְב֑וֹחַ כְּאֵילִ֖ים עִם־ עַתּוּדִֽים׃
41"How Sheshak will be captured, the boast of the whole earth seized! How desolate Babylon will be among the nations!41אֵ֚יךְ נִלְכְּדָ֣ה שֵׁשַׁ֔ךְ וַתִּתָּפֵ֖שׂ תְּהִלַּ֣ת כָּל־ הָאָ֑רֶץ אֵ֣יךְ הָיְתָ֧ה לְשַׁמָּ֛ה בָּבֶ֖ל בַּגּוֹיִֽם׃
42The sea will rise over Babylon; its roaring waves will cover her.42עָלָ֥ה עַל־ בָּבֶ֖ל הַיָּ֑ם בַּהֲמ֥וֹן גַּלָּ֖יו נִכְסָֽתָה׃
43Her towns will be desolate, a dry and desert land, a land where no one lives, through which no one travels.43הָי֤וּ עָרֶ֙יהָ֙ לְשַׁמָּ֔ה אֶ֖רֶץ צִיָּ֣ה וַעֲרָבָ֑ה אֶ֗רֶץ לֹֽא־ יֵשֵׁ֤ב בָּהֵן֙ כָּל־ אִ֔ישׁ וְלֹֽא־ יַעֲבֹ֥ר בָּהֵ֖ן בֶּן־ אָדָֽם׃
44I will punish Bel in Babylon and make him spew out what he has swallowed. The nations will no longer stream to him. And the wall of Babylon will fall.44וּפָקַדְתִּ֨י עַל־ בֵּ֜ל בְּבָבֶ֗ל וְהֹצֵאתִ֤י אֶת־ בִּלְעוֹ֙ מִפִּ֔יו וְלֹֽא־ יִנְהֲר֥וּ אֵלָ֛יו ע֖וֹד גּוֹיִ֑ם גַּם־ חוֹמַ֥ת בָּבֶ֖ל נָפָֽלָה׃
45"Come out of her, my people! Run for your lives! Run from the fierce anger of the LORD.45צְא֤וּ מִתּוֹכָהּ֙ עַמִּ֔י וּמַלְּט֖וּ אִ֣ישׁ אֶת־ נַפְשׁ֑וֹ מֵחֲר֖וֹן אַף־ יְהוָֽה׃
46Do not lose heart or be afraid when rumors are heard in the land; one rumor comes this year, another the next, rumors of violence in the land and of ruler against ruler.46וּפֶן־ יֵרַ֤ךְ לְבַבְכֶם֙ וְתִֽירְא֔וּ בַּשְּׁמוּעָ֖ה הַנִּשְׁמַ֣עַת בָּאָ֑רֶץ וּבָ֧א בַשָּׁנָ֣ה הַשְּׁמוּעָ֗ה וְאַחֲרָ֤יו בַּשָּׁנָה֙ הַשְּׁמוּעָ֔ה וְחָמָ֣ס בָּאָ֔רֶץ וּמֹשֵׁ֖ל עַל־ מֹשֵֽׁל׃
47For the time will surely come when I will punish the idols of Babylon; her whole land will be disgraced and her slain will all lie fallen within her.47לָכֵן֙ הִנֵּ֣ה יָמִ֣ים בָּאִ֔ים וּפָקַדְתִּי֙ עַל־ פְּסִילֵ֣י בָבֶ֔ל וְכָל־ אַרְצָ֖הּ תֵּב֑וֹשׁ וְכָל־ חֲלָלֶ֖יהָ יִפְּל֥וּ בְתוֹכָֽהּ׃
48Then heaven and earth and all that is in them will shout for joy over Babylon, for out of the north destroyers will attack her," declares the LORD.48וְרִנְּנ֤וּ עַל־ בָּבֶל֙ שָׁמַ֣יִם וָאָ֔רֶץ וְכֹ֖ל אֲשֶׁ֣ר בָּהֶ֑ם כִּ֧י מִצָּפ֛וֹן יָבוֹא־ לָ֥הּ הַשּׁוֹדְדִ֖ים נְאֻם־ יְהוָֽה׃
49"Babylon must fall because of Israel's slain, just as the slain in all the earth have fallen because of Babylon.49גַּם־ בָּבֶ֕ל לִנְפֹּ֖ל חַֽלְלֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל גַּם־ לְבָבֶ֥ל נָפְל֖וּ חַֽלְלֵ֥י כָל־ הָאָֽרֶץ׃
50You who have escaped the sword, leave and do not linger! Remember the LORD in a distant land, and call to mind Jerusalem."50פְּלֵטִ֣ים מֵחֶ֔רֶב הִלְכ֖וּ אַֽל־ תַּעֲמֹ֑דוּ זִכְר֤וּ מֵֽרָחוֹק֙ אֶת־ יְהוָ֔ה וִירֽוּשָׁלִַ֖ם תַּעֲלֶ֥ה עַל־ לְבַבְכֶֽם׃
51"We are disgraced, for we have been insulted and shame covers our faces, because foreigners have entered the holy places of the LORD's house."51בֹּ֚שְׁנוּ כִּֽי־ שָׁמַ֣עְנוּ חֶרְפָּ֔ה כִּסְּתָ֥ה כְלִמָּ֖ה פָּנֵ֑ינוּ כִּ֚י בָּ֣אוּ זָרִ֔ים עַֽל־ מִקְדְּשֵׁ֖י בֵּ֥ית יְהוָֽה׃ ס
52"But days are coming," declares the LORD, "when I will punish her idols, and throughout her land the wounded will groan.52לָכֵ֞ן הִנֵּֽה־ יָמִ֤ים בָּאִים֙ נְאֻם־ יְהוָ֔ה וּפָקַדְתִּ֖י עַל־ פְּסִילֶ֑יהָ וּבְכָל־ אַרְצָ֖הּ יֶאֱנֹ֥ק חָלָֽל׃
53Even if Babylon ascends to the heavens and fortifies her lofty stronghold, I will send destroyers against her," declares the LORD.53כִּֽי־ תַעֲלֶ֤ה בָבֶל֙ הַשָּׁמַ֔יִם וְכִ֥י תְבַצֵּ֖ר מְר֣וֹם עֻזָּ֑הּ מֵאִתִּ֗י יָבֹ֧אוּ שֹׁדְדִ֛ים לָ֖הּ נְאֻם־ יְהוָֽה׃ ס
54"The sound of a cry comes from Babylon, the sound of great destruction from the land of the Babylonians.54ק֥וֹל זְעָקָ֖ה מִבָּבֶ֑ל וְשֶׁ֥בֶר גָּד֖וֹל מֵאֶ֥רֶץ כַּשְׂדִּֽים׃
55The LORD will destroy Babylon; he will silence her noisy din. Waves of enemies will rage like great waters; the roar of their voices will resound.55כִּֽי־ שֹׁדֵ֤ד יְהוָה֙ אֶת־ בָּבֶ֔ל וְאִבַּ֥ד מִמֶּ֖נָּה ק֣וֹל גָּד֑וֹל וְהָמ֤וּ גַלֵּיהֶם֙ כְּמַ֣יִם רַבִּ֔ים נִתַּ֥ן שְׁא֖וֹן קוֹלָֽם׃
56A destroyer will come against Babylon; her warriors will be captured, and their bows will be broken. For the LORD is a God of retribution; he will repay in full.56כִּי֩ בָ֨א עָלֶ֤יהָ עַל־ בָּבֶל֙ שׁוֹדֵ֔ד וְנִלְכְּדוּ֙ גִּבּוֹרֶ֔יהָ חִתְּתָ֖ה קַשְּׁתוֹתָ֑ם כִּ֣י אֵ֧ל גְּמֻל֛וֹת יְהוָ֖ה שַׁלֵּ֥ם יְשַׁלֵּֽם׃
57I will make her officials and wise men drunk, her governors, officers and warriors as well; they will sleep forever and not awake," declares the King, whose name is the LORD Almighty.57וְ֠הִשְׁכַּרְתִּי שָׂרֶ֨יהָ וַחֲכָמֶ֜יהָ פַּחוֹתֶ֤יהָ וּסְגָנֶ֙יהָ֙ וְגִבּוֹרֶ֔יהָ וְיָשְׁנ֥וּ שְׁנַת־ עוֹלָ֖ם וְלֹ֣א יָקִ֑יצוּ נְאֻ֨ם־ הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ יְהוָ֥ה צְבָא֖וֹת שְׁמֽוֹ׃ ס
58This is what the LORD Almighty says: "Babylon's thick wall will be leveled and her high gates set on fire; the peoples exhaust themselves for nothing, the nations' labor is only fuel for the flames."58כֹּֽה־ אָמַ֞ר יְהוָ֣ה צְבָא֗וֹת חֹ֠מוֹת בָּבֶ֤ל הָֽרְחָבָה֙ עַרְעֵ֣ר תִּתְעַרְעָ֔ר וּשְׁעָרֶ֥יהָ הַגְּבֹהִ֖ים בָּאֵ֣שׁ יִצַּ֑תּוּ וְיִֽגְע֨וּ עַמִּ֧ים בְּדֵי־ רִ֛יק וּלְאֻמִּ֥ים בְּדֵי־ אֵ֖שׁ וְיָעֵֽפוּ׃ ס
59This is the message Jeremiah the prophet gave to the staff officer Seraiah son of Neriah, the son of Mahseiah, when he went to Babylon with Zedekiah king of Judah in the fourth year of his reign.59הַדָּבָ֞ר אֲשֶׁר־ צִוָּ֣ה ׀ יִרְמְיָ֣הוּ הַנָּבִ֗יא אֶת־ שְׂרָיָ֣ה בֶן־ נֵרִיָּה֮ בֶּן־ מַחְסֵיָה֒ בְּלֶכְתּ֞וֹ אֶת־ צִדְקִיָּ֤הוּ מֶֽלֶךְ־ יְהוּדָה֙ בָּבֶ֔ל בִּשְׁנַ֥ת הָרְבִעִ֖ית לְמָלְכ֑וֹ וּשְׂרָיָ֖ה שַׂ֥ר מְנוּחָֽה׃
60Jeremiah had written on a scroll about all the disasters that would come upon Babylon--all that had been recorded concerning Babylon.60וַיִּכְתֹּ֣ב יִרְמְיָ֗הוּ אֵ֧ת כָּל־ הָרָעָ֛ה אֲשֶׁר־ תָּב֥וֹא אֶל־ בָּבֶ֖ל אֶל־ סֵ֣פֶר אֶחָ֑ד אֵ֚ת כָּל־ הַדְּבָרִ֣ים הָאֵ֔לֶּה הַכְּתֻבִ֖ים אֶל־ בָּבֶֽל׃
61He said to Seraiah, "When you get to Babylon, see that you read all these words aloud.61וַיֹּ֥אמֶר יִרְמְיָ֖הוּ אֶל־ שְׂרָיָ֑ה כְּבֹאֲךָ֣ בָבֶ֔ל וְֽרָאִ֔יתָ וְֽקָרָ֔אתָ אֵ֥ת כָּל־ הַדְּבָרִ֖ים הָאֵֽלֶּה׃
62Then say, 'LORD, you have said you will destroy this place, so that neither people nor animals will live in it; it will be desolate forever.'62וְאָמַרְתָּ֗ יְהוָה֙ אַתָּ֨ה דִבַּ֜רְתָּ אֶל־ הַמָּק֤וֹם הַזֶּה֙ לְהַכְרִית֔וֹ לְבִלְתִּ֤י הֱיֽוֹת־ בּוֹ֙ יוֹשֵׁ֔ב לְמֵאָדָ֖ם וְעַד־ בְּהֵמָ֑ה כִּֽי־ שִׁמְמ֥וֹת עוֹלָ֖ם תִּֽהְיֶֽה׃
63When you finish reading this scroll, tie a stone to it and throw it into the Euphrates.63וְהָיָה֙ כְּכַלֹּ֣תְךָ֔ לִקְרֹ֖א אֶת־ הַסֵּ֣פֶר הַזֶּ֑ה תִּקְשֹׁ֤ר עָלָיו֙ אֶ֔בֶן וְהִשְׁלַכְתּ֖וֹ אֶל־ תּ֥וֹךְ פְּרָֽת׃
64Then say, 'So will Babylon sink to rise no more because of the disaster I will bring on her. And her people will fall.'" The words of Jeremiah end here.64וְאָמַרְתָּ֗ כָּ֠כָה תִּשְׁקַ֨ע בָּבֶ֤ל וְלֹֽא־ תָקוּם֙ מִפְּנֵ֣י הָרָעָ֗ה אֲשֶׁ֧ר אָנֹכִ֛י מֵבִ֥יא עָלֶ֖יהָ וְיָעֵ֑פוּ עַד־ הֵ֖נָּה דִּבְרֵ֥י יִרְמְיָֽהוּ׃ ס
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Jeremiah 50
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