< Jeremiah 48 >

1 Concerning Moab, thus saith ye Lord of hostes, the God of Israel, Woe vnto Nebo: for it is wasted: Kiriathaim is confounded and taken: Misgab is confounded and afraide.
לְמֹואָ֡ב כֹּֽה־אָמַר֩ יְהוָ֨ה צְבָאֹ֜ות אֱלֹהֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל הֹ֤וי אֶל־נְבֹו֙ כִּ֣י שֻׁדָּ֔דָה הֹבִ֥ישָׁה נִלְכְּדָ֖ה קִרְיָתָ֑יִם הֹבִ֥ישָׁה הַמִּשְׂגָּ֖ב וָחָֽתָּה׃
2 Moab shall boast no more of Heshbon: for they haue deuised euill against it. Come, and let vs destroy it, that it be no more a nation: also thou shalt be destroyed, O Madmen, and the sworde shall pursue thee.
אֵ֣ין עֹוד֮ תְּהִלַּ֣ת מֹואָב֒ בְּחֶשְׁבֹּ֗ון חָשְׁב֤וּ עָלֶ֙יהָ֙ רָעָ֔ה לְכ֖וּ וְנַכְרִיתֶ֣נָּה מִגֹּ֑וי גַּם־מַדְמֵ֣ן תִּדֹּ֔מִּי אַחֲרַ֖יִךְ תֵּ֥לֶךְ חָֽרֶב׃
3 A voyce of crying shall be from Horonaim with desolation and great destruction.
קֹ֥ול צְעָקָ֖ה מֵחֹֽרֹונָ֑יִם שֹׁ֖ד וָשֶׁ֥בֶר גָּדֹֽול׃
4 Moab is destroyed: her litle ones haue caused their crie to be heard.
נִשְׁבְּרָ֖ה מֹואָ֑ב הִשְׁמִ֥יעוּ זְּעָקָ֖ה צְעֹורֶיהָ (צְעִירֶֽיהָ)׃
5 For at the going vp of Luhith, the mourner shall goe vp with weeping: for in the going downe of Horonaim, the enemies haue heard a cry of destruction,
כִּ֚י מַעֲלֵ֣ה הַלֻּחֹות (הַלּוּחִ֔ית) בִּבְכִ֖י יַֽעֲלֶה־בֶּ֑כִי כִּ֚י בְּמֹורַ֣ד חֹורֹנַ֔יִם צָרֵ֥י צַֽעֲקַת־שֶׁ֖בֶר שָׁמֵֽעוּ׃
6 Flee and saue your liues, and be like vnto the heath in the wildernesse.
נֻ֖סוּ מַלְּט֣וּ נַפְשְׁכֶ֑ם וְתִֽהְיֶ֕ינָה כַּעֲרֹועֵ֖ר בַּמִּדְבָּֽר׃
7 For because thou hast trusted in thy workes and in thy treasures, thou shalt also be taken, and Chemosh shall goe forth into captiuitie with his Priestes and his princes together.
כִּ֠י יַ֣עַן בִּטְחֵ֤ךְ בְּמַעֲשַׂ֙יִךְ֙ וּבְאֹ֣וצְרֹותַ֔יִךְ גַּם־אַ֖תְּ תִּלָּכֵ֑דִי וְיָצָ֤א כְמִישׁ (כְמֹושׁ֙) בַּגֹּולָ֔ה כֹּהֲנָ֥יו וְשָׂרָ֖יו יַחַד (יַחְדָּֽיו)׃
8 And the destroyer shall come vpon all cities, and no citie shall escape: the valley also shall perish and the plaine shalbe destroyed as the Lord hath spoken.
וְיָבֹ֨א שֹׁדֵ֜ד אֶל־כָּל־עִ֗יר וְעִיר֙ לֹ֣א תִמָּלֵ֔ט וְאָבַ֥ד הָעֵ֖מֶק וְנִשְׁמַ֣ד הַמִּישֹׁ֑ר אֲשֶׁ֖ר אָמַ֥ר יְהוָֽה׃
9 Giue wings vnto Moab, that it may flee and get away: for the cities thereof shalbe desolate, without any to dwell therein.
תְּנוּ־צִ֣יץ לְמֹואָ֔ב כִּ֥י נָצֹ֖א תֵּצֵ֑א וְעָרֶ֙יהָ֙ לְשַׁמָּ֣ה תִֽהְיֶ֔ינָה מֵאֵ֥ין יֹושֵׁ֖ב בָּהֵֽן׃
10 Cursed be he that doeth the worke of the Lord negligently, and cursed be he that keepeth backe his sword from blood.
אָר֗וּר עֹשֶׂ֛ה מְלֶ֥אכֶת יְהוָ֖ה רְמִיָּ֑ה וְאָר֕וּר מֹנֵ֥עַ חַרְבֹּ֖ו מִדָּֽם׃
11 Moab hath bene at rest from his youth, and he hath setled on his lees, and hath not bene powred from vessell to vessell, neither hath he gone into captiuitie: therefore his taste remained in him and his sent is not changed.
שַׁאֲנַ֨ן מֹואָ֜ב מִנְּעוּרָ֗יו וְשֹׁקֵ֥ט הוּא֙ אֶל־שְׁמָרָ֔יו וְלֹֽא־הוּרַ֤ק מִכְּלִי֙ אֶל־כֶּ֔לִי וּבַגֹּולָ֖ה לֹ֣א הָלָ֑ךְ עַל־כֵּ֗ן עָמַ֤ד טַעְמֹו֙ בֹּ֔ו וְרֵיחֹ֖ו לֹ֥א נָמָֽר׃ ס
12 Therefore beholde, the dayes come, saith the Lord, that I will send vnto him such as shall carie him away, and shall emptie his vessels, and breake their bottels.
לָכֵ֞ן הִנֵּ֖ה־יָמִ֤ים בָּאִים֙ נְאֻם־יְהוָ֔ה וְשִׁלַּחְתִּי־לֹ֥ו צֹעִ֖ים וְצֵעֻ֑הוּ וְכֵלָ֣יו יָרִ֔יקוּ וְנִבְלֵיהֶ֖ם יְנַפֵּֽצוּ׃
13 And Moab shalbe ashamed of Chemosh as the house of Israel was ashamed of Beth-el their confidence.
וּבֹ֥שׁ מֹואָ֖ב מִכְּמֹ֑ושׁ כַּאֲשֶׁר־בֹּ֙שׁוּ֙ בֵּ֣ית יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל מִבֵּ֥ית אֵ֖ל מִבְטֶחָֽם׃
14 Howe thinke you thus, We are mightie and strong men of warre?
אֵ֚יךְ תֹּֽאמְר֔וּ גִּבֹּורִ֖ים אֲנָ֑חְנוּ וְאַנְשֵׁי־חַ֖יִל לַמִּלְחָמָֽה׃
15 Moab is destroyed, and his cities burnt vp, and his chose yong men are gone downe to slaughter, saith ye King, whose name is ye Lord of hostes.
שֻׁדַּ֤ד מֹואָב֙ וְעָרֶ֣יהָ עָלָ֔ה וּמִבְחַ֥ר בַּֽחוּרָ֖יו יָרְד֣וּ לַטָּ֑בַח נְאֻ֨ם־הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ יְהוָ֥ה צְבָאֹ֖ות שְׁמֹֽו׃
16 The destruction of Moab is ready to come, and his plague hasteth fast.
קָרֹ֥וב אֵיד־מֹואָ֖ב לָבֹ֑וא וְרָ֣עָתֹ֔ו מִהֲרָ֖ה מְאֹֽד׃
17 All ye that are about him, mourne for him, and all ye that knowe his name, say, Howe is the strong staffe broken, and the beautifull rod!
נֻ֤דוּ לֹו֙ כָּל־סְבִיבָ֔יו וְכֹ֖ל יֹדְעֵ֣י שְׁמֹ֑ו אִמְר֗וּ אֵיכָ֤ה נִשְׁבַּר֙ מַטֵּה־עֹ֔ז מַקֵּ֖ל תִּפְאָרָֽה׃
18 Thou daughter that doest inhabite Dibon, come downe from thy glory, and sit in thirst: for the destroyer of Moab shall come vpon thee, and he shall destroy thy strong holdes.
רְדִ֤י מִכָּבֹוד֙ יֹשְׁבֶי (וּשְׁבִ֣י) בַצָּמָ֔א יֹשֶׁ֖בֶת בַּת־דִּיבֹ֑ון כִּֽי־שֹׁדֵ֤ד מֹואָב֙ עָ֣לָה בָ֔ךְ שִׁחֵ֖ת מִבְצָרָֽיִךְ׃
19 Thou that dwellest in Aroer, stand by the way, and beholde: aske him that fleeth and that escapeth, and say, What is done?
אֶל־דֶּ֛רֶךְ עִמְדִ֥י וְצַפִּ֖י יֹושֶׁ֣בֶת עֲרֹועֵ֑ר שַׁאֲלִי־נָ֣ס וְנִמְלָ֔טָה אִמְרִ֖י מַה־נִּֽהְיָֽתָה׃
20 Moab is cofouded: for it is destroied: howle, and cry, tell ye it in Arnon, that Moab is made waste,
הֹבִ֥ישׁ מֹואָ֛ב כִּֽי־חַ֖תָּה הֵילִילִי (הֵילִ֣ילוּ ׀) וּזְעָקִי (וּֽזְעָ֑קוּ) הַגִּ֣ידוּ בְאַרְנֹ֔ון כִּ֥י שֻׁדַּ֖ד מֹואָֽב׃
21 And iudgement is come vpon the plaine countrey, vpon Holon and vpon Iahazah, and vpon Mephaath,
וּמִשְׁפָּ֥ט בָּ֖א אֶל־אֶ֣רֶץ הַמִּישֹׁ֑ר אֶל־חֹלֹ֥ון וְאֶל־יַ֖הְצָה וְעַל־מֹופָעַת (מֵיפָֽעַת)׃
22 And vpon Dibon, and vpon Nebo, and vpon the house of Diblathaim,
וְעַל־דִּיבֹ֣ון וְעַל־נְבֹ֔ו וְעַל־בֵּ֖ית דִּבְלָתָֽיִם׃
23 And vpon Kiriathaim, and vpon Beth-gamul, and vpon Beth-meon,
וְעַ֧ל קִרְיָתַ֛יִם וְעַל־בֵּ֥ית גָּמ֖וּל וְעַל־בֵּ֥ית מְעֹֽון׃
24 And vpon Kerioth, and vpon Bozrah, and vpon all the cities of ye land of Moab farre or neere.
וְעַל־קְרִיֹּ֖ות וְעַל־בָּצְרָ֑ה וְעַ֗ל כָּל־עָרֵי֙ אֶ֣רֶץ מֹואָ֔ב הָרְחֹקֹ֖ות וְהַקְּרֹבֹֽות׃
25 The horne of Moab is cut off, and his arme is broken, saith the Lord.
נִגְדְּעָה֙ קֶ֣רֶן מֹואָ֔ב וּזְרֹעֹ֖ו נִשְׁבָּ֑רָה נְאֻ֖ם יְהוָֽה׃
26 Make ye him drunken: for he magnified himselfe against the Lord: Moab shall wallowe in his vomite, and he also shalbe in derision.
הַשְׁכִּירֻ֕הוּ כִּ֥י עַל־יְהוָ֖ה הִגְדִּ֑יל וְסָפַ֤ק מֹואָב֙ בְּקִיאֹ֔ו וְהָיָ֥ה לִשְׂחֹ֖ק גַּם־הֽוּא׃
27 For diddest not thou deride Israel, as though he had bene found among theeues? for when thou speakest of him, thou art moued.
וְאִ֣ם ׀ לֹ֣וא הַשְּׂחֹ֗ק הָיָ֤ה לְךָ֙ יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל אִם־בְּגַנָּבִ֖ים נִמְצָאָה (נִמְצָ֑א) כִּֽי־מִדֵּ֧י דְבָרֶ֥יךָ בֹּ֖ו תִּתְנֹודָֽד׃
28 O ye that dwell in Moab, leaue the cities, and dwell in the rockes, and be like the doue, that maketh her nest in the sides of the holes mouth.
עִזְב֤וּ עָרִים֙ וְשִׁכְנ֣וּ בַּסֶּ֔לַע יֹשְׁבֵ֖י מֹואָ֑ב וִֽהְי֣וּ כְיֹונָ֔ה תְּקַנֵּ֖ן בְּעֶבְרֵ֥י פִי־פָֽחַת׃
29 We haue heard the pride of Moab (hee is exceeding proude) his stoutnesse, and his arrogancie, and his pride, and the hautinesse of his heart.
שָׁמַ֥עְנוּ גְאֹון־מֹואָ֖ב גֵּאֶ֣ה מְאֹ֑ד גָּבְהֹ֧ו וּגְאֹונֹ֛ו וְגַאֲוָתֹ֖ו וְרֻ֥ם לִבֹּֽו׃
30 I know his wrath, saith ye Lord, but it shall not be so: and his dissimulatios, for they do not right.
אֲנִ֤י יָדַ֨עְתִּ֨י נְאֻם־יְהוָ֔ה עֶבְרָתֹ֖ו וְלֹא־כֵ֑ן בַּדָּ֖יו לֹא־כֵ֥ן עָשֽׂוּ׃
31 Therefore will I howle for Moab, and I will crie out for all Moab: mine heart shall mourne for the men of Kir-heres.
עַל־כֵּן֙ עַל־מֹואָ֣ב אֲיֵלִ֔יל וּלְמֹואָ֥ב כֻּלֹּ֖ה אֶזְעָ֑ק אֶל־אַנְשֵׁ֥י קִֽיר־חֶ֖רֶשׂ יֶהְגֶּֽה׃
32 O vine of Sibmah, I will weepe for thee, as I wept for Iazer: thy plants are gone ouer the sea, they are come to the sea of Iazer: ye destroyer is fallen vpon thy somer fruites, and vpon thy vintage,
מִבְּכִ֨י יַעְזֵ֤ר אֶבְכֶּה־לָּךְ֙ הַגֶּ֣פֶן שִׂבְמָ֔ה נְטִֽישֹׁתַ֙יִךְ֙ עָ֣בְרוּ יָ֔ם עַ֛ד יָ֥ם יַעְזֵ֖ר נָגָ֑עוּ עַל־קֵיצֵ֥ךְ וְעַל־בְּצִירֵ֖ךְ שֹׁדֵ֖ד נָפָֽל׃
33 And ioye, and gladnesse is taken from the plentifull fielde, and from the land of Moab: and I haue caused wine to faile from the winepresse: none shall treade with shouting: their shouting shall be no shouting.
וְנֶאֶסְפָ֨ה שִׂמְחָ֥ה וָגִ֛יל מִכַּרְמֶ֖ל וּמֵאֶ֣רֶץ מֹואָ֑ב וְיַ֙יִן֙ מִיקָבִ֣ים הִשְׁבַּ֔תִּי לֹֽא־יִדְרֹ֣ךְ הֵידָ֔ד הֵידָ֖ד לֹ֥א הֵידָֽד׃
34 From the cry of Heshbon vnto Elaleh and vnto Iahaz haue they made their noyse from Zoar vnto Horonaim, ye heiffer of three yere old shall go lowing: for ye waters also of Nimrim shalbe wasted.
מִזַּעֲקַ֨ת חֶשְׁבֹּ֜ון עַד־אֶלְעָלֵ֗ה עַד־יַ֙הַץ֙ נָתְנ֣וּ קֹולָ֔ם מִצֹּ֙עַר֙ עַד־חֹ֣רֹנַ֔יִם עֶגְלַ֖ת שְׁלִֽשִׁיָּ֑ה כִּ֚י גַּם־מֵ֣י נִמְרִ֔ים לִמְשַׁמֹּ֖ות יִהְיֽוּ׃
35 Moreouer, I will cause to cease in Moab, saith the Lord, him that offered in the high places, and him that burneth incense to his gods.
וְהִשְׁבַּתִּ֥י לְמֹואָ֖ב נְאֻם־יְהוָ֑ה מַעֲלֶ֣ה בָמָ֔ה וּמַקְטִ֖יר לֵאלֹהָֽיו׃
36 Therefore mine heart shall sounde for Moab like a shaume, and mine heart shall sound like a shaume for the men of Ker-heres, because the riches that he hath gotten, is perished.
עַל־כֵּ֞ן לִבִּ֤י לְמֹואָב֙ כַּחֲלִלִ֣ים יֶהֱמֶ֔ה וְלִבִּי֙ אֶל־אַנְשֵׁ֣י קִֽיר־חֶ֔רֶשׂ כַּחֲלִילִ֖ים יֶהֱמֶ֑ה עַל־כֵּ֛ן יִתְרַ֥ת עָשָׂ֖ה אָבָֽדוּ׃
37 For euery head shalbe balde, and euery beard plucked: vpon all the handes shall be cuttings, and vpon the loynes sackecloth.
כִּ֤י כָל־רֹאשׁ֙ קָרְחָ֔ה וְכָל־זָקָ֖ן גְּרֻעָ֑ה עַ֤ל כָּל־יָדַ֙יִם֙ גְּדֻדֹ֔ת וְעַל־מָתְנַ֖יִם שָֽׂק׃
38 And mourning shall be vpon all the house toppes of Moab and in all the streetes thereof: for I haue broken Moab like a vessell wherein is no pleasure, sayeth the Lord.
עַ֣ל כָּל־גַּגֹּ֥ות מֹואָ֛ב וּבִרְחֹבֹתֶ֖יהָ כֻּלֹּ֣ה מִסְפֵּ֑ד כִּֽי־שָׁבַ֣רְתִּי אֶת־מֹואָ֗ב כִּכְלִ֛י אֵֽין־חֵ֥פֶץ בֹּ֖ו נְאֻם־יְהוָֽה׃
39 They shall howle, saying, How is he destroyed? howe hath Moab turned the backe with shame? so shall Moab be a derision, and a feare to all them about him.
אֵ֥יךְ חַ֙תָּה֙ הֵילִ֔ילוּ אֵ֛יךְ הִפְנָה־עֹ֥רֶף מֹואָ֖ב בֹּ֑ושׁ וְהָיָ֥ה מֹואָ֛ב לִשְׂחֹ֥ק וְלִמְחִתָּ֖ה לְכָל־סְבִיבָֽיו׃ ס
40 For thus saith the Lord, Beholde, he shall flee as an eagle, and shall spread his wings ouer Moab.
כִּי־כֹה֙ אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֔ה הִנֵּ֥ה כַנֶּ֖שֶׁר יִדְאֶ֑ה וּפָרַ֥שׂ כְּנָפָ֖יו אֶל־מֹואָֽב׃
41 The cities are taken, and the strong holdes are wonne, and ye mightie mens hearts in Moab at that day shalbe as ye heart of a woman in trauaile.
נִלְכְּדָה֙ הַקְּרִיֹּ֔ות וְהַמְּצָדֹ֖ות נִתְפָּ֑שָׂה וְֽ֠הָיָה לֵ֞ב גִּבֹּורֵ֤י מֹואָב֙ בַּיֹּ֣ום הַה֔וּא כְּלֵ֖ב אִשָּׁ֥ה מְצֵרָֽה׃
42 And Moab shall be destroyed from being a people, because he hath set vp himselfe against the Lord.
וְנִשְׁמַ֥ד מֹואָ֖ב מֵעָ֑ם כִּ֥י עַל־יְהוָ֖ה הִגְדִּֽיל׃
43 Feare, and pit and snare shall be vpon thee, O inhabitant of Moab, saith the Lord.
פַּ֥חַד וָפַ֖חַת וָפָ֑ח עָלֶ֛יךָ יֹושֵׁ֥ב מֹואָ֖ב נְאֻם־יְהוָֽה׃
44 He that escapeth from the feare, shall fall in the pit, and he that getteth vp out of the pit, shall be taken in the snare: for I will bring vpon it, euen vpon Moab, the yeere of their visitation, sayeth the Lord.
הַנִּיס (הַנָּ֞ס) מִפְּנֵ֤י הַפַּ֙חַד֙ יִפֹּ֣ל אֶל־הַפַּ֔חַת וְהָֽעֹלֶה֙ מִן־הַפַּ֔חַת יִלָּכֵ֖ד בַּפָּ֑ח כִּֽי־אָבִ֨יא אֵלֶ֧יהָ אֶל־מֹואָ֛ב שְׁנַ֥ת פְּקֻדָּתָ֖ם נְאֻם־יְהוָֽה׃
45 They that fled, stoode vnder the shadowe of Heshbon, because of the force: for the fire came out of Heshbon, and a flame from Sihon, and deuoured the corner of Moab, and the top of the seditious children.
בְּצֵ֥ל חֶשְׁבֹּ֛ון עָמְד֖וּ מִכֹּ֣חַ נָסִ֑ים כִּֽי־אֵ֞שׁ יָצָ֣א מֵחֶשְׁבֹּ֗ון וְלֶֽהָבָה֙ מִבֵּ֣ין סִיחֹ֔ון וַתֹּ֙אכַל֙ פְּאַ֣ת מֹואָ֔ב וְקָדְקֹ֖ד בְּנֵ֥י שָׁאֹֽון׃
46 Wo be vnto thee, O Moab: the people of Chemosh perisheth: for thy sonnes are taken captiues, and thy daughters led into captiuitie.
אֹוי־לְךָ֣ מֹואָ֔ב אָבַ֖ד עַם־כְּמֹ֑ושׁ כִּֽי־לֻקְּח֤וּ בָנֶ֙יךָ֙ בַּשֶּׁ֔בִי וּבְנֹתֶ֖יךָ בַּשִּׁבְיָֽה׃
47 Yet will I bring againe the captiuitie of Moab in the latter dayes, sayeth the Lord. Thus farre of the iudgement of Moab.
וְשַׁבְתִּ֧י שְׁבוּת־מֹואָ֛ב בְּאַחֲרִ֥ית הַיָּמִ֖ים נְאֻם־יְהוָ֑ה עַד־הֵ֖נָּה מִשְׁפַּ֥ט מֹואָֽב׃ ס

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