1
Thus
saith the
LORD; Behold, I will raise
up against
Babylon, and against them that
dwell in the
midst of them that rise
up against me, a
destroying wind;
yeb.v{y -l,a.w l,b'B -l;[ ryi[em yin.nih h'wh.y r;m'a h{K ? tyix.v;m ;x.Wr y'm'q bel
2
And will
send unto
Babylon fanners, that shall
fan her, and shall
empty her
land: for in the
day of
trouble they shall be against her round
about.
H'c.r;a -t,a .Wq.q{byiw 'h.Wrez.w ~yir'z l,b'b.l yiT.x;Liv.w ? h'['r ~w{y.B byib'Sim 'hy,l'[ .Wy'h -yiK
3
Against him that
bendeth let the
archer bend his
bow, and against him that lifteth himself
up in his
brigandine: and
spare ye not her young
men; destroy ye
utterly all her
host.
l;[.tIy -l,a.w w{T.v;q .$er{D;h .${r.dIy .${r.dIy -l,a ? .Wmyir]x;h 'hy,rUx;B -l,a .Wl.m.x;T -l;a.w w{n{y.ris.B ? H'a'b.c -l'K
4
Thus the
slain shall
fall in the
land of the
Chaldeans, and they that are thrust
through in her
streets.
~yir'QUd.m.W ~yiD.f;K #,r,a.B ~yil'l]x .Wl.p'n.w ? 'hy,tw{c.Wx.B
5
For
Israel hath not been
forsaken, nor
Judah of his
God, of the
LORD of
hosts; though their
land was
filled with
sin against the Holy
One of
Israel.
wy'h{l/aem h'd.Whyiw lea'r.fIy !'m.l;a -a{l yiK ? vw{d.Qim ~'v'a h'a.l'm ~'c.r;a yiK tw{a'b.c h'wh.yem ? lea'r.fIy
6
Flee
out of the
midst of
Babylon, and
deliver every
man his
soul: be not cut
off in her
iniquity; for this is the
time of the
LORD'S vengeance; he will
render unto her a
recompence.
.WM;DiT -l;a w{v.p;n vyia .Wj.L;m.W l,b'B .$w{Tim .WsUn ? l.Wm.G h'why;l ayih h'm'q.n te[ yiK H'n{w][;B ? H'l ~eL;v.m a.Wh
7
Babylon hath been a
golden cup in the
LORD'S hand, that made all the
earth drunken: the
nations have
drunken of her
wine; therefore the
nations are
mad.
#,r'a'h -l'K t,r,K;v.m h'wh.y -d;y.B l,b'B b'h'z -sw{K ? ~Iyw{g .Wl.l{h.tIy !eK -l;[ ~Iyw{g .Wt'v H'nyeYim
8
Babylon is
suddenly fallen and
destroyed:
howl for her;
take balm for her
pain, if so be she may be
healed.
'hy,l'[ .Wlyilyeh reb'ViT;w l,b'b h'l.p'n ~{a.tiP ? aep'reT y;l.Wa H'bw{a.k;m.l yir\c .Wx.q
9
We would have
healed Babylon, but she is not
healed:
forsake her, and let us
go every
one into his own
country: for her
judgment reacheth unto
heaven, and is lifted
up even to the
skies.
.$elen.w 'h.Wb.zi[ h't'P.rin a{l.w l,b'B -t,a .WnaiPir ? H'j'P.vim ~Iy;m'V;h -l,a [;g'n -yiK w{c.r;a.l vyia ? ~yiq'x.v -d;[ a'Fin.w
10
The
LORD hath brought
forth our
righteousness: come, and let us
declare in
Zion the
work of the
LORD our
God.
h'r.P;s.n.W .Wa{B .Wnyet{q.dic -t,a h'wh.y ayicw{h ? .Wnyeh{l/a h'wh.y hef][;m -t,a !w{Yic.b
11
Make
bright the
arrows; gather the
shields: the
LORD hath raised
up the
spirit of the
kings of the
Medes: for his
device is against
Babylon, to
destroy it; because it is the
vengeance of the
LORD, the
vengeance of his
temple.
h'wh.y ryi[eh ~yij'l.V;h .Wa.lim ~yiCix;h .Wreb'h ? w{t'Miz.m l,b'B -l;[ -yiK y;d'm yek.l;m ;x.Wr -t,a ? t;m.qin ayih h'wh.y t;m.qin -yiK H'tyix.v;h.l ? w{l'kyeh
12
Set
up the
standard upon the
walls of
Babylon, make the
watch strong, set
up the
watchmen,
prepare the
ambushes: for the
LORD hath both
devised and
done that which he
spake against the
inhabitants of
Babylon.
r'm.viM;h .Wqyiz]x;h sen -.Wa.f l,b'B t{mw{x -l,a ? ~;m'z -m;G yiK ~yib.r{a'h .Wnyik'h ~yir.m{v .Wmyiq'h ? yeb.v{y -l,a r,BiD -r,v]a tea h'f'[ -m;G h'wh.y ? l,b'b
13
O thou that
dwellest upon
many waters, abundant in
treasures, thine
end is
come, and the
measure of thy
covetousness.
a'B t{r'cw{a t;B;r ~yiB;r ~Iy;m -l;[ yiT.n;k{v ? .$e[.ciB t;M;a .$eCiq
14
The
LORD of
hosts hath
sworn by
himself, saying, Surely I will
fill thee with
men, as with
caterpillers; and they shall lift
up a
shout against thee.
.$yitaeLim -mia yiK w{v.p;n.B tw{a'b.c h'wh.y [;B.vin ? d'dyeh .$Iy;l'[ .Wn'[.w q,l,Y;K ~'d'a
15
He hath
made the
earth by his
power, he hath
established the
world by his
wisdom, and hath stretched
out the
heaven by his
understanding.
w{t'n.Wb.tib.W w{t'm.k'x.B lebeT !yikem w{x{k.B #,r,a hef{[ ? ~Iy'm'v h'j'n
16
When he
uttereth his
voice, there is a
multitude of
waters in the
heavens; and he causeth the
vapours to
ascend from the
ends of the
earth: he
maketh lightnings with
rain, and bringeth
forth the
wind out of his
treasures.
~yiaif.n l;[;Y;w ~Iy;m'V;B ~Iy;m !w{m]h w{TiT lw{q.l ? ;x.Wr aec{Y;w h'f'[ r'j'M;l ~yiq'r.B #,r'a -hec.qim ? wy't{r.c{aem