42
The
sea is come
up upon
Babylon: she is
covered with the
multitude of the
waves thereof.
h't's.kin wy'L;G !w{m]h;B ~'Y;h l,b'B -l;[ h'l'[
43
Her
cities are a
desolation, a
dry land, and a
wilderness, a
land wherein no
man dwelleth, neither doth any
son of
man pass thereby.
#,r,a h'b'r][;w h'Yic #,r,a h'M;v.l 'hy,r'[ .Wy'h ? !eh'B r{b][;y -a{l.w vyia -l'K !eh'B bevey -a{l ? ~'d'a -n,B
44
And I will
punish Bel in
Babylon, and I will bring
forth out of his
mouth that which he hath swallowed
up: and the
nations shall not flow
together any more unto him: yea, the
wall of
Babylon shall
fall.
w{[.liB -t,a yitaec{h.w l,b'b.B leB -l;[ yiT.d;q'p.W ? t;mw{x -m;G ~Iyw{G dw{[ wy'lea .Wr]h.nIy -a{l.w wyiPim ? h'l'p'n l,b'B
45
My
people, go ye
out of the
midst of her, and
deliver ye every
man his
soul from the
fierce anger of the
LORD.
w{v.p;n -t,a vyia .Wj.L;m.W yiM;[ H'kw{Tim .Wa.c ? h'wh.y -p;a !w{r]xem
46
And lest your
heart faint, and ye
fear for the
rumour that shall be
heard in the
land; a
rumour shall both
come one
year, and
after that in another
year shall come a
rumour, and
violence in the
land, ruler against
ruler.
t;[;m.viN;h h'[.Wm.V;B .Wa.ryit.w ~,k.b;b.l .$;rey -n,p.W ? h'n'V;B wy'r]x;a.w h'[.Wm.V;h h'n'V;b a'b.W #,r'a'B ? lev{m -l;[ lev{m.W #,r'a'B s'm'x.w h'[.Wm.V;h
47
Therefore, behold, the
days come, that I will do
judgment upon the graven
images of
Babylon: and her whole
land shall be
confounded, and all her
slain shall
fall in the
midst of her.
yelyis.P -l;[ yiT.d;q'p.W ~yia'B ~yim'y heNih !ek'l ? .Wl.PIy 'hy,l'l]x -l'k.w vw{beT H'c.r;a -l'k.w l,b'b ? H'kw{t.b
48
Then the
heaven and the
earth, and all that is therein, shall
sing for
Babylon: for the
spoilers shall
come unto her from the
north, saith the
LORD.
l{k.w #,r'a'w ~Iy;m'v l,b'B -l;[ .Wn.Nir.w ? h'wh.y -mUa.n ~yid.dw{V;h H'l -aw{b'y !w{p'Cim yiK ~,h'B r,v]a
49
As Babylon hath caused the
slain of
Israel to
fall, so at
Babylon shall
fall the
slain of all the
earth.
l,b'b.l -m;G lea'r.fIy yel.l;x l{P.nil l,b'B -m;G ? #,r'a'h -l'k yel.l;x .Wl.p'n
50
Ye that have
escaped the
sword, go
away, stand not
still:
remember the
LORD afar
off, and let
Jerusalem come into your
mind.
.Wd{m][;T -l;a .Wk.lih b,r,xem ~yijel.P ? ~,k.b;b.l -l;[ h,l][;T ~i;l'v.Wryiw h'wh.y -t,a qw{x'rem .Wr.kiz
51
We are
confounded, because we have
heard reproach: shame hath
covered our
faces: for
strangers are
come into the
sanctuaries of the
LORD'S house.
.Wnyen'P h'Mil.k h't.SiK h'P.r,x .Wn.[;m'v -yiK .Wn.v{B ? h'wh.y tyeB yev.D.qim -l;[ ~yir'z .Wa'B yiK
52
Wherefore, behold, the
days come,
saith the
LORD, that I will do
judgment upon her graven
images: and through all her
land the
wounded shall
groan.
yiT.d;q'p.W h'wh.y -mUa.n ~yia'B ~yim'y -heNih !ek'l ? l'l'x q{n/a,y H'c.r;a -l'k.b.W 'hy,lyis.P -l;[