1
Draw near, O
nations, to
hear; and
listen, O
peoples! Let the
earth and all it
contains hear, and the
world and
all that
springs from it.
[;m.viT .Wbyiv.q;h ~yiMUa.l.W ;[{m.vil ~Iyw{g .Wb.riq ? 'hy,a'c/a,c -l'k.w lebeT H'a{l.m.W #,r'a'h
2
For the
LORD'S indignation is
against all the
nations, And His
wrath against all their
armies; He has
utterly destroyed them, He has
given them over to
slaughter.
h'mex.w ~Iyw{G;h -l'K -l;[ h'why;l @,c,q yiK ? x;b'J;l ~'n't.n ~'myir/x,h ~'a'b.c -l'K -l;[
3
So their
slain will be
thrown out, And their
corpses will
give off their
stench, And the
mountains will be
drenched with their
blood.
~'v.a'b h,l][;y ~,hyer.gip.W .Wk'l.vUy ~,hyel.l;x.w ? ~'m'Dim ~yir'h .WS;m'n.w
4
And
all the
host of
heaven will
wear away, And the
sky will be
rolled up like a
scroll;
All their
hosts will also
wither away As a
leaf withers from the
vine, Or as one
withers from the
fig tree.
r,peS;k .WL{g'n.w ~Iy;m'V;h a'b.c -l'K .WQ;m'n.w ? !,p,Gim h,l'[ l{b.niK lw{BIy ~'a'b.c -l'k.w ~Iy'm'V;h ? h'nea.Tim t,l,b{n.k.W
5
For My
sword is
satiated in
heaven,
Behold it shall
descend for
judgment upon
Edom And upon the
people whom I have
devoted to
destruction.
~w{d/a -l;[ heNih yiB.r;x ~Iy;m'V;b h't..Wir -yiK ? j'P.vim.l yim.r,x ~;[ -l;[.w dereT
6
The
sword of the
LORD is
filled with
blood, It is
sated with
fat, with the
blood of
lambs and
goats, With the
fat of the
kidneys of
rams. For the
LORD has a
sacrifice in
Bozrah And a
great slaughter in the
land of
Edom.
~;Dim b,lexem h'n.v;DUh ~'d h'a.l'm h'why;l b,r,x ? yiK ~yilyea tw{y.liK b,lexem ~yid.WT;[.w ~yir'K ? #,r,a.B lw{d'G x;b,j.w h'r.c'b.B h'why;l x;b,z ? ~w{d/a
7
Wild oxen will also
fall with them And
young bulls with
strong ones; Thus their
land will be
soaked with
blood, And their
dust become greasy with
fat.
~yiryiB;a -mi[ ~yir'p.W ~'Mi[ ~yimea.r .Wd.r'y.w ? !'VUd.y b,lexem ~'r'p][;w ~'Dim ~'c.r;a h't..Wir.w
8
For the
LORD has a
day of
vengeance, A
year of
recompense for the
cause of
Zion.
byir.l ~yim.WLiv t;n.v h'why;l ~'q'n ~w{y yiK ? !w{Yic
9
Its
streams will be
turned into
pitch, And its
loose earth into
brimstone, And its
land will
become burning pitch.
tyir.p'g.l H'r'p][;w t,p,z.l 'hy,l'x.n .Wk.p,h,n.w ? h're[{B t,p,z.l H'c.r;a h't.y'h.w
10
It will not be
quenched night or
day; Its
smoke will
go up
forever. From
generation to
generation it will be
desolate;
None will
pass through it
forever and
ever.
H'n'v][ h,l][;y ~'lw{[.l h,B.kit a{l ~'mw{y.w h'l.y;l ? reb{[ !yea ~yix'c.n x;cen.l b'r/x,T rw{d'l rw{Dim ? H'B
11
But
pelican and
hedgehog will
possess it, And
owl and
raven will
dwell in it; And He will
stretch over it the
line of
desolation And the
plumb line of
emptiness.
H'b -.Wn.K.vIy ber{[.w @w{v.n;y.w dw{Piq.w t;a'q 'h.Wveryiw ? .Wh{b -yen.b;a.w .Wh{t -w;q 'hy,l'[ h'j'n.w
12
Its
nobles -there is
no one there Whom they may
proclaim king - And
all its
princes will be
nothing.
'hy,r'f -l'k.w .Wa'r.qIy h'k.Wl.m ~'v -nyea.w 'hy,r{x ? s,p'a .Wy.hIy
13
Thorns will
come up in its
fortified towers,
Nettles and
thistles in its
fortified cities; It will also be a
haunt of
jackals And an
abode of
ostriches.
'hy,r'c.bim.B ;xw{x'w fw{Miq ~yiryis 'hy,t{n.m.r;a h't.l'[.w ? h'n][;y tw{n.bil ryic'x ~yiN;t hew.n h't.y'h.w
14
The
desert creatures will
meet with the
wolves, The
hairy goat also will
cry to its
kind;
Yes, the
night monster will
settle there And will
find herself a
resting place.
.Whe[er -l;[ ryi['f.w ~yiYia -t,a ~yiYic .Wv.g'p.W ? h'a.c'm.W tyilyiL h'[yiG.rih ~'v -.k;a a'r.qIy ? ;xw{n'm H'l
15
The
tree snake will
make its
nest and
lay eggs
there, And it will
hatch and
gather them under its
protection.
Yes, the
hawks will be
gathered there,
Every one with its
kind.
h'r.g'd.w h'[.q'b.W jeL;m.T;w zw{Piq h'n.Niq h'M'v ? H't.W[.r h'Via tw{Y;d .Wc.B.qin ~'v -.k;a H'Lic.b
16
Seek from the
book of the
LORD, and
read: Not
one of
these will be
missing;
None * will
lack its
mate. For His
mouth has
commanded, And His
Spirit has
gathered them.
h'Nehem t;x;a .Wa'r.q.W h'wh.y r,pes -l;[em .Wv.riD ? yip -yiK .Wd'q'p a{l H't.W[.r h'Via h'r'D.[,n a{l ? !'c.Biq a.Wh w{x.Wr.w h\Wic a.Wh
17
He has
cast the
lot for them, And His
hand has
divided it to them by
line. They shall
possess it
forever *; From
generation to
generation they will
dwell in it.
h'T;q.Lix w{d'y.w l'rw{G !,h'l lyiPih -a.Wh.w ? rw{d'w rw{d.l 'h.Wv'ryIy ~'lw{[ -d;[ w'Q;B ~,h'l ? H'b -.Wn.K.vIy