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ܗܟܢܐ ܐܡܪ ܡܪܝܐ ܐܠܗܐ ܚܝܠܬܢܐ ܗܐ ܡܕܝܠ ܐܢܐ ܥܠ ܒܒܠ ܘܥܠ ܥܡܘܪ̈ܝܗ̇ ܠܒܐ ܩܫܝܐ ܘܪܘܚܐ ܡܚܒܠܢܐ
hkn' 'mr mry' 'lh' khylthn' h' mdyl 'n' el bbl wel emwryh lb' qshy' wrwkh' mkhbln'
Yahweh says: “Behold, I will raise up against Babylon, and against those who dwell in Lebkamai, a destroying wind.
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ܘܐܫܕܪ ܥܠ ܒܒܠ ܒܙܘ̈ܙܐ ܘܢܒܙܘܢܗ̇ ܘܢܕܘܫܘܢ ܐܪܥܗ̇ ܘܢܬܟܢܫܘܢ ܥܠܝܗ̇ ܡܢ ܚܕܪ̈ܝܗ̇ ܒܝܘܡܐ ܕܒܝܫܬܐ
w'shdr el bbl bzwz' wnbzwnh wndwshwn 'reh wnthknshwn elyh mn khdryh bywm' dbyshth'
I will send to Babylon strangers, who will winnow her. They will empty her land; for in the day of trouble they will be against her all around.
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ܠܐ ܢܫܠܐ ܡ̇ܢ ܕܫܕܐ ܒܩܫܬܐ ܘܠܐ ܢܫܠܚ ܫܪܝܢܗ ܩܪܒܬܢܐ ܘܠܐ ܬܚܘܣܘܢ ܥܠ ܓܕܘ̈ܕܝܗ̇ ܚܪܘܒܘ ܟܠܗ ܚܝܠܗ̇
l' nshl' mn dshd' bqshth' wl' nshlkh shrynh qrbthn' wl' thkhwswn el gdwdyh khrwbw klh khylh
Against him who bends, let the archer bend his bow, also against him who lifts himself up in his coat of mail. Don’t spare her young men! Utterly destroy all her army!
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ܘܢܦܠܘܢ ܩ̈ܛܝܠܐ ܒܐܪܥܐ ܕܟ̈ܠܕܝܐ ܘܕܡܡܚܝܢ ܒܫ̈ܘܩܝܗ̇
wnplwn qTyl' b're' dkldy' wdmmkhyn bshwqyh
They will fall down slain in the land of the Chaldeans, and thrust through in her streets.
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ܡܛܠ ܕܠܐ ܐܪܡܠ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܘܝܗܘܕܐ ܡܢ ܐܠܗܗܘܢ ܡܢ ܡܪܝܐ ܚܝܠܬܢܐ ܐܠܗܗܘܢ ܡܛܠ ܕܐܪܥܗܘܢ ܐܬܡܠܝܬ ܥܘܠܐ ܩܕܡ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܕܐܝܣܪܐܝܠ
mTl dl' 'rml 'ysryl wyhwd' mn 'lhhwn mn mry' khylthn' 'lhhwn mTl d'rehwn 'thmlyth ewl' qdm qdysh' d'ysr'yl
For Israel is not forsaken, nor Judah, by his God, by Yahweh of Armies; though their land is full of guilt against the Holy One of Israel.
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ܥܪܘܩܘ ܡܢ ܓܘ ܒܒܠ ܘܦܨܘ ܓܒܪ ܢܦܫܗ ܠܐ ܬܒܠܥܘܢ ܒܚ̈ܛܗܝܗ̇ ܡܛܠ ܕܙܒܢܐ ܗܘ ܕܦܘܪܥܢܗ̇ ܡܢ ܡܪܝܐ ܐܝܟ ܥܒ̈ܕܝܗ̇ ܗܘ ܦܪܥ ܠܗ̇
erwqw mn gw bbl wptsw gbr npshh l' thblewn bkhThyh mTl dzbn' hw dpwrenh mn mry' 'yk ebdyh hw pre lh
“Flee out of the middle of Babylon! Everyone save his own life! Don’t be cut off in her iniquity, for it is the time of Yahweh’s vengeance. He will give to her a recompense.
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ܟܣܐ ܕܕܗܒܐ ܒܒܠ ܒܐܝܕܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܕܡܪܘܐ ܠܟܠܗ̇ ܐܪܥܐ ܡܢ ܚܡܪܗ ܐܫܬܝܘ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܥܡ̈ܡܐ ܘܐܬܛܪܦܘ
ks' ddhb' bbl b'ydh dmry' dmrw' lklh 're' mn khmrh 'shthyw klhwn emm' w'thTrpw
Babylon has been a golden cup in Yahweh’s hand, who made all the earth drunk. The nations have drunk of her wine; therefore the nations have gone mad.
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ܡܢ ܫܠܝܐ ܢܦܠܬ ܒܒܠ ܘܐܬܬܒܙܙܬ ܐܝܠܠܘ ܥܠܝܗ̇ ܣܒܘ ܣ̈ܡܡܢܐ ܠܟܐ̈ܒܝܗ̇ ܛܟ ܬܬܐܣܐ
mn shly' nplth bbl w'ththbzzth 'yllw elyh sbw smmn' lk'byh Tk thth's'
Babylon has suddenly fallen and been destroyed! Wail for her! Take balm for her pain. Perhaps she may be healed.
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ܐܣܝܢܗ̇ ܠܒܒܠ ܘܠܐ ܐܬܐܣܝܬ ܢܫܒܩܝܗ̇ ܘܢܐܙܠ ܓܒܪ ܠܐܪܥܗ ܡܛܠ ܕܩܪܒ ܥܕܡܐ ܠܫܡܝܐ ܕܝܢܗ̇ ܘܐܬܬܪܝܡ ܥܕܡܐ ܠܥܢ̈ܢܐ
'synh lbbl wl' 'th'syth nshbqyh wn'zl gbr l'reh mTl dqrb edm' lshmy' dynh w'ththrym edm' lenn'
“We would have healed Babylon, but she is not healed. Forsake her, and let’s each go into his own country; for her judgment reaches to heaven, and is lifted up even to the skies.
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ܐܦܩ ܡܪܝܐ ܙܟܘܬܢ ܬܘ ܢܫܬܥܐ ܒܨܗܝܘܢ ܥܒ̈ܕܘܗܝ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܐܠܗܢ
'pq mry' zkwthn thw nshthe' btshywn ebdwhy dmry' 'lhn
‘Yahweh has produced our righteousness. Come, and let’s declare in Zion the work of Yahweh our God.’
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ܟܢܫܘ ܫ̈ܠܛܐ ܡܠܘ ܓܐܪ̈ܐ ܐܕܝܠ ܡܪܝܐ ܪܘܚܐ ܕܡܠܟܐ ܕܡܕܝ ܡܛܠ ܕܥܠ ܒܒܠ ܬܪܥܝܬܗ ܠܡܚܒܠܘܬܗ̇ ܡܛܠ ܕܦܘܪܥܢܗ ܗܘ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܘܬܒܥܬܐ ܕܗܝܟܠܗ
knshw shlT' mlw g'r' 'dyl mry' rwkh' dmlk' dmdy mTl del bbl threythh lmkhblwthh mTl dpwrenh hw dmry' wthbeth' dhyklh
“Make the arrows sharp! Hold the shields firmly! Yahweh has stirred up the spirit of the kings of the Medes, because his purpose is against Babylon, to destroy it; for it is the vengeance of Yahweh, the vengeance of his temple.
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ܥܠ ܫܘܪ̈ܝܗ̇ ܕܒܒܠ ܫܩܘܠܘ ܐܬܐ ܐܩܝܡܘ ܡܛܪܬܐ ܘܛܒܥܘܗ̇ ܒܡ̈ܝܐ ܡܛܠ ܕܥܒܕ ܡܪܝܐ ܡܕܡ ܕܐܬܪܥܝ ܒܒܒܠ
el shwryh dbbl shqwlw 'th' 'qymw mTrth' wTbewh bmy' mTl debd mry' mdm d'threy bbbl
Set up a standard against the walls of Babylon! Make the watch strong! Set the watchmen, and prepare the ambushes; for Yahweh has both purposed and done that which he spoke concerning the inhabitants of Babylon.
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ܕܫܪܝܐ ܗܘܬ ܒܡ̈ܝܐ ܣ̈ܓܝܐܐ ܣ̈ܓܝܐܝܢ ܓܙܝ̈ܟܝ ܡܛܐ ܩܨܟܝ ܘܥܫܢܬ ܡܚܘܬܟܝ
dshry' hwth bmy' sgy'' sgy'yn gzyky mT' qtsky weshnth mkhwthky
You who dwell on many waters, abundant in treasures, your end has come, the measure of your covetousness.
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ܐܝܡܐ ܡܪܝܐ ܚܝܠܬܢܐ ܒܢܦܫܗ ܕܐܡܠܝܟܝ ܐܢܫܐ ܐܝܟ ܩܡܨܐ ܘܢܥܢܘܢ ܥܠܝܟܝ ܘܢܐܡܪܘܢ ܗܘܝ ܗܘܝ
'ym' mry' khylthn' bnpshh d'mlyky 'nsh' 'yk qmts' wnenwn elyky wn'mrwn hwy hwy
Yahweh of Armies has sworn by himself, saying, ‘Surely I will fill you with men, as with locusts, and they will lift up a shout against you.’
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ܡܪܝܐ ܥܒܕ ܐܪܥܐ ܒܚܝܠܗ ܘܐܬܩܢ ܬܒܝܠ ܒܚܟܡܬܗ ܘܒܣܘܟܠܗ ܡܬܚ ܫܡܝܐ
mry' ebd 're' bkhylh w'thqn thbyl bkhkmthh wbswklh mthkh shmy'
“He has made the earth by his power. He has established the world by his wisdom. By his understanding he has stretched out the heavens.
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ܝܗܒ ܩܠܐ ܕܪܓܘܫܝܐ ܕܡ̈ܝܐ ܒܫܡܝܐ ܡܣܩ ܥܢ̈ܢܐ ܡܢ ܣܘ̈ܦܝܗ̇ ܕܐܪܥܐ ܘܒܪ̈ܩܐ ܠܡܛܪܐ ܥܒܕ ܡܦܩ ܪ̈ܘܚܐ ܡܢ ܐܘܨܪ̈ܘܗܝ
yhb ql' drgwshy' dmy' bshmy' msq enn' mn swpyh d're' wbrq' lmTr' ebd mpq rwkh' mn 'wtsrwhy
When he utters his voice, there is a roar of waters in the heavens, and he causes the vapors to ascend from the ends of the earth. He makes lightning for the rain, and brings the wind out of his treasuries.
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ܫܛܐ ܟܠ ܒܪܢܫ ܡܢ ܝܕܥܬܐ ܒܗܬܘ ܟܠ ܩܝܢ̈ܝܐ ܡܢ ܓ̈ܠܝܦܐ ܕܥܒܕܘ ܡܛܠ ܕܕܓܠܘܬܐ ܢܣܟܘ ܘܠܝܬ ܒܗܘܢ ܪܘܚܐ
shT' kl brnsh mn ydeth' bhthw kl qyny' mn glyp' debdw mTl ddglwth' nskw wlyth bhwn rwkh'
“Every man has become stupid and without knowledge. Every goldsmith is disappointed by his image, for his molten images are falsehood, and there is no breath in them.
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ܠܐ ܡܕܡ ܐܢܘܢ ܘܥܒ̈ܕܐ ܐܢܘܢ ܫ̈ܛܝܐ ܒܙܒܢܐ ܕܡܬܦܩܕܝܢ ܢܐܒܕܘܢ
l' mdm 'nwn webd' 'nwn shTy' bzbn' dmthpqdyn n'bdwn
They are vanity, a work of delusion. In the time of their visitation, they will perish.
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ܠܐ ܐܝܟ ܕܗܠܝܢ ܡܢܬܗ ܕܝܥܩܘܒ ܐܠܐ ܡ̇ܢ ܕܒܪܐ ܟܠ ܗܘܝܘ ܡܢܬܗܘܢ ܘܫܒܛܐ ܕܝܪܬܘܬܗܘܢ ܡܪܝܐ ܚܝܠܬܢܐ ܫܡܗ
l' 'yk dhlyn mnthh dyeqwb 'l' mn dbr' kl hwyw mnthhwn wshbT' dyrthwthhwn mry' khylthn' shmh
The portion of Jacob is not like these, for he formed all things, including the tribe of his inheritance. Yahweh of Armies is his name.
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ܛܝܒܘ ܠܝ ܡܐ̈ܢܐ ܕܩܪܒܐ ܐܒܕܪ ܒܟܝ ܥܡ̈ܡܐ ܘܐܚܒܠ ܒܟܝ ܡ̈ܠܟܘܬܐ
Tybw ly m'n' dqrb' 'bdr bky emm' w'khbl bky mlkwth'
“You are my battle ax and weapons of war. With you I will break the nations into pieces. With you I will destroy kingdoms.
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ܘܐܒܕܪ ܒܟܝ ܪ̈ܟܫܐ ܘܪ̈ܟܒܝܗܘܢ ܘܐܒܕܪ ܒܟܝ ܡܪ̈ܟܒܬܐ ܘܪ̈ܟܒܝܗܝܢ
w'bdr bky rksh' wrkbyhwn w'bdr bky mrkbth' wrkbyhyn
With you I will break in pieces the horse and his rider.
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ܘܐܒܕܪ ܒܟܝ ܓܒܪ̈ܐ ܘܢܫ̈ܐ ܘܐܒܕܪ ܒܟܝ ܣܒ̈ܐ ܘܥ̈ܠܝܡܐ ܘܐܒܕܪ ܒܟܝ ܓܕܘ̈ܕܐ ܘܒܬ̈ܘܠܬܐ
w'bdr bky gbr' wnsh' w'bdr bky sb' welym' w'bdr bky gdwd' wbthwlth'
With you I will break in pieces the chariot and him who rides therein. With you I will break in pieces man and woman. With you I will break in pieces the old man and the youth. With you I will break in pieces the young man and the virgin.
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ܘܐܒܕܪ ܒܟܝ ܪܥܝܐ ܘܓܙܪܗ ܘܐܒܕܪ ܒܟܝ ܐܟܪܐ ܘܦܕܢܗ ܘܐܒܕܪ ܒܟܝ ܛܪ̈ܘܢܐ ܘܫ̈ܠܝܛܢܐ
w'bdr bky rey' wgzrh w'bdr bky 'kr' wpdnh w'bdr bky Trwn' wshlyTn'
With you I will break in pieces the shepherd and his flock. With you I will break in pieces the farmer and his yoke. With you I will break in pieces governors and deputies.
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ܘܐܦܪܘܥ ܠܒܒܠ ܘܠܟܠܗܘܢ ܥܡܘܪ̈ܐ ܕܟ̈ܠܕܝܐ ܟܠܗ̇ ܒܝܫܬܐ ܕܥܒܕܘ ܒܨܗܝܘܢ ܠܥܢ̈ܝܟܘܢ ܐܡܪ ܡܪܝܐ
w'prwe lbbl wlklhwn emwr' dkldy' klh byshth' debdw btshywn lenykwn 'mr mry'
“I will give to Babylon and to all the inhabitants of Chaldea all their evil that they have done in Zion in your sight,” says Yahweh.
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ܗܐ ܐܢܐ ܥܠܝܟ ܛܘܪܐ ܡܚܒܠܢܐ ܐܡܪ ܡܪܝܐ ܕܚܒܠ ܠܟܠܗ̇ ܐܪܥܐ ܘܐܪܝܡ ܐܝܕܝ ܥܠܝܟ ܘܐܩܠܟ ܡܢ ܟܐܦܐ ܘܐܥܒܕܟ ܠܛܘܪܐ ܝܩܝܕܐ
h' 'n' elyk Twr' mkhbln' 'mr mry' dkhbl lklh 're' w'rym 'ydy elyk w'qlk mn k'p' w'ebdk lTwr' yqyd'
“Behold, I am against you, destroying mountain,” says Yahweh, “which destroys all the earth. I will stretch out my hand on you, roll you down from the rocks, and will make you a burned mountain.
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ܘܠܐ ܢܣܒܘܢ ܡܢܟ ܟܐܦܐ ܠܙܘܝܬܐ ܘܟܐܦܐ ܠܫܬܐܣܬܐ ܐܠܐ ܠܚܘܪܒܐ ܠܥܠܡ ܬܗܘܐ ܐܡܪ ܡܪܝܐ
wl' nsbwn mnk k'p' lzwyth' wk'p' lshth'sth' 'l' lkhwrb' lelm thhw' 'mr mry'
They won’t take a cornerstone from you, nor a stone for foundations; but you will be desolate forever,” says Yahweh.
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ܫܩܘܠܘ ܐܬܐ ܒܐܪܥܐ ܩܪܘ ܫܝܦܘܪܐ ܒܥܡ̈ܡܐ ܛܝܒܘ ܥܠܝܗ̇ ܥܡ̈ܡܐ ܐܫܡܥܘ ܥܠܝܗ̇ ܡ̈ܠܟܘܬܐ ܕܐܪܕܛ ܘܕܐܪܡܢܝ ܘܕܐܫܟܢܙ ܦܩܘܕܘ ܥܠܝܗ ܐܒܕܢܐ ܐܣܩܘ ܪ̈ܟܫܐ ܐܝܟ ܙܚܠܐ
shqwlw 'th' b're' qrw shypwr' bemm' Tybw elyh emm' 'shmew elyh mlkwth' d'rdT wd'rmny wd'shknz pqwdw elyh 'bdn' 'sqw rksh' 'yk zkhl'
“Set up a standard in the land! Blow the trumpet among the nations! Prepare the nations against her! Call together against her the kingdoms of Ararat, Minni, and Ashkenaz! Appoint a marshal against her! Cause the horses to come up as the swarming locusts!
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ܛܝܒܘ ܥܠܝܗ̇ ܥܡ̈ܡܐ ܠܡܠܟܐ ܕܡܕܝ ܘܠܚܐܪ̈ܘܗܝ ܘܠܟܠܗܘܢ ܫ̈ܠܝܛܢܘܗܝ
Tybw elyh emm' lmlk' dmdy wlkh'rwhy wlklhwn shlyTnwhy
Prepare against her the nations, the kings of the Medes, its governors, and all its deputies, and all the land of their dominion!
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ܘܬܙܘܥ ܐܪܥܐ ܘܬܬܘܪ ܡܛܠ ܕܩܡܬ ܥܠ ܒܒܠ ܡܚܫܒܬܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܠܡܚܪܒܘ ܐܪܥܐ ܕܒܒܠ ܡܢ ܒܠܝ ܕܝܬܒ
wthzwe 're' wththwr mTl dqmth el bbl mkhshbthh dmry' lmkhrbw 're' dbbl mn bly dythb
The land trembles and is in pain; for the purposes of Yahweh against Babylon stand, to make the land of Babylon a desolation, without inhabitant.
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ܣܦܘ ܓܒܪ̈ܐ ܕܒܒܠ ܠܡܬܟܬܫܘ ܥܡ ܝܬ̈ܒܝ ܡܨܪܘܬ ܐܬܬܒܪܬ ܓܢܒܪܘܬܗܘܢ ܘܗܘܘ ܐܝܟ ܢܫ̈ܐ ܥܩܘܪܘ ܡܫ̈ܟܢܝܗ̇ ܬܒܪܘ ܬܪ̈ܥܝܗ̇
spw gbr' dbbl lmthkthshw em ythby mtsrwth 'ththbrth gnbrwthhwn whww 'yk nsh' eqwrw mshknyh thbrw threyh
The mighty men of Babylon have stopped fighting, they remain in their strongholds. Their might has failed. They have become as women. Her dwelling places are set on fire. Her bars are broken.
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ܕܪܗܛ ܠܘܩܒܠ ܕܪܗܛ ܢܪܗܛ ܘܕܡܚܘܐ ܠܘܩܒܠ ܕܡܚܘܐ ܠܡܚܘܝܘ ܠܡܠܟܐ ܕܒܒܠ ܕܐܬܬܚܕܬ ܡܕܝܢܬܗ ܡܢ ܚܕܪ̈ܝܗ̇
drhT lwqbl drhT nrhT wdmkhw' lwqbl dmkhw' lmkhwyw lmlk' dbbl d'ththkhdth mdynthh mn khdryh
One runner will run to meet another, and one messenger to meet another, to show the king of Babylon that his city is taken on every quarter.
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ܘܡܥܒܪ̈ܬܗ̇ ܐܬܬܚܕ ܘܐ̈ܓܡܝܗ̇ ܐܝܩܕܘ ܒܢܘܪܐ ܘܟܠܗܘܢ ܓܒܪ̈ܝܗ̇ ܩܪ̈ܒܬܢܐ ܐܬܕܠܚܘ
wmebrthh 'ththkhd w'gmyh 'yqdw bnwr' wklhwn gbryh qrbthn' 'thdlkhw
So the passages are seized. They have burned the reeds with fire. The men of war are frightened.”
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ܡܛܠ ܕܗܟܢܐ ܐܡܪ ܡܪܝܐ ܚܝܠܬܢܐ ܐܠܗܐ ܕܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܒܪܬ ܒܒܠ ܐܝܟ ܐܕܪܐ ܕܡܛܐ ܙܒܢ ܕܪܟܬܗ ܥܕ ܩܠܝܠ ܘܡܛܐ ܩܛܦܗ̇
mTl dhkn' 'mr mry' khylthn' 'lh' d'ysryl brth bbl 'yk 'dr' dmT' zbn drkthh ed qlyl wmT' qTph
For Yahweh of Armies, the God of Israel says: “The daughter of Babylon is like a threshing floor at the time when it is trodden. Yet a little while, and the time of harvest comes for her.”
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ܐܡܪܬ ܐܘܪܫܠܡ ܐܟܠܢܝ ܘܒܙܢܝ ܢܒܘܟܕܢܨܪ ܡܠܟܐ ܕܒܒܠ ܐܩܝܡܢܝ ܐܝܟ ܡܐܢܐ ܣܪܝܩܐ ܒܠܥܢܝ ܐܝܟ ܬܢܝܢܐ ܡܠܐ ܟܪܣܗ ܡܢ ܥܘܕܢܝ ܘܐܛܥܝܢܝ
'mrth 'wrshlm 'klny wbzny nbwkdntsr mlk' dbbl 'qymny 'yk m'n' sryq' bleny 'yk thnyn' ml' krsh mn ewdny w'Teyny
“Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon has devoured me. He has crushed me. He has made me an empty vessel. He has, like a monster, swallowed me up. He has filled his mouth with my delicacies. He has cast me out.
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ܒܙܬܝ ܘܩܢܝܢܝ ܠܒܒܠ ܐܫܬܒܝ ܘܕܡܝ ܥܠ ܥܡܘܪ̈ܐ ܕܟ̈ܠܕܝܐ ܬܐܡܪ ܐܘܪܫܠܡ
bzthy wqnyny lbbl 'shthby wdmy el emwr' dkldy' th'mr 'wrshlm
May the violence done to me and to my flesh be on Babylon!” the inhabitant of Zion will say; and, “May my blood be on the inhabitants of Chaldea!” will Jerusalem say.
36
ܡܛܠ ܗܢܐ ܗܟܢܐ ܐܡܪ ܡܪܝܐ ܗܐ ܕܐܢ ܐܢܐ ܕܝܢܟܝ ܘܡܬܢܩܡ ܐܢܐ ܢܩܡܬܟܝ ܘܐܚܪܒ ܝܡܐ ܕܒܒܠ ܘܐܘܒܫ ܡܒ̈ܘܥܘܗܝ
mTl hn' hkn' 'mr mry' h' d'n 'n' dynky wmthnqm 'n' nqmthky w'khrb ym' dbbl w'wbsh mbwewhy
Therefore Yahweh says: “Behold, I will plead your cause, and take vengeance for you. I will dry up her sea, and make her fountain dry.
37
ܘܬܗܘܐ ܒܒܠ ܚܪܒܬܐ ܡܥܡܪܐ ܠܝܪ̈ܘܪܐ ܘܠܬܡܗܐ ܘܠܡܫܪܘܩܝܬܐ ܡܢ ܒܠܝ ܕܝܬܒ ܒܗ̇
wthhw' bbl khrbth' memr' lyrwr' wlthmh' wlmshrwqyth' mn bly dythb bh
Babylon will become heaps, a dwelling place for jackals, an astonishment, and a hissing, without inhabitant.
38
ܐܝܟ ܐܪ̈ܝܘܬܐ ܢܢܗܡܘܢ ܘܢܥܪܘܢ ܐܝܟ ܓܪ̈ܝܐ ܕܐܪ̈ܝܘܬܐ
'yk 'rywth' nnhmwn wnerwn 'yk gry' d'rywth'
They will roar together like young lions. They will growl as lions’ cubs.
39
ܒܚܡܬܐ ܐܥܒܕ ܡܫܬܝܗܘܢ ܘܐܪܘܐ ܐܢܘܢ ܘܢܬܬܒܪܘܢ ܘܢܕܡܟܘܢ ܫܢܬܐ ܠܥܠܡ ܘܠܐ ܢܬܬܥܝܪܘܢ ܐܡܪ ܡܪܝܐ
bkhmth' 'ebd mshthyhwn w'rw' 'nwn wnththbrwn wndmkwn shnth' lelm wl' nththeyrwn 'mr mry'
When they are inflamed, I will make their feast, and I will make them drunk, that they may rejoice, and sleep a perpetual sleep, and not wake up,” says Yahweh.
40
ܘܐܫܠܡ ܐܢܘܢ ܐܝܟ ܡ̈ܦܛܡܐ ܠܩܛܠܐ ܘܐܝܟ ܕܟܪ̈ܐ ܘܓܕ̈ܝܐ ܠܢܟܣܬܐ
w'shlm 'nwn 'yk mpTm' lqTl' w'yk dkr' wgdy' lnksth'
“I will bring them down like lambs to the slaughter, like rams with male goats.
41
ܐܝܟܢܐ ܐܬܬܚܕܬ ܐܪܫܟܝܬܐ ܬܫܒܘܚܬܐ ܕܟܘܠܗ̇ ܐܪܥܐ ܐܝܟܢܐ ܗܘܬ ܠܬܡܗܐ ܒܒܠ ܒܥܡ̈ܡܐ
'ykn' 'ththkhdth 'rshkyth' thshbwkhth' dkwlh 're' 'ykn' hwth lthmh' bbl bemm'
“How Sheshach is taken! How the praise of the whole earth is seized! How Babylon has become a desolation among the nations!
42
ܣܠܩ ܥܠ ܒܒܠ ܝܡܐ ܘܒܣܘܓܐܐ ܕܓ̈ܠܠܘܗܝ ܐܬܟܣܝܬ
slq el bbl ym' wbswg'' dgllwhy 'thksyth
The sea has come up on Babylon. She is covered with the multitude of its waves.
43
ܗ̈ܘܝ ܩܘܪ̈ܝܗ̇ ܠܬܡܗܐ ܐܝܟ ܐܪܥܐ ܚܪܒܬܐ ܘܨܕܝܬܐ ܠܐ ܢܬܒ ܒܗܝܢ ܓܒܪ ܘܠܐ ܢܥܡܪ ܒܗܝܢ ܒܪܢܫ
hwy qwryh lthmh' 'yk 're' khrbth' wtsdyth' l' nthb bhyn gbr wl' nemr bhyn brnsh
Her cities have become a desolation, a dry land, and a desert, a land in which no man dwells. No son of man passes by it.
44
ܘܐܦܩܘܕ ܥܠ ܒܝܠ ܒܒܒܠ ܘܐܦܩ ܙܘܬܪ̈ܘܗܝ ܡܢ ܦܘܡܗ ܘܠܐ ܢܕܚܠܘܢ ܠܗ ܬܘܒ ܥܡ̈ܡܐ ܘܐܦ ܫܘܪ̈ܝܗ̇ ܕܒܒܠ ܐܪ̈ܘܝܚܐ ܢܦܠܘܢ
w'pqwd el byl bbbl w'pq zwthrwhy mn pwmh wl' ndkhlwn lh thwb emm' w'p shwryh dbbl 'rwykh' nplwn
I will execute judgment on Bel in Babylon, and I will bring out of his mouth that which he has swallowed up. The nations will not flow any more to him. Yes, the wall of Babylon will fall.
45
ܦܘܩܘ ܡܢ ܓܘܗ̇ ܥܡܝ ܘܦܠܛܘ ܓܒܪ ܢܦܫܗ ܡܢ ܚܡܬܐ ܕܪܘܓܙܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ
pwqw mn gwh emy wplTw gbr npshh mn khmth' drwgzh dmry'
“My people, go away from the middle of her, and each of you save yourselves from Yahweh’s fierce anger.
46
ܕܠܡܐ ܢܬܬܒܪ ܠܒܟܘܢ ܘܬܕܚܠܘܢ ܡܢ ܛܒܐ ܕܡܫܬܡܥ ܒܐܪܥܐ ܘܢܐܬܐ ܒܗ̇ ܒܫܢܬܐ ܗ̇ܝ ܛܒܐ ܘܒܬܪܗ̇ ܕܫܢܬܐ ܛܒܐ ܐܚܪܢܐ ܘܢܗܘܐ ܚܛܘܦܝܐ ܒܐܪܥܐ ܘܢܩܘܡ ܫܠܝܛܐ ܥܠ ܫܠܝܛܐ
dlm' nththbr lbkwn wthdkhlwn mn Tb' dmshthme b're' wn'th' bh bshnth' hy Tb' wbthrh dshnth' Tb' 'khrn' wnhw' khTwpy' b're' wnqwm shlyT' el shlyT'
Don’t let your heart faint. Don’t fear for the news that will be heard in the land. For news will come one year, and after that in another year news will come, and violence in the land, ruler against ruler.
47
ܡܛܠ ܗܢܐ ܗܐ ܝܘܡ̈ܬܐ ܐܬܝܢ ܐܡܪ ܡܪܝܐ ܘܐܦܩܘܕ ܥܠ ܓܠܝܦܝܗ̇ ܕܒܒܠ ܘܟܠܗ̇ ܐܪܥܐ ܬܐܒܕ ܘܟܠܗܘܢ ܩ̈ܛܝܠܝܗ̇ ܢܦܠܘܢ ܒܓܘܗ
mTl hn' h' ywmth' 'thyn 'mr mry' w'pqwd el glypyh dbbl wklh 're' th'bd wklhwn qTylyh nplwn bgwh
Therefore behold, the days come that I will execute judgment on the engraved images of Babylon; and her whole land will be confounded. All her slain will fall in the middle of her.
48
ܘܢܚܕܘܢ ܥܠ ܒܒܠ ܫܡܝܐ ܘܐܪܥܐ ܘܟܠ ܕܒܗܘܢ ܡܛܠ ܕܡܢ ܓܪܒܝܐ ܢܐܬܘܢ ܥܠܝܗ̇ ܒܙܘ̈ܙܐ ܐܡܪ ܡܪܝܐ
wnkhdwn el bbl shmy' w're' wkl dbhwn mTl dmn grby' n'thwn elyh bzwz' 'mr mry'
Then the heavens and the earth, and all that is therein, will sing for joy over Babylon; for the destroyers will come to her from the north,” says Yahweh.
49
ܘܐܦ ܒܒܒܠ ܢܦܠܘܢ ܩ̈ܛܝܠܐ ܕܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܘܐܦ ܡܢ ܒܒܠ ܢܦܠܘܢ ܩ̈ܛܝܠܐ ܒܟܠܗ ܐܪܥܐ
w'p bbbl nplwn qTyl' d'ysryl w'p mn bbl nplwn qTyl' bklh 're'
“As Babylon has caused the slain of Israel to fall, so the slain of all the land will fall at Babylon.
50
ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܐܬܦܠܛܘ ܡܢ ܚܪܒܐ ܙܠܘ ܘܠܐ ܬܩܘܡܘܢ ܐܬܕܟܪܘ ܡܢ ܪܘܚܩܐ ܠܡܪܝܐ ܘܐܘܪܫܠܡ ܬܣܩ ܥܠ ܠܒܟܘܢ ܘܢܐܡܪܘܢ ܕܒܝܬ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ
'ylyn d'thplTw mn khrb' zlw wl' thqwmwn 'thdkrw mn rwkhq' lmry' w'wrshlm thsq el lbkwn wn'mrwn dbyth 'ysryl
You who have escaped the sword, go! Don’t stand still! Remember Yahweh from afar, and let Jerusalem come into your mind.”
51
ܒܗܬܢ ܛܒ ܡܛܠ ܕܫܡܥܢ ܚܣܕܐ ܘܟܣܝܬ ܒܗܬܬܐ ܠܐ̈ܦܝܢ ܡܛܠ ܕܥܠܘ ܢܘܟܪ̈ܝܐ ܠܡܩܕܫܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ
bhthn Tb mTl dshmen khsd' wksyth bhthth' l'pyn mTl delw nwkry' lmqdshh dmry'
“We are confounded because we have heard reproach. Confusion has covered our faces, for strangers have come into the sanctuaries of Yahweh’s house.”
52
ܡܛܠ ܗܢܐ ܗܐ ܝܘܡ̈ܬܐ ܐܬܝܢ ܐܡܪ ܡܪܝܐ ܘܐܦܩܘܕ ܥܠ ܒܒܠ ܘܥܠ ܓܠܝܦ̈ܝܗ̇ ܘܒܟܘܠܗ̇ ܐܪܥܐ ܢܦܠܘܢ ܩ̈ܛܝܠܝܗ̇
mTl hn' h' ywmth' 'thyn 'mr mry' w'pqwd el bbl wel glypyh wbkwlh 're' nplwn qTylyh
“Therefore behold, the days come,” says Yahweh, “that I will execute judgment on her engraved images; and through all her land the wounded will groan.
53
ܐܢ ܬܣܩ ܒܒܠ ܠܫܡܝܐ ܘܐܢ ܬܣܝܡ ܒܪܘܡܐ ܥܘܫܢܗ̇ ܡܢ ܩܕܡܝ ܢܐܬܘܢ ܥܠܝܗ̇ ܒܙܘ̈ܙܐ ܐܡܪ ܡܪܝܐ
'n thsq bbl lshmy' w'n thsym brwm' ewshnh mn qdmy n'thwn elyh bzwz' 'mr mry'
Though Babylon should mount up to the sky, and though she should fortify the height of her strength, yet destroyers will come to her from me,” says Yahweh.
54
ܩܠܐ ܕܝܠܠܬܐ ܡܢ ܒܒܠ ܘܬܒܪܐ ܪܒܐ ܡܢ ܐܪܥܐ ܕܟ̈ܠܕܝܐ
ql' dyllth' mn bbl wthbr' rb' mn 're' dkldy'
“The sound of a cry comes from Babylon, and of great destruction from the land of the Chaldeans!
55
ܡܛܠ ܕܒܙ ܡܪܝܐ ܠܒܒܠ ܘܐܘܒܕ ܡܢܗ̇ ܒܢ̈ܝ ܐܢܫܐ ܘܒܥܝܪܐ ܩܠܐ ܪܒܐ ܐܝܟ ܡ̈ܝܐ ܣ̈ܓܝܐܐ ܕܐܙܠ ܩܠܗܘܢ
mTl dbz mry' lbbl w'wbd mnh bny 'nsh' wbeyr' ql' rb' 'yk my' sgy'' d'zl qlhwn
For Yahweh lays Babylon waste, and destroys out of her the great voice! Their waves roar like many waters. The noise of their voice is uttered.
56
ܡܛܠ ܕܐܬܘ ܥܠ ܒܒܠ ܒܙܘ̈ܙܐ ܘܐܬܬܚܕܘ ܓܢܒܪ̈ܝܗ̇ ܘܐܬܬܒܪ ܩܫ̈ܬܬܗܘܢ ܡܛܠ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܦܪܘܥܐ ܡܪܝܐ ܡܦܪܥ ܢܦܪܘܥ ܐܢܘܢ
mTl d'thw el bbl bzwz' w'ththkhdw gnbryh w'ththbr qshththhwn mTl d'lh' prwe' mry' mpre nprwe 'nwn
For the destroyer has come on her, even on Babylon. Her mighty men are taken. Their bows are broken in pieces, for Yahweh is a God of retribution. He will surely repay.
57
ܘܐܪܘܐ ܪ̈ܘܪܒܢܝܗ̇ ܘܚ̈ܟܝܡܝܗ̇ ܘܚܐܪ̈ܝܗ̇ ܘܫ̈ܠܝܛܢܝܗ̇ ܘܓܢܒܪ̈ܝܗ̇ ܘܢܕܡܟܘܢ ܫܢܬܐ ܠܥܠܡ ܘܠܐ ܢܬܬܥܝܪܘܢ ܐܡܪ ܡܠܟܐ ܡܪܝܐ ܚܝܠܬܢܐ ܫܡܗ
w'rw' rwrbnyh wkhkymyh wkh'ryh wshlyTnyh wgnbryh wndmkwn shnth' lelm wl' nththeyrwn 'mr mlk' mry' khylthn' shmh
I will make her princes, her wise men, her governors, her deputies, and her mighty men drunk. They will sleep a perpetual sleep, and not wake up,” says the King, whose name is Yahweh of Armies.
58
ܗܟܢܐ ܐܡܪ ܡܪܝܐ ܚܝܠܬܢܐ ܫܘܪ̈ܝܗ̇ ܕܒܒܠ ܐܪ̈ܘܝܚܐ ܡܬܥܩܪܘ ܢܬܥܩܪܘܢ ܘܬܪ̈ܥܝܗ̇ ܪ̈ܡܐ ܒܢܘܪܐ ܢܐܩܕܘܢ ܘܢܠܐܘܢ ܥܡ̈ܡܐ ܣܪܝܩܐܝܬ ܘܐܡ̈ܘܬܐ ܒܢܘܪܐ ܢܬܛܪ̈ܦܢ
hkn' 'mr mry' khylthn' shwryh dbbl 'rwykh' mtheqrw ntheqrwn wthreyh rm' bnwr' n'qdwn wnl'wn emm' sryq'yth w'mwth' bnwr' nthTrpn
Yahweh of Armies says: “The wide walls of Babylon will be utterly overthrown. Her high gates will be burned with fire. The peoples will labor for vanity, and the nations for the fire; and they will be weary.”
59
ܦܬܓܡܐ ܕܦܩܕ ܐܪܡܝܐ ܢܒܝܐ ܠܫܪܝܐ ܒܪ ܢܪܝܐ ܒܪ ܡܥܣܝܐ ܟܕ ܐܙܠ ܥܡ ܨܕܩܝܐ ܡܠܟܐ ܕܝܗܘܕܐ ܠܒܒܠ ܒܫܢܬ ܚܕܥܣܪܐ ܕܡܠܟܘܬܗ ܘܫܪܝܐ ܪܒ ܡܫܪܝܬܐ ܗܘܐ
pthgm' dpqd 'rmy' nby' lshry' br nry' br mesy' kd 'zl em tsdqy' mlk' dyhwd' lbbl bshnth khdesr' dmlkwthh wshry' rb mshryth' hw'
The word which Jeremiah the prophet commanded Seraiah the son of Neriah, the son of Mahseiah, when he went with Zedekiah the king of Judah to Babylon in the fourth year of his reign. Now Seraiah was chief quartermaster.
60
ܘܟܬܒ ܐܪܡܝܐ ܟܠܗ̇ ܒܝܫܬܐ ܕܐܬܝܐ ܥܠ ܒܒܠ ܒܣܦܪܐ ܚܕ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܦܬ̈ܓܡܐ ܗܠܝܢ ܕܟܬܝܒܝܢ ܥܠ ܒܒܠ
wkthb 'rmy' klh byshth' d'thy' el bbl bspr' khd klhwn pthgm' hlyn dkthybyn el bbl
Jeremiah wrote in a book all the evil that should come on Babylon, even all these words that are written concerning Babylon.
61
ܘܐܡܪ ܐܪܡܝܐ ܠܫܪܝܐ ܡܐ ܕܥܠܬ ܠܓܘ ܒܒܠ ܩܪܝ ܘܚܙܝ ܟܘܠܗܘܢ ܦܬܓܡ̈ܐ ܗܠܝܢ
w'mr 'rmy' lshry' m' delth lgw bbl qry wkhzy kwlhwn pthgm' hlyn
Jeremiah said to Seraiah, “When you come to Babylon, then see that you read all these words,
62
ܘܐܡܪ ܡܪܝܐ ܐܢܬ ܐܡܪܬ ܥܠ ܐܬܪܐ ܗܢܐ ܠܡܘܒܕܘܬܗ ܕܠܐ ܢܗܘܐ ܒܗ ܕܝܬܒ ܡܢ ܒܢ̈ܝ ܐܢܫܐ ܘܥܕܡܐ ܠܒܥܝܪܐ ܡܛܠ ܕܠܚܘܪܒܐ ܠܥܠܡ ܢܗܘܐ
w'mr mry' 'nth 'mrth el 'thr' hn' lmwbdwthh dl' nhw' bh dythb mn bny 'nsh' wedm' lbeyr' mTl dlkhwrb' lelm nhw'
and say, ‘Yahweh, you have spoken concerning this place, to cut it off, that no one will dwell in it, neither man nor animal, but that it will be desolate forever.’
63
ܘܡܐ ܕܫܠܡܬ ܠܡܩܪܐ ܒܣܦܪܐ ܗܢܐ ܩܛܘܪ ܒܗ ܟܐܦܐ ܘܫܕܝܘܗܝ ܒܦܪܬ
wm' dshlmth lmqr' bspr' hn' qTwr bh k'p' wshdywhy bprth
It will be, when you have finished reading this book, that you shall bind a stone to it, and cast it into the middle of the Euphrates.
64
ܥܕܡܐ ܠܗܪܟܐ ܦܬܓܡ̈ܘܗܝ ܕܐܪܡܝܐ
edm' lhrk' pthgmwhy d'rmy'
Then you shall say, ‘Thus will Babylon sink, and will not rise again because of the evil that I will bring on her; and they will be weary.’” Thus far are the words of Jeremiah.