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א
הִנֵּה עַל-הֶהָרִים רַגְלֵי מְבַשֵּׂר, מַשְׁמִיעַ שָׁלוֹם--חָגִּי יְהוּדָה חַגַּיִךְ, שַׁלְּמִי נְדָרָיִךְ: כִּי לֹא יוֹסִיף עוֹד לעבור- (לַעֲבָר-) בָּךְ בְּלִיַּעַל, כֻּלֹּה נִכְרָת.
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1
Behold upon the mountains the feet of him that bringeth good tidings, that announceth peace! Keep thy feasts, O Judah, perform thy vows; for the wicked one shall no more pass through thee; he is utterly cut off.
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ב
עָלָה מֵפִיץ עַל-פָּנַיִךְ, נָצוֹר מְצוּרָה; צַפֵּה-דֶרֶךְ חַזֵּק מָתְנַיִם, אַמֵּץ כֹּחַ מְאֹד.
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2
A maul is come up before thy face; guard the defences, watch the way, make thy loins strong, fortify thy power mightily!--
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ג
כִּי שָׁב יְהוָה אֶת-גְּאוֹן יַעֲקֹב, כִּגְאוֹן יִשְׂרָאֵל: כִּי בְקָקוּם בֹּקְקִים, וּזְמֹרֵיהֶם שִׁחֵתוּ.
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3
For YAHOWAH restoreth the pride of Jacob, as the pride of Yisrael; for the emptiers have emptied them out, and marred their vine-branches.--
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ד
מָגֵן גִּבֹּרֵיהוּ מְאָדָּם, אַנְשֵׁי-חַיִל מְתֻלָּעִים, בְּאֵשׁ-פְּלָדֹת הָרֶכֶב, בְּיוֹם הֲכִינוֹ; וְהַבְּרֹשִׁים, הָרְעָלוּ.
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4
The shield of his mighty men is made red, the valiant men are in scarlet; the chariots are fire of steel in the day of his preparation, and the cypress spears are made to quiver.
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ה
בַּחוּצוֹת יִתְהוֹלְלוּ הָרֶכֶב, יִשְׁתַּקְשְׁקוּן בָּרְחֹבוֹת: מַרְאֵיהֶן, כַּלַּפִּידִים--כַּבְּרָקִים, יְרוֹצֵצוּ.
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5
The chariots rush madly in the streets, they jostle one against another in the broad places; the appearance of them is like torches, they run to and fro like the lightnings.
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ו
יִזְכֹּר, אַדִּירָיו--יִכָּשְׁלוּ, בהלכותם (בַּהֲלִיכָתָם); יְמַהֲרוּ, חוֹמָתָהּ, וְהֻכַן, הַסֹּכֵךְ.
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6
He bethinketh himself of his worthies; they stumble in their march; they make haste to the wall thereof, and the mantelet is prepared.
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ז
שַׁעֲרֵי הַנְּהָרוֹת, נִפְתָּחוּ; וְהַהֵיכָל, נָמוֹג.
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7
The gates of the rivers are opened, and the palace is dissolved.
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ח
וְהֻצַּב, גֻּלְּתָה הֹעֲלָתָה; וְאַמְהֹתֶיהָ, מְנַהֲגוֹת כְּקוֹל יוֹנִים, מְתֹפְפֹת, עַל-לִבְבֵהֶן.
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8
And the queen is uncovered, she is carried away, and her handmaids moan as with the voice of doves, tabering upon their breasts.
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ט
וְנִינְוֵה כִבְרֵכַת-מַיִם, מִימֵי הִיא; וְהֵמָּה נָסִים, עִמְדוּ עֲמֹדוּ וְאֵין מַפְנֶה.
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9
But Nineveh hath been from of old like a pool of water; yet they flee away; 'Stand, stand'; but none looketh back.
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י
בֹּזּוּ כֶסֶף, בֹּזּוּ זָהָב; וְאֵין קֵצֶה, לַתְּכוּנָה--כָּבֹד, מִכֹּל כְּלִי חֶמְדָּה.
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10
Take ye the spoil of silver, take the spoil of gold; for there is no end of the store, rich with all precious vessels.
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יא
בּוּקָה וּמְבוּקָה, וּמְבֻלָּקָה; וְלֵב נָמֵס וּפִק בִּרְכַּיִם, וְחַלְחָלָה בְּכָל-מָתְנַיִם, וּפְנֵי כֻלָּם, קִבְּצוּ פָארוּר.
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11
She is empty, and void, and waste; and the heart melteth, and the knees smite together, and convulsion is in all loins, and the faces of them all have gathered blackness.
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יב
אַיֵּה מְעוֹן אֲרָיוֹת, וּמִרְעֶה הוּא לַכְּפִרִים--אֲשֶׁר הָלַךְ אַרְיֵה לָבִיא שָׁם גּוּר אַרְיֵה, וְאֵין מַחֲרִיד.
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12
Where is the den of the lions, which was the feeding-place of the young lions, where the lion and the lioness walked, and the lion's whelp, and none made them afraid?
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יג
אַרְיֵה טֹרֵף בְּדֵי גֹרוֹתָיו, וּמְחַנֵּק לְלִבְאֹתָיו; וַיְמַלֵּא-טֶרֶף חֹרָיו, וּמְעֹנֹתָיו טְרֵפָה.
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13
The lion did tear in pieces enough for his whelps, and strangled for his lionesses, and filled his caves with prey, and his dens with ravin.
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יד
הִנְנִי אֵלַיִךְ, נְאֻם יְהוָה צְבָאוֹת, וְהִבְעַרְתִּי בֶעָשָׁן רִכְבָּהּ, וּכְפִירַיִךְ תֹּאכַל חָרֶב; וְהִכְרַתִּי מֵאֶרֶץ טַרְפֵּךְ, וְלֹא-יִשָּׁמַע עוֹד קוֹל מַלְאָכֵכֵה. {פ}
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14
Behold, I am against thee, saith YAHOWAH of hosts, and I will burn her chariots in the smoke, and the sword shall devour thy young lions; and I will cut off thy prey from the earth, and the voice of thy messengers shall no more be heard.
{P}
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