Jeremiah 48 — TOJB
48Verse 1Against Moav thus saith Hashem Tzva'os Elohei Yisroel:
Hoy (woe, doom) unto Nevo! For it is made havoc;
Kiryatayim is shamed and captured;
Misgav is shamed and dismayed.
Verse 2There shall be no more tehillah (praise) of Moav;
in Cheshbon they have plotted ra'ah against it;
come, and let us cut it off from being a nation.
Also thou shalt be silenced, O Madmein;
the cherev shall pursue thee.Verse 3A voice of crying shall be from Choronayim,
havoc and shever gadol (great destruction).
Verse 4Moav is destroyed;
her little ones have caused a cry to be heard.
Verse 5For in the Ascent of Luchit
continual weeping shall go up;
for in the descent of Choronayim
the anguished ones have heard a cry of shever (destruction).
Verse 6Flee, save your nefesh,
and be like Aro'er in the midbar.
Verse 7For because thou hast trusted
in thy ma'asim (works) and in thy otzarot,
thou shalt also be captured;
and Kemosh shall go forth into Golus
with his kohanim and his sarim together.
Verse 8And the destroyer shall come upon every city,
and no city shall escape:
the emek (valley) also shall perish,
and the plain shall be shmad (destroyed),
as Hashem hath spoken.Verse 9Give wings unto Moav,
that it may flee and get away;
for the towns thereof shall be desolate,
without any to dwell therein.Verse 10Cursed be he that doeth the work of Hashem remiyyah (deceitfully), and cursed be he that keepeth back his cherev from bloodshed.Verse 11Moav hath been at ease from his youth,
and he hath settled on his wine dregs,
and hath not been emptied from keli (vessel) to keli,
neither hath he gone into Golus:
therefore his taste remained in him,
and his scent is not changed.Verse 12But, hinei, the days come, saith Hashem, that I will send unto him wine pourers, that shall pour him out, and shall empty his kelim (vessels), and smash their jars.Verse 13And Moav shall be ashamed of Kemosh, just as Bais Yisroel was ashamed of Beit-El, their confidence.Verse 14How say ye: We are gibborim
and anshei chayil for the milchamah?
Verse 15Moav is destroyed,
and gone up out of her towns,
and his chosen bochurim are gone down to the slaughter,
saith HaMelech Hashem Tzva'os Shmo.
Verse 16The calamity of Moav is near at hand,
and his affliction hasteth fast.
Verse 17All ye that are around him, bemoan him;
and all ye that know shmo, say:
How is the matteh oz (strong staff) broken,
and the beautiful rod!Verse 18Thou Bat that dost inhabit Divon,
come down from thy kavod, and sit on parched ground;
for the plunderer of Moav shall come upon thee,
and he shall destroy thy strongholds.
Verse 19O inhabitant of Aro'er,
stand by the derech, and watch;
ask him that fleeth, and her that escapeth,
and say: What has happened?
Verse 20Moav is shamed; for it is broken down:
wail and cry out; tell ye it in Arnon,
that Moav is destroyed.Verse 21And mishpat is come upon the plain; upon Cholon, and upon Yahtzah, and upon Mepha'at,Verse 22And upon Divon, and upon Nevo, and upon Beit-Divlatayim,Verse 23And upon Kiryatayim, and upon Beit-Gamul, and upon Beit-Me'on,Verse 24And upon Keriyot, and upon Botzrah, and upon all the towns of Eretz Moav, far or near.Verse 25The keren of Moav is cut off, and his zero'a is broken, saith Hashem.Verse 26Make ye him drunken; for he magnified himself against Hashem; Moav also shall wallow in his vomit, and he also shall be in derision.Verse 27For was not Yisroel a derision unto thee? Was he found among ganavim (thieves)? For since thou spoke of him, thou dost scornful head wagging.Verse 28O ye that dwell in Moav, leave the towns,
and dwell in the rock,
and be like the yonah that maketh her nest
in the sides of the caveʼs mouth.
Verse 29We have heard the ga'on Moav,
(he is exceeding proud),
his highmindedness, and his conceit, and his ga'avah,
and the haughtiness of his lev.
Verse 30I know his insolence,saith Hashem;but it shall not be so;
his boasts have made nothing right.
Verse 31Therefore will I wail for Moav,
and I will cry out for all Moav;
I shall moan for the anashim of Kir-Charesh.
Verse 32O gefen (vine) of Sivmah,
I will weep for thee with the weeping of Yazer;
thy branches are spread over the yam,
they reach even to the yam Yazer;
the plunderer is fallen upon
thy summer fruits and upon thy vintage.
Verse 33And simchah and gladness is taken
from the carmel, and from Eretz Moav,
and I have caused yayin to fail from the winepresses;
none shall tread with shouting;
their shouting shall not be [joyful] shouting.Verse 34From the cry of Cheshbon even unto Elealeh, and even unto Yahatz, have they uttered their voice, from Tzoar even unto Choronayim, as Eglat-Shelishiyah; for the mayim also of Nimrim shall be dried up.Verse 35Moreover I will cause to cease in Moav, saith Hashem, him that offereth in the high places, and him that burneth ketoret to his elohim.Verse 36Therefore Mine lev shall wail for Moav like flutes, and Mine lev shall wail like flutes for the anashim of Kir-Charesh; because the riches that he hath gotten are perished.Verse 37For every rosh shall be shaved, and every zakan (beard) cut: upon all the hands shall be slashes, and upon the loins sackcloth.Verse 38There shall be lamentation generally upon all the gagot (roofs) of Moav, and in the streets thereof; for I have broken Moav like a keli (vessel) wherein is no chefets (pleasure) saith Hashem.Verse 39They shall wail, saying, How is it shattered! How hath Moav turned the back with shame! So shall Moav be a laughingstock and a horror to all them about him.Verse 40For thus saith Hashem:
Hinei, one shall fly like the nesher,
and shall spread his wings over Moav.
Verse 41Keriyot is captured,
and the strongholds are taken,
and the lev gibborim in Moav at that day shall be as the lev isha in her birth pangs.
Verse 42And Moav shall be destroyed from being a people,
because he hath magnified himself against Hashem.
Verse 43Pachad (fear), and the pakhat (pit), and the pach (snare),
shall be upon thee, O inhabitant of Moav,saith Hashem.Verse 44He that fleeth from the pachad (terror)
shall fall into the pakhat (pit);
and he that getteth up out of the pakhat
shall be caught in the pach (snare);
for I will bring upon it, even upon Moav,
the shnat (year of) their pekuddah (visitation),saith Hashem.Verse 45They that fled stood under the tzel (shadow)
of Cheshbon without ko'ach;
for an eish shall come forth out of Cheshbon,
and a flame from the midst of Sichon,
and shall devour the forehead of Moav,
and the crown of the head of the bnei sha'on (sons of tumult).
Verse 46Oy be unto thee, O Moav!
The people of Kemosh perisheth;
for thy banim are taken captives,
and thy banot into captivity.
Verse 47Yet will I bring again the captives of Moav
in the acharit hayamim,saith Hashem.Hinei, the mishpat Moav (judgment of Moab).
Hoy (woe, doom) unto Nevo! For it is made havoc;
Kiryatayim is shamed and captured;
Misgav is shamed and dismayed.
Verse 2There shall be no more tehillah (praise) of Moav;
in Cheshbon they have plotted ra'ah against it;
come, and let us cut it off from being a nation.
Also thou shalt be silenced, O Madmein;
the cherev shall pursue thee.Verse 3A voice of crying shall be from Choronayim,
havoc and shever gadol (great destruction).
Verse 4Moav is destroyed;
her little ones have caused a cry to be heard.
Verse 5For in the Ascent of Luchit
continual weeping shall go up;
for in the descent of Choronayim
the anguished ones have heard a cry of shever (destruction).
Verse 6Flee, save your nefesh,
and be like Aro'er in the midbar.
Verse 7For because thou hast trusted
in thy ma'asim (works) and in thy otzarot,
thou shalt also be captured;
and Kemosh shall go forth into Golus
with his kohanim and his sarim together.
Verse 8And the destroyer shall come upon every city,
and no city shall escape:
the emek (valley) also shall perish,
and the plain shall be shmad (destroyed),
as Hashem hath spoken.Verse 9Give wings unto Moav,
that it may flee and get away;
for the towns thereof shall be desolate,
without any to dwell therein.Verse 10Cursed be he that doeth the work of Hashem remiyyah (deceitfully), and cursed be he that keepeth back his cherev from bloodshed.Verse 11Moav hath been at ease from his youth,
and he hath settled on his wine dregs,
and hath not been emptied from keli (vessel) to keli,
neither hath he gone into Golus:
therefore his taste remained in him,
and his scent is not changed.Verse 12But, hinei, the days come, saith Hashem, that I will send unto him wine pourers, that shall pour him out, and shall empty his kelim (vessels), and smash their jars.Verse 13And Moav shall be ashamed of Kemosh, just as Bais Yisroel was ashamed of Beit-El, their confidence.Verse 14How say ye: We are gibborim
and anshei chayil for the milchamah?
Verse 15Moav is destroyed,
and gone up out of her towns,
and his chosen bochurim are gone down to the slaughter,
saith HaMelech Hashem Tzva'os Shmo.
Verse 16The calamity of Moav is near at hand,
and his affliction hasteth fast.
Verse 17All ye that are around him, bemoan him;
and all ye that know shmo, say:
How is the matteh oz (strong staff) broken,
and the beautiful rod!Verse 18Thou Bat that dost inhabit Divon,
come down from thy kavod, and sit on parched ground;
for the plunderer of Moav shall come upon thee,
and he shall destroy thy strongholds.
Verse 19O inhabitant of Aro'er,
stand by the derech, and watch;
ask him that fleeth, and her that escapeth,
and say: What has happened?
Verse 20Moav is shamed; for it is broken down:
wail and cry out; tell ye it in Arnon,
that Moav is destroyed.Verse 21And mishpat is come upon the plain; upon Cholon, and upon Yahtzah, and upon Mepha'at,Verse 22And upon Divon, and upon Nevo, and upon Beit-Divlatayim,Verse 23And upon Kiryatayim, and upon Beit-Gamul, and upon Beit-Me'on,Verse 24And upon Keriyot, and upon Botzrah, and upon all the towns of Eretz Moav, far or near.Verse 25The keren of Moav is cut off, and his zero'a is broken, saith Hashem.Verse 26Make ye him drunken; for he magnified himself against Hashem; Moav also shall wallow in his vomit, and he also shall be in derision.Verse 27For was not Yisroel a derision unto thee? Was he found among ganavim (thieves)? For since thou spoke of him, thou dost scornful head wagging.Verse 28O ye that dwell in Moav, leave the towns,
and dwell in the rock,
and be like the yonah that maketh her nest
in the sides of the caveʼs mouth.
Verse 29We have heard the ga'on Moav,
(he is exceeding proud),
his highmindedness, and his conceit, and his ga'avah,
and the haughtiness of his lev.
Verse 30I know his insolence,saith Hashem;but it shall not be so;
his boasts have made nothing right.
Verse 31Therefore will I wail for Moav,
and I will cry out for all Moav;
I shall moan for the anashim of Kir-Charesh.
Verse 32O gefen (vine) of Sivmah,
I will weep for thee with the weeping of Yazer;
thy branches are spread over the yam,
they reach even to the yam Yazer;
the plunderer is fallen upon
thy summer fruits and upon thy vintage.
Verse 33And simchah and gladness is taken
from the carmel, and from Eretz Moav,
and I have caused yayin to fail from the winepresses;
none shall tread with shouting;
their shouting shall not be [joyful] shouting.Verse 34From the cry of Cheshbon even unto Elealeh, and even unto Yahatz, have they uttered their voice, from Tzoar even unto Choronayim, as Eglat-Shelishiyah; for the mayim also of Nimrim shall be dried up.Verse 35Moreover I will cause to cease in Moav, saith Hashem, him that offereth in the high places, and him that burneth ketoret to his elohim.Verse 36Therefore Mine lev shall wail for Moav like flutes, and Mine lev shall wail like flutes for the anashim of Kir-Charesh; because the riches that he hath gotten are perished.Verse 37For every rosh shall be shaved, and every zakan (beard) cut: upon all the hands shall be slashes, and upon the loins sackcloth.Verse 38There shall be lamentation generally upon all the gagot (roofs) of Moav, and in the streets thereof; for I have broken Moav like a keli (vessel) wherein is no chefets (pleasure) saith Hashem.Verse 39They shall wail, saying, How is it shattered! How hath Moav turned the back with shame! So shall Moav be a laughingstock and a horror to all them about him.Verse 40For thus saith Hashem:
Hinei, one shall fly like the nesher,
and shall spread his wings over Moav.
Verse 41Keriyot is captured,
and the strongholds are taken,
and the lev gibborim in Moav at that day shall be as the lev isha in her birth pangs.
Verse 42And Moav shall be destroyed from being a people,
because he hath magnified himself against Hashem.
Verse 43Pachad (fear), and the pakhat (pit), and the pach (snare),
shall be upon thee, O inhabitant of Moav,saith Hashem.Verse 44He that fleeth from the pachad (terror)
shall fall into the pakhat (pit);
and he that getteth up out of the pakhat
shall be caught in the pach (snare);
for I will bring upon it, even upon Moav,
the shnat (year of) their pekuddah (visitation),saith Hashem.Verse 45They that fled stood under the tzel (shadow)
of Cheshbon without ko'ach;
for an eish shall come forth out of Cheshbon,
and a flame from the midst of Sichon,
and shall devour the forehead of Moav,
and the crown of the head of the bnei sha'on (sons of tumult).
Verse 46Oy be unto thee, O Moav!
The people of Kemosh perisheth;
for thy banim are taken captives,
and thy banot into captivity.
Verse 47Yet will I bring again the captives of Moav
in the acharit hayamim,saith Hashem.Hinei, the mishpat Moav (judgment of Moab).