Jeremiah 50:1
הַדָּבָ֗ר אֲשֶׁ֨ר דִּבֶּ֧ר יְהוָ֛ה
The Word, that which the LORD spoke,
אֶל־בָּבֶ֖ל אֶל־אֶ֣רֶץ כַּשְׂדִּ֑ים
Against Babylon, against the land of the Chaldeans;
בְּיַ֖ד יִרְמְיָ֥הוּ הַנָּבִֽיא׃
By the hand of Jeremiah the prophet;
Jeremiah 50:2
הַגִּ֨ידוּ בַגֹּויִ֤ם וְהַשְׁמִ֨יעוּ֙ וּֽשְׂאוּ־נֵ֔ס
Announce among the nations and sound aloud,
and lift up a banner,
הַשְׁמִ֖יעוּ אַל־תְּכַחֵ֑דוּ
Sound aloud, you must not conceal;
אִמְרוּ֩ נִלְכְּדָ֨ה בָבֶ֜ל
Say Babylon has been captured,
הֹבִ֥ישׁ בֵּל֙ חַ֣ת מְרֹדָ֔ךְ
Bel/Baal has become dry,
Marduk has broken down,
הֹבִ֣ישׁוּ עֲצַבֶּ֔יהָ חַ֖תּוּ גִּלּוּלֶֽיהָ׃
Her icons have withered, her idols have shattered;
Jeremiah 50:3
כִּ֣י עָלָה֩ עָלֶ֨יהָ גֹּ֜וי מִצָּפֹ֗ון
For there ascended against her a nation, from north,
הֽוּא־יָשִׁ֤ית אֶת־אַרְצָהּ֙ לְשַׁמָּ֔ה וְלֹֽא־יִהְיֶ֥ה יֹושֵׁ֖ב בָּ֑הּ
That shall set her land into desolation,
and there shall not be anyone who dwells in it;
מֵאָדָ֥ם וְעַד־בְּהֵמָ֖ה נָ֥דוּ הָלָֽכוּ׃
From a man even to a cattle-beast – they wander, they move.
Jeremiah 50:4
בַּיָּמִ֨ים הָהֵ֜מָּה וּבָעֵ֤ת הַהִיא֙ נְאֻם־יְהוָ֔ה
In these days and in this time – the LORD’s declaration:
יָבֹ֧אוּ בְנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל הֵ֥מָּה וּבְנֵֽי־יְהוּדָ֖ה יַחְדָּ֑ו
The children of Israel will come,
they and the children of Judah, together;
הָלֹ֤וךְ וּבָכֹו֙ יֵלֵ֔כוּ
They will proceed, walking and lamenting,
וְאֶת־יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֵיהֶ֖ם יְבַקֵּֽשׁוּ׃
and the LORD their God shall they seek.
Jeremiah 50:5
צִיֹּ֣ון יִשְׁאָ֔לוּ דֶּ֖רֶךְ הֵ֣נָּה פְנֵיהֶ֑ם
Of Zion shall they inquire,
manner – hitherwards their faces;
בֹּ֚אוּ וְנִלְו֣וּ אֶל־יְהוָ֔ה
Come, let us join ourselves to the LORD;
בְּרִ֥ית עֹולָ֖ם לֹ֥א תִשָּׁכֵֽחַ׃ ס
A covenant of perpetuity, not falling into oblivion.
Jeremiah 50:6
צֹ֤אן אֹֽבְדֹות֙ הָיָה (הָי֣וּ ק) עַמִּ֔י
A flock, perishing, was my people;
רֹעֵיהֶ֣ם הִתְע֔וּם הָרִ֖ים שֹׁובֵבִים (שֹֽׁובְב֑וּם ק)
Those who pastured them
made them wander the mountains, apostate;
מֵהַ֤ר אֶל־גִּבְעָה֙ הָלָ֔כוּ שָׁכְח֖וּ רִבְצָֽם׃
From mountain to elevation they had gone,
they had forgotten their resting place.
Jeremiah 50:7
כָּל־מֹוצְאֵיהֶ֣ם אֲכָל֔וּם וְצָרֵיהֶ֥ם אָמְר֖וּ לֹ֣א נֶאְשָׁ֑ם
All who found them devoured them,
and their adversaries said
“we are not committing an offence:
תַּ֗חַת אֲשֶׁ֨ר חָטְא֤וּ לַֽיהוָה֙ נְוֵה־צֶ֔דֶק
Because that they have sinned against the LORD,
the Habitation of Rightness,
וּמִקְוֵ֥ה אֲבֹֽותֵיהֶ֖ם יְהוָֽה׃ ס
and the Hope of their fathers, the LORD!”
Jeremiah 50:8
נֻ֚דוּ מִתֹּ֣וךְ בָּבֶ֔ל וּמֵאֶ֥רֶץ כַּשְׂדִּ֖ים יָצְאוּ (צֵ֑אוּ ק)
“Separate, from the midst of Babylon”
– and from the land of the Chaldeans they went forth;
וִהְי֕וּ כְּעַתּוּדִ֖ים לִפְנֵי־צֹֽאן׃
“And be like he-goats before a flock”
Jeremiah 50:9
כִּ֣י הִנֵּ֣ה אָנֹכִ֡י מֵעִיר֩ וּמַעֲלֶ֨ה עַל־בָּבֶ֜ל
For behold I Myself Am
the One Who awakens
and brings up against Babylon
קְהַל־גֹּויִ֤ם גְּדֹלִים֙ מֵאֶ֣רֶץ צָפֹ֔ון
an assembly of great nations from a north country,
וְעָ֣רְכוּ לָ֔הּ מִשָּׁ֖ם תִּלָּכֵ֑ד
And they shall array against her,
from there she will be caught:
חִצָּיו֙ כְּגִבֹּ֣ור מַשְׁכִּ֔יל לֹ֥א יָשׁ֖וּב רֵיקָֽם׃
His arrows, like a warrior having become bereaved,
will not return empty.
Jeremiah 50:10
וְהָיְתָ֥ה כַשְׂדִּ֖ים לְשָׁלָ֑ל
Chaldea shall be for plunder;
כָּל־שֹׁלְלֶ֥יהָ יִשְׂבָּ֖עוּ נְאֻם־יְהוָֽה׃
All plundering her shall be completely satisfied:
The LORD’s declaration.
Jeremiah 50:11
כִּ֤י תִשְׂמְחִי (תִשְׂמְחוּ֙ ק)
For you rejoice,
כִּ֣י תַעֲלְזִי (תַֽעַלְז֔וּ ק) שֹׁסֵ֖י נַחֲלָתִ֑י
for you gloat, ones who are ransacking My Inheritance;
כִּ֚י תָפוּשִׁי (תָפ֙וּשׁוּ֙ ק) כְּעֶגְלָ֣ה דָשָׁ֔ה
For you frisk like a heifer that is threshing,
וְתִצְהֲלִי (וְתִצְהֲל֖וּ ק) כָּאֲבִּרִֽים׃
And you shine like mighty ones.
Jeremiah 50:12
בֹּ֤ושָׁה אִמְּכֶם֙ מְאֹ֔ד חָפְרָ֖ה יֹֽולַדְתְּכֶ֑ם
Your mother was terribly disappointed,
she who bore you was embarrassed;
הִנֵּה֙ אַחֲרִ֣ית גֹּויִ֔ם מִדְבָּ֖ר צִיָּ֥ה וַעֲרָבָֽה׃
Behold – After-part of Nations, Wilderness,
Dry Country and Desert-plain!
Jeremiah 50:13
מִקֶּ֤צֶף יְהוָה֙ לֹ֣א תֵשֵׁ֔ב וְהָיְתָ֥ה שְׁמָמָ֖ה כֻּלָּ֑הּ
On account of the LORD’s anger, it could not stay,
but became a desolation, full-scale.
כֹּ֚ל עֹבֵ֣ר עַל־בָּבֶ֔ל יִשֹּׁ֥ם וְיִשְׁרֹ֖ק עַל־כָּל־מַכֹּותֶֽיהָ׃
Everyone who passes along
by Babylon will shudder and wail,
because of all her plagues.
Jeremiah 50:14
עִרְכ֨וּ עַל־בָּבֶ֤ל סָבִיב֙ כָּל־דֹּ֣רְכֵי קֶ֔שֶׁת
Marshal against Babylon everywhere,
all who load a bow,
יְד֣וּ אֵלֶ֔יהָ אַֽל־תַּחְמְל֖וּ אֶל־חֵ֑ץ
fire at her, ye must not spare, to an arrow;
כִּ֥י לַֽיהוָ֖ה חָטָֽאָה׃
For she has incurred sin-penalty against the LORD;
Jeremiah 50:15
הָרִ֨יעוּ עָלֶ֤יהָ סָבִיב֙ נָתְנָ֣ה יָדָ֔הּ
Make a shout against her everywhere,
she has put forth her hand;
נָֽפְלוּ֙ אַשְׁוִיֹּתֶיהָ (אָשְׁיֹותֶ֔יהָ ק) נֶהֶרְס֖וּ חֹֽומֹותֶ֑יהָ
Her foundations have collapsed,
her walls have broken down,
כִּי֩ נִקְמַ֨ת יְהוָ֥ה הִיא֙ הִנָּ֣קְמוּ בָ֔הּ כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר עָשְׂתָ֖ה עֲשׂוּ־לָֽהּ׃
For it is the vengeance of the LORD,
be ye avenged against her;
according as she has done, do ye unto her;
Jeremiah 50:16
כִּרְת֤וּ זֹורֵ֨עַ֙ מִבָּבֶ֔ל
Cut off him who sows from Babylon,
וְתֹפֵ֥שׂ מַגָּ֖ל בְּעֵ֣ת קָצִ֑יר
and him who handles a sickle at harvest time;
מִפְּנֵי֙ חֶ֣רֶב הַיֹּונָ֔ה אִ֤ישׁ אֶל־עַמֹּו֙ יִפְנ֔וּ
From the presence of the oppressing sword,
they shall turn, each to his people,
וְאִ֥ישׁ לְאַרְצֹ֖ו יָנֻֽסוּ׃ ס
and they shall flee, every one to his country.
Jeremiah 50:17
שֶׂ֧ה פְזוּרָ֛ה יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל אֲרָיֹ֣ות הִדִּ֑יחוּ
Israel, an isolated sheep, lions have expelled;
הָרִאשֹׁ֤ון אֲכָלֹו֙ מֶ֣לֶךְ אַשּׁ֔וּר
The one who first devoured him, the king of Assyria;
וְזֶ֤ה הָאַחֲרֹון֙ עִצְּמֹ֔ו נְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּ֖ר מֶ֥לֶךְ בָּבֶֽל׃ ס
Then this last one gnawed him,
Nebuchadrezzar (Nebuchadnezzar), king of Babylon.
Jeremiah 50:18
לָכֵ֗ן כֹּֽה־אָמַ֞ר יְהוָ֤ה צְבָאֹות֙ אֱלֹהֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל
Therefore, thus has declared the LORD of Hosts,
the God of Israel,
הִנְנִ֥י פֹקֵ֛ד אֶל־מֶ֥לֶךְ בָּבֶ֖ל וְאֶל־אַרְצֹ֑ו
“Behold I will see to the king of Babylon and to his land:
כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר פָּקַ֖דְתִּי אֶל־מֶ֥לֶךְ אַשּֽׁוּר׃
According as I saw to the king of Assyria;
Jeremiah 50:19
וְשֹׁבַבְתִּ֤י אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ אֶל־נָוֵ֔הוּ וְרָעָ֥ה הַכַּרְמֶ֖ל וְהַבָּשָׁ֑ן
But I shall restore Israel to his sheepfold,
and he will graze Carmel and Bashan;
וּבְהַ֥ר אֶפְרַ֛יִם וְהַגִּלְעָ֖ד תִּשְׂבַּ֥ע נַפְשֹֽׁו׃
And also in the mountain region of Ephraim,
and Gilead, his living being shall be satisfied;
Jeremiah 50:20
בַּיָּמִ֣ים הָהֵם֩ וּבָעֵ֨ת הַהִ֜יא נְאֻם־יְהוָ֗ה
In these days and at this time: The declaration of the LORD:
יְבֻקַּ֞שׁ אֶת־עֲוֹ֤ן יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ וְאֵינֶ֔נּוּ
The guilt of Israel shall be sought, but of it there is naught;
וְאֶת־חַטֹּ֥את יְהוּדָ֖ה וְלֹ֣א תִמָּצֶ֑אינָה
and the sins of Judah, but they shall not be found,
כִּ֥י אֶסְלַ֖ח לַאֲשֶׁ֥ר אַשְׁאִֽיר׃
For I shall forgive with reference to those whom I will spare;
Jeremiah 50:21
עַל־הָאָ֤רֶץ מְרָתַ֨יִם֙ עֲלֵ֣ה עָלֶ֔יהָ וְאֶל־יֹושְׁבֵ֖י פְּקֹ֑וד
Against the land of Merathaim (Bitter Double Rebellion),
go up against it, and against the inhabiters of Pekod (Appointed);
חֲרֹ֨ב וְהַחֲרֵ֤ם אַֽחֲרֵיהֶם֙ נְאֻם־יְהוָ֔ה
Waste and devote to destruction after them,
it is the LORD’s declaration,
וַעֲשֵׂ֕ה כְּכֹ֖ל אֲשֶׁ֥ר צִוִּיתִֽיךָ׃ ס
And do according to all that I have commanded you;
Jeremiah 50:22
קֹ֥ול מִלְחָמָ֖ה בָּאָ֑רֶץ
A sound of war in the land;
וְשֶׁ֖בֶר גָּדֹֽול׃
and large-scale collapse.
Jeremiah 50:23
אֵ֤יךְ נִגְדַּע֙ וַיִּשָּׁבֵ֔ר פַּטִּ֖ישׁ כָּל־הָאָ֑רֶץ
How it has sheared off and broken up,
the forge-hammer of the whole Earth!
אֵ֣יךְ הָיְתָ֧ה לְשַׁמָּ֛ה בָּבֶ֖ל בַּגֹּויִֽם׃
How she has become a desolation,
Babylon, among the nations!
Jeremiah 50:24
יָקֹ֨שְׁתִּי לָ֤ךְ וְגַם־נִלְכַּדְתְּ֙ בָּבֶ֔ל וְאַ֖תְּ לֹ֣א יָדָ֑עַתְּ
I laid a snare for you O Babylon;
נִמְצֵאת֙ וְגַם־נִתְפַּ֔שְׂתְּ כִּ֥י בַֽיהוָ֖ה הִתְגָּרִֽית׃
You were discovered and yes you have been seized,
for against the LORD have you contended.
Jeremiah 50:25
פָּתַ֤ח יְהוָה֙ אֶת־אֹ֣וצָרֹ֔ו וַיֹּוצֵ֖א אֶת־כְּלֵ֣י זַעְמֹ֑ו
Jehovah has opened His storehouse,
and He has brought forth the weapons of His (righteous) anger;
כִּי־מְלָאכָ֣ה הִ֗יא לַֽאדֹנָ֧י יְהוִ֛ה צְבָאֹ֖ות בְּאֶ֥רֶץ כַּשְׂדִּֽים׃
For that is the business of my Lord Jehovah of Hosts
within Chaldean territory.
Jeremiah 50:26
בֹּֽאוּ־לָ֤הּ מִקֵּץ֙ פִּתְח֣וּ מַאֲבֻסֶ֔יהָ
Go ye against her from farthest-off;
סָלּ֥וּהָ כְמֹו־עֲרֵמִ֖ים וְהַחֲרִימ֑וּהָ
Raise her up like heaps and
devote her to destruction;
אַל־תְּהִי־לָ֖הּ שְׁאֵרִֽית׃
To her let there not be a remnant.
Jeremiah 50:27
חִרְבוּ֙ כָּל־פָּרֶ֔יהָ יֵרְד֖וּ לַטָּ֑בַח
Waste all her young bulls:
let them go down to slaughter;
הֹ֣וי עֲלֵיהֶ֔ם כִּֽי־בָ֥א יֹומָ֖ם עֵ֥ת פְּקֻדָּתָֽם׃ ס
Woe concerning them: for their day has come,
the time of their visitation;
Jeremiah 50:28
קֹ֥ול נָסִ֛ים וּפְלֵטִ֖ים מֵאֶ֣רֶץ בָּבֶ֑ל
The voice of those fleeing and a great deliverance
from the land of Babylon;
לְהַגִּ֣יד בְּצִיֹּ֗ון אֶת־נִקְמַת֙ יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּ
To publish in Zion the vengeance of Jehovah our God,
נִקְמַ֖ת הֵיכָלֹֽו׃
the avengement for His Temple.
Jeremiah 50:29
הַשְׁמִ֣יעוּ אֶל־בָּבֶ֣ל רַ֠בִּים כָּל־דֹּ֨רְכֵי קֶ֜שֶׁת
Make proclamation against Babylon the Great,
All who load a bow –
חֲנ֧וּ עָלֶ֣יהָ סָבִ֗יב
encamp ye against her round about;
אַל־יְהִי־כך (לָהּ֙ ק) פְּלֵטָ֔ה
Let there not be a spark of deliverance;
שַׁלְּמוּ־לָ֣הּ כְּפָעֳלָ֔הּ כְּכֹ֛ל אֲשֶׁ֥ר עָשְׂתָ֖ה עֲשׂוּ־לָ֑הּ
Recompense unto her according to her work;
according to all that she has done, do ye unto her:
כִּ֧י אֶל־יְהוָ֛ה זָ֖דָה אֶל־קְדֹ֥ושׁ יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃
For against Jehovah she has acted insolently,
against the Holy One of Israel!
Jeremiah 50:30
לָכֵ֛ן יִפְּל֥וּ בַחוּרֶ֖יהָ בִּרְחֹבֹתֶ֑יהָ
Therefore, her young men shall fall in her forums;
וְכָל־אַנְשֵׁ֨י מִלְחַמְתָּ֥הּ יִדַּ֛מּוּ בַּיֹּ֥ום הַה֖וּא נְאֻם־יְהוָֽה׃ ס
And all her warriors will be rendered silent in that day:
the Declaration of Jehovah.
Jeremiah 50:31
הִנְנִ֤י אֵלֶ֨יךָ֙ זָדֹ֔ון נְאֻם־אֲדֹנָ֥י יְהוִ֖ה צְבָאֹ֑ות
Behold I am against you, O Insolence!
The Declaration of Lord Jehovah of Hosts;
כִּ֛י בָּ֥א יֹומְךָ֖ עֵ֥ת פְּקַדְתִּֽיךָ׃
For your day came, the time I visited you!
Jeremiah 50:32
וְכָשַׁ֤ל זָדֹון֙ וְנָפַ֔ל וְאֵ֥ין לֹ֖ו מֵקִ֑ים
And Insolence stumbled and fell,
and had no raising up;
וְהִצַּ֤תִּי אֵשׁ֙ בְּעָרָ֔יו וְאָכְלָ֖ה כָּל־סְבִיבֹתָֽיו׃ ס
And I kindled a fire in his cities,
and it devoured all round about.
Jeremiah 50:33
כֹּ֤ה אָמַר֙ יְהוָ֣ה צְבָאֹ֔ות
Thus has declared the LORD of Hosts:
עֲשׁוּקִ֛ים בְּנֵי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֥ל וּבְנֵי־יְהוּדָ֖ה יַחְדָּ֑ו
Having been oppressed,
the children of Israel and the children of Judah, together;
וְכָל־שֹֽׁבֵיהֶם֙ הֶחֱזִ֣יקוּ בָ֔ם מֵאֲנ֖וּ שַׁלְּחָֽם׃
In addition all having taken them captive,
they held them fast, they refused to let them go;
Jeremiah 50:34
גֹּאֲלָ֣ם חָזָ֗ק יְהוָ֤ה צְבָאֹות֙ שְׁמֹ֔ו רִ֥יב יָרִ֖יב אֶת־רִיבָ֑ם
Their Redeemer is strong, the LORD of Hosts is His Name,
He will decidedly defend their case;
לְמַ֨עַן֙ הִרְגִּ֣יעַ אֶת־הָאָ֔רֶץ וְהִרְגִּ֖יז לְיֹשְׁבֵ֥י בָבֶֽל׃
For the sake of giving rest to the land;
but causing agitation for the inhabiters of Babylon.
Jeremiah 50:35
חֶ֥רֶב עַל־כַּשְׂדִּ֖ים נְאֻם־יְהוָ֑ה
A sword upon Chaldea, the Declaration of the LORD:
וְאֶל־יֹשְׁבֵ֣י בָבֶ֔ל וְאֶל־שָׂרֶ֖יהָ וְאֶל־חֲכָמֶֽיהָ׃
And against the inhabiters of Babylon,
and against her leadership and her learned;
Jeremiah 50:36
חֶ֥רֶב אֶל־הַבַּדִּ֖ים וְנֹאָ֑לוּ
A razor against the lies,
furthermore they had started themselves;
חֶ֥רֶב אֶל־גִּבֹּורֶ֖יהָ וָחָֽתּוּ׃
A sword against her mighty,
and they broke;
Jeremiah 50:37
חֶ֜רֶב אֶל־סוּסָ֣יו וְאֶל־רִכְבֹּ֗ו
A sword against his horses/swifts
and against his chariotry;
וְאֶל־כָּל־הָעֶ֛רֶב אֲשֶׁ֥ר בְּתֹוכָ֖הּ וְהָי֣וּ לְנָשִׁ֑ים
And against the whole of the foreign contingent,
which was in her midst, and they became womanly ones;
חֶ֥רֶב אֶל־אֹוצְרֹתֶ֖יהָ וּבֻזָּֽזוּ׃
A sword against her storehouses, and they were plundered;
Jeremiah 50:38
חֹ֥רֶב אֶל־מֵימֶ֖יהָ וְיָבֵ֑שׁוּ
A drought directed at her universal majestic waters;
כִּ֣י אֶ֤רֶץ פְּסִלִים֙ הִ֔יא וּבָאֵימִ֖ים יִתְהֹלָֽלוּ׃
Since a land of idols this was,
and through the terrible things,
they were acting madly.
Jeremiah 50:39
לָכֵ֗ן יֵשְׁב֤וּ צִיִּים֙ אֶת־אִיִּ֔ים
Therefore, desert animals shall remain together with jackals,
וְיָ֥שְׁבוּ בָ֖הּ בְּנֹ֣ות יַֽעֲנָ֑ה
And they shall dwell in it, among ostrich hen daughters;
וְלֹֽא־תֵשֵׁ֥ב עֹוד֙ לָנֶ֔צַח
And she shall not abide again, to lastingness;
וְלֹ֥א תִשְׁכֹּ֖ון עַד־דֹּ֥ור וָדֹֽור׃
And she shall not reside until a different generation;
Jeremiah 50:40
כְּמַהְפֵּכַ֨ת אֱלֹהִ֜ים אֶת־סְדֹ֧ם וְאֶת־עֲמֹרָ֛ה וְאֶת־שְׁכֵנֶ֖יהָ נְאֻם־יְהוָ֑ה
The like of the overthrow by God,
of Sodom and of Gomorrah, and ones dwelling nearby it,
the Declaration of the LORD:
לֹֽא־יֵשֵׁ֥ב שָׁם֙ אִ֔ישׁ
No person shall dwell there;
וְלֹֽא־יָג֥וּר בָּ֖הּ בֶּן־אָדָֽם׃
A son of Adam shall not even stop over in her;
Jeremiah 50:41
הִנֵּ֛ה עַ֥ם בָּ֖א מִצָּפֹ֑ון
Behold, a people coming from north:
וְגֹ֤וי גָּדֹול֙ וּמְלָכִ֣ים רַבִּ֔ים
Even a great nation and many kings,
יֵעֹ֖רוּ מִיַּרְכְּתֵי־אָֽרֶץ׃
They are awakening out of the remote parts of Earth;
Jeremiah 50:42
קֶ֣שֶׁת וְכִידֹ֞ן יַחֲזִ֗יקוּ
Bow and javelin, they shall display strength;
אַכְזָרִ֥י הֵ֨מָּה֙ וְלֹ֣א יְרַחֵ֔מוּ
They are cruel and shall not pity;
קֹולָם֙ כַּיָּ֣ם יֶהֱמֶ֔ה
Their voice, like the sea, shall roar;
וְעַל־סוּסִ֖ים יִרְכָּ֑בוּ
And upon their steeds/swifts shall they ride:
עָר֗וּךְ כְּאִישׁ֙ לַמִּלְחָמָ֔ה
Being arrayed like a man for the battle –
עָלַ֖יִךְ בַּת־בָּבֶֽל׃
Against you, O daughter of Babylon!
Jeremiah 50:43
שָׁמַ֧ע מֶֽלֶךְ־בָּבֶ֛ל אֶת־שִׁמְעָ֖ם וְרָפ֣וּ יָדָ֑יו
The king of Babylon took in the news,
and his hands sank;
צָרָה֙ הֶחֱזִיקַ֔תְהוּ חִ֖יל כַּיֹּולֵדָֽה׃
Distress seized him,
anguish the like of she who gives birth.
Jeremiah 50:44
הִ֠נֵּה כְּאַרְיֵ֞ה יַעֲלֶ֨ה מִגְּאֹ֣ון הַיַּרְדֵּן֮ אֶל־נְוֵ֣ה אֵיתָן֒
Behold, the like of a lion,
going up away from the swelling of the Jordan,
to a perennial fold:
כִּֽי־אַרְגִּ֤עָה אֲרוּצֵם (אֲרִיצֵם֙ ק) מֵֽעָלֶ֔יהָ
Surely I shall give rest – I shall run them away from over her;
וּמִ֥י בָח֖וּר אֵלֶ֣יהָ אֶפְקֹ֑ד
And Who is a young man I shall mandate concerning her!
כִּ֣י מִ֤י כָמֹ֙ונִי֙ וּמִ֣י יֹועִדֶ֔נִּי
Because Who is like Me, and who can summon Me!
וּמִֽי־זֶ֣ה רֹעֶ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר יַעֲמֹ֖ד לְפָנָֽי׃
Now Who is this Shepherd, He Who shall stand before Me!
Jeremiah 50:45
לָכֵ֞ן שִׁמְע֣וּ עֲצַת־יְהוָ֗ה אֲשֶׁ֤ר יָעַץ֙ אֶל־בָּבֶ֔ל
Therefore, hear ye the counsel of Jehovah,
that which he has propounded concerning Babylon;
וּמַ֨חְשְׁבֹותָ֔יו אֲשֶׁ֥ר חָשַׁ֖ב אֶל־אֶ֣רֶץ כַּשְׂדִּ֑ים
And His intentions, those which He has reckoned,
regarding the territory of Chaldea;
אִם־לֹ֤א יִסְחָבוּם֙ צְעִירֵ֣י הַצֹּ֔אן
If not, they shall drag them off, the little ones of the flock;
אִם־לֹ֥א יַשִּׁ֛ים עֲלֵיהֶ֖ם נָוֶֽה׃
If not, he shall unleash devastation upon them: the fold.
Jeremiah 50:46
מִקֹּול֙ נִתְפְּשָׂ֣ה בָבֶ֔ל נִרְעֲשָׁ֖ה הָאָ֑רֶץ
From a vocal utterance, “Babylon is taken!”,
the Earth shook,
וּזְעָקָ֖ה בַּגֹּויִ֥ם נִשְׁמָֽע׃ ס
an outcry was heard among the nations.