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51:25

הִנְנִי אֵלֶיךָ הַר הַמַּשְׁחִית נְאֻם־יְהֹוָה הַמַּשְׁחִית אֶת־כׇּל־הָאָרֶץ וְנָטִיתִי אֶת־יָדִי עָלֶיךָ וְגִלְגַּלְתִּיךָ מִן־הַסְּלָעִים וּנְתַתִּיךָ לְהַר שְׂרֵפָֽה׃

Behold, I am against thee, O destroying mountain, says the Lord, which destroyest all the earth: and I will stretch out my hand upon thee, and roll thee down from the rocks, and will make thee a burnt mountain.

Behold, I am against thee, O destroying mountain, says the Lord, which destroyest all the earth: and I will stretch out my hand upon thee, and roll thee down from the rocks, and will make thee a burnt mountain.

51:26

וְלֹֽא־יִקְחוּ מִמְּךָ אֶבֶן לְפִנָּה וְאֶבֶן לְמוֹסָדוֹת כִּֽי־שִׁמְמוֹת עוֹלָם תִּהְיֶה נְאֻם־יְהֹוָֽה׃

And they shall not take of thee a stone for a corner, nor a stone for foundations; but thou shalt be desolate for ever, says the Lord.

And they shall not take of thee a stone for a corner, nor a stone for foundations; but thou shalt be desolate for ever, says the Lord.

51:27

שְׂאוּ־נֵס בָּאָרֶץ תִּקְעוּ שׁוֹפָר בַּגּוֹיִם קַדְּשׁוּ עָלֶיהָ גּוֹיִם הַשְׁמִיעוּ עָלֶיהָ מַמְלְכוֹת אֲרָרַט מִנִּי וְאַשְׁכְּנָז פִּקְדוּ עָלֶיהָ טִפְסָר הַעֲלוּ־סוּס כְּיֶלֶק סָמָֽר׃

Set up a banner in the land, blow a shofar among the nations, prepare the nations against her, call together against her the kingdoms of Ararat, Minni, and Ashkenaz; appoint a captain against her; cause the horses to come up like bristling locusts.

Set up a banner in the land, blow a shofar among the nations, prepare the nations against her, call together against her the kingdoms of Ararat, Minni, and Ashkenaz; appoint a captain against her; cause the horses to come up like bristling locusts.

Rashi

קדשו. זמנו:

טפסר. לשון חיל (או ל' אדון):

סמר. הריצי"יר בלע"ז כמו תסמר שערי בשרי (איוב ד׳:ט״ו):

51:28

קַדְּשׁוּ עָלֶיהָ גוֹיִם אֶת־מַלְכֵי מָדַי אֶת־פַּחוֹתֶיהָ וְאֶת־כׇּל־סְגָנֶיהָ וְאֵת כׇּל־אֶרֶץ מֶמְשַׁלְתּֽוֹ׃

Prepare nations for war against her, the kings of the Maday, its governors, and all its deputies, and all the land of his dominion.

Prepare nations for war against her, the kings of the Maday, its governors, and all its deputies, and all the land of his dominion.

51:29

וַתִּרְעַשׁ הָאָרֶץ וַתָּחֹל כִּי קָמָה עַל־בָּבֶל מַחְשְׁבוֹת יְהֹוָה לָשׂוּם אֶת־אֶרֶץ בָּבֶל לְשַׁמָּה מֵאֵין יוֹשֵֽׁב׃

And the land trembles and withers in pain: for every purpose of the Lord shall be performed against Bavel, to make the land of Bavel a desolation without inhabitant.

And the land trembles and withers in pain: for every purpose of the Lord shall be performed against Bavel, to make the land of Bavel a desolation without inhabitant.

Rashi

ותחול. לשון חלחלה:

51:30

חָדְלוּ גִבּוֹרֵי בָבֶל לְהִלָּחֵם יָֽשְׁבוּ בַּמְּצָדוֹת נָשְׁתָה גְבוּרָתָם הָיוּ לְנָשִׁים הִצִּיתוּ מִשְׁכְּנֹתֶיהָ נִשְׁבְּרוּ בְרִיחֶֽיהָ׃

The mighty men of Bavel have ceased to fight, they have remained in their fortresses: their might has failed; they have become like women: her dwellingplaces have been set on fire, her bars are broken.

The mighty men of Bavel have ceased to fight, they have remained in their fortresses: their might has failed; they have become like women: her dwellingplaces have been set on fire, her bars are broken.

Rashi

נשתה. קפצה כמו גיד הנשה (בראשית לג) שנשה ממקומו:

51:31

רָץ לִקְרַאת־רָץ יָרוּץ וּמַגִּיד לִקְרַאת מַגִּיד לְהַגִּיד לְמֶלֶךְ בָּבֶל כִּֽי־נִלְכְּדָה עִירוֹ מִקָּצֶֽה׃

One runner shall run to meet another, and one messenger to meet another, to tell the king of Bavel that his city is taken on every side,

One runner shall run to meet another, and one messenger to meet another, to tell the king of Bavel that his city is taken on every side,

51:32

וְהַמַּעְבָּרוֹת נִתְפָּשׂוּ וְאֶת־הָאֲגַמִּים שָׂרְפוּ בָאֵשׁ וְאַנְשֵׁי הַמִּלְחָמָה נִבְהָֽלוּ׃ {ס}        

and that the fords are seized, and the thickets have been burned with fire, and the men of war are panic stricken.

and that the fords are seized, and the thickets have been burned with fire, and the men of war are panic stricken.

Texts

  • Hebrew: Miqra according to the Masorah · License: CC-BY-SA
  • English: The Koren Jerusalem Bible · License: CC-BY-NC
  • Hebrew: On Your Way · License: PD

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