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Jeremiah 18

1Thewordהַדָּבָר֙ha.da.VarH1697whichcametoJeremiahיִרְמְיָ֔הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414fromJehovah,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

2Ariseק֥וּםkumH6965,andgoוְיָרַדְתָּ֖ve.ya.rad.TaH3381downtothepotter’sהַיּוֹצֵ֑רhai.yo.TzerH3335houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004,andthereIwillcausetheetohearאַשְׁמִֽיעֲךָ֥'ash.mi.'a.KhaH8085mywordsדְּבָרָֽי׃de.va.RaiH1697.

3ThenIwentH3381downוָאֵרֵ֖דva.'e.RedH3381tothepotter’sהַיּוֹצֵ֑רhai.yo.TzerH3335houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004,and,behold,hewasmakingH6213aworkמְלָאכָ֖הme.la.KhahH4399onthewheels.

4AndwhenH834thevesselהַכְּלִ֗יha.ke.LiH3627thathemadeH6213oftheclaywasmarredinthehandבְּיַ֣דbe.YadH3027ofthepotterהַיּוֹצֵ֑רhai.yo.TzerH3335,hemadeH6213itagainanothervesselכְּלִ֣יke.LiH3627,asseemedgoodtothepotterהַיּוֹצֵ֖רhai.yo.TzerH3335tomakeH6213it.

5Thenthewordדְבַר־de.var-H1697ofJehovahcametome,sayingלֵאמֽוֹר׃le.MorH559,

6Ohouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,cannotIdowithyouasthispotterהֲכַיּוֹצֵ֨רha.khai.yo.TzerH3335? saithJehovah.Behold,astheclayinthepotter’sהַיּוֹצֵ֔רhai.yo.TzerH3335handבְּיַ֣דbe.YadH3027,soכֵּן־ken-H3651areyeinmyhandבְּיָדִ֖יbe.ya.DiH3027,Ohouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ סYis.ra.'ElH3478.

7AtwhatinstantIshallspeakאֲדַבֵּ֔ר'a.da.BerH1696concerninganationגּ֖וֹיGoyH1471,andconcerningakingdomמַמְלָכָ֑הmam.la.KhahH4467,topluckלִנְת֥וֹשׁlin.To.oshH5428upandtobreakH5422downוְלִנְת֖וֹץve.lin.TotzH5422andtodestroyוּֽלְהַאֲבִֽיד׃U.le.ha.'a.VidH6it;

8ifthatnationהַגּ֣וֹיha.GoyH1471,concerningwhichIhavespokenדִּבַּ֖רְתִּיdi.Bar.tiH1696,turnוְשָׁב֙ve.ShavH7725fromtheirevilH7451,IwillrepentoftheevilH7451thatIthoughttodountothem.

9AndatwhatinstantIshallspeakאֲדַבֵּ֔ר'a.da.BerH1696concerninganationגּ֖וֹיGoyH1471,andconcerningakingdomמַמְלָכָ֑הmam.la.KhahH4467,tobuildלִבְנֹ֖תliv.NotH1129andtoplantוְלִנְטֹֽעַ׃ve.lin.To.a'H5193it;

10iftheydothatwhichisevilהָרַע֙ha.ra.'ahH7451inmysight,thattheyobeynotmyvoiceבְּקוֹלִ֑יbe.ko.LiH6963,thenIwillrepentH5162ofthegoodהַטּוֹבָ֔הha.to.VahH2896, wherewithIsaidH559Iwouldbenefitthem.

11NowH6258thereforeוְעַתָּ֡הve.'a.TahH6258,speaktothemenH376ofJudahיְהוּדָה֩ye.hu.DahH3063,andtotheinhabitantsיוֹשְׁבֵ֨יyo.she.VeiH3427ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֜םye.ru.sha.LimH3389,sayingH559,Thusכֹּ֚הkohH3541saithJehovah:Behold,IframeevilH7451againstyou,anddeviseadeviceagainstyou:returnH7725yenowH6258everyoneH376fromhisevilH7451wayמִדַּרְכּ֣וֹmi.dar.KoH1870,andamendyourwaysדַרְכֵיכֶ֖םdar.khei.KhemH1870andyourdoings.

12Buttheysayוְאָמְר֖וּve.'a.me.RuH559,Itisinvain;forwewillwalkafterourowndevices,andwewilldoeveryoneH376afterthestubbornnessשְׁרִר֥וּתshe.ri.RutH8307ofhisevilH7451heartלִבּֽוֹ־li.bov-H3820.

13Thereforeלָכֵ֗ןla.KhenH3651thusכֹּ֚הkohH3541saithJehovah:Askשַֽׁאֲלוּ־sha.'a.lu-H7592yenowamongthenationsבַּגּוֹיִ֔םba.go.YimH1471,whohathheardH8085suchthingsכָּאֵ֑לֶּהka.'E.lehH428;thevirginבְּתוּלַ֖תbe.tu.LatH1330ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478hathdoneaveryH3966horriblething.

14Shallthesnowשֶׁ֣לֶגShe.legH7950ofLebanonלְבָנ֑וֹןle.va.NonH3844failfromtherockמִצּ֛וּרmi.TzurH6697ofthefieldשָׂדַ֖יsa.DaiH7704?orshallthecoldwatersמַ֛יִםMa.yimH4325thatflowנוֹזְלִֽים׃noz.LimH5140downfromafarbedried up?

15Formypeopleעַמִּ֖י'a.MiH5971haveforgottenשְׁכֵחֻ֥נִיshe.khe.Chu.niH7911me,theyhaveburnedincenseH6999tofalsegods;andtheyhavebeenmadetostumbleוַיַּכְשִׁל֤וּםvai.yakh.shi.LumH3782intheirwaysבְּדַרְכֵיהֶם֙be.dar.khei.HemH1870,intheancientpaths,towalkinbypaths,inawayדֶּ֖רֶךְDe.rekhH1870notcastup;

16tomakeלָשׂ֥וּםla.SumH7760theirlandאַרְצָ֛ם'ar.TzamH776anastonishment,andaperpetualhissing;everyonethatpasseth therebyshallbeastonished,andshakehisheadבְּרֹאשֽׁוֹ׃be.ro.ShoH7218.

17Iwillscatterאֲפִיצֵ֖ם'a.fi.TzemH6327themaswithaneastקָדִ֥יםka.DimH6921windכְּרֽוּחַ־ke.Ru.ach-H7307beforetheenemyאוֹיֵ֑ב'o.YevH341;Iwillshowאֶרְאֵ֖ם'er.'EmH7200themthebackעֹ֧רֶף'O.refH6203,andnotthefaceH6440,inthedayבְּי֥וֹםbe.YomH3117oftheircalamityH343.

18ThensaidH559they, Come,andletusdevisedevicesagainstJeremiahיִרְמְיָהוּ֮yir.me.ya.HuH3414;forthelawH8451shallnotperishH6fromthepriestמִכֹּהֵ֗ןmi.ko.HenH3548,norcounselוְעֵצָה֙ve.'e.TzahH6098fromthewiseמֵֽחָכָ֔םme.cha.KhamH2450,northewordוְדָבָ֖רve.da.VarH1697fromtheprophetמִנָּבִ֑יאmi.na.Vi'H5030. Come,andletussmitehimwiththetongueבַלָּשׁ֔וֹןva.la.ShonH3956,andletusnotgiveheedtoanyofhiswordsדְּבָרָֽיו׃de.va.RavH1697.

19Giveheedtome,OJehovah,andhearkentothevoiceלְק֥וֹלle.KolH6963ofthemthatcontendwithme.

20Shallevilרָעָ֔הra.'AhH7451berecompensedforgoodטוֹבָה֙to.VahH2896?fortheyhavediggedapitשׁוּחָ֖הshu.ChahH7745formysoulH5315.Rememberזְכֹ֣ר׀ze.KhorH2142howIstoodעָמְדִ֣י'a.me.DiH5975beforetheetospeakלְדַבֵּ֤רle.da.BerH1696goodטוֹבָ֔הto.VahH2896forthem,toturnלְהָשִׁ֥יבle.ha.ShivH7725awayH7725thywrathH2534fromthem.

21Thereforeלָכֵן֩la.KhenH3651deliveruptheirchildrentothefamineלָרָעָ֗בla.ra.'AvH7458,andgiveתֵּ֨ןtenH5414themovertothepoweroftheswordחֶרֶב֒che.RevH2719;andlettheirwivesH802becomeוְתִֽהְיֶ֨נָהve.tih.Ye.nahH1961childless,andwidowsוְאַלְמָנ֔וֹתve.'al.ma.NotH490;andlettheirmenH376beיִֽהְי֖וּyih.YuH1961slainהֲרֻ֣גֵיha.Ru.geiH2026ofdeathמָ֑וֶתMa.vetH4194,andtheiryoungH1121menH376smittenoftheswordחֶ֖רֶבChe.revH2719inbattleבַּמִּלְחָמָֽה׃ba.mil.cha.MahH4421.

22Letacryזְעָקָה֙ze.'a.KahH2201beheardH8085fromtheirhousesH1004,whenthou shaltbringתָבִ֧יאta.Vi'H935atroopH1416suddenlyפִּתְאֹ֑םpit.'OmH6597uponthem;fortheyhavediggedapittotakeH3920me,andhidH2934snaresH6341formyfeetH7272.

23Yet,Jehovah, thou knowestalltheircounselH6098againstmetoslayme;forgivenottheiriniquityעֲוֹנָ֔ם'a.vo.NamH5771,neitherblotouttheirsinוְחַטָּאתָ֖םve.cha.ta.TamH2403fromthysight;butletthembeוְיִהְי֤וּve.ha.yuH1961overthrownbeforethee;dealthouwiththeminthetimeבְּעֵ֥תbe.'EtH6256ofthineangerאַפְּךָ֖'a.pe.KhaH639.

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