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Jeremiah 18:2-12

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.

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