Berean Standard Bible

Jeremiah 18

1This is the wordהַדָּבָר֙ha.da.VarH1697thatאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834cameהָיָ֣הha.YahH1961toאֶֽל־'el-H413Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֔הוּ מֵאֵ֥תyir.me.Ya.hu me.'EtH3414 H854from the LORDיְהוָ֖ה לֵאמֹֽר׃Yah.weh le.MorH3068 H559:

2“Go downוְיָרַדְתָּ֖ve.ya.rad.TaH3381at onceק֥וּםkumH6965to the potter’sהַיּוֹצֵ֑רhai.yo.TzerH3335houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004,and thereוְשָׁ֖מָּהve.Sha.mahH8033I will give youאַשְׁמִֽיעֲךָ֥'ash.mi.'a.KhaH8085אֶת־'et-H853My messageדְּבָרָֽי׃de.va.RaiH1697.”

3So I went downוָאֵרֵ֖דva.'e.RedH3381to the potter’sהַיּוֹצֵ֑רhai.yo.TzerH3335houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004and saw himוְהִנֵּה־ה֛וּאve.hi.neh-hu'H2009workingעֹשֶׂ֥ה מְלָאכָ֖ה'o.Seh me.la.KhahH6213 H4399atעַל־'al-H5921the wheelהָאָבְנָֽיִם׃ha.'a.ve.Na.yimH70.

4But the vesselהַכְּלִ֗יha.ke.LiH3627thatאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834heה֥וּאhu'H1931was shapingעֹשֶׂ֛ה'o.SehH6213from the clayבַּחֹ֖מֶרba.Cho.merH2563became flawedוְנִשְׁחַ֣תve.nish.ChatH7843inהַיּוֹצֵ֑ר וְשָׁ֗בhai.yo.Tzer ve.ShavH3335 H7725hishandבְּיַ֣דbe.YadH3027;so he formedוַֽיַּעֲשֵׂ֙הוּ֙vai.ya.'a.Se.huH6213it into anotherאַחֵ֔ר'a.CherH312vesselכְּלִ֣יke.LiH3627,asכַּאֲשֶׁ֥רka.'a.SherH834it seemedבְּעֵינֵ֥יbe.'ei.NeiH5869bestיָשַׁ֛רya.SharH3474for himהַיּוֹצֵ֖רhai.yo.TzerH3335to doלַעֲשֽׂוֹת׃ פla.'a.SotH6213.

5Then the wordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068cameוַיְהִ֥יvay.HiH1961to meאֵלַ֥י'e.LaiH413,sayingלֵאמֽוֹר׃le.MorH559,

6“O houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,canאוּכַ֨ל'u.KhalH3201I notלֹא־lo'-H3808treatלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתla.'a.SotH6213youas thisהַזֶּ֜הha.ZehH2088potterהֲכַיּוֹצֵ֨רha.khai.yo.TzerH3335treats his clay?Justהִנֵּ֤הhi.NehH2009like clayכַחֹ֙מֶר֙kha.Cho.merH2563in the potter’sהַיּוֹצֵ֔רhai.yo.TzerH3335handבְּיַ֣דbe.YadH3027,soכֵּן־ken-H3651are youאַתֶּ֥ם'a.TemH859in My handבְּיָדִ֖יbe.ya.DiH3027,O houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ סYis.ra.'ElH3478.

7At any timeרֶ֣גַעRe.ga'H7281I might announceאֲדַבֵּ֔ר'a.da.BerH1696thatעַל־'al-H5921a nationגּ֖וֹי וְעַל־Goy ve.'al-H1471 H5921or kingdomמַמְלָכָ֑הmam.la.KhahH4467will be uprootedלִנְת֥וֹשׁlin.To.oshH5428,torn downוְלִנְת֖וֹץve.lin.TotzH5422,and destroyedוּֽלְהַאֲבִֽיד׃U.le.ha.'a.VidH6.

8But if thatהַה֔וּאha.Hu'H1931nationהַגּ֣וֹיha.GoyH1471I warnedדִּבַּ֖רְתִּיdi.Bar.tiH1696עָלָ֑יו'a.LavH5921turnsוְשָׁב֙ve.ShavH7725from its evilמֵרָ֣עָת֔וֹme.Ra.'a.ToH7451אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834,then I will relentוְנִֽחַמְתִּי֙ve.ni.cham.TiH5162ofעַל־'al-H5921the disasterהָ֣רָעָ֔הha.ra.'AhH7451אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834I had plannedחָשַׁ֖בְתִּיcha.Shav.tiH2803to bringלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתla.'a.SotH6213.

9And if at another timeוְרֶ֣גַעve.Re.ga'H7281I announceאֲדַבֵּ֔ר עַל־'a.da.Ber 'al-H1696 H5921that I will build upלִבְנֹ֖תliv.NotH1129and establishוְלִנְטֹֽעַ׃ve.lin.To.a'H5193a nationגּ֖וֹי וְעַל־Goy ve.'al-H1471 H5921or kingdomמַמְלָכָ֑הmam.la.KhahH4467,

10and if it doesוְעָשָׂ֤הve.'a.SahH6213evilהָרַע֙ha.ra.'ahH7451in My sightבְּעֵינַ֔יbe.'ei.NaiH5869and does notלְבִלְתִּ֖יle.vil.TiH1115listenשְׁמֹ֣עַshe.Mo.a'H8085to My voiceבְּקוֹלִ֑יbe.ko.LiH6963,then I will relentוְנִֽחַמְתִּי֙ve.ni.cham.TiH5162ofעַל־'al-H5921the goodהַטּוֹבָ֔הha.to.VahH2896אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834I had intended for itאָמַ֖רְתִּי לְהֵיטִ֥יב'a.Mar.ti le.hei.TivH559 H3190אוֹתֽוֹ׃ ס'o.ToH853.

11Nowוְעַתָּ֡הve.'a.TahH6258thereforeנָ֣אna'H4994,tellאֱמָר־ אֶל־'e.mor- 'el-H559 H413the menאִישׁ־'ish-H376of Judahיְהוּדָה֩ye.hu.DahH3063andוְעַל־ve.'al-H5921the residentsיוֹשְׁבֵ֨יyo.she.VeiH3427of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֜םye.ru.sha.LimH3389that this is whatלֵאמֹ֗ר כֹּ֚הle.Mor kohH3541 H559the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559: ‘Beholdהִנֵּ֨הhi.NehH2009,Iאָנֹכִ֜י'a.no.KhiH595am planningיוֹצֵ֤רyo.TzerH3335a disasterרָעָ֔הra.'AhH7451for youעֲלֵיכֶם֙'a.lei.KhemH5921and devisingוְחֹשֵׁ֥בve.cho.ShevH2803a planמַֽחֲשָׁבָ֑הma.cha.sha.VahH4284against youעֲלֵיכֶ֖ם'a.lei.KhemH5921.Turnשׁ֣וּבוּShu.vuH7725nowנָ֗אNa'H4994,each of youאִ֚ישׁ'ishH376,from your evilהָֽרָעָ֔הha.ra.'AhH7451waysמִדַּרְכּ֣וֹmi.dar.KoH1870,and correctוְהֵיטִ֥יבוּve.hei.Ti.vuH3190your waysדַרְכֵיכֶ֖םdar.khei.KhemH1870and deedsוּמַעַלְלֵיכֶֽם׃u.ma.'a.lei.KhemH4611.’

12But they will replyוְאָמְר֖וּve.'a.me.RuH559, ‘It is hopelessנוֹאָ֑שׁ כִּֽי־no.'Ash ki-H2976 H3588.We will followאַחֲרֵ֤י נֵלֵ֔ךְ'a.cha.Rei ne.LekhH1980 H310our own plansמַחְשְׁבוֹתֵ֙ינוּ֙mach.she.vo.Tei.nuH4284,and each of usוְאִ֛ישׁve.'IshH376will actנַעֲשֶֽׂה׃ סna.'a.SehH6213according to the stubbornnessשְׁרִר֥וּתshe.ri.RutH8307of his evilהָרָ֖עha.Ra'H7451heartלִבּֽוֹ־li.bov-H3820.’”

13Thereforeלָכֵ֗ןla.KhenH3651this is whatכֹּ֚הkohH3541the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559: “Inquireשַֽׁאֲלוּ־ נָא֙sha.'a.lu- na'H7592 H4994among the nationsבַּגּוֹיִ֔םba.go.YimH1471:Whoמִ֥יmiH4310has ever heardשָׁמַ֖עsha.Ma'H8085things like theseכָּאֵ֑לֶּהka.'E.lehH428?Virginבְּתוּלַ֖תbe.tu.LatH1330Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478has doneעָשְׂתָ֣ה'a.se.TahH6213a mostמְאֹ֔דme.'OdH3966terrible thingשַֽׁעֲרֻרִת֙sha.'a.ru.RitH8186.

14Does the snowשֶׁ֣לֶגShe.legH7950of Lebanonלְבָנ֑וֹןle.va.NonH3844ever leaveהֲיַעֲזֹ֥בha.ya.'a.ZoH5800its rockyמִצּ֛וּרmi.TzurH6697slopesשָׂדַ֖יsa.DaiH7704?Orאִם־'im-H518do its coolקָרִ֖יםka.RimH7119watersמַ֛יִםMa.yimH4325flowingנוֹזְלִֽים׃noz.LimH5140from a distanceזָרִ֥יםza.RimH2114ever run dryיִנָּתְשׁ֗וּyi.na.te.ShuH5428?

15Yetכִּֽי־ki-H3588My peopleעַמִּ֖י'a.MiH5971have forgotten Meשְׁכֵחֻ֥נִיshe.khe.Chu.niH7911.They burn incenseיְקַטֵּ֑רוּye.ka.Te.ruH6999to worthless idolsלַשָּׁ֣וְאla.Shav'H7723that make them stumbleוַיַּכְשִׁל֤וּםvai.yakh.shi.LumH3782in their waysבְּדַרְכֵיהֶם֙be.dar.khei.HemH1870, leavingthe ancientעוֹלָ֔םo.LamH5769roadsשְׁבִילֵ֣יshe.vi.LeiH7635to walkלָלֶ֣כֶתla.Le.khetH1980on ruttedנְתִיב֔וֹתne.ti.VotH5410bypathsדֶּ֖רֶךְDe.rekhH1870instead ofלֹ֥אlo'H3808on the highwayסְלוּלָֽה׃se.lu.LahH5549.

16They have madeלָשׂ֥וּםla.SumH7760their landאַרְצָ֛ם'ar.TzamH776a desolationלְשַׁמָּ֖הle.sha.MahH8047,a perpetualעוֹלָ֑םo.LamH5769object of scornH8322;allכֹּ֚לkolH3605who passעוֹבֵ֣רo.VerH5674byעָלֶ֔יהָ'a.Lei.haH5921will be appalledיִשֹּׁ֖םyi.ShomH8074and shakeוְיָנִ֥ידve.ya.NidH5110their headsבְּרֹאשֽׁוֹ׃be.ro.ShoH7218.

17I will scatter themאֲפִיצֵ֖ם'a.fi.TzemH6327beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440the enemyאוֹיֵ֑ב'o.YevH341like the eastקָדִ֥יםka.DimH6921windכְּרֽוּחַ־ke.Ru.ach-H7307.I will show themאֶרְאֵ֖ם'er.'EmH7200My backעֹ֧רֶף'O.refH6203and notוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808My faceפָנִ֛יםfa.NimH6440in the dayבְּי֥וֹםbe.YomH3117of their calamityאֵידָֽם׃ ס'ei.DamH343.”

Another Plot against Jeremiah

(Jeremiah 11:18–23)

18Then some saidוַיֹּאמְר֗וּvai.yo.me.RuH559, “Comeלְכ֨וּle.KhuH1980,let us make plansוְנַחְשְׁבָ֣ה מַחֲשָׁבוֹת֒ve.nach.she.Vah ma.cha.sha.VotH2803 H4284againstעַֽל־'al-H5921Jeremiahיִרְמְיָהוּ֮yir.me.ya.HuH3414,forכִּי֩kiH3588the lawתּוֹרָ֜הto.RahH8451will neverלֹא־lo'-H3808be lostתֹאבַ֨דto.VadH6to the priestמִכֹּהֵ֗ןmi.ko.HenH3548,nor counselוְעֵצָה֙ve.'e.TzahH6098to the wiseמֵֽחָכָ֔םme.cha.KhamH2450,nor an oracleוְדָבָ֖רve.da.VarH1697to the prophetמִנָּבִ֑יאmi.na.Vi'H5030.Comeלְכוּ֙le.KhuH1980,let us denounce himוְנַכֵּ֣הוּ בַלָּשׁ֔וֹןve.na.Ke.hu va.la.ShonH5221 H3956and pay noוְאַל־ve.'al-H408heedנַקְשִׁ֖יבָהnak.Shi.vahH7181toאֶל־'el-H413anyכָּל־kol-H3605of his wordsדְּבָרָֽיו׃de.va.RavH1697.”

19Attendהַקְשִׁ֥יבָהhak.Shi.vahH7181to meאֵלָ֑י'e.LaiH413,O LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068.Hearוּשְׁמַ֖עu.she.Ma'H8085what my accusersיְרִיבָֽי׃ye.ri.VaiH3401are sayingלְק֥וֹלle.KolH6963!

20Should goodטוֹבָה֙to.VahH2896be repaidהַיְשֻׁלַּ֤םhay.shu.LamH7999withתַּֽחַת־ta.chat-H8478evilרָעָ֔הra.'AhH7451?Yetכִּֽי־ki-H3588they have dugכָר֥וּkha.RuH3738a pitשׁוּחָ֖הshu.ChahH7745for meלְנַפְשִׁ֑יle.naf.ShiH5315.Rememberזְכֹ֣ר׀ze.KhorH2142how I stoodעָמְדִ֣י'a.me.DiH5975before Youלְפָנֶ֗יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440to speakלְדַבֵּ֤רle.da.BerH1696goodטוֹבָ֔הto.VahH2896on their behalfעֲלֵיהֶם֙'a.lei.HemH5921,to turnלְהָשִׁ֥יבle.ha.ShivH7725אֶת־'et-H853Your wrathחֲמָתְךָ֖cha.ma.te.KhaH2534from them.

21Thereforeלָכֵן֩la.KhenH3651,hand their childrenבְּנֵיהֶ֜םbe.nei.HemH1121overתֵּ֨ןtenH5414אֶת־'et-H853to famineלָרָעָ֗בla.ra.'AvH7458;pour outוְהַגִּרֵם֮ve.ha.gi.RemH5064the powerיְדֵי־ye.dei-H3027of the swordחֶרֶב֒che.RevH2719upon themעַל־'al-H5921.Let their wivesנְשֵׁיהֶ֤םne.shei.HemH802becomeוְתִֽהְיֶ֨נָהve.tih.Ye.nahH1961childlessשַׁכֻּלוֹת֙sha.ku.lOtH7909and widowedוְאַלְמָנ֔וֹתve.'al.ma.NotH490;let their husbandsוְאַ֨נְשֵׁיהֶ֔ם יִֽהְי֖וּve.'An.shei.Hem yih.YuH582 H1961be slainהֲרֻ֣גֵיha.Ru.geiH2026by diseaseמָ֑וֶתMa.vetH4194,their young menבַּח֣וּרֵיהֶ֔םba.Chu.rei.HemH970struck downמֻכֵּי־mu.kei-H5221by the swordחֶ֖רֶבChe.revH2719in battleבַּמִּלְחָמָֽה׃ba.mil.cha.MahH4421.

22Let a cryזְעָקָה֙ze.'a.KahH2201be heardתִּשָּׁמַ֤עti.sha.Ma'H8085from their housesמִבָּ֣תֵּיהֶ֔םmi.Ba.tei.HemH1004whenכִּֽי־ki-H3588You suddenlyפִּתְאֹ֑םpit.'OmH6597bringתָבִ֧יאta.Vi'H935raidersגְּד֖וּדge.DudH1416against themעֲלֵיהֶ֛ם'a.lei.HemH5921,forכִּֽי־ki-H3588they have dugכָר֤וּkha.RuH3738a pitH7882to capture meלְלָכְדֵ֔נִיle.la.khe.De.niH3920and have hiddenטָמְנ֥וּta.me.NuH2934snaresוּפַחִ֖יםu.fa.ChimH6341for my feetלְרַגְלָֽי׃le.rag.LaiH7272.

23But Youוְאַתָּ֣הve.'a.TahH859,O LORDיְ֠הוָהYah.wehH3068,knowיָדַ֜עְתָּya.Da'.taH3045אֶֽת־'et-H853allכָּל־kol-H3605their deadlyלַמָּ֔וֶתla.Ma.vetH4194plotsעֲצָתָ֤ם'a.tza.TamH6098against meעָלַי֙'a.LaiH5921.Do notאַל־'al-H408wipe outתְּכַפֵּר֙ עַל־te.kha.Per 'al-H3722 H5921their guiltעֲוֹנָ֔ם'a.vo.NamH5771orאַל־'al-H408blot outתֶּ֑מְחִי וְיִהְי֤וּTem.chi ve.ha.yuH4229 H1961their sinוְחַטָּאתָ֖םve.cha.ta.TamH2403from Your sightמִלְּפָנֶ֣יךָmi.le.fa.Nei.khaH6440.Let them be overthrownמֻכְשָׁלִים֙mukh.sha.LimH3782before Youלְפָנֶ֔יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440;dealעֲשֵׂ֥ה'a.SehH6213with themin the timeבְּעֵ֥תbe.'EtH6256of Your angerאַפְּךָ֖'a.pe.KhaH639.

Another Plot against Jeremiah

(Jeremiah 11:18–23)

Commentaries on Jeremiah 18