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Jeremiah 18:11-17
11Nowוְעַתָּ֡הve.'a.TahH6258thereforeנָ֣אna'H4994,tellאֱמָר־ אֶל־'e.mor- 'el-H559H413the menאִישׁ־'ish-H376of Judahיְהוּדָה֩ye.hu.DahH3063andוְעַל־ve.'al-H5921the residentsיוֹשְׁבֵ֨יyo.she.VeiH3427of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֜םye.ru.sha.LimH3389that this is whatלֵאמֹ֗ר כֹּ֚הle.Mor kohH3541H559the 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-H2976H3588.We will followאַחֲרֵ֤י נֵלֵ֔ךְ'a.cha.Rei ne.LekhH1980H310our 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'H7592H4994among 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.”
Commentaries on Jeremiah 18
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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