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Jeremiah 18:2-6

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.

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