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Jeremiah 18:1-17

1Thewordהַדָּבָר֙ha.da.VarH1697thatcametoJeremiahיִרְמְיָ֔הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414fromJehovah,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

2Ariseק֥וּםkumH6965andgoוְיָרַדְתָּ֖ve.ya.rad.TaH3381downtothepotter'shouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004,andthereIwillcausetheetohearאַשְׁמִֽיעֲךָ֥'ash.mi.'a.KhaH8085mywordsדְּבָרָֽי׃de.va.RaiH1697.

3AndIwentH3381downוָאֵרֵ֖דva.'e.RedH3381tothepotter'shouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004;andbehold,hewroughtaworkמְלָאכָ֖הme.la.KhahH4399onthewheels.

4Andthevesselהַכְּלִ֗יha.ke.LiH3627thathemadeH6213wasmarred,asclay,inthehandבְּיַ֣דbe.YadH3027ofthepotterהַיּוֹצֵ֑רhai.yo.TzerH3335;andhemadeH6213itagainanothervesselכְּלִ֣יke.LiH3627,asseemedgoodtothepotterהַיּוֹצֵ֖רhai.yo.TzerH3335tomakeH6213.

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

6Houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,cannotIdowithyouasthispotterH3335? saithJehovah.Behold,astheclayinthepotter'shandבְּיַ֣דbe.YadH3027,soכֵּן־ken-H3651areyeinmyhandבְּיָדִ֖יbe.ya.DiH3027,houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ סYis.ra.'ElH3478.

7Atthemomentרֶ֣גַעRe.ga'H7281thatIspeakאֲדַבֵּ֔ר'a.da.BerH1696concerninganationגּ֖וֹיGoyH1471andconcerningakingdomמַמְלָכָ֑הmam.la.KhahH4467,topluckלִנְת֥וֹשׁlin.To.oshH5428up,andtobreakH5422down,andtodestroyוּֽלְהַאֲבִֽיד׃U.le.ha.'a.VidH6,

8ifthatnationהַגּ֣וֹיha.GoyH1471,concerningwhichIhavespokenדִּבַּ֖רְתִּיdi.Bar.tiH1696,turnוְשָׁב֙ve.ShavH7725fromtheirevilH7451,thenIwillrepentoftheevilH7451thatIthoughttodountothem.

9Andatthemomentוְרֶ֣גַעve.Re.ga'H7281thatIspeakאֲדַבֵּ֔ר'a.da.BerH1696concerninganationגּ֖וֹיGoyH1471andconcerningakingdomמַמְלָכָ֑הmam.la.KhahH4467,tobuildלִבְנֹ֖תliv.NotH1129andtoplantוְלִנְטֹֽעַ׃ve.lin.To.a'H5193,

10ifitdoevilהָרַע֙ha.ra.'ahH7451inmysight,thatithearkennotuntomyvoiceבְּקוֹלִ֑יbe.ko.LiH6963,thenIwillrepentH5162ofthegoodהַטּוֹבָ֔הha.to.VahH2896wherewithIsaidH559Iwouldbenefitthem.

11AndnowH6258,speaktothemenH376ofJudahיְהוּדָה֩ye.hu.DahH3063andtotheinhabitantsיוֹשְׁבֵ֨יyo.she.VeiH3427ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֜םye.ru.sha.LimH3389,sayingH559,Thusכֹּ֚הkohH3541saithJehovah:Behold,IprepareevilH7451againstyou,anddeviseadeviceagainstyou:turnשׁ֣וּבוּShu.vuH7725yetheneveryoneH376fromhisevilH7451wayמִדַּרְכּ֣וֹmi.dar.KoH1870,andamendyourwaysדַרְכֵיכֶ֖םdar.khei.KhemH1870andyourdoings.

12Buttheysayוְאָמְר֖וּve.'a.me.RuH559, Thereisno hope;forwewillwalkafterourowndevices,andwewilleachoneH376do[accordingto]thestubbornnessשְׁרִר֥וּתshe.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.NonH3844ceasefromtherockמִצּ֛וּרmi.TzurH6697ofthefieldשָׂדַ֖יsa.DaiH7704?Shallthecoolקָרִ֖יםka.RimH7119flowingנוֹזְלִֽים׃noz.LimH5140watersמַ֛יִםMa.yimH4325comingfromafarbedried up?

15Formypeopleעַמִּ֖י'a.MiH5971hathforgottenשְׁכֵחֻ֥נִיshe.khe.Chu.niH7911me:theyburnincenseH6999tovanityH7723;andtheyhavecausedthemtostumbleוַיַּכְשִׁל֤וּםvai.yakh.shi.LumH3782intheirwaysבְּדַרְכֵיהֶם֙be.dar.khei.HemH1870,theancientpaths,towalkinby-pathsofawayדֶּ֖רֶךְDe.rekhH1870notcastup;

16tomakeלָשׂ֥וּםla.SumH7760theirlandאַרְצָ֛ם'ar.TzamH776anastonishment,aperpetualhissing:everyonethatpassethbyshallbeastonished,andshakehisheadבְּרֹאשֽׁוֹ׃be.ro.ShoH7218.

17Aswithaneastקָדִ֥יםka.DimH6921windכְּרֽוּחַ־ke.Ru.ach-H7307willIscatterאֲפִיצֵ֖ם'a.fi.TzemH6327thembeforetheenemyאוֹיֵ֑ב'o.YevH341;Iwillshewthemthebackעֹ֧רֶף'O.refH6203,andnotthefaceH6440,inthedayבְּי֥וֹםbe.YomH3117oftheircalamityH343.

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