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Jeremiah 18:18-23
18Then saidוַיֹּאמְר֗וּvai.yo.me.RuH559they, ComeH3212,and let us deviseוְנַחְשְׁבָ֣הve.nach.she.VahH2803devicesמַחֲשָׁבוֹת֒ma.cha.sha.VotH4284against Jeremiahיִרְמְיָהוּ֮yir.me.ya.HuH3414;for the lawתּוֹרָ֜הto.RahH8451shall not perishתֹאבַ֨דto.VadH6from the priestמִכֹּהֵ֗ןmi.ko.HenH3548,nor counselוְעֵצָה֙ve.'e.TzahH6098from the wiseמֵֽחָכָ֔םme.cha.KhamH2450,nor the wordוְדָבָ֖רve.da.VarH1697from the prophetמִנָּבִ֑יאmi.na.Vi'H5030.ComeH3212,and let us smiteוְנַכֵּ֣הוּve.na.Ke.huH5221him with the tongueבַלָּשׁ֔וֹןva.la.ShonH3956,and let us not give heedנַקְשִׁ֖יבָהnak.Shi.vahH7181to any of his wordsדְּבָרָֽיו׃de.va.RavH1697.
20Shall evilרָעָ֔הra.'AhH7451be recompensedהַיְשֻׁלַּ֤םhay.shu.LamH7999for goodטוֹבָה֙to.VahH2896?for they have diggedכָר֥וּkha.RuH3738a pitשׁוּחָ֖הshu.ChahH7745for my soulלְנַפְשִׁ֑יle.naf.ShiH5315.Rememberזְכֹ֣ר׀ze.KhorH2142that I stoodעָמְדִ֣י'a.me.DiH5975beforeלְפָנֶ֗יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440thee to speakלְדַבֵּ֤רle.da.BerH1696goodטוֹבָ֔הto.VahH2896for them, andto turn awayלְהָשִׁ֥יבle.ha.ShivH7725thy wrathחֲמָתְךָ֖cha.ma.te.KhaH2534from them.
21Therefore deliver upתֵּ֨ןtenH5414their childrenבְּנֵיהֶ֜םbe.nei.HemH1121to the famineלָרָעָ֗בla.ra.'AvH7458,and pour outוְהַגִּרֵם֮ve.ha.gi.RemH5064their bloodby the forceיְדֵי־ye.dei-H3027of the swordחֶרֶב֒che.RevH2719;and let their wivesנְשֵׁיהֶ֤םne.shei.HemH802be bereavedשַׁכֻּלוֹת֙sha.ku.lOtH7909of their children, and bewidowsוְאַלְמָנ֔וֹתve.'al.ma.NotH490;and let their menוְאַ֨נְשֵׁיהֶ֔םve.'An.shei.HemH582be putהֲרֻ֣גֵיha.Ru.geiH2026to deathמָ֑וֶתMa.vetH4194; lettheir young menבַּח֣וּרֵיהֶ֔םba.Chu.rei.HemH970beslainמֻכֵּי־mu.kei-H5221by the swordחֶ֖רֶבChe.revH2719in battleבַּמִּלְחָמָֽה׃ba.mil.cha.MahH4421.
22Let a cryזְעָקָה֙ze.'a.KahH2201be heardתִּשָּׁמַ֤עti.sha.Ma'H8085from their housesמִבָּ֣תֵּיהֶ֔םmi.Ba.tei.HemH1004,when thou shalt bringתָבִ֧יאta.Vi'H935a troopגְּד֖וּדge.DudH1416suddenlyפִּתְאֹ֑םpit.'OmH6597upon them: for they have diggedכָר֤וּkha.RuH3738a pitשׁוּחָה֙shi.chahH7882H7745to takeלְלָכְדֵ֔נִיle.la.khe.De.niH3920me, and hidטָמְנ֥וּta.me.NuH2934snaresוּפַחִ֖יםu.fa.ChimH6341for my feetלְרַגְלָֽי׃le.rag.LaiH7272.
23Yet, Lordיְ֠הוָהYah.wehH3068,thou knowestיָדַ֜עְתָּya.Da'.taH3045all their counselעֲצָתָ֤ם'a.tza.TamH6098against me to slayלַמָּ֔וֶתla.Ma.vetH4194me:forgiveתְּכַפֵּר֙te.kha.PerH3722not their iniquityעֲוֹנָ֔ם'a.vo.NamH5771,neither blot outתֶּ֑מְחִיTem.chiH4229their sinוְחַטָּאתָ֖םve.cha.ta.TamH2403from thy sightמִלְּפָנֶ֣יךָmi.le.fa.Nei.khaH6440,but let them be overthrownמֻכְשָׁלִים֙mukh.sha.LimH3782beforeלְפָנֶ֔יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440thee; dealעֲשֵׂ֥ה'a.SehH6213thuswith them in the timeבְּעֵ֥תbe.'EtH6256of thine angerאַפְּךָ֖'a.pe.KhaH639.
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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