New American Standard Bible 1995

Jeremiah 18:18-23

18Then they saidוַיֹּאמְר֗וּvai.yo.me.RuH559, “Comeלְכ֨וּle.KhuH1980and let usdeviseוְנַחְשְׁבָ֣הve.nach.she.VahH2803plansמַחֲשָׁבוֹת֒ma.cha.sha.VotH4284againstעַֽל־'al-H5921Jeremiahיִרְמְיָהוּ֮yir.me.ya.HuH3414.Surelyכִּי֩kiH3588thelawתּוֹרָ֜הto.RahH8451is not going to be lostתֹאבַ֨דto.VadH6to the priestמִכֹּהֵ֗ןmi.ko.HenH3548,norH3808counselוְעֵצָה֙ve.'e.TzahH6098to the sageמֵֽחָכָ֔םme.cha.KhamH2450,norH3808the divinewordוְדָבָ֖רve.da.VarH1697to the prophetמִנָּבִ֑יאmi.na.Vi'H5030!Comeלְכוּ֙le.KhuH1980on and let usstrikeוְנַכֵּ֣הוּve.na.Ke.huH5221at him with ourtongueבַלָּשׁ֔וֹןva.la.ShonH3956, and let usgiveH7181noוְאַל־ve.'al-H408heedH7181to anyכָּל־kol-H3605of his wordsדְּבָרָֽיו׃de.va.RavH1697.”

19Do giveH7181heedH7181to me, O Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,And listenוּשְׁמַ֖עu.she.Ma'H8085towhatH6963my opponentsיְרִיבָֽי׃ye.ri.VaiH3401are sayingH6963!

20Should goodH2899be repaidהַיְשֻׁלַּ֤םhay.shu.LamH7999with evilH7463? For they havedugכָר֥וּkha.RuH3738a pitשׁוּחָ֖הshu.ChahH7745for me.Rememberזְכֹ֣ר׀ze.KhorH2142how Istoodעָמְדִ֣י'a.me.DiH5975beforeלְפָנֶ֗יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440YouTo speakלְדַבֵּ֤רle.da.BerH1696goodH2899on their behalfעֲלֵיהֶם֙'a.lei.HemH5921,So as to turnלְהָשִׁ֥יבle.ha.ShivH7725awayH7725Your wrathחֲמָתְךָ֖cha.ma.te.KhaH2534from them.

21Thereforeלָכֵן֩la.KhenH3651,giveתֵּ֨ןtenH5414their childrenבְּנֵיהֶ֜םbe.nei.HemH1121over to famineלָרָעָ֗בla.ra.'AvH7458And deliverוְהַגִּרֵם֮ve.ha.gi.RemH5064them up to thepowerיְדֵי־ye.dei-H3027of the swordחֶרֶב֒che.RevH2719;And let their wivesנְשֵׁיהֶ֤םne.shei.HemH802becomeH1961childlessשַׁכֻּלוֹת֙sha.ku.lOtH7909andwidowedוְאַלְמָנ֔וֹתve.'al.ma.NotH490.Let their menH376also be smittenהֲרֻ֣גֵיha.Ru.geiH2026to deathמָ֑וֶתMa.vetH4194, Theiryoungבַּח֣וּרֵיהֶ֔םba.Chu.rei.HemH970menH970struckH5221downמֻכֵּי־mu.kei-H5221by the swordחֶ֖רֶבChe.revH2719in battleבַּמִּלְחָמָֽה׃ba.mil.cha.MahH4421.

22May anoutcryזְעָקָה֙ze.'a.KahH2201be heardתִּשָּׁמַ֤עti.sha.Ma'H8085from their housesמִבָּ֣תֵּיהֶ֔םmi.Ba.tei.HemH1004,WhenH3588You suddenlyפִּתְאֹ֑םpit.'OmH6597bringתָבִ֧יאta.Vi'H935raidersגְּד֖וּדge.DudH1416upon them;For they have dugכָר֤וּkha.RuH3738a pitשׁוּחָה֙shi.chahH7745to captureלְלָכְדֵ֔נִיle.la.khe.De.niH3920me Andhiddenטָמְנ֥וּta.me.NuH2934snaresוּפַחִ֖יםu.fa.ChimH6341for my feetלְרַגְלָֽי׃le.rag.LaiH7272.

23Yet You, O Lordיְ֠הוָהYah.wehH3068,knowיָדַ֜עְתָּya.Da'.taH3045Allכָּל־kol-H3605theirdeadlyלַמָּ֔וֶתla.Ma.vetH4194designsעֲצָתָ֤ם'a.tza.TamH6098againstH5921me; Do notforgiveתְּכַפֵּר֙te.kha.PerH3722their iniquityעֲוֹנָ֔ם'a.vo.NamH5771Or blotתֶּ֑מְחִיTem.chiH4229out their sinוְחַטָּאתָ֖םve.cha.ta.TamH2403from Your sightמִלְּפָנֶ֣יךָmi.le.fa.Nei.khaH6440. But may they beoverthrownמֻכְשָׁלִים֙mukh.sha.LimH3782beforeלְפָנֶ֔יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440You;Dealעֲשֵׂ֥ה'a.SehH6213with them in thetimeבְּעֵ֥תbe.'EtH6256of Your angerאַפְּךָ֖'a.pe.KhaH639!

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