New American Standard Bible 1995

Jeremiah 18:2-6

2“Ariseק֥וּםkumH6965andgoוְיָרַדְתָּ֖ve.ya.rad.TaH3381downH3381to the potter’sהַיּוֹצֵ֑רhai.yo.TzerH3335houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004,and thereוְשָׁ֖מָּהve.Sha.mahH8033I will announceאַשְׁמִֽיעֲךָ֥'ash.mi.'a.KhaH8085My wordsדְּבָרָֽי׃de.va.RaiH1697to you.”

3Then I wentH3381downוָאֵרֵ֖דva.'e.RedH3381to the potter’sהַיּוֹצֵ֑רhai.yo.TzerH3335houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004,and thereוְהִנֵּה־ה֛וּאve.hi.neh-hu'H2009he was, makingעֹשֶׂ֥ה'o.SehH6213somethingמְלָאכָ֖הme.la.KhahH4399on thewheelהָאָבְנָֽיִם׃ha.'a.ve.Na.yimH70.

4But the vesselהַכְּלִ֗יha.ke.LiH3627that he was makingעֹשֶׂ֛ה'o.SehH6213of clayבַּחֹ֖מֶרba.Cho.merH2563was spoiledוְנִשְׁחַ֣תve.nish.ChatH7843in the handבְּיַ֣דbe.YadH3027of the potterהַיּוֹצֵ֑רhai.yo.TzerH3335;so he remadeוְשָׁ֗ב וַֽיַּעֲשֵׂ֙הוּ֙ve.Shav vai.ya.'a.Se.huH7725 H6213it into anotherאַחֵ֔ר'a.CherH312vesselכְּלִ֣יke.LiH3627,as it pleasedיָשַׁ֛ר בְּעֵינֵ֥יya.Shar be.'ei.NeiH5869 H3474the potterהַיּוֹצֵ֖רhai.yo.TzerH3335to makeלַעֲשֽׂוֹת׃ פla.'a.SotH6213.

5Then the wordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068cameוַיְהִ֥יvay.HiH1961to me sayingלֵאמֽוֹר׃le.MorH559,

6“Canאוּכַ֨ל'u.KhalH3201I not, O houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,dealלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתla.'a.SotH6213with you as thisהַזֶּ֜הha.ZehH2088potterהֲכַיּוֹצֵ֨רha.khai.yo.TzerH3335does?”declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068. “Beholdהִנֵּ֤הhi.NehH2009, like theclayכַחֹ֙מֶר֙kha.Cho.merH2563in the potter’sהַיּוֹצֵ֔רhai.yo.TzerH3335handבְּיַ֣דbe.YadH3027,soכֵּן־ken-H3651are you in My handבְּיָדִ֖יbe.ya.DiH3027,O houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ סYis.ra.'ElH3478.

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