New American Standard Bible 1995

Jeremiah 18:5-10

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.

7At one momentרֶ֣גַעRe.ga'H7281I might speakאֲדַבֵּ֔ר'a.da.BerH1696concerningעַל־'al-H5921a nationגּ֖וֹיGoyH1471or concerningוְעַל־ve.'al-H5921a kingdomמַמְלָכָ֑הmam.la.KhahH4467touprootלִנְת֥וֹשׁlin.To.oshH5428,to pullוְלִנְת֖וֹץve.lin.TotzH5422downH5422,or to destroyוּֽלְהַאֲבִֽיד׃U.le.ha.'a.VidH6it;

8if that nationהַגּ֣וֹיha.GoyH1471againstעָלָ֑יו'a.LavH5921whichH834I have spokenדִּבַּ֖רְתִּיdi.Bar.tiH1696turnsוְשָׁב֙ve.ShavH7725from its evilH7463, I willrelentוְנִֽחַמְתִּי֙ve.ni.cham.TiH5162concerningעַל־'al-H5921the calamityH7463I plannedחָשַׁ֖בְתִּיcha.Shav.tiH2803to bringלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתla.'a.SotH6213on it.

9Or at another momentוְרֶ֣גַעve.Re.ga'H7281I might speakאֲדַבֵּ֔ר'a.da.BerH1696concerningעַל־'al-H5921a nationגּ֖וֹיGoyH1471or concerningוְעַל־ve.'al-H5921a kingdomמַמְלָכָ֑הmam.la.KhahH4467tobuildלִבְנֹ֖תliv.NotH1129up or to plantוְלִנְטֹֽעַ׃ve.lin.To.a'H5193it;

10if it doesוְעָשָׂ֤הve.'a.SahH6213evilהָרַע֙ha.ra.'ahH7451in My sightבְּעֵינַ֔יbe.'ei.NaiH5869by not obeyingשְׁמֹ֣עַshe.Mo.a'H8085My voiceבְּקוֹלִ֑יbe.ko.LiH6963, then I willthinkH5162betterH5162of the goodH2899with whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834I had promisedאָמַ֖רְתִּי'a.Mar.tiH559toblessלְהֵיטִ֥יבle.hei.TivH3190it.

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