New American Standard Bible 2020
Jeremiah 18:11-17
11So nowוְעַתָּ֡הve.'a.TahH6258,speakאֱמָר־'e.mor-H559to the menאִישׁ־'ish-H376of Judahיְהוּדָה֩ye.hu.DahH3063and againstוְעַל־ve.'al-H5921the inhabitantsיוֹשְׁבֵ֨יyo.she.VeiH3427of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֜םye.ru.sha.LimH3389,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559, ‘ThisH3541isH3541whatH3541the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559: “Beholdהִנֵּ֨הhi.NehH2009, I amformingיוֹצֵ֤רyo.TzerH3335a disasterH7463againstעֲלֵיכֶם֙'a.lei.KhemH5921you and devisingוְחֹשֵׁ֥בve.cho.ShevH2803a planמַֽחֲשָׁבָ֑הma.cha.sha.VahH4284againstעֲלֵיכֶ֖ם'a.lei.KhemH5921you. NowH4994turnשׁ֣וּבוּShu.vuH7725backH7725,eachאִ֚ישׁ'ishH376of you from his evilH7451wayמִדַּרְכּ֣וֹmi.dar.KoH1870, andcorrectוְהֵיטִ֥יבוּve.hei.Ti.vuH3190your waysדַרְכֵיכֶ֖םdar.khei.KhemH1870and your deedsוּמַעַלְלֵיכֶֽם׃u.ma.'a.lei.KhemH4611!”’
12Butthey will sayוְאָמְר֖וּve.'a.me.RuH559, ‘It’s hopelessנוֹאָ֑שׁno.'AshH2976!For we are goingH1980to followאַחֲרֵ֤י'a.cha.ReiH310H1980our own plansמַחְשְׁבוֹתֵ֙ינוּ֙mach.she.vo.Tei.nuH4284,and eachוְאִ֛ישׁve.'IshH376of us willpersistנַעֲשֶֽׂה׃ סna.'a.SehH6213in thestubbornnessשְׁרִר֥וּתshe.ri.RutH8307of his evilהָרָ֖עha.Ra'H7451heartלִבּֽוֹ־li.bov-H3820.’
13“Thereforeלָכֵ֗ןla.KhenH3651thisH3541isH3541whatH3541the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559: ‘Justנָא֙na'H4994askשַֽׁאֲלוּ־sha.'a.lu-H7592among the nationsבַּגּוֹיִ֔םba.go.YimH1471,Whoמִ֥יmiH4310everheardשָׁמַ֖עsha.Ma'H8085anything likethisכָּאֵ֑לֶּהka.'E.lehH428? Thevirginבְּתוּלַ֖תbe.tu.LatH1330of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478Has doneעָשְׂתָ֣ה'a.se.TahH6213a mostמְאֹ֔דme.'OdH3966appallingH8186thingשַֽׁעֲרֻרִת֙sha.'a.ru.RitH8186.
14Does the snowשֶׁ֣לֶגShe.legH7950of Lebanonלְבָנ֑וֹןle.va.NonH3844leaveהֲיַעֲזֹ֥בha.ya.'a.ZoH5800the rockמִצּ֛וּרmi.TzurH6697of the open countryH7706aloneH5800?Orאִם־'im-H518is the coldקָרִ֖יםka.RimH7119flowingנוֹזְלִֽים׃noz.LimH5140waterמַ֛יִםMa.yimH4325froma foreignזָרִ֥יםza.RimH2114landever driedH5405upH5405?
15ForMy peopleעַמִּ֖י'a.MiH5971have forgottenשְׁכֵחֻ֥נִיshe.khe.Chu.niH7911Me,They burnH6999incenseH6999to worthlessלַשָּׁ֣וְאla.Shav'H7723gods. And theyhave stumbledוַיַּכְשִׁל֤וּםvai.yakh.shi.LumH3782in their waysבְּדַרְכֵיהֶם֙be.dar.khei.HemH1870, In theancientעוֹלָ֔םo.LamH5769roadsשְׁבִילֵ֣יshe.vi.LeiH7635,To walkלָלֶ֣כֶתla.Le.khetH1980on pathsנְתִיב֔וֹתne.ti.VotH5410, Not on ahighwayדֶּ֖רֶךְ סְלוּלָֽה׃De.rekh se.lu.LahH1870H5549,
16To makeלָשׂ֥וּםla.SumH7760their landאַרְצָ֛ם'ar.TzamH776adesolationלְשַׁמָּ֖הle.sha.MahH8047, An object ofperpetualעוֹלָ֑םo.LamH5769hissingשְׁרִיק֣וֹתshe.ru.katH8292;Everyoneכֹּ֚לkolH3605who passesעוֹבֵ֣רo.VerH5674by it will be astonishedיִשֹּׁ֖םyi.ShomH8074Andshakeוְיָנִ֥ידve.ya.NidH5110his headבְּרֹאשֽׁוֹ׃be.ro.ShoH7218.
17Like aneastקָדִ֥יםka.DimH6921windכְּרֽוּחַ־ke.Ru.ach-H7307I willscatterאֲפִיצֵ֖ם'a.fi.TzemH6327themBeforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440the enemyH340; I willshowאֶרְאֵ֖ם'er.'EmH7200themMy backעֹ֧רֶף'O.refH6203and not Myfaceפָנִ֛יםfa.NimH6440In the dayבְּי֥וֹםbe.YomH3117of their disasterאֵידָֽם׃ ס'ei.DamH343.’”
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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