New American Standard Bible 2020

Jeremiah 18:7-12

7At one momentרֶ֣גַעRe.ga'H7281I might speakאֲדַבֵּ֔ר'a.da.BerH1696concerningעַל־'al-H5921a nationגּ֖וֹיGoyH1471or concerningוְעַל־ve.'al-H5921a kingdomמַמְלָכָ֑הmam.la.KhahH4467touprootלִנְת֥וֹשׁlin.To.oshH5428it,to tearH5422itdownוְלִנְת֖וֹץve.lin.TotzH5422,or to destroyוּֽלְהַאֲבִֽיד׃U.le.ha.'a.VidH6it;

8if that nationהַגּ֣וֹיha.GoyH1471againstH5921whichH834I have spokenדִּבַּ֖רְתִּיdi.Bar.tiH1696turnsוְשָׁב֙ve.ShavH7725from its evilH7463, I willrelentוְנִֽחַמְתִּי֙ve.ni.cham.TiH5162of the disasterH7463that I plannedחָשַׁ֖בְתִּיcha.Shav.tiH2803to bringלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתla.'a.SotH6213on it.

9Or at anothermomentוְרֶ֣גַעve.Re.ga'H7281I might speakאֲדַבֵּ֔ר'a.da.BerH1696concerningעַל־'al-H5921a nationגּ֖וֹיGoyH1471or concerningוְעַל־ve.'al-H5921a kingdomמַמְלָכָ֑הmam.la.KhahH4467tobuildלִבְנֹ֖תliv.NotH1129upH1129or 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 willrelentוְנִֽחַמְתִּי֙ve.ni.cham.TiH5162of the goodH2899with whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834I saidאָמַ֖רְתִּי'a.Mar.tiH559that I would blessלְהֵיטִ֥יבle.hei.TivH3190it.

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.ReiH310 H1980our own plansמַחְשְׁבוֹתֵ֙ינוּ֙mach.she.vo.Tei.nuH4284,and eachוְאִ֛ישׁve.'IshH376of us willpersistנַעֲשֶֽׂה׃ סna.'a.SehH6213in thestubbornnessשְׁרִר֥וּתshe.ri.RutH8307of his evilהָרָ֖עha.Ra'H7451heartלִבּֽוֹ־li.bov-H3820.’

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