Jeremiah 18
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Jeremiah 18:5-15

5Then the wordH1697 of the LordH3068 cameH1961 to me, sayingH559, 6“AmH3201 I not ableH3201, houseH1004 of IsraelH3478, to dealH6213 with you as thisH2088 potterH3335 does?” declaresH5002 the LordH3068. “BeholdH2009, like the 1clayH2563 in the potter’sH3335 handH3027, soH3651 are you in My handH3027, houseH1004 of IsraelH3478. 7At one momentH7281 I might speakH1696 concerningH5921 a nationH1471 or concerningH5921 a kingdomH4467 to 2uprootH5428 it, to tearH5422 it downH5422, or to destroyH6 it; 83if that nationH1471 againstH5921 whichH834 I have spokenH1696 turnsH7725 from its evilH7463, I will 4relentH5162 of the disasterH7463 that I plannedH2803 to bringH6213 on it. 9Or at another momentH7281 I might speakH1696 concerningH5921 a nationH1471 or concerningH5921 a kingdomH4467 to 5buildH1129 upH1129 or to plantH5193 it; 10if it doesH6213 6evilH7451 in My sightH5869 by not obeyingH8085 My voiceH6963, then I will 7relentH5162 of the goodH2899 with whichH834 I saidH559 8that I would blessH3190 it. 11So nowH6258, speakH559 to the menH376 of JudahH3063 and againstH5921 the inhabitantsH3427 of JerusalemH3389, sayingH559, ‘ThisH3541 isH3541 whatH3541 the LordH3068 saysH559: “BeholdH2009, I am 9formingH3335 a disasterH7463 againstH5921 you and devisingH2803 a planH4284 againstH5921 you. NowH4994 10turnH7725 backH7725, eachH376 of you from his evilH7451 wayH1870, and 11correctH3190 your waysH1870 and your deedsH4611!”’ 12But 12they will sayH559, ‘It’s hopelessH2976! For we are goingH1980 to followH310H1980 our own plansH4284, and eachH376 of us will 13persistH6213 in the 14stubbornnessH8307 of his evilH7451 heartH3820.’

13“ThereforeH3651 thisH3541 isH3541 whatH3541 the LordH3068 saysH559: ‘15JustH4994 askH7592 among the nationsH1471, WhoH4310 ever heardH8085 anything like 16thisH428? The 17virginH1330 of IsraelH3478 Has doneH6213 a mostH3966 18appallingH8186 thingH8186.14Does the snowH7950 of LebanonH3844 leaveH5800 the rockH6697 of the open countryH7706 aloneH5800? OrH518 is the coldH7119 flowingH5140 waterH4325 from a foreignH2114 land ever driedH5405 upH5405?15For 19My peopleH5971 have forgottenH7911 Me, 20They burnH6999 incenseH6999 21to worthlessH7723 gods. And they 22have stumbledH3782 in their waysH1870, In the 23ancientH5769 roadsH7635, To walkH1980 on pathsH5410, Not on a 24highwayH1870H5549,

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Notes

  1. 1. Jeremiah 18:6 Is 45:9; 64:8; Matt 20:15; Rom 9:21 ↩
  2. 2. Jeremiah 18:7 Jer 1:10 ↩
  3. 3. Jeremiah 18:8 Jer 7:3-7; 12:16; Ezek 18:21 ↩
  4. 4. Jeremiah 18:8 Ps 106:45; Jer 26:3, 13, 19; Hos 11:8; Joel 2:13, 14; Jon 3:10 ↩
  5. 5. Jeremiah 18:9 Jer 1:10; 31:28; Amos 9:11-15 ↩
  6. 6. Jeremiah 18:10 Ps 125:5; Jer 7:24-28; Ezek 33:18 ↩
  7. 7. Jeremiah 18:10 1 Sam 2:30; 13:13 ↩
  8. 8. Jeremiah 18:10 Lit to do it good ↩
  9. 9. Jeremiah 18:11 Is 5:5; Jer 4:6; 11:11 ↩
  10. 10. Jeremiah 18:11 2 Kin 17:13; Is 1:16-19; Jer 4:1; Acts 26:20 ↩
  11. 11. Jeremiah 18:11 Lit make good ↩
  12. 12. Jeremiah 18:12 Is 57:10; Jer 2:25 ↩
  13. 13. Jeremiah 18:12 Lit do the ↩
  14. 14. Jeremiah 18:12 Deut 29:19; Jer 7:24; 16:12 ↩
  15. 15. Jeremiah 18:13 Is 66:8; Jer 2:10, 11 ↩
  16. 16. Jeremiah 18:13 Lit these ↩
  17. 17. Jeremiah 18:13 Jer 14:17; 31:4 ↩
  18. 18. Jeremiah 18:13 Jer 5:30; 23:14; Hos 6:10 ↩
  19. 19. Jeremiah 18:15 Jer 2:32; 3:21 ↩
  20. 20. Jeremiah 18:15 Is 65:7; Jer 7:9; 10:15; 44:17 ↩
  21. 21. Jeremiah 18:15 Lit to worthlessness ↩
  22. 22. Jeremiah 18:15 As in ancient versions; MT caused them to ↩
  23. 23. Jeremiah 18:15 Jer 6:16 ↩
  24. 24. Jeremiah 18:15 Is 57:14; 62:10 ↩

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