Revised Literal Translation

Jeremiah 18:2-12

2Ariseק֥וּםkumH6965,and go downוְיָרַדְתָּ֖ve.ya.rad.TaH3381to the potter’sהַיּוֹצֵ֑רhai.yo.TzerH3335houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004,and there I will cause thee to hearאַשְׁמִֽיעֲךָ֥'ash.mi.'a.KhaH8085my wordsדְּבָרָֽי׃de.va.RaiH1697.

3Then I went downוָאֵרֵ֖דva.'e.RedH3381to the potter’sהַיּוֹצֵ֑רhai.yo.TzerH3335houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004,and, beholdוְהִנֵּה־ה֛וּאve.hi.neh-hu'H2009,he wroughtעֹשֶׂ֥ה'o.SehH6213a workמְלָאכָ֖הme.la.KhahH4399on the wheelsהָאָבְנָֽיִם׃ha.'a.ve.Na.yimH70.

4And the vesselהַכְּלִ֗יha.ke.LiH3627that he madeעֹשֶׂ֛ה'o.SehH6213of clayבַּחֹ֖מֶרba.Cho.merH2563was marredוְנִשְׁחַ֣תve.nish.ChatH7843in the handבְּיַ֣דbe.YadH3027of the potterהַיּוֹצֵ֑רhai.yo.TzerH3335:so he madeוַֽיַּעֲשֵׂ֙הוּ֙vai.ya.'a.Se.huH6213it againוְשָׁ֗בve.ShavH7725anotherאַחֵ֔ר'a.CherH312vesselכְּלִ֣יke.LiH3627,as seemedבְּעֵינֵ֥יbe.'ei.NeiH5869goodיָשַׁ֛רya.SharH3474to the potterהַיּוֹצֵ֖רhai.yo.TzerH3335to makeלַעֲשֽׂוֹת׃ פla.'a.SotH6213it.

5Then the wordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068came to me, sayingלֵאמֽוֹר׃le.MorH559,

6O houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,cannotאוּכַ֨ל'u.KhalH3201I doלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתla.'a.SotH6213with you as this potterהֲכַיּוֹצֵ֨רha.khai.yo.TzerH3335?saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068.Behold, as the clayכַחֹ֙מֶר֙kha.Cho.merH2563isin the potter’sהַיּוֹצֵ֔רhai.yo.TzerH3335handבְּיַ֣דbe.YadH3027, so areye in mine handבְּיָדִ֖יbe.ya.DiH3027,O houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ סYis.ra.'ElH3478.

7At whatinstantרֶ֣גַעRe.ga'H7281I shall speakאֲדַבֵּ֔ר'a.da.BerH1696concerning a nationגּ֖וֹיGoyH1471,and concerning a kingdomמַמְלָכָ֑הmam.la.KhahH4467,to pluck upלִנְת֥וֹשׁlin.To.oshH5428,and to pull downוְלִנְת֖וֹץve.lin.TotzH5422,and to destroyוּֽלְהַאֲבִֽיד׃U.le.ha.'a.VidH6it;

8If that nationהַגּ֣וֹיha.GoyH1471,against whom I have pronouncedדִּבַּ֖רְתִּיdi.Bar.tiH1696,turnוְשָׁב֙ve.ShavH7725from their evilמֵרָ֣עָת֔וֹme.Ra.'a.ToH7451,I will repentוְנִֽחַמְתִּי֙ve.ni.cham.TiH5162of the evilהָ֣רָעָ֔הha.ra.'AhH7451that I thoughtחָשַׁ֖בְתִּיcha.Shav.tiH2803to doלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתla.'a.SotH6213unto them.

9And at whatinstantוְרֶ֣גַעve.Re.ga'H7281I shall speakאֲדַבֵּ֔ר'a.da.BerH1696concerning a nationגּ֖וֹיGoyH1471,and concerning a kingdomמַמְלָכָ֑הmam.la.KhahH4467,to buildלִבְנֹ֖תliv.NotH1129and to plantוְלִנְטֹֽעַ׃ve.lin.To.a'H5193it;

10If it doוְעָשָׂ֤הve.'a.SahH6213evilהָרַע֙ha.ra.'ahH7451in my sightבְּעֵינַ֔יbe.'ei.NaiH5869,that it obeyשְׁמֹ֣עַshe.Mo.a'H8085not my voiceבְּקוֹלִ֑יbe.ko.LiH6963,then I will repentוְנִֽחַמְתִּי֙ve.ni.cham.TiH5162of the goodהַטּוֹבָ֔הha.to.VahH2896,wherewith I saidאָמַ֖רְתִּי'a.Mar.tiH559I would benefitלְהֵיטִ֥יבle.hei.TivH3190them.

11Now therefore go to, speakאֱמָר־'e.mor-H559to the menאִישׁ־'ish-H376of Judahיְהוּדָה֩ye.hu.DahH3063,and to the inhabitantsיוֹשְׁבֵ֨יyo.she.VeiH3427of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֜םye.ru.sha.LimH3389,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559,Thus saithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068;Behold, I frameיוֹצֵ֤רyo.TzerH3335evilרָעָ֔הra.'AhH7451against you, and deviseוְחֹשֵׁ֥בve.cho.ShevH2803a deviceמַֽחֲשָׁבָ֑הma.cha.sha.VahH4284against you: returnשׁ֣וּבוּShu.vuH7725ye now every oneאִ֚ישׁ'ishH376from his evilהָֽרָעָ֔הha.ra.'AhH7451wayמִדַּרְכּ֣וֹmi.dar.KoH1870,and make your waysדַרְכֵיכֶ֖םdar.khei.KhemH1870and your doingsוּמַעַלְלֵיכֶֽם׃u.ma.'a.lei.KhemH4611goodוְהֵיטִ֥יבוּve.hei.Ti.vuH3190.

12And they saidוְאָמְר֖וּve.'a.me.RuH559,There is no hopeנוֹאָ֑שׁno.'AshH2976:but we will walkH3212afterאַחֲרֵ֤י'a.cha.ReiH310our own devicesמַחְשְׁבוֹתֵ֙ינוּ֙mach.she.vo.Tei.nuH4284,and we will every oneוְאִ֛ישׁve.'IshH376doנַעֲשֶֽׂה׃ סna.'a.SehH6213the imaginationשְׁרִר֥וּתshe.ri.RutH8307of his evilהָרָ֖עha.Ra'H7451heartלִבּֽוֹ־li.bov-H3820.

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