Revised Literal Translation

Jeremiah 18:7-10

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.

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