Revised Version 1895

Jeremiah 18

1Thewordהַדָּבָר֙ha.da.VarH1697whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834cameהָיָ֣הha.YahH1961toJeremiahיִרְמְיָ֔הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414from theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

2Ariseק֥וּםkumH6965, andgoוְיָרַדְתָּ֖ve.ya.rad.TaH3381downH3381to thepotter’sהַיּוֹצֵ֑רhai.yo.TzerH3335houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004, and there I willcauseH1697thee tohearאַשְׁמִֽיעֲךָ֥'ash.mi.'a.KhaH8085mywordsדְּבָרָֽי׃de.va.RaiH1697.

3Then IwentH3381downוָאֵרֵ֖דva.'e.RedH3381to thepotter’sהַיּוֹצֵ֑רhai.yo.TzerH3335houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004, and,beholdוְהִנֵּה־ה֛וּאve.hi.neh-hu'H2009, he wrought hisworkמְלָאכָ֖הme.la.KhahH4399on the wheels.

4And when thevesselהַכְּלִ֗יha.ke.LiH3627that hemadeעֹשֶׂ֛ה'o.SehH6213of the clay was marred in thehandבְּיַ֣דbe.YadH3027of thepotterהַיּוֹצֵ֑רhai.yo.TzerH3335, hemadeוַֽיַּעֲשֵׂ֙הוּ֙vai.ya.'a.Se.huH6213itagainוְשָׁ֗בve.ShavH7725anotherאַחֵ֔ר'a.CherH312vesselכְּלִ֣יke.LiH3627, asseemedבְּעֵינֵ֥יbe.'ei.NeiH5869goodיָשַׁ֛רya.SharH3474to thepotterהַיּוֹצֵ֖רhai.yo.TzerH3335tomakeלַעֲשֽׂוֹת׃ פla.'a.SotH6213it.

5Then thewordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068cameוַיְהִ֥יvay.HiH1961tomeאֵלַ֥י'e.LaiH413,sayingלֵאמֽוֹר׃le.MorH559,

6Ohouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,cannotלֹא־lo'-H3808Idoלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתla.'a.SotH6213withyouאַתֶּ֥ם'a.TemH859as thispotterהֲכַיּוֹצֵ֨רha.khai.yo.TzerH3335? saith theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068.Beholdהִנֵּ֤הhi.NehH2009, as the clay in thepotter’sהַיּוֹצֵ֔רhai.yo.TzerH3335handבְּיַ֣דbe.YadH3027,soכֵּן־ken-H3651are ye in minehandבְּיָדִ֖יbe.ya.DiH3027, Ohouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ סYis.ra.'ElH3478.

7Atwhatעַל־'al-H5921instantרֶ֣גַעRe.ga'H7281I shallspeakאֲדַבֵּ֔ר'a.da.BerH1696concerning anationגּ֖וֹיGoyH1471, and concerning akingdomמַמְלָכָ֑הmam.la.KhahH4467, topluckלִנְת֥וֹשׁlin.To.oshH5428upוְעַל־ve.'al-H5921and tobreakH5422downוְלִנְת֖וֹץve.lin.TotzH5422and todestroyוּֽלְהַאֲבִֽיד׃U.le.ha.'a.VidH6it;

8ifאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834thatnationהַגּ֣וֹיha.GoyH1471, concerningwhichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834I havespokenדִּבַּ֖רְתִּיdi.Bar.tiH1696,turnוְשָׁב֙ve.ShavH7725from theirevilמֵרָ֣עָת֔וֹme.Ra.'a.ToH7451, I willrepentH7725of theevilהָ֣רָעָ֔הha.ra.'AhH7451that Ithoughtחָשַׁ֖בְתִּיcha.Shav.tiH2803todoלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתla.'a.SotH6213unto them.

9And atwhatH5921instantוְרֶ֣גַעve.Re.ga'H7281I shallspeakאֲדַבֵּ֔ר'a.da.BerH1696concerning anationגּ֖וֹיGoyH1471, and concerning akingdomמַמְלָכָ֑הmam.la.KhahH4467, tobuildלִבְנֹ֖תliv.NotH1129and toplantוְלִנְטֹֽעַ׃ve.lin.To.a'H5193it;

10ifאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834itdoוְעָשָׂ֤הve.'a.SahH6213evilהָרַע֙ha.ra.'ahH7451in mysightבְּעֵינַ֔יbe.'ei.NaiH5869, that itobeyשְׁמֹ֣עַshe.Mo.a'H8085notלְבִלְתִּ֖יle.vil.TiH1115myvoiceבְּקוֹלִ֑יbe.ko.LiH6963, then I willrepentוְנִֽחַמְתִּי֙ve.ni.cham.TiH5162of thegoodהַטּוֹבָ֔הha.to.VahH2896, wherewith Isaidאָמַ֖רְתִּי'a.Mar.tiH559I wouldbenefitH2896them.

11NowH6258thereforegoH7725to,speakH559to themenאִישׁ־'ish-H376ofJudahיְהוּדָה֩ye.hu.DahH3063, and to theinhabitantsיוֹשְׁבֵ֨יyo.she.VeiH3427ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֜םye.ru.sha.LimH3389,sayingH559,Thusכֹּ֚הkohH3541saith theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068:Beholdהִנֵּ֨הhi.NehH2009, I frameevilרָעָ֔הra.'AhH7451againstH5921youH5921, anddeviseוְחֹשֵׁ֥בve.cho.ShevH2803a deviceagainstH5921youH5921:returnH7725yenowH6258everyאִ֚ישׁ'ishH376one from hisevilהָֽרָעָ֔הha.ra.'AhH7451wayמִדַּרְכּ֣וֹmi.dar.KoH1870, andamendוְהֵיטִ֥יבוּve.hei.Ti.vuH3190yourwaysדַרְכֵיכֶ֖םdar.khei.KhemH1870and yourdoingsוּמַעַלְלֵיכֶֽם׃u.ma.'a.lei.KhemH4611.

12But theysayוְאָמְר֖וּve.'a.me.RuH559, There is no hope: forweH3588will walkafterH310ourownH376devices, andweH3588willdoנַעֲשֶֽׂה׃ סna.'a.SehH6213everyH376oneafterH310thestubbornnessשְׁרִר֥וּתshe.ri.RutH8307of hisevilהָרָ֖עha.Ra'H7451heartלִבּֽוֹ־li.bov-H3820.

13Thereforethusכֹּ֚הkohH3541saith theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068:Askשַֽׁאֲלוּ־sha.'a.lu-H7592yenowנָא֙na'H4994among thenationsבַּגּוֹיִ֔םba.go.YimH1471, who hathheardשָׁמַ֖עsha.Ma'H8085suchכָּאֵ֑לֶּהka.'E.lehH428things; thevirginבְּתוּלַ֖תbe.tu.LatH1330ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478hathdoneעָשְׂתָ֣ה'a.se.TahH6213averyמְאֹ֔דme.'OdH3966horriblethingלָכֵ֗ןla.KhenH3651.

14Shall thesnowשֶׁ֣לֶגShe.legH7950ofLebanonלְבָנ֑וֹןle.va.NonH3844fail from therockמִצּ֛וּרmi.TzurH6697of thefieldשָׂדַ֖יsa.DaiH7704? or shall thecoldקָרִ֖יםka.RimH7119watersמַ֛יִםMa.yimH4325thatflowנוֹזְלִֽים׃noz.LimH5140downH5140from afar be dried up?

15For mypeopleעַמִּ֖י'a.MiH5971hathforgottenשְׁכֵחֻ֥נִיshe.khe.Chu.niH7911meH7911, they haveburnedH6999incenseH6999tovanityלַשָּׁ֣וְאla.Shav'H7723; and they have caused them tostumbleוַיַּכְשִׁל֤וּםvai.yakh.shi.LumH3782in theirwaysבְּדַרְכֵיהֶם֙be.dar.khei.HemH1870, in theancientעוֹלָ֔םo.LamH5769pathsשְׁבִילֵ֣יshe.vi.LeiH7635, towalkH1870in bypaths, in awayדֶּ֖רֶךְDe.rekhH1870notלֹ֥אlo'H3808castH3782upסְלוּלָֽה׃se.lu.LahH5549;

16tomakeלָשׂ֥וּםla.SumH7760theirlandאַרְצָ֛ם'ar.TzamH776an astonishment, and aperpetualעוֹלָ֑םo.LamH5769hissingשְׁרִיק֣וֹתshe.ru.katH8292;everyכֹּ֚לkolH3605one that passeth thereby shall beastonishedיִשֹּׁ֖םyi.ShomH8074, andshakeוְיָנִ֥ידve.ya.NidH5110hisheadבְּרֹאשֽׁוֹ׃be.ro.ShoH7218.

17I willscatterאֲפִיצֵ֖ם'a.fi.TzemH6327them as with aneastקָדִ֥יםka.DimH6921windכְּרֽוּחַ־ke.Ru.ach-H7307beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440theenemyאוֹיֵ֑ב'o.YevH341; I willlookאֶרְאֵ֖ם'er.'EmH7200uponH7307theirbackעֹ֧רֶף'O.refH6203, andnotוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808theirfaceפָנִ֛יםfa.NimH6440, in thedayבְּי֥וֹםbe.YomH3117of theircalamityאֵידָֽם׃ ס'ei.DamH343.

18Thensaidוַיֹּאמְר֗וּvai.yo.me.RuH559they, Come, andletH408usH413deviseוְנַחְשְׁבָ֣הve.nach.she.VahH2803devicesagainstעַֽל־'al-H5921Jeremiahיִרְמְיָהוּ֮yir.me.ya.HuH3414; for thelawתּוֹרָ֜הto.RahH8451shallnotH3808perishתֹאבַ֨דto.VadH6from thepriestמִכֹּהֵ֗ןmi.ko.HenH3548,norH3808counselוְעֵצָה֙ve.'e.TzahH6098from thewiseמֵֽחָכָ֔םme.cha.KhamH2450,norH3808thewordוְדָבָ֖רve.da.VarH1697from theprophetמִנָּבִ֑יאmi.na.Vi'H5030. Come, andletH408usH413smiteוְנַכֵּ֣הוּve.na.Ke.huH5221him with thetongueבַלָּשׁ֔וֹןva.la.ShonH3956, andletH408usH413notH3808giveH7181heedH7181toanyכָּל־kol-H3605of hiswordsדְּבָרָֽיו׃de.va.RavH1697.

19Giveהַקְשִׁ֥יבָהhak.Shi.vahH7181heedוּשְׁמַ֖עu.she.Ma'H8085tomeH413, OLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068, and hearken to thevoiceלְק֥וֹלle.KolH6963of them thatcontendיְרִיבָֽי׃ye.ri.VaiH3401withmeH413.

20Shallevilרָעָ֔הra.'AhH7451berecompensedH7725forgoodטוֹבָה֙to.VahH2896? for they have digged apitשׁוּחָ֖הshu.ChahH7745for mysoulלְנַפְשִׁ֑יle.naf.ShiH5315.Rememberזְכֹ֣ר׀ze.KhorH2142howכִּֽי־ki-H3588Istoodעָמְדִ֣י'a.me.DiH5975beforeלְפָנֶ֗יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440thee tospeakלְדַבֵּ֤רle.da.BerH1696goodטוֹבָ֔הto.VahH2896for them, toturnלְהָשִׁ֥יבle.ha.ShivH7725awayH7725thyfuryחֲמָתְךָ֖cha.ma.te.KhaH2534from them.

21ThereforedeliverH5414upעַל־'al-H5921theirchildrenH1121to thefamineלָרָעָ֗בla.ra.'AvH7458, andgiveתֵּ֨ןtenH5414them over to thepowerיְדֵי־ye.dei-H3027of theswordחֶרֶב֒che.RevH2719; andletH5414theirwivesנְשֵׁיהֶ֤םne.shei.HemH802becomeH1961childless, andwidowsוְאַלְמָנ֔וֹתve.'al.ma.NotH490; andletH5414theirmenH376beslainהֲרֻ֣גֵיha.Ru.geiH2026ofdeathמָ֑וֶתMa.vetH4194, and theiryoungH1121menH376smittenמֻכֵּי־mu.kei-H5221of theswordחֶ֖רֶבChe.revH2719inbattleבַּמִּלְחָמָֽה׃ba.mil.cha.MahH4421.

22Let acryזְעָקָה֙ze.'a.KahH2201beheardתִּשָּׁמַ֤עti.sha.Ma'H8085from theirhousesמִבָּ֣תֵּיהֶ֔םmi.Ba.tei.HemH1004, when thou shaltbringתָבִ֧יאta.Vi'H935atroopגְּד֖וּדge.DudH1416suddenlyפִּתְאֹ֑םpit.'OmH6597uponH5921them: for they have digged apitH7882totakeלְלָכְדֵ֔נִיle.la.khe.De.niH3920meH5921, andhidטָמְנ֥וּta.me.NuH2934snaresוּפַחִ֖יםu.fa.ChimH6341for myfeetלְרַגְלָֽי׃le.rag.LaiH7272.

23Yet,LORDיְ֠הוָהYah.wehH3068, thou knowestallכָּל־kol-H3605theircounselעֲצָתָ֤ם'a.tza.TamH6098againstH5921meH6440to slaymeH6440;forgiveתְּכַפֵּר֙te.kha.PerH3722notH408theiriniquityעֲוֹנָ֔ם'a.vo.NamH5771,neitherH408blotoutיָדַ֜עְתָּya.Da'.taH3045theirsinוְחַטָּאתָ֖םve.cha.ta.TamH2403from thysightH6440: butletH408them beoverthrownמֻכְשָׁלִים֙mukh.sha.LimH3782beforeH6440thee;dealעֲשֵׂ֥ה'a.SehH6213thou with them in the time of thineangerאַפְּךָ֖'a.pe.KhaH639.

Commentaries on Jeremiah 18

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