Revised Version 1895

Jeremiah 18:18-23

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.

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