Revised Version 1895

Jeremiah 18:2-12

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.

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