Revised Version 1895

Jeremiah 18:5-15

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;

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