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Jeremiah 18

1Thewordהַדָּבָר֙ha.da.VarH1697which came toJeremiahיִרְמְיָ֔הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414from theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

2Ariseק֥וּםkumH6965, and godownוְיָרַדְתָּ֖ve.ya.rad.TaH3381to thepotter’sהַיּוֹצֵ֑רhai.yo.TzerH3335houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004, and there I will cause thee tohearאַשְׁמִֽיעֲךָ֥'ash.mi.'a.KhaH8085mywordsדְּבָרָֽי׃de.va.RaiH1697.

3Then I wentdownוָאֵרֵ֖דva.'e.RedH3381to thepotter’sהַיּוֹצֵ֑רhai.yo.TzerH3335houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004, and,beholdוְהִנֵּה־ה֛וּאve.hi.neh-hu'H2009, hewroughtעֹשֶׂ֥ה'o.SehH6213aworkמְלָאכָ֖הme.la.KhahH4399on thewheelsהָאָבְנָֽיִם׃ha.'a.ve.Na.yimH70.

4And thevesselהַכְּלִ֗יha.ke.LiH3627that hemadeעֹשֶׂ֛ה'o.SehH6213ofclayבַּחֹ֖מֶרba.Cho.merH2563wasmarredוְנִשְׁחַ֣תve.nish.ChatH7843in thehandבְּיַ֣דbe.YadH3027of thepotterהַיּוֹצֵ֑רhai.yo.TzerH3335: so hemadeוַֽיַּעֲשֵׂ֙הוּ֙vai.ya.'a.Se.huH6213itagainוְשָׁ֗בve.ShavH7725anotherאַחֵ֔ר'a.CherH312vesselכְּלִ֣יke.LiH3627, as itseemedבְּעֵינֵ֥יbe.'ei.NeiH5869goodיָשַׁ֛רya.SharH3474to thepotterהַיּוֹצֵ֖רhai.yo.TzerH3335tomakeלַעֲשֽׂוֹת׃ פla.'a.SotH6213it .

5Then thewordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068came to me,sayingלֵאמֽוֹר׃le.MorH559,

6Ohouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,cannotאוּכַ֨ל'u.KhalH3201Idoלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתla.'a.SotH6213with you as thispotterהֲכַיּוֹצֵ֨רha.khai.yo.TzerH3335?saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068. Behold, as theclayכַחֹ֙מֶר֙kha.Cho.merH2563is in thepotter’sהַיּוֹצֵ֔רhai.yo.TzerH3335handבְּיַ֣דbe.YadH3027, so are ye in myhandבְּיָדִ֖יbe.ya.DiH3027, Ohouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ סYis.ra.'ElH3478.

7At whatinstantרֶ֣גַעRe.ga'H7281I shallspeakאֲדַבֵּ֔ר'a.da.BerH1696concerning anationגּ֖וֹיGoyH1471, and concerning akingdomמַמְלָכָ֑הmam.la.KhahH4467, to pluckupלִנְת֥וֹשׁlin.To.oshH5428, and to pulldownוְלִנְת֖וֹץve.lin.TotzH5422, and todestroyוּֽלְהַאֲבִֽיד׃U.le.ha.'a.VidH6it ;

8If thatnationהַגּ֣וֹיha.GoyH1471, against which I havepronouncedדִּבַּ֖רְתִּיdi.Bar.tiH1696, shallturnוְשָׁב֙ve.ShavH7725from theirevilמֵרָ֣עָת֔וֹme.Ra.'a.ToH7451, I willrepentוְנִֽחַמְתִּי֙ve.ni.cham.TiH5162of theevilהָ֣רָעָ֔הha.ra.'AhH7451that Ithoughtחָשַׁ֖בְתִּיcha.Shav.tiH2803todoלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתla.'a.SotH6213to them.

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

10If it shalldoוְעָשָׂ֤הve.'a.SahH6213evilהָרַע֙ha.ra.'ahH7451in mysightבְּעֵינַ֔יbe.'ei.NaiH5869, that itobeyשְׁמֹ֣עַshe.Mo.a'H8085not myvoiceבְּקוֹלִ֑יbe.ko.LiH6963, then I willrepentוְנִֽחַמְתִּי֙ve.ni.cham.TiH5162of thegoodהַטּוֹבָ֔הha.to.VahH2896, with which Isaidאָמַ֖רְתִּי'a.Mar.tiH559I wouldbenefitלְהֵיטִ֥יבle.hei.TivH3190them.

11Now therefore come,speakאֱמָר־'e.mor-H559to themenאִישׁ־'ish-H376ofJudahיְהוּדָה֩ye.hu.DahH3063, and to theinhabitantsיוֹשְׁבֵ֨יyo.she.VeiH3427ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֜םye.ru.sha.LimH3389,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559, Thussaithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068; Behold, Iframeיוֹצֵ֤רyo.TzerH3335evilרָעָ֔הra.'AhH7451against you, anddeviseוְחֹשֵׁ֥בve.cho.ShevH2803aplotמַֽחֲשָׁבָ֑הma.cha.sha.VahH4284against you:returnשׁ֣וּבוּShu.vuH7725ye now everyoneאִ֚ישׁ'ishH376from hisevilהָֽרָעָ֔הha.ra.'AhH7451wayמִדַּרְכּ֣וֹmi.dar.KoH1870, and make yourwaysדַרְכֵיכֶ֖םdar.khei.KhemH1870and yourdoingsוּמַעַלְלֵיכֶֽם׃u.ma.'a.lei.KhemH4611goodוְהֵיטִ֥יבוּve.hei.Ti.vuH3190.

12And theysaidוְאָמְר֖וּve.'a.me.RuH559, There is nohopeנוֹאָ֑שׁno.'AshH2976: but we willwalkH3212afterאַחֲרֵ֤י'a.cha.ReiH310our owndevicesמַחְשְׁבוֹתֵ֙ינוּ֙mach.she.vo.Tei.nuH4284, and we will everyoneוְאִ֛ישׁve.'IshH376doנַעֲשֶֽׂה׃ סna.'a.SehH6213theimaginationשְׁרִר֥וּתshe.ri.RutH8307of hisevilהָרָ֖עha.Ra'H7451heartלִבּֽוֹ־li.bov-H3820.

13Therefore thussaithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068;Askשַֽׁאֲלוּ־sha.'a.lu-H7592ye now among theheathenבַּגּוֹיִ֔םba.go.YimH1471, who hathheardשָׁמַ֖עsha.Ma'H8085such things: thevirginבְּתוּלַ֖תbe.tu.LatH1330ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478hathdoneעָשְׂתָ֣ה'a.se.TahH6213averyמְאֹ֔דme.'OdH3966horriblethingשַֽׁעֲרֻרִת֙sha.'a.ru.RitH8186.

14Will a manleaveהֲיַעֲזֹ֥בha.ya.'a.ZoH5800thesnowשֶׁ֣לֶגShe.legH7950ofLebanonלְבָנ֑וֹןle.va.NonH3844which cometh from therockמִצּ֛וּרmi.TzurH6697of thefieldשָׂדַ֖יsa.DaiH7704? or shall thecoldקָרִ֖יםka.RimH7119flowingנוֹזְלִֽים׃noz.LimH5140watersמַ֛יִםMa.yimH4325that come from anotherplaceזָרִ֥יםza.RimH2114beforsakenיִנָּתְשׁ֗וּyi.na.te.ShuH5428?

15Because mypeopleעַמִּ֖י'a.MiH5971hathforgottenשְׁכֵחֻ֥נִיshe.khe.Chu.niH7911me, they have burnedincenseיְקַטֵּ֑רוּye.ka.Te.ruH6999tovanityלַשָּׁ֣וְאla.Shav'H7723, and they have caused them tostumbleוַיַּכְשִׁל֤וּםvai.yakh.shi.LumH3782in theirwaysבְּדַרְכֵיהֶם֙be.dar.khei.HemH1870from theancientעוֹלָ֔םo.LamH5769pathsשְׁבִילֵ֣יshe.vi.LeiH7635, towalkH3212inpathsנְתִיב֔וֹתne.ti.VotH5410, in awayדֶּ֖רֶךְDe.rekhH1870not castupסְלוּלָֽה׃se.lu.LahH5549;

16Tomakeלָשׂ֥וּםla.SumH7760theirlandאַרְצָ֛ם'ar.TzamH776desolateלְשַׁמָּ֖הle.sha.MahH8047, and aperpetualעוֹלָ֑םo.LamH5769hissingשְׁרִיק֣וֹתshe.ru.katH8292; every one thatpassethעוֹבֵ֣רo.VerH5674by it 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 willshowאֶרְאֵ֖ם'er.'EmH7200them thebackעֹ֧רֶף'O.refH6203, and not thefaceפָנִ֛יםfa.NimH6440, in thedayבְּי֥וֹםbe.YomH3117of theircalamityאֵידָֽם׃ ס'ei.DamH343.

18Thensaidוַיֹּאמְר֗וּvai.yo.me.RuH559they,ComeH3212, and let usdeviseוְנַחְשְׁבָ֣הve.nach.she.VahH2803devicesמַחֲשָׁבוֹת֒ma.cha.sha.VotH4284againstJeremiahיִרְמְיָהוּ֮yir.me.ya.HuH3414; for thelawתּוֹרָ֜הto.RahH8451shall notperishתֹאבַ֨דto.VadH6from thepriestמִכֹּהֵ֗ןmi.ko.HenH3548, norcounselוְעֵצָה֙ve.'e.TzahH6098from thewiseמֵֽחָכָ֔םme.cha.KhamH2450, nor thewordוְדָבָ֖רve.da.VarH1697from theprophetמִנָּבִ֑יאmi.na.Vi'H5030.ComeH3212, and let ussmiteוְנַכֵּ֣הוּve.na.Ke.huH5221him with thetongueבַלָּשׁ֔וֹןva.la.ShonH3956, and let us not giveheedנַקְשִׁ֖יבָהnak.Shi.vahH7181to any of hiswordsדְּבָרָֽיו׃de.va.RavH1697.

19Giveheedהַקְשִׁ֥יבָהhak.Shi.vahH7181to me, OLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068, andhearkenוּשְׁמַ֖עu.she.Ma'H8085to thevoiceלְק֥וֹלle.KolH6963of them thatcontendיְרִיבָֽי׃ye.ri.VaiH3401with me.

20Shallevilרָעָ֔הra.'AhH7451berecompensedהַיְשֻׁלַּ֤םhay.shu.LamH7999forgoodטוֹבָה֙to.VahH2896? for they havedugכָר֥וּkha.RuH3738apitשׁוּחָ֖הshu.ChahH7745for mysoulלְנַפְשִׁ֑יle.naf.ShiH5315.Rememberזְכֹ֣ר׀ze.KhorH2142that Istoodעָמְדִ֣י'a.me.DiH5975beforeלְפָנֶ֗יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440thee tospeakלְדַבֵּ֤רle.da.BerH1696goodטוֹבָ֔הto.VahH2896for them, and to turnawayלְהָשִׁ֥יבle.ha.ShivH7725thywrathחֲמָתְךָ֖cha.ma.te.KhaH2534from them.

21Thereforedeliverתֵּ֨ןtenH5414theirchildrenבְּנֵיהֶ֜םbe.nei.HemH1121to thefamineלָרָעָ֗בla.ra.'AvH7458, and pouroutוְהַגִּרֵם֮ve.ha.gi.RemH5064their blood by theforceיְדֵי־ye.dei-H3027of theswordחֶרֶב֒che.RevH2719; and let theirwivesנְשֵׁיהֶ֤םne.shei.HemH802bebereavedשַׁכֻּלוֹת֙sha.ku.lOtH7909of their children, and bewidowsוְאַלְמָנ֔וֹתve.'al.ma.NotH490; and let theirmenוְאַ֨נְשֵׁיהֶ֔םve.'An.shei.HemH582beputהֲרֻ֣גֵיha.Ru.geiH2026todeathמָ֑וֶתMa.vetH4194; let their youngmenבַּח֣וּרֵיהֶ֔םba.Chu.rei.HemH970beslainמֻכֵּי־mu.kei-H5221by theswordחֶ֖רֶבChe.revH2719inbattleבַּמִּלְחָמָֽה׃ba.mil.cha.MahH4421.

22Let acryזְעָקָה֙ze.'a.KahH2201beheardתִּשָּׁמַ֤עti.sha.Ma'H8085from theirhousesמִבָּ֣תֵּיהֶ֔םmi.Ba.tei.HemH1004, when thou shaltbringתָבִ֧יאta.Vi'H935atroopגְּד֖וּדge.DudH1416suddenlyפִּתְאֹ֑םpit.'OmH6597upon them: for they havedugכָר֤וּkha.RuH3738apitשׁוּחָה֙shi.chahH7745 H7882totakeלְלָכְדֵ֔נִיle.la.khe.De.niH3920me, andhidטָמְנ֥וּta.me.NuH2934snaresוּפַחִ֖יםu.fa.ChimH6341for myfeetלְרַגְלָֽי׃le.rag.LaiH7272.

23Yet,LORDיְ֠הוָהYah.wehH3068, thouknowestיָדַ֜עְתָּya.Da'.taH3045all theircounselעֲצָתָ֤ם'a.tza.TamH6098against me toslayלַמָּ֔וֶתla.Ma.vetH4194me :forgiveתְּכַפֵּר֙te.kha.PerH3722not theiriniquityעֲוֹנָ֔ם'a.vo.NamH5771, neither blotoutתֶּ֑מְחִיTem.chiH4229theirsinוְחַטָּאתָ֖םve.cha.ta.TamH2403from thysightמִלְּפָנֶ֣יךָmi.le.fa.Nei.khaH6440, but let them beoverthrownמֻכְשָׁלִים֙mukh.sha.LimH3782beforeלְפָנֶ֔יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440thee;dealעֲשֵׂ֥ה'a.SehH6213thus with them in thetimeבְּעֵ֥תbe.'EtH6256of thyangerאַפְּךָ֖'a.pe.KhaH639.

Commentaries on Jeremiah 18

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