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Jeremiah 18:5-15

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;

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