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Jeremiah

Chapter 18
1
Phonetic (Hebrew): hadּabar֙ 'ashshe֣r haya֣h 'eֽl-yiremeya֔hu me'e֥t yehva֖h le'moֽr׃
Edified Edition (EDE)The word which came to Jeremiah from the LORD, saying,

הַדָּבָר֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר הָיָ֣ה אֶֽל־יִרְמְיָ֔הוּ מֵאֵ֥ת יְהוָ֖ה לֵאמֹֽר׃

2
Phonetic (Hebrew): q֥um veyaradetּa֖ bּe֣yt hayּotze֑r veshsha֖mּah 'ashshemiֽy'aka֥ 'et-dּebaraֽy׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"Arise, and go down to the potter's house, and there I will cause you to hear My words."

ק֥וּם וְיָרַדְתָּ֖ בֵּ֣ית הַיּוֹצֵ֑ר וְשָׁ֖מָּה אַשְׁמִֽיעֲךָ֥ אֶת־דְּבָרָֽי׃

3
Phonetic (Hebrew): va'ere֖d bּe֣yt hayּotze֑r vhnhv vehinּeh-h֛u 'oshse֥h mela'ka֖h 'al-ha'abenaֽyim׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Then I went down to the potter's house, and, behold, he wrought a work on the wheels.

וָאֵרֵ֖ד בֵּ֣ית הַיּוֹצֵ֑ר והנהו וְהִנֵּה־ה֛וּא עֹשֶׂ֥ה מְלָאכָ֖ה עַל־הָאָבְנָֽיִם׃

4
Phonetic (Hebrew): venishshecha֣t hakּeli֗y 'ashshe֨r h֥u 'oshse֛h bּacho֖mer bּeya֣d hayּotze֑r veshsha֗b vaֽyּa'ashse֨hu֙ kּeli֣y 'ache֔r kּa'ashshe֥r yashsha֛r bּe'eyne֥y hayּotze֖r la'ashsֽot׃p
Edified Edition (EDE)And the vessel that he made of clay was ruined in the hand of the potter: so he made it again another vessel, as seemed good to the potter to make it.

וְנִשְׁחַ֣ת הַכְּלִ֗י אֲשֶׁ֨ר ה֥וּא עֹשֶׂ֛ה בַּחֹ֖מֶר בְּיַ֣ד הַיּוֹצֵ֑ר וְשָׁ֗ב וַֽיַּעֲשֵׂ֨הוּ֙ כְּלִ֣י אַחֵ֔ר כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר יָשַׁ֛ר בְּעֵינֵ֥י הַיּוֹצֵ֖ר לַעֲשֽׂוֹת׃פ

5
Phonetic (Hebrew): vayehi֥y debar-yehva֖h 'ela֥y le'mֽor׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

וַיְהִ֥י דְבַר־יְהוָ֖ה אֵלַ֥י לֵאמֽוֹר׃

6
Phonetic (Hebrew): hakayּotze֨r hazּe֜h lo'-'uka֨l la'ashs֥ot lake֛m bּe֥yt yishsera'e֖l ne'um-yehva֑h hinּe֤h kacho֨mer֙ bּeya֣d hayּotze֔r kּen-'atּe֥m bּeyadi֖y bּe֥yt yishsera'eֽl׃s
Edified Edition (EDE)"O house of Israel, cannot I do with you as this potter?" says the LORD. "Behold, as the clay is in the potter's hand, so are you in My hand, O house of Israel."

הֲכַיּוֹצֵ֨ר הַזֶּ֜ה לֹא־אוּכַ֨ל לַעֲשׂ֥וֹת לָכֶ֛ם בֵּ֥ית יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל נְאֻם־יְהוָ֑ה הִנֵּ֤ה כַחֹ֨מֶר֙ בְּיַ֣ד הַיּוֹצֵ֔ר כֵּן־אַתֶּ֥ם בְּיָדִ֖י בֵּ֥ית יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ס

7
Phonetic (Hebrew): re֣ga 'adabּe֔r 'al-gּ֖oy ve'al-mamelaka֑h linet֥oshsh velinet֖otz uֽleha'abiֽyd׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"At what instant I shall speak concerning a nation, and concerning a kingdom, to pluck up, and to pull down, and to destroy it;"

רֶ֣גַע אֲדַבֵּ֔ר עַל־גּ֖וֹי וְעַל־מַמְלָכָ֑ה לִנְת֥וֹשׁ וְלִנְת֖וֹץ וּֽלְהַאֲבִֽיד׃

8
Phonetic (Hebrew): veshshab֙ hagּ֣oy hah֔u mera֣'at֔o 'ashshe֥r dּibּa֖retּiy 'ala֑yv veniֽchametּiy֙ 'al-ha֣ra'a֔h 'ashshe֥r chashsha֖betּiy la'ashs֥ot lֽo׃s
Edified Edition (EDE)"If that nation, against whom I have pronounced, turn from their evil, I will repent of the evil that I thought to do to them."

וְשָׁב֙ הַגּ֣וֹי הַה֔וּא מֵרָ֣עָת֔וֹ אֲשֶׁ֥ר דִּבַּ֖רְתִּי עָלָ֑יו וְנִֽחַמְתִּי֙ עַל־הָ֣רָעָ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר חָשַׁ֖בְתִּי לַעֲשׂ֥וֹת לֽוֹ׃ס

9
Phonetic (Hebrew): vere֣ga 'adabּe֔r 'al-gּ֖oy ve'al-mamelaka֑h libeno֖t velinetoֽ'a׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"And at what instant I shall speak concerning a nation, and concerning a kingdom, to build and to plant it;"

וְרֶ֣גַע אֲדַבֵּ֔ר עַל־גּ֖וֹי וְעַל־מַמְלָכָ֑ה לִבְנֹ֖ת וְלִנְטֹֽעַ׃

10
Phonetic (Hebrew): ve'ashsa֤h hr'h hara'֙ bּe'eyna֔y lebiletּi֖y shshemo֣'a bּeqoli֑y veniֽchametּiy֙ 'al-hatּoba֔h 'ashshe֥r 'ama֖retּiy leheyti֥yb 'otֽo׃s
Edified Edition (EDE)"If it do evil in My sight, that it obey not My voice, then I will repent of the good, wherewith I said I would benefit them."

וְעָשָׂ֤ה הרעה הָרַע֙ בְּעֵינַ֔י לְבִלְתִּ֖י שְׁמֹ֣עַ בְּקוֹלִ֑י וְנִֽחַמְתִּי֙ עַל־הַטּוֹבָ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר אָמַ֖רְתִּי לְהֵיטִ֥יב אוֹתֽוֹ׃ס

11
Phonetic (Hebrew): ve'atּa֡h 'emar-na֣ 'el-'iyshsh-yehudah֩ ve'al-yoshshebe֨y yerushshalai֜m le'mo֗r kּo֚h 'ama֣r yehva֔h hinּe֨h 'anoki֜y yotze֤r 'aleykem֙ ra'a֔h vechoshshe֥b 'aleyke֖m maֽchashshaba֑h shsh֣ubu na֗ 'i֚yshsh midּarekּ֣o haֽra'a֔h veheyti֥ybu darekeyke֖m uma'aleleykeֽm׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"Now therefore go to, speak to the men of Judah, and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, saying, 'Thus says the LORD; Behold, I frame evil against you, and devise a device against you: return you now every one from his evil way, and make your ways and your doings good.'"

וְעַתָּ֡ה אֱמָר־נָ֣א אֶל־אִישׁ־יְהוּדָה֩ וְעַל־יוֹשְׁבֵ֨י יְרוּשָׁלִַ֜ם לֵאמֹ֗ר כֹּ֚ה אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֔ה הִנֵּ֨ה אָנֹכִ֜י יוֹצֵ֤ר עֲלֵיכֶם֙ רָעָ֔ה וְחֹשֵׁ֥ב עֲלֵיכֶ֖ם מַֽחֲשָׁבָ֑ה שׁ֣וּבוּ נָ֗א אִ֚ישׁ מִדַּרְכּ֣וֹ הָֽרָעָ֔ה וְהֵיטִ֥יבוּ דַרְכֵיכֶ֖ם וּמַעַלְלֵיכֶֽם׃

12
Phonetic (Hebrew): ve'amer֖u no'a֑shsh kּiֽy-'achare֤y macheshshebote֨ynu֙ nele֔ke ve'i֛yshsh shsherir֥ut libּֽo-hara֖ na'ashseֽh׃s
Edified Edition (EDE)And they said, "There is no hope: but we will walk after our own devices, and we will every one do the imagination of his evil heart."

וְאָמְר֖וּ נוֹאָ֑שׁ כִּֽי־אַחֲרֵ֤י מַחְשְׁבוֹתֵ֨ינוּ֙ נֵלֵ֔ךְ וְאִ֛ישׁ שְׁרִר֥וּת לִבּֽוֹ־הָרָ֖ע נַעֲשֶֽׂה׃ס

13
Phonetic (Hebrew): lake֗n kּo֚h 'ama֣r yehva֔h shshaֽ'alu-na'֙ bּagּoyi֔m mi֥y shshama֖ kּa'e֑lּeh shshaֽ'arurit֙ 'ashseta֣h me'o֔d bּetula֖t yishsera'eֽl׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Therefore thus says the LORD; "Ask you now among the heathen, who has heard such things: the virgin of Israel has done a very horrible thing."

לָכֵ֗ן כֹּ֚ה אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֔ה שַֽׁאֲלוּ־נָא֙ בַּגּוֹיִ֔ם מִ֥י שָׁמַ֖ע כָּאֵ֑לֶּה שַֽׁעֲרֻרִת֙ עָשְׂתָ֣ה מְאֹ֔ד בְּתוּלַ֖ת יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃

14
Phonetic (Hebrew): haya'azo֥b mitzּ֛ur shsada֖y shshe֣leg leban֑on 'im-yinּateshsh֗u ma֛yim zari֥ym qari֖ym nozeliֽym׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"Will a man leave the snow of Lebanon which comes from the rock of the field? or shall the cold flowing waters that come from another place be forsaken?"

הֲיַעֲזֹ֥ב מִצּ֛וּר שָׂדַ֖י שֶׁ֣לֶג לְבָנ֑וֹן אִם־יִנָּתְשׁ֗וּ מַ֛יִם זָרִ֥ים קָרִ֖ים נוֹזְלִֽים׃

15
Phonetic (Hebrew): kּiֽy-shshekechu֥niy 'amּi֖y lashshּa֣ve yeqatּe֑ru vayּakeshshil֤um bּedarekeyhem֙ shshebiyle֣y 'ola֔m lale֣ket netiyb֔ot dּe֖reke lo֥ selulaֽh׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"Because My people have forgotten Me, they have burned incense to vanity, and they have caused them to stumble in their ways from the ancient paths, to walk in paths, in a way not cast up;"

כִּֽי־שְׁכֵחֻ֥נִי עַמִּ֖י לַשָּׁ֣וְא יְקַטֵּ֑רוּ וַיַּכְשִׁל֤וּם בְּדַרְכֵיהֶם֙ שְׁבִילֵ֣י עוֹלָ֔ם לָלֶ֣כֶת נְתִיב֔וֹת דֶּ֖רֶךְ לֹ֥א סְלוּלָֽה׃

16
Phonetic (Hebrew): lashs֥um 'aretza֛m leshshamּa֖h shrvqt shsheriyq֣ot 'ola֑m kּo֚l 'obe֣r 'ale֔yha yishshּo֖m veyani֥yd bּero'shshֽo׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"To make their land desolate, and a perpetual hissing; every one that passes thereby shall be astonished, and wag his head."

לָשׂ֥וּם אַרְצָ֛ם לְשַׁמָּ֖ה שרוקת שְׁרִיק֣וֹת עוֹלָ֑ם כֹּ֚ל עוֹבֵ֣ר עָלֶ֔יהָ יִשֹּׁ֖ם וְיָנִ֥יד בְּרֹאשֽׁוֹ׃

17
Phonetic (Hebrew): kּerֽucha-qadi֥ym 'apiytze֖m lipene֣y 'oye֑b 'o֧rep veloֽ'-pani֛ym 'ere'e֖m bּey֥om 'eydaֽm׃s
Edified Edition (EDE)"I will scatter them as with an east wind before the enemy; I will show them the back, and not the face, in the day of their calamity."

כְּרֽוּחַ־קָדִ֥ים אֲפִיצֵ֖ם לִפְנֵ֣י אוֹיֵ֑ב עֹ֧רֶף וְלֹֽא־פָנִ֛ים אֶרְאֵ֖ם בְּי֥וֹם אֵידָֽם׃ס

18
Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּo'mer֗u lek֨u venacheshsheba֣h 'aֽl-yiremeyahu֮ machashshabot֒ kּiy֩ lo'-to'ba֨d tּora֜h mikּohe֗n ve'etzah֙ meֽchaka֔m vedaba֖r minּabi֑y leku֙ venakּe֣hu balּashsh֔on ve'al-naqeshshi֖ybah 'el-kּal-dּebaraֽyv׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Then said they, "Come, and let us devise devices against Jeremiah; for the law shall not perish from the priest, nor counsel from the wise, nor the word from the prophet. Come, and let us smite him with the tongue, and let us not give heed to any of his words."

וַיֹּאמְר֗וּ לְכ֨וּ וְנַחְשְׁבָ֣ה עַֽל־יִרְמְיָהוּ֮ מַחֲשָׁבוֹת֒ כִּי֩ לֹא־תֹאבַ֨ד תּוֹרָ֜ה מִכֹּהֵ֗ן וְעֵצָה֙ מֵֽחָכָ֔ם וְדָבָ֖ר מִנָּבִ֑יא לְכוּ֙ וְנַכֵּ֣הוּ בַלָּשׁ֔וֹן וְאַל־נַקְשִׁ֖יבָה אֶל־כָּל־דְּבָרָֽיו׃

19
Phonetic (Hebrew): haqeshshi֥ybah yehva֖h 'ela֑y ushshema֖ leq֥ol yeriybaֽy׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Give heed to me, O LORD, and hearken to the voice of them that contend with me.

הַקְשִׁ֥יבָה יְהוָ֖ה אֵלָ֑י וּשְׁמַ֖ע לְק֥וֹל יְרִיבָֽי׃

20
Phonetic (Hebrew): hayeshshulּa֤m tּaֽchat-tobah֙ ra'a֔h kּiֽy-kar֥u shshucha֖h lenapeshshi֑y zeko֣r ׀ 'amedi֣y lepane֗yka ledabּe֤r 'aleyhem֙ toba֔h lehashshi֥yb 'et-chamateka֖ meheֽm׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Shall evil be recompensed for good? for they have digged a pit for my soul. Remember that I stood before You to speak good for them, and to turn away Your wrath from them.

הַיְשֻׁלַּ֤ם תַּֽחַת־טוֹבָה֙ רָעָ֔ה כִּֽי־כָר֥וּ שׁוּחָ֖ה לְנַפְשִׁ֑י זְכֹ֣ר ׀ עָמְדִ֣י לְפָנֶ֗יךָ לְדַבֵּ֤ר עֲלֵיהֶם֙ טוֹבָ֔ה לְהָשִׁ֥יב אֶת־חֲמָתְךָ֖ מֵהֶֽם׃

21
Phonetic (Hebrew): laken֩ tּe֨n 'et-bּeneyhe֜m lara'a֗b vehagּirem֮ 'al-yedey-chereb֒ vetiֽheye֨nah neshsheyhe֤m shshakּulot֙ ve'aleman֔ot ve'a֨neshsheyhe֔m yiֽhey֖u haru֣gey ma֑vet bּach֣ureyhe֔m mukּey-che֖reb bּamּilechamaֽh׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Therefore deliver up their children to the famine, and pour out their blood by the force of the sword; and let their wives be bereaved of their children, and be widows; and let their men be put to death; let their young men be slain by the sword in battle.

לָכֵן֩ תֵּ֨ן אֶת־בְּנֵיהֶ֜ם לָרָעָ֗ב וְהַגִּרֵם֮ עַל־יְדֵי־חֶרֶב֒ וְתִֽהְיֶ֨נָה נְשֵׁיהֶ֤ם שַׁכֻּלוֹת֙ וְאַלְמָנ֔וֹת וְאַ֨נְשֵׁיהֶ֔ם יִֽהְי֖וּ הֲרֻ֣גֵי מָ֑וֶת בַּח֣וּרֵיהֶ֔ם מֻכֵּי־חֶ֖רֶב בַּמִּלְחָמָֽה׃

22
Phonetic (Hebrew): tּishshּama֤ ze'aqah֙ mibּa֣tּeyhe֔m kּiֽy-tabi֧y 'aleyhe֛m gּed֖ud pּite'o֑m kּiֽy-kar֤u shychh shshuchah֙ lelakede֔niy upachi֖ym tamen֥u leragelaֽy׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Let a cry be heard from their houses, when You shall bring a troop suddenly upon them: for they have digged a pit to take me, and hid snares for my feet.

תִּשָּׁמַ֤ע זְעָקָה֙ מִבָּ֣תֵּיהֶ֔ם כִּֽי־תָבִ֧יא עֲלֵיהֶ֛ם גְּד֖וּד פִּתְאֹ֑ם כִּֽי־כָר֤וּ שיחה שׁוּחָה֙ לְלָכְדֵ֔נִי וּפַחִ֖ים טָמְנ֥וּ לְרַגְלָֽי׃

23
Phonetic (Hebrew): ve'atּa֣h ye֠hvah yada֜'etּa 'eֽt-kּal-'atzata֤m 'alay֙ lamּa֔vet 'al-tּekapּer֙ 'al-'avona֔m vechatּa'ta֖m milּepane֣yka 'al-tּe֑mechiy vhyv veyihey֤u mukeshshaliym֙ lepane֔yka bּe'e֥t 'apּeka֖ 'ashse֥h baheֽm׃s
Edified Edition (EDE)Yet, LORD, You know all their counsel against me to slay me: forgive not their iniquity, neither blot out their sin from Your sight, but let them be overthrown before You; deal thus with them in the time of Your anger.

וְאַתָּ֣ה יְ֠הוָה יָדַ֜עְתָּ אֶֽת־כָּל־עֲצָתָ֤ם עָלַי֙ לַמָּ֔וֶת אַל־תְּכַפֵּר֙ עַל־עֲוֺנָ֔ם וְחַטָּאתָ֖ם מִלְּפָנֶ֣יךָ אַל־תֶּ֑מְחִי והיו וְיִהְי֤וּ מֻכְשָׁלִים֙ לְפָנֶ֔יךָ בְּעֵ֥ת אַפְּךָ֖ עֲשֵׂ֥ה בָהֶֽם׃ס