Jeremiah 18
How to read this: this is a word-for-word rendering straight from the original Hebrew, not a copyrighted translation — the top of each chip is the original word, the bottom is its plain-English sense. Faded chips mark words the Hebrew implies but wouldn't literally be spoken in English. Click any word for its full Strong's dictionary entry.
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וְנִשְׁחַ֣תand it was spoiledהַכְּלִ֗יthe vesselאֲשֶׁ֨רwhichה֥וּאheעֹשֶׂ֛הwas makingבַּחֹ֖מֶרwith the clayבְּיַ֣דin the hand ofהַיּוֹצֵ֑רthe potterוְשָׁ֗בand he would returnוַֽיַּעֲשֵׂ֙הוּ֙and he made itכְּלִ֣יa vesselאַחֵ֔רanotherכַּאֲשֶׁ֥רjust asיָשַׁ֛רit was pleasingבְּעֵינֵ֥יin the eyes ofהַיּוֹצֵ֖רthe potterלַעֲשֽׂוֹת׃ פto do
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הֲכַיּוֹצֵ֨ר¿ like the potterהַזֶּ֜הthe thisלֹא־notאוּכַ֨לam I ableלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתto doלָכֶ֛םto the youבֵּ֥יתO house ofיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לIsraelנְאֻם־the utterance ofיְהוָ֑הYahwehהִנֵּ֤הhere!כַחֹ֙מֶר֙like the clayבְּיַ֣דin the hand ofהַיּוֹצֵ֔רthe potterכֵּן־soאַתֶּ֥םyouבְּיָדִ֖יare in hand myבֵּ֥יתO house ofיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ סIsrael
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וְעַתָּ֡הand thereforeאֱמָר־sayנָ֣אpleaseאֶל־toאִישׁ־everyone ofיְהוּדָה֩Judahוְעַל־and toיוֹשְׁבֵ֨יthe inhabitants ofיְרוּשָׁלִַ֜םJerusalemלֵאמֹ֗רto sayingכֹּ֚הthusאָמַ֣רhe saysיְהוָ֔הYahwehהִנֵּ֨הhere!אָנֹכִ֜יIיוֹצֵ֤רam about to fashionעֲלֵיכֶם֙on youרָעָ֔הcalamityוְחֹשֵׁ֥בand am about to planעֲלֵיכֶ֖םon youמַֽחֲשָׁבָ֑הa planשׁ֣וּבוּturn backנָ֗אpleaseאִ֚ישׁeveryoneמִדַּרְכּ֣וֹfrom way hisהָֽרָעָ֔הthe wickedוְהֵיטִ֥יבוּand make goodדַרְכֵיכֶ֖םways yourוּמַעַלְלֵיכֶֽם׃and deeds your
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וַיֹּאמְר֗וּand people saidלְכ֨וּcomeוְנַחְשְׁבָ֣הso let us planעַֽל־onיִרְמְיָהוּ֮Jeremiahמַחֲשָׁבוֹת֒plansכִּי֩forלֹא־notתֹאבַ֨דit will be lostתּוֹרָ֜הinstructionמִכֹּהֵ֗ןfrom the priestוְעֵצָה֙and counselמֵֽחָכָ֔םfrom the wiseוְדָבָ֖רand wordמִנָּבִ֑יאfrom the prophetלְכוּ֙comeוְנַכֵּ֣הוּand let us attack himבַלָּשׁ֔וֹןwith the tongueוְאַל־and may notנַקְשִׁ֖יבָהwe pay attentionאֶל־toכָּל־allדְּבָרָֽיו׃words his
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הַיְשֻׁלַּ֤ם¿ will it be repaidתַּֽחַת־in place ofטוֹבָה֙goodרָעָ֔הevilכִּֽי־forכָר֥וּthey have dugשׁוּחָ֖הa pitלְנַפְשִׁ֑יfor self myזְכֹ֣ר׀rememberעָמְדִ֣יstanding myלְפָנֶ֗יךָto before youלְדַבֵּ֤רto speakעֲלֵיהֶם֙on themטוֹבָ֔הgoodלְהָשִׁ֥יבto turn backאֶת־obj.חֲמָתְךָ֖rage yourמֵהֶֽם׃from the them
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לָכֵן֩to thereforeתֵּ֨ןgiveאֶת־obj.בְּנֵיהֶ֜םchildren theirלָרָעָ֗בto the famineוְהַגִּרֵם֮and pour themעַל־overיְדֵי־the hands ofחֶרֶב֒the swordוְתִֽהְיֶ֨נָהso they may becomeנְשֵׁיהֶ֤םwives theirשַׁכֻּלוֹת֙childlessוְאַלְמָנ֔וֹתand widowsוְאַ֨נְשֵׁיהֶ֔םand men theirיִֽהְי֖וּmay they beהֲרֻ֣גֵיthe slain ofמָ֑וֶתdeathבַּח֣וּרֵיהֶ֔םyoung men theirמֻכֵּי־those struck down ofחֶ֖רֶבthe swordבַּמִּלְחָמָֽה׃in the battle
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וְאַתָּ֣הand youיְ֠הוָהO Yahwehיָדַ֜עְתָּyou knowאֶֽת־obj.כָּל־allעֲצָתָ֤םplan theirעָלַי֙on meלַמָּ֔וֶתfor the deathאַל־may notתְּכַפֵּר֙you atoneעַל־onעֲוֹנָ֔םiniquity theirוְחַטָּאתָ֖םand sin theirמִלְּפָנֶ֣יךָfrom to before youאַל־may notתֶּ֑מְחִיyou wipe outוְיִהְי֤וּand let them beמֻכְשָׁלִים֙overthrownלְפָנֶ֔יךָto before youבְּעֵ֥תin the time ofאַפְּךָ֖anger yourעֲשֵׂ֥הdoבָהֶֽם׃ סwith the them
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