Jeremiah

Chapter 18

1 THE word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD, saying.

2 Arise and go down to the potter's house, and there I will cause you to hear my words.

3 Then I went down to the potter's house, according to the word of the LORD, and, behold, he was doing work on the wheel.

4 And the vessel which he was making of clay was spoiled in the hand of the potter; so he mixed the clay and made it into another vessel, as seemed good to him.

5 Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

6 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.

7 If suddenly I should speak concerning a people and concerning a kingdom, to pluck up and to pull down and to destroy it;

8 And if that nation repent from its evil, I will turn away from it the evil which I thought to do to it.

9 And if at another instant I should speak concerning a people and concerning a kingdom, to build and to plant it;

10 And if it does evil in my sight and does not obey my voice, then I will turn away from it the good which I said I would do to it.

11 Now therefore, speak to the men of Judah and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, saying, Thus says the LORD: Behold, I am bringing evil against you and I am devising a device against you; repent you now, and return every one from his evil way and make your ways and your doings good.

12 But they said, We shall become strong and we will walk after our own devices and we will every man do the imagination of his evil heart.

13 Therefore thus says the LORD: Ask among the Gentiles, Who has done such things as these? The virgin of Israel has done a very horrible thing.

14 Does the green grass vanish from the mountain or the snow leave Lebanon? Does the cold water that gushes out and runs down cease from flowing?

15 Yet my people have forsaken me and have burned incense to vanity and have stumbled in their ways, and have departed from the ancient paths to walk in a way which was not trodden.

16 They have made their land desolate and a perpetual hissing; every one who passes through it shall be astonished and shake his head.

17 I will scatter them as with an east wind before the enemy; I will show them my back and not my face, in the day of their calamity.

18 Then they said, Come and let us devise plots against Jeremiah; so that the law shall not perish from the priests nor counsel from the wise nor the word from the prophets. Come and let us smite him in his tongue, and let us not listen to any of his words.

19 Give heed to me, O LORD, and hearken to the cry of my oppression.

20 Evil has been recompensed for good, for they have digged a pit for my soul. Remember that I stood before thee and spoke good for them to turn away thy wrath from them.

21 Therefore give their children to famine and deliver them to the sword; and let their wives be bereaved of their children, and become widows; and let their men be put to death and their young men be slain by the sword in battle.

22 Let wailing be heard from their houses, when thou shalt bring a band of raiders suddenly upon them; for they have digged a pit to take me and hid snares for my feet.

23 Yet, O LORD, thou knowest all their counsel against me to slay me; forgive not their iniquity, neither blot out their sins from thy sight, but let them be overthrown before thee; deal thus with them in the time of thine anger.

Jeremiah

Chapter 18

1 The word1697 which834 came1961 to Jeremiah3414 from the LORD,3068 saying,559

2 Arise,6965 and go3381 down3381 to the potter's3335 house,1004 and there8033 I will cause you to hear8085 my words.1697

3 Then I went3381 down3381 to the potter's3335 house,1004 and, behold,2009 he worked6213 a work4399 on5921 the wheels.70

4 And the vessel3627 that he made6213 of clay2563 was marred7843 in the hand3027 of the potter:3335 so he made6213 it again7725 another312 vessel,3627 as seemed5869 good3474 to the potter3335 to make6213 it.

5 Then the word1697 of the LORD3068 came1961 to me, saying,559

6 O house1004 of Israel,3478 cannot3808 3201 I do6213 with you as this2088 potter?3335 said5002 the LORD.3068 Behold,2009 as the clay2563 is in the potter's3335 hand,3027 so3651 are you in my hand,3027 O house1004 of Israel.3478

7 At what instant7281 I shall speak1696 concerning5921 a nation,1471 and concerning5921 a kingdom,4467 to pluck5428 up, and to pull5422 down, and to destroy6 it;

8 If that nation,1471 against5921 whom834 I have pronounced,1696 turn7725 from their evil,7451 I will repent5162 of the evil7451 that I thought2803 to do6213 to them.

9 And at what instant7281 I shall speak1696 concerning5921 a nation,1471 and concerning5921 a kingdom,4467 to build1129 and to plant5193 it;

10 If it do6213 evil7451 in my sight,5869 that it obey8085 not my voice,6963 then I will repent5162 of the good,2896 with which834 I said559 I would benefit3190 them.

11 Now6258 therefore go4994 to, speak559 to the men376 of Judah,3063 and to the inhabitants3427 of Jerusalem,3389 saying,559 Thus3541 said559 the LORD;3068 Behold,2009 I frame3335 evil7451 against5921 you, and devise2803 a device4284 against5921 you: return7725 you now4994 every376 one376 from his evil7451 way,1870 and make your ways1870 and your doings4611 good.3190

12 And they said,559 There is no hope:2976 but we will walk1980 after310 our own devices,4284 and we will every376 one376 do6213 the imagination8307 of his evil7451 heart.3820

13 Therefore3651 thus3541 said559 the LORD;3068 Ask7592 you now4994 among the heathen,1471 who4310 has heard8085 such428 things: the virgin1330 of Israel3478 has done6213 a very3966 horrible8186 thing.

14 Will a man leave5800 the snow7950 of Lebanon3844 which comes935 from the rock6697 of the field?7704 or shall the cold7119 flowing5140 waters4325 that come from another2114 place be forsaken?5428

15 Because3588 my people5971 has forgotten7911 me, they have burned6999 incense6999 to vanity,7723 and they have caused them to stumble3782 in their ways1870 from the ancient5769 paths,7635 to walk1980 in paths,5410 in a way1870 not cast5549 up;

16 To make7760 their land776 desolate,8047 and a perpetual5769 hissing;8292 every3605 one that passes5674 thereby5921 shall be astonished,8074 and wag5110 his head.7218

17 I will scatter6327 them as with an east6921 wind7307 before6440 the enemy;341 I will show7200 them the back,6203 and not the face,6440 in the day3117 of their calamity.343

18 Then said559 they, Come 3212and let us devise2803 devices4284 against5921 Jeremiah;3414 for the law8451 shall not perish6 from the priest,3548 nor counsel6098 from the wise,2450 nor the word1697 from the prophet.5030 Come,3212 and let us smite5221 him with the tongue,3956 and let us not give heed7181 to any3605 of his words.1697

19 Give heed7181 to me, O LORD,3068 and listen8085 to the voice6963 of them that contend3401 with me.

20 Shall evil7451 be recompensed7999 for good?2896 for they have dig3738 a pit7745 for my soul.5315 Remember2142 that I stood5975 before6440 you to speak1696 good2896 for them, and to turn7725 away your wrath2534 from them.

21 Therefore3651 deliver5414 up their children1121 to the famine,7458 and pour5064 out their blood by the force3027 of the sword;2719 and let their wives802 be bereaved7909 of their children, and be widows;490 and let their men582 be put2026 to death;4194 let their young970 men be slain5221 by the sword2719 in battle.4421

22 Let a cry2201 be heard8085 from their houses,1004 when3588 you shall bring935 a troop1416 suddenly6597 on them: for they have dig3738 a pit7743 7882 to take3920 me, and hid2934 snares6341 for my feet.7272

23 Yet, LORD,3068 you know3045 all3605 their counsel6098 against5921 me to slay4191 me: forgive3722 not their iniquity,5771 neither408 blot4229 out their sin2403 from your sight,6440 but let them be overthrown3782 before6440 you; deal6213 thus with them in the time6256 of your anger.639

Jeremiah

Chapter 18

Jeremiah

Chapter 18

1 THE word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD, saying.

1 The word1697 which834 came1961 to Jeremiah3414 from the LORD,3068 saying,559

2 Arise and go down to the potter's house, and there I will cause you to hear my words.

2 Arise,6965 and go3381 down3381 to the potter's3335 house,1004 and there8033 I will cause you to hear8085 my words.1697

3 Then I went down to the potter's house, according to the word of the LORD, and, behold, he was doing work on the wheel.

3 Then I went3381 down3381 to the potter's3335 house,1004 and, behold,2009 he worked6213 a work4399 on5921 the wheels.70

4 And the vessel which he was making of clay was spoiled in the hand of the potter; so he mixed the clay and made it into another vessel, as seemed good to him.

4 And the vessel3627 that he made6213 of clay2563 was marred7843 in the hand3027 of the potter:3335 so he made6213 it again7725 another312 vessel,3627 as seemed5869 good3474 to the potter3335 to make6213 it.

5 Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

5 Then the word1697 of the LORD3068 came1961 to me, saying,559

6 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.

6 O house1004 of Israel,3478 cannot3808 3201 I do6213 with you as this2088 potter?3335 said5002 the LORD.3068 Behold,2009 as the clay2563 is in the potter's3335 hand,3027 so3651 are you in my hand,3027 O house1004 of Israel.3478

7 If suddenly I should speak concerning a people and concerning a kingdom, to pluck up and to pull down and to destroy it;

7 At what instant7281 I shall speak1696 concerning5921 a nation,1471 and concerning5921 a kingdom,4467 to pluck5428 up, and to pull5422 down, and to destroy6 it;

8 And if that nation repent from its evil, I will turn away from it the evil which I thought to do to it.

8 If that nation,1471 against5921 whom834 I have pronounced,1696 turn7725 from their evil,7451 I will repent5162 of the evil7451 that I thought2803 to do6213 to them.

9 And if at another instant I should speak concerning a people and concerning a kingdom, to build and to plant it;

9 And at what instant7281 I shall speak1696 concerning5921 a nation,1471 and concerning5921 a kingdom,4467 to build1129 and to plant5193 it;

10 And if it does evil in my sight and does not obey my voice, then I will turn away from it the good which I said I would do to it.

10 If it do6213 evil7451 in my sight,5869 that it obey8085 not my voice,6963 then I will repent5162 of the good,2896 with which834 I said559 I would benefit3190 them.

11 Now therefore, speak to the men of Judah and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, saying, Thus says the LORD: Behold, I am bringing evil against you and I am devising a device against you; repent you now, and return every one from his evil way and make your ways and your doings good.

11 Now6258 therefore go4994 to, speak559 to the men376 of Judah,3063 and to the inhabitants3427 of Jerusalem,3389 saying,559 Thus3541 said559 the LORD;3068 Behold,2009 I frame3335 evil7451 against5921 you, and devise2803 a device4284 against5921 you: return7725 you now4994 every376 one376 from his evil7451 way,1870 and make your ways1870 and your doings4611 good.3190

12 But they said, We shall become strong and we will walk after our own devices and we will every man do the imagination of his evil heart.

12 And they said,559 There is no hope:2976 but we will walk1980 after310 our own devices,4284 and we will every376 one376 do6213 the imagination8307 of his evil7451 heart.3820

13 Therefore thus says the LORD: Ask among the Gentiles, Who has done such things as these? The virgin of Israel has done a very horrible thing.

13 Therefore3651 thus3541 said559 the LORD;3068 Ask7592 you now4994 among the heathen,1471 who4310 has heard8085 such428 things: the virgin1330 of Israel3478 has done6213 a very3966 horrible8186 thing.

14 Does the green grass vanish from the mountain or the snow leave Lebanon? Does the cold water that gushes out and runs down cease from flowing?

14 Will a man leave5800 the snow7950 of Lebanon3844 which comes935 from the rock6697 of the field?7704 or shall the cold7119 flowing5140 waters4325 that come from another2114 place be forsaken?5428

15 Yet my people have forsaken me and have burned incense to vanity and have stumbled in their ways, and have departed from the ancient paths to walk in a way which was not trodden.

15 Because3588 my people5971 has forgotten7911 me, they have burned6999 incense6999 to vanity,7723 and they have caused them to stumble3782 in their ways1870 from the ancient5769 paths,7635 to walk1980 in paths,5410 in a way1870 not cast5549 up;

16 They have made their land desolate and a perpetual hissing; every one who passes through it shall be astonished and shake his head.

16 To make7760 their land776 desolate,8047 and a perpetual5769 hissing;8292 every3605 one that passes5674 thereby5921 shall be astonished,8074 and wag5110 his head.7218

17 I will scatter them as with an east wind before the enemy; I will show them my back and not my face, in the day of their calamity.

17 I will scatter6327 them as with an east6921 wind7307 before6440 the enemy;341 I will show7200 them the back,6203 and not the face,6440 in the day3117 of their calamity.343

18 Then they said, Come and let us devise plots against Jeremiah; so that the law shall not perish from the priests nor counsel from the wise nor the word from the prophets. Come and let us smite him in his tongue, and let us not listen to any of his words.

18 Then said559 they, Come 3212and let us devise2803 devices4284 against5921 Jeremiah;3414 for the law8451 shall not perish6 from the priest,3548 nor counsel6098 from the wise,2450 nor the word1697 from the prophet.5030 Come,3212 and let us smite5221 him with the tongue,3956 and let us not give heed7181 to any3605 of his words.1697

19 Give heed to me, O LORD, and hearken to the cry of my oppression.

19 Give heed7181 to me, O LORD,3068 and listen8085 to the voice6963 of them that contend3401 with me.

20 Evil has been recompensed for good, for they have digged a pit for my soul. Remember that I stood before thee and spoke good for them to turn away thy wrath from them.

20 Shall evil7451 be recompensed7999 for good?2896 for they have dig3738 a pit7745 for my soul.5315 Remember2142 that I stood5975 before6440 you to speak1696 good2896 for them, and to turn7725 away your wrath2534 from them.

21 Therefore give their children to famine and deliver them to the sword; and let their wives be bereaved of their children, and become widows; and let their men be put to death and their young men be slain by the sword in battle.

21 Therefore3651 deliver5414 up their children1121 to the famine,7458 and pour5064 out their blood by the force3027 of the sword;2719 and let their wives802 be bereaved7909 of their children, and be widows;490 and let their men582 be put2026 to death;4194 let their young970 men be slain5221 by the sword2719 in battle.4421

22 Let wailing be heard from their houses, when thou shalt bring a band of raiders suddenly upon them; for they have digged a pit to take me and hid snares for my feet.

22 Let a cry2201 be heard8085 from their houses,1004 when3588 you shall bring935 a troop1416 suddenly6597 on them: for they have dig3738 a pit7743 7882 to take3920 me, and hid2934 snares6341 for my feet.7272

23 Yet, O LORD, thou knowest all their counsel against me to slay me; forgive not their iniquity, neither blot out their sins from thy sight, but let them be overthrown before thee; deal thus with them in the time of thine anger.

23 Yet, LORD,3068 you know3045 all3605 their counsel6098 against5921 me to slay4191 me: forgive3722 not their iniquity,5771 neither408 blot4229 out their sin2403 from your sight,6440 but let them be overthrown3782 before6440 you; deal6213 thus with them in the time6256 of your anger.639