Jeremiah 18

YHWH instructs Yirmeyahu to go to the potter's house, where he sees the potter reshaping marred clay, illustrating YHWH's sovereign power over Yisra'el like clay in the potter's hand; YHWH explains that he relents judgment if a nation repents or good if it turns evil, urging Yehudah and Yerushalayim to repent from their evil ways[1][2][3]. The people reject repentance, stubbornly pursuing their own plans despite forsaking ancient paths, leading YHWH to declare desolation and scattering by the east wind; they plot against Yirmeyahu, who pleads to YHWH for justice against their schemes[1][2][3].

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Verse 4
and-was-spoiled and was ruined and was ruined the-vessel the prepared implement the implement that that-which that he he he was-making doer was making of-clay in the clay in the clay in-hand-of by the hand of in the hand of the-potter the shaper the potter and-he-returned and he returned and he returned and-made-it and he made him and he made it vessel prepared implement of prepared implement of another another (masculine) other (masculine) as as that which as seemed-good upright one seemed right in-eyes-of in the eyes of in the eyes of the-potter the shaper the potter to-make to do or make to make
וְ/נִשְׁחַ֣ת 𐤅/𐤍𐤔𐤇𐤕 venishechat and-was-spoiled and was ruined and was ruined HC/VNp3ms הַ/כְּלִ֗י 𐤄/𐤊𐤋𐤉 hakeli the-vessel the prepared implement the implement HTd/Ncmsa אֲשֶׁ֨ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher that that-which that HTr ה֥וּא 𐤄𐤅𐤀 hu he he he HPp3ms עֹשֶׂ֛ה 𐤏𐤔𐤄 oseh was-making doer was making HVqrmsa בַּ/חֹ֖מֶר 𐤁/𐤇𐤌𐤓 bachomer of-clay in the clay in the clay HRd/Ncmsa בְּ/יַ֣ד 𐤁/𐤉𐤃 beyad in-hand-of by the hand of in the hand of HR/Ncbsc הַ/יּוֹצֵ֑ר 𐤄/𐤉𐤅𐤑𐤓 hayotser the-potter the shaper the potter HTd/Vqrmsa וְ/שָׁ֗ב 𐤅/𐤔𐤁 veshav and-he-returned and he returned and he returned HC/Vqp3ms וַֽ/יַּעֲשֵׂ֨/הוּ֙ 𐤅/𐤉𐤏𐤔/𐤄𐤅 vayaasehu and-made-it and he made him and he made it HC/Vqw3ms/Sp3ms כְּלִ֣י 𐤊𐤋𐤉 keli vessel prepared implement of prepared implement of HNcmsa אַחֵ֔ר 𐤀𐤇𐤓 acher another another (masculine) other (masculine) HAamsa כַּ/אֲשֶׁ֥ר 𐤊/𐤀𐤔𐤓 kaasher as as that which as HR/Tr יָשַׁ֛ר 𐤉𐤔𐤓 yashar seemed-good upright one seemed right HVqp3ms בְּ/עֵינֵ֥י 𐤁/𐤏𐤉𐤍𐤉 beeyney Enyi (Fante) in-eyes-of in the eyes of in the eyes of HR/Ncbdc הַ/יּוֹצֵ֖ר 𐤄/𐤉𐤅𐤑𐤓 hayotser-2 the-potter the shaper the potter HTd/Vqrmsa לַ/עֲשֽׂוֹת 𐤋/𐤏𐤔𐤅𐤕 laasot to-make to do or make to make HR/Vqc
Verse 6
like-the-potter like the one who forms like the one who forms this this one this one not not not can-I I am able I will be able to-do to do or make to do to-you — to you house house-of house of of-Israel El-Contends Yiserael declaration solemn utterance of declaration of the LORD Yahweh Yahweh behold Look! look like-clay clay-mass clay mass in-hand by the hand of in the hand of of-the-potter the shaper the shaper so thus thus you you (masculine plural) you (masculine plural) in-hand-of-me in my hand in my hand house house-of house of of-Israel El-Contends Yiserael
הֲ/כַ/יּוֹצֵ֨ר 𐤄/𐤊/𐤉𐤅𐤑𐤓 hakhayotser like-the-potter like the one who forms like the one who forms HTi/Rd/Vqrmsa הַ/זֶּ֜ה 𐤄/𐤆𐤄 hazeh this this one this one HTd/Pdxms לֹא 𐤋𐤀 lo not not not HTn אוּכַ֨ל 𐤀𐤅𐤊𐤋 ukhal can-I I am able I will be able HVqi1cs לַ/עֲשׂ֥וֹת 𐤋/𐤏𐤔𐤅𐤕 laasot to-do to do or make to do HR/Vqc לָ/כֶ֛ם 𐤋/𐤊𐤌 lakhem to-you to you HR/Sp2mp בֵּ֥ית 𐤁𐤉𐤕 beyt house house-of house of HNcmsc יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael of-Israel El-Contends Yiserael HNp נְאֻם 𐤍𐤀𐤌 neum declaration solemn utterance of declaration of HNcmsc יְהוָ֑ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp הִנֵּ֤ה 𐤄𐤍𐤄 hineh bona (Lozi) behold Look! look HTm כַ/חֹ֨מֶר֙ 𐤊/𐤇𐤌𐤓 khachomer like-clay clay-mass clay mass HRd/Ncmsa בְּ/יַ֣ד 𐤁/𐤉𐤃 beyad in-hand by the hand of in the hand of HR/Ncbsc הַ/יּוֹצֵ֔ר 𐤄/𐤉𐤅𐤑𐤓 hayotser of-the-potter the shaper the shaper HTd/Vqrmsa כֵּן 𐤊𐤍 ken cine (Bemba) so thus thus HTm אַתֶּ֥ם 𐤀𐤕𐤌 atem you you (masculine plural) you (masculine plural) HPp2mp בְּ/יָדִ֖/י 𐤁/𐤉𐤃/𐤉 beyadi in-hand-of-me in my hand in my hand HR/Ncbsc/Sp1cs בֵּ֥ית 𐤁𐤉𐤕 beyt-2 house house-of house of HNcmsc יִשְׂרָאֵֽל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael-2 of-Israel El-Contends Yiserael HNp
Verse 8
and turns and he returned and turns back the nation the people-group the nation that he that from its evil from his evil from his evil which that-which which I have spoken I spoke I spoke against it upon him against it I will relent and I was moved to relent and I will relent of upon concerning the evil the evil the evil that that-which that I thought I planned I planned to do to do or make to do to it — to it
וְ/שָׁב֙ 𐤅/𐤔𐤁 veshav and turns and he returned and turns back HC/Vqq3ms הַ/גּ֣וֹי 𐤄/𐤂𐤅𐤉 hagoy the nation the people-group the nation HTd/Ncmsa הַ/ה֔וּא 𐤄/𐤄𐤅𐤀 hahu that he that HTd/Pp3ms מֵ/רָ֣עָת֔/וֹ 𐤌/𐤓𐤏𐤕/𐤅 meraato from its evil from his evil from his evil HR/Ncfsc/Sp3ms אֲשֶׁ֥ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher which that-which which HTr דִּבַּ֖רְתִּי 𐤃𐤁𐤓𐤕𐤉 dibareti I have spoken I spoke I spoke HVpp1cs עָלָ֑י/ו 𐤏𐤋𐤉/𐤅 alayv against it upon him against it HR/Sp3ms וְ/נִֽחַמְתִּי֙ 𐤅/𐤍𐤇𐤌𐤕𐤉 venichameti I will relent and I was moved to relent and I will relent HC/VNq1cs עַל 𐤏𐤋 al of upon concerning HR הָ֣/רָעָ֔ה 𐤄/𐤓𐤏𐤄 haraah the evil the evil the evil HTd/Ncfsa אֲשֶׁ֥ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher-2 that that-which that HTr חָשַׁ֖בְתִּי 𐤇𐤔𐤁𐤕𐤉 chashaveti I thought I planned I planned HVqp1cs לַ/עֲשׂ֥וֹת 𐤋/𐤏𐤔𐤅𐤕 laasot to do to do or make to do HR/Vqc לֽ/וֹ 𐤋/𐤅 lo to it to it HR/Sp3ms
Verse 10
and does and he did and he did the evil badness the evil evil the bad the evil in my eyes in my eyes in my eyes not so as not to so as not to to hear to hear to hear my voice in my voice in my voicing then I will relent and I was moved to relent and I was moved to relent concerning upon concerning the good the good (feminine) the good (feminine) that that-which that I said I said I said to do good to make good to do good to it him [·]
וְ/עָשָׂ֤ה 𐤅/𐤏𐤔𐤄 veasah and does and he did and he did HC/Vqq3ms ה/רעה 𐤄/𐤓𐤏𐤄 hrh the evil badness the evil HTd/Ncfsa הָ/רַע֙ 𐤄/𐤓𐤏 hara evil the bad the evil HTd/Aamsa בְּ/עֵינַ֔/י 𐤁/𐤏𐤉𐤍/𐤉 beeynay Enyi (Fante) in my eyes in my eyes in my eyes HR/Ncbdc/Sp1cs לְ/בִלְתִּ֖י 𐤋/𐤁𐤋𐤕𐤉 levileti not so as not to so as not to HR/C שְׁמֹ֣עַ 𐤔𐤌𐤏 shemoa to hear to hear to hear HVqc בְּ/קוֹלִ֑/י 𐤁/𐤒𐤅𐤋/𐤉 beqoli my voice in my voice in my voicing HR/Ncmsc/Sp1cs וְ/נִֽחַמְתִּי֙ 𐤅/𐤍𐤇𐤌𐤕𐤉 venichameti then I will relent and I was moved to relent and I was moved to relent HC/VNq1cs עַל 𐤏𐤋 al concerning upon concerning HR הַ/טּוֹבָ֔ה 𐤄/𐤈𐤅𐤁𐤄 hatovah the good the good (feminine) the good (feminine) HTd/Aafsa אֲשֶׁ֥ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher that that-which that HTr אָמַ֖רְתִּי 𐤀𐤌𐤓𐤕𐤉 amareti I said I said I said HVqp1cs לְ/הֵיטִ֥יב 𐤋/𐤄𐤉𐤈𐤉𐤁 leheytiv to do good to make good to do good HR/Vhc אוֹתֽ/וֹ 𐤀𐤅𐤕/𐤅 oto to it him [·] HTo/Sp3ms
Verse 11
and-now and now and now say Say! Say please please please to toward to men-of man man Judah Yah Is Praised Yehudah and-to and upon and concerning inhabitants-of dwellers of dwellers of Jerusalem Foundation of Wholeness Yerushalam saying to say to say thus in this manner thus says he said he said the LORD Yahweh Yahweh behold Look! look I I myself I myself am-fashioning shaper one who forms against-you(pl) upon you upon you disaster evil evil and-devising and the deviser and devising against-you(pl) upon you upon you a-plan devised plan plan return!(pl) Turn back! Return! please please please each-man man man from-his-way from his path from his way the-evil the evil the evil and-make-good!(pl) and make good and make good your(pl)-ways your paths your ways and-your(pl)-deeds and your deeds and your deeds
וְ/עַתָּ֡ה 𐤅/𐤏𐤕𐤄 veatah and-now and now and now HC/D אֱמָר 𐤀𐤌𐤓 emar say Say! Say HVqv2ms נָ֣א 𐤍𐤀 na please please please HTe אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward to HR אִישׁ 𐤀𐤉𐤔 ish men-of man man HNcmsc יְהוּדָה֩ 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤃𐤄 yehudah Judah Yah Is Praised Yehudah HNp וְ/עַל 𐤅/𐤏𐤋 veal and-to and upon and concerning HC/R יוֹשְׁבֵ֨י 𐤉𐤅𐤔𐤁𐤉 yoshevey inhabitants-of dwellers of dwellers of HVqrmpc יְרוּשָׁלִַ֜ם 𐤉𐤓𐤅𐤔𐤋𐤌 yerushalaim Jerusalem Foundation of Wholeness Yerushalam HNp לֵ/אמֹ֗ר 𐤋/𐤀𐤌𐤓 lemor saying to say to say HR/Vqc כֹּ֚ה 𐤊𐤄 koh thus in this manner thus HD אָמַ֣ר 𐤀𐤌𐤓 amar says he said he said HVqp3ms יְהוָ֔ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp הִנֵּ֨ה 𐤄𐤍𐤄 hineh bona (Lozi) behold Look! look HTm אָנֹכִ֜י 𐤀𐤍𐤊𐤉 anokhi ine-neka (Bemba) I I myself I myself HPp1cs יוֹצֵ֤ר 𐤉𐤅𐤑𐤓 yotser am-fashioning shaper one who forms HVqrmsa עֲלֵי/כֶם֙ 𐤏𐤋𐤉/𐤊𐤌 aleykhem against-you(pl) upon you upon you HR/Sp2mp רָעָ֔ה 𐤓𐤏𐤄 raah disaster evil evil HNcfsa וְ/חֹשֵׁ֥ב 𐤅/𐤇𐤔𐤁 vechoshev and-devising and the deviser and devising HC/Vqrmsa עֲלֵי/כֶ֖ם 𐤏𐤋𐤉/𐤊𐤌 aleykhem-2 against-you(pl) upon you upon you HR/Sp2mp מַֽחֲשָׁבָ֑ה 𐤌𐤇𐤔𐤁𐤄 machashavah a-plan devised plan plan HNcfsa שׁ֣וּבוּ 𐤔𐤅𐤁𐤅 shuvu return!(pl) Turn back! Return! HVqv2mp נָ֗א 𐤍𐤀 na-2 please please please HTe אִ֚ישׁ 𐤀𐤉𐤔 ish-2 each-man man man HNcmsa מִ/דַּרְכּ֣/וֹ 𐤌/𐤃𐤓𐤊/𐤅 midareko from-his-way from his path from his way HR/Ncbsc/Sp3ms הָֽ/רָעָ֔ה 𐤄/𐤓𐤏𐤄 haraah the-evil the evil the evil HTd/Aafsa וְ/הֵיטִ֥יבוּ 𐤅/𐤄𐤉𐤈𐤉𐤁𐤅 veheytivu and-make-good!(pl) and make good and make good HC/Vhv2mp דַרְכֵי/כֶ֖ם 𐤃𐤓𐤊𐤉/𐤊𐤌 darekheykhem your(pl)-ways your paths your ways HNcbpc/Sp2mp וּ/מַעַלְלֵי/כֶֽם 𐤅/𐤌𐤏𐤋𐤋𐤉/𐤊𐤌 umaaleleykhem and-your(pl)-deeds and your deeds and your deeds HC/Ncmpc/Sp2mp
Verse 13
Therefore accordingly therefore thus in this manner thus says he said he said the LORD Yahweh Yahweh Ask they asked ask now please please among the nations in the people-groups among the nations who who? who has heard he heard has heard such like these ones like these ones horrible thing appalling outrage appalling outrage has done she did she did very with great force very virgin set-apart young woman of young woman of Israel El-Contends Yiserael
לָ/כֵ֗ן 𐤋/𐤊𐤍 lakhen cine (Bemba) Therefore accordingly therefore HR/D כֹּ֚ה 𐤊𐤄 koh thus in this manner thus HD אָמַ֣ר 𐤀𐤌𐤓 amar says he said he said HVqp3ms יְהוָ֔ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp שַֽׁאֲלוּ 𐤔𐤀𐤋𐤅 shaalu Ask they asked ask HVqv2mp נָא֙ 𐤍𐤀 na now please please HTe בַּ/גּוֹיִ֔ם 𐤁/𐤂𐤅𐤉𐤌 bagoyim among the nations in the people-groups among the nations HRd/Ncmpa מִ֥י 𐤌𐤉 mi who who? who HTi שָׁמַ֖ע 𐤔𐤌𐤏 shama has heard he heard has heard HVqp3ms כָּ/אֵ֑לֶּה 𐤊/𐤀𐤋𐤄 kaeleh such like these ones like these ones HR/Pdxcp שַֽׁעֲרֻרִת֙ 𐤔𐤏𐤓𐤓𐤕 shaarurit horrible thing appalling outrage appalling outrage HNcfsa עָשְׂתָ֣ה 𐤏𐤔𐤕𐤄 asetah has done she did she did HVqp3fs מְאֹ֔ד 𐤌𐤀𐤃 meod very with great force very HD בְּתוּלַ֖ת 𐤁𐤕𐤅𐤋𐤕 betulat virgin set-apart young woman of young woman of HNcfsc יִשְׂרָאֵֽל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael Israel El-Contends Yiserael HNp
Verse 15
for for/because for/because have forgotten me they have forgotten me they have forgotten me my people my people my people to vanity to emptiness to emptiness they burn incense they make aromatic smoke rise they will burn incense and they have caused them to stumble and they caused them to stumble and they have caused them to stumble in their ways in their paths in their ways paths trails of paths of ancient hidden age forever to walk to go to go bypaths well-trodden paths well-trodden paths a way path of way of not not not cast up mounded-up one heaped-up one (feminine)
כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki for for/because for/because HC שְׁכֵחֻ֥/נִי 𐤔𐤊𐤇/𐤍𐤉 shekhechuni have forgotten me they have forgotten me they have forgotten me HVqp3cp/Sp1cs עַמִּ֖/י 𐤏𐤌/𐤉 ami my people my people my people HNcmsc/Sp1cs לַ/שָּׁ֣וְא 𐤋/𐤔𐤅𐤀 lashave to vanity to emptiness to emptiness HRd/Ncmsa יְקַטֵּ֑רוּ 𐤉𐤒𐤈𐤓𐤅 yeqateru they burn incense they make aromatic smoke rise they will burn incense HVpi3mp וַ/יַּכְשִׁל֤וּ/ם 𐤅/𐤉𐤊𐤔𐤋𐤅/𐤌 vayakheshilum and they have caused them to stumble and they caused them to stumble and they have caused them to stumble HC/Vhw3mp/Sp3mp בְּ/דַרְכֵי/הֶם֙ 𐤁/𐤃𐤓𐤊𐤉/𐤄𐤌 bedarekheyhem in their ways in their paths in their ways HR/Ncbpc/Sp3mp שְׁבִילֵ֣י 𐤔𐤁𐤉𐤋𐤉 sheviley paths trails of paths of HNcmpc עוֹלָ֔ם 𐤏𐤅𐤋𐤌 olam ancient hidden age forever HNcmsa לָ/לֶ֣כֶת 𐤋/𐤋𐤊𐤕 lalekhet to walk to go to go HR/Vqc נְתִיב֔וֹת 𐤍𐤕𐤉𐤁𐤅𐤕 netivot bypaths well-trodden paths well-trodden paths HNcbpa דֶּ֖רֶךְ 𐤃𐤓𐤊 derekhe a way path of way of HNcbsa לֹ֥א 𐤋𐤀 lo not not not HTn סְלוּלָֽה 𐤎𐤋𐤅𐤋𐤄 selulah cast up mounded-up one heaped-up one (feminine) HVqsfsa
Verse 16
to make to set, to place to set their land their land their land a desolation for utter desolation for utter desolation a whistling whistling-sound of whistling-sound of hissing hissings of hissings of forever hidden age forever every the whole of everyone passing one crossing over one crossing over by it upon her over her will be appalled he will become desolate will be appalled and shake and he will cause to wander and will shake his head on his head his head
לָ/שׂ֥וּם 𐤋/𐤔𐤅𐤌 lasum to make to set, to place to set HR/Vqc אַרְצָ֛/ם 𐤀𐤓𐤑/𐤌 aretsam Ayé (Yoruba) their land their land their land HNcbsc/Sp3mp לְ/שַׁמָּ֖ה 𐤋/𐤔𐤌𐤄 leshamah a desolation for utter desolation for utter desolation HR/Ncfsa שרוקת 𐤔𐤓𐤅𐤒𐤕 shrvqt a whistling whistling-sound of whistling-sound of HNcfsc שְׁרִיק֣וֹת 𐤔𐤓𐤉𐤒𐤅𐤕 sheriqot hissing hissings of hissings of HNcfpc עוֹלָ֑ם 𐤏𐤅𐤋𐤌 olam forever hidden age forever HNcmsa כֹּ֚ל 𐤊𐤋 kol every the whole of everyone HNcmsc עוֹבֵ֣ר 𐤏𐤅𐤁𐤓 over passing one crossing over one crossing over HVqrmsa עָלֶ֔י/הָ 𐤏𐤋𐤉/𐤄 aleyha by it upon her over her HR/Sp3fs יִשֹּׁ֖ם 𐤉𐤔𐤌 yishom will be appalled he will become desolate will be appalled HVqi3ms וְ/יָנִ֥יד 𐤅/𐤉𐤍𐤉𐤃 veyanid and shake and he will cause to wander and will shake HC/Vhi3ms בְּ/רֹאשֽׁ/וֹ 𐤁/𐤓𐤀𐤔/𐤅 berosho his head on his head his head HR/Ncmsc/Sp3ms
Verse 18
Then they said and they said and they said Come Go Go and let us devise and let us plan and let us plan against upon against Jeremiah Yahweh Exalts Yiremeyah plans devised plans plans for for/because for shall not not not be lost she will perish she will perish the law instruction instruction from the priest from a priest-officiant from a priest nor counsel deliberated counsel and counsel from the wise from a wise man from a wise man nor the word spoken matter spoken matter from the prophet from a proclaiming-spokesman from a prophet Come Go Go and let us strike him and let us strike him and let us strike him with the tongue in the tongue with the tongue and let not and do not and do not us give heed let us give close attention let us give close attention to toward toward any entirety of all of of his words his spoken matters his spoken matters
וַ/יֹּאמְר֗וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓𐤅 vayomeru Then they said and they said and they said HC/Vqw3mp לְכ֨וּ 𐤋𐤊𐤅 lekhu Come Go Go HVqv2mp וְ/נַחְשְׁבָ֣ה 𐤅/𐤍𐤇𐤔𐤁𐤄 venacheshevah and let us devise and let us plan and let us plan HC/Vqh1cp עַֽל 𐤏𐤋 al against upon against HR יִרְמְיָהוּ֮ 𐤉𐤓𐤌𐤉𐤄𐤅 yiremeyahu Jeremiah Yahweh Exalts Yiremeyah HNp מַחֲשָׁבוֹת֒ 𐤌𐤇𐤔𐤁𐤅𐤕 machashavot plans devised plans plans HNcfpa כִּי֩ 𐤊𐤉 ki for for/because for HC לֹא 𐤋𐤀 lo shall not not not HTn תֹאבַ֨ד 𐤕𐤀𐤁𐤃 tovad be lost she will perish she will perish HVqi3fs תּוֹרָ֜ה 𐤕𐤅𐤓𐤄 torah the law instruction instruction HNcfsa מִ/כֹּהֵ֗ן 𐤌/𐤊𐤄𐤍 mikohen from the priest from a priest-officiant from a priest HR/Ncmsa וְ/עֵצָה֙ 𐤅/𐤏𐤑𐤄 veetsah nor counsel deliberated counsel and counsel HC/Ncfsa מֵֽ/חָכָ֔ם 𐤌/𐤇𐤊𐤌 mechakham from the wise from a wise man from a wise man HR/Aamsa וְ/דָבָ֖ר 𐤅/𐤃𐤁𐤓 vedavar Ndaba (Zulu) nor the word spoken matter spoken matter HC/Ncmsa מִ/נָּבִ֑יא 𐤌/𐤍𐤁𐤉𐤀 minavi from the prophet from a proclaiming-spokesman from a prophet HR/Ncmsa לְכוּ֙ 𐤋𐤊𐤅 lekhu-2 Come Go Go HVqv2mp וְ/נַכֵּ֣/הוּ 𐤅/𐤍𐤊/𐤄𐤅 venakehu and let us strike him and let us strike him and let us strike him HC/Vhh1cp/Sp3ms בַ/לָּשׁ֔וֹן 𐤁/𐤋𐤔𐤅𐤍 valashon with the tongue in the tongue with the tongue HRd/Ncbsa וְ/אַל 𐤅/𐤀𐤋 veal and let not and do not and do not HC/Tn נַקְשִׁ֖יבָה 𐤍𐤒𐤔𐤉𐤁𐤄 naqeshivah us give heed let us give close attention let us give close attention HVhh1cp אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward toward HR כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal any entirety of all of HNcmsc דְּבָרָֽי/ו 𐤃𐤁𐤓𐤉/𐤅 devarayv Ndaba (Zulu) of his words his spoken matters his spoken matters HNcmpc/Sp3ms
Verse 20
Should it be repaid he will be repaid should it be repaid in place of under; in place of in place of good good (feminine) good evil evil evil for for/because for they have dug they dug they have dug a pit sunken pit sunken pit for my soul for my living self for my life Remember Remember! Remember my standing my standing my standing before you before your face to before your face to speak to declare to speak for them upon them concerning them good good (feminine) good to turn away to cause to return to cause to return — object-marker [·] your wrath your burning rage your wrath from them — from them
הַ/יְשֻׁלַּ֤ם 𐤄/𐤉𐤔𐤋𐤌 hayeshulam Should it be repaid he will be repaid should it be repaid HTi/VPi3ms תַּֽחַת 𐤕𐤇𐤕 tachat in place of under; in place of in place of HR טוֹבָה֙ 𐤈𐤅𐤁𐤄 tovah good good (feminine) good HAafsa רָעָ֔ה 𐤓𐤏𐤄 raah evil evil evil HNcfsa כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki for for/because for HC כָר֥וּ 𐤊𐤓𐤅 kharu they have dug they dug they have dug HVqp3cp שׁוּחָ֖ה 𐤔𐤅𐤇𐤄 shuchah a pit sunken pit sunken pit HNcfsa לְ/נַפְשִׁ֑/י 𐤋/𐤍𐤐𐤔/𐤉 lenafeshi for my soul for my living self for my life HR/Ncbsc/Sp1cs זְכֹ֣ר 𐤆𐤊𐤓 zekhor Remember Remember! Remember HVqv2ms עָמְדִ֣/י 𐤏𐤌𐤃/𐤉 amedi ima (Bemba) my standing my standing my standing HVqc/Sp1cs לְ/פָנֶ֗י/ךָ 𐤋/𐤐𐤍𐤉/𐤊 lefaneykha before you before your face to before your face HR/Ncbpc/Sp2ms לְ/דַבֵּ֤ר 𐤋/𐤃𐤁𐤓 ledaber to speak to declare to speak HR/Vpc עֲלֵי/הֶם֙ 𐤏𐤋𐤉/𐤄𐤌 aleyhem for them upon them concerning them HR/Sp3mp טוֹבָ֔ה 𐤈𐤅𐤁𐤄 tovah-2 good good (feminine) good HAafsa לְ/הָשִׁ֥יב 𐤋/𐤄𐤔𐤉𐤁 lehashiv to turn away to cause to return to cause to return HR/Vhc אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et object-marker [·] HTo חֲמָתְ/ךָ֖ 𐤇𐤌𐤕/𐤊 chamatekha your wrath your burning rage your wrath HNcfsc/Sp2ms מֵ/הֶֽם 𐤌/𐤄𐤌 mehem from them from them HR/Sp3mp
Verse 21
Therefore accordingly therefore give Give! Give! [direct object marker] object-marker [·] their children their sons their sons to famine hunger to famine and pour them out Pour them out and pour them out upon upon upon the hands of the two hands of the two hands of sword blade of destruction sword and let them be and may they become and let them be their wives their women their women bereaved bereaved women bereaved and widows and widowed women and widows and their husbands and their men and their men let be they will become let them be slain killed ones of slain of by death death death their young men their young men their young men struck struck ones of struck of by the sword blade of destruction sword in battle in the warfare in the battle
לָ/כֵן֩ 𐤋/𐤊𐤍 lakhen cine (Bemba) Therefore accordingly therefore HR/D תֵּ֨ן 𐤕𐤍 ten give Give! Give! HVqv2ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker [·] HTo בְּנֵי/הֶ֜ם 𐤁𐤍𐤉/𐤄𐤌 beneyhem Bene (Bemba) their children their sons their sons HNcmpc/Sp3mp לָ/רָעָ֗ב 𐤋/𐤓𐤏𐤁 laraav to famine hunger to famine HRd/Ncmsa וְ/הַגִּרֵ/ם֮ 𐤅/𐤄𐤂𐤓/𐤌 vehagirem and pour them out Pour them out and pour them out HC/Vhv2ms/Sp3mp עַל 𐤏𐤋 al upon upon upon HR יְדֵי 𐤉𐤃𐤉 yedey the hands of the two hands of the two hands of HNcbdc חֶרֶב֒ 𐤇𐤓𐤁 cherev sword blade of destruction sword HNcfsa וְ/תִֽהְיֶ֨נָה 𐤅/𐤕𐤄𐤉𐤍𐤄 vetiheyenah and let them be and may they become and let them be HC/Vqj3fp נְשֵׁי/הֶ֤ם 𐤍𐤔𐤉/𐤄𐤌 nesheyhem their wives their women their women HNcfpc/Sp3mp שַׁכֻּלוֹת֙ 𐤔𐤊𐤋𐤅𐤕 shakulot bereaved bereaved women bereaved HAafpa וְ/אַלְמָנ֔וֹת 𐤅/𐤀𐤋𐤌𐤍𐤅𐤕 vealemanot and widows and widowed women and widows HC/Ncfpa וְ/אַ֨נְשֵׁי/הֶ֔ם 𐤅/𐤀𐤍𐤔𐤉/𐤄𐤌 veanesheyhem and their husbands and their men and their men HC/Ncmpc/Sp3mp יִֽהְי֖וּ 𐤉𐤄𐤉𐤅 yiheyu let be they will become let them be HVqi3mp הֲרֻ֣גֵי 𐤄𐤓𐤂𐤉 harugey slain killed ones of slain of HVqsmpc מָ֑וֶת 𐤌𐤅𐤕 mavet by death death death HNcmsa בַּח֣וּרֵי/הֶ֔ם 𐤁𐤇𐤅𐤓𐤉/𐤄𐤌 bachureyhem their young men their young men their young men HNcmpc/Sp3mp מֻכֵּי 𐤌𐤊𐤉 mukey struck struck ones of struck of HVHsmpc חֶ֖רֶב 𐤇𐤓𐤁 cherev-2 by the sword blade of destruction sword HNcfsa בַּ/מִּלְחָמָֽה 𐤁/𐤌𐤋𐤇𐤌𐤄 bamilechamah in battle in the warfare in the battle HRd/Ncfsa
Verse 22
be heard she will be heard it will be heard a cry distress-cry distress-cry from their houses from their houses from their houses when for/because because you bring you will bring in you will bring upon them upon them upon them a troop raiding band raiding band suddenly suddenly suddenly for for/because because they have dug they dug they dug a pit sinking trap-pit sinking trap-pit snares sunken pit sunken pit to take me to capture me to capture me and snares spread-out traps spread-out traps have hidden we have hidden away they have hidden for my feet for my feet for my feet
תִּשָּׁמַ֤ע 𐤕𐤔𐤌𐤏 tishama be heard she will be heard it will be heard HVNi3fs זְעָקָה֙ 𐤆𐤏𐤒𐤄 zeaqah a cry distress-cry distress-cry HNcfsa מִ/בָּ֣תֵּי/הֶ֔ם 𐤌/𐤁𐤕𐤉/𐤄𐤌 mibateyhem from their houses from their houses from their houses HR/Ncmpc/Sp3mp כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki when for/because because HC תָבִ֧יא 𐤕𐤁𐤉𐤀 tavi you bring you will bring in you will bring HVhi2ms עֲלֵי/הֶ֛ם 𐤏𐤋𐤉/𐤄𐤌 aleyhem upon them upon them upon them HR/Sp3mp גְּד֖וּד 𐤂𐤃𐤅𐤃 gedud a troop raiding band raiding band HNcmsa פִּתְאֹ֑ם 𐤐𐤕𐤀𐤌 piteom suddenly suddenly suddenly HD כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki-2 for for/because because HC כָר֤וּ 𐤊𐤓𐤅 kharu they have dug they dug they dug HVqp3cp שיחה 𐤔𐤉𐤇𐤄 shychh a pit sinking trap-pit sinking trap-pit HNcfsa שׁוּחָה֙ 𐤔𐤅𐤇𐤄 shuchah snares sunken pit sunken pit HNcfsa לְ/לָכְדֵ֔/נִי 𐤋/𐤋𐤊𐤃/𐤍𐤉 lelakhedeni to take me to capture me to capture me HR/Vqc/Sp1cs וּ/פַחִ֖ים 𐤅/𐤐𐤇𐤉𐤌 ufachim and snares spread-out traps spread-out traps HC/Ncmpa טָמְנ֥וּ 𐤈𐤌𐤍𐤅 tamenu have hidden we have hidden away they have hidden HVqp3cp לְ/רַגְלָֽ/י 𐤋/𐤓𐤂𐤋/𐤉 leragelay for my feet for my feet for my feet HR/Ncfdc/Sp1cs
Verse 23
But you and you (masculine singular) and you the LORD Yahweh Yahweh know you have known you have known - object-marker [·] all entirety of all of their counsel their counsel their counsel against me upon me against me for death to death to the death do not upon / over do not atone you will cover over cover over for upon for their iniquity their iniquity their iniquity and their sin and their sin and their sin from before you from before your face from before your face do not upon / over do not blot out may you wipe out wipe out and let them be and they became and they became and let them be and they will become and they will be stumblers those made to stumble those made to stumble before you before your face to before your face in the time at time-of in time-of of your anger your nose your anger deal Do! Do! with them — with them
וְ/אַתָּ֣ה 𐤅/𐤀𐤕𐤄 veatah But you and you (masculine singular) and you HC/Pp2ms יְ֠הוָה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp יָדַ֜עְתָּ 𐤉𐤃𐤏𐤕 yadaeta know you have known you have known HVqp2ms אֶֽת 𐤀𐤕 et - object-marker [·] HTo כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal all entirety of all of HNcmsc עֲצָתָ֤/ם 𐤏𐤑𐤕/𐤌 atsatam their counsel their counsel their counsel HNcfsc/Sp3mp עָלַ/י֙ 𐤏𐤋/𐤉 alay against me upon me against me HR/Sp1cs לַ/מָּ֔וֶת 𐤋/𐤌𐤅𐤕 lamavet for death to death to the death HRd/Ncmsa אַל 𐤀𐤋 al do not upon / over do not HTn תְּכַפֵּר֙ 𐤕𐤊𐤐𐤓 tekhaper atone you will cover over cover over HVpj2ms עַל 𐤏𐤋 al-2 for upon for HR עֲוֺנָ֔/ם 𐤏𐤅𐤍/𐤌 aonam their iniquity their iniquity their iniquity HNcbsc/Sp3mp וְ/חַטָּאתָ֖/ם 𐤅/𐤇𐤈𐤀𐤕/𐤌 vechatatam and their sin and their sin and their sin HC/Ncfsc/Sp3mp מִ/לְּ/פָנֶ֣י/ךָ 𐤌/𐤋/𐤐𐤍𐤉/𐤊 milefaneykha from before you from before your face from before your face HR/R/Ncbpc/Sp2ms אַל 𐤀𐤋 al-3 do not upon / over do not HTn תֶּ֑מְחִי 𐤕𐤌𐤇𐤉 temechi blot out may you wipe out wipe out HVhj2ms ו/היו 𐤅/𐤄𐤉𐤅 vhyv and let them be and they became and they became HC/Vqq3cp וְ/יִהְי֤וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤄𐤉𐤅 veyiheyu and let them be and they will become and they will be HC/Vqi3mp מֻכְשָׁלִים֙ 𐤌𐤊𐤔𐤋𐤉𐤌 mukheshalim stumblers those made to stumble those made to stumble HVHsmpa לְ/פָנֶ֔י/ךָ 𐤋/𐤐𐤍𐤉/𐤊 lefaneykha before you before your face to before your face HR/Ncbpc/Sp2ms בְּ/עֵ֥ת 𐤁/𐤏𐤕 beet in the time at time-of in time-of HR/Ncbsc אַפְּ/ךָ֖ 𐤀𐤐/𐤊 apekha of your anger your nose your anger HNcmsc/Sp2ms עֲשֵׂ֥ה 𐤏𐤔𐤄 aseh deal Do! Do! HVqv2ms בָ/הֶֽם 𐤁/𐤄𐤌 vahem with them with them HR/Sp3mp
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