Jeremiah

Jeremiah 18:11–17

11Now therefore, tell the men of Judah and the residents of Jerusalem that this is what the LORD says: ‘Behold, I am planning a disaster for you and devising a plan against you. Turn now, each of you, from your evil ways, and correct your ways and deeds.’

12But they will reply, ‘It is hopeless. We will follow our own plans, and each of us will act according to the stubbornness of his evil heart.’”

13Therefore this is what the LORD says:

“Inquire among the nations:

Who has ever heard things like these?

Virgin Israel has done a most terrible thing.

14Does the snow of Lebanon

ever leave its rocky slopes?

Or do its cool waters flowing from a distance

ever run dry?

15Yet My people have forgotten Me.

They burn incense to worthless idols

that make them stumble in their ways,

leaving the ancient roads

to walk on rutted bypaths

instead of on the highway.

16They have made their land a desolation,

a perpetual object of scorn;

all who pass by will be appalled

and shake their heads.

17I will scatter them before the enemy

like the east wind.

I will show them My back and not My face

in the day of their calamity.”

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Jeremiah 18:11

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Nowוְעַתָּ֡הwə·‘at·tāhConjunctive waw; AdverbH6258 now
thereforeנָ֣אnāInterjectionH4994 I (we) pray, now
tellאֱמָר־’ĕ·mār-Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singularH559 utter, say
the menאִישׁ־’îš-Noun - masculine singular constructH376 man
of Judahיְהוּדָה֩yə·hū·ḏāhNoun - proper - masculine singularH3063 Judah
andוְעַל־wə·‘al-Conjunctive waw; PrepositionH5921 height
the residentsיוֹשְׁבֵ֨יyō·wō·šə·ḇêVerb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural constructH3427 sit, remain, dwell
of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֜םyə·rū·šā·limNoun - proper - feminine singularH3389 Jerusalem
that this is whatכֹּ֚הkōhAdverbH3541 thus, here
the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
saysלֵאמֹ֗רlê·mōrPreposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructH559 utter, say
Beholdהִנֵּ֨הhin·nêhInterjectionH2009 lo! behold!
Iאָנֹכִ֜י’ā·nō·ḵîPronoun - first person common singularH595 I
am planningיוֹצֵ֤רyō·w·ṣêrVerb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularH3335 form, fashion
a disasterרָעָ֔הrā·‘āhAdjective - feminine singularH7451 bad, evil
for youעֲלֵיכֶם֙‘ă·lê·ḵemPreposition; second person masculine pluralH5921 height
and devisingוְחֹשֵׁ֥בwə·ḥō·šêḇConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularH2803 think, account
a planמַֽחֲשָׁבָ֑הma·ḥă·šā·ḇāhNoun - feminine singularH4284 thought, device
against youעֲלֵיכֶ֖ם‘ă·lê·ḵemPreposition; second person masculine pluralH5921 height
Turnשׁ֣וּבוּšū·ḇūVerb - Qal - Imperative - masculine pluralH7725 turn back, return
nowנָ֗אnāInterjectionH4994 I (we) pray, now
each of youאִ֚ישׁ’îšNoun - masculine singularH376 man
from your evilהָֽרָעָ֔הhā·rā·‘āhArticle; Adjective - feminine singularH7451 bad, evil
waysמִדַּרְכּ֣וֹmid·dar·kōwPreposition-m; Noun - common singular construct; third person masculine singularH1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner
and correctוְהֵיטִ֥יבוּwə·hê·ṭî·ḇūConjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine pluralH3190 be good, well, glad, pleasing
your waysדַרְכֵיכֶ֖םḏar·ḵê·ḵemNoun - common plural construct; second person masculine pluralH1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner
and deedsוּמַעַלְלֵיכֶֽם׃ū·ma·‘al·lê·ḵemConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine pluralH4611 deed, practice

Jeremiah 18:12

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
But they will replyוְאָמְר֖וּwə·’ā·mə·rūConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common pluralH559 utter, say
It is hopelessנוֹאָ֑שׁnō·w·’āšVerb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singularH2976 despair
We will followנֵלֵ֔ךְnê·lêḵVerb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common pluralH1980 go, come, walk
our own plansמַחְשְׁבוֹתֵ֙ינוּ֙maḥ·šə·ḇō·w·ṯê·nūNoun - feminine plural construct; first person common pluralH4284 thought, device
and each of usוְאִ֛ישׁwə·’îšConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singularH376 man
will actנַעֲשֶֽׂה׃סna·‘ă·śehVerb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common pluralH6213 do, make
according to the stubbornnessשְׁרִר֥וּתšə·ri·rūṯNoun - feminine singular constructH8307 firmness
of his evilהָרָ֖עhā·rā‘Article; Adjective - masculine singularH7451 bad, evil
heartלִבּֽוֹ־lib·bōw-Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singularH3820 inner man, mind, will, heart

Jeremiah 18:13

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Thereforeלָכֵ֗ןlā·ḵênAdverbH3651 right, veritable, honest
this is whatכֹּ֚הkōhAdverbH3541 thus, here
the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
saysאָמַ֣ר’ā·marVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH559 utter, say
Inquireשַֽׁאֲלוּ־ša·’ă·lū-Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine pluralH7592 ask, inquire
among the nationsבַּגּוֹיִ֔םbag·gō·w·yimPreposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine pluralH1471 nation, people
Whoמִ֥יmîInterrogativeH4310 who?
has ever heardשָׁמַ֖עšā·ma‘Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH8085 hear
things like theseכָּאֵ֑לֶּהkā·’êl·lehPreposition-k; Pronoun - common pluralH428 these
Virginבְּתוּלַ֖תbə·ṯū·laṯNoun - feminine singular constructH1330 virgin
Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃yiś·rā·’êlNoun - proper - masculine singularH3478 Israel
has doneעָשְׂתָ֣ה‘ā·śə·ṯāhVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singularH6213 do, make
a mostמְאֹ֔דmə·’ōḏAdverbH3966 muchness, force, abundance, exceedingly
terrible thingשַֽׁעֲרֻרִת֙ša·‘ă·ru·riṯAdjective - feminine singularH8186 horror = horrible thing

Jeremiah 18:14

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Does the snowשֶׁ֣לֶגše·leḡNoun - masculine singular constructH7950 snow
of Lebanonלְבָנ֑וֹןlə·ḇā·nō·wnNoun - proper - feminine singularH3844 Lebanon
ever leaveהֲיַעֲזֹ֥בhă·ya·‘ă·zōḇVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularH5800 leave, forsake, loose
its rockyמִצּ֛וּרmiṣ·ṣūrPreposition-m; Noun - masculine singular constructH6697 rock, cliff
slopesשָׂדַ֖יśā·ḏayNoun - masculine singularH7704 id.
Orאִם־’im-ConjunctionH518 if
do its coolקָרִ֖יםqā·rîmAdjective - masculine pluralH7119 cool, quiet
watersמַ֛יִםma·yimNoun - masculine pluralH4325 water, juice, urine
flowingנוֹזְלִֽים׃nō·wz·lîmVerb - Qal - Participle - masculine pluralH5140 flow, trickle, drop, distil
from a distanceזָרִ֥יםzā·rîmAdjective - masculine pluralH2114 be a stranger
ever run dryיִנָּתְשׁ֗וּyin·nā·ṯə·šūVerb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine pluralH5428 pull or pluck up, root out

Jeremiah 18:15

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Yetכִּֽי־kî-ConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
My peopleעַמִּ֖י‘am·mîNoun - masculine singular construct; first person common singularH5971 people
have forgotten Meשְׁכֵחֻ֥נִיšə·ḵê·ḥu·nîVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural; first person common singularH7911 forget
They burn incenseיְקַטֵּ֑רוּyə·qaṭ·ṭê·rūVerb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine pluralH6999 make sacrifices smoke, send them up in smoke
to worthless idolsלַשָּׁ֣וְאlaš·šāwPreposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singularH7723 emptiness, vanity
that make them stumbleוַיַּכְשִׁל֤וּםway·yaḵ·ši·lūmConjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural; third person masculine pluralH3782 stumble, stagger, totter
in their waysבְּדַרְכֵיהֶם֙bə·ḏar·ḵê·hemPreposition-b; Noun - common plural construct; third person masculine pluralH1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner
the ancientעוֹלָ֔ם‘ō·w·lāmNoun - masculine singularH5769 long duration, antiquity, futurity
roadsשְׁבִילֵ֣יšə·ḇî·lêNoun - masculine plural constructH7635 way, path
to walkלָלֶ֣כֶתlā·le·ḵeṯPreposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructH1980 go, come, walk
on ruttedנְתִיב֔וֹתnə·ṯî·ḇō·wṯNoun - feminine plural constructH5410 path, pathway
bypathsדֶּ֖רֶךְde·reḵNoun - common singularH1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner
instead ofלֹ֥אlōAdverb - Negative particleH3808 not
on the highwayסְלוּלָֽה׃sə·lū·lāhVerb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - feminine singularH5549 lift up, cast up

Jeremiah 18:16

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
They have madeלָשׂ֥וּםlā·śūmPreposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructH7760 put, place, set
their landאַרְצָ֛ם’ar·ṣāmNoun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine pluralH776 earth, land
a desolationלְשַׁמָּ֖הlə·šam·māhPreposition-l; Noun - feminine singularH8047 waste, appalment
a perpetualעוֹלָ֑ם‘ō·w·lāmNoun - masculine singularH5769 long duration, antiquity, futurity
object of scornשְׁרוּקַתšə·rū·qaṯNoun - feminine plural constructH8322 hissing
allכֹּ֚לkōlNoun - masculine singular constructH3605 the whole, all
who passעוֹבֵ֣ר‘ō·w·ḇêrVerb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularH5674 pass over, through, by, pass on
byעָלֶ֔יהָ‘ā·le·hāPreposition; third person feminine singularH5921 height
will be appalledיִשֹּׁ֖םyiš·šōmVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularH8074 be desoleted, appalled
and shakeוְיָנִ֥ידwə·yā·nîḏConjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine singularH5110 move to and fro, wander, flutter, shew grief
their headsבְּרֹאשֽׁוֹ׃bə·rō·šōwPreposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singularH7218 head

Jeremiah 18:17

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
I will scatter themאֲפִיצֵ֖ם’ă·p̄î·ṣêmVerb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular; third person masculine pluralH6327 be dispersed, scattered
beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlip̄·nêPreposition-l; Noun - common plural constructH6440 face, before
the enemyאוֹיֵ֑ב’ō·w·yêḇVerb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularH341 be hostile to
like the eastקָדִ֥יםqā·ḏîmNoun - masculine singularH6921 East, east wind
windכְּרֽוּחַ־kə·rū·aḥ-Preposition-k; Noun - common singular constructH7307 breath, wind, spirit
I will show themאֶרְאֵ֖ם’er·’êmVerb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular; third person masculine pluralH7200 see
My backעֹ֧רֶף‘ō·rep̄Noun - masculine singularH6203 back of neck, neck
and notוְלֹֽא־wə·lō-Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particleH3808 not
My faceפָנִ֛יםp̄ā·nîmNoun - masculine pluralH6440 face, before
in the dayבְּי֥וֹםbə·yō·wmPreposition-b; Noun - masculine singular constructH3117 day
of their calamityאֵידָֽם׃ס’ê·ḏāmNoun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine pluralH343 distress, calamity

Cross-references

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Jeremiah 18:11 2 Kings 17:13 · Isaiah 55:6–7 · Jeremiah 35:15 · Isaiah 1:16–19 · Jeremiah 7:3 · Jeremiah 25:5 · Acts 26:20 · Zechariah 1:3 · James 5:1 · Isaiah 5:5 · Micah 2:3 · Ezekiel 18:23

Jeremiah 18:12 Jeremiah 2:25 · Jeremiah 16:12 · Deuteronomy 29:19 · Jeremiah 7:24 · Isaiah 57:10 · Mark 7:21–22 · Luke 1:51 · Genesis 8:21 · Jeremiah 3:17

Jeremiah 18:13 Jeremiah 5:30 · Isaiah 66:8 · Hosea 6:10 · Jeremiah 23:14 · Jeremiah 2:10–13 · Jeremiah 14:17 · Jeremiah 31:4

Jeremiah 18:14 John 6:68

Jeremiah 18:15 Jeremiah 6:16 · Jeremiah 2:32 · Isaiah 57:14 · Hosea 11:2 · Jeremiah 2:13 · Malachi 2:8 · Jeremiah 17:13 · Jeremiah 10:15 · Isaiah 41:29 · Jeremiah 3:21 · Jeremiah 16:19 · Hosea 2:13

Jeremiah 18:16 Psalm 22:7 · Jeremiah 25:9 · Jeremiah 19:8 · Ezekiel 33:28–29 · Matthew 27:39 · Jeremiah 49:13 · Micah 6:16 · Jeremiah 50:13 · 1 Kings 9:8 · Isaiah 37:22 · Lamentations 2:15–16 · 2 Chronicles 7:20–21

Jeremiah 18:17 Jeremiah 13:24 · Jeremiah 2:27 · Job 27:21 · Hosea 13:15 · Psalm 48:7 · Jeremiah 32:33 · Jeremiah 46:21

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.