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 11 וְ/עַתָּ֡ה 𐤅/𐤏𐤕𐤄 veatah and-now and now (at this time) HC/D אֱמָר 𐤀𐤌𐤓 emar say you cause-to-say HVqv2ms נָ֣א 𐤍𐤀 na please pray, now HTe אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward HR אִישׁ 𐤀𐤉𐤔 ish men-of individual man HNcmsc יְהוּדָה֩ 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤃𐤄 yehudah Judah Praised-One HNp וְ/עַל 𐤅/𐤏𐤋 veal and-to and upon HC/R יוֹשְׁבֵ֨י 𐤉𐤅𐤔𐤁𐤉 yoshevey inhabitants-of dwellers of HVqrmpc יְרוּשָׁלִַ֜ם 𐤉𐤓𐤅𐤔𐤋𐤌 yerushalaim Jerusalem Founded-in-Peace (Dual City) HNp לֵ/אמֹ֗ר 𐤋/𐤀𐤌𐤓 lemor saying to-say HR/Vqc כֹּ֚ה 𐤊𐤄 koh thus like-this HD אָמַ֣ר 𐤀𐤌𐤓 amar says he has caused-to-say HVqp3ms יְהוָ֔ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) YHWH the Being One HNp הִנֵּ֨ה 𐤄𐤍𐤄 hineh behold Look! HTm אָנֹכִ֜י 𐤀𐤍𐤊𐤉 anokhi I I myself HPp1cs יוֹצֵ֤ר 𐤉𐤅𐤑𐤓 yotser am-fashioning the shaper HVqrmsa עֲלֵי/כֶם֙ 𐤏𐤋𐤉/𐤊𐤌 aleykhem against-you(pl) upon you men HR/Sp2mp רָעָ֔ה 𐤓𐤏𐤄 raah disaster calamity HNcfsa וְ/חֹשֵׁ֥ב 𐤅/𐤇𐤔𐤁 vechoshev and-devising and one devising HC/Vqrmsa עֲלֵי/כֶ֖ם 𐤏𐤋𐤉/𐤊𐤌 aleykhem-2 against-you(pl) upon you men HR/Sp2mp מַֽחֲשָׁבָ֑ה 𐤌𐤇𐤔𐤁𐤄 machashavah a-plan a devised-plan HNcfsa שׁ֣וּבוּ 𐤔𐤅𐤁𐤅 shuvu return!(pl) Turn back, you men! HVqv2mp נָ֗א 𐤍𐤀 na-2 please pray, now HTe אִ֚ישׁ 𐤀𐤉𐤔 ish-2 each-man individual man HNcmsa מִ/דַּרְכּ֣/וֹ 𐤌/𐤃𐤓𐤊/𐤅 midareko from-his-way from his trodden path HR/Ncbsc/Sp3ms הָֽ/רָעָ֔ה 𐤄/𐤓𐤏𐤄 haraah the-evil the badness HTd/Aafsa וְ/הֵיטִ֥יבוּ 𐤅/𐤄𐤉𐤈𐤉𐤁𐤅 veheytivu and-make-good!(pl) and you made-good HC/Vhv2mp דַרְכֵי/כֶ֖ם 𐤃𐤓𐤊𐤉/𐤊𐤌 darekheykhem your(pl)-ways your trodden paths HNcbpc/Sp2mp וּ/מַעַלְלֵי/כֶֽם 𐤅/𐤌𐤏𐤋𐤋𐤉/𐤊𐤌 umaaleleykhem and-your(pl)-deeds and your actings HC/Ncmpc/Sp2mp
Verse 18 וַ/יֹּאמְר֗וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓𐤅 vayomeru Then they said and the-masculine-plural said HC/Vqw3mp לְכ֨וּ 𐤋𐤊𐤅 lekhu Come Go forth, you (masculine plural)! HVqv2mp וְ/נַחְשְׁבָ֣ה 𐤅/𐤍𐤇𐤔𐤁𐤄 venacheshevah and let us devise and let us contrive HC/Vqh1cp עַֽל 𐤏𐤋 al against upon (up-over) HR יִרְמְיָהוּ֮ 𐤉𐤓𐤌𐤉𐤄𐤅 yiremeyahu Jeremiah Yah Raises HNp מַחֲשָׁבוֹת֒ 𐤌𐤇𐤔𐤁𐤅𐤕 machashavot plans thought-plans HNcfpa כִּי֩ 𐤊𐤉 ki for for (as reason or ground) HC לֹא 𐤋𐤀 lo shall not not HTn תֹאבַ֨ד 𐤕𐤀𐤁𐤃 tovad be lost she will be lost-away HVqi3fs תּוֹרָ֜ה 𐤕𐤅𐤓𐤄 torah the law instruction HNcfsa מִ/כֹּהֵ֗ן 𐤌/𐤊𐤄𐤍 mikohen from the priest from a ministering-priest HR/Ncmsa וְ/עֵצָה֙ 𐤅/𐤏𐤑𐤄 veetsah nor counsel counsel-plan HC/Ncfsa מֵֽ/חָכָ֔ם 𐤌/𐤇𐤊𐤌 mechakham from the wise from a wise man HR/Aamsa וְ/דָבָ֖ר 𐤅/𐤃𐤁𐤓 vedavar nor the word a spoken matter HC/Ncmsa מִ/נָּבִ֑יא 𐤌/𐤍𐤁𐤉𐤀 minavi from the prophet from a proclaiming spokesman HR/Ncmsa לְכוּ֙ 𐤋𐤊𐤅 lekhu-2 Come Go forth, you (masculine plural)! HVqv2mp וְ/נַכֵּ֣/הוּ 𐤅/𐤍𐤊/𐤄𐤅 venakehu and let us strike him and let us strike him HC/Vhh1cp/Sp3ms בַ/לָּשׁ֔וֹן 𐤁/𐤋𐤔𐤅𐤍 valashon with the tongue with the tongue HRd/Ncbsa וְ/אַל 𐤅/𐤀𐤋 veal and let not and let not HC/Tn נַקְשִׁ֖יבָה 𐤍𐤒𐤔𐤉𐤁𐤄 naqeshivah us give heed let us cause ourselves to prick up our ears in attention HVhh1cp אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward HR כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal any whole-of HNcmsc דְּבָרָֽי/ו 𐤃𐤁𐤓𐤉/𐤅 devarayv of his words his spoken-words HNcmpc/Sp3ms
Verse 21 לָ/כֵן֩ 𐤋/𐤊𐤍 lakhen Therefore for this established reason HR/D תֵּ֨ן 𐤕𐤍 ten give Give! HVqv2ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] (definite object-marker) HTo בְּנֵי/הֶ֜ם 𐤁𐤍𐤉/𐤄𐤌 beneyhem Bene (Bemba) their children their builder-sons HNcmpc/Sp3mp לָ/רָעָ֗ב 𐤋/𐤓𐤏𐤁 laraav to famine to the hunger-famine HRd/Ncmsa וְ/הַגִּרֵ/ם֮ 𐤅/𐤄𐤂𐤓/𐤌 vehagirem and pour them out and cause them to flow out HC/Vhv2ms/Sp3mp עַל 𐤏𐤋 al upon upon (up-over) HR יְדֵי 𐤉𐤃𐤉 yedey the hands of hands of HNcbdc חֶרֶב֒ 𐤇𐤓𐤁 cherev sword a desolating blade HNcfsa וְ/תִֽהְיֶ֨נָה 𐤅/𐤕𐤄𐤉𐤍𐤄 vetiheyenah and let them be and they shall become HC/Vqj3fp נְשֵׁי/הֶ֤ם 𐤍𐤔𐤉/𐤄𐤌 nesheyhem their wives their women HNcfpc/Sp3mp שַׁכֻּלוֹת֙ 𐤔𐤊𐤋𐤅𐤕 shakulot bereaved child-bereft women HAafpa וְ/אַלְמָנ֔וֹת 𐤅/𐤀𐤋𐤌𐤍𐤅𐤕 vealemanot and widows and bereft women HC/Ncfpa וְ/אַ֨נְשֵׁי/הֶ֔ם 𐤅/𐤀𐤍𐤔𐤉/𐤄𐤌 veanesheyhem and their husbands and their menfolk HC/Ncmpc/Sp3mp יִֽהְי֖וּ 𐤉𐤄𐤉𐤅 yiheyu let be they shall come-to-be HVqi3mp הֲרֻ֣גֵי 𐤄𐤓𐤂𐤉 harugey slain slain ones of HVqsmpc מָ֑וֶת 𐤌𐤅𐤕 mavet by death death HNcmsa בַּח֣וּרֵי/הֶ֔ם 𐤁𐤇𐤅𐤓𐤉/𐤄𐤌 bachureyhem their young men their chosen young men HNcmpc/Sp3mp מֻכֵּי 𐤌𐤊𐤉 mukey struck stricken ones of HVHsmpc חֶ֖רֶב 𐤇𐤓𐤁 cherev-2 by the sword a desolating blade HNcfsa בַּ/מִּלְחָמָֽה 𐤁/𐤌𐤋𐤇𐤌𐤄 bamilechamah in battle in the fighting HRd/Ncfsa
Verse 23 וְ/אַתָּ֣ה 𐤅/𐤀𐤕𐤄 veatah But you and you (masculine singular) HC/Pp2ms יְ֠הוָה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) YHWH the Being One HNp יָדַ֜עְתָּ 𐤉𐤃𐤏𐤕 yadaeta know you (masculine) have known HVqp2ms אֶֽת 𐤀𐤕 et - (definite object-marker) HTo כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal all whole-of HNcmsc עֲצָתָ֤/ם 𐤏𐤑𐤕/𐤌 atsatam their counsel their counsel-plan HNcfsc/Sp3mp עָלַ/י֙ 𐤏𐤋/𐤉 alay against me upon me HR/Sp1cs לַ/מָּ֔וֶת 𐤋/𐤌𐤅𐤕 lamavet for death to the death HRd/Ncmsa אַל 𐤀𐤋 al do not upon, over (down-upon) HTn תְּכַפֵּר֙ 𐤕𐤊𐤐𐤓 tekhaper atone you will effect covering-over HVpj2ms עַל 𐤏𐤋 al-2 for upon (up-over) HR עֲוֺנָ֔/ם 𐤏𐤅𐤍/𐤌 aonam their iniquity their crookedness HNcbsc/Sp3mp וְ/חַטָּאתָ֖/ם 𐤅/𐤇𐤈𐤀𐤕/𐤌 vechatatam and their sin and their missing-of-the-mark HC/Ncfsc/Sp3mp מִ/לְּ/פָנֶ֣י/ךָ 𐤌/𐤋/𐤐𐤍𐤉/𐤊 milefaneykha from before you from before your face HR/R/Ncbpc/Sp2ms אַל 𐤀𐤋 al-3 do not upon, over (down-upon) HTn תֶּ֑מְחִי 𐤕𐤌𐤇𐤉 temechi blot out may you wipe away HVhj2ms ו/היו 𐤅/𐤄𐤉𐤅 vhyv and let them be and they will exist HC/Vqq3cp וְ/יִהְי֤וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤄𐤉𐤅 veyiheyu and let them be and they shall come to be HC/Vqi3mp מֻכְשָׁלִים֙ 𐤌𐤊𐤔𐤋𐤉𐤌 mukheshalim stumblers those made to stumble HVHsmpa לְ/פָנֶ֔י/ךָ 𐤋/𐤐𐤍𐤉/𐤊 lefaneykha before you to your faces HR/Ncbpc/Sp2ms בְּ/עֵ֥ת 𐤁/𐤏𐤕 beet in the time in the appointed time of HR/Ncbsc אַפְּ/ךָ֖ 𐤀𐤐/𐤊 apekha of your anger your nose HNcmsc/Sp2ms עֲשֵׂ֥ה 𐤏𐤔𐤄 aseh deal cause yourself to do HVqv2ms בָ/הֶֽם 𐤁/𐤄𐤌 vahem with them HR/Sp3mp