Jeremiah 17 | Biblion Bible Reader

WEB·Jeremiah 18

¹The word which came to Jeremiah from Yahweh, saying,

KJVThe word^H1697 which came to Jeremiah^H3414 from the LORD^H3068, saying^H559^(H8800),

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

KJVArise^H6965^(H8798), and go down^H3381^(H8804) to the potter's^H3335^(H8802) house^H1004, and there I will cause thee to hear^H8085^(H8686) my words^H1697.

³ Then I went down to the potter’s house, and behold, he was making something on the wheels.

KJVThen I went down^H3381^(H8799) to the potter's^H3335^(H8802) house^H1004, and, behold^H2009, he wrought^H6213^(H8802) a work^H4399 on the wheels^H70.

⁴ When the vessel that he made of the clay was marred in the hand of the potter, he made it again another vessel, as seemed good to the potter to make it.

KJVAnd the vessel^H3627 that he made^H6213^(H8802) of clay^H2563 was marred^H7843^(H8738) in the hand^H3027 of the potter^H3335^(H8802): so he made^H6213^(H8799) it again^H7725^(H8804) another^H312 vessel^H3627, as seemed^H5869 good^H3474^(H8804) to the potter^H3335^(H8802) to make^H6213^(H8800) it.

⁵ Then Yahweh’s word came to me, saying,

KJVThen the word^H1697 of the LORD^H3068 came to me, saying^H559^(H8800),

⁶ “House of Israel, can’t I do with you as this potter?” says Yahweh. “Behold, as the clay in the potter’s hand, so are you in my hand, house of Israel.

KJVO house^H1004 of Israel^H3478, cannot^H3201^(H8799) I do^H6213^(H8800) with you as this potter^H3335^(H8802)? saith^H5002^(H8803) the LORD^H3068. Behold, as the clay^H2563 is in the potter's^H3335^(H8802) hand^H3027, so are ye in mine hand^H3027, O house^H1004 of Israel^H3478.

⁷ At the instant I speak concerning a nation, and concerning a kingdom, to pluck up and to break down and to destroy it,

KJVAt what instant^H7281 I shall speak^H1696^(H8762) concerning a nation^H1471, and concerning a kingdom^H4467, to pluck up^H5428^(H8800), and to pull down^H5422^(H8800), and to destroy^H6^(H8687) it;

⁸ if that nation, concerning which I have spoken, turns from their evil, I will repent of the evil that I thought to do to them.

KJVIf that nation^H1471, against whom I have pronounced^H1696^(H8765), turn^H7725^(H8804) from their evil^H7451, I will repent^H5162^(H8738) of the evil^H7451 that I thought^H2803^(H8804) to do^H6213^(H8800) unto them.

⁹ At the instant I speak concerning a nation, and concerning a kingdom, to build and to plant it,

KJVAnd at what instant^H7281 I shall speak^H1696^(H8762) concerning a nation^H1471, and concerning a kingdom^H4467, to build^H1129^(H8800) and to plant^H5193^(H8800) it;

¹⁰ if they do that which is evil in my sight, that they don’t obey my voice, then I will repent of the good with which I said I would benefit them.

KJVIf it do^H6213^(H8804) evil^H7451 in my sight^H5869, that it obey^H8085^(H8800) not my voice^H6963, then I will repent^H5162^(H8738) of the good^H2896, wherewith I said^H559^(H8804) I would benefit^H3190^(H8687) them.

¹¹ “Now therefore, speak to the men of Judah, and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, saying, ‘Yahweh says: “Behold, I frame evil against you, and devise a plan against you. Everyone return from his evil way now, and amend your ways and your doings.”’

KJVNow therefore go to, speak^H559^(H8798) to the men^H376 of Judah^H3063, and to the inhabitants^H3427^(H8802) of Jerusalem^H3389, saying^H559^(H8800), Thus saith^H559^(H8804) the LORD^H3068; Behold, I frame^H3335^(H8802) evil^H7451 against you, and devise^H2803^(H8802) a device^H4284 against you: return^H7725^(H8798) ye now every one^H376 from his evil^H7451 way^H1870, and make your ways^H1870 and your doings^H4611 good^H3190^(H8685).

¹² But they say, ‘It is in vain; for we will walk after our own plans, and we will each follow the stubbornness of his evil heart.’”

KJVAnd they said^H559^(H8804), There is no hope^H2976^(H8737): but we will walk^H3212^(H8799) after^H310 our own devices^H4284, and we will every one^H376 do^H6213^(H8799) the imagination^H8307 of his evil^H7451 heart^H3820.

¹³ Therefore Yahweh says: “Ask now among the nations, ‘Who has heard such things?’ The virgin of Israel has done a very horrible thing.

KJVTherefore thus saith^H559^(H8804) the LORD^H3068; Ask^H7592^(H8798) ye now among the heathen^H1471, who hath heard^H8085^(H8804) such things: the virgin^H1330 of Israel^H3478 hath done^H6213^(H8804) a very^H3966 horrible thing^H8186.

¹⁴ Will the snow of Lebanon fail from the rock of the field? Will the cold waters that flow down from afar be dried up?

KJVWill a man leave^H5800^(H8799) the snow^H7950 of Lebanon^H3844 which cometh from the rock^H6697 of the field^H7704? or shall the cold^H7119 flowing^H5140^(H8802) waters^H4325 that come from another place^H2114^(H8801) be forsaken^H5428^(H8735)?

¹⁵ For my people have forgotten me. They have burned incense to false gods. They have been made to stumble in their ways in the ancient paths, to walk in byways, in a way not built up,

KJVBecause my people^H5971 hath forgotten^H7911^(H8804) me, they have burned incense^H6999^(H8762) to vanity^H7723, and they have caused them to stumble^H3782^(H8686) in their ways^H1870 from the ancient^H5769 paths^H7635^(H8675)^H7635, to walk^H3212^(H8800) in paths^H5410, in a way^H1870 not cast up^H5549^(H8803);

¹⁶ to make their land an astonishment, and a perpetual hissing. Everyone who passes by it will be astonished, and shake his head.

KJVTo make^H7760^(H8800) their land^H776 desolate^H8047, and a perpetual^H5769 hissing^H8292^(H8675)^H8292; every one that passeth^H5674^(H8802) thereby shall be astonished^H8074^(H8799), and wag^H5110^(H8686) his head^H7218.

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

KJVI will scatter^H6327^(H8686) them as with an east^H6921 wind^H7307 before^H6440 the enemy^H341^(H8802); I will shew^H7200^(H8799) them the back^H6203, and not the face^H6440, in the day^H3117 of their calamity^H343.

¹⁸ Then they said, “Come! Let’s devise plans against Jeremiah; for the law won’t perish from the priest, nor counsel from the wise, nor the word from the prophet. Come, and let’s strike him with the tongue, and let’s not give heed to any of his words.”

KJVThen said^H559^(H8799) they, Come^H3212^(H8798), and let us devise^H2803^(H8799) devices^H4284 against Jeremiah^H3414; for the law^H8451 shall not perish^H6^(H8799) from the priest^H3548, nor counsel^H6098 from the wise^H2450, nor the word^H1697 from the prophet^H5030. Come^H3212^(H8798), and let us smite^H5221^(H8686) him with the tongue^H3956, and let us not give heed^H7181^(H8686) to any of his words^H1697.

¹⁹ Give heed to me, Yahweh, and listen to the voice of those who contend with me.

KJVGive heed^H7181^(H8685) to me, O LORD^H3068, and hearken^H8085^(H8798) to the voice^H6963 of them that contend^H3401 with me.

²⁰ Should evil be recompensed for good? For they have dug a pit for my soul. Remember how I stood before you to speak good for them, to turn away your wrath from them.

KJVShall evil^H7451 be recompensed^H7999^(H8792) for good^H2896? for they have digged^H3738^(H8804) a pit^H7745 for my soul^H5315. Remember^H2142^(H8798) that I stood^H5975^(H8800) before^H6440 thee to speak^H1696^(H8763) good^H2896 for them, and to turn away^H7725^(H8687) thy wrath^H2534 from them.

²¹ Therefore deliver up their children to the famine, and give them over to the power of the sword. Let their wives become childless and widows. Let their men be killed and their young men struck by the sword in battle.

KJVTherefore deliver up^H5414^(H8798) their children^H1121 to the famine^H7458, and pour out^H5064^(H8685) their blood by the force^H3027 of the sword^H2719; and let their wives^H802 be bereaved^H7909 of their children, and be widows^H490; and let their men^H582 be put^H2026^(H8803) to death^H4194; let their young men^H970 be slain^H5221^(H8716) by the sword^H2719 in battle^H4421.

²² Let a cry be heard from their houses when you bring a troop suddenly on them; for they have dug a pit to take me and hidden snares for my feet.

KJVLet a cry^H2201 be heard^H8085^(H8735) from their houses^H1004, when thou shalt bring^H935^(H8686) a troop^H1416 suddenly^H6597 upon them: for they have digged^H3738^(H8804) a pit^H7745^(H8675)^H7882 to take^H3920^(H8800) me, and hid^H2934^(H8804) snares^H6341 for my feet^H7272.

²³ Yet, Yahweh, you know all their counsel against me to kill me. Don’t forgive their iniquity. Don’t blot out their sin from your sight, Let them be overthrown before you. Deal with them in the time of your anger.

KJVYet, LORD^H3068, thou knowest^H3045^(H8804) all their counsel^H6098 against me to slay^H4194 me: forgive^H3722^(H8762) not their iniquity^H5771, neither blot out^H4229^(H8686) their sin^H2403 from thy sight^H6440, but let them be overthrown^H3782^(H8716) before^H6440 thee; deal^H6213^(H8798) thus with them in the time^H6256 of thine anger^H639.

WEB·Jeremiah 17

¹“The sin of Judah is written with a pen of iron, and with the point of a diamond. It is engraved on the tablet of their heart, and on the horns of your altars.

KJVThe sin^H2403 of Judah^H3063 is written^H3789^(H8803) with a pen^H5842 of iron^H1270, and with the point^H6856 of a diamond^H8068: it is graven^H2790^(H8803) upon the table^H3871 of their heart^H3820, and upon the horns^H7161 of your altars^H4196;

² Even their children remember their altars and their Asherah poles by the green trees on the high hills.

KJVWhilst their children^H1121 remember^H2142^(H8800) their altars^H4196 and their groves^H842 by the green^H7488 trees^H6086 upon the high^H1364 hills^H1389.

³ My mountain in the field, I will give your substance and all your treasures for a plunder, and your high places, because of sin, throughout all your borders.

KJVO my mountain^H2042 in the field^H7704, I will give^H5414^(H8799) thy substance^H2428 and all thy treasures^H214 to the spoil^H957, and thy high places^H1116 for sin^H2403, throughout all thy borders^H1366.

⁴ You, even of yourself, will discontinue from your heritage that I gave you. I will cause you to serve your enemies in the land which you don’t know, for you have kindled a fire in my anger which will burn forever.”

KJVAnd thou, even thyself, shalt discontinue^H8058^(H8804) from thine heritage^H5159 that I gave^H5414^(H8804) thee; and I will cause thee to serve^H5647^(H8689) thine enemies^H341^(H8802) in the land^H776 which thou knowest^H3045^(H8804) not: for ye have kindled^H6919^(H8804) a fire^H784 in mine anger^H639, which shall burn^H3344^(H8714) for^H5704 ever^H5769.

⁵ Yahweh says: “Cursed is the man who trusts in man, relies on strength of flesh, and whose heart departs from Yahweh.

KJVThus saith^H559^(H8804) the LORD^H3068; Cursed^H779^(H8803) be the man^H1397 that trusteth^H982^(H8799) in man^H120, and maketh^H7760^(H8804) flesh^H1320 his arm^H2220, and whose heart^H3820 departeth^H5493^(H8799) from the LORD^H3068.

⁶ For he will be like a bush in the desert, and will not see when good comes, but will inhabit the parched places in the wilderness, an uninhabited salt land.

KJVFor he shall be like the heath^H6199 in the desert^H6160, and shall not see^H7200^(H8799) when good^H2896 cometh^H935^(H8799); but shall inhabit^H7931^(H8804) the parched places^H2788 in the wilderness^H4057, in a salt^H4420 land^H776 and not inhabited^H3427^(H8799).

⁷ “Blessed is the man who trusts in Yahweh, and whose confidence is in Yahweh.

KJVBlessed^H1288^(H8803) is the man^H1397 that trusteth^H982^(H8799) in the LORD^H3068, and whose hope^H4009 the LORD^H3068 is.

⁸ For he will be as a tree planted by the waters, who spreads out its roots by the river, and will not fear when heat comes, but its leaf will be green, and will not be concerned in the year of drought. It won’t cease from yielding fruit.

KJVFor he shall be as a tree^H6086 planted^H8362^(H8803) by the waters^H4325, and that spreadeth out^H7971^(H8762) her roots^H8328 by the river^H3105, and shall not see^H7200^(H8799) when heat^H2527 cometh^H935^(H8799), but her leaf^H5929 shall be green^H7488; and shall not be careful^H1672^(H8799) in the year^H8141 of drought^H1226, neither shall cease^H4185^(H8686) from yielding^H6213^(H8800) fruit^H6529.

⁹ The heart is deceitful above all things and it is exceedingly corrupt. Who can know it?

KJVThe heart^H3820 is deceitful^H6121 above all things, and desperately wicked^H605^(H8803): who can know^H3045^(H8799) it?

¹⁰ “I, Yahweh, search the mind. I try the heart, even to give every man according to his ways, according to the fruit of his doings.”

KJVI the LORD^H3068 search^H2713^(H8802) the heart^H3820, I try^H974^(H8802) the reins^H3629, even to give^H5414^(H8800) every man^H376 according to his ways^H1870, and according to the fruit^H6529 of his doings^H4611.

¹¹ As the partridge that sits on eggs which she has not laid, so is he who gets riches, and not by right. In the middle of his days, they will leave him. At his end, he will be a fool.

KJVAs the partridge^H7124 sitteth^H1716^(H8804) on eggs, and hatcheth^H3205^(H8804) them not; so he that getteth^H6213^(H8802) riches^H6239, and not by right^H4941, shall leave^H5800^(H8799) them in the midst^H2677 of his days^H3117, and at his end^H319 shall be a fool^H5036.

¹² A glorious throne, set on high from the beginning, is the place of our sanctuary.

KJVA glorious^H3519 high^H4791 throne^H3678 from the beginning^H7223 is the place^H4725 of our sanctuary^H4720.

¹³ Yahweh, the hope of Israel, all who forsake you will be disappointed. Those who depart from me will be written in the earth, because they have forsaken Yahweh, the spring of living waters.

KJVO LORD^H3068, the hope^H4723 of Israel^H3478, all that forsake^H5800^(H8802) thee shall be ashamed^H954^(H8799), and they that depart^H3249 from me^H5493^(H8803) shall be written^H3789^(H8735) in the earth^H776, because they have forsaken^H5800^(H8804) the LORD^H3068, the fountain^H4726 of living^H2416 waters^H4325.

¹⁴ Heal me, O Yahweh, and I will be healed. Save me, and I will be saved; for you are my praise.

KJVHeal^H7495^(H8798) me, O LORD^H3068, and I shall be healed^H7495^(H8735); save^H3467^(H8685) me, and I shall be saved^H3467^(H8735): for thou art my praise^H8416.

¹⁵ Behold, they ask me, “Where is Yahweh’s word? Let it be fulfilled now.”

KJVBehold, they say^H559^(H8802) unto me, Where is the word^H1697 of the LORD^H3068? let it come^H935^(H8799) now.

¹⁶ As for me, I have not hurried from being a shepherd after you. I haven’t desired the woeful day. You know. That which came out of my lips was before your face.

KJVAs for me, I have not hastened^H213^(H8804) from being a pastor^H7462^(H8802) to follow^H310 thee: neither have I desired^H183^(H8694) the woeful^H605^(H8803) day^H3117; thou knowest^H3045^(H8804): that which came out^H4161 of my lips^H8193 was right before^H5227 thee^H6440.

¹⁷ Don’t be a terror to me. You are my refuge in the day of evil.

KJVBe not a terror^H4288 unto me: thou art my hope^H4268 in the day^H3117 of evil^H7451.

¹⁸ Let them be disappointed who persecute me, but don’t let me be disappointed. Let them be dismayed, but don’t let me be dismayed. Bring on them the day of evil, and destroy them with double destruction.

KJVLet them be confounded^H954^(H8799) that persecute^H7291^(H8802) me, but let not me be confounded^H954^(H8799): let them be dismayed^H2865^(H8735), but let not me be dismayed^H2865^(H8735): bring^H935^(H8687) upon them the day^H3117 of evil^H7451, and destroy^H7665^(H8798) them with double^H4932 destruction^H7670.

¹⁹ Yahweh said this to me: “Go and stand in the gate of the children of the people, through which the kings of Judah come in and by which they go out, and in all the gates of Jerusalem.

KJVThus said^H559^(H8804) the LORD^H3068 unto me; Go^H1980^(H8800) and stand^H5975^(H8804) in the gate^H8179 of the children^H1121 of the people^H5971, whereby the kings^H4428 of Judah^H3063 come in^H935^(H8799), and by the which they go out^H3318^(H8799), and in all the gates^H8179 of Jerusalem^H3389;

²⁰ Tell them, ‘Hear Yahweh’s word, you kings of Judah, all Judah, and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, that enter in by these gates:

KJVAnd say^H559^(H8804) unto them, Hear^H8085^(H8798) ye the word^H1697 of the LORD^H3068, ye kings^H4428 of Judah^H3063, and all Judah^H3063, and all the inhabitants^H3427^(H8802) of Jerusalem^H3389, that enter in^H935^(H8802) by these gates^H8179:

²¹ Yahweh says, “Be careful, and bear no burden on the Sabbath day, nor bring it in by the gates of Jerusalem.

KJVThus saith^H559^(H8804) the LORD^H3068; Take heed^H8104^(H8734) to yourselves^H5315, and bear^H5375^(H8799) no burden^H4853 on the sabbath^H7676 day^H3117, nor bring^H935^(H8689) it in by the gates^H8179 of Jerusalem^H3389;

²² Don’t carry a burden out of your houses on the Sabbath day. Don’t do any work, but make the Sabbath day holy, as I commanded your fathers.

KJVNeither carry forth^H3318^(H8686) a burden^H4853 out of your houses^H1004 on the sabbath^H7676 day^H3117, neither do^H6213^(H8799) ye any work^H4399, but hallow^H6942^(H8765) ye the sabbath^H7676 day^H3117, as I commanded^H6680^(H8765) your fathers^H1.

²³ But they didn’t listen. They didn’t turn their ear, but made their neck stiff, that they might not hear, and might not receive instruction.

KJVBut they obeyed^H8085^(H8804) not, neither inclined^H5186^(H8689) their ear^H241, but made their neck^H6203 stiff^H7185^(H8686), that they might not hear^H8085^(H8800), nor receive^H3947^(H8800) instruction^H4148.

²⁴ It will happen, if you diligently listen to me,” says Yahweh, “to bring in no burden through the gates of this city on the Sabbath day, but to make the Sabbath day holy, to do no work therein;

KJVAnd it shall come to pass, if ye diligently^H8085^(H8800) hearken^H8085^(H8799) unto me, saith^H5002^(H8803) the LORD^H3068, to bring^H935^(H8687) in no burden^H4853 through the gates^H8179 of this city^H5892 on the sabbath^H7676 day^H3117, but hallow^H6942^(H8763) the sabbath^H7676 day^H3117, to do^H6213^(H8800) no^H1115 work^H4399 therein;

²⁵ then there will enter in by the gates of this city kings and princes sitting on David’s throne, riding in chariots and on horses, they and their princes, the men of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem; and this city will remain forever.

KJVThen shall there enter^H935^(H8804) into the gates^H8179 of this city^H5892 kings^H4428 and princes^H8269 sitting^H3427^(H8802) upon the throne^H3678 of David^H1732, riding^H7392^(H8802) in chariots^H7393 and on horses^H5483, they, and their princes^H8269, the men^H376 of Judah^H3063, and the inhabitants^H3427^(H8802) of Jerusalem^H3389: and this city^H5892 shall remain^H3427^(H8804) for ever^H5769.

²⁶ They will come from the cities of Judah, and from the places around Jerusalem, from the land of Benjamin, from the lowland, from the hill country, and from the South, bringing burnt offerings, sacrifices, meal offerings, and frankincense, and bringing sacrifices of thanksgiving to Yahweh’s house.

KJVAnd they shall come^H935^(H8804) from the cities^H5892 of Judah^H3063, and from the places about^H5439 Jerusalem^H3389, and from the land^H776 of Benjamin^H1144, and from the plain^H8219, and from the mountains^H2022, and from the south^H5045, bringing^H935^(H8688) burnt offerings^H5930, and sacrifices^H2077, and meat offerings^H4503, and incense^H3828, and bringing^H935^(H8688) sacrifices of praise^H8426, unto the house^H1004 of the LORD^H3068.

²⁷ But if you will not listen to me to make the Sabbath day holy, and not to bear a burden and enter in at the gates of Jerusalem on the Sabbath day, then I will kindle a fire in its gates, and it will devour the palaces of Jerusalem. It will not be quenched.”’”

KJVBut if ye will not hearken^H8085^(H8799) unto me to hallow^H6942^(H8763) the sabbath^H7676 day^H3117, and not to bear^H5375^(H8800) a burden^H4853, even entering in^H935^(H8800) at the gates^H8179 of Jerusalem^H3389 on the sabbath^H7676 day^H3117; then will I kindle^H3341^(H8689) a fire^H784 in the gates^H8179 thereof, and it shall devour^H398^(H8804) the palaces^H759 of Jerusalem^H3389, and it shall not be quenched^H3518^(H8799).

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