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but if it doesוְעָשָׂהwhat is evilהָרַעin my eyes,בְּעֵינַיso as notלְבִלְתִּיto listenשְׁמֹעַto my voice,בְּקוֹלִיI will relentוְנִחַמְתִּיconcerning the goodעַל הַטּוֹבָהthatאֲשֶׁרI saidאָמַרְתִּיI would do for it.לְהֵיטִיב אוֹתוֹ
Jeremiah 18:10
Study it in the app“but if it does what is evil in my eyes, so as not to listen to my voice, I will relent concerning the good that I said I would do for it.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Jeremiah 18:10, word by word
- but if it doesעָשָׂהasa
do
To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.
Where else “asa” appears- what is evilרַעra
evil
What is evil, the opposite of good.
Where else “ra” appears- in my eyesעֵינַena
sight
"In the eyes of" someone: in their view.
Where else “ena” appears- to listenשְׁמֹעַshemoa
obey
To obey: "listen to the voice" of someone.
Where else “shemoa” appears- to my voiceקוֹלִkoli
voice
What is heard when someone speaks or sings; also the voice of God.
Where else “koli” appears- I will relentנִחַמְתִּיnichamti
relent
God gives up the evil he announced and leaves it unfulfilled.
Where else “nichamti” appears- concerning the goodטּוֹבָהtova
good
What is as it should be and gives delight: sound, useful, beautiful or valuable.
Where else “tova” appears- I saidאָמַרְתִּיamarti
promise
To give one's word that something will be done.
Where else “amarti” appears- I would do for itהֵיטִיבhetiv
go well
For it to go well for someone: "that it may go well with you".
Where else “hetiv” appears
The context
9And at another moment I speak concerning a nation or concerning a kingdom, to build and to plant;
10 · This verse (above)
11And now, say, please, to the men of Judah and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, saying: ‘Thus says YHWH: Look, I am forming against you evil, and devising against you a plan. Turn back, please, each one from his evil way, and make good your ways and your deeds.’