18. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Jeremiah 1:18:1 ⧉וַאֲנִ֞יvaaniand I Jeremiah 1:18:2 ⧉הִנֵּ֧הhinnebehold Jeremiah 1:18:3 ⧉נְתַתִּ֣יךָnetattikhaI have set you Jeremiah 1:18:4 ⧉הַיּ֗וֹםhayomtoday Jeremiah 1:18:5 ⧉לְעִ֨ירleiras a city Jeremiah 1:18:6 ⧉מִבְצָ֜רmivtsarfortified Jeremiah 1:18:7 ⧉וּלְעַמּ֥וּדuleammudand as a pillar Jeremiah 1:18:8 ⧉בַּרְזֶ֛לbarzelof iron Jeremiah 1:18:9 ⧉וּלְחֹמ֥וֹתulekhomotand as walls Jeremiah 1:18:10 ⧉נְחֹ֖שֶׁתnekhoshetof bronze Jeremiah 1:18:11 ⧉עַל־כָּל־הָאָ֑רֶץalkalhaaretsagainst all the land Jeremiah 1:18:12 ⧉לְמַלְכֵ֤יlemalkheiagainst the kings of Jeremiah 1:18:13 ⧉יְהוּדָה֙yehudaJudah Jeremiah 1:18:14 ⧉לְשָׂרֶ֔יהָlesarehaagainst its officials Jeremiah 1:18:15 ⧉לְכֹהֲנֶ֖יהָlekhohanehaagainst its priests Jeremiah 1:18:16 ⧉וּלְעַ֥םuleamand against the people of Jeremiah 1:18:17 ⧉הָאָֽרֶץ׃haaretsthe land |
18. Formal Translation And I {Yahweh, Fortress Builder} behold that I have made you this day a fortified city, an iron pillar, and bronze walls, against all the land, against the kings of Judah, its princes, its priests, and its people. |
18. Dynamic Translation Today I {Yahweh, Unshakable Protector} am making you like a fortress city, an iron pillar, and bronze walls to stand against the whole land: the kings of Judah, its officials, its priests, and its people. |