| 17. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Jeremiah 18:17:1 ⧉כְּרֽוּחַ־קָדִ֥יםkeruakhkadimlike wind of east Jeremiah 18:17:2 ⧉אֲפִיצֵ֖םafitsamI will scatter them Jeremiah 18:17:3 ⧉לִפְנֵ֣יlifnebefore Jeremiah 18:17:4 ⧉אוֹיֵ֑בoyevan enemy Jeremiah 18:17:5 ⧉עֹ֧רֶףorefback of neck or back Jeremiah 18:17:6 ⧉וְלֹֽא־פָנִ֛יםvelofanimand not face Jeremiah 18:17:7 ⧉אֶרְאֵ֖םeremI will show them or I will make them see Jeremiah 18:17:8 ⧉בְּי֥וֹםbeyomin day of Jeremiah 18:17:9 ⧉אֵידָֽם׃סedamtheir calamity or their distress |
| 17. Formal Translation Like an east wind I {Yahweh, Sovereign Judge} will scatter them before the enemy; in the day of their calamity I will show them My back and not My face. |
| 17. Dynamic Translation I {Yahweh, Just Executor} will scatter them like the east wind ahead of the enemy; when disaster comes, I will turn My back and not My face to them. |