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Jeremiah 23

1Woeה֣וֹיHoH1945untotheshepherdsרֹעִ֗יםro.'ImH7462thatdestroyH6andscatterH6327thesheepH6629ofmypastureמַרְעִיתִ֖יmar.'i.TiH4830! saithJehovah.

2Thereforeלָ֠כֵןLa.khenH3651thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saithJehovah,theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478,againsttheshepherdsH7462thatfeedH7462mypeopleעַמִּי֒'a.MiH5971: Yehavescatteredהֲפִצֹתֶ֤םha.fi.tzo.TemH6327myflockצֹאנִי֙tzo.NiH6629,anddrivenH5080themawayוַתַּדִּח֔וּםva.ta.di.ChumH5080,andhavenotvisitedH6485them;behold,IwillvisitH6485uponyoutheevilofyourdoings, saithJehovah.

3AndIwillgatherאֲקַבֵּץ֙'a.ka.BetzH6908theremnantשְׁאֵרִ֣יתshe.'e.RitH7611ofmyflockצֹאנִ֔יtzo.NiH6629outofallthecountrieswhitherIhavedrivenH5080them,andwillbringוַהֲשִׁבֹתִ֥יva.ha.shi.vo.TiH7725themagaintotheirfolds;andtheyshallbefruitfulוּפָר֥וּu.fa.RuH6509andmultiplyH7235.

4AndIwillsetH6965upshepherdsH7462overthem,whoshallfeedH7462them;andtheyshallfearH3372nomore,norbedismayedH2865,neithershallanybelacking, saithJehovah.

5Behold,thedaysיָמִ֤יםya.MimH3117comeH935, saithJehovah,thatIwillraiseוַהֲקִמֹתִ֥יva.ha.ki.mo.TiH6965untoDavidלְדָוִ֖דle.da.VidH1732arighteousצַדִּ֑יקtza.DikH6662Branchצֶ֣מַחTze.machH6780,andheshallreignוּמָ֤לַךְu.Ma.lakhH4427askingמֶ֙לֶךְ֙Me.lekhH4428anddealwisely,andshallexecutejusticeמִשְׁפָּ֥טmish.PatH4941andrighteousnessוּצְדָקָ֖הu.tze.da.KahH6666inthelandבָּאָֽרֶץ׃ba.'A.retzH776.

6Inhisdaysבְּיָמָיו֙be.ya.MavH3117Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063shallbesavedH3467,andIsraelוְיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לve.Yis.ra.'ElH3478shalldwellיִשְׁכֹּ֣ןyish.KonH7931safely;andthisishisnameשְּׁמ֥וֹshe.MoH8034wherebyheshallbecalledיִקְרְא֖וֹyik.re.'OH7121:Jehovahourrighteousnessצִדְקֵֽנוּ׃ סtzid.Ke.nuH6664.

7Thereforeלָכֵ֛ןla.KhenH3651,behold,thedaysיָמִ֥יםya.MimH3117comeH935, saithJehovah,thattheyshallnomoresayיֹ֤אמְרוּYo.me.ruH559,AsJehovahliveth,whobroughtH935upthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478outofthelandמֵאֶ֥רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714;

8but,AsJehovahliveth,whobroughtH935upandwholedtheseedH2233ofthehouseבֵּ֤יתbeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478outofthenorthצָפ֔וֹנָהtza.Fo.nahH6828country,andfromallthecountrieswhitherIhaddrivenH5080them.Andtheyshalldwellוְיָשְׁב֖וּve.ya.she.VuH3427intheirownlandH776.

9Concerningtheprophetsלַנְּבִאִ֞יםla.ne.vi.'ImH5030.Myheartלִבִּ֣יli.BiH3820withinmeisbrokenH7665,allmybonesH6106shake;IamH1961likeadrunkenשִׁכּ֔וֹרshi.KorH7910manH376,andlikeamanH376whomwineיָ֑יִןYa.yinH3196hath overcome,becauseofJehovah,andbecauseofhisholyH6944wordsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697.

10Forthelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776isfullמָלְאָ֣הmal.'AhH4390ofadulterersמְנָֽאֲפִים֙me.na.'a.FimH5003;forbecauseofswearingthelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776mourneth;thepasturesofthewildernessמִדְבָּ֑רmid.BarH4057aredriedיָבְשׁ֖וּya.ve.ShuH3001up.Andtheircourseמְרֽוּצָתָם֙me.ru.tza.TamH4794isevilרָעָ֔הra.'AhH7451,andtheirmightisnotrightכֵֽן׃KhenH3651;

11forbothprophetנָבִ֥יאna.Vi'H5030andpriestכֹּהֵ֖ןko.HenH3548areprofane;yea,inmyhouseבְּבֵיתִ֛יbe.vei.TiH1004haveIfoundH4672theirwickednessרָעָתָ֖םra.'a.TamH7451, saithJehovah.

12WhereforetheirwayH1870shallbeH1961untothemasslipperyכַּחֲלַקְלַקּוֹת֙ka.cha.lak.la.kOtH2519placesinthedarknessבָּֽאֲפֵלָ֔הba.'a.fe.LahH653:theyshallbeH1961drivenon,andfallוְנָ֣פְלוּve.Na.fe.luH5307therein;forIwillbringאָבִ֨יא'a.Vi'H935evilH7451uponthem,eventheyearשְׁנַ֥תshe.NatH8141oftheirvisitation, saithJehovah.

13AndIhaveseenH7200follyintheprophetsוּבִנְבִיאֵ֥יu.vin.vi.'EiH5030ofSamariaשֹׁמְר֖וֹןsho.me.RonH8111;theyprophesiedH5012byBaalבַבַּ֔עַלva.Ba.'alH1168,andcausedmypeopleעַמִּ֖י'a.MiH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ סYis.ra.'ElH3478toerrוַיַּתְע֥וּvai.yat.'UH8582.

14Intheprophetsוּבִנְבִאֵ֨יu.vin.vi.'EiH5030ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֜םye.ru.sha.LimH3389alsoIhaveseenH7200ahorriblething:theycommitH5003adulteryנָא֞וֹףna.'ofH5003,andwalkוְהָלֹ֤ךְve.ha.LokhH1980inliesH8267;andtheystrengthenוְחִזְּקוּ֙ve.chi.ze.KuH2388thehandsיְדֵ֣יye.DeiH3027ofevil-doers,sothatnonedothreturnH7725fromhiswickednessH7451:theyareallofthembecomeהָֽיוּ־ha.yu-H1961untomeasSodomכִּסְדֹ֔םkis.DomH5467,andtheinhabitantsוְיֹשְׁבֶ֖יהָve.yo.she.Vei.haH3427thereofasGomorrahכַּעֲמֹרָֽה׃ סka.'a.mo.RahH6017.

15Thereforeלָכֵ֞ןla.KhenH3651thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saithJehovahofhostsצְבָאוֹת֙tze.va.'OtH6635concerningtheprophetsהַנְּבִאִ֔יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030:Behold,Iwillfeedthemwithwormwoodלַֽעֲנָ֔הla.'a.NahH3939,andmakethemdrinkוְהִשְׁקִתִ֖יםve.hish.ki.TimH8248thewaterמֵי־mei-H4325ofgall;forfromtheprophetsנְבִיאֵ֣יne.vi.'EiH5030ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֔םye.ru.sha.LimH3389isungodlinessgoneH3318forthH3318intoallthelandהָאָֽרֶץ׃ פha.'A.retzH776.

16Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saithJehovahofhostsצְבָא֗וֹתtze.va.'otH6635, Hearkennotuntothewordsדִּבְרֵ֤יdiv.ReiH1697oftheprophetsהַנְּבִאִים֙ha.ne.vi.'ImH5030thatprophesyהַנִּבְּאִ֣יםha.ni.be.'ImH5012untoyou:theyteachyouvanity;theyspeakיְדַבֵּ֔רוּye.da.Be.ruH1696avisionחֲז֤וֹןcha.ZonH2377oftheirownheartלִבָּם֙li.BamH3820,andnotoutofthemouthמִפִּ֥יmi.PiH6310ofJehovah.

17TheysayH559continuallyuntothemthatdespiseme,JehovahhathsaidH559, Yeshallhavepeaceשָׁל֖וֹםsha.LomH7965;anduntoeveryonethatwalkethinthestubbornnessבִּשְׁרִר֤וּתbish.ri.RutH8307ofhisownheartלִבּוֹ֙li.BoH3820theysayH559,NoevilH7451shallcomeתָב֥וֹאta.Vo'H935uponyou.

18ForwhohathstoodH5975inthecouncilבְּס֣וֹדbe.SodH5475ofJehovah,thatheshouldperceiveandhearH8085hiswordדְּבָר֑וֹde.va.RoH1697?whohath markedmywordדְּבָר֖וֹde.va.roH1697,andheardH8085it?

19Behold,thetempestH5591ofJehovah,evenhiswrathH2534,isgoneH3318forthH3318, yea,awhirlingtempestH5591:itshallburstupontheheadרֹ֥אשׁroshH7218ofthewickedרְשָׁעִ֖יםre.sha.'ImH7563.

20Theangerאַף־'af-H639ofJehovahshallnotreturnH7725,untilhehaveexecuted,andtillhehaveperformedtheintentsofhisheartלִבּ֑וֹli.BoH3820:inthelatterH319daysהַיָּמִ֔יםhai.ya.MimH3117yeshallunderstandתִּתְבּ֥וֹנְנוּtit.Bo.nuH995itperfectly.

21IsentH7971nottheseprophetsהַנְּבִאִ֖יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030,yettheyranH7323:Ispakenotuntothem,yettheyprophesiedH5012.

22ButiftheyhadstoodH5975inmycouncilבְּסוֹדִ֑יbe.so.DiH5475,thenhadtheycausedmypeopleעַמִּ֔י'a.MiH5971tohearוְיַשְׁמִ֤עוּve.yash.Mi.'uH8085mywordsדְבָרַי֙de.va.RaiH1697,andhadturnedוִֽישִׁבוּם֙vi.shi.VumH7725themfromtheirevilH7451wayמִדַּרְכָּ֣םmi.dar.KamH1870,andfromtheevilH7451oftheirdoings.

23AmIaGodהַאֱלֹהֵ֧יha.'e.lo.HeiH430athand, saithJehovah,andnotaGodאֱלֹהֵ֖י'e.lo.HeiH430afarH7350off?

24Cananyhideיִסָּתֵ֨רyi.sa.TerH5641himselfinsecretH4565placesH4565sothatIshallnotseeאֶרְאֶ֖נּוּ'er.'E.nuH7200him? saithJehovah.DonotIfillH4390heavenהַשָּׁמַ֧יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064andearthהָאָ֛רֶץha.'A.retzH776? saithJehovah.

25IhaveheardH8085whattheprophetsהַנְּבִאִ֔יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030havesaidH559,thatprophesyהַֽנִּבְּאִ֥יםha.ni.be.'ImH5012liesH8267inmynameבִּשְׁמִ֛יbish.MiH8034,sayingH559,Ihavedreamedחָלַ֖מְתִּיcha.Lam.tiH2492,Ihavedreamedחָלָֽמְתִּי׃cha.La.me.tiH2492.

26Howlongshallthisbeintheheartבְּלֵ֥בbe.LevH3820oftheprophetsהַנְּבִאִ֖יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030thatprophesyנִבְּאֵ֣יni.be.'EiH5012liesH8267,eventheprophetsוּנְבִיאֵ֖יu.ne.vi.'EiH5030ofthedeceitoftheirownheartלִבָּֽם׃li.BamH3820?

27thatthinktocausemypeopleעַמִּי֙'a.MiH5971toforgetH7911mynameשְׁמִ֔יshe.MiH8034bytheirdreamsבַּחֲל֣וֹמֹתָ֔םba.cha.Lo.mo.TamH2472whichtheytelleverymanH376tohisneighborלְרֵעֵ֑הוּle.re.'E.huH7453,astheirfathersH1forgatmynameשְׁמִ֖יshe.MiH8034forBaalבַּבָּֽעַל׃ba.Ba.'alH1168.

28Theprophetהַנָּבִ֞יאha.na.Vi'H5030thathathadreamחֲלוֹם֙cha.lOmH2472, lethimtelladreamחֲל֔וֹםcha.LomH2472;andhethathathmywordדְּבָרִי֙de.va.RiH1697, lethimspeakיְדַבֵּ֥רye.da.BerH1696mywordדְּבָרִ֖יde.va.RiH1697faithfully.Whatisthestrawלַתֶּ֥בֶןla.Te.venH8401tothewheat? saithJehovah.

29Isnotmywordדְבָרִ֛יde.va.RiH1697likefireכָּאֵ֖שׁka.'EshH784? saithJehovah;andlikeahammerוּכְפַטִּ֖ישׁu.khe.fa.TishH6360thatbreakeththerockסָֽלַע׃ סSa.la'H5553inpieces?

30Thereforeלָכֵ֛ןla.KhenH3651,behold,Iamagainsttheprophetsהַנְּבִאִ֖יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030, saithJehovah,thatstealמְגַנְּבֵ֣יme.ga.ne.VeiH1589mywordsדְבָרַ֔יde.va.RaiH1697everyoneH376fromhisneighborרֵעֵֽהוּ׃re.'E.huH7453.

31Behold,Iamagainsttheprophetsהַנְּבִיאִ֖םha.ne.vi.'ImH5030, saithJehovah,thatusetheirtonguesלְשׁוֹנָ֔םle.sho.NamH3956,andsay,Hesaith.

32Behold,Iamagainstthemthatprophesyנִבְּאֵ֞יni.be.'EiH5012lyingH8267dreamsחֲלֹמ֥וֹתcha.lo.MotH2472, saithJehovah,anddotellthem,andcausemypeopleעַמִּ֔י'a.MiH5971toerrוַיַּתְע֣וּvai.yat.'UH8582bytheirliesH8267,andbytheirvainboasting:yetIsentH7971themnot,norcommandedH6680them;neitherdotheyprofitH3276thispeopleלָֽעָם־la.'om-H5971atall, saithJehovah.

33Andwhenthispeopleהָעָ֨םha.'AmH5971,ortheprophetהַנָּבִ֤יאha.na.Vi'H5030,orapriestכֹהֵן֙kho.HenH3548,shallaskיִשְׁאָלְךָ֩yish.'a.le.KhaH7592thee,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Whatistheburdenמַשָּׂ֖אma.Sa'H4853ofJehovah?thenshalt thousayוְאָמַרְתָּ֤ve.'a.mar.TaH559untothem,Whatburdenמַשָּׂ֔אma.Sa'H4853!Iwillcastyouoff, saithJehovah.

34Andasfortheprophetוְהַנָּבִ֤יאve.ha.na.Vi'H5030,andthepriestוְהַכֹּהֵן֙ve.ha.ko.HenH3548,andthepeopleוְהָעָ֔םve.ha.'AmH5971,thatshallsayיֹאמַ֖רyo.MarH559,Theburdenמַשָּׂ֣אma.Sa'H4853ofJehovah,IwillevenpunishH6485thatmanH376andhishouseבֵּיתֽוֹ׃bei.ToH1004.

35Thusכֹּ֥הkohH3541shallyesayתֹאמְר֛וּto.me.RuH559everyoneH376tohisneighborרֵעֵ֖הוּre.'E.huH7453,andeveryoneH376tohisbrotherאָחִ֑יו'a.ChivH251,WhathathJehovahanswered?and,WhathathJehovahspokenH1696?

36Andtheburdenוּמַשָּׂ֥אu.ma.Sa'H4853ofJehovahshallyementionnomore:foreveryman’sH376ownwordדְּבָר֔וֹde.va.RoH1697shallbeH1961hisburdenהַמַּשָּׂ֗אha.ma.Sa'H4853;foryehavepervertedthewordsדִּבְרֵי֙div.ReiH1697ofthelivingGodאֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.HimH430,ofJehovahofhostsצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635ourGodאֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃'e.lo.Hei.nuH430.

37Thusכֹּ֥הkohH3541shalt thousayתֹאמַ֖רto.MarH559totheprophetהַנָּבִ֑יאha.na.Vi'H5030,WhathathJehovahansweredthee?and,WhathathJehovahspokenH1696?

38ButifyesayH559,Theburdenמַשָּׂ֣אma.Sa'H4853ofJehovah;thereforeלָכֵ֗ןla.KhenH3651thusכֹּ֚הkohH3541saithJehovah:BecauseyesayH559thiswordהַדָּבָ֥רha.da.VarH1697,Theburdenמַשָּׂ֣אma.Sa'H4853ofJehovah,andIhavesentH7971untoyou,sayingH559, YeshallnotsayH559,Theburdenמַשָּׂ֥אma.Sa'H4853ofJehovah;

39thereforeלָכֵ֣ןla.KhenH3651,behold,Iwillutterlyforgetוְנָשִׁ֥יתִיve.na.Shi.tiH5382you,andIwillcastyouoff,andthecityהָעִיר֙ha.'IrH5892thatIgaveH5414untoyouandtoyourfathersH1,awayfrommypresenceH6440:

40andIwillbringaneverlastingreproachחֶרְפַּ֣תcher.PatH2781uponyou,andaperpetualshame,whichshallnotbeforgottenתִשָּׁכֵֽחַ׃ סti.sha.Khe.achH7911.

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