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Jeremiah 23:21-40

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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