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. Commentaries on Jeremiah 23
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