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Jeremiah 23:9-22

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.

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