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Jeremiah 23:1-8

1“Woeה֣וֹיHoH1945to the shepherdsרֹעִ֗יםro.'ImH7462who destroyמְאַבְּדִ֧יםme.'a.be.DimH6and scatterוּמְפִצִ֛יםu.me.fi.TzimH6327אֶת־'et-H853the sheepצֹ֥אןtzonH6629of My pastureמַרְעִיתִ֖יmar.'i.TiH4830!”declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

2Thereforeלָ֠כֵןLa.khenH3651this is whatכֹּֽה־koh-H3541the LORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478,saysאָמַ֨ר'a.MarH559aboutעַֽל־'al-H5921the shepherdsהָרֹעִים֮ha.ro.'ImH7462who tendהָרֹעִ֣יםha.ro.'ImH7462אֶת־'et-H853My peopleעַמִּי֒'a.MiH5971: “Youאַתֶּ֞ם'a.TemH859have scatteredהֲפִצֹתֶ֤םha.fi.tzo.TemH6327אֶת־'et-H853My flockצֹאנִי֙tzo.NiH6629and driven them awayוַתַּדִּח֔וּםva.ta.di.ChumH5080,and have notוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808attended to themפְקַדְתֶּ֖םfe.kad.TemH6485אֹתָ֑ם'o.TamH853.Beholdהִנְנִ֨יhi.NiH2005,I will attendפֹקֵ֧דfo.KedH6485toעֲלֵיכֶ֛ם'a.lei.KhemH5921youאֶת־'et-H853for the evilרֹ֥עַRo.a'H7455of your deedsמַעַלְלֵיכֶ֖םma.'a.lei.KhemH4611,declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

3Then I Myselfוַאֲנִ֗יva.'a.NiH589will gatherאֲקַבֵּץ֙'a.ka.BetzH6908אֶת־'et-H853the remnantשְׁאֵרִ֣יתshe.'e.RitH7611of My flockצֹאנִ֔יtzo.NiH6629from allמִכֹּל֙mi.KolH3605the landsהָאֲרָצ֔וֹתha.'a.ra.TzotH776to whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834I have banished themהִדַּ֥חְתִּיhi.Dach.tiH5080אֹתָ֖ם'o.TamH853שָׁ֑םShamH8033,and I will return themוַהֲשִׁבֹתִ֥יva.ha.shi.vo.TiH7725אֶתְהֶ֛ן'et.HenH853toעַל־'al-H5921their pastureנְוֵהֶ֖ןne.ve.HenH5116,where they will be fruitfulוּפָר֥וּu.fa.RuH6509and multiplyוְרָבֽוּ׃ve.ra.VuH7235.

4I will raise upוַהֲקִמֹתִ֧יva.ha.ki.mo.TiH6965shepherdsרֹעִ֖יםro.'ImH7462over themעֲלֵיהֶ֛ם'a.lei.HemH5921who will tend themוְרָע֑וּםve.ra.'UmH7462,and they will noוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808longerע֧וֹדodH5750be afraidיִֽירְא֨וּyi.re.'UH3372or dismayedוְלֹא־ יֵחַ֛תּוּve.lo'- ye.Cha.tuH2865 H3808,norוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808will any go missingיִפָּקֵ֖דוּyi.pa.Ke.duH6485,declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the LORDיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.

5Beholdהִנֵּ֨הhi.NehH2009,the daysיָמִ֤יםya.MimH3117are comingבָּאִים֙ba.'ImH935,declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,when I will raise upוַהֲקִמֹתִ֥יva.ha.ki.mo.TiH6965for Davidלְדָוִ֖דle.da.VidH1732a righteousצַדִּ֑יקtza.DikH6662Branchצֶ֣מַחTze.machH6780,and He will reignוּמָ֤לַךְu.Ma.lakhH4427wiselyוְהִשְׂכִּ֔ילve.his.KilH7919as Kingמֶ֙לֶךְ֙Me.lekhH4428and will administerוְעָשָׂ֛הve.'a.SahH6213justiceמִשְׁפָּ֥טmish.PatH4941and righteousnessוּצְדָקָ֖הu.tze.da.KahH6666in the landבָּאָֽרֶץ׃ba.'A.retzH776.

6In His daysבְּיָמָיו֙be.ya.MavH3117Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063will be savedתִּוָּשַׁ֣עti.va.Sha'H3467,and Israelוְיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לve.Yis.ra.'ElH3478will dwellיִשְׁכֹּ֣ןyish.KonH7931securelyלָבֶ֑טַחla.Ve.tachH983.And thisוְזֶה־ve.zeh-H2088is His nameשְּׁמ֥וֹshe.MoH8034by whichאֲֽשֶׁר־'asher-H834He will be calledיִקְרְא֖וֹyik.re.'OH7121:The LORDיְהוָ֥ה׀Yah.wehH3068Our Righteousnessצִדְקֵֽנוּ׃ סtzid.Ke.nuH6664.

7Soלָכֵ֛ןla.KhenH3651beholdהִנֵּֽה־hi.neh-H2009, thedaysיָמִ֥יםya.MimH3117are comingבָּאִ֖יםba.'ImH935,declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,when they will noוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808longerעוֹד֙'OdH5750sayיֹ֤אמְרוּYo.me.ruH559, ‘As surely as the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068livesחַי־chai-H2416,whoאֲשֶׁ֧ר'a.SherH834broughtהֶעֱלָ֛הhe.'e.LahH5927אֶת־'et-H853the Israelites upבְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵ֖לbe.Nei Yis.ra.'ElH1121 H3478out of the landמֵאֶ֥רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.’

8Insteadכִּ֣יkiH3588they will sayאִם־'im-H518, ‘As surely as the LORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068livesחַי־chai-H2416,whoאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834broughtהֶעֱלָה֩he.'e.LahH5927וַאֲשֶׁ֨רva.'a.SherH834and ledהֵבִ֜יאhe.Vi'H935אֶת־'et-H853the descendantsזֶ֨רַעZe.ra'H2233of the houseבֵּ֤יתbeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478up out of the landמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776of the northצָפ֔וֹנָהtza.Fo.nahH6828and allוּמִכֹּל֙u.mi.KolH3605the other landsהָֽאֲרָצ֔וֹתha.'a.ra.TzotH776to whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834He had banished themהִדַּחְתִּ֖ים שָׁ֑םhi.dach.Tim ShamH5080 H8033.’Then they will dwellוְיָשְׁב֖וּve.ya.she.VuH3427once more inעַל־'al-H5921their own landאַדְמָתָֽם׃ ס'ad.ma.TamH127.”

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