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Jeremiah 23:21-27

21I did notלֹא־lo'-H3808sendשָׁלַ֥חְתִּיsha.Lach.tiH7971אֶת־'et-H853these prophetsהַנְּבִאִ֖יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030,yet theyוְהֵ֣םve.HemH1992have run with their messageרָ֑צוּRa.tzuH7323;I did notלֹא־lo'-H3808speakדִבַּ֥רְתִּיdi.Bar.tiH1696to themאֲלֵיהֶ֖ם'a.lei.HemH413,yet theyוְהֵ֥םve.HemH1992have prophesiedנִבָּֽאוּ׃ni.Ba.'uH5012.

22But ifוְאִֽם־ve.'im-H518they had stoodעָמְד֖וּ'a.me.DuH5975in My councilבְּסוֹדִ֑יbe.so.DiH5475,they would have proclaimedוְיַשְׁמִ֤עוּve.yash.Mi.'uH8085My wordsדְבָרַי֙de.va.RaiH1697אֶת־'et-H853to My peopleעַמִּ֔י'a.MiH5971and turned them backוִֽישִׁבוּם֙vi.shi.VumH7725from their evilהָרָ֔עha.Ra'H7451waysמִדַּרְכָּ֣םmi.dar.KamH1870andוּמֵרֹ֖עַu.me.Ro.a'H7455deedsמַֽעַלְלֵיהֶֽם׃ סMa.'a.lei.HemH4611.”

23“Am Iאָ֖נִי'A.niH589onlya Godהַאֱלֹהֵ֧יha.'e.lo.HeiH430nearbyמִקָּרֹ֛בmi.ka.RoH7138,”declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, “and notוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808a Godאֱלֹהֵ֖י'e.lo.HeiH430far awayמֵרָחֹֽק׃me.ra.ChokH7350?”

24“Canאִם־'im-H518a manאִ֧ישׁ'ishH376hideיִסָּתֵ֨רyi.sa.TerH5641in secret placesבַּמִּסְתָּרִ֛יםba.mis.ta.RimH4565where Iוַאֲנִ֥יva.'a.NiH589cannotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808see himאֶרְאֶ֖נּוּ'er.'E.nuH7200?”declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068. “Do Iאֲנִ֥י'a.NiH589notהֲל֨וֹאha.Lo'H3808אֶת־'et-H853fillמָלֵ֖אma.Le'H4390the heavensהַשָּׁמַ֧יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064andוְאֶת־ve.'EtH853the earthהָאָ֛רֶץha.'A.retzH776?”declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

25“I have heardשָׁמַ֗עְתִּיsha.Ma'.tiH8085אֵ֤ת'etH853the sayingsאָֽמְרוּ֙'a.me.RuH559אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834of the prophetsהַנְּבִאִ֔יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030who prophesyהַֽנִּבְּאִ֥יםha.ni.be.'ImH5012liesשֶׁ֖קֶר לֵאמֹ֑רShe.ker le.MorH8267 H559in My nameבִּשְׁמִ֛יbish.MiH8034: ‘I had a dreamחָלַ֖מְתִּיcha.Lam.tiH2492!I had a dreamחָלָֽמְתִּי׃cha.La.me.tiH2492!’

26How longעַד־ מָתַ֗י'ad- ma.TaiH5704 H4970will this continueהֲיֵ֛שׁha.YeshH3426in the heartsבְּלֵ֥בbe.LevH3820of these prophetsהַנְּבִאִ֖יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030who prophesyנִבְּאֵ֣יni.be.'EiH5012falsehoodהַשָּׁ֑קֶרha.Sha.kerH8267,these prophetsוּנְבִיאֵ֖יu.ne.vi.'EiH5030of the delusionתַּרְמִ֥תtar.MitH8649of their own mindsלִבָּֽם׃li.BamH3820?

27They supposeהַחֹשְׁבִ֗יםha.cho.she.VimH2803the dreamsבַּחֲל֣וֹמֹתָ֔םba.cha.Lo.mo.TamH2472thatאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834they tellיְסַפְּר֖וּye.sa.pe.RuH5608oneאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376anotherלְרֵעֵ֑הוּle.re.'E.huH7453will make My peopleעַמִּי֙'a.MiH5971forgetלְהַשְׁכִּ֤יחַle.hash.Ki.achH7911אֶת־'et-H853My nameשְׁמִ֔יshe.MiH8034,just asכַּאֲשֶׁ֨רka.'a.SherH834their fathersאֲבוֹתָ֛ם'a.vo.TamH1אֶת־'et-H853forgotשָׁכְח֧וּsha.khe.ChuH7911My nameשְׁמִ֖יshe.MiH8034through the worship of Baalבַּבָּֽעַל׃ba.Ba.'alH1168.

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