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Jeremiah 23:23-29

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.

28Let the prophetהַנָּבִ֞יאha.na.Vi'H5030whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834hasאִתּ֤וֹ'i.ToH854a dreamחֲלוֹם֙cha.lOmH2472retellיְסַפֵּ֣רye.sa.PerH5608itחֲל֔וֹםcha.LomH2472,but let him whoוַאֲשֶׁ֤רva.'a.SherH834hasאִתּ֔וֹ'i.ToH854My wordדְּבָרִי֙de.va.RiH1697speakיְדַבֵּ֥רye.da.BerH1696itדְּבָרִ֖יde.va.RiH1697truthfullyאֱמֶ֑ת'e.MetH571.For whatמַה־mah-H4100is strawלַתֶּ֥בֶןla.Te.venH8401compared toאֶת־'et-H854grainהַבָּ֖רha.BarH1250?”declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

29“Is notהֲל֨וֹא כֹ֧הha.Lo' khohH3808 H3541My wordדְבָרִ֛יde.va.RiH1697like fireכָּאֵ֖שׁka.'EshH784,”declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, “and like a hammerוּכְפַטִּ֖ישׁu.khe.fa.TishH6360that smashesיְפֹ֥צֵֽץye.Fo.tzetzH6327a rockסָֽלַע׃ סSa.la'H5553?”

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