Berean Standard Bible

Jeremiah 23:9-15

9As for the prophetsלַנְּבִאִ֞יםla.ne.vi.'ImH5030:My heartלִבִּ֣יli.BiH3820is brokenנִשְׁבַּ֧רnish.BarH7665within meבְקִרְבִּ֗יve.kir.BiH7130,and allכָּל־kol-H3605my bonesעַצְמוֹתַ֔יatz.mo.TaiH6106trembleרָֽחֲפוּ֙ra.cha.FuH7363.I have becomeהָיִ֙יתִי֙ha.Yi.tiH1961like a drunkardכְּאִ֣ישׁ שִׁכּ֔וֹרke.'Ish shi.KorH376 H7910,like a manוּכְגֶ֖בֶרu.khe.Ge.verH1397overcomeעֲבָ֣רוֹ'a.Va.rovH5674by wineיָ֑יִןYa.yinH3196,because ofמִפְּנֵ֣יmi.pe.NeiH6440the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,because ofוּמִפְּנֵ֖יu.mi.pe.NeiH6440His holyקָדְשֽׁוֹ׃ka.de.ShoH6944wordsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697.

10Forכִּ֤יkiH3588the landהָאָ֔רֶץ כִּֽי־ha.'A.retz ki-H776 H3588is full ofמָלְאָ֣הmal.'AhH4390adulterersמְנָֽאֲפִים֙me.na.'a.FimH5003—because ofמִפְּנֵ֤יmi.pe.NeiH6440the curseאָלָה֙'a.LahH423,the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776mournsאָבְלָ֣ה'a.ve.LahH56and the pasturesנְא֣וֹתne.'otH4999of the wildernessמִדְבָּ֑רmid.BarH4057have dried upיָבְשׁ֖וּya.ve.ShuH3001—their courseמְרֽוּצָתָם֙me.ru.tza.TamH4794isוַתְּהִ֤יva.te.HiH1961evilרָעָ֔הra.'AhH7451and their powerוּגְבוּרָתָ֖םu.ge.vu.ra.TamH1369is misusedלֹא־ כֵֽן׃lo'- KhenH3808 H3651.

11“Forכִּֽי־ki-H3588bothגַם־gam-H1571prophetנָבִ֥יאna.Vi'H5030andגַם־gam-H1571priestכֹּהֵ֖ןko.HenH3548are ungodlyחָנֵ֑פוּcha.Ne.fuH2610;evenגַּם־gam-H1571in My houseבְּבֵיתִ֛יbe.vei.TiH1004I have foundמָצָ֥אתִיma.Tza.tiH4672their wickednessרָעָתָ֖םra.'a.TamH7451,”declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

12“Thereforeלָכֵן֩la.KhenH3651their pathדַרְכָּ֜םdar.KamH1870will becomeיִֽהְיֶ֨הyih.YehH1961slickכַּחֲלַקְלַקּוֹת֙ka.cha.lak.la.kOtH2519;they will be driven awayיִדַּ֖חוּyi.Da.chuH1760into the darknessבָּֽאֲפֵלָ֔הba.'a.fe.LahH653and fallוְנָ֣פְלוּve.Na.fe.luH5307into it.Forכִּֽי־ki-H3588I will bringאָבִ֨יא'a.Vi'H935disasterרָעָ֛הra.'AhH7451upon themעֲלֵיהֶ֥ם'a.lei.HemH5921in the yearשְׁנַ֥תshe.NatH8141of their punishmentפְּקֻדָּתָ֖םpe.ku.da.TamH6486,”declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

13“Among the prophetsוּבִנְבִיאֵ֥יu.vin.vi.'EiH5030of Samariaשֹׁמְר֖וֹןsho.me.RonH8111I sawרָאִ֣יתִיra.'I.tiH7200an offensive thingתִפְלָ֑הtif.LahH8604:They prophesiedהִנַּבְּא֣וּhi.na.be.'UH5012by Baalבַבַּ֔עַלva.Ba.'alH1168and led My peopleעַמִּ֖י'a.MiH5971אֶת־'et-H853Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ סYis.ra.'ElH3478astrayוַיַּתְע֥וּvai.yat.'UH8582אֶת־'et-H853.

14And among the prophetsוּבִנְבִאֵ֨יu.vin.vi.'EiH5030of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֜םye.ru.sha.LimH3389I have seenרָאִ֣יתִיra.'I.tiH7200a horrible thingשַׁעֲרוּרָ֗הsha.'a.ru.RahH8186:They commit adulteryנָא֞וֹףna.'ofH5003and walkוְהָלֹ֤ךְve.ha.LokhH1980in liesבַּשֶּׁ֙קֶר֙ba.She.kerH8267.They strengthenוְחִזְּקוּ֙ve.chi.ze.KuH2388the handsיְדֵ֣יye.DeiH3027of evildoersמְרֵעִ֔יםme.re.'ImH7489,so that noלְבִ֨לְתִּי־le.Vil.ti-H1115oneאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376turns his backשָׁ֔בוּSha.vuH7725on wickednessמֵרָֽעָת֑וֹme.ra.'a.ToH7451.They areהָֽיוּ־ha.yu-H1961allכֻלָּם֙khu.LamH3605like Sodomכִּסְדֹ֔םkis.DomH5467to Me;the people of Jerusalemוְיֹשְׁבֶ֖יהָve.yo.she.Vei.haH3427are like Gomorrahכַּעֲמֹרָֽה׃ סka.'a.mo.RahH6017.”

15Thereforeלָכֵ֞ןla.KhenH3651this is whatכֹּֽה־koh-H3541the LORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068of Hostsצְבָאוֹת֙tze.va.'OtH6635saysאָמַ֨ר'a.MarH559concerningעַל־'al-H5921the prophetsהַנְּבִאִ֔ים הִנְנִ֨יha.ne.vi.'Im hi.NiH5030 H2005: “I will feedמַאֲכִ֤ילma.'a.KhilH398themאוֹתָם֙'o.TamH853wormwoodלַֽעֲנָ֔הla.'a.NahH3939and give them poisonedרֹ֑אשׁRoshH7219waterמֵי־mei-H4325to drinkוְהִשְׁקִתִ֖יםve.hish.ki.TimH8248,forכִּ֗יKiH3588מֵאֵת֙me.'EtH854from the prophetsנְבִיאֵ֣יne.vi.'EiH5030of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֔םye.ru.sha.LimH3389ungodlinessחֲנֻפָּ֖ה לְכָל־cha.nu.Pah le.kholH2613 H3605has spreadיָצְאָ֥הya.tze.'AhH3318throughout the landהָאָֽרֶץ׃ פha.'A.retzH776.”

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