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Jeremiah 23

1Woeה֣וֹיHoH1945untotheshepherdsרֹעִ֗יםro.'ImH7462thatdestroyH6andscatterH6327thesheepH6629ofmypastureמַרְעִיתִ֖יmar.'i.TiH4830! saithJehovah.

2Thereforeלָ֠כֵןLa.khenH3651thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saithJehovahtheGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478concerningtheshepherdsH7462thatfeedH7462mypeopleעַמִּי֒'a.MiH5971: Yehavescatteredהֲפִצֹתֶ֤םha.fi.tzo.TemH6327myflockצֹאנִי֙tzo.NiH6629,anddrivenH5080themawayוַתַּדִּח֔וּםva.ta.di.ChumH5080,andhavenotvisitedH6485them:behold,IwillvisitH6485uponyoutheevilofyourdoings, saithJehovah.

3AndIwillgatherאֲקַבֵּץ֙'a.ka.BetzH6908theremnantשְׁאֵרִ֣יתshe.'e.RitH7611ofmyflockצֹאנִ֔יtzo.NiH6629outofallcountrieswhitherIhavedrivenH5080them,andwillbringוַהֲשִׁבֹתִ֥יva.ha.shi.vo.TiH7725themagaintotheirpastures;andtheyshallbefruitfulוּפָר֥וּu.fa.RuH6509andshallmultiplyH7235.

4AndIwillraiseוַהֲקִמֹתִ֧יva.ha.ki.mo.TiH6965upshepherdsH7462overthem,whoshallfeedH7462them;andtheyshallfearH3372nomore,norbedismayedH2865,neithershallanybemissingH6485, saithJehovah.

5Behold,thedaysיָמִ֤יםya.MimH3117comeH935, saithJehovah,whenIwillraiseוַהֲקִמֹתִ֥יva.ha.ki.mo.TiH6965untoDavidלְדָוִ֖דle.da.VidH1732arighteousצַדִּ֑יקtza.DikH6662Branchצֶ֣מַחTze.machH6780,whoshallreignוּמָ֤לַךְu.Ma.lakhH4427askingמֶ֙לֶךְ֙Me.lekhH4428,andactH6213wisely,andshallexecutejudgmentH4941andrighteousnessוּצְדָקָ֖הu.tze.da.KahH6666inthelandבָּאָֽרֶץ׃ba.'A.retzH776.

6Inhisdaysבְּיָמָיו֙be.ya.MavH3117Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063shallbesavedH3467,andIsraelוְיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לve.Yis.ra.'ElH3478shalldwellיִשְׁכֹּ֣ןyish.KonH7931insafety;andthisishisnameשְּׁמ֥וֹshe.MoH8034wherebyheshallbecalledיִקְרְא֖וֹyik.re.'OH7121,JehovahourRighteousnessצִדְקֵֽנוּ׃ סtzid.Ke.nuH6664.

7Thereforeלָכֵ֛ןla.KhenH3651behold,daysיָמִ֥יםya.MimH3117arecomingH935, saithJehovah,thattheyshallnomoresayיֹ֤אמְרוּYo.me.ruH559, [As]Jehovahliveth,whobroughtH935upthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478outofthelandמֵאֶ֥רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714;

8but, [As]Jehovahliveth,whobroughtH935upandwholedbacktheseedH2233ofthehouseבֵּ֤יתbeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478outofthenorthצָפ֔וֹנָהtza.Fo.nahH6828country,andfromallcountrieswhitherIhaddrivenH5080them.Andtheyshalldwellוְיָשְׁב֖וּve.ya.she.VuH3427intheirownlandH776.

9Concerningtheprophetsלַנְּבִאִ֞יםla.ne.vi.'ImH5030:Myheartלִבִּ֣יli.BiH3820withinmeisbrokenH7665;allmybonesH6106shake;IamH1961likeadrunkenשִׁכּ֔וֹרshi.KorH7910manH376,andlikeamanH376whomwineיָ֑יִןYa.yinH3196hath overcome;becauseofJehovah,andbecauseofthewordsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697ofhisholinessקָדְשֽׁוֹ׃ka.de.ShoH6944.

10Forthelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776isfullמָלְאָ֣הmal.'AhH4390ofadulterersמְנָֽאֲפִים֙me.na.'a.FimH5003;forbecauseofexecrationthelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776mourneth.Thepasturesofthewildernessמִדְבָּ֑רmid.BarH4057aredriedיָבְשׁ֖וּya.ve.ShuH3001up;fortheircourseמְרֽוּצָתָם֙me.ru.tza.TamH4794isevilרָעָ֔הra.'AhH7451,andtheirforceisnotrightכֵֽן׃KhenH3651.

11Forbothprophetנָבִ֥יאna.Vi'H5030andpriestכֹּהֵ֖ןko.HenH3548areprofane:eveninmyhouseבְּבֵיתִ֛יbe.vei.TiH1004haveIfoundH4672theirwickednessרָעָתָ֖םra.'a.TamH7451, saithJehovah.

12Thereforeלָכֵן֩la.KhenH3651theirwayH1870shallbeH1961untothemasslipperyכַּחֲלַקְלַקּוֹת֙ka.cha.lak.la.kOtH2519placesinthedarknessבָּֽאֲפֵלָ֔הba.'a.fe.LahH653;theyshallbeH1961drivenon,andfallוְנָ֣פְלוּve.Na.fe.luH5307therein:forIwillbringאָבִ֨יא'a.Vi'H935evilH7451uponthemintheyearשְׁנַ֥תshe.NatH8141oftheirvisitation, saithJehovah.

13AndIhaveseenH7200follyintheprophetsוּבִנְבִיאֵ֥יu.vin.vi.'EiH5030ofSamariaשֹׁמְר֖וֹןsho.me.RonH8111:theyprophesiedH5012byBaalבַבַּ֔עַלva.Ba.'alH1168,andcausedmypeopleעַמִּ֖י'a.MiH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ סYis.ra.'ElH3478toerrוַיַּתְע֥וּvai.yat.'UH8582.

14Andintheprophetsוּבִנְבִאֵ֨יu.vin.vi.'EiH5030ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֜םye.ru.sha.LimH3389haveIseenH7200ahorriblething:theycommitH5003adulteryנָא֞וֹףna.'ofH5003,andwalkוְהָלֹ֤ךְve.ha.LokhH1980infalsehoodבַּשֶּׁ֙קֶר֙ba.She.kerH8267,andstrengthenוְחִזְּקוּ֙ve.chi.ze.KuH2388thehandsיְדֵ֣יye.DeiH3027ofevildoers,sothatnonedothreturnH7725fromhiswickednessH7451.Theyareallbecomeהָֽיוּ־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.TimH8248waterמֵי־mei-H4325ofgall;forfromtheprophetsנְבִיאֵ֣יne.vi.'EiH5030ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֔םye.ru.sha.LimH3389isprofanenessgoneH3318forthH3318intoallthelandהָאָֽרֶץ׃ פha.'A.retzH776.

16Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saithJehovahofhostsצְבָא֗וֹתtze.va.'otH6635: Hearkennotuntothewordsדִּבְרֵ֤יdiv.ReiH1697oftheprophetsהַנְּבִאִים֙ha.ne.vi.'ImH5030thatprophesyהַנִּבְּאִ֣יםha.ni.be.'ImH5012untoyou:theyleadyoutovanity;theyspeakיְדַבֵּ֔רוּye.da.Be.ruH1696avisionחֲז֤וֹןcha.ZonH2377oftheirownheartלִבָּם֙li.BamH3820,notoutofthemouthמִפִּ֥יmi.PiH6310ofJehovah.

17TheysayH559constantly untothemthatdespiseme,JehovahhathsaidH559, Yeshallhavepeaceשָׁל֖וֹםsha.LomH7965.AndtheysayH559untoeveryonethatwalkethinthestubbornnessבִּשְׁרִר֤וּתbish.ri.RutH8307ofhisheartלִבּוֹ֙li.BoH3820,NoevilH7451shallcomeתָב֥וֹאta.Vo'H935uponyou.

18ForwhohathstoodH5975inthecouncilבְּס֣וֹדbe.SodH5475ofJehovah,sothathehathperceivedandheardוְיִשְׁמַ֣עve.yish.Ma'H8085hiswordדְּבָר֑וֹde.va.RoH1697?whohath hearkenedtohiswordדְּבָר֖וֹde.va.roH1697andlistenedוַיִּשְׁמָֽע׃ סvai.yish.Ma'H8085?

19Behold,atempestH5591ofJehovah,furyisgoneH3318forthH3318, yea,awhirlingstormH5591:itshallwhirldownupontheheadרֹ֥אשׁroshH7218ofthewickedרְשָׁעִ֖יםre.sha.'ImH7563.

20Theangerאַף־'af-H639ofJehovahshallnotreturnH7725,untilhehaveexecuted,anduntilhehaveperformedthepurposesH4209ofhisheartלִבּ֑וֹli.BoH3820:attheendבְּאַֽחֲרִית֙be.'a.cha.RitH319ofthedaysהַיָּמִ֔יםhai.ya.MimH3117yeshallunderstandתִּתְבּ֥וֹנְנוּtit.Bo.nuH995itclearly.

21IdidnotsendH7971theprophetsהַנְּבִאִ֖יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030,yettheyranH7323;IhavenotspokenH1696tothem,yettheyprophesiedH5012.

22ButiftheyhadstoodH5975inmycouncilבְּסוֹדִ֑יbe.so.DiH5475,andhadcausedmypeopleעַמִּ֔י'a.MiH5971tohearוְיַשְׁמִ֤עוּve.yash.Mi.'uH8085mywordsדְבָרַי֙de.va.RaiH1697,thenwouldtheyhaveturnedוִֽישִׁבוּם֙vi.shi.VumH7725themfromtheirevilH7451wayמִדַּרְכָּ֣םmi.dar.KamH1870andfromthewickednessוּמֵרֹ֖עַu.me.Ro.a'H7455oftheirdoings.

23AmIaGodהַאֱלֹהֵ֧יha.'e.lo.HeiH430athand, saithJehovah,andnotaGodאֱלֹהֵ֖י'e.lo.HeiH430afarH7350off?

24Cananyhideיִסָּתֵ֨רyi.sa.TerH5641himselfinsecretH4565placesH4565,thatIshallnotseeאֶרְאֶ֖נּוּ'er.'E.nuH7200him? saithJehovah.DonotIfillH4390theheavensהַשָּׁמַ֧יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064andtheearthהָאָ֛רֶץha.'A.retzH776? saithJehovah.

25IhaveheardH8085whattheprophetsהַנְּבִאִ֔יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030sayH559,whoprophesyהַֽנִּבְּאִ֥יםha.ni.be.'ImH5012falsehoodשֶׁ֖קֶרShe.kerH8267inmynameבִּשְׁמִ֛יbish.MiH8034,sayingH559,Ihavedreamedחָלַ֖מְתִּיcha.Lam.tiH2492,Ihavedreamedחָלָֽמְתִּי׃cha.La.me.tiH2492.

26Howlongshall[this]beintheheartבְּלֵ֥בbe.LevH3820oftheprophetsהַנְּבִאִ֖יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030whoprophesyנִבְּאֵ֣יni.be.'EiH5012falsehoodהַשָּׁ֑קֶרha.Sha.kerH8267,andwhoareprophetsוּנְבִיאֵ֖יu.ne.vi.'EiH5030ofthedeceitoftheirownheartלִבָּֽם׃li.BamH3820?

27whothinktocausemypeopleעַמִּי֙'a.MiH5971toforgetH7911mynameשְׁמִ֔יshe.MiH8034bytheirdreamsבַּחֲל֣וֹמֹתָ֔םba.cha.Lo.mo.TamH2472whichtheytelleverymanH376tohisneighbour:astheirfathersH1haveforgottenH7911mynameשְׁמִ֖יshe.MiH8034forBaalבַּבָּֽעַל׃ba.Ba.'alH1168.

28Theprophetהַנָּבִ֞יאha.na.Vi'H5030thathathadreamחֲלוֹם֙cha.lOmH2472, lethimtellthedreamחֲל֔וֹםcha.LomH2472;andhethathathmywordדְּבָרִי֙de.va.RiH1697, lethimspeakיְדַבֵּ֥רye.da.BerH1696mywordדְּבָרִ֖יde.va.RiH1697faithfully.Whatisthechafftothewheat? saithJehovah.

29Isnotmywordדְבָרִ֛יde.va.RiH1697likeafireכָּאֵ֖שׁka.'EshH784, saithJehovah;andlikeahammerוּכְפַטִּ֖ישׁu.khe.fa.TishH6360[that] breakeththerockסָֽלַע׃ סSa.la'H5553inpieces?

30Thereforeלָכֵ֛ןla.KhenH3651,behold,Iamagainsttheprophetsהַנְּבִאִ֖יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030, saithJehovah,thatstealמְגַנְּבֵ֣יme.ga.ne.VeiH1589mywordsדְבָרַ֔יde.va.RaiH1697everyoneH376fromhisneighbour.

31Behold,Iamagainsttheprophetsהַנְּבִיאִ֖םha.ne.vi.'ImH5030, saithJehovah,thatusetheirtonguesלְשׁוֹנָ֔םle.sho.NamH3956,andsay,Hehath said.

32Behold,Iamagainstthemthatprophesyנִבְּאֵ֞יni.be.'EiH5012falsedreamsחֲלֹמ֥וֹתcha.lo.MotH2472, saithJehovah,andthattellthem,andcausemypeopleעַמִּ֔י'a.MiH5971toerrוַיַּתְע֣וּvai.yat.'UH8582bytheirliesH8267andbytheirboasting;andIhavenotsentH7971them,norcommandedH6680them;andtheyprofitH3276notthispeopleלָֽעָם־la.'om-H5971atall, saithJehovah.

33Andwhenthispeopleהָעָ֨םha.'AmH5971,oraprophetהַנָּבִ֤יאha.na.Vi'H5030,orapriestכֹהֵן֙kho.HenH3548,askיִשְׁאָלְךָ֩yish.'a.le.KhaH7592thee,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Whatistheburdenמַשָּׂ֖אma.Sa'H4853ofJehovah? thou shaltthensayוְאָמַרְתָּ֤ve.'a.mar.TaH559untothem,Whatburdenמַשָּׂ֔אma.Sa'H4853?Iwillevencastyouoff, saithJehovah.

34Andasfortheprophetוְהַנָּבִ֤יאve.ha.na.Vi'H5030,andthepriestוְהַכֹּהֵן֙ve.ha.ko.HenH3548,andthepeopleוְהָעָ֔םve.ha.'AmH5971,thatshallsayיֹאמַ֖רyo.MarH559,Theburdenמַשָּׂ֣אma.Sa'H4853ofJehovah,IwillevenpunishH6485thatmanH376andhishouseבֵּיתֽוֹ׃bei.ToH1004.

35Thusכֹּ֥הkohH3541shallyesayתֹאמְר֛וּto.me.RuH559everyoneH376tohisneighbour,andeveryoneH376tohisbrotherאָחִ֑יו'a.ChivH251:WhathathJehovahanswered?and,WhathathJehovahspokenH1696?

36Andtheburdenוּמַשָּׂ֥אu.ma.Sa'H4853ofJehovahshallyementionnomore;foreveryman'sownwordדְּבָר֔וֹde.va.RoH1697shallbeH1961hisburdenהַמַּשָּׂ֗אha.ma.Sa'H4853:foryehavepervertedthewordsדִּבְרֵי֙div.ReiH1697ofthelivingGodאֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.HimH430,ofJehovahofhostsצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,ourGodאֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃'e.lo.Hei.nuH430.

37Thusכֹּ֥הkohH3541shalt thousayתֹאמַ֖רto.MarH559totheprophetהַנָּבִ֑יאha.na.Vi'H5030:WhathathJehovahansweredthee?and,WhathathJehovahspokenH1696?

38ButsinceyesayH559,Theburdenמַשָּׂ֣אma.Sa'H4853ofJehovah,thereforeלָכֵ֗ןla.KhenH3651thusכֹּ֚הkohH3541saithJehovah:BecauseyesayH559thiswordהַדָּבָ֥רha.da.VarH1697,Theburdenמַשָּׂ֣אma.Sa'H4853ofJehovah,andIhavesentH7971untoyou,sayingH559, YeshallnotsayH559,Theburdenמַשָּׂ֥אma.Sa'H4853ofJehovah;

39thereforeלָכֵ֣ןla.KhenH3651behold,Iwillutterlyforgetוְנָשִׁ֥יתִיve.na.Shi.tiH5382you,andIwillcastyouoff,farfrommyfaceפָּנָֽי׃pa.NaiH6440,andthecityהָעִיר֙ha.'IrH5892thatIgaveH5414toyouandtoyourfathersH1.

40AndIwillbringeverlastingreproachחֶרְפַּ֣תcher.PatH2781uponyou,andeverlastingshame,thatshallnotbeforgottenתִשָּׁכֵֽחַ׃ סti.sha.Khe.achH7911.

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