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Jeremiah 23:21-40

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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