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Jeremiah 23:9-22

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.

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