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Jeremiah 23:25-29

25I have heardשָׁמַ֗עְתִּיsha.Ma'.tiH8085what the prophetsהַנְּבִאִ֔יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030saidאָֽמְרוּ֙'a.me.RuH559,that prophesyהַֽנִּבְּאִ֥יםha.ni.be.'ImH5012liesשֶׁ֖קֶרShe.kerH8267in my nameבִּשְׁמִ֛יbish.MiH8034,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,I have dreamedחָלַ֖מְתִּיcha.Lam.tiH2492,I have dreamedחָלָֽמְתִּי׃cha.La.me.tiH2492.

26How long shall thisbeהֲיֵ֛שׁha.YeshH3426in the heartבְּלֵ֥בbe.LevH3820of the prophetsהַנְּבִאִ֖יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030that prophesyנִבְּאֵ֣יni.be.'EiH5012liesהַשָּׁ֑קֶרha.Sha.kerH8267? yea, they areprophetsוּנְבִיאֵ֖יu.ne.vi.'EiH5030of the deceitתַּרְמִ֥תtar.MitH8649of their own heartלִבָּֽם׃li.BamH3820;

27Which thinkהַחֹשְׁבִ֗יםha.cho.she.VimH2803to cause my peopleעַמִּי֙'a.MiH5971to forgetלְהַשְׁכִּ֤יחַle.hash.Ki.achH7911my nameשְׁמִ֔יshe.MiH8034by their dreamsבַּחֲל֣וֹמֹתָ֔םba.cha.Lo.mo.TamH2472which they tellיְסַפְּר֖וּye.sa.pe.RuH5608every manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376to his neighbourלְרֵעֵ֑הוּle.re.'E.huH7453,as their fathersאֲבוֹתָ֛ם'a.vo.TamH1have forgottenשָׁכְח֧וּsha.khe.ChuH7911my nameשְׁמִ֖יshe.MiH8034for Baalבַּבָּֽעַל׃ba.Ba.'alH1168.

28The prophetהַנָּבִ֞יאha.na.Vi'H5030that hath a dreamחֲלוֹם֙cha.lOmH2472,let him tellיְסַפֵּ֣רye.sa.PerH5608a dreamחֲל֔וֹםcha.LomH2472;and he that hath my wordדְּבָרִי֙de.va.RiH1697,let him speakיְדַבֵּ֥רye.da.BerH1696my wordדְּבָרִ֖יde.va.RiH1697faithfullyאֱמֶ֑ת'e.MetH571. What isthe chaffלַתֶּ֥בֶןla.Te.venH8401to the wheatהַבָּ֖רha.BarH1250?saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

29Isnot my wordדְבָרִ֛יde.va.RiH1697likeכֹ֧הkhohH3541as a fireכָּאֵ֖שׁka.'EshH784?saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068;and like a hammerוּכְפַטִּ֖ישׁu.khe.fa.TishH6360thatbreakethH6327the rockסָֽלַע׃ סSa.la'H5553in piecesH6327?

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