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Jeremiah 27:14-17

14Therefore hearkenתִּשְׁמְע֞וּtish.me.'UH8085not unto the wordsדִּבְרֵ֣יdiv.ReiH1697of the prophetsהַנְּבִאִ֗יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030that speakהָאֹמְרִ֤יםha.'o.me.RimH559unto you, sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Ye shall not serveתַעַבְד֖וּta.'av.DuH5647the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֑לba.VelH894:for they prophesyנִבְּאִ֥יםni.be.'ImH5012a lieשֶׁ֔קֶרShe.kerH8267unto you.

15For I have not sentשְׁלַחְתִּים֙she.lach.TimH7971them, saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,yet they prophesyנִבְּאִ֥יםni.be.'ImH5012a lieלַשָּׁ֑קֶרla.Sha.kerH8267in my nameבִּשְׁמִ֖יbish.MiH8034;that I might drive you outהַדִּיחִ֤יha.di.ChiH5080,and that ye might perishוַאֲבַדְתֶּ֔םva.'a.vad.TemH6,ye, and the prophetsוְהַנְּבִאִ֖יםve.ha.ne.vi.'ImH5030that prophesyהַֽנִּבְּאִ֥יםha.ni.be.'ImH5012unto you.

16Also I spakeדִּבַּ֣רְתִּיdi.Bar.tiH1696to the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִים֩ha.ko.ha.NimH3548and to all this peopleהָעָ֨םha.'AmH5971,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559,Thus saithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָה֒Yah.wehH3068;Hearkenתִּשְׁמְע֞וּtish.me.'UH8085not to the wordsדִּבְרֵ֣יdiv.ReiH1697of your prophetsנְבִֽיאֵיכֶ֗םne.vi.'ei.KhemH5030that prophesyהַֽנִּבְּאִ֤יםha.ni.be.'ImH5012unto you, sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Behold, the vesselsכְלֵ֧יkhe.LeiH3627of the Lord’sיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068houseבֵית־veit-H1004shall now shortlyמְהֵרָ֑הme.he.RahH4120be brought againמוּשָׁבִ֥יםmu.sha.VimH7725from Babylonמִבָּבֶ֖לָהmi.ba.Ve.lahH894:for they prophesyנִבְּאִ֥יםni.be.'ImH5012a lieשֶׁ֔קֶרShe.kerH8267unto you.

17Hearkenתִּשְׁמְע֣וּtish.me.'UH8085not unto them; serveעִבְד֥וּ'iv.DuH5647the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֖לba.VelH894,and liveוִֽחְי֑וּvich.YuH2421:wherefore should this cityהָעִ֥ירha.'IrH5892be laid wasteחָרְבָּֽה׃cha.re.BahH2723?

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