New American Standard Bible 1995

Jeremiah 14:12-16

12Whenכִּ֣יkiH3588they fastיָצֻ֗מוּya.Tzu.muH6684, I amnot going to listenשֹׁמֵ֙עַ֙sho.Me.a'H8085to their cryרִנָּתָ֔םri.na.TamH7440;and whenוְכִ֧יve.KhiH3588they offerיַעֲל֛וּya.'a.LuH5927burntעֹלָ֥ה'o.LahH5930offeringH5930and grain offeringוּמִנְחָ֖הu.min.ChahH4503,I am not going to acceptרֹצָ֑םro.TzamH7521them. Ratherכִּ֗יKiH3588I am going tomakeH3615an endמְכַלֶּ֥הme.kha.LehH3615of them by theswordבַּחֶ֙רֶב֙ba.Che.revH2719,famineוּבָרָעָ֣בu.va.ra.'AvH7458and pestilenceוּבַדֶּ֔בֶרu.va.De.verH1698.”

13But, “Ahאֲהָ֣הּ׀'a.HahH162,Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GodH3068!”I saidוָאֹמַ֞רva.'o.MarH559, “Lookהִנֵּ֨הhi.NehH2009,the prophetsהַנְּבִאִ֜יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030are tellingאֹמְרִ֤ים'o.me.RimH559them, ‘Youwill not seeתִרְא֣וּtir.'UH7200the swordחֶ֔רֶבChe.revH2719norH3808will you haveיִהְיֶ֣הyih.YehH1961famineוְרָעָ֖בve.ra.'AvH7458,but I will giveאֶתֵּ֣ן'e.TenH5414youlastingאֱמֶת֙'e.MetH571peaceשְׁל֤וֹםshe.LomH7965in thisהַזֶּֽה׃ סha.ZehH2088placeבַּמָּק֖וֹםba.ma.KomH4725.’”

14Then the Lordיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to me, “Theprophetsהַנְּבִאִים֙ha.ne.vi.'ImH5030are prophesyingנִבְּאִ֣יםni.be.'ImH5012falsehoodשֶׁ֚קֶרShe.kerH8267in My nameבִּשְׁמִ֔יbish.MiH8034.I have neitherלֹ֤אlo'H3808sentשְׁלַחְתִּים֙she.lach.TimH7971them norוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808commandedצִוִּיתִ֔יםtzi.vi.TimH6680them norוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808spokenדִבַּ֖רְתִּיdi.Bar.tiH1696to them; they are prophesyingמִֽתְנַבְּאִ֥יםmit.na.be.'ImH5012to you afalseשֶׁ֜קֶרShe.kerH8267visionחֲז֨וֹןcha.ZonH2377,divinationוְקֶ֤סֶםve.Ke.semH7081,futilityוֶֽאֱלִיל֙ve.'e.lulH457and the deceptionוְתַרְמִ֣יתve.tar.mutH8649of their ownmindsלִבָּ֔םli.BamH3820.

15Thereforeלָכֵ֞ןla.KhenH3651thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068concerningעַֽל־'al-H5921the prophetsהַנְּבִאִ֞יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030who are prophesyingהַנִּבְּאִ֣יםha.ni.be.'ImH5012in My nameבִּשְׁמִי֮bish.MiH8034,although it was not I who sentשְׁלַחְתִּים֒she.lach.TimH7971them--yet they keep sayingאֹֽמְרִ֔ים'o.me.RimH559, ‘There will be noH3808swordחֶ֣רֶבChe.revH2719or famineוְרָעָ֔בve.ra.'AvH7458in thisH2088landבָּאָ֣רֶץba.'A.retzH776’--by swordבַּחֶ֤רֶבba.Che.revH2719and famineוּבָֽרָעָב֙u.va.ra.'AvH7458thoseH1992prophetsהַנְּבִאִ֖יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030shallmeetיִתַּ֔מּוּyi.Ta.muH8552their endH8552!

16The peopleוְהָעָ֣םve.ha.'AmH5971also to whomאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834they are prophesyingנִבְּאִ֣יםni.be.'ImH5012will bethrownמֻשְׁלָכִים֩mush.la.KhimH7993out into the streetsבְּחֻצ֨וֹתbe.chu.TzotH2351of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֜םye.ru.sha.LimH3389becauseמִפְּנֵ֣י׀mi.pe.NeiH4480 H6440of the famineהָרָעָ֣בha.ra.'AvH7458and the swordוְהַחֶ֗רֶבve.ha.Che.revH2719;and thereH369will be noH369oneH369toburyמְקַבֵּר֙me.ka.BerH6912them--neither them, northeir wivesנְשֵׁיהֶ֔םne.shei.HemH802,norH369their sonsוּבְנֵיהֶ֖םu.ve.nei.HemH1121,norH369their daughtersוּבְנֹֽתֵיהֶ֑םu.ve.no.tei.HemH1323--for I willpourוְשָׁפַכְתִּ֥יve.sha.fakh.TiH8210out their ownwickednessH7463on them.

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