New American Standard Bible 1995

Jeremiah 23:1-8

1“Woeה֣וֹיHoH1945to the shepherdsרֹעִ֗יםro.'ImH7462who aredestroyingמְאַבְּדִ֧יםme.'a.be.DimH6and scatteringוּמְפִצִ֛יםu.me.fi.TzimH6327thesheepצֹ֥אןtzonH6629of My pastureמַרְעִיתִ֖יmar.'i.TiH4830!”declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

2Thereforeלָ֠כֵןLa.khenH3651thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saysאָמַ֨ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478concerningH5921the shepherdsהָרֹעִים֮ha.ro.'ImH7462who aretendingהָרֹעִ֣יםha.ro.'ImH7462My peopleעַמִּי֒'a.MiH5971: “You have scatteredהֲפִצֹתֶ֤םha.fi.tzo.TemH6327My flockצֹאנִי֙tzo.NiH6629and drivenH5080them awayוַתַּדִּח֔וּםva.ta.di.ChumH5080,and have not attendedפְקַדְתֶּ֖םfe.kad.TemH6485to them; beholdH2009, I am about toattendפֹקֵ֧דfo.KedH6485to you for theevilרֹ֥עַRo.a'H7455of your deedsמַעַלְלֵיכֶ֖םma.'a.lei.KhemH4611,”declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

3“Then I Myselfוַאֲנִ֗יva.'a.NiH589willgatherאֲקַבֵּץ֙'a.ka.BetzH6908the remnantשְׁאֵרִ֣יתshe.'e.RitH7611of My flockצֹאנִ֔יtzo.NiH6629out of allמִכֹּל֙mi.KolH3605the countriesהָאֲרָצ֔וֹתha.'a.ra.TzotH776whereאֲשֶׁר־ שָׁ֑ם'a.Sher- ShamH834 H8033I have drivenהִדַּ֥חְתִּיhi.Dach.tiH5080them and bringוַהֲשִׁבֹתִ֥יva.ha.shi.vo.TiH7725them backH7725to their pastureנְוֵהֶ֖ןne.ve.HenH5116,and they will be fruitfulוּפָר֥וּu.fa.RuH6509and multiplyוְרָבֽוּ׃ve.ra.VuH7235.

4I will also raiseוַהֲקִמֹתִ֧יva.ha.ki.mo.TiH6965upshepherdsרֹעִ֖יםro.'ImH7462overעֲלֵיהֶ֛ם'a.lei.HemH5921them and they willtendוְרָע֑וּםve.ra.'UmH7462them; and they willnot be afraidיִֽירְא֨וּyi.re.'UH3372anyH5750longerH5750,norH3808be terrifiedיֵחַ֛תּוּye.Cha.tuH2865,norH3808will any be missingיִפָּקֵ֖דוּyi.pa.Ke.duH6485,”declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.

5“Beholdהִנֵּ֨הhi.NehH2009, thedaysיָמִ֤יםya.MimH3117are comingבָּאִים֙ba.'ImH935,”declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, “When I will raiseוַהֲקִמֹתִ֥יva.ha.ki.mo.TiH6965up for Davidלְדָוִ֖דle.da.VidH1732a righteousצַדִּ֑יקtza.DikH6662Branchצֶ֣מַחTze.machH6780; And He willreignוּמָ֤לַךְu.Ma.lakhH4427as kingמֶ֙לֶךְ֙Me.lekhH4428andactוְהִשְׂכִּ֔ילve.his.KilH7919wiselyH7919Anddoוְעָשָׂ֛הve.'a.SahH6213justiceמִשְׁפָּ֥טmish.PatH4941and righteousnessוּצְדָקָ֖הu.tze.da.KahH6666in the landבָּאָֽרֶץ׃ba.'A.retzH776.

6In His daysבְּיָמָיו֙be.ya.MavH3117Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063will be savedתִּוָּשַׁ֣עti.va.Sha'H3467, AndIsraelוְיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לve.Yis.ra.'ElH3478will dwellיִשְׁכֹּ֣ןyish.KonH7931securelyלָבֶ֑טַחla.Ve.tachH983;And thisוְזֶה־ve.zeh-H2088is Hisnameשְּׁמ֥וֹshe.MoH8034by whichאֲֽשֶׁר־'asher-H834He will be calledיִקְרְא֖וֹyik.re.'OH7121, ‘TheLordיְהוָ֥ה׀Yah.wehH3068our righteousnessצִדְקֵֽנוּ׃ סtzid.Ke.nuH6664.’

7“Thereforeלָכֵ֛ןla.KhenH3651beholdהִנֵּֽה־hi.neh-H2009, thedaysיָמִ֥יםya.MimH3117are comingבָּאִ֖יםba.'ImH935,”declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, “when they will noוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808longerעוֹד֙'OdH5750sayיֹ֤אמְרוּYo.me.ruH559, ‘As the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068livesחַי־chai-H2416,whoאֲשֶׁ֧ר'a.SherH834broughtהֶעֱלָ֛הhe.'e.LahH5927up the sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478from the landמֵאֶ֥רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714,’

8but, ‘As the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068livesחַי־chai-H2416,whoH834broughtהֶעֱלָה֩he.'e.LahH5927up and ledהֵבִ֜יאhe.Vi'H935back the descendantsזֶ֨רַעZe.ra'H2233of the householdבֵּ֤יתbeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478from thenorthצָפ֔וֹנָהtza.Fo.nahH6828landמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776and from allוּמִכֹּל֙u.mi.KolH3605the countriesהָֽאֲרָצ֔וֹתha.'a.ra.TzotH776whereשָׁ֑םShamH834 H8033I had drivenהִדַּחְתִּ֖יםhi.dach.TimH5080them.’ Then they will liveוְיָשְׁב֖וּve.ya.she.VuH3427on their own soilאַדְמָתָֽם׃ ס'ad.ma.TamH127.”

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