New American Standard Bible 1995

Jeremiah 23:11-15

11“ForbothH1571prophetנָבִ֥יאna.Vi'H5030and priestכֹּהֵ֖ןko.HenH3548are pollutedחָנֵ֑פוּcha.Ne.fuH2610;EvenH1571in My houseבְּבֵיתִ֛יbe.vei.TiH1004I have foundמָצָ֥אתִיma.Tza.tiH4672their wickednessH7463,”declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

12“Thereforeלָכֵן֩la.KhenH3651their wayדַרְכָּ֜םdar.KamH1870will be likeslipperyכַּחֲלַקְלַקּוֹת֙ka.cha.lak.la.kOtH2519pathsH2519to them,They will be drivenH1761awayיִדַּ֖חוּyi.Da.chuH1760into thegloomבָּֽאֲפֵלָ֔הba.'a.fe.LahH653and fallוְנָ֣פְלוּve.Na.fe.luH5307downH5307in it;For I will bringאָבִ֨יא'a.Vi'H935calamityH7463upon them,The yearשְׁנַ֥תshe.NatH8141of their punishmentפְּקֻדָּתָ֖םpe.ku.da.TamH6486,”declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

13“Moreover, among the prophetsוּבִנְבִיאֵ֥יu.vin.vi.'EiH5030of Samariaשֹׁמְר֖וֹןsho.me.RonH8111I sawרָאִ֣יתִיra.'I.tiH7200anoffensiveH8604thingH8604: Theyprophesiedהִנַּבְּא֣וּhi.na.be.'UH5012by Baalבַבַּ֔עַלva.Ba.'alH1168andledH8582My peopleעַמִּ֖י'a.MiH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ סYis.ra.'ElH3478astrayH8582.

14Also among the prophetsוּבִנְבִאֵ֨יu.vin.vi.'EiH5030of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֜םye.ru.sha.LimH3389I have seenרָאִ֣יתִיra.'I.tiH7200ahorribleשַׁעֲרוּרָ֗הsha.'a.ru.RahH8186thingH8186:The committingH5003ofadulteryנָא֞וֹףna.'ofH5003and walkingוְהָלֹ֤ךְve.ha.LokhH1980in falsehoodבַּשֶּׁ֙קֶר֙ba.She.kerH8267;And they strengthenוְחִזְּקוּ֙ve.chi.ze.KuH2388the handsיְדֵ֣יye.DeiH3027ofevildoersמְרֵעִ֔יםme.re.'ImH7489,So that noלְבִ֨לְתִּי־le.Vil.ti-H1115oneאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376has turnedשָׁ֔בוּSha.vuH7725backH7725from his wickednessH7463.Allכֻלָּם֙khu.LamH3605of them have becomeהָֽיוּ־ha.yu-H1961to Me likeSodomכִּסְדֹ֔םkis.DomH5467,And her inhabitantsוְיֹשְׁבֶ֖יהָve.yo.she.Vei.haH3427like Gomorrahכַּעֲמֹרָֽה׃ סka.'a.mo.RahH6017.

15Thereforeלָכֵ֞ןla.KhenH3651thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saysאָמַ֨ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068of hostsצְבָאוֹת֙tze.va.'OtH6635concerningעַל־'al-H5921the prophetsהַנְּבִאִ֔יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030, ‘BeholdH2009, I am going tofeedמַאֲכִ֤ילma.'a.KhilH398them wormwoodלַֽעֲנָ֔הla.'a.NahH3939And make them drinkוְהִשְׁקִתִ֖יםve.hish.ki.TimH8248poisonousרֹ֑אשׁRoshH7219waterמֵי־mei-H4325,For from the prophetsנְבִיאֵ֣יne.vi.'EiH5030of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֔םye.ru.sha.LimH3389Pollutionחֲנֻפָּ֖הcha.nu.PahH2613has goneH3318forthH3318into allלְכָל־le.kholH3605the landהָאָֽרֶץ׃ פha.'A.retzH776.’”

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