New American Standard Bible 1995

Jeremiah 23:18-22

18Butwhoמִ֤יmiH4310has stoodעָמַד֙'a.MadH5975in the councilבְּס֣וֹדbe.SodH5475of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,That he should seeוְיֵ֖רֶאve.Ye.re'H7200and hearוְיִשְׁמַ֣עve.yish.Ma'H8085His wordדְּבָר֑וֹde.va.RoH1697?Whoמִֽי־mi-H4310has givenH7181heedH7181toHis wordדְּבָר֖וֹde.va.roH1697and listenedוַיִּשְׁמָֽע׃ סvai.yish.Ma'H8085?

19Beholdהִנֵּ֣ה׀hi.NehH2009, thestormסַעֲרַ֣תsa.'a.RatH5591of the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068has goneH3318forthH3318in wrathחֵמָה֙che.MahH2534,Even a whirlingH2342tempestוְסַ֖עַרve.Sa.'arH5591;It will swirlH2342downH2342on the headרֹ֥אשׁroshH7218of the wickedרְשָׁעִ֖יםre.sha.'ImH7563.

20Theangerאַף־'af-H639of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068will not turnיָשׁוּב֙ya.ShuvH7725backH7725UntilH5704He hasperformedעֲשֹׂת֥וֹa.so.ToH6213and carriedהֲקִימ֖וֹha.ki.MoH6965out the purposesמְזִמּ֣וֹתme.zi.MotH4209of His heartלִבּ֑וֹli.BoH3820;In the lastבְּאַֽחֲרִית֙be.'a.cha.RitH319daysהַיָּמִ֔יםhai.ya.MimH3117you will clearlyבִּינָֽה׃bi.NahH998understandתִּתְבּ֥וֹנְנוּtit.Bo.nuH995it.

21I did not sendשָׁלַ֥חְתִּיsha.Lach.tiH7971theseprophetsהַנְּבִאִ֖יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030,But they ranרָ֑צוּRa.tzuH7323.I did not speakדִבַּ֥רְתִּיdi.Bar.tiH1696to them,But they prophesiedנִבָּֽאוּ׃ni.Ba.'uH5012.

22But ifוְאִֽם־ve.'im-H518they hadstoodעָמְד֖וּ'a.me.DuH5975in My councilבְּסוֹדִ֑יbe.so.DiH5475, Then they would haveannouncedוְיַשְׁמִ֤עוּve.yash.Mi.'uH8085My wordsדְבָרַי֙de.va.RaiH1697to My peopleעַמִּ֔י'a.MiH5971,And would have turnedוִֽישִׁבוּם֙vi.shi.VumH7725them backH7725from their evilהָרָ֔עha.Ra'H7451wayמִדַּרְכָּ֣םmi.dar.KamH1870And from the evilוּמֵרֹ֖עַu.me.Ro.a'H7455of their deedsמַֽעַלְלֵיהֶֽם׃ סMa.'a.lei.HemH4611.

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