New American Standard Bible 1995

Jeremiah 23:33-38

33“Now whenוְכִי־ve.khi-H3588thisהַזֶּ֜הha.ZehH2088peopleהָעָ֨םha.'AmH5971orאֽוֹ־'ov-H176the prophetהַנָּבִ֤יאha.na.Vi'H5030orאֽוֹ־'ov-H176a priestכֹהֵן֙kho.HenH3548asksיִשְׁאָלְךָ֩yish.'a.le.KhaH7592you sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, ‘Whatמַה־mah-H4100is theoracleמַשָּׂ֖אma.Sa'H4853of the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068?’then you shall sayוְאָמַרְתָּ֤ve.'a.mar.TaH559to them, ‘Whatמַה־mah-H4100oracleמַשָּׂ֔אma.Sa'H4853?’The Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002, ‘I willabandonוְנָטַשְׁתִּ֥יve.na.tash.TiH5203you.’

34Then as for the prophetוְהַנָּבִ֤יאve.ha.na.Vi'H5030or the priestוְהַכֹּהֵן֙ve.ha.ko.HenH3548or the peopleוְהָעָ֔םve.ha.'AmH5971whoאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834sayיֹאמַ֖רyo.MarH559, ‘Theoracleמַשָּׂ֣אma.Sa'H4853of the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,’I will bringH6485punishmentH6485upon that manהָאִ֥ישׁha.'IshH376and his householdבֵּיתֽוֹ׃bei.ToH1004.

35Thusכֹּ֥הkohH3541will eachH376of you sayתֹאמְר֛וּto.me.RuH559to his neighborרֵעֵ֖הוּre.'E.huH7453and to his brotherאָחִ֑יו'a.ChivH251, ‘Whatמֶה־meh-H4100has the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068answeredעָנָ֣ה'a.NahH6030?’or, ‘Whatוּמַה־u.mah-H4100has the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068spokenדִּבֶּ֖רdi.BerH1696?’

36For you will noלֹ֣אlo'H3808longerע֑וֹדodH5750rememberתִזְכְּרוּ־tiz.ke.ru-H2142the oracleוּמַשָּׂ֥אu.ma.Sa'H4853of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,becauseכִּ֣יkiH3588everyH376man’sH376own wordדְּבָר֔וֹde.va.RoH1697will becomeיִֽהְיֶה֙yih.YehH1961the oracleהַמַּשָּׂ֗אha.ma.Sa'H4853, and you havepervertedוַהֲפַכְתֶּ֗םva.ha.fakh.TemH2015the wordsדִּבְרֵי֙div.ReiH1697of thelivingחַיִּ֔יםchai.YimH2416Godאֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.HimH430,the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068of hostsצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,our Godאֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃'e.lo.Hei.nuH430.

37Thusכֹּ֥הkohH3541you will sayתֹאמַ֖רto.MarH559to thatprophetהַנָּבִ֑יאha.na.Vi'H5030, ‘Whatמֶה־meh-H4100has the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068answeredעָנָ֣ךְ'a.NakhH6030you?’ and, ‘Whatוּמַה־u.mah-H4100has the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068spokenדִּבֶּ֖רdi.BerH1696?’

38For ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518you sayתֹּאמֵרוּ֒to.me.RuH559, ‘The oracleמַשָּׂ֣אma.Sa'H4853of the Lordיְהוָה֮Yah.wehH3068!’surelyלָכֵ֗ןla.KhenH3651thusכֹּ֚הkohH3541saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, ‘Becauseיַ֧עַןYa.'anH3282you saidאֲמָרְכֶ֛ם'a.ma.re.KhemH559thisהַזֶּ֖הha.ZehH2088wordהַדָּבָ֥רha.da.VarH1697, “The oracleמַשָּׂ֣אma.Sa'H4853of the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068!”I have also sentוָאֶשְׁלַ֤חva.'esh.LachH7971to you, sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, “You shall not sayתֹאמְר֖וּto.me.RuH559, ‘The oracleמַשָּׂ֥אma.Sa'H4853of the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068!’”’

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