New American Standard Bible 1995

Jeremiah 23:33-40

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!’”’

39Thereforeלָכֵ֣ןla.KhenH3651beholdH2009,I will surelyH5382forgetוְנָשִׁ֥יתִיve.na.Shi.tiH5382you and castH5203you awayH5203from My presenceפָּנָֽי׃pa.NaiH6440,along with the cityהָעִיר֙ha.'IrH5892whichאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834I gaveנָתַ֧תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414you and your fathersוְלַאֲבוֹתֵיכֶ֖םve.la.'a.vo.tei.KhemH1.

40I will putוְנָתַתִּ֥יve.na.ta.TiH5414an everlastingעוֹלָ֑םo.LamH5769reproachחֶרְפַּ֣תcher.PatH2781on you and an everlastingעוֹלָ֔םo.LamH5769humiliationוּכְלִמּ֣וּתu.khe.li.MutH3640whichאֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834will not be forgottenתִשָּׁכֵֽחַ׃ סti.sha.Khe.achH7911.”

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