New American Standard Bible 1995

Jeremiah 7:23-25

23But thisהַ֠זֶּהHa.zehH2088iswhatהַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697I commandedצִוִּ֨יתִיtzi.Vi.tiH6680them, sayingלֵאמֹר֙le.MorH559, ‘Obeyשִׁמְע֣וּshim.'UH8085My voiceבְקוֹלִ֔יve.ko.LiH6963, andI will be your Godלֵֽאלֹהִ֔יםle.lo.HimH430,and you will be My peopleלְעָ֑םle.'AmH5971;and you will walkוַהֲלַכְתֶּ֗םva.ha.lakh.TemH1980in allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605the wayהַדֶּ֙רֶךְ֙ha.De.rekhH1870whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834I commandאֲצַוֶּ֣ה'a.tza.VehH6680you, that it maybe wellיִיטַ֥בyi.TavH3190with you.’

24Yet theydid not obeyשָֽׁמְעוּ֙sha.me.'UH8085or inclineהִטּ֣וּhi.TuH5186their earאָזְנָ֔ם'a.ze.NamH241,but walkedוַיֵּֽלְכוּ֙vai.ye.le.KhuH1980in their owncounselsבְּמֹ֣עֵצ֔וֹתbe.Mo.'e.TzotH4156andin the stubbornnessבִּשְׁרִר֖וּתbish.ri.RutH8307of their evilהָרָ֑עha.Ra'H7451heartלִבָּ֣םli.BamH3820, andwentוַיִּהְי֥וּvai.yih.YuH1961backwardלְאָח֖וֹרle.'a.ChorH268and not forwardלְפָנִֽים׃le.fa.NimH6440.

25Sinceלְמִן־le.min-H4480the dayהַיּ֗וֹםhai.YomH3117that your fathersאֲבֽוֹתֵיכֶם֙'a.vo.tei.KhemH1cameיָצְא֤וּya.tze.'UH3318out of the landמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714untilעַ֖ד'adH5704thisהַזֶּ֑הha.ZehH2088dayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117, I havesentוָאֶשְׁלַ֤חva.'esh.LachH7971you allכָּל־kol-H3605My servantsעֲבָדַ֣י'a.va.DaiH5650the prophetsהַנְּבִיאִ֔יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030,dailyי֖וֹםYomH3117risingהַשְׁכֵּ֥םhash.KemH7925earlyH7925and sendingוְשָׁלֹֽחַ׃ve.sha.Lo.achH7971them.

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