New American Standard Bible 2020

Jeremiah 14:10-18

10ThisH3541isH3541whatH3541the Lordיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068saysאָמַ֨ר'a.MarH559to thisהַזֶּ֗הha.ZehH2088peopleלָעָ֣םla.'AmH5971: “SoH3651muchH3651they havelovedאָֽהֲבוּ֙'a.ha.VuH157to wanderלָנ֔וּעַla.Nu.a'H5128; they have notrestrainedחָשָׂ֑כוּcha.Sa.khuH2820their feetרַגְלֵיהֶ֖םrag.lei.HemH7272.Therefore the Lordוַיהוָה֙va.Yah.wehH3068doesnot acceptרָצָ֔םra.TzamH7521them; nowעַתָּה֙'a.TahH6258He willrememberיִזְכֹּ֣רyiz.KorH2142their wrongdoingעֲוֹנָ֔ם'a.vo.NamH5771and callH6485their sinsחַטֹּאתָֽם׃ סcha.to.TamH2403toH6485accountH6485.”

11So the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to me, “Do not prayתִּתְפַּלֵּ֛לtit.pa.LelH6419for a goodH2899outcomeH2899on behalfבְּעַד־be.'ad-H1157of thisהַזֶּ֖הha.ZehH2088peopleהָעָ֥םha.'AmH5971.

12Whenכִּ֣יkiH3588they fastיָצֻ֗מוּya.Tzu.muH6684, I amnot going to listenשֹׁמֵ֙עַ֙sho.Me.a'H8085to their cryרִנָּתָ֔םri.na.TamH7440;and whenוְכִ֧יve.KhiH3588they offerיַעֲל֛וּya.'a.LuH5927burntעֹלָ֥ה'o.LahH5930offeringH5930and grain offeringוּמִנְחָ֖הu.min.ChahH4503,I am not going to acceptרֹצָ֑םro.TzamH7521them. Ratherכִּ֗יKiH3588, I am going toputH3615anH3615endמְכַלֶּ֥הme.kha.LehH3615toH3615them by theswordבַּחֶ֙רֶב֙ba.Che.revH2719,famineוּבָרָעָ֣בu.va.ra.'AvH7458,and plagueוּבַדֶּ֔בֶרu.va.De.verH1698.”

13But I saidוָאֹמַ֞רva.'o.MarH559, “Ohאֲהָ֣הּ׀'a.HahH162,Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GodH3068!Beholdהִנֵּ֨הhi.NehH2009,the prophetsהַנְּבִאִ֜יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030are tellingאֹמְרִ֤ים'o.me.RimH559them, ‘Youwill not seeתִרְא֣וּtir.'UH7200a swordחֶ֔רֶבChe.revH2719,norH3808will you haveיִהְיֶ֣הyih.YehH1961famineוְרָעָ֖בve.ra.'AvH7458;onH3588theH3588contraryH3588,I will giveאֶתֵּ֣ן'e.TenH5414you lastingאֱמֶת֙'e.MetH571peaceשְׁל֤וֹםshe.LomH7965in thisהַזֶּֽה׃ סha.ZehH2088placeבַּמָּק֖וֹםba.ma.KomH4725.’”

14Then the Lordיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to me, “Theprophetsהַנְּבִאִים֙ha.ne.vi.'ImH5030are prophesyingנִבְּאִ֣יםni.be.'ImH5012falsehoodשֶׁ֚קֶרShe.kerH8267in My nameבִּשְׁמִ֔יbish.MiH8034.I have neitherלֹ֤אlo'H3808sentשְׁלַחְתִּים֙she.lach.TimH7971them norוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808commandedצִוִּיתִ֔יםtzi.vi.TimH6680them, norוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808spokenדִבַּ֖רְתִּיdi.Bar.tiH1696to them; they are prophesyingמִֽתְנַבְּאִ֥יםmit.na.be.'ImH5012to you afalseשֶׁ֜קֶרShe.kerH8267visionחֲז֨וֹןcha.ZonH2377,divinationוְקֶ֤סֶםve.Ke.semH7081,futilityוֶֽאֱלִיל֙ve.'e.lulH457,and the deceptionוְתַרְמִ֣יתve.tar.mutH8649of their ownmindsלִבָּ֔םli.BamH3820.

15Thereforeלָכֵ֞ןla.KhenH3651thisH3541isH3541whatH3541the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559concerningעַֽל־'al-H5921the prophetsהַנְּבִאִ֞יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030who are prophesyingהַנִּבְּאִ֣יםha.ni.be.'ImH5012in My nameבִּשְׁמִי֮bish.MiH8034,although it was not I who sentשְׁלַחְתִּים֒she.lach.TimH7971them--yet they keep sayingאֹֽמְרִ֔ים'o.me.RimH559: ‘There will be noH3808swordחֶ֣רֶבChe.revH2719or famineוְרָעָ֔בve.ra.'AvH7458in thisH2088landבָּאָ֣רֶץba.'A.retzH776’--by swordבַּחֶ֤רֶבba.Che.revH2719and famineוּבָֽרָעָב֙u.va.ra.'AvH7458thoseH1992prophetsהַנְּבִאִ֖יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030shall meetיִתַּ֔מּוּyi.Ta.muH8552their endH8552!

16And the peopleוְהָעָ֣םve.ha.'AmH5971to whomאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834they are prophesyingנִבְּאִ֣יםni.be.'ImH5012will bethrownH7993outH7993into the streetsבְּחֻצ֨וֹתbe.chu.TzotH2351of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֜םye.ru.sha.LimH3389becauseמִפְּנֵ֣י׀mi.pe.NeiH4480 H6440of the famineהָרָעָ֣בha.ra.'AvH7458and the swordוְהַחֶ֗רֶבve.ha.Che.revH2719;and thereH369willH369beH369noH369oneH369toburyמְקַבֵּר֙me.ka.BerH6912them--neither them, northeir wivesנְשֵׁיהֶ֔םne.shei.HemH802,norH369their sonsוּבְנֵיהֶ֖םu.ve.nei.HemH1121,norH369their daughtersוּבְנֹֽתֵיהֶ֑םu.ve.no.tei.HemH1323. For I willpourוְשָׁפַכְתִּ֥יve.sha.fakh.TiH8210outH8210their ownwickednessH7463upon them.

17You will sayוְאָמַרְתָּ֤ve.'a.mar.TaH559thisהַזֶּ֔הha.ZehH2088wordהַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697to them, ‘Let my eyesעֵינַ֥י'ei.NaiH5869streamH3381downתֵּרַ֨דְנָהte.Rad.nahH3381tearsדִּמְעָ֛הdim.'AhH1832nightלַ֥יְלָהLay.lahH3915and dayוְיוֹמָ֖םve.yo.MamH3119,And let them not ceaseתִּדְמֶ֑ינָהtid.Mei.nahH1820;For the virginבְּתוּלַת֙be.tu.LatH1330daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of my peopleעַמִּ֔י'a.MiH5971has been crushedנִשְׁבְּרָ֗הnish.be.RahH7665with a mightyגָּד֜וֹלga.DolH1419blowשֶׁ֨בֶרShe.verH7667,With a sorelyמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966infectedנַחְלָ֥הnach.LahH2470woundמַכָּ֖הma.KahH4347.

18Ifאִם־'im-H518IgoH3318outH3318to the countryהַשָּׂדֶ֗הha.sa.DehH7704,Thereוְהִנֵּה֙ve.hi.NehH2009are those killedחַלְלֵי־cha.lei-H2491by the swordחֶ֔רֶבChe.revH2719!Or ifוְאִם֙ve.'ImH518I enterבָּ֣אתִיBa.tiH935the cityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892,Thereוְהִנֵּ֖הve.hi.NehH2009are diseasesתַּחֲלוּאֵ֣יta.cha.lu.'EiH8463from famineרָעָ֑בra.'AvH7458! ForbothH1571prophetנָבִ֧יאna.Vi'H5030and priestכֹּהֵ֛ןko.HenH3548Have wanderedH5503aroundH5503in the landאֶ֖רֶץ'E.retzH776that they do not knowיָדָֽעוּ׃ סya.Da.'uH3045.’”

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