New American Standard Bible 2020

Jeremiah 23:14-16

14Also among the prophetsוּבִנְבִאֵ֨יu.vin.vi.'EiH5030of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֜םye.ru.sha.LimH3389I have seenרָאִ֣יתִיra.'I.tiH7200ahorribleשַׁעֲרוּרָ֗הsha.'a.ru.RahH8186thingH8186:The committingH5003ofH5003adulteryנָא֞וֹףna.'ofH5003and walkingוְהָלֹ֤ךְve.ha.LokhH1980in deceitבַּשֶּׁ֙קֶר֙ba.She.kerH8267;And they strengthenוְחִזְּקוּ֙ve.chi.ze.KuH2388the handsיְדֵ֣יye.DeiH3027ofevildoersמְרֵעִ֔יםme.re.'ImH7489,So that noלְבִ֨לְתִּי־le.Vil.ti-H1115oneאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376has turnedשָׁ֔בוּSha.vuH7725backH7725from his wickednessH7463.Allכֻלָּם֙khu.LamH3605of them have becomeהָֽיוּ־ha.yu-H1961to Me likeSodomכִּסְדֹ֔םkis.DomH5467,And her inhabitantsוְיֹשְׁבֶ֖יהָve.yo.she.Vei.haH3427like Gomorrahכַּעֲמֹרָֽה׃ סka.'a.mo.RahH6017.

15Thereforeלָכֵ֞ןla.KhenH3651thisH3541isH3541whatH3541the Lordיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068of armiesצְבָאוֹת֙tze.va.'OtH6635saysאָמַ֨ר'a.MarH559concerningעַל־'al-H5921the prophetsהַנְּבִאִ֔יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030: ‘BeholdH2009, I am going tofeedמַאֲכִ֤ילma.'a.KhilH398them wormwoodלַֽעֲנָ֔הla.'a.NahH3939And makeוְהִשְׁקִתִ֖יםve.hish.ki.TimH8248them drinkH8248poisonousרֹ֑אשׁRoshH7219waterמֵי־mei-H4325,For from the prophetsנְבִיאֵ֣יne.vi.'EiH5030of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֔םye.ru.sha.LimH3389Ungodlinessחֲנֻפָּ֖הcha.nu.PahH2613has spreadיָצְאָ֥הya.tze.'AhH3318into allלְכָל־le.kholH3605the landהָאָֽרֶץ׃ פha.'A.retzH776.’”

16ThisH3541isH3541whatH3541the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of armiesצְבָא֗וֹתtze.va.'otH6635saysאָמַ֞ר'a.MarH559: “Do not listenתִּשְׁמְע֞וּtish.me.'UH8085to the wordsדִּבְרֵ֤יdiv.ReiH1697of the prophetsהַנְּבִאִים֙ha.ne.vi.'ImH5030who are prophesyingהַנִּבְּאִ֣יםha.ni.be.'ImH5012to you. They areleadingH1891you intoH1891futilityH1891;They tellיְדַבֵּ֔רוּye.da.Be.ruH1696avisionחֲז֤וֹןcha.ZonH2377of their ownimaginationלִבָּם֙li.BamH3820, Notfrom the mouthמִפִּ֥יmi.PiH6310of the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

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