New American Standard Bible 2020

Jeremiah 23:16-24

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.

17They keep sayingH559to those whodespiseלִֽמְנַאֲצַ֔יlim.na.'a.TzaiH5006Me, ‘The Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068has saidדִּבֶּ֣רdi.BerH1696, “You will haveיִֽהְיֶ֣הyih.YehH1961peaceשָׁל֖וֹםsha.LomH7965”’;And as for everyoneוְ֠כֹלVe.kholH3605who walksהֹלֵ֞ךְho.LekhH1980in thestubbornnessבִּשְׁרִר֤וּתbish.ri.RutH8307of his own heartלִבּוֹ֙li.BoH3820,They sayH559, ‘DisasterH7463will not comeתָב֥וֹאta.Vo'H935on you.’

18Butwhoמִ֤יmiH4310has stoodעָמַד֙'a.MadH5975in the councilבְּס֣וֹדbe.SodH5475of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,That he should seeוְיֵ֖רֶאve.Ye.re'H7200and hearוְיִשְׁמַ֣עve.yish.Ma'H8085His wordדְּבָר֑וֹde.va.RoH1697?Whoמִֽי־mi-H4310has paidH7181attentionהִקְשִׁ֥יבhik.ShivH7181toHis wordדְּבָר֖וֹde.va.roH1697and listenedוַיִּשְׁמָֽע׃ סvai.yish.Ma'H8085?

19Beholdהִנֵּ֣ה׀hi.NehH2009, thestormסַעֲרַ֣תsa.'a.RatH5591of the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068has goneH3318forthH3318in wrathחֵמָה֙che.MahH2534,Even a whirlingH2342tempestוְסַ֖עַרve.Sa.'arH5591;It will swirlH2342downH2342on the headרֹ֥אשׁroshH7218of the wickedרְשָׁעִ֖יםre.sha.'ImH7563.

20Theangerאַף־'af-H639of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068will not turnיָשׁוּב֙ya.ShuvH7725backH7725UntilH5704He hasperformedעֲשֹׂת֥וֹa.so.ToH6213and carriedH6965outH6965the purposesמְזִמּ֣וֹתme.zi.MotH4209of His heartלִבּ֑וֹli.BoH3820;In the lastבְּאַֽחֲרִית֙be.'a.cha.RitH319daysהַיָּמִ֔יםhai.ya.MimH3117you will clearlyבִּינָֽה׃bi.NahH998understandתִּתְבּ֥וֹנְנוּtit.Bo.nuH995it.

21I did not sendשָׁלַ֥חְתִּיsha.Lach.tiH7971theseprophetsהַנְּבִאִ֖יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030,But they ranרָ֑צוּRa.tzuH7323.I did not speakדִבַּ֥רְתִּיdi.Bar.tiH1696to them,But they prophesiedנִבָּֽאוּ׃ni.Ba.'uH5012.

22But ifוְאִֽם־ve.'im-H518they hadstoodעָמְד֖וּ'a.me.DuH5975in My councilבְּסוֹדִ֑יbe.so.DiH5475, Then they would haveannouncedוְיַשְׁמִ֤עוּve.yash.Mi.'uH8085My wordsדְבָרַי֙de.va.RaiH1697to My peopleעַמִּ֔י'a.MiH5971,And would have turnedוִֽישִׁבוּם֙vi.shi.VumH7725them backH7725from their evilהָרָ֔עha.Ra'H7451wayמִדַּרְכָּ֣םmi.dar.KamH1870And from the evilוּמֵרֹ֖עַu.me.Ro.a'H7455of their deedsמַֽעַלְלֵיהֶֽם׃ סMa.'a.lei.HemH4611.

23“Am I a Godהַאֱלֹהֵ֧יha.'e.lo.HeiH430who isnearמִקָּרֹ֛בmi.ka.RoH7138,”declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, “And not a Godאֱלֹהֵ֖י'e.lo.HeiH430farH7350offH4480 H7350?

24Can a personאִ֧ישׁ'ishH376hideיִסָּתֵ֨רyi.sa.TerH5641himself in hidingH4565placesH4565So that I do not seeאֶרְאֶ֖נּוּ'er.'E.nuH7200him?” declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068. “Do I not fillמָלֵ֖אma.Le'H4390the heavensהַשָּׁמַ֧יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064and the earthהָאָ֛רֶץha.'A.retzH776?”declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

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