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Jeremiah 23:21-27

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.

25“I haveheardשָׁמַ֗עְתִּיsha.Ma'.tiH8085whatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834the prophetsהַנְּבִאִ֔יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030have saidאָֽמְרוּ֙'a.me.RuH559whoprophesyהַֽנִּבְּאִ֥יםha.ni.be.'ImH5012falselyשֶׁ֖קֶרShe.kerH8267in My nameבִּשְׁמִ֛יbish.MiH8034,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, ‘I hadH2492aH2492dreamחָלַ֖מְתִּיcha.Lam.tiH2492,I hadH2492aH2492dreamחָלָֽמְתִּי׃cha.La.me.tiH2492!’

26HowH4970longעַד־'ad-H5704 H4970?IsH3426thereH3426anythingin the heartsבְּלֵ֥בbe.LevH3820of the prophetsהַנְּבִאִ֖יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030who prophesyנִבְּאֵ֣יni.be.'EiH5012falsehoodהַשָּׁ֑קֶרha.Sha.kerH8267, theseprophetsוּנְבִיאֵ֖יu.ne.vi.'EiH5030of thedeceitfulnessתַּרְמִ֥תtar.MitH8649of their own heartלִבָּֽם׃li.BamH3820,

27who intendהַחֹשְׁבִ֗יםha.cho.she.VimH2803tomake My peopleעַמִּי֙'a.MiH5971forgetלְהַשְׁכִּ֤יחַle.hash.Ki.achH7911My nameשְׁמִ֔יshe.MiH8034by their dreamsבַּחֲל֣וֹמֹתָ֔םba.cha.Lo.mo.TamH2472whichH834they reportיְסַפְּר֖וּye.sa.pe.RuH5608to oneאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376anotherלְרֵעֵ֑הוּle.re.'E.huH7453,justH3512asH3512their fathersאֲבוֹתָ֛ם'a.vo.TamH1forgotשָׁכְח֧וּsha.khe.ChuH7911My nameשְׁמִ֖יshe.MiH8034because of Baalבַּבָּֽעַל׃ba.Ba.'alH1168?

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