New American Standard Bible 2020

Jeremiah 23:28-32

28The prophetהַנָּבִ֞יאha.na.Vi'H5030whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834hasH854a dreamחֲלוֹם֙cha.lOmH2472may reportיְסַפֵּ֣רye.sa.PerH5608hisdreamחֲל֔וֹםcha.LomH2472,but let him whoוַאֲשֶׁ֤רva.'a.SherH834hasH854My wordדְּבָרִי֙de.va.RiH1697speakיְדַבֵּ֥רye.da.BerH1696My wordדְּבָרִ֖יde.va.RiH1697truthfullyאֱמֶ֑ת'e.MetH571.Whatמַה־mah-H4100does strawלַתֶּ֥בֶןla.Te.venH8401have in commonwith grainהַבָּ֖רha.BarH1250?”declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

29“Is My wordדְבָרִ֛יde.va.RiH1697not likefireכָּאֵ֖שׁka.'EshH784?”declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, “and like ahammerוּכְפַטִּ֖ישׁu.khe.fa.TishH6360whichshattersH6483a rockסָֽלַע׃ סSa.la'H5553?

30Thereforeלָכֵ֛ןla.KhenH3651beholdH2009,I am againstעַל־'al-H5921the prophetsהַנְּבִאִ֖יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030,”declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, “who stealמְגַנְּבֵ֣יme.ga.ne.VeiH1589My wordsדְבָרַ֔יde.va.RaiH1697from eachאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376otherרֵעֵֽהוּ׃re.'E.huH7453.

31BeholdH2009,I am againstעַל־'al-H5921the prophetsהַנְּבִיאִ֖םha.ne.vi.'ImH5030,”declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, “whouseהַלֹּקְחִ֣יםha.lo.ke.ChimH3947their tonguesלְשׁוֹנָ֔םle.sho.NamH3956and declareוַֽיִּנְאֲמ֖וּvai.yin.'a.MuH5001, ‘The Lorddeclaresנְאֻֽם׃ne.'UmH5002!’

32BeholdH2009,I am againstעַֽל־'al-H5921those who have prophesiedנִבְּאֵ֞יni.be.'EiH5012falseשֶׁ֙קֶר֙she.kerH8267dreamsחֲלֹמ֥וֹתcha.lo.MotH2472,”declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, “and reportedוַֽיְסַפְּרוּם֙vay.sa.pe.RumH5608them and ledH8582My peopleעַמִּ֔י'a.MiH5971astrayH8582by their liesבְּשִׁקְרֵיהֶ֖םbe.shik.rei.HemH8267andrecklessH6350boastingH6350; yetI did not sendשְׁלַחְתִּ֜יםshe.lach.TimH7971them nor commandצִוִּיתִ֗יםtzi.vi.TimH6680them, norH3808do theyprovideH3276thisהַזֶּ֖הha.ZehH2088peopleלָֽעָם־la.'om-H5971the slightestH3276benefitH3276,”declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

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