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Jeremiah 23:11-15

11For both prophetנָבִ֥יאna.Vi'H5030and priestכֹּהֵ֖ןko.HenH3548are profaneחָנֵ֑פוּcha.Ne.fuH2610;yea, in my houseבְּבֵיתִ֛יbe.vei.TiH1004have I foundמָצָ֥אתִיma.Tza.tiH4672their wickednessרָעָתָ֖םra.'a.TamH7451,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

12Wherefore their wayדַרְכָּ֜םdar.KamH1870shall be unto them as slipperyכַּחֲלַקְלַקּוֹת֙ka.cha.lak.la.kOtH2519waysin the darknessבָּֽאֲפֵלָ֔הba.'a.fe.LahH653:they shall be driven onיִדַּ֖חוּyi.Da.chuH1760,and fallוְנָ֣פְלוּve.Na.fe.luH5307therein: for I will bringאָבִ֨יא'a.Vi'H935evilרָעָ֛הra.'AhH7451upon them, eventhe yearשְׁנַ֥תshe.NatH8141of their visitationפְּקֻדָּתָ֖םpe.ku.da.TamH6486,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

13And I have seenרָאִ֣יתִיra.'I.tiH7200follyתִפְלָ֑הtif.LahH8604in the prophetsוּבִנְבִיאֵ֥יu.vin.vi.'EiH5030of Samariaשֹׁמְר֖וֹןsho.me.RonH8111;they prophesiedהִנַּבְּא֣וּhi.na.be.'UH5012in Baalבַבַּ֔עַלva.Ba.'alH1168,and caused my peopleעַמִּ֖י'a.MiH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ סYis.ra.'ElH3478to errוַיַּתְע֥וּvai.yat.'UH8582.

14I have seenרָאִ֣יתִיra.'I.tiH7200also in the prophetsוּבִנְבִאֵ֨יu.vin.vi.'EiH5030of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֜םye.ru.sha.LimH3389an horrible thingשַׁעֲרוּרָ֗הsha.'a.ru.RahH8186:they commit adulteryנָא֞וֹףna.'ofH5003,and walkוְהָלֹ֤ךְve.ha.LokhH1980in liesבַּשֶּׁ֙קֶר֙ba.She.kerH8267:they strengthenוְחִזְּקוּ֙ve.chi.ze.KuH2388also the handsיְדֵ֣יye.DeiH3027of evildoersמְרֵעִ֔יםme.re.'ImH7489,that noneאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376doth returnשָׁ֔בוּSha.vuH7725from his wickednessמֵרָֽעָת֑וֹme.ra.'a.ToH7451:they are all of them unto me as Sodomכִּסְדֹ֔םkis.DomH5467,and the inhabitantsוְיֹשְׁבֶ֖יהָve.yo.she.Vei.haH3427thereof as Gomorrahכַּעֲמֹרָֽה׃ סka.'a.mo.RahH6017.

15Therefore thus saithאָמַ֨ר'a.MarH559Yhwhיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068of Armiesצְבָאוֹת֙tze.va.'OtH6635concerning the prophetsהַנְּבִאִ֔יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030;Behold, I will feedמַאֲכִ֤ילma.'a.KhilH398them with wormwoodלַֽעֲנָ֔הla.'a.NahH3939,and make them drinkוְהִשְׁקִתִ֖יםve.hish.ki.TimH8248the waterמֵי־mei-H4325of gallרֹ֑אשׁRoshH7219:for from the prophetsנְבִיאֵ֣יne.vi.'EiH5030of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֔םye.ru.sha.LimH3389is profanenessחֲנֻפָּ֖הcha.nu.PahH2613gone forthיָצְאָ֥הya.tze.'AhH3318into all the landהָאָֽרֶץ׃ פha.'A.retzH776.

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