Revised Literal Translation

Jeremiah 23:11-21

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.

16Thus saithאָמַ֞ר'a.MarH559Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of Armiesצְבָא֗וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,Hearkenתִּשְׁמְע֞וּtish.me.'UH8085not unto the wordsדִּבְרֵ֤יdiv.ReiH1697of the prophetsהַנְּבִאִים֙ha.ne.vi.'ImH5030that prophesyהַנִּבְּאִ֣יםha.ni.be.'ImH5012unto you: they make you vainמַהְבִּלִ֥יםmah.bi.LimH1891:they speakיְדַבֵּ֔רוּye.da.Be.ruH1696a visionחֲז֤וֹןcha.ZonH2377of their own heartלִבָּם֙li.BamH3820, andnot out of the mouthמִפִּ֥יmi.PiH6310of Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

17They sayאֹמְרִ֤ים'o.me.RimH559stillאָמוֹר֙'a.mOrH559unto them that despiseלִֽמְנַאֲצַ֔יlim.na.'a.TzaiH5006me, Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068hath saidדִּבֶּ֣רdi.BerH1696,Ye shall have peaceשָׁל֖וֹםsha.LomH7965;and they sayאָֽמְר֔וּ'a.me.RuH559unto every one that walkethהֹלֵ֞ךְho.LekhH1980after the imaginationבִּשְׁרִר֤וּתbish.ri.RutH8307of his own heartלִבּוֹ֙li.BoH3820,No evilרָעָֽה׃ra.'AhH7451shall comeתָב֥וֹאta.Vo'H935upon you.

18For who hath stoodעָמַד֙'a.MadH5975in the counselבְּס֣וֹדbe.SodH5475of Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,and hath perceivedוְיֵ֖רֶאve.Ye.re'H7200and heardוְיִשְׁמַ֣עve.yish.Ma'H8085his wordדְּבָר֑וֹde.va.RoH1697?who hath markedהִקְשִׁ֥יבhik.ShivH7181his wordדְּבָר֖וֹde.va.roH1697,and heardוַיִּשְׁמָֽע׃ סvai.yish.Ma'H8085it?

19Behold, a whirlwindסַעֲרַ֣תsa.'a.RatH5591of Yhwhיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068is gone forthיָֽצְאָ֔הya.tze.'AhH3318in furyחֵמָה֙che.MahH2534,even a grievousמִתְחוֹלֵ֑לmit.cho.LelH2342whirlwindוְסַ֖עַרve.Sa.'arH5591:it shall fall grievouslyיָחֽוּל׃ya.ChulH2342upon the headרֹ֥אשׁroshH7218of the wickedרְשָׁעִ֖יםre.sha.'ImH7563.

20The angerאַף־'af-H639of Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068shall not returnיָשׁוּב֙ya.ShuvH7725,until he have executedעֲשֹׂת֥וֹa.so.ToH6213,and till he have performedהֲקִימ֖וֹha.ki.MoH6965the thoughtsמְזִמּ֣וֹתme.zi.MotH4209of his heartלִבּ֑וֹli.BoH3820:in the latterבְּאַֽחֲרִית֙be.'a.cha.RitH319daysהַיָּמִ֔יםhai.ya.MimH3117ye shall considerתִּתְבּ֥וֹנְנוּtit.Bo.nuH995it perfectlyבִּינָֽה׃bi.NahH998.

21I have not sentשָׁלַ֥חְתִּיsha.Lach.tiH7971these prophetsהַנְּבִאִ֖יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030,yet they ranרָ֑צוּRa.tzuH7323:I have not spokenדִבַּ֥רְתִּיdi.Bar.tiH1696to them, yet they prophesiedנִבָּֽאוּ׃ni.Ba.'uH5012.

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