Revised Literal Translation

Jeremiah 23:16-24

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.

22But if they had stoodעָמְד֖וּ'a.me.DuH5975in my counselבְּסוֹדִ֑יbe.so.DiH5475,and had caused my peopleעַמִּ֔י'a.MiH5971to hearוְיַשְׁמִ֤עוּve.yash.Mi.'uH8085my wordsדְבָרַי֙de.va.RaiH1697,then they should have turnedוִֽישִׁבוּם֙vi.shi.VumH7725them from their evilהָרָ֔עha.Ra'H7451wayמִדַּרְכָּ֣םmi.dar.KamH1870,and from the evilוּמֵרֹ֖עַu.me.Ro.a'H7455of their doingsמַֽעַלְלֵיהֶֽם׃ סMa.'a.lei.HemH4611.

23AmI a Godהַאֱלֹהֵ֧יha.'e.lo.HeiH430at handמִקָּרֹ֛בmi.ka.RoH7138,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,and not a Godאֱלֹהֵ֖י'e.lo.HeiH430afar offמֵרָחֹֽק׃me.ra.ChokH7350?

24Can anyאִ֧ישׁ'ishH376hideיִסָּתֵ֨רyi.sa.TerH5641himself in secret placesבַּמִּסְתָּרִ֛יםba.mis.ta.RimH4565that I shall not seeאֶרְאֶ֖נּוּ'er.'E.nuH7200him? saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068.Do not I fillH4392heavenהַשָּׁמַ֧יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064and earthהָאָ֛רֶץha.'A.retzH776?saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

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