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Jeremiah 23:18-22

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.

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