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Jeremiah 23:21-27

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.

25I have heardשָׁמַ֗עְתִּיsha.Ma'.tiH8085what the prophetsהַנְּבִאִ֔יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030saidאָֽמְרוּ֙'a.me.RuH559,that prophesyהַֽנִּבְּאִ֥יםha.ni.be.'ImH5012liesשֶׁ֖קֶרShe.kerH8267in my nameבִּשְׁמִ֛יbish.MiH8034,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,I have dreamedחָלַ֖מְתִּיcha.Lam.tiH2492,I have dreamedחָלָֽמְתִּי׃cha.La.me.tiH2492.

26How long shall thisbeהֲיֵ֛שׁha.YeshH3426in the heartבְּלֵ֥בbe.LevH3820of the prophetsהַנְּבִאִ֖יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030that prophesyנִבְּאֵ֣יni.be.'EiH5012liesהַשָּׁ֑קֶרha.Sha.kerH8267? yea, they areprophetsוּנְבִיאֵ֖יu.ne.vi.'EiH5030of the deceitתַּרְמִ֥תtar.MitH8649of their own heartלִבָּֽם׃li.BamH3820;

27Which thinkהַחֹשְׁבִ֗יםha.cho.she.VimH2803to cause my peopleעַמִּי֙'a.MiH5971to forgetלְהַשְׁכִּ֤יחַle.hash.Ki.achH7911my nameשְׁמִ֔יshe.MiH8034by their dreamsבַּחֲל֣וֹמֹתָ֔םba.cha.Lo.mo.TamH2472which they tellיְסַפְּר֖וּye.sa.pe.RuH5608every manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376to his neighbourלְרֵעֵ֑הוּle.re.'E.huH7453,as their fathersאֲבוֹתָ֛ם'a.vo.TamH1have forgottenשָׁכְח֧וּsha.khe.ChuH7911my nameשְׁמִ֖יshe.MiH8034for Baalבַּבָּֽעַל׃ba.Ba.'alH1168.

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