Revised Literal Translation

Jeremiah 23:9-32

9Mine heartלִבִּ֣יli.BiH3820withinבְקִרְבִּ֗יve.kir.BiH7130me is brokenנִשְׁבַּ֧רnish.BarH7665because of the prophetsלַנְּבִאִ֞יםla.ne.vi.'ImH5030;all my bonesעַצְמוֹתַ֔יatz.mo.TaiH6106shakeרָֽחֲפוּ֙ra.cha.FuH7363;I am like a drunkenשִׁכּ֔וֹרshi.KorH7910manכְּאִ֣ישׁke.'IshH376,and like a manוּכְגֶ֖בֶרu.khe.Ge.verH1397whom wineיָ֑יִןYa.yinH3196hath overcomeעֲבָ֣רוֹ'a.Va.rovH5674,becauseH6440of Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,and because of the wordsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697of his holinessקָדְשֽׁוֹ׃ka.de.ShoH6944.

10For the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776is fullמָלְאָ֣הmal.'AhH4390of adulterersמְנָֽאֲפִים֙me.na.'a.FimH5003;for becauseמִפְּנֵ֤יmi.pe.NeiH6440of swearingאָלָה֙'a.LahH423the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776mournethאָבְלָ֣ה'a.ve.LahH56;the pleasant placesנְא֣וֹתne.'otH4999of the wildernessמִדְבָּ֑רmid.BarH4057are dried upיָבְשׁ֖וּya.ve.ShuH3001,and their courseמְרֽוּצָתָם֙me.ru.tza.TamH4794is evilרָעָ֔הra.'AhH7451,and their forceוּגְבוּרָתָ֖םu.ge.vu.ra.TamH1369is not right.

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.

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.

28The prophetהַנָּבִ֞יאha.na.Vi'H5030that hath a dreamחֲלוֹם֙cha.lOmH2472,let him tellיְסַפֵּ֣רye.sa.PerH5608a dreamחֲל֔וֹםcha.LomH2472;and he that hath my wordדְּבָרִי֙de.va.RiH1697,let him speakיְדַבֵּ֥רye.da.BerH1696my wordדְּבָרִ֖יde.va.RiH1697faithfullyאֱמֶ֑ת'e.MetH571. What isthe chaffלַתֶּ֥בֶןla.Te.venH8401to the wheatהַבָּ֖רha.BarH1250?saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

29Isnot my wordדְבָרִ֛יde.va.RiH1697likeכֹ֧הkhohH3541as a fireכָּאֵ֖שׁka.'EshH784?saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068;and like a hammerוּכְפַטִּ֖ישׁu.khe.fa.TishH6360thatbreakethH6327the rockסָֽלַע׃ סSa.la'H5553in piecesH6327?

30Therefore, behold, I amagainst the prophetsהַנְּבִאִ֖יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,that stealמְגַנְּבֵ֣יme.ga.ne.VeiH1589my wordsדְבָרַ֔יde.va.RaiH1697every oneאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376from his neighbourרֵעֵֽהוּ׃re.'E.huH7453.

31Behold, I amagainst the prophetsהַנְּבִיאִ֖םha.ne.vi.'ImH5030,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,that useהַלֹּקְחִ֣יםha.lo.ke.ChimH3947their tonguesלְשׁוֹנָ֔םle.sho.NamH3956,and sayוַֽיִּנְאֲמ֖וּvai.yin.'a.MuH5001,He saithנְאֻֽם׃ne.'UmH5002.

32Behold, I amagainst them that prophesyנִבְּאֵ֞יni.be.'EiH5012falseשֶׁ֙קֶר֙she.kerH8267dreamsחֲלֹמ֥וֹתcha.lo.MotH2472,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,and do tellוַֽיְסַפְּרוּם֙vay.sa.pe.RumH5608them, and cause my peopleעַמִּ֔י'a.MiH5971to errוַיַּתְע֣וּvai.yat.'UH8582by their liesבְּשִׁקְרֵיהֶ֖םbe.shik.rei.HemH8267,and by their lightnessוּבְפַחֲזוּתָ֑םu.ve.fa.cha.zu.TamH6350;yet I sentשְׁלַחְתִּ֜יםshe.lach.TimH7971them not, nor commandedצִוִּיתִ֗יםtzi.vi.TimH6680them: therefore they shall not profitוְהוֹעֵ֛ילve.ho.'EilH3276this peopleלָֽעָם־la.'om-H5971at allיוֹעִ֥ילוּyo.'I.luH3276,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

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