Jeremiah 23
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Jeremiah 23:16-24

16Thus saithH559 YhwhH3068 of ArmiesH6635, HearkenH8085 not unto the wordsH1697 of the prophetsH5030 that prophesyH5012 unto you: they make you vainH1891: they speakH1696 a visionH2377 of their own heartH3820, and not out of the mouthH6310 of YhwhH3068.

17They sayH559 stillH559 unto them that despiseH5006 me, YhwhH3068 hath saidH1696, Ye shall have peaceH7965; and they sayH559 unto every one that walkethH1980 after the imaginationH8307 of his own heartH3820, No evilH7451 shall comeH935 upon you.1

18For who hath stoodH5975 in the counselH5475 of YhwhH3068, and hath perceivedH7200 and heardH8085 his wordH1697? who hath markedH7181 his wordH1697, and heardH8085 it?2

19Behold, a whirlwindH5591 of YhwhH3068 is gone forthH3318 in furyH2534, even a grievousH2342 whirlwindH5591: it shall fall grievouslyH2342 upon the headH7218 of the wickedH7563.

20The angerH639 of YhwhH3068 shall not returnH7725, until he have executedH6213, and till he have performedH6965 the thoughtsH4209 of his heartH3820: in the latterH319 daysH3117 ye shall considerH995 it perfectlyH998.

21I have not sentH7971 these prophetsH5030, yet they ranH7323: I have not spokenH1696 to them, yet they prophesiedH5012.

22But if they had stoodH5975 in my counselH5475, and had caused my peopleH5971 to hearH8085 my wordsH1697, then they should have turnedH7725 them from their evilH7451 wayH1870, and from the evilH7455 of their doingsH4611.

23Am I a GodH430 at handH7138, saithH5002 YhwhH3068, and not a GodH430 afar offH7350?

24Can anyH376 hideH5641 himself in secret placesH4565 that I shall not seeH7200 him? saithH5002 YhwhH3068. Do not I fillH4392 heavenH8064 and earthH776? saithH5002 YhwhH3068.

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Notes

  1. 1. Jeremiah 23:17 imagination: or, stubbornness. ↩
  2. 2. Jeremiah 23:18 counsel: or, secret. ↩

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