Revised Version 1895

Jeremiah 23:16-24

16Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saith theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָא֗וֹתtze.va.'otH6635, HearkennotH3808unto thewordsדִּבְרֵ֤יdiv.ReiH1697of theprophetsהַנְּבִאִים֙ha.ne.vi.'ImH5030thatprophesyהַנִּבְּאִ֣יםha.ni.be.'ImH5012untoyouH5921; they teachyouH5921vanity: theyspeakיְדַבֵּ֔רוּye.da.Be.ruH1696avisionחֲז֤וֹןcha.ZonH2377of their ownheartלִבָּם֙li.BamH3820, andnotH3808outH5921of themouthמִפִּ֥יmi.PiH6310of theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

17Theysayאֹמְרִ֤ים'o.me.RimH559continuallyהֹלֵ֞ךְho.LekhH1980unto them thatdespiseלִֽמְנַאֲצַ֔יlim.na.'a.TzaiH5006meH5921, TheLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068hathsaidאָמוֹר֙'a.mOrH559, Ye shall havepeaceשָׁל֖וֹםsha.LomH7965; and untoeveryH3605one that walketh in thestubbornnessבִּשְׁרִר֤וּתbish.ri.RutH8307of hisownיִֽהְיֶ֣הyih.YehH1961heartלִבּוֹ֙li.BoH3820theysayאָֽמְר֔וּ'a.me.RuH559,Noלֹֽא־lo'-H3808evilרָעָֽה׃ra.'AhH7451shallcomeתָב֥וֹאta.Vo'H935uponH5921youH3605.

18For who hathstoodעָמַד֙'a.MadH5975in thecouncilבְּס֣וֹדbe.SodH5475of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, that he shouldperceiveוְיֵ֖רֶאve.Ye.re'H7200andhearוְיִשְׁמַ֣עve.yish.Ma'H8085hiswordדְּבָר֑וֹde.va.RoH1697? who hath marked mywordדְּבָר֖וֹde.va.roH1697, andheardוַיִּשְׁמָֽע׃ סvai.yish.Ma'H8085it?

19Beholdהִנֵּ֣ה׀hi.NehH2009, thetempestסַעֲרַ֣תsa.'a.RatH5591of theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,evenH5921hisfuryחֵמָה֙che.MahH2534, isgoneH3318forthH3318, yea, a whirlingtempestוְסַ֖עַרve.Sa.'arH5591: it shall burstuponH5921theheadרֹ֥אשׁroshH7218of thewickedרְשָׁעִ֖יםre.sha.'ImH7563.

20Theangerאַף־'af-H639of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068shallnotלֹ֤אlo'H3808returnיָשׁוּב֙ya.ShuvH7725,untilעַד־'ad-H5704he have executed, andtillוְעַד־ve.'ad-H5704he have performed the intents of hisheartלִבּ֑וֹli.BoH3820: in thelatterבְּאַֽחֲרִית֙be.'a.cha.RitH319daysהַיָּמִ֔יםhai.ya.MimH3117ye shallunderstandתִּתְבּ֥וֹנְנוּtit.Bo.nuH995it perfectly.

21Isentשָׁלַ֥חְתִּיsha.Lach.tiH7971notלֹא־lo'-H3808theseH1992prophetsהַנְּבִאִ֖יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030, yet theyranרָ֑צוּRa.tzuH7323: I spakenotלֹא־lo'-H3808unto them, yet theyprophesiedנִבָּֽאוּ׃ni.Ba.'uH5012.

22Butifוְאִֽם־ve.'im-H518they hadstoodעָמְד֖וּ'a.me.DuH5975in mycouncilבְּסוֹדִ֑יbe.so.DiH5475, then had theycausedH1697mypeopleעַמִּ֔י'a.MiH5971tohearוְיַשְׁמִ֤עוּve.yash.Mi.'uH8085mywordsדְבָרַי֙de.va.RaiH1697, and hadturnedוִֽישִׁבוּם֙vi.shi.VumH7725them from theirevilH7451wayמִדַּרְכָּ֣םmi.dar.KamH1870, and from theevilH7451of theirdoingsH1697.

23Am I aGodהַאֱלֹהֵ֧יha.'e.lo.HeiH430athandמִקָּרֹ֛בmi.ka.RoH7138, saith theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, andnotוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808aGodאֱלֹהֵ֖י'e.lo.HeiH430afarH7350offH7350?

24CanH518anyאִ֧ישׁ'ishH376hideיִסָּתֵ֨רyi.sa.TerH5641himselfH3808insecretH4565placesH4565that I shallnotH3808seeאֶרְאֶ֖נּוּ'er.'E.nuH7200him? saith theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068.DoH518notH3808Ifillמָלֵ֖אma.Le'H4390heavenהַשָּׁמַ֧יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064andearthהָאָ֛רֶץha.'A.retzH776? saith theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

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