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Jeremiah 23:21-27

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.

25I haveheardשָׁמַ֗עְתִּיsha.Ma'.tiH8085whatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834theprophetsהַנְּבִאִ֔יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030havesaidאָֽמְרוּ֙'a.me.RuH559, thatprophesyהַֽנִּבְּאִ֥יםha.ni.be.'ImH5012liesשֶׁ֖קֶרShe.kerH8267in mynameבִּשְׁמִ֛יbish.MiH8034,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, I havedreamedחָלַ֖מְתִּיcha.Lam.tiH2492, I havedreamedחָלָֽמְתִּי׃cha.La.me.tiH2492.

26Howמָתַ֗יma.TaiH4970longH5704shall this be in theheartבְּלֵ֥בbe.LevH3820of theprophetsהַנְּבִאִ֖יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030thatprophesyנִבְּאֵ֣יni.be.'EiH5012liesH8267;evenH5704theprophetsוּנְבִיאֵ֖יu.ne.vi.'EiH5030of thedeceitH8267of their ownheartלִבָּֽם׃li.BamH3820?

27whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834thinkהַחֹשְׁבִ֗יםha.cho.she.VimH2803to cause mypeopleעַמִּי֙'a.MiH5971toforgetH7911mynameשְׁמִ֔יshe.MiH8034by theirdreamsבַּחֲל֣וֹמֹתָ֔םba.cha.Lo.mo.TamH2472whichכַּאֲשֶׁ֨רka.'a.SherH834theytellיְסַפְּר֖וּye.sa.pe.RuH5608everyH376manH376to his neighbour, as theirfathersאֲבוֹתָ֛ם'a.vo.TamH1forgat mynameשְׁמִ֖יshe.MiH8034forBaalבַּבָּֽעַל׃ba.Ba.'alH1168.

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