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Jeremiah 23:25-32

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.

28Theprophetהַנָּבִ֞יאha.na.Vi'H5030that hath adreamחֲלוֹם֙cha.lOmH2472, let himtellH1696adreamחֲל֔וֹםcha.LomH2472; and he that hath mywordדְּבָרִי֙de.va.RiH1697, let himspeakיְדַבֵּ֥רye.da.BerH1696mywordדְּבָרִ֖יde.va.RiH1697faithfullyאֱמֶ֑ת'e.MetH571.Whatמַה־mah-H4100is thestrawלַתֶּ֥בֶןla.Te.venH8401to thewheatהַבָּ֖רha.BarH1250? saith theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

29Isnotהֲל֨וֹאha.Lo'H3808mywordדְבָרִ֛יde.va.RiH1697like asfireכָּאֵ֖שׁka.'EshH784? saith theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068; and like ahammerוּכְפַטִּ֖ישׁu.khe.fa.TishH6360that breaketh therockסָֽלַע׃ סSa.la'H5553in pieces?

30Therefore,beholdהִנְנִ֥יhi.NiH2005, I amagainstעַל־'al-H5921theprophetsהַנְּבִאִ֖יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030, saith theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, thatstealמְגַנְּבֵ֣יme.ga.ne.VeiH1589mywordsדְבָרַ֔יde.va.RaiH1697everyאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376one from his neighbour.

31Beholdהִנְנִ֥יhi.NiH2005, I amagainstעַל־'al-H5921theprophetsהַנְּבִיאִ֖םha.ne.vi.'ImH5030, saith theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, thatuseהַלֹּקְחִ֣יםha.lo.ke.ChimH3947theirtonguesלְשׁוֹנָ֔םle.sho.NamH3956, and say, He saith.

32Beholdהִ֠נְנִיHi.niH2005, I amagainstעַֽל־'al-H5921them thatprophesyנִבְּאֵ֞יni.be.'EiH5012lyingH8267dreamsחֲלֹמ֥וֹתcha.lo.MotH2472, saith theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, anddoH6680tellוַֽיְסַפְּרוּם֙vay.sa.pe.RumH5608them, and cause mypeopleעַמִּ֔י'a.MiH5971toerrוַיַּתְע֣וּvai.yat.'UH8582by theirliesH8267, and by theirvainH8267boastingוּבְפַחֲזוּתָ֑םu.ve.fa.cha.zu.TamH6350: yet Isentשְׁלַחְתִּ֜יםshe.lach.TimH7971themnotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808,norוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808commandedH6680them;neitherלֹֽא־lo'-H3808shall theyprofitH3276thispeopleלָֽעָם־la.'om-H5971at all, saith theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

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