Revised Version 1895

Jeremiah 23:9-22

9Concerning theprophetsלַנְּבִאִ֞יםla.ne.vi.'ImH5030. Mineheartלִבִּ֣יli.BiH3820withinבְקִרְבִּ֗יve.kir.BiH7130meH6440isbrokenנִשְׁבַּ֧רnish.BarH7665,allכָּל־kol-H3605mybonesעַצְמוֹתַ֔יatz.mo.TaiH6106shake; I am like adrunkenשִׁכּ֔וֹרshi.KorH7910manH376, and like amanH376whomwineיָ֑יִןYa.yinH3196hath overcome;becauseH6440of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, andbecauseH6440of hisholyקָדְשֽׁוֹ׃ka.de.ShoH6944wordsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697.

10For thelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776isfullמָלְאָ֣הmal.'AhH4390ofadulterersמְנָֽאֲפִים֙me.na.'a.FimH5003; forbecauseH3588of swearing thelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776mourneth; thepasturesנְא֣וֹתne.'otH4999of thewildernessמִדְבָּ֑רmid.BarH4057aredriedיָבְשׁ֖וּya.ve.ShuH3001upH3001; and theircourseמְרֽוּצָתָם֙me.ru.tza.TamH4794isevilרָעָ֔הra.'AhH7451, and their force isnotלֹא־lo'-H3808rightכֵֽן׃KhenH3651.

11forbothH1571prophetנָבִ֥יאna.Vi'H5030andpriestכֹּהֵ֖ןko.HenH3548are profane;yeaכִּֽי־ki-H3588, in myhouseבְּבֵיתִ֛יbe.vei.TiH1004have Ifoundמָצָ֥אתִיma.Tza.tiH4672theirwickednessרָעָתָ֖םra.'a.TamH7451, saith theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

12Wherefore theirwayדַרְכָּ֜םdar.KamH1870shall be unto them asslipperyכַּחֲלַקְלַקּוֹת֙ka.cha.lak.la.kOtH2519placesלָכֵן֩la.KhenH3651in thedarknessבָּֽאֲפֵלָ֔הba.'a.fe.LahH653: they shall be driven on, andfallוְנָ֣פְלוּve.Na.fe.luH5307therein: for I willbringאָבִ֨יא'a.Vi'H935evilרָעָ֛הra.'AhH7451uponעֲלֵיהֶ֥ם'a.lei.HemH5921them,evenכִּֽי־ki-H3588theyearשְׁנַ֥תshe.NatH8141of their visitation, saith theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

13And I haveseenרָאִ֣יתִיra.'I.tiH7200follyתִפְלָ֑הtif.LahH8604in theprophetsוּבִנְבִיאֵ֥יu.vin.vi.'EiH5030ofSamariaשֹׁמְר֖וֹןsho.me.RonH8111; theyprophesiedהִנַּבְּא֣וּhi.na.be.'UH5012byBaalבַבַּ֔עַלva.Ba.'alH1168, and caused mypeopleעַמִּ֖י'a.MiH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ סYis.ra.'ElH3478toerrוַיַּתְע֥וּvai.yat.'UH8582.

14In theprophetsוּבִנְבִאֵ֨יu.vin.vi.'EiH5030ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֜םye.ru.sha.LimH3389also I haveseenרָאִ֣יתִיra.'I.tiH7200an horriblethingH7451; theycommitH5003adulteryנָא֞וֹףna.'ofH5003, andwalkוְהָלֹ֤ךְve.ha.LokhH1980inliesבַּשֶּׁ֙קֶר֙ba.She.kerH8267, and theystrengthenוְחִזְּקוּ֙ve.chi.ze.KuH2388thehandsיְדֵ֣יye.DeiH3027of evil-doers, thatnoneH3605dothreturnH7725from hiswickednessH7451: they areallH3605of thembecomeהָֽיוּ־ha.yu-H1961untomeH7725asSodomכִּסְדֹ֔םkis.DomH5467, and theinhabitantsוְיֹשְׁבֶ֖יהָve.yo.she.Vei.haH3427thereof asGomorrahכַּעֲמֹרָֽה׃ סka.'a.mo.RahH6017.

15Thereforethusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saith theLORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָאוֹת֙tze.va.'OtH6635concerning theprophetsהַנְּבִאִ֔יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030:Beholdהִנְנִ֨יhi.NiH2005, I willfeedמַאֲכִ֤ילma.'a.KhilH398them withwormwoodלַֽעֲנָ֔הla.'a.NahH3939, andmakeכִּ֗יKiH3588themdrinkוְהִשְׁקִתִ֖יםve.hish.ki.TimH8248thewaterמֵי־mei-H4325ofgallרֹ֑אשׁRoshH7219: for from theprophetsנְבִיאֵ֣יne.vi.'EiH5030ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֔םye.ru.sha.LimH3389is profanenessgoneH3318forthH3318intoעַל־'al-H5921allלְכָל־le.kholH3605thelandהָאָֽרֶץ׃ פha.'A.retzH776.

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.

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