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Jeremiah 23:16-24

16Thussaithאָמַ֞ר'a.MarH559theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָא֗וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,Hearkenתִּשְׁמְע֞וּtish.me.'UH8085not to thewordsדִּבְרֵ֤יdiv.ReiH1697of theprophetsהַנְּבִאִים֙ha.ne.vi.'ImH5030thatprophesyהַנִּבְּאִ֣יםha.ni.be.'ImH5012to you: they make youvainמַהְבִּלִ֥יםmah.bi.LimH1891: theyspeakיְדַבֵּ֔רוּye.da.Be.ruH1696avisionחֲז֤וֹןcha.ZonH2377of their ownheartלִבָּם֙li.BamH3820, and not from themouthמִפִּ֥יmi.PiH6310of theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

17Theysayאֹמְרִ֤ים'o.me.RimH559stillאָמוֹר֙'a.mOrH559to them thatdespiseלִֽמְנַאֲצַ֔יlim.na.'a.TzaiH5006me, TheLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068hathsaidדִּבֶּ֣רdi.BerH1696, Ye shall havepeaceשָׁל֖וֹםsha.LomH7965; and theysayאָֽמְר֔וּ'a.me.RuH559to every one thatwalkethהֹלֵ֞ךְho.LekhH1980after theimaginationבִּשְׁרִר֤וּתbish.ri.RutH8307of his ownheartלִבּוֹ֙li.BoH3820, Noevilרָעָֽה׃ra.'AhH7451shallcomeתָב֥וֹאta.Vo'H935upon you.

18For who hathstoodעָמַד֙'a.MadH5975in thecounselבְּס֣וֹדbe.SodH5475of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, and hathperceivedוְיֵ֖רֶאve.Ye.re'H7200andheardוְיִשְׁמַ֣עve.yish.Ma'H8085hiswordדְּבָר֑וֹde.va.RoH1697? who hathmarkedהִקְשִׁ֥יבhik.ShivH7181hiswordדְּבָר֖וֹde.va.roH1697, andheardוַיִּשְׁמָֽע׃ סvai.yish.Ma'H8085it ?

19Behold, awhirlwindסַעֲרַ֣תsa.'a.RatH5591of theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068is goneforthיָֽצְאָ֔הya.tze.'AhH3318infuryחֵמָה֙che.MahH2534, even agrievousמִתְחוֹלֵ֑לmit.cho.LelH2342whirlwindוְסַ֖עַרve.Sa.'arH5591: it shall fallgrievouslyיָחֽוּל׃ya.ChulH2342upon theheadרֹ֥אשׁroshH7218of thewickedרְשָׁעִ֖יםre.sha.'ImH7563.

20Theangerאַף־'af-H639of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068shall notreturnיָשׁוּב֙ya.ShuvH7725, until he shall haveexecutedעֲשֹׂת֥וֹa.so.ToH6213, and till he shall haveperformedהֲקִימ֖וֹha.ki.MoH6965thethoughtsמְזִמּ֣וֹתme.zi.MotH4209of hisheartלִבּ֑וֹli.BoH3820: in thelatterבְּאַֽחֲרִית֙be.'a.cha.RitH319daysהַיָּמִ֔יםhai.ya.MimH3117ye shallconsiderתִּתְבּ֥וֹנְנוּtit.Bo.nuH995itperfectlyבִּינָֽה׃bi.NahH998.

21I have notsentשָׁלַ֥חְתִּיsha.Lach.tiH7971theseprophetsהַנְּבִאִ֖יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030, yet theyranרָ֑צוּRa.tzuH7323: I have notspokenדִבַּ֥רְתִּיdi.Bar.tiH1696to them, yet theyprophesiedנִבָּֽאוּ׃ni.Ba.'uH5012.

22But if they hadstoodעָמְד֖וּ'a.me.DuH5975in mycounselבְּסוֹדִ֑יbe.so.DiH5475, and had caused mypeopleעַמִּ֔י'a.MiH5971tohearוְיַשְׁמִ֤עוּve.yash.Mi.'uH8085mywordsדְבָרַי֙de.va.RaiH1697, then they should haveturnedוִֽישִׁבוּם֙vi.shi.VumH7725them from theirevilהָרָ֔עha.Ra'H7451wayמִדַּרְכָּ֣םmi.dar.KamH1870, and from theevilוּמֵרֹ֖עַu.me.Ro.a'H7455of theirdoingsמַֽעַלְלֵיהֶֽם׃ סMa.'a.lei.HemH4611.

23Am I aGodהַאֱלֹהֵ֧יha.'e.lo.HeiH430athandמִקָּרֹ֛בmi.ka.RoH7138,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, and not aGodאֱלֹהֵ֖י'e.lo.HeiH430afaroffמֵרָחֹֽק׃me.ra.ChokH7350?

24Cananyאִ֧ישׁ'ishH376hideיִסָּתֵ֨רyi.sa.TerH5641himself in secretplacesבַּמִּסְתָּרִ֛יםba.mis.ta.RimH4565that I shall notseeאֶרְאֶ֖נּוּ'er.'E.nuH7200him?saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068. Do not IfillH4392heavenהַשָּׁמַ֧יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064andearthהָאָ֛רֶץha.'A.retzH776?saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

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