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Jeremiah 23:21-27

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.

25I haveheardשָׁמַ֗עְתִּיsha.Ma'.tiH8085what theprophetsהַנְּבִאִ֔יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030saidאָֽמְרוּ֙'a.me.RuH559, thatprophesyהַֽנִּבְּאִ֥יםha.ni.be.'ImH5012liesשֶׁ֖קֶרShe.kerH8267in mynameבִּשְׁמִ֛יbish.MiH8034,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, I havedreamedחָלַ֖מְתִּיcha.Lam.tiH2492, I havedreamedחָלָֽמְתִּי׃cha.La.me.tiH2492.

26How long shall thisbeהֲיֵ֛שׁha.YeshH3426in theheartבְּלֵ֥בbe.LevH3820of theprophetsהַנְּבִאִ֖יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030thatprophesyנִבְּאֵ֣יni.be.'EiH5012liesהַשָּׁ֑קֶרha.Sha.kerH8267? yea, they areprophetsוּנְבִיאֵ֖יu.ne.vi.'EiH5030of thedeceitתַּרְמִ֥תtar.MitH8649of their ownheartלִבָּֽם׃li.BamH3820;

27Whothinkהַחֹשְׁבִ֗יםha.cho.she.VimH2803to cause mypeopleעַמִּי֙'a.MiH5971toforgetלְהַשְׁכִּ֤יחַle.hash.Ki.achH7911mynameשְׁמִ֔יshe.MiH8034by theirdreamsבַּחֲל֣וֹמֹתָ֔םba.cha.Lo.mo.TamH2472which theytellיְסַפְּר֖וּye.sa.pe.RuH5608everymanאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376to hisneighbourלְרֵעֵ֑הוּle.re.'E.huH7453, as theirfathersאֲבוֹתָ֛ם'a.vo.TamH1haveforgottenשָׁכְח֧וּsha.khe.ChuH7911mynameשְׁמִ֖יshe.MiH8034forBaalבַּבָּֽעַל׃ba.Ba.'alH1168.

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