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Jeremiah 23:25-32

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.

28Theprophetהַנָּבִ֞יאha.na.Vi'H5030that hath adreamחֲלוֹם֙cha.lOmH2472, let himtellיְסַפֵּ֣רye.sa.PerH5608adreamחֲל֔וֹםcha.LomH2472; and he that hath mywordדְּבָרִי֙de.va.RiH1697, let himspeakיְדַבֵּ֥רye.da.BerH1696mywordדְּבָרִ֖יde.va.RiH1697faithfullyאֱמֶ֑ת'e.MetH571. What is thechaffלַתֶּ֥בֶןla.Te.venH8401to thewheatהַבָּ֖רha.BarH1250?saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

29Is not mywordדְבָרִ֛יde.va.RiH1697likeכֹ֧הkhohH3541afireכָּאֵ֖שׁka.'EshH784?saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068; and like ahammerוּכְפַטִּ֖ישׁu.khe.fa.TishH6360thatbreakethH6327therockסָֽלַע׃ סSa.la'H5553inpiecesH6327?

30Therefore, behold, I am against theprophetsהַנְּבִאִ֖יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, thatstealמְגַנְּבֵ֣יme.ga.ne.VeiH1589mywordsדְבָרַ֔יde.va.RaiH1697everyoneאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376from hisneighbourרֵעֵֽהוּ׃re.'E.huH7453.

31Behold, I am against theprophetsהַנְּבִיאִ֖םha.ne.vi.'ImH5030,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, thatuseהַלֹּקְחִ֣יםha.lo.ke.ChimH3947theirtonguesלְשׁוֹנָ֔םle.sho.NamH3956, andsayוַֽיִּנְאֲמ֖וּvai.yin.'a.MuH5001, Hesaithנְאֻֽם׃ne.'UmH5002.

32Behold, I am against them thatprophesyנִבְּאֵ֞יni.be.'EiH5012falseשֶׁ֙קֶר֙she.kerH8267dreamsחֲלֹמ֥וֹתcha.lo.MotH2472,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, and dotellוַֽיְסַפְּרוּם֙vay.sa.pe.RumH5608them, and cause mypeopleעַמִּ֔י'a.MiH5971toerrוַיַּתְע֣וּvai.yat.'UH8582by theirliesבְּשִׁקְרֵיהֶ֖םbe.shik.rei.HemH8267, and by their recklessboastingוּבְפַחֲזוּתָ֑םu.ve.fa.cha.zu.TamH6350; yet Isentשְׁלַחְתִּ֜יםshe.lach.TimH7971them not, norcommandedצִוִּיתִ֗יםtzi.vi.TimH6680them: therefore they shall notprofitוְהוֹעֵ֛ילve.ho.'EilH3276thispeopleלָֽעָם־la.'om-H5971atallיוֹעִ֥ילוּyo.'I.luH3276,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

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