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Jeremiah 23:9-32

9Myheartלִבִּ֣יli.BiH3820withinבְקִרְבִּ֗יve.kir.BiH7130me isbrokenנִשְׁבַּ֧רnish.BarH7665because of theprophetsלַנְּבִאִ֞יםla.ne.vi.'ImH5030; all mybonesעַצְמוֹתַ֔יatz.mo.TaiH6106shakeרָֽחֲפוּ֙ra.cha.FuH7363; I am like adrunkenשִׁכּ֔וֹרshi.KorH7910manכְּאִ֣ישׁke.'IshH376, and like amanוּכְגֶ֖בֶרu.khe.Ge.verH1397whomwineיָ֑יִןYa.yinH3196hathovercomeעֲבָ֣רוֹ'a.Va.rovH5674,becauseH6440of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, and because of thewordsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697of hisholinessקָדְשֽׁוֹ׃ka.de.ShoH6944.

10For thelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776isfullמָלְאָ֣הmal.'AhH4390ofadulterersמְנָֽאֲפִים֙me.na.'a.FimH5003; forbecauseמִפְּנֵ֤יmi.pe.NeiH6440ofswearingאָלָה֙'a.LahH423thelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776mournethאָבְלָ֣ה'a.ve.LahH56; the pleasantplacesנְא֣וֹתne.'otH4999of thewildernessמִדְבָּ֑רmid.BarH4057are driedupיָבְשׁ֖וּya.ve.ShuH3001, and theircourseמְרֽוּצָתָם֙me.ru.tza.TamH4794isevilרָעָ֔הra.'AhH7451, and theirforceוּגְבוּרָתָ֖םu.ge.vu.ra.TamH1369is not right.

11For bothprophetנָבִ֥יאna.Vi'H5030andpriestכֹּהֵ֖ןko.HenH3548areprofaneחָנֵ֑פוּcha.Ne.fuH2610; even, in myhouseבְּבֵיתִ֛יbe.vei.TiH1004have Ifoundמָצָ֥אתִיma.Tza.tiH4672theirwickednessרָעָתָ֖םra.'a.TamH7451,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

12Therefore theirwayדַרְכָּ֜םdar.KamH1870shall be to them asslipperyכַּחֲלַקְלַקּוֹת֙ka.cha.lak.la.kOtH2519paths in thedarknessבָּֽאֲפֵלָ֔הba.'a.fe.LahH653: they shall be drivenonיִדַּ֖חוּyi.Da.chuH1760, andfallוְנָ֣פְלוּve.Na.fe.luH5307in it: for I willbringאָבִ֨יא'a.Vi'H935evilרָעָ֛הra.'AhH7451upon them, even theyearשְׁנַ֥תshe.NatH8141of theirpunishmentפְּקֻדָּתָ֖םpe.ku.da.TamH6486,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

13And I haveseenרָאִ֣יתִיra.'I.tiH7200follyתִפְלָ֑הtif.LahH8604in theprophetsוּבִנְבִיאֵ֥יu.vin.vi.'EiH5030ofSamariaשֹׁמְר֖וֹןsho.me.RonH8111; theyprophesiedהִנַּבְּא֣וּhi.na.be.'UH5012inBaalבַבַּ֔עַלva.Ba.'alH1168, and caused mypeopleעַמִּ֖י'a.MiH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ סYis.ra.'ElH3478toerrוַיַּתְע֥וּvai.yat.'UH8582.

14I haveseenרָאִ֣יתִיra.'I.tiH7200also in theprophetsוּבִנְבִאֵ֨יu.vin.vi.'EiH5030ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֜םye.ru.sha.LimH3389an horriblethingשַׁעֲרוּרָ֗הsha.'a.ru.RahH8186: they commitadulteryנָא֞וֹףna.'ofH5003, andwalkוְהָלֹ֤ךְve.ha.LokhH1980inliesבַּשֶּׁ֙קֶר֙ba.She.kerH8267: theystrengthenוְחִזְּקוּ֙ve.chi.ze.KuH2388also thehandsיְדֵ֣יye.DeiH3027ofevildoersמְרֵעִ֔יםme.re.'ImH7489, thatnoneאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376dothreturnשָׁ֔בוּSha.vuH7725from hiswickednessמֵרָֽעָת֑וֹme.ra.'a.ToH7451: they are all of them to me asSodomכִּסְדֹ֔םkis.DomH5467, and itsinhabitantsוְיֹשְׁבֶ֖יהָve.yo.she.Vei.haH3427asGomorrahכַּעֲמֹרָֽה׃ סka.'a.mo.RahH6017.

15Therefore thussaithאָמַ֨ר'a.MarH559theLORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָאוֹת֙tze.va.'OtH6635concerning theprophetsהַנְּבִאִ֔יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030; Behold, I willfeedמַאֲכִ֤ילma.'a.KhilH398them withwormwoodלַֽעֲנָ֔הla.'a.NahH3939, and make themdrinkוְהִשְׁקִתִ֖יםve.hish.ki.TimH8248thewaterמֵי־mei-H4325ofgallרֹ֑אשׁRoshH7219: for from theprophetsנְבִיאֵ֣יne.vi.'EiH5030ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֔םye.ru.sha.LimH3389isprofanenessחֲנֻפָּ֖הcha.nu.PahH2613goneforthיָצְאָ֥הya.tze.'AhH3318into all thelandהָאָֽרֶץ׃ פha.'A.retzH776.

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.

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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