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1. "How terrible it will be for the leaders of Judah, who are scattering and destroying my people," says the Lord.
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1. Woe H1945 be unto the pastors H7462 that destroy H6 and scatter H6327 H853 the sheep H6629 of my pasture H4830 ! saith H5002 the LORD H3068 .
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2. They are responsible for the people, so the Lord, the God of Israel, says to them: "You have scattered my people and forced them away and not taken care of them. So I will punish you for the evil things you have done," says the Lord.
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2. Therefore H3651 thus H3541 saith H559 the LORD H3068 God H430 of Israel H3478 against H5921 the pastors H7462 that feed H7462 H853 my people H5971 ; Ye H859 have scattered H6327 H853 my flock H6629 , and driven them away H5080 , and have not H3808 visited H6485 them: behold H2009 , I will visit H6485 upon H5921 you H853 the evil H7455 of your doings H4611 , saith H5002 the LORD H3068 .
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3. "I sent my people to other countries, but I will gather those who are left alive and bring them back to their own country. Then they will have many children and grow in number.
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3. And I H589 will gather H6908 H853 the remnant H7611 of my flock H6629 out of all H4480 H3605 countries H776 whither H834 H8033 I have driven H5080 them , and will bring them again H7725 H853 to H5921 their folds H5116 ; and they shall be fruitful H6509 and increase H7235 .
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4. I will place new leaders over my people, who will take care of them. And my people will not be afraid or terrified again, and none of them will be lost," says the Lord.
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4. And I will set up H6965 shepherds H7462 over H5921 them which shall feed H7462 them : and they shall fear H3372 no H3808 more H5750 , nor H3808 be dismayed H2865 , neither H3808 shall they be lacking H6485 , saith H5002 the LORD H3068 .
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5. "The days are coming," says the Lord, "when I will raise up a good branch in David's family. He will be a king who will rule in a wise way; he will do what is fair and right in the land.
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5. Behold H2009 , the days H3117 come H935 , saith H5002 the LORD H3068 , that I will raise H6965 unto David H1732 a righteous H6662 Branch H6780 , and a King H4428 shall reign H4427 and prosper H7919 , and shall execute H6213 judgment H4941 and justice H6666 in the earth H776 .
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6. In his time Judah will be saved, and Israel will live in safety. This will be his name: The Lord Does What Is Right.
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6. In his days H3117 Judah H3063 shall be saved H3467 , and Israel H3478 shall dwell H7931 safely H983 : and this H2088 is his name H8034 whereby H834 he shall be called H7121 , THE LORD H3068 OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS H6664 .
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7. "So the days are coming," says the Lord, "when people will not say again: 'As surely as the Lord lives, who brought Israel out of Egypt . . .'
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7. Therefore H3651 , behold H2009 , the days H3117 come H935 , saith H5002 the LORD H3068 , that they shall no H3808 more H5750 say H559 , The LORD H3068 liveth H2416 , which H834 brought up H5927 H853 the children H1121 of Israel H3478 out of the land H4480 H776 of Egypt H4714 ;
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8. But people will say something new: 'As surely as the Lord lives, who brought the descendants of Israel from the land of the north and from all the countries where he had sent them away. . .' Then the people of Israel will live in their own land."
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8. But H3588 H518 , The LORD H3068 liveth H2416 , which H834 brought up H5927 and which H834 led H935 H853 the seed H2233 of the house H1004 of Israel H3478 out of the north H6828 country H4480 H776 , and from all H4480 H3605 countries H776 whither H834 H8033 I had driven H5080 them ; and they shall dwell H3427 in H5921 their own land H127 .
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9. A message to the prophets: My heart is broken. All my bones shake. I'm like someone who is drunk, like someone who has been overcome with wine. and his holy words.
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9. Mine heart H3820 within H7130 me is broken H7665 because of the prophets H5030 ; all H3605 my bones H6106 shake H7363 ; I am H1961 like a drunken H7910 man H376 , and like a man H1397 whom wine H3196 hath overcome H5674 , because H4480 H6440 of the LORD H3068 , and because H4480 H6440 of the words H1697 of his holiness H6944 .
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10. The land of Judah is full of people who are guilty of adultery. Because of this, the Lord cursed the land. It has become a very sad place, and the pastures have dried up. The people are evil and use their power in the wrong way.
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10. For H3588 the land H776 is full H4390 of adulterers H5003 ; for H3588 because H4480 H6440 of swearing H423 the land H776 mourneth H56 ; the pleasant places H4999 of the wilderness H4057 are dried up H3001 , and their course H4794 is H1961 evil H7451 , and their force H1369 is not H3808 right H3651 .
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11. "Both the prophets and the priests live as if there were no God. I have found them doing evil things even in my own Temple," says the Lord.
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11. For H3588 both H1571 prophet H5030 and H1571 priest H3548 are profane H2610 ; yea H1571 , in my house H1004 have I found H4672 their wickedness H7451 , saith H5002 the LORD H3068 .
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12. "So they will be in danger. They will be forced into darkness where they will be defeated. I will bring disaster on them in the year I punish them," says the Lord.
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12. Wherefore H3651 their way H1870 shall be H1961 unto them as slippery H2519 ways in the darkness H653 : they shall be driven on H1760 , and fall H5307 therein: for H3588 I will bring H935 evil H7451 upon H5921 them, even the year H8141 of their visitation H6486 , saith H5002 the LORD H3068 .
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13. "I saw the prophets of Samaria do something wrong. and led my people Israel away.
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13. And I have seen H7200 folly H8604 in the prophets H5030 of Samaria H8111 ; they prophesied H5012 in Baal H1168 , and caused H853 my people H5971 H853 Israel H3478 to err H8582 .
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14. And I have seen the prophets of Jerusalem do terrible things. They are guilty of adultery and live by lies. They encourage evil people to keep on doing evil, so the people don't stop sinning. All of those people are like the city of Sodom.
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14. I have seen H7200 also in the prophets H5030 of Jerusalem H3389 a horrible thing H8186 : they commit adultery H5003 , and walk H1980 in lies H8267 : they strengthen H2388 also the hands H3027 of evildoers H7489 , that none H1115 H376 doth return H7725 from his wickedness H4480 H7451 : they are H1961 all H3605 of them unto me as Sodom H5467 , and the inhabitants H3427 thereof as Gomorrah H6017 .
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15. So this is what the Lord All-Powerful says about the prophets: "I will make those prophets eat bitter food and drink poisoned water, because the prophets of Jerusalem spread wickedness through the whole country."
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15. Therefore H3651 thus H3541 saith H559 the LORD H3068 of hosts H6635 concerning H5921 the prophets H5030 ; Behold H2009 , I will feed H398 them with wormwood H3939 , and make them drink H8248 the water H4325 of gall H7219 : for H3588 from H4480 H854 the prophets H5030 of Jerusalem H3389 is profaneness H2613 gone forth H3318 into all H3605 the land H776 .
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16. This is what the Lord All-Powerful says: "Don't pay attention to what those prophets are saying to you. They are trying to fool you. They talk about visions their own minds made up, not about visions from me.
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16. Thus H3541 saith H559 the LORD H3068 of hosts H6635 , Hearken H8085 not H408 unto H5921 the words H1697 of the prophets H5030 that prophesy H5012 unto you : they make you vain H1891 H853 : they H1992 speak H1696 a vision H2377 of their own heart H3820 , and not H3808 out of the mouth H4480 H6310 of the LORD H3068 .
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17. They say to those who hate me: 'The Lord says: You will have peace.' They say to all those who are stubborn and do as they please: 'Nothing bad will happen to you.'
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17. They say still H559 H559 unto them that despise H5006 me , The LORD H3068 hath said H1696 , Ye shall have H1961 peace H7965 ; and they say H559 unto every one H3605 that walketh H1980 after the imagination H8307 of his own heart H3820 , No H3808 evil H7451 shall come H935 upon H5921 you.
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18. But none of these prophets has stood in the meeting of angels to see or hear the message of the Lord. None of them has paid close attention to his message.
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18. For H3588 who H4310 hath stood H5975 in the counsel H5475 of the LORD H3068 , and hath perceived H7200 and heard H8085 H853 his word H1697 ? who H4310 hath marked H7181 his word H1697 , and heard H8085 it ?
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19. Look, the punishment from the Lord will come like a storm. His anger will be like a hurricane. It will come swirling down on the heads of those wicked people.
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19. Behold H2009 , a whirlwind H5591 of the LORD H3068 is gone forth H3318 in fury H2534 , even a grievous H2342 whirlwind H5591 : it shall fall grievously H2342 upon H5921 the head H7218 of the wicked H7563 .
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20. The Lord's anger will not stop until he finishes what he plans to do. When that day is over, you will understand this clearly.
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20. The anger H639 of the LORD H3068 shall not H3808 return H7725 , until H5704 he have executed H6213 , and till H5704 he have performed H6965 the thoughts H4209 of his heart H3820 : in the latter H319 days H3117 ye shall consider H995 it perfectly H998 .
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21. I did not send those prophets, but they ran to tell their message. I did not speak to them, but they prophesied anyway.
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21. I have not H3808 sent H7971 H853 these prophets H5030 , yet they H1992 ran H7323 : I have not H3808 spoken H1696 to H413 them , yet they H1992 prophesied H5012 .
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22. But if they had stood in the meeting of angels, they would have told my message to my people. They would have turned the people from their evil ways and from doing evil.
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22. But if H518 they had stood H5975 in my counsel H5475 , and had caused H853 my people H5971 to hear H8085 my words H1697 , then they should have turned H7725 them from their evil H7451 way H4480 H1870 , and from the evil H4480 H7455 of their doings H4611 .
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23. "I am a God who is near," says the Lord. "I am also a God who is far away."
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23. Am I H589 a God H430 at hand H4480 H7138 , saith H5002 the LORD H3068 , and not H3808 a God H430 afar off H4480 H7350 ?
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24. "No one can hide where I cannot see him," says the Lord. "I fill all of heaven and earth," says the Lord.
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24. Can H518 any H376 hide himself H5641 in secret places H4565 that I H589 shall not H3808 see H7200 him? saith H5002 the LORD H3068 . Do not H3808 I H589 fill H4390 H853 heaven H8064 and earth H776 ? saith H5002 the LORD H3068 .
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25. "I have heard the prophets who prophesy lies in my name. They say, 'I have had a dream! I have had a dream!'
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25. I have heard H8085 H853 what H834 the prophets H5030 said H559 , that prophesy H5012 lies H8267 in my name H8034 , saying H559 , I have dreamed H2492 , I have dreamed H2492 .
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26. How long will this continue in the minds of these lying prophets? They prophesy from their own wishful thinking.
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26. How long H5704 H4970 shall this be H3426 in the heart H3820 of the prophets H5030 that prophesy H5012 lies H8267 ? yea, they are prophets H5030 of the deceit H8649 of their own heart H3820 ;
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27. They are trying to make the people of Judah forget me by telling each other these dreams. In the same way, their ancestors forgot me and worshiped Baal.
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27. Which think H2803 to cause H853 my people H5971 to forget H7911 my name H8034 by their dreams H2472 which H834 they tell H5608 every man H376 to his neighbor H7453 , as H834 their fathers H1 have forgotten H7911 H853 my name H8034 for Baal H1168 .
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28. Is straw the same thing as wheat?" says the Lord. "If a prophet wants to tell about his dreams, let him! But let the person who hears my message speak it truthfully!
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28. The prophet H5030 that H834 H854 hath a dream H2472 , let him tell H5608 a dream H2472 ; and he that H834 H854 hath my word H1697 , let him speak H1696 my word H1697 faithfully H571 . What H4100 is the chaff H8401 to H854 the wheat H1250 ? saith H5002 the LORD H3068 .
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29. Isn't my message like a fire?" says the Lord. "Isn't it like a hammer that smashes a rock?
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29. Is not H3808 my word H1697 like H3541 as a fire H784 ? saith H5002 the LORD H3068 ; and like a hammer H6360 that breaketh H6327 the rock H5553 in pieces?
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30. "So I am against the false prophets," says the Lord. "They keep stealing words from each other and say they are from me.
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30. Therefore H3651 , behold H2009 , I am against H5921 the prophets H5030 , saith H5002 the LORD H3068 , that steal H1589 my words H1697 every one H376 from H4480 H854 his neighbor H7453 .
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31. I am against the false prophets," says the Lord. "They use their own words and pretend it is a message from me.
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31. Behold H2009 , I am against H5921 the prophets H5030 , saith H5002 the LORD H3068 , that use H3947 their tongues H3956 , and say H5001 , He saith H5002 .
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32. I am against the prophets who prophesy false dreams," says the Lord. "They mislead my people with their lies and false teachings! I did not send them or command them to do anything for me. They can't help the people of Judah at all," says the Lord.
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32. Behold H2009 , I am against H5921 them that prophesy H5012 false H8267 dreams H2472 , saith H5002 the LORD H3068 , and do tell H5608 them , and cause H853 my people H5971 to err H8582 by their lies H8267 , and by their lightness H6350 ; yet I H595 sent H7971 them not H3808 , nor H3808 commanded H6680 them : therefore they shall not H3808 profit this people at all H3276 H3276 H5971 H2088 , saith H5002 the LORD H3068 .
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33. "Suppose the people of Judah, a prophet, or a priest asks you: 'Jeremiah, what is the message from the Lord?' You will answer them and say, 'You are a heavy load to the Lord, and I will throw you down, says the Lord.'
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33. And when H3588 this H2088 people H5971 , or H176 the prophet H5030 , or H176 a priest H3548 , shall ask H7592 thee, saying H559 , What H4100 is the burden H4853 of the LORD H3068 ? thou shalt then say H559 unto H413 them, H853 What H4100 burden H4853 ? I will even forsake H5203 you, saith H5002 the LORD H3068 .
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34. A prophet or a priest or one of the people might say, 'This is a message from the Lord.' That person has lied, so I will punish him and his whole family.
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34. And as for the prophet H5030 , and the priest H3548 , and the people H5971 , that H834 shall say H559 , The burden H4853 of the LORD H3068 , I will even punish H6485 H5921 that H1931 man H376 and his house H1004 .
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35. This is what you will say to each other: 'What did the Lord answer?' or 'What did the Lord say?'
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35. Thus H3541 shall ye say H559 every one H376 to H5921 his neighbor H7453 , and every one H376 to H413 his brother H251 , What H4100 hath the LORD H3068 answered H6030 ? and, What H4100 hath the LORD H3068 spoken H1696 ?
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36. But you will never again say, 'The message of the Lord,' because the only message you speak is your own words. You have changed the words of our God, the living God, the Lord All-Powerful.
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36. And the burden H4853 of the LORD H3068 shall ye mention H2142 no H3808 more H5750 : for H3588 every man H376 's word H1697 shall be H1961 his burden H4853 ; for ye have perverted H2015 H853 the words H1697 of the living H2416 God H430 , of the LORD H3068 of hosts H6635 our God H430 .
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37. This is how you should speak to the prophets: 'What answer did the Lord give you?' or 'What did the Lord say?'
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37. Thus H3541 shalt thou say H559 to H413 the prophet H5030 , What H4100 hath the LORD H3068 answered H6030 thee? and, What H4100 hath the LORD H3068 spoken H1696 ?
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38. But don't say, 'The message from the Lord.' If you use these words, this is what the Lord says: Because you called it a 'message from the Lord,' though I told you not to use those words,
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38. But since H518 ye say H559 , The burden H4853 of the LORD H3068 ; therefore H3651 thus H3541 saith H559 the LORD H3068 ; Because H3282 ye say H559 H853 this H2088 word H1697 , The burden H4853 of the LORD H3068 , and I have sent H7971 unto H413 you, saying H559 , Ye shall not H3808 say H559 , The burden H4853 of the LORD H3068 ;
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39. I will pick you up and throw you away from me, along with Jerusalem, which I gave to your ancestors and to you.
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39. Therefore H3651 , behold H2009 , I , even I , will utterly forget H5382 H5382 you , and I will forsake H5203 you , and the city H5892 that H834 I gave H5414 you and your fathers H1 , and cast you out of H4480 H5921 my presence H6440 :
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40. And I will make a disgrace of you forever; your shame will never be forgotten."
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40. And I will bring H5414 an everlasting H5769 reproach H2781 upon H5921 you , and a perpetual H5769 shame H3640 , which H834 shall not H3808 be forgotten H7911 .
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