Jeremiah 23 :: New American Standard Bible 2020 (NASB20)

“Woe ^H1945 to the shepherds ^H7462 who are causing the sheep ^H6629 of My pasture ^H4830 to perish ^H6 and are scattering ^H6327 them!” declares ^H5002 the LORD ^H3068.

“Behold ^H2009, the days ^H3117 are coming ^H935,” declares ^H5002 the LORD ^H3068,

“When I will raise ^H6965 up ^H6965 for David ^H1732 a righteous ^H6662 [fn]Branch ^H6780;

And He will reign ^H4427 as king ^H4428 and [fn]act ^H7919 wisely ^H7919

And do ^H6213 justice ^H4941 and righteousness ^H6666 in the land ^H776.

“In His days ^H3117 Judah ^H3063 will be saved ^H3467,

And Israel ^H3478 will live ^H7931 securely ^H983;

And this ^H2088 is His name ^H8034 by which ^H834 He will be called ^H7121,

‘The LORD ^H3068 Our Righteousness ^H6664.’

“Therefore ^H3651 behold ^H2009, the days ^H3117 are coming ^H935,” declares ^H5002 the LORD ^H3068, “when they will no ^H3808 longer ^H5750 say ^H559, ‘As the LORD ^H3068 lives ^H2416, who ^H834 brought ^H5927 the sons ^H1121 of Israel ^H3478 up ^H5927 from the land ^H776 of Egypt ^H4714,’

As for the prophets ^H5030:

My heart ^H3820 is broken ^H7665 within ^H7130 me,

All ^H3605 my bones ^H6106 tremble ^H7363;

I have become ^H1961 like a drunken ^H7910 man ^H376,

And like a man ^H1397 overcome ^H5674 by wine ^H3196,

Because ^H4480 H6440 of the LORD ^H3068

And because ^H4480 H6440 of His holy ^H6944 words ^H1697.

For the land ^H776 is full ^H4390 of adulterers ^H5003;

For the land ^H776 mourns ^H56 because ^H4480 H6440 of the curse ^H423.

The pastures ^H4999 of the wilderness ^H4057 have dried ^H3001 up ^H3001.

Their course ^H4794 is evil ^H7451

And their might ^H1369 is not right ^H3651.

“For both ^H1571 prophet ^H5030 and priest ^H3548 are defiled ^H2610;

Even ^H1571 in My house ^H1004 I have found ^H4672 their wickedness ^H7451,” declares ^H5002 the LORD ^H3068.

“Therefore ^H3651 their way ^H1870 will be like slippery ^H2519 paths ^H2519 to them,

They will be driven ^H1760 away ^H1760 into the gloom ^H653 and fall ^H5307 down ^H5307 in it;

For I will bring ^H935 disaster ^H7451 upon them,

The year ^H8141 of their punishment ^H6486,” declares ^H5002 the LORD ^H3068.

“Moreover, among the prophets ^H5030 of Samaria ^H8111 I saw ^H7200 an offensive ^H8604 thing ^H8604:

They prophesied ^H5012 by Baal ^H1168 and led ^H8582 My people ^H5971 Israel ^H3478 astray ^H8582.

“Also among the prophets ^H5030 of Jerusalem ^H3389 I have seen ^H7200 a horrible ^H8186 thing ^H8186:

The committing ^H5003 of ^H5003 adultery ^H5003 and walking ^H1980 in deceit ^H8267;

And they strengthen ^H2388 the hands ^H3027 of evildoers ^H7489,

So that no ^H1115 one ^H376 has turned ^H7725 back ^H7725 from his wickedness ^H7451.

All ^H3605 of them have become ^H1961 to Me like Sodom ^H5467,

And her inhabitants ^H3427 like Gomorrah ^H6017.

“Therefore ^H3651 this ^H3541 is ^H3541 what ^H3541 the LORD ^H3068 of armies ^H6635 says ^H559 concerning ^H5921 the prophets ^H5030:

‘Behold ^H2009, I am going to feed ^H398 them wormwood ^H3939

And make ^H8248 them drink ^H8248 poisonous ^H7219 water ^H4325,

For from the prophets ^H5030 of Jerusalem ^H3389

Ungodliness ^H2613 has spread ^H3318 into all ^H3605 the land ^H776.’”

This ^H3541 is ^H3541 what ^H3541 the LORD ^H3068 of armies ^H6635 says ^H559:

“Do not listen ^H8085 to the words ^H1697 of the prophets ^H5030 who are prophesying ^H5012 to you.

They are leading ^H1891 you into ^H1891 futility ^H1891;

They tell ^H1696 a vision ^H2377 of their own [fn]imagination ^H3820,

Not from the mouth ^H6310 of the LORD ^H3068.

“They keep saying ^H559 to those who despise ^H5006 Me,

‘The LORD ^H3068 has said ^H1696, “You will have ^H1961 peace ^H7965”’;

And as for everyone ^H3605 who walks ^H1980 in the stubbornness ^H8307 of his own heart ^H3820,

They say ^H559, ‘Disaster ^H7451 will not come ^H935 on you.’

“But who ^H4310 has stood ^H5975 in the council ^H5475 of the LORD ^H3068,

That he should see ^H7200 and hear ^H8085 His word ^H1697?

Who ^H4310 has paid ^H7181 attention ^H7181 to [fn]His word ^H1697 and listened ^H8085?

“Behold ^H2009, the storm ^H5591 of the LORD ^H3068 has gone ^H3318 forth ^H3318 in wrath ^H2534,

Even a whirling ^H2342 tempest ^H5591;

It will swirl ^H2342 down ^H2342 on the head ^H7218 of the wicked ^H7563.

“The anger ^H639 of the LORD ^H3068 will not turn ^H7725 back ^H7725

Until ^H5704 He has performed ^H6213 and carried ^H6965 out ^H6965 the purposes ^H4209 of His heart ^H3820;

In the last ^H319 days ^H3117 you will clearly ^H998 understand ^H995 it.

“I did not send ^H7971 these prophets ^H5030,

But they ran ^H7323.

I did not speak ^H1696 to them,

But they prophesied ^H5012.

“But if ^H518 they had stood ^H5975 in My council ^H5475,

Then they would have announced ^H8085 My words ^H1697 to My people ^H5971,

And would have turned ^H7725 them back ^H7725 from their evil ^H7451 way ^H1870

And from the evil ^H7455 of their deeds ^H4611.

“Am I a God ^H430 who is near ^H7138,” declares ^H5002 the LORD ^H3068,

“And not a God ^H430 far ^H7350 off ^H4480 H7350?

“Can a person ^H376 hide ^H5641 himself in hiding ^H4565 places ^H4565

So that I do not see ^H7200 him?” declares ^H5002 the LORD ^H3068.

“Do I not fill ^H4390 the heavens ^H8064 and the earth ^H776?” declares ^H5002 the LORD ^H3068.

“I have heard ^H8085 what ^H834 the prophets ^H5030 have said ^H559 who prophesy ^H5012 falsely ^H8267 in My name ^H8034, saying ^H559, ‘I had ^H2492 a ^H2492 dream ^H2492, I had ^H2492 a ^H2492 dream ^H2492!’

“Now when ^H3588 this ^H2088 people ^H5971 or ^H176 the prophet ^H5030 or ^H176 a priest ^H3548 asks ^H7592 you, saying ^H559, ‘What ^H4100 is the [fn]pronouncement ^H4853 of the LORD ^H3068?’ then you shall say ^H559 to them, ‘What ^H4100 [fn]pronouncement ^H4853?’ The LORD ^H3068 declares ^H5002, ‘I will abandon ^H5203 you.’