Jeremiah 23

YHWH condemns the shepherds (kings, priests, prophets) who scattered His flock, promising to gather the remnant, appoint faithful shepherds, and raise a righteous **Branch** from David who will reign in justice and execute righteousness over Judah and Israel.[1][2][3] The chapter denounces false prophets in Jerusalem for adultery, lies, and delusions, contrasting their dreams with YHWH's powerful word like fire and hammer, warning of judgment like wormwood and a whirlwind.[1][2][3]

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Verse 2 לָ֠/כֵן 𐤋/𐤊𐤍 lakhen therefore accordingly HR/D כֹּֽה 𐤊𐤄 koh thus in this manner HD אָמַ֨ר 𐤀𐤌𐤓 amar says he said HVqp3ms יְהוָ֜ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp אֱלֹהֵ֣י 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉 elohey Mulimu (Lozi) God mighty ones of HNcmpc יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael Israel El-Contends Yiserael HNp עַֽל 𐤏𐤋 al against upon HR הָ/רֹעִים֮ 𐤄/𐤓𐤏𐤉𐤌 haroim the shepherds the tending-ones HTd/Vqrmpa הָ/רֹעִ֣ים 𐤄/𐤓𐤏𐤉𐤌 haroim-2 who shepherd the tending-ones HTd/Vqrmpa אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker HTo עַמִּ/י֒ 𐤏𐤌/𐤉 ami my people my people HNcmsc/Sp1cs אַתֶּ֞ם 𐤀𐤕𐤌 atem you you (masculine plural) HPp2mp הֲפִצֹתֶ֤ם 𐤄𐤐𐤑𐤕𐤌 hafitsotem have scattered you caused to scatter HVhp2mp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 [direct object marker] object-marker HTo צֹאנִ/י֙ 𐤑𐤀𐤍/𐤉 tsoni my flock my flock HNcbsc/Sp1cs וַ/תַּדִּח֔וּ/ם 𐤅/𐤕𐤃𐤇𐤅/𐤌 vatadichum and driven them away and you drove them away HC/Vhw2mp/Sp3mp וְ/לֹ֥א 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo and not and not HC/Tn פְקַדְתֶּ֖ם 𐤐𐤒𐤃𐤕𐤌 feqadetem have attended you attended to HVqp2mp אֹתָ֑/ם 𐤀𐤕/𐤌 otam to them them HTo/Sp3mp הִנְ/נִ֨י 𐤄𐤍/𐤍𐤉 hineni behold I look—here I am HTm/Sp1cs פֹקֵ֧ד 𐤐𐤒𐤃 foqed am about to attend the attending one HVqrmsa עֲלֵי/כֶ֛ם 𐤏𐤋𐤉/𐤊𐤌 aleykhem to you upon you HR/Sp2mp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-3 [direct object marker] object-marker HTo רֹ֥עַ 𐤓𐤏 roa the evil badness of HNcmsc מַעַלְלֵי/כֶ֖ם 𐤌𐤏𐤋𐤋𐤉/𐤊𐤌 maaleleykhem of your deeds your deeds HNcmpc/Sp2mp נְאֻם 𐤍𐤀𐤌 neum declares solemn utterance of HNcmsc יְהוָֽה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah-2 Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp
Verse 8 כִּ֣י 𐤊𐤉 ki but for/because HC אִם 𐤀𐤌 im surely if / whether HC חַי 𐤇𐤉 chay lives living HAamsa יְהוָ֗ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp אֲשֶׁ֣ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher who that-which HTr הֶעֱלָה֩ 𐤄𐤏𐤋𐤄 heelah brought up he caused to ascend HVhp3ms וַ/אֲשֶׁ֨ר 𐤅/𐤀𐤔𐤓 vaasher and who and that-which HC/Tr הֵבִ֜יא 𐤄𐤁𐤉𐤀 hevi led he caused to come in HVhp3ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et - object-marker HTo זֶ֨רַע 𐤆𐤓𐤏 zera seed seed HNcmsc בֵּ֤ית 𐤁𐤉𐤕 beyt house house-of HNcmsc יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael of Israel El-Contends Yiserael HNp מֵ/אֶ֣רֶץ 𐤌/𐤀𐤓𐤑 meerets from land from land HR/Ncbsa צָפ֔וֹנָ/ה 𐤑𐤐𐤅𐤍/𐤄 tsafonah of the north toward the hidden-north HNcfsa/Sd וּ/מִ/כֹּל֙ 𐤅/𐤌/𐤊𐤋 umikol and from all and from the entirety of HC/R/Ncmsc הָֽ/אֲרָצ֔וֹת 𐤄/𐤀𐤓𐤑𐤅𐤕 haaratsot the lands the lands HTd/Ncbpa אֲשֶׁ֥ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher-2 where that-which HTr הִדַּחְתִּ֖י/ם 𐤄𐤃𐤇𐤕𐤉/𐤌 hidachetim I drove them I drove them away HVhp1cs/Sp3mp שָׁ֑ם 𐤔𐤌 sham there in that place HD וְ/יָשְׁב֖וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤁𐤅 veyashevu and they shall dwell and they settled HC/Vqq3cp עַל 𐤏𐤋 al on upon HR אַדְמָתָֽ/ם 𐤀𐤃𐤌𐤕/𐤌 adematam their land their cultivated ground HNcfsc/Sp3mp
Verse 9 לַ/נְּבִאִ֞ים 𐤋/𐤍𐤁𐤀𐤉𐤌 laneviim Concerning the prophets to the proclaiming-spokesmen HRd/Ncmpa נִשְׁבַּ֧ר 𐤍𐤔𐤁𐤓 nishebar is broken was shattered HVNp3ms לִבִּ֣/י 𐤋𐤁/𐤉 libi my heart my inner core HNcmsc/Sp1cs בְ/קִרְבִּ֗/י 𐤁/𐤒𐤓𐤁/𐤉 veqirebi within me my inner-near part HR/Ncmsc/Sp1cs רָֽחֲפוּ֙ 𐤓𐤇𐤐𐤅 rachafu tremble they hovered lightly HVqp3cp כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal all entirety of HNcmsc עַצְמוֹתַ֔/י 𐤏𐤑𐤌𐤅𐤕/𐤉 atsemotay my bones my bones HNcfpc/Sp1cs הָיִ֨יתִי֙ 𐤄𐤉𐤉𐤕𐤉 hayiti I have become I was HVqp1cs כְּ/אִ֣ישׁ 𐤊/𐤀𐤉𐤔 keish like a man as a man HR/Ncmsa שִׁכּ֔וֹר 𐤔𐤊𐤅𐤓 shikor drunkard drunken man HAamsa וּ/כְ/גֶ֖בֶר 𐤅/𐤊/𐤂𐤁𐤓 ukhegever and like a mighty man and like a mighty man HC/R/Ncmsa עֲבָ֣ר/וֹ 𐤏𐤁𐤓/𐤅 avaro whom it has passed over he passed over him HVqp3ms/Sp3ms יָ֑יִן 𐤉𐤉𐤍 yayin wine fermented grape wine HNcmsa מִ/פְּנֵ֣י 𐤌/𐤐𐤍𐤉 mipeney because of from the presence of HR/Ncbpc יְהוָ֔ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp וּ/מִ/פְּנֵ֖י 𐤅/𐤌/𐤐𐤍𐤉 umipeney and because of and from the face of HC/R/Ncbpc דִּבְרֵ֥י 𐤃𐤁𐤓𐤉 diverey the words words of HNcmpc קָדְשֽׁ/וֹ 𐤒𐤃𐤔/𐤅 qadesho his holiness his holiness HNcmsc/Sp3ms
Verse 14 וּ/בִ/נְבִאֵ֨י 𐤅/𐤁/𐤍𐤁𐤀𐤉 uvineviey among the prophets and in spokespersons of HC/R/Ncmpc יְרוּשָׁלִַ֜ם 𐤉𐤓𐤅𐤔𐤋𐤌 yerushalaim of Jerusalem Foundation of Wholeness Yerushalam HNp רָאִ֣יתִי 𐤓𐤀𐤉𐤕𐤉 raiti I have seen I saw HVqp1cs שַׁעֲרוּרָ֗ה 𐤔𐤏𐤓𐤅𐤓𐤄 shaarurah a horrible thing appalling outrage HNcfsa נָא֞וֹף 𐤍𐤀𐤅𐤐 naof committing adultery to commit adultery HVqa וְ/הָלֹ֤ךְ 𐤅/𐤄𐤋𐤊 vehalokhe and walking and going HC/Vqa בַּ/שֶּׁ֨קֶר֙ 𐤁/𐤔𐤒𐤓 basheqer in lies in the falsehood HRd/Ncmsa וְ/חִזְּקוּ֙ 𐤅/𐤇𐤆𐤒𐤅 vechizequ they strengthen and they strengthened HC/Vpp3cp יְדֵ֣י 𐤉𐤃𐤉 yedey the hands the two hands of HNcbdc מְרֵעִ֔ים 𐤌𐤓𐤏𐤉𐤌 mereim of evildoers harm-causers HVhrmpa לְ/בִ֨לְתִּי 𐤋/𐤁𐤋𐤕𐤉 levileti so that not so as not to HR/C שָׁ֔בוּ 𐤔𐤁𐤅 shavu they return they turned back HVqp3cp אִ֖ישׁ 𐤀𐤉𐤔 ish man man HNcmsa מֵ/רָֽעָת֑/וֹ 𐤌/𐤓𐤏𐤕/𐤅 meraato from his wickedness from his evil HR/Ncfsc/Sp3ms הָֽיוּ 𐤄𐤉𐤅 hayu they have become they were HVqp3cp לִ֤/י 𐤋/𐤉 li to me HR/Sp1cs כֻלָּ/ם֙ 𐤊𐤋/𐤌 khulam all of them the whole of them HNcmsc/Sp3mp כִּ/סְדֹ֔ם 𐤊/𐤎𐤃𐤌 kisedom like Sodom like Sedom like Sedom HR/Np וְ/יֹשְׁבֶ֖י/הָ 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤁𐤉/𐤄 veyosheveyha and the inhabitants of and the ones dwelling in her HC/Vqrmpc/Sp3fs כַּ/עֲמֹרָֽה 𐤊/𐤏𐤌𐤓𐤄 kaamorah like Gomorrah like Gomorrah like Amorah HR/Np
Verse 15 לָ/כֵ֞ן 𐤋/𐤊𐤍 lakhen therefore accordingly HR/D כֹּֽה 𐤊𐤄 koh thus in this manner HD אָמַ֨ר 𐤀𐤌𐤓 amar says he said HVqp3ms יְהוָ֤ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp צְבָאוֹת֙ 𐤑𐤁𐤀𐤅𐤕 tsevaot of hosts organized hosts HNcbpa עַל 𐤏𐤋 al concerning upon HR הַ/נְּבִאִ֔ים 𐤄/𐤍𐤁𐤀𐤉𐤌 haneviim the prophets the proclaiming-spokesmen HTd/Ncmpa הִנְ/נִ֨י 𐤄𐤍/𐤍𐤉 hineni behold I look—here I am HTm/Sp1cs מַאֲכִ֤יל 𐤌𐤀𐤊𐤉𐤋 maakhil feed the one who feeds HVhrmsa אוֹתָ/ם֙ 𐤀𐤅𐤕/𐤌 otam them them HTo/Sp3mp לַֽעֲנָ֔ה 𐤋𐤏𐤍𐤄 laanah wormwood wormwood HNcfsa וְ/הִשְׁקִתִ֖י/ם 𐤅/𐤄𐤔𐤒𐤕𐤉/𐤌 vehisheqitim and make them drink and I will give them drink HC/Vhq1cs/Sp3mp מֵי 𐤌𐤉 mey Amanzi (Zulu) water of waters of HNcmpc רֹ֑אשׁ 𐤓𐤀𐤔 rosh gall head HNcmsa כִּ֗י 𐤊𐤉 ki for for/because HC מֵ/אֵת֙ 𐤌/𐤀𐤕 meet from from beside HR/R נְבִיאֵ֣י 𐤍𐤁𐤉𐤀𐤉 neviey prophets of proclaiming spokesmen of HNcmpc יְרוּשָׁלִַ֔ם 𐤉𐤓𐤅𐤔𐤋𐤌 yerushalaim Jerusalem Foundation of Wholeness Yerushalam HNp יָצְאָ֥ה 𐤉𐤑𐤀𐤄 yatseah has gone forth she went out HVqp3fs חֲנֻפָּ֖ה 𐤇𐤍𐤐𐤄 chanupah profaneness godless corruption HNcfsa לְ/כָל 𐤋/𐤊𐤋 lekhal into all to the whole of HR/Ncmsc הָ/אָֽרֶץ 𐤄/𐤀𐤓𐤑 haarets the land the earth HTd/Ncbsa
Verse 32 הִ֠נְ/נִי 𐤄𐤍/𐤍𐤉 hineni Behold, I look—here I am HTm/Sp1cs עַֽל 𐤏𐤋 al am against upon HR נִבְּאֵ֞י 𐤍𐤁𐤀𐤉 nibeey those who prophesy the prophet-acting ones of HVNrmpc חֲלֹמ֥וֹת 𐤇𐤋𐤌𐤅𐤕 chalomot dreams dreams of HNcmpc שֶׁ֨קֶר֙ 𐤔𐤒𐤓 sheqer falsehood falsehood HNcmsa נְאֻם 𐤍𐤀𐤌 neum declares solemn utterance of HNcmsc יְהוָ֔ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp וַֽ/יְסַפְּרוּ/ם֙ 𐤅/𐤉𐤎𐤐𐤓𐤅/𐤌 vayesaperum and tell them and they recounted them HC/Vpw3mp/Sp3mp וַ/יַּתְע֣וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤕𐤏𐤅 vayateu and lead astray and they caused to wander HC/Vhw3mp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker HTo עַמִּ֔/י 𐤏𐤌/𐤉 ami my people my people HNcmsc/Sp1cs בְּ/שִׁקְרֵי/הֶ֖ם 𐤁/𐤔𐤒𐤓𐤉/𐤄𐤌 beshiqereyhem by their lies in their falsehoods HR/Ncmpc/Sp3mp וּ/בְ/פַחֲזוּתָ֑/ם 𐤅/𐤁/𐤐𐤇𐤆𐤅𐤕/𐤌 uvefachazutam and by their recklessness and in their recklessness HC/R/Ncfsc/Sp3mp וְ/אָנֹכִ֨י 𐤅/𐤀𐤍𐤊𐤉 veanokhi and I and I HC/Pp1cs לֹֽא 𐤋𐤀 lo not not HTn שְׁלַחְתִּ֜י/ם 𐤔𐤋𐤇𐤕𐤉/𐤌 shelachetim sent them I dispatched them HVqp1cs/Sp3mp וְ/לֹ֣א 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo nor and not HC/Tn צִוִּיתִ֗י/ם 𐤑𐤅𐤉𐤕𐤉/𐤌 tsivitim commanded them I commanded them HVpp1cs/Sp3mp וְ/הוֹעֵ֛יל 𐤅/𐤄𐤅𐤏𐤉𐤋 vehoeyl they profit and to cause benefit HC/Vha לֹֽא 𐤋𐤀 lo-2 not not HTn יוֹעִ֥ילוּ 𐤉𐤅𐤏𐤉𐤋𐤅 yoilu at all they will bring benefit HVhi3mp לָֽ/עָם 𐤋/𐤏𐤌 laam this people to the gathered people HRd/Ncmsa הַ/זֶּ֖ה 𐤄/𐤆𐤄 hazeh this this one HTd/Pdxms נְאֻם 𐤍𐤀𐤌 neum-2 declares solemn utterance of HNcmsc יְהוָֽה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah-2 Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp