KJV_Strong : Jeremiah 23
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]
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]
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]
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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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]
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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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]
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]
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]
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?
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
36. And the burden[H4853] of the LORD[H3068] shall ye mention[H2142] no[H3808] more:[H5750] for[H3588] every man's[H376] 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]
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]
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]
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]
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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