Open English Translation JER Chapter 23

23 Woe_to [the]_shepherds [who_are]_causing_to_stray and_scatter DOM the_flock pasture_my the_utterance of_Yahweh.
2 For_so/thus/hence thus he_says Yahweh the_god of_Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) on the_shepherds the_shepherd DOM people_my you_all you_all_have_scattered DOM flock_my and_driven_away_them and_not you_all_have_paid_attention_to DOM_them see_I [am]_about_to_visit to_you_all DOM the_wickedness deeds_your_all’s the_utterance of_Yahweh.
3 And_I I_will_gather_together DOM the_remnant flock_my from_all the_lands where I_have_banished DOM_them there and_bring_back DOM_them to pasture_their and_fruitful and_multiply.
4 And_raise_up over_them shepherds and_tend_them and_not they_will_be_afraid again and_not they_will_be_terrified and_not they_will_be_missing the_utterance of_Yahweh.
5 here days [are]_coming the_utterance of_Yahweh and_raise_up for_Dāvid a_branch righteous and_reign a_king and_wisely and_do justice and_righteousness on_the_earth.
6 In/on/at/with_days_his it_will_be_saved Yəhūdāh and_Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) it_will_dwell in_safety and_this name_his which called_he Yahweh righteousness_our.
7 for_so/thus/hence here days [are]_coming the_utterance of_Yahweh and_not people_will_say again [by]_the_life of_Yahweh who he_brought_up DOM the_people of_Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) from_land of_Miʦrayim/(Egypt).
8 DOM (if) [by]_the_life of_Yahweh who he_brought_up and_which he_brought DOM the_offspring of_the_house of_Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) from_land north_at and_from_all the_countries where driven_them there and_live on land_their_own.

9 concerning_the_prophets it_is_broken heart_my in/on/at/with_midst_me they_have_become_weak all bones_my I_have_become like_man drunk[fn] and_like_man overcome_him wine from_face/in_front_of Yahweh and_from_because_of the_words holy_his.
10 DOM adulterers it_is_full the_earth/land DOM from_face/in_front_of a_curse it_has_dried_up the_earth/land they_have_become_dry [the]_pastures of_[the]_wilderness and_it_became course_their evil and_power_their [is]_not right.
11 DOM both prophet as_well_as priest they_are_polluted also in/on/at/with_house_my I_have_found wickedness_their the_utterance of_Yahweh.
12 For_so/thus/hence it_will_become way_their to/for_them like_slippery in/on/at/with_darkness they_will_be_pushed_down and_fall in/on/at/with_it DOM I_will_bring on_them calamity the_year punishment_their the_utterance of_Yahweh.
13 And_in/on/at/with_prophets of_Shomrōn I_saw offensiveness they_prophesied in/on/at/with_Baˊal and_led_astray DOM people_my DOM Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel).
14 and_in/on/at/with_prophets of_Yərūshālayim I_have_seen a_horrible_[thing] they_have_committed_adultery and_walk in/on/at/with_lies and_strengthen the_hands of_evil-doers to_not they_have_turned_away anyone from_wickedness_his they_have_become to_me all_them like_Şədom and_inhabitants_its like_ˊₐmorāh.
15 for_so/thus/hence thus he_says Yahweh of_hosts on the_prophets see_I [am]_about_to_make_eat DOM_them wormwood and_give_todrink_them water of_poison DOM from_with the_prophets of_Yərūshālayim it_has_gone_out wicked_behavior to/from_all/each/any/every the_earth/land.
16 thus he_says Yahweh of_hosts do_not listen to the_words the_prophets the_prophesy to/for_you_all [are]_causing_to_become_vain they DOM_you_all the_vision minds_their_own they_speak not from_mouth of_Yahweh.
17 [they_are]_saying continually_(say) to_despise_me he_says Yahweh peace it_will_belong to/for_you_all and_all/each/any/every [one_who]_walks in/on/at/with_stubbornness his/its_heart they_have_said not it_will_come upon_you_all calamity.
18 DOM who has_he_stood in/on/at/with_council of_Yahweh and_see and_hear DOM word_his who has_he_paid_attention_to word_his[fn] and_heard.
19 there the_storm of_Yahweh rage it_has_gone_out and_tempest whirling on [the]_head of_wicked_[people] it_will_whirl_about.
20 Not it_will_turn_back the_anger of_Yahweh until executed_he and_unto accomplished_his the_purposes his/its_heart in/on/at/with_latter the_days you_all_will_understand in/on/at/with_it understanding.
21 Not I_sent DOM the_prophets and_they they_ran not I_spoke to_them and_they they_prophesied.
22 And_if they_had_stood in/on/at/with_council_my and_proclaimed words_my DOM people_my and_turned_them from_way_their the_evil and_from_evil deeds_their.
23 god from_near [am]_I the_utterance of_Yahweh and_not a_god from_far.
24 Or will_he_hide_himself anyone in/on/at/with_secret_places and_I not see_him the_utterance of_Yahweh am_not DOM the_heavens and_DOM the_earth/land [am]_I filling the_utterance of_Yahweh.
25 I_have_heard DOM [that]_which they_have_said the_prophets the_prophesy in/on/at/with_name_my falsehood to_say I_have_dreamed I_have_dreamed.
26 Until when continue in/on/at/with_hearts the_prophets [who]_prophesy the_lies and_prophets of_the_deceitfulness heart_their_own.
27 The_plan to_forget DOM people_my name_my in/on/at/with_dreams_their which they_recount each to_another_his just_as they_forgot fathers_their DOM name_my in/on/at/with_Baˊal.
28 The_prophet whom with_him/it a_dream let_him_recount [the]_dream and_which word_my with_him/it let_him_speak word_my faithfulness what has_the_straw with the_grain the_utterance of_Yahweh.
29 Am_not thus word_my like_THE_fire the_utterance of_Yahweh and_like_hammer [which]_it_shatters rock.
30 for_so/thus/hence see_I [am]_on the_prophets the_utterance of_Yahweh [who]_steal words_my each from_with his/its_neighbour.
31 Behold_I [am]_on the_prophets the_utterance of_Yahweh the_use tongues_their_own and_says an_utterance.
32 Behold_I [am]_on [those_who]_prophesy (of)_dreams of_falsehood the_utterance of_Yahweh and_tell_them and_lead_astray DOM people_my in/on/at/with_lies_their and_in/on/at/with_reckless_their and_I not send_them and_not commanded_them and_to_benefit not they_benefit to_the_people the_this the_utterance of_Yahweh.

33 And_because/when asks_you the_people the_this or the_prophet or a_priest to_say what [is]_the_burden of_Yahweh and_say to_them DOM what burden and_forsake DOM_you_all the_utterance of_Yahweh.
34 And_the_prophet and_the_priest and_the_people who he_will_say the_burden of_Yahweh and_punish on the_man (the)_that and_to household_his.
35 Thus you_all_will_say each to his/its_neighbour and_each_one to his/its_woman what did_he_answer Yahweh and_what did_he_say Yahweh.
36 And_burden of_Yahweh not you_will_remember again DOM the_burden it_is to_every_man’s word_his and_pervert DOM the_words of_god living Yahweh of_hosts god_our.
37 Thus you_will_say to the_prophet what answered_you Yahweh and_what did_he_say Yahweh.
38 And_if the_burden of_Yahweh you_all_will_say for_so/thus/hence thus he_says Yahweh because said_you_all DOM the_words the_this the_burden of_Yahweh and_sent to_you_all to_say not you_all_must_say the_burden of_Yahweh.
39 For_so/thus/hence see_I and_I_will_forget DOM_you_all totally_(forget) and_throw_away DOM_you_all and_DOM the_city which I_gave to/for_you_all and_to_fathers_your_all’s from_under presence_my.
40 And_bring upon_you_all a_reproach of_perpetuity and_shame of_perpetuity which not it_will_be_forgotten.

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