King James Version

Jeremiah 23:13

And I have seen folly in the prophets of Samaria; they prophesied in Baal, and caused my people Israel to err.

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וּבִנְבִיאֵ֥יuvinvieand in prophetנָבִיאconjunction, preposition, noun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “and in prophet”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5030a prophet or (generally) inspired manprophecy, that prophesy, prophet.שֹׁמְר֖וֹןshomeronSamariaשֹׁמְרוֹןnoun, proper name — “Samaria”H8111Shomeron, a place in PalestineSamaria.רָאִ֣יתִיraitiseeרָאָהverb, qal, perfect, 1st person, common, singular — “see”, a completed actionH7200to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)advise self, appear, approve, behold, [idiom] certainly, consider, discern, (make to) enjoy, have experience, gaze, take heed, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] joyfully, lo, look (on, one another, one on another, one upon another, out, up, upon), m…תִפְלָ֑הtiflahfollyתִּפְלָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “folly”, the ordinary formH8604frivolityfolly, foolishly.הִנַּבְּא֣וּhinabvprophesyנָבָאverb, hithpael, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “prophesy”, a completed actionH5012to prophesy, i.e. speak (or sing) by inspiration (in prediction or simple discourse)prophesy(-ing), make self a prophet.בַבַּ֔עַלvabaalin Baalבַּעַלpreposition, with the article, noun, proper name — “in Baal”H1168Baal, a Phoenician deityBaal, (plural) Baalim.וַיַּתְע֥וּvayatvand deceiveתָּעָהconjunction, verb, hiphil, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and deceive”, the next action in the storyH8582to vacillate, i.e. reel or stray (literally or figuratively); also causative of both(cause to) go astray, deceive, dissemble, (cause to, make to) err, pant, seduce, (make to) stagger, (cause to) wander, be out of the way.אֶתetobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).עַמִּ֖יamipeopleעַםnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “people”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5971a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flockfolk, men, nation, people.אֶתetobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).יִשְׂרָאֵֽלyisraelIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵלnoun, proper name — “Israel”H3478Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterityIsrael.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And I have seen unseemliness in the prophets of Samaria: they prophesied by Baal, and caused My people Israel to err.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And I have seen folly in the prophets of Samaria; they prophesied by Baal, and caused my people Israel to err.

Young’s Literal Translation

And in prophets of Samaria I have seen folly, They have prophesied by Baal, And cause my people — Israel — to err.

World English Bible

“I have seen folly in the prophets of Samaria. They prophesied by Baal, and caused my people Israel to err.

Darby Translation

And I have seen folly in the prophets of Samaria: they prophesied by Baal, and caused my people Israel to err.

Douay-Rheims

And I have seen folly in the prophets of Samaria: they prophesied in Baal, and deceived my people Israel.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And I have seen unseemliness in the prophets of Samaria: they prophesied by Baal, and caused My people Israel to err.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And in the prophets of Samaria I have seen lawless deeds; they prophesied by Baal, and led my people Israel astray.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἐν τοῖς προφήταις Σαμαρείας εἶδον ἀνομήματα· ἐπροφήτευσαν διὰ τῆς Βάαλ, καὶ ἐπλάνησαν τὸν λαόν μου Ἰσραήλ.