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Jeremiah 23:31

Behold, I am against the prophets, saith the LORD, that use their tongues, and say, He saith.

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הִנְנִ֥יhinniifהֵןparticle, demonstrative, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “if”H2005lo!; also (as expressing surprise) ifbehold, if, lo, though.עַלalaboveעַלpreposition — “above”H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applicationsabove, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of,…הַנְּבִיאִ֖םhanviimthe prophetנָבִיאdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “the prophet”, the ordinary formH5030a prophet or (generally) inspired manprophecy, that prophesy, prophet.נְאֻםneumsaidנְאֻםnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “said”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5002an oracle(hath) said, saith.יְהוָ֑הyehvahJehovahיְהֹוָהnoun, proper name — “Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).הַלֹּקְחִ֣יםhaloqechimthe takeלָקַחdefinite article, verb, qal, participle, absolute — “the take”, a verb used as a describing wordH3947to take (in the widest variety of applications)accept, bring, buy, carry away, drawn, fetch, get, infold, [idiom] many, mingle, place, receive(-ing), reserve, seize, send for, take (away, -ing, up), use, win.לְשׁוֹנָ֔םleshonamtongueלָשׁוֹןnoun, common, both genders, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “tongue”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3956the tongue (of man or animals), used literally (as the instrument of licking, eating, or speech), and figuratively (speech, an ingot, a fork of flame, a cove of water)[phrase] babbler, bay, [phrase] evil speaker, language, talker, tongue, wedge.וַֽיִּנְאֲמ֖וּvayinamvand sayנָאַםconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and say”, the next action in the storyH5001properly, to whisper, i.e. (by implication) to utter as aoraclesay.נְאֻֽםneumsaidנְאֻםnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “said”, the ordinary formH5002an oracle(hath) said, saith.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Behold, I am against the prophets, saith the LORD, that use their tongues and say: 'He saith.'

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American Standard Version (1901)

Behold, I am against the prophets, saith Jehovah, that use their tongues, and say, He saith.

Young’s Literal Translation

Lo, I [am] against the prophets, An affirmation of Jehovah, Who are making smooth their tongue, And they affirm — an affirmation.

World English Bible

Behold, I am against the prophets,” says Yahweh, “who use their tongues, and say, ‘He says.’

Darby Translation

Behold, I am against the prophets, saith Jehovah, that use their tongues, and say, He hath said.

Douay-Rheims

Behold I am against the prophets, saith the Lord: who use their tongues, and say: The Lord saith it.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Behold, I am against the prophets, saith the LORD, that use their tongues and say: 'He saith.'

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Behold, I am against the prophets that put forth prophecies of mere words, and slumber their sleep.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἰδοὺ ἐγὼ πρὸς τοὺς προφήτας τοὺς ἐκβάλλοντας προφητείας γλώσσης, καὶ νυστάζοντας νυσταγμὸν αὐτῶν.