Jeremiah 23:22
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But if they had stood in my counsel, and had caused my people to hear my words, then they should have turned them from their evil way, and from the evil of their doings.But if they had stood in My council, they would have proclaimed My words to My people and turned them back from their evil ways and deeds.”
In other translations
But if they had stood in my counsel, and had caused my people to hear my words, then they should have turned them from their evil way, and from the evil of their doings.But if they had stood in My council, they would have proclaimed My words to My people and turned them back from their evil ways and deeds.”
Hebrew words
וְאִם־ve'im-and ifH518עָמְדוּ'ameduthey had stoodH5975בְּסוֹדִיbesodiin council myH5475וְיַשְׁמִעוּveyashmi'uso they may cause to hearH8085דְבָרַיdevaraiwords myH1697אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853עַמִּי'amipeople myH5971וִישִׁבוּםvishivumand they will turn back themH7725מִדַּרְכָּםmidarkamfrom way theirH1870הָרָעhara'<the> wickedH7451וּמֵרֹעַumeroa'and from [the] wickedness ofH7455מַעַלְלֵיהֶם׃ סma'aleihemdeeds theirH4611
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Related verses
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