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Ezekiel 12

1Thewordדְבַר־de.var-H1697ofJehovahalsocameuntome,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

2Sonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofmanH120, thou dwellestinthemidstבְּת֥וֹךְbe.TokhH8432oftherebelliousH4805houseבֵּית־beit-H1004,thathaveeyesעֵינַיִם֩'ei.na.YimH5869toseeלִרְא֜וֹתlir.'otH7200,andseeרָא֗וּra.'UH7200not,thathaveearsאָזְנַ֨יִם'a.ze.Na.yimH241tohearלִשְׁמֹ֙עַ֙lish.Mo.a'H8085,andhearשָׁמֵ֔עוּsha.Me.'uH8085not;fortheyarearebelliousH4805houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004.

3Therefore, thousonבֶן־ven-H1121ofmanH120,preparethee stuffforremoving,andremovebydayיוֹמָ֖םyo.MamH3119intheirsight;andthou shaltremovefromthyplaceמִמְּקוֹמְךָ֜mi.me.kom.ChaH4725toanotherplaceמָק֤וֹםma.KomH4725intheirsight:itmaybetheywillconsiderH7200,thoughtheyarearebelliousH4805houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004.

4Andthou shaltbringוְהוֹצֵאתָ֨ve.ho.tze.TaH3318forthH3318thy stuffbydayיוֹמָ֖םyo.MamH3119intheirsight,asstuffforremoving;andthou shaltgoתֵּצֵ֤אte.Tze'H3318forthH3318thyselfatevenintheirsight,aswhenmengoH3318forthH3318intoexileH1473.

5Digחֲתָר־cha.tor-H2864thouthroughthewallבַקִּ֑ירva.KirH7023intheirsight,andcarryoutthereby.

6Intheirsightshalt thoubearH5375ituponthyshoulderכָּתֵ֤ףka.TefH3802,andcarryH5375itforthH3318inthedark; thou shaltcoverתְכַסֶּ֔הte.kha.SehH3680thyfaceפָּנֶ֣יךָpa.Nei.khaH6440,thatthouseeתִרְאֶ֖הtir.'EhH7200notthelandהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776:forIhavesetH5414theeforasignמוֹפֵ֥תmo.FetH4159untothehouseלְבֵ֥יתle.VeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

7AndIdidsoכֵּן֮kenH3651asIwascommandedצֻוֵּיתִי֒tzu.vei.TiH6680:IbroughtH3318forthH3318mystuffbydayיוֹמָ֔םyo.MamH3119,asstuffforremoving,andintheevenIdiggedthroughthewallבַקִּ֖ירva.KirH7023withmyhandבְּיָ֑דbe.YadH3027;IbroughtH3318itforthH3318inthedark,andbareituponmyshoulderכָּתֵ֥ףka.TefH3802intheirsight.

8Andinthemorningבַּבֹּ֥קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242camethewordדְבַר־de.var-H1697ofJehovahuntome,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

9Sonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofmanH120, hathnotthehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,therebelliousH4805houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004,saidH559unto thee,Whatdoest thou?

10SayH559thou untothem,Thusכֹּ֥הkohH3541saiththeLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Jehovah:ThisburdenH4853concerneththeprinceהַנָּשִׂ֞יאha.na.Si'H5387inJerusalemבִּיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םbi.Ru.sha.LamH3389,andallthehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478amongwhomtheyare.

11Sayאֱמֹ֖ר'e.MorH559,Iamyoursignמֽוֹפֶתְכֶ֑םmo.fet.KhemH4159:likeasIhavedone,soכֵּ֚ןkenH3651shallitbedoneuntothem;theyshallgo intoexileבַּגּוֹלָ֥הba.go.LahH1473, intocaptivityבַשְּׁבִ֖יva.she.ViH7628.

12Andtheprinceוְהַנָּשִׂ֨יאve.ha.na.Si'H5387thatisamongthemshallbearH5375uponhisshoulderכָּתֵ֤ףka.TefH3802inthedark,andshallgoH3318forthH3318:theyshalldigיַחְתְּר֖וּyach.te.RuH2864throughthewallבַּקִּ֥ירba.KirH7023tocarryH5375outthereby:heshallcoverיְכַסֶּ֔הye.kha.SehH3680hisfaceפָּנָ֣יוpa.NavH6440,becauseheshallnotseeיִרְאֶ֥הyir.'EhH7200thelandהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776withhiseyesלַעַ֛יִןla.'A.yinH5869.

13Mynetרִשְׁתִּי֙rish.TiH7568alsowillIspreadוּפָרַשְׂתִּ֤יu.fa.ras.TiH6566uponhim,andheshallbetakeninmysnare;andIwillbringוְהֵבֵאתִ֨יve.he.ve.TiH935himtoBabylonבָבֶ֙לָה֙va.Ve.lahH894tothelandאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776oftheChaldeansכַּשְׂדִּ֔יםkas.DimH3778;yetshallhenotseeיִרְאֶ֖הyir.'EhH7200it, thoughheshalldieיָמֽוּת׃ya.MutH4191there.

14AndIwillscatterH2219towardeverywindר֑וּחַRu.achH7307allthatareroundH5439abouthimtohelpעֶזְר֛וֹez.roH5828him,andallhisbands;andIwilldrawouttheswordוְחֶ֖רֶבve.Che.revH2719afterthem.

15Andtheyshallknowוְיָדְע֖וּve.ya.de.'UH3045thatIamJehovah,whenIshalldisperseוְזֵרִיתִ֥יve.ze.ri.TiH2219themamongthenationsבַּגּוֹיִ֔םba.go.YimH1471,andscatterH2219themthroughthecountries.

16ButIwillleaveוְהוֹתַרְתִּ֤יve.ho.tar.TiH3498afewmenH376ofthemfromtheswordמֵחֶ֖רֶבme.Che.revH2719,fromthefamineמֵרָעָ֣בme.ra.'AvH7458,andfromthepestilenceוּמִדָּ֑בֶרu.mi.Da.verH1698;thattheymaydeclarealltheirabominationsתּוֹעֲבֽוֹתֵיהֶ֗םto.'a.vo.tei.HemH8441amongthenationsבַּגּוֹיִם֙ba.go.YimH1471whithertheycomeH935;andtheyshallknowוְיָדְע֖וּve.ya.de.'UH3045thatIamJehovah.

17Moreoverthewordדְבַר־de.var-H1697ofJehovahcametome,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

18Sonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofmanH120,eatתֹּאכֵ֑לto.KhelH398thybreadH3899withquaking,anddrinkתִּשְׁתֶּֽה׃tish.TehH8354thywaterוּמֵימֶ֕יךָu.mei.Mei.khaH4325withtremblingandwithfearfulness;

19andsayH559untothepeopleעַ֣ם'amH5971ofthelandהָאָ֡רֶץha.'A.retzH776,Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saiththeLordאֲדֹנָ֨י'a.do.NaiH136JehovahconcerningH413theinhabitantsH3427ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙ye.ru.sha.LimH3389,andthelandאַרְצָהּ֙'ar.TzahH776ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478:Theyshalleatיֹאכֵ֔לוּyo.Khe.luH398theirbreadH3899withfearfulness,anddrinkיִשְׁתּ֑וּyish.TuH8354theirwaterוּמֵֽימֵיהֶ֖םu.mei.mei.HemH4325indismay,thatherlandH776maybedesolateתֵּשַׁ֤םte.ShamH3456,anddespoiledofallthatistherein,becauseoftheviolenceמֵחֲמַ֖סme.cha.MasH2555ofallthemthatdwellH3427therein.

20Andthecitiesוְהֶעָרִ֤יםve.he.'a.RimH5892thatareinhabitedהַנּֽוֹשָׁבוֹת֙ha.no.sha.VotH3427shallbeH1961laidwasteH8077,andthelandוְהָאָ֖רֶץve.ha.'A.retzH776shallbeH1961adesolationשְׁמָמָ֣הshe.ma.MahH8077;andyeshallknowוִֽידַעְתֶּ֖םvi.da'.TemH3045thatIamJehovah.

21Andthewordדְבַר־de.var-H1697ofJehovahcameuntome,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

22Sonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofmanH120,whatisthisproverbהַמָּשָׁ֤לha.ma.ShalH4912thatyehaveinthelandאַדְמַ֥ת'ad.MatH127ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Thedaysהַיָּמִ֔יםhai.ya.MimH3117areprolongedH748,andeveryvisionחָזֽוֹן׃cha.ZonH2377faileth?

23Tellthemthereforeלָכֵ֞ןla.KhenH3651,Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saiththeLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Jehovah:Iwillmakethisproverbהַמָּשָׁ֣לha.ma.ShalH4912toceaseהִשְׁבַּ֙תִּי֙hish.Ba.tiH7673,andtheyshallnomoreuseitasaproverbH4912inIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478;butsayH559untothem,Thedaysהַיָּמִ֔יםhai.ya.MimH3117areathand,andthefulfilmentofeveryvisionחָזֽוֹן׃cha.ZonH2377.

24Forthereshallbeיִֽהְיֶ֥הyih.YehH1961nomoreanyfalsevisionחֲז֥וֹןcha.ZonH2377norflatteringdivinationוּמִקְסַ֣םu.mik.SamH4738withinthehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

25ForIamJehovah;Iwillspeakאֲדַבֵּר֙'a.da.BerH1696,andthewordדָּבָר֙da.VarH1697thatIshallspeakאֲדַבֵּ֤ר'a.da.BerH1696shallbeperformed;itshallbenomoredeferred:forinyourdaysבִֽימֵיכֶ֞םvi.mei.KhemH3117,OrebelliousH4805houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004,willIspeakאֲדַבֵּ֤ר'a.da.BerH1696thewordדָּבָר֙da.VarH1697,andwillperformit, saiththeLordJehovah.

26Againthewordדְבַר־de.var-H1697ofJehovahcametome,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

27Sonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofmanH120,behold,theyofthehouseבֵֽית־veit-H1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478sayאֹֽמְרִ֔ים'o.me.RimH559,Thevisionהֶחָז֛וֹןhe.cha.ZonH2377thatheseethisformanyרַבִּ֑יםra.BimH7227daysלְיָמִ֣יםle.ya.MimH3117tocome,andheprophesiethoftimesH6256thatarefarH7350off.

28Thereforeלָכֵ֞ןla.KhenH3651sayH559untothem,Thusכֹּ֤הkohH3541saiththeLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Jehovah:Thereshallnoneofmywordsדְּבָרָ֑יde.va.RaiH1697bedeferredanymore,butthewordדָּבָר֙da.VarH1697whichIshallspeakאֲדַבֵּ֤ר'a.da.BerH1696shallbeperformed, saiththeLordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136Jehovah.

Commentaries on Ezekiel 12

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