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Ezekiel 13

1Andthewordדְבַר־de.var-H1697ofJehovahcameuntome,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

2Sonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofmanH120,prophesyהִנָּבֵ֛אhi.na.Ve'H5012againsttheprophetsH5030ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478thatprophesyהַנִּבָּאִ֑יםha.ni.ba.'ImH5012,andsayוְאָֽמַרְתָּ֙ve.'a.mar.TaH559thou untothemthatprophesyH5012outoftheirownheartמִלִּבָּ֔םmi.li.BamH3820,Hearשִׁמְע֖וּshim.'UH8085yethewordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697ofJehovah:

3Thusכֹּ֤הkohH3541saiththeLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Jehovah,Woeה֖וֹיHoH1945untothefoolishH5036prophetsהַנְּבִיאִ֣יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030,thatfollowtheirownspiritרוּחָ֖םru.ChamH7307,andhaveseenH7200nothing!

4OIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478, thyprophetsנְבִיאֶ֥יךָne.vi.'Ei.khaH5030havebeenH1961likefoxesכְּשֻׁעָלִ֖יםke.shu.'a.LimH7776inthewasteH2723placesH2723.

5YehavenotgoneH5927upintothegaps,neitherbuiltupthewallגָדֵ֖רga.DerH1447forthehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,tostandלַעֲמֹ֥דla.'a.ModH5975inthebattleבַּמִּלְחָמָ֖הba.mil.cha.MahH4421inthedayבְּי֥וֹםbe.YomH3117ofJehovah.

6TheyhaveseenH2372falsehoodH7723andlyingH3577divinationוְקֶ֣סֶםve.Ke.semH7081,thatsayהָאֹֽמְרִים֙ha.'o.me.RimH559,Jehovahsaith;butJehovahhathnotsentH7971them:andtheyhavemadementohopeH3176thatthewordדָּבָֽר׃da.VarH1697wouldbeconfirmed.

7HaveyenotseenH2372afalsevisionמַֽחֲזֵה־ma.cha.zeh-H4236,andhaveyenotspokenדִבַּֽרְתִּי׃ סdi.Bar.tiH1696alyingH3577divinationוּמִקְסַ֥םu.mik.SamH4738,inthatyesayH559,Jehovahsaith; albeitIhavenotspokenH1696?

8Thereforeלָכֵ֗ןla.KhenH3651thusכֹּ֤הkohH3541saiththeLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Jehovah:Becauseyehavespokenדַּבֶּרְכֶ֣םda.ber.KhemH1696falsehoodH7723,andseenH2372liesH3577,thereforeלָכֵן֙la.KhenH3651,behold,Iamagainstyou, saiththeLordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136Jehovah.

9Andmyhandיָדִ֗יya.DiH3027shallbeוְהָיְתָ֣הve.ha.ye.TahH1961againsttheprophetsהַנְּבִיאִ֞יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030thatseefalsevisions,andthatdivineוְהַקֹּסְמִ֣יםve.ha.ko.se.MimH7080liesH3577:theyshallnotbeיִהְי֗וּyih.YuH1961inthecouncilבְּס֧וֹדbe.SodH5475ofmypeopleעַמִּ֣י'a.MiH5971,neithershalltheybeH1961writtenH3789inthewritingH3789ofthehouseבֵּֽית־beit-H1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478,neithershalltheyenterintothelandאַדְמַ֥ת'ad.MatH127ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478;andyeshallknowוִידַעְתֶּ֕םvi.da'.TemH3045thatIamtheLordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136Jehovah.

10Because,evenbecausetheyhaveseducedmypeopleעַמִּ֛י'a.MiH5971,sayingלֵאמֹ֥רle.MorH559,Peaceשָׁל֖וֹםsha.LomH7965;andthereisnopeaceשָׁל֑וֹםsha.LomH7965;andwhenonebuildethupawall,behold,theydaubitwithuntempered mortar:

11sayאֱמֹ֛ר'e.MorH559untothemthatdaubitwithuntempered mortar,thatitshallfallוְיִפֹּ֑לve.yi.PolH5307:thereshallbeH1961anoverflowingשׁוֹטֵ֗ףsho.TefH7857showerH1653;andye,Ogreathailstones,shallfallתִּפֹּ֔לְנָהti.Po.le.nahH5307;andastormywindוְר֥וּחַve.Ru.achH7307shallrendit.

12Lo,whenH834thewallהַקִּ֑ירha.KirH7023isfallenH5307,shallitnotbesaidH559untoyou,WhereH834isthedaubing wherewith yehavedaubedit?

13Thereforeלָכֵ֗ןla.KhenH3651thusכֹּ֤הkohH3541saiththeLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Jehovah:Iwillevenrenditwithastormywindרֽוּחַ־Ru.ach-H7307inmywrathH2534;andthereshallbeH1961anoverflowingשֹׁטֵף֙sho.TefH7857showerH1653inmineangerבְּאַפִּ֣יbe.'a.PiH639,andgreathailstonesinwrathH2534toconsumeit.

14SowillIbreakH2040downthewallהַקִּ֨ירha.KirH7023thatyehavedaubedwithuntempered mortar,andbringitdownH5307tothegroundהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776,sothatthefoundationיְסֹד֑וֹye.so.DoH3247thereofshallbeuncoveredוְנִגְלָ֣הve.nig.LahH1540;anditshallfallוְנָֽפְלָה֙ve.na.fe.LahH5307,andyeshallbeconsumedinthemidstבְּתוֹכָ֔הּbe.to.KhahH8432thereof:andyeshallknowוִֽידַעְתֶּ֖םvi.da'.TemH3045thatIamJehovah.

15ThuswillIaccomplishmywrathH2534uponthewallבַּקִּ֔ירba.KirH7023,anduponthemthathavedaubeditwithuntempered mortar;andIwillsayוְאֹמַ֤רve.'o.MarH559untoyou,Thewallהַקִּ֔ירha.KirH7023isnomore,neithertheythatdaubedit;

16towit,theprophetsנְבִיאֵ֣יne.vi.'EiH5030ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478thatprophesyH5012concerningאֶל־'el-H413Jerusalemיְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םye.Ru.sha.LimH3389,andthatseevisionsחֲז֣וֹןcha.ZonH2377ofpeaceשָׁלֹ֑םsha.LomH7965forher,andthereisnopeaceשָׁלֹ֔םsha.LomH7965, saiththeLordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136Jehovah.

17Andthou,sonבֶן־ven-H1121ofmanH120,setשִׂ֤יםsimH7760thyfaceפָּנֶ֙יךָ֙pa.Nei.khaH6440againstthedaughtersבְּנ֣וֹתbe.NotH1323ofthypeopleעַמְּךָ֔'a.me.KhaH5971,thatprophesyהַמִּֽתְנַבְּא֖וֹתha.mit.na.be.'otH5012outoftheirownheartמִֽלִּבְּהֶ֑ןmi.li.be.HenH3820;andprophesyוְהִנָּבֵ֖אve.hi.na.Ve'H5012thouagainstthem,

18andsayH559,Thusכֹּה־koh-H3541saiththeLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Jehovah:Woeהוֹי֩hOH1945tothewomenthatsewלִֽמְתַפְּר֨וֹתlim.ta.pe.RotH8609pillowsuponallelbows,andmakeוְעֹשׂ֧וֹתve.'o.SotH6213kerchiefsfortheheadרֹ֥אשׁroshH7218ofpersonsH5315ofeverystatureקוֹמָ֖הko.MahH6967tohuntלְצוֹדֵ֣דle.tzo.DedH6679soulsH5315!Willyehuntתְּצוֹדֵ֣דְנָהte.tzo.De.de.nahH6679thesoulsH5315ofmypeopleלְעַמִּ֔יle.'a.MiH5971,andsavesoulsH5315aliveתְחַיֶּֽינָה׃te.chai.Yei.nahH2421foryourselves?

19AndyehaveprofanedH2490meamongmypeopleעַמִּ֗י'a.MiH5971forhandfulsבְּשַׁעֲלֵ֣יbe.sha.'a.LeiH8168ofbarleyשְׂעֹרִים֮se.'o.RimH8184andforpiecesH6595ofbreadלֶחֶם֒le.ChemH3899,toslaythesoulsH5315thatshouldnotdieH4191,andtosavethesoulsH5315aliveוּלְחַיּ֥וֹתu.le.chai.YotH2421thatshouldnotliveתִֽחְיֶ֑ינָהtich.Yei.nahH2421,byyourlyingH3577tomypeopleלְעַמִּ֖יle.'a.MiH5971thathearken untoliesH3577.

20Whereforethusכֹּה־koh-H3541saiththeLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Jehovah:Behold,Iamagainstyourpillows, wherewith yetherehuntמְצֹדְד֨וֹתme.tzo.de.DotH6679thesoulsH5315tomakethemfly,andIwilltearוְקָרַעְתִּ֣יve.ka.ra'.TiH7167themfromyourarmsזְרוֹעֹֽתֵיכֶ֑םze.ro.'o.tei.KhemH2220;andIwillletthesoulsH5315goH7971,eventhesoulsH5315thatyehuntמְצֹדְד֥וֹתme.tzo.de.DotH6679tomakethemfly.

21YourkerchiefsalsowillItearוְקָרַעְתִּ֞יve.ka.ra'.TiH7167,anddeliverוְהִצַּלְתִּ֤יve.hi.tzal.TiH5337mypeopleעַמִּי֙'a.MiH5971outofyourhandמִיֶּדְכֶ֔ןmi.yed.KhenH3027,andtheyshallbeH1961nomoreinyourhandבְּיֶדְכֶ֖ןbe.yed.KhenH3027tobeH1961hunted;andyeshallknowוִֽידַעְתֶּ֖ןvi.da'.TenH3045thatIamJehovah.

22BecausewithliesH8267yehavegrievedtheheartלֵב־lev-H3820oftherighteousצַדִּיק֙tza.DikH6662, whomIhavenotmadeH2388sad,andstrengthenedוּלְחַזֵּק֙u.le.cha.ZekH2388thehandsיְדֵ֣יye.DeiH3027ofthewickedרָשָׁ֔עra.Sha'H7563,thatheshouldnotreturnH7725fromhiswickedH7563wayמִדַּרְכּ֥וֹmi.dar.KoH1870,andbesavedaliveלְהַחֲיֹתֽוֹ׃le.ha.cha.yo.ToH2421;

23Thereforeלָכֵ֗ןla.KhenH3651yeshallnomoreseeתֶחֱזֶ֔ינָהte.che.Zei.nahH2372falsevisions,nordivineתִקְסַ֣מְנָהtik.Sam.nahH7080divinations:andIwilldeliverוְהִצַּלְתִּ֤יve.hi.tzal.TiH5337mypeopleעַמִּי֙'a.MiH5971outofyourhandמִיֶּדְכֶ֔ןmi.yed.KhenH3027;andyeshallknowוִֽידַעְתֶּ֖ןvi.da'.TenH3045thatIamJehovah.

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