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Ezekiel 14

1ThencameH935certainoftheeldersמִזִּקְנֵ֖יmi.zik.NeiH2205ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478untome,andsatH3427beforeme.

2Andthewordדְבַר־de.var-H1697ofJehovahcameuntome,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

3Sonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofmanH376,thesemenH376havetakentheiridolsגִלּֽוּלֵיהֶם֙gi.lu.lei.HemH1544intotheirheartלִבָּ֔םli.BamH3820,andputנָתְנ֖וּna.te.NuH5414thestumblingblockoftheiriniquityעֲוֹנָ֔ם'a.vo.NamH5771beforetheirfaceH6440:shouldIbeinquiredofatallbythem?

4Thereforeלָכֵ֣ןla.KhenH3651speakדַּבֵּר־da.ber-H1696untothem,andsayH559untothem,Thusכֹּה־koh-H3541saiththeLordJehovah:EverymanH376ofthehouseמִבֵּ֣יתmi.BeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֡לYis.ra.'ElH3478thattakethhisidolsגִּלּוּלָ֜יוgi.lu.LavH1544intohisheartלִבּ֗וֹli.BoH3820,andputteththestumblingblockofhisiniquityעֲוֹנוֹ֙a.vo.NoH5771beforehisfaceפָּנָ֔יוpa.NavH6440,andcomethtotheprophetהַנָּבִ֑יאha.na.Vi'H5030;IJehovahwillanswerנַעֲנֵ֧יתִיna.'a.Nei.tiH6030himthereinaccordingtothemultitudeבְּרֹ֥בbe.RoH7230ofhisidolsגִּלּוּלָֽיו׃gi.lu.LavH1544;

5thatImaytakethehouseבֵּֽית־beit-H1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478intheirownheartבְּלִבָּ֑םbe.li.BamH3820,becausetheyareallestrangedfrommethroughtheiridolsבְּגִלּֽוּלֵיהֶ֖םbe.gi.lu.lei.HemH1544.

6Thereforeלָכֵ֞ןla.KhenH3651sayH559untothehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478,Thusכֹּ֤הkohH3541saiththeLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Jehovah:ReturnH7725ye,andturnשׁ֣וּבוּShu.vuH7725yourselvesfromyouridolsגִּלּֽוּלֵיכֶ֑םgi.lu.lei.KhemH1544;andturnוְהָשִׁ֔יבוּve.ha.Shi.vuH7725awayהָשִׁ֥יבוּha.Shi.vuH7725yourfacesH6440fromallyourabominationsתּוֹעֲבֹתֵיכֶ֖םto.'a.vo.tei.KhemH8441.

7ForeveryoneH376ofthehouseמִבֵּ֣יתmi.BeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478,orofthestrangersthatsojourninIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵל֒be.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,thatseparatethhimselffromme,andtakethhisidolsגִּלּוּלָיו֙gi.lu.LavH1544intohisheartלִבּ֔וֹli.BoH3820,andputteththestumblingblockofhisiniquityעֲוֹנ֔וֹa.vo.NoH5771beforehisfaceפָּנָ֑יוpa.NavH6440,andcomethtotheprophetהַנָּבִיא֙ha.na.Vi'H5030toinquireforhimselfofme;IJehovahwillanswerנַֽעֲנֶה־na.'a.neh-H6030himbymyself:

8andIwillsetוְנָתַתִּ֨יve.na.ta.TiH5414myfaceפָנַ֜יfa.NaiH6440againstthatmanH376,andwillmakeH5414himanastonishment,forasignלְא֣וֹתle.'otH226andaproverbH4912,andIwillcutוְהִכְרַתִּ֖יוve.hikh.ra.TivH3772himofffromthemidstH8432ofmypeopleעַמִּ֑י'a.MiH5971;andyeshallknowוִֽידַעְתֶּ֖םvi.da'.TemH3045thatIamJehovah.

9Andiftheprophetוְהַנָּבִ֤יאve.ha.na.Vi'H5030bedeceivedandspeakוְדִבֶּ֣רve.di.BerH1696awordדָּבָ֔רda.VarH1697,I,Jehovah,havedeceivedthatprophetהַנָּבִ֣יאha.na.Vi'H5030,andIwillstretchוְנָטִ֤יתִיve.na.Ti.tiH5186outmyhandיָדִי֙ya.DiH3027uponhim,andwilldestroyוְהִ֨שְׁמַדְתִּ֔יוve.Hish.mad.TivH8045himfromthemidstH8432ofmypeopleעַמִּ֥י'a.MiH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

10Andtheyshallbearוְנָשְׂא֖וּve.na.se.'UH5375theiriniquityעֲוֹנָ֑ם'a.vo.NamH5771:theiniquityכַּֽעֲוֹן֙ka.'a.VonH5771oftheprophetהַנָּבִ֖יאha.na.Vi'H5030shallbeיִֽהְיֶֽה׃Yih.YehH1961evenastheiniquityכַּעֲוֹ֥ןka.'a.VonH5771ofhimthatseeketh untohim;

11thatthehouseבֵּֽית־beit-H1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478maygonomoreastrayH8582fromme,neitherdefileH2930themselvesanymorewithalltheirtransgressionsפִּשְׁעֵיהֶ֑םpish.'ei.HemH6588;butthattheymaybeH1961mypeopleלְעָ֗םle.'AmH5971,andImaybeH1961theirGodלֵֽאלֹהִ֔יםle.lo.HimH430, saiththeLordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136Jehovah.

12Andthewordדְבַר־de.var-H1697ofJehovahcameuntome,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

13Sonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofmanH120,whenalandאֶ֚רֶץ'E.retzH776sinnethagainstmebycommittingatrespass,andIstretchוְנָטִ֤יתִיve.na.Ti.tiH5186outmyhandיָדִי֙ya.DiH3027uponit,andbreakוְשָׁבַ֥רְתִּיve.sha.Var.tiH7665thestaffמַטֵּה־ma.teh-H4294ofthebreadלָ֑חֶםLa.chemH3899thereof,andsendוְהִשְׁלַחְתִּי־ve.hish.lach.ti-H7971famineרָעָ֔בra.'AvH7458uponit,andcutוְהִכְרַתִּ֥יve.hikh.ra.TiH3772offfromitmanH120andbeast;

14thoughthesethreeשְׁלֹ֨שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969menH376,Noahנֹ֖חַNo.achH5146,DanielH1840,andJobוְאִיּ֑וֹבve.'i.YovH347,wereוְ֠הָיוּVe.ha.yuH1961init,theyshoulddeliverיְנַצְּל֣וּye.na.tze.LuH5337buttheirownsoulsH5315bytheirrighteousnessבְצִדְקָתָם֙ve.tzid.ka.TamH6666, saiththeLordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136Jehovah.

15IfIcauseevilH7451beaststopassH5674throughthelandבָּאָ֖רֶץba.'A.retzH776,andtheyravageit,anditbeוְהָיְתָ֤הve.ha.ye.TahH1961madedesolate,sothatnomanmaypassH5674throughbecauseofthebeasts;

16thoughthesethreeשְׁלֹ֨שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969menH376wereתִּהְיֶ֥הtih.YehH1961init,asIlive, saiththeLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Jehovah,theyshoulddeliverיַצִּ֑ילוּya.Tzi.luH5337neithersonsבָּנִ֥יםba.NimH1121nordaughtersבָּנ֖וֹתba.NotH1323;theyonlyH905shouldbeH1961deliveredיִנָּצֵ֔לוּyi.na.Tze.luH5337,butthelandוְהָאָ֖רֶץve.ha.'A.retzH776shouldbeH1961desolate.

17OrifIbringאָבִ֖יא'a.Vi'H935aswordחֶ֥רֶבChe.revH2719uponthatlandהָאָ֣רֶץha.'A.retzH776,andsayוְאָמַרְתִּ֗יve.'a.mar.TiH559,Swordחֶ֚רֶבChe.revH2719,goH935throughthelandבָּאָ֔רֶץba.'A.retzH776;sothatIcutוְהִכְרַתִּ֥יve.hikh.ra.TiH3772offfromitmanH120andbeast;

18thoughthesethreeוּשְׁלֹ֨שֶׁתu.she.Lo.shetH7969menH376wereinit,asIlive, saiththeLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Jehovah,theyshoulddeliverיַצִּ֖ילוּya.Tzi.luH5337neithersonsבָּנִ֣יםba.NimH1121nordaughtersוּבָנ֑וֹתu.va.NotH1323,buttheyonlyH905shouldbedeliveredיִנָּצֵֽלוּ׃yi.na.Tze.luH5337themselves.

19OrifIsendאֲשַׁלַּ֖ח'a.sha.LachH7971apestilenceדֶּ֥בֶרDe.verH1698intothatlandהָאָ֣רֶץha.'A.retzH776,andpourוְשָׁפַכְתִּ֨יve.sha.fakh.TiH8210outmywrathH2534uponitinbloodבְּדָ֔םbe.DamH1818,tocutלְהַכְרִ֥יתle.hakh.RitH3772offfromitmanH120andbeast;

20thoughNoahוְנֹ֨חַve.No.achH5146,DanielH1840,andJobוְאִיּוֹב֮ve.'i.yOvH347,wereinit,asIlive, saiththeLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Jehovah,theyshoulddeliverיַצִּ֑ילוּya.Tzi.luH5337neithersonבֵּ֥ןbenH1121nordaughterבַּ֖תbatH1323;theyshouldbutdeliverיַצִּ֥ילוּya.Tzi.luH5337theirownנַפְשָֽׁם׃ פnaf.ShamH5315soulsH5315bytheirrighteousnessבְצִדְקָתָ֖םve.tzid.ka.TamH6666.

21Forthusכֹ֨הkhohH3541saiththeLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Jehovah:HowmuchmoreH4480whenIsendשִׁלַּ֖חְתִּיshi.Lach.tiH7971myfourאַרְבַּ֣עַת'ar.Ba.'atH702sorejudgmentsשְׁפָטַ֣י׀she.fa.TaiH8201uponJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389,theswordחֶ֠רֶבChe.revH2719,andthefamineוְרָעָ֞בve.ra.'AvH7458,andtheevilH7451beasts,andthepestilenceוָדֶ֔בֶרva.De.verH1698,tocutלְהַכְרִ֥יתle.hakh.RitH3772offfromitmanH120andbeast!

22Yet,behold, thereinshallbeleftH3498aremnantפְּלֵטָ֗הpe.le.TahH6413thatshallbecarriedforthH3318,bothsonsבָּנִ֣יםba.NimH1121anddaughtersוּבָנוֹת֒u.va.nOtH1323:behold,theyshallcomeH935forthH3318untoyou,andyeshallseeוּרְאִיתֶ֥םu.re.'i.TemH7200theirwayH1870andtheirdoings;andyeshallbecomfortedוְנִחַמְתֶּ֗םve.ni.cham.TemH5162concerningtheevilH7451thatIhavebroughtH935uponJerusalemיְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םye.Ru.sha.LimH3389,evenconcerningallthatIhavebroughtH935uponit.

23Andtheyshallcomfortוְנִחֲמ֣וּve.ni.cha.MuH5162you,whenyeseeתִרְא֥וּtir.'UH7200theirwayH1870andtheirdoings;andyeshallknowוִֽידַעְתֶּ֗םvi.da'.TemH3045thatIhavenotdonewithoutcauseחִנָּ֤םchi.NamH2600allthatIhavedoneinit, saiththeLordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136Jehovah.

Commentaries on Ezekiel 14

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