Ezekiel 16
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Ezekiel 16:1-14

1Againthewordדְבַר־de.var-H1697ofJehovahcameuntome,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,
2Sonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofmanH120, causeJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389toknowH3045herabominationsתּוֹעֲבֹתֶֽיהָ׃to.'a.vo.Tei.haH8441;
3andsayH559,Thusכֹּה־koh-H3541saiththeLordאֲדֹנָ֤י'a.do.NaiH136Jehovah untoJerusalemלִיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םli.Ru.sha.LimH3389: Thybirthוּמֹ֣לְדֹתַ֔יִךְu.Mo.le.do.Ta.yikhH4138andthy nativityisofthelandמֵאֶ֖רֶץme.'E.retzH776oftheCanaaniteהַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֑יha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669;theAmoriteהָאֱמֹרִ֖יha.'e.mo.RiH567wasthyfatherאָבִ֥יךְ'a.VikhH1,andthymotherוְאִמֵּ֥ךְve.'i.MekhH517wasaHittiteחִתִּֽית׃chi.TitH2850.
4Andasforthy nativity,inthedayבְּי֨וֹםbe.YomH3117thou wastbornH3205thynavelwasnotcutכָרַּ֣תkha.RatH3772,neitherwast thouwashedרֻחַ֖צְתְּru.ChatztH7364inwaterוּבְמַ֥יִםu.ve.Ma.yimH4325tocleanse thee; thou wastnotsaltedatall,norswaddledatall.
5Noeyeעַ֗יִן'A.yinH5869pitied thee,todoanyofthesethingsמֵאֵ֖לֶּהme.'E.lehH428unto thee,tohavecompassionלְחֻמְלָ֣הle.chum.LahH2550uponthee;butthou wastcastH7993outintheopenfieldהַשָּׂדֶה֙ha.sa.DehH7704,forthatthypersonH5315wasabhorred,inthedayבְּי֖וֹםbe.YomH3117thatthou wastbornH3205.
6AndwhenIpassedH5674bythee,andsawH7200thee welteringinthybloodבְּדָמָ֑יִךְbe.da.Ma.yikhH1818,IsaidH559unto thee, Though thou artinthybloodבְּדָמַ֣יִךְbe.da.Ma.yikhH1818,liveחֲיִ֔יcha.YiH2421; yea,IsaidH559unto thee, Though thou artinthybloodבְּדָמַ֥יִךְbe.da.Ma.yikhH1818,liveחֲיִֽי׃cha.YiH2421.
7IcausedtheetomultiplyH7235asthatwhich growethinthefieldהַשָּׂדֶה֙ha.sa.DehH7704,andthou didstincreaseH7235andwaxgreatH1431,andthou attainedsttoexcellent ornament; thybreastsשָׁדַ֤יִםsha.Da.yimH7699werefashioned,andthyhairוּשְׂעָרֵ֣ךְu.se.'a.RekhH8181wasgrownH1431;yetthou wastnakedH5903andbare.
8NowwhenIpassedH5674bythee,andlookedH7200uponthee,behold, thytimeעִתֵּךְ֙'i.teKhH6256wasH1961thetimeעֵ֣ת'etH6256oflove;andIspreadוָאֶפְרֹ֤שׂva.'ef.RosH6566myskirtכְּנָפִי֙ke.na.FiH3671overthee,andcoveredוָאֲכַסֶּ֖הva.'a.kha.SehH3680thynakednessעֶרְוָתֵ֑ךְ'er.va.TekhH6172: yea,Isware unto thee,andenteredintoacovenantבִבְרִ֜יתviv.RitH1285withthee, saiththeLordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136Jehovah,andthou becamest mine.
9Thenwashedוָאֶרְחָצֵ֣ךְva.'er.cha.TzekhH7364Itheewithwaterבַּמַּ֔יִםba.Ma.yimH4325; yea,IthoroughlywashedH7364awaythybloodדָּמַ֖יִךְda.Ma.yikhH1818fromthee,andIanointed theewithoilבַּשָּֽׁמֶן׃ba.Sha.menH8081.
10IclothedH3847thee alsowithbroideredwork,andshod theewithsealskin,andI girded thee aboutwithfineבַּשֵּׁ֔שׁba.SheshH8336linenH8336,andcoveredוַאֲכַסֵּ֖ךְva.'a.kha.SekhH3680theewithsilkמֶֽשִׁי׃Me.shiH4897.
11AndIdecked theewithornamentsעֶ֑דִי'E.diH5716,andIputוָאֶתְּנָ֤הva.'e.te.NahH5414braceletsצְמִידִים֙tze.mi.DimH6781uponthyhandsיָדַ֔יִךְya.Da.yikhH3027,andachainוְרָבִ֖ידve.ra.VidH7242onthyneckגְּרוֹנֵֽךְ׃ge.ro.NekhH1627.
12AndIputוָאֶתֵּ֥ןva.'e.TenH5414aringנֶ֙זֶם֙ne.zemH5141uponthynoseאַפֵּ֔ךְ'a.PekhH639,andear-ringsinthineearsאָזְנָ֑יִךְ'a.ze.Na.yikhH241,andabeautifulcrownוַעֲטֶ֥רֶתva.'a.Te.retH5850uponthyheadבְּרֹאשֵֽׁךְ׃be.ro.ShekhH7218.
13Thus wast thou deckedwithgoldזָהָ֣בza.HavH2091andsilverוָכֶ֗סֶףva.Khe.sefH3701;andthyraimentwasoffineסֹ֧לֶתSo.letH5560linenשֵׁ֤שׁshe.shiH8336,andsilkוָמֶ֙שִׁי֙va.Me.shiH4897,andbroideredwork; thou didsteatH398fineH5560flourH5560,andhoneyוּדְבַ֛שׁu.de.VashH1706,andoilוָשֶׁ֖מֶןva.She.menH8081;andthou wastexceedingbeautifulוַתִּ֙יפִי֙va.Ti.fiH3302,andthou didstprosperוַֽתִּצְלְחִ֖יva.titz.le.ChiH6743untoroyalestate.
14AndthyrenownwentH3318forthH3318amongthenationsבַּגּוֹיִ֖םba.go.YimH1471forthybeautyבְּיָפְיֵ֑ךְbe.ya.fe.YekhH3308;foritwasperfectכָּלִ֣ילka.LilH3632,throughmymajestyH1926whichIhadputשַׂ֣מְתִּיSam.tiH7760uponthee, saiththeLordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136Jehovah.
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