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Ezekiel 16:1-8

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.

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