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Ezekiel 16:44-58

44Behold,everyonethatuseth proverbsshallusethisproverbagainstthee,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Asisthemotherכְּאִמָּ֖הke.'i.MahH517,soisherdaughterבִּתָּֽהּ׃bi.TahH1323.

45Thou artthedaughterבַּת־bat-H1323ofthymotherאִמֵּ֣ךְ'i.MekhH517,thatloathethherhusbandאִישָׁ֖הּ'i.ShahH376andherchildren;andthou artthesisterוַאֲח֨וֹתva.'a.ChotH269ofthysistersאֲחוֹתֵ֜ךְ'a.cho.TekhH269,wholoathedtheirhusbandsH376andtheirchildren:yourmotherאִמְּכֶ֣ן'i.me.KhenH517wasaHittiteחִתִּ֔יתchi.TitH2850,andyourfatherוַאֲבִיכֶ֖ןva.'a.vi.KhenH1anAmoriteאֱמֹרִֽי׃'e.mo.RiH567.

46Andthineeldersisterוַאֲחוֹתֵ֨ךְva.'a.cho.TekhH269isSamariaשֹֽׁמְרוֹן֙sho.me.rOnH8111,thatdwellethatthylefthandH3225,sheandherdaughtersוּבְנוֹתֶ֔יהָu.ve.no.Tei.haH1323;andthyyoungerהַקְּטַנָּ֣הha.ke.ta.NahH6996sisterוַאֲחוֹתֵ֞ךְva.'a.cho.TekhH269,thatdwellethatthyrightH3225handH3225,isSodomסְדֹ֖םse.DomH5467andherdaughtersוּבְנוֹתֶֽיהָ׃u.ve.no.Tei.haH1323.

47Yethast thounotwalkedהָלַ֔כְתְּha.LakhtH1980intheirwaysבְדַרְכֵיהֶן֙ve.dar.khei.HenH1870,nordoneaftertheirabominationsוּבְתוֹעֲבֽוֹתֵיהֶ֖ןu.ve.to.'a.vo.tei.HenH8441;but,asifthatwereaverylittleכִּמְעַ֣טkim.'AtH4592thingH8441, thou wastmorecorruptH7843thantheyinallthywaysדְּרָכָֽיִךְ׃de.ra.Kha.yikhH1870.

48AsIlive, saiththeLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Jehovah,Sodomסְדֹ֣םse.DomH5467thysisterאֲחוֹתֵ֔ךְ'a.cho.TekhH269hathnotdone,shenorherdaughtersוּבְנוֹתֶ֑יהָu.ve.no.Tei.haH1323,asthou hastdone, thouandthydaughtersוּבְנוֹתָֽיִךְ׃u.ve.no.Ta.yikhH1323.

49Behold,thiswasH1961theiniquityעֲוֹ֖ן'a.VonH5771ofthysisterאֲחוֹתֵ֑ךְ'a.cho.TekhH269Sodomסְדֹ֣םse.DomH5467:prideגָּא֨וֹןga.'onH1347, fulnessofbreadH3899,andprosperouseaseוְשַׁלְוַ֣תve.shal.VatH7962wasH1961inherandinherdaughtersוְלִבְנוֹתֶ֔יהָve.liv.no.Tei.haH1323;neitherdidshestrengthenהֶחֱזִֽיקָה׃he.che.Zi.kahH2388thehandוְיַד־ve.yad-H3027ofthepoorעָנִ֥י'a.NiH6041andneedyוְאֶבְי֖וֹןve.'ev.YonH34.

50Andtheywerehaughty,andcommittedabominationתוֹעֵבָ֖הto.'e.VahH8441beforeme:thereforeItookthemawayH5493asIsawH7200good.

51NeitherhathSamariaוְשֹׁ֣מְר֔וֹןve.Sho.me.RonH8111committedhalfכַּחֲצִ֥יka.cha.TziH2677ofthysinsH2398;butthou hastmultipliedH7235thineabominationsתּוֹעֲבוֹתַ֙יִךְ֙to.'a.vo.Ta.yikhH8441morethanthey,andhastjustifiedH6663thysistersאֲחוֹתַ֔יִךְ'a.cho.tekhH269byallthineabominationsתּוֹעֲבוֹתַ֖יִךְto.'a.vo.Ta.yikhH8441whichthou hastdone.

52Thoualsoגַּם־gam-H1571,bearשְׂאִ֣יse.'IH5375thou thine ownshameH954,inthatthou hast givenjudgmentforthysistersלַֽאֲחוֹתֵ֔ךְla.'a.cho.TekhH269;throughthysinsבְּחַטֹּאתַ֛יִךְbe.cha.to.Ta.yikhH2403thatthou hastcommittedmoreמִמֵּ֑ךְmi.MekhH4480abominablethanthey,theyaremoreH4480righteousH6663thanthou: yea,bethoualsoוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571confounded,andbearוּשְׂאִ֣יu.se.'IH5375thyshameH954,inthatthou hastjustifiedH6663thysistersאַחְיוֹתֵֽךְ׃'ach.yo.TekhH269.

53AndIwillturnוְשַׁבְתִּי֙ve.shav.TiH7725againtheircaptivityH7622,thecaptivityH7622ofSodomסְדֹם֙se.DomH5467andherdaughtersוּבְנוֹתֶ֔יהָu.ve.no.Tei.haH1323,andthecaptivityH7622ofSamariaשֹׁמְר֖וֹןsho.me.RonH8111andherdaughtersוּבְנוֹתֶ֑יהָu.ve.no.Tei.haH1323,andthecaptivityH7622ofthycaptivesH7628inthemidstבְּתוֹכָֽהְנָה׃be.to.Kha.he.nahH8432ofthem;

54thatthou mayestbearתִּשְׂאִ֣יtis.'IH5375thine ownshame,andmayestbeashamedוְנִכְלַ֕מְתְּve.nikh.LamtH3637becauseofallthatthou hastdone,inthatthou artacomfortבְּנַחֲמֵ֖ךְbe.na.cha.MekhH5162untothem.

55Andthysistersוַאֲחוֹתַ֗יִךְva.'a.cho.Ta.yikhH269,Sodomסְדֹ֤םse.DomH5467andherdaughtersוּבְנוֹתֶ֙יהָ֙u.ve.no.Tei.haH1323, shallreturnתָּשֹׁ֣בְןָta.Shoe.naH7725totheirformerלְקַדְמָתָ֔ןle.kad.ma.TanH6927estate;andSamariaוְשֹֽׁמְרוֹן֙ve.sho.me.rOnH8111andherdaughtersוּבְנוֹתֶ֔יהָu.ve.no.Tei.haH1323shallreturnתָּשֹׁ֖בְןָta.Shoe.naH7725totheirformerלְקַדְמָתָ֑ןle.kad.ma.TanH6927estate;andthouandthydaughtersוּבְנוֹתַ֔יִךְu.ve.no.Ta.yikhH1323shallreturnתְּשֻׁבֶ֖ינָהte.shu.Vei.nahH7725toyourformerלְקַדְמַתְכֶֽן׃le.kad.mat.KhenH6927estate.

56Forthysisterאֲחוֹתֵ֔ךְ'a.cho.TekhH269Sodomסְדֹ֣םse.DomH5467wasH1961notmentionedbythymouthבְּפִ֑יךְbe.FikhH6310inthedayבְּי֖וֹםbe.YomH3117ofthyprideH1347,

57beforethywickednessרָעָתֵךְ֒ra.'a.teKhH7451wasuncoveredתִּגָּלֶ֣הti.ga.LehH1540,asatthetimeעֵ֚ת'etH6256ofthereproachחֶרְפַּ֣תcher.PatH2781ofthedaughtersבְּנוֹת־be.not-H1323ofSyria,andofallthatareroundH5439abouther,thedaughtersבְּנ֣וֹתbe.NotH1323ofthePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֑יםpe.lish.TimH6430,thatdodespite unto theeroundH5439about.

58Thou hastborneנְשָׂאתִ֑יםne.sa.TimH5375thylewdnessandthineabominationsתּוֹעֲבוֹתַ֖יִךְto.'a.vo.Ta.yikhH8441, saithJehovah.

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