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Ezekiel 20

1AnditcameH935topassintheseventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֗יתha.she.vi.'ItH7637yearבַּשָּׁנָ֣הba.sha.NahH8141,inthefifthבַּֽחֲמִשִׁי֙ba.cha.mi.ShiH2549monthלַחֹ֔דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320,thetenthdayofthemonthH2320,thatcertainoftheeldersמִזִּקְנֵ֥יmi.zik.NeiH2205ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478cameH935toinquireofJehovah,andsatH3427beforeme.

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

3Sonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofmanH120,speakדַּבֵּ֞רda.BerH1696untotheeldersזִקְנֵ֤יzik.NeiH2205ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478,andsayH559untothem,Thusכֹּ֤הkohH3541saiththeLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Jehovah:IsittoinquireofmethatyearecomeH935?AsIlive, saiththeLordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136Jehovah,Iwillnotbeinquiredofbyyou.

4Wilt thoujudgeהֲתִשְׁפֹּ֣טha.tish.PotH8199them,sonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofmanH120, wilt thoujudgeהֲתִשְׁפּ֖וֹטha.tish.PotH8199them? CausethemtoknowH3045theabominationsתּוֹעֲבֹ֥תto.'a.VotH8441oftheirfathersH1;

5andsayH559untothem,Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saiththeLordJehovah:Inthedayבְּיוֹם֙be.yOmH3117whenIchoseH977Israelבְיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לve.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,andsware untotheseedH2233ofthehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofJacobיַֽעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290,andmadeH3045myselfknownH3045untotheminthelandבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,whenIsware untothem,sayingH559,IamJehovahyourGodאֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei.KhemH430;

6inthatdayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117Isware untothem,tobringלְהֽוֹצִיאָ֖םle.ho.tzi.'AmH3318themforthH3318outofthelandמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714intoalandאֶ֜רֶץ'E.retzH776thatIhadsearchedoutforthem,flowingזָבַ֤תza.VatH2100withmilkחָלָב֙cha.LavH2461andhoneyוּדְבַ֔שׁu.de.VashH1706,whichisthegloryofalllandsהָאֲרָצֽוֹת׃ha.'a.ra.TzotH776.

7AndIsaidH559untothem,CastH7993yeawayהַשְׁלִ֔יכוּhash.Li.khuH7993everymanH376theabominationsH8251ofhiseyesעֵינָיו֙'ei.NavH5869,anddefileH2930notyourselveswiththeidolsוּבְגִלּוּלֵ֥יu.ve.gi.lu.LeiH1544ofEgyptמִצְרַ֖יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714;IamJehovahyourGodאֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei.KhemH430.

8ButtheyrebelledH4784againstme,andwouldאָבוּ֙'a.VuH14nothearken untome;theydidnoteverymanH376castH7993awayהִשְׁלִ֔יכוּhish.Li.khuH7993theabominationsH8251oftheireyesעֵֽינֵיהֶם֙'ei.nei.HemH5869,neitherdidtheyforsakeH5800theidolsגִּלּוּלֵ֥יgi.lu.LeiH1544ofEgyptמִצְרַ֖יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714.ThenIsaidH559IwouldH14pourלִשְׁפֹּ֧ךְlish.PokhH8210outmywrathH2534uponthem,toaccomplishmyangerאַפִּי֙'a.PiH639againsttheminthemidstבְּת֖וֹךְbe.TokhH8432ofthelandאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

9ButIwroughtformyname’sשְׁמִ֔יshe.MiH8034sakeלְמַ֣עַןle.Ma.'anH4616,thatitshouldnotbeprofanedH2490inthesightofthenationsהַגּוֹיִ֖םha.go.YimH1471,amongwhichtheywere,inwhosesightImadeH6213myselfknownH3045untothem,inbringingH3318themforthH3318outofthelandמֵאֶ֥רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

10SoIcausedthemtogoH3318forthH3318outofthelandמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,andbroughtH935themintothewildernessהַמִּדְבָּֽר׃ha.mid.BarH4057.

11AndIgaveH5414themmystatutesH2708,andshowedthemmineordinancesH4941,whichifamanH120do,heshallliveinthem.

12Moreoveralsoוְגַ֤םve.GamH1571IgaveH5414themmysabbathsשַׁבְּתוֹתַי֙sha.be.to.TaiH7676,tobeH1961asignלְא֔וֹתle.'otH226betweenmeandthem,thattheymightknowלָדַ֕עַתla.Da.'atH3045thatIamJehovahthatsanctifieththem.

13Butthehouseבֵֽית־veit-H1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לYis.ra.'ElH3478rebelledH4784againstmeinthewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֗רba.mid.BarH4057:theywalkedהָלָ֜כוּha.La.khuH1980notinmystatutesH2708,andtheyrejectedמָאָ֗סוּma.'A.suH3988mineordinancesH4941,whichifamanH120keep,heshallliveinthem;andmysabbathsשַׁבְּתֹתַ֖יsha.be.to.TaiH7676theygreatlyprofanedH2490.ThenIsaidH559Iwouldpourלִשְׁפֹּ֨ךְlish.PokhH8210outmywrathH2534upontheminthewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֖רba.mid.BarH4057,toconsumethem.

14ButIwroughtformyname’sשְׁמִ֑יshe.MiH8034sakeלְמַ֣עַןle.Ma.'anH4616,thatitshouldnotbeprofanedH2490inthesightofthenationsהַגּוֹיִ֔םha.go.YimH1471,inwhosesightIbroughtH3318themout.

15Moreoveralsoוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571Isware untotheminthewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֑רba.mid.BarH4057,thatIwouldnotbringהָבִ֨יאha.Vi'H935themintothelandהָאָ֣רֶץha.'A.retzH776whichIhadgivenH5414them,flowingזָבַ֤תza.VatH2100withmilkחָלָב֙cha.LavH2461andhoneyוּדְבַ֔שׁu.de.VashH1706,whichisthegloryofalllandsהָאֲרָצֽוֹת׃ha.'a.ra.TzotH776;

16becausetheyrejectedמָאָ֗סוּma.'A.suH3988mineordinancesH4941,andwalkedH1980notinmystatutesH2708,andprofanedH2490mysabbathsשַׁבְּתוֹתַ֖יsha.be.to.TaiH7676:fortheirheartלִבָּ֥םli.BamH3820wentH1980aftertheiridolsגִלּוּלֵיהֶ֖םgi.lu.lei.HemH1544.

17Nevertheless mineeyeעֵינִ֛י'ei.NiH5869sparedthem,andIdestroyedמִֽשַּׁחֲתָ֑םmi.sha.cha.TamH7843themnot,neitherdidImakeH6213afullendoftheminthewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּֽר׃ba.mid.BarH4057.

18AndIsaidH559untotheirchildreninthewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֔רba.mid.BarH4057, Walk yenotinthestatutesH2706ofyourfathersH1,neitherobserveH8104theirordinancesH4941,nordefileH2930yourselvesH2930withtheiridolsוּבְגִלּוּלֵיהֶ֖םu.ve.gi.lu.lei.HemH1544.

19IamJehovahyourGodאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֔ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430: walkinmystatutesH2708,andkeepשִׁמְר֖וּshim.RuH8104mineordinancesH4941,anddothem;

20andhallowmysabbathsשַׁבְּתוֹתַ֖יsha.be.to.TaiH7676;andtheyshallbeH1961asignלְאוֹת֙le.'OtH226betweenmeandyou,thatyemayknowלָדַ֕עַתla.Da.'atH3045thatIamJehovahyourGodאֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei.KhemH430.

21ButthechildrenrebelledH4784againstme;theywalkedהָ֠לָכוּHa.la.khuH1980notinmystatutesH2708,neitherkeptH8104mineordinancesH4941todothem,whichifamanH120do,heshallliveinthem;theyprofanedH2490mysabbathsשַׁבְּתוֹתַ֖יsha.be.to.TaiH7676.ThenIsaidH559Iwouldpourלִשְׁפֹּ֧ךְlish.PokhH8210outmywrathH2534uponthem,toaccomplishmyangerאַפִּ֛י'a.PiH639againsttheminthewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּֽר׃ba.mid.BarH4057.

22NeverthelessIwithdrewmyhandיָדִ֔יya.DiH3027,andwroughtformyname’sשְׁמִ֑יshe.MiH8034sakeלְמַ֣עַןle.Ma.'anH4616,thatitshouldnotbeprofanedH2490inthesightofthenationsהַגּוֹיִ֔םha.go.YimH1471,inwhosesightIbroughtH3318themforthH3318.

23MoreoverIsware untotheminthewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֑רba.mid.BarH4057,thatIwouldscatterH2219themamongthenationsבַּגּוֹיִ֔םba.go.YimH1471,anddisperseוּלְזָר֥וֹתu.le.za.RotH2219themthroughthecountries;

24becausetheyhadnotexecuted mineordinancesH4941,buthadrejectedמָאָ֔סוּma.'A.suH3988mystatutesH2708,andhadprofanedH2490mysabbathsשַׁבְּתוֹתַ֖יsha.be.to.TaiH7676,andtheireyesעֵינֵיהֶֽם׃'ei.nei.HemH5869wereH1961aftertheirfathers’H1idolsגִּלּוּלֵ֣יgi.lu.LeiH1544.

25Moreoveralsoוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571IgaveH5414themstatutesH2706thatwerenotgoodטוֹבִ֑יםto.VimH2896,andordinancesH4941whereintheyshouldnotliveיִֽחְי֖וּyich.YuH2421;

26andIpollutedthemintheirowngiftsבְּמַתְּנוֹתָ֔םbe.ma.te.no.TamH4979,inthattheycausedtopassבְּהַעֲבִ֖ירbe.ha.'a.VirH5674throughthefireallthatopeneththewombרָ֑חַםRa.chamH7356,thatImightmakeH3045themdesolateH8074,totheendthattheymightknowיֵֽדְע֔וּye.de.'UH3045thatIamJehovah.

27Thereforeלָכֵ֞ןla.KhenH3651,sonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofmanH120,speakדַּבֵּ֨רda.BerH1696untothehouseבֵּ֤יתbeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478,andsayH559untothem,Thusכֹּ֥הkohH3541saiththeLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Jehovah:InthismoreoverhaveyourfathersH1blasphemedme,inthattheyhavecommittedatrespassagainstme.

28ForwhenH834IhadbroughtH935themintothelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776,whichIswaretogiveH5414untothem,thentheysawH7200everyhighרָמָ֜הra.MahH7311hillגִּבְעָ֨הgiv.'AhH1389,andeverythicktreeעֵ֣ץ'etzH6086,andtheyofferedH2076theretheirsacrificesH2077,andtheretheypresentedtheprovocationoftheirofferingקָרְבָּנָ֔םka.re.ba.NamH7133;therealsotheymadeH5414theirsweet savor,andtheypouredouttheretheirdrink-offerings.

29ThenIsaidH559untothem,Whatmeaneththehighהַבָּמָ֔הha.ba.MahH1116placeH1116whereunto yegoהַבָּאִ֖יםha.ba.'ImH935?Sothenameשְׁמָהּ֙she.MahH8034thereofiscalledוַיִּקָּרֵ֤אvai.yi.ka.Re'H7121Bamahuntothisdayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117.

30WhereforesayH559untothehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478,Thusכֹּ֤הkohH3541saiththeLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Jehovah:Doye polluteyourselvesafterthemannerofyourfathersH1?andplayH2181yetheharlotaftertheirabominationsH8251?

31andwhenyeofferyourgiftsמַתְּנֹֽתֵיכֶ֡םma.te.no.tei.KhemH4979,whenyemakeH2930yoursonsH1121topassבְּֽהַעֲבִיר֩be.ha.'a.VirH5674throughthefireבָּאֵ֜שׁba.'EshH784,doye polluteyourselveswithallyouridolsגִּלּֽוּלֵיכֶם֙gi.lu.lei.KhemH1544untothisdayהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117?andshallIbeinquiredofbyyou,Ohouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478?AsIlive, saiththeLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Jehovah,Iwillnotbeinquiredofbyyou;

32andthatwhichcomethintoyourmindshallnotbeH1961atall,inthatyesayאֹמְרִ֗ים'o.me.RimH559,WewillbeH1961asthenationsכַגּוֹיִם֙kha.go.YimH1471,asthefamiliesH4940ofthecountries,toserveלְשָׁרֵ֖תle.sha.RetH8334woodעֵ֥ץ'etzH6086andstoneוָאָֽבֶן׃va.'A.venH68.

33AsIlive, saiththeLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Jehovah,surelywithamightyH2389handבְּיָ֨דbe.YadH3027,andwithanoutstretchedנְטוּיָ֛הne.tu.YahH5186armוּבִזְר֧וֹעַu.viz.Ro.a'H2220,andwithwrathH2534pouredשְׁפוּכָ֖הshe.fu.KhahH8210out,willIbekingH4427overyou.

34AndIwillbringוְהוֹצֵאתִ֤יve.ho.tze.TiH3318yououtfromthepeoplesH5971,andwillgatherוְקִבַּצְתִּ֣יve.ki.batz.TiH6908yououtofthecountrieswhereinyearescatteredנְפוֹצֹתֶ֖םne.fo.tzo.TemH6327,withamightyH2389handבְּיָ֤דbe.YadH3027,andwithanoutstretchedנְטוּיָ֔הne.tu.YahH5186armוּבִזְר֣וֹעַu.viz.Ro.a'H2220,andwithwrathH2534pouredשְׁפוּכָֽה׃she.fu.KhahH8210out;

35andIwillbringוְהֵבֵאתִ֣יve.he.ve.TiH935youintothewildernessמִדְבַּ֖רmid.BarH4057ofthepeoplesH5971,andtherewillIenterintojudgmentוְנִשְׁפַּטְתִּ֤יve.nish.pa.TiH8199withyoufaceפָּנִ֖יםpa.NimH6440tofaceפָּנִֽים׃pa.NimH6440.

36LikeasIenteredH8199intojudgmentנִשְׁפַּ֙טְתִּי֙nish.Pa.tiH8199withyourfathersH1inthewildernessבְּמִדְבַּ֖רbe.mid.BarH4057ofthelandאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,soכֵּ֚ןkenH3651willIenterאִשָּׁפֵ֣ט'i.sha.FetH8199intojudgmentH8199withyou, saiththeLordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136Jehovah.

37AndIwillcauseyoutopassוְהַעֲבַרְתִּ֥יve.ha.'a.var.TiH5674undertherodהַשָּׁ֑בֶטha.Sha.vetH7626,andIwillbringוְהֵבֵאתִ֥יve.he.ve.TiH935youintothebondofthecovenantהַבְּרִֽית׃ha.be.RitH1285;

38andIwillpurgeוּבָרוֹתִ֣יu.va.ro.TiH1305outfromamongyoutherebelsהַמֹּרְדִ֤יםha.mo.re.DimH4775,andthemthattransgressוְהַפּֽוֹשְׁעִים֙ve.ha.po.she.'ImH6586againstme;IwillbringH935themforthH3318outofthelandמֵאֶ֤רֶץme.'E.retzH776wheretheysojourn,buttheyshallnotenterintothelandH776ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478:andyeshallknowוִֽידַעְתֶּ֖םvi.da'.TemH3045thatIamJehovah.

39Asforyou,Ohouseבֵּֽית־beit-H1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לYis.ra.'ElH3478,thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saiththeLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Jehovah:Goye,serveעֲבֹ֔דוּ'a.Vo.duH5647everyoneH376hisidolsגִּלּוּלָיו֙gi.lu.LavH1544,andhereafteralso,ifyewillnothearken untome;butmyholyH6944nameשֵׁ֤םshemH8034shallyenomoreprofaneתְחַלְּלוּ־te.cha.le.lu-H2490withyourgiftsבְּמַתְּנֽוֹתֵיכֶ֖םbe.ma.te.no.tei.KhemH4979,andwithyouridolsוּבְגִלּוּלֵיכֶֽם׃u.ve.gi.lu.lei.KhemH1544.

40ForinmyholyH6944mountainבְהַר־ve.har-H2022,inthemountainבְּהַ֣ר׀be.HarH2022oftheheightמְר֣וֹםme.RomH4791ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478, saiththeLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Jehovah,thereshallallthehouseבֵּ֧יתbeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478,allofthem,serveיַעַבְדֻ֜נִיya.'av.Du.niH5647meinthelandבָּאָ֑רֶץba.'A.retzH776:therewillIacceptאֶרְצֵ֔ם'er.TzemH7521them,andtherewillIrequireH1875yourofferings,andthefirst-fruitsofyouroblations,withallyourholyH6944thingsH6944.

41Asasweet savorwillIacceptאֶרְצֶ֣ה'er.TzehH7521you,whenH834Ibringבְּהוֹצִיאִ֤יbe.ho.tzi.'IH3318yououtfromthepeoplesH5971,andgatherוְקִבַּצְתִּ֣יve.ki.batz.TiH6908yououtofthecountrieswhereinyehavebeenscatteredנְפֹצֹתֶ֖םne.fo.tzo.TemH6327;andIwillbesanctifiedH6942inyouinthesightofthenationsהַגּוֹיִֽם׃ha.go.YimH1471.

42Andyeshallknowוִֽידַעְתֶּם֙vi.da'.TemH3045thatIamJehovah,whenIshallbringבַּהֲבִיאִ֥יba.ha.vi.'IH935youintothelandהָאָ֗רֶץha.'A.retzH776ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,intothecountrywhichIswaretogiveלָתֵ֥תla.TetH5414untoyourfathersH1.

43Andthereshallyerememberוּזְכַרְתֶּם־u.ze.khar.tem-H2142yourwaysדַּרְכֵיכֶם֙dar.khei.KhemH1870,andallyourdoings,whereinyehavepollutedyourselvesH2930;andyeshallloatheyourselvesH2930inyourownsightforallyourevilsthatyehavecommitted.

44Andyeshallknowוִֽידַעְתֶּם֙vi.da'.TemH3045thatIamJehovah,whenIhavedealtwithyouformyname’sשְׁמִ֑יshe.MiH8034sakeלְמַ֣עַןle.Ma.'anH4616,notaccordingtoyourevilH7451waysכְדַרְכֵיכֶ֨םkhe.dar.khei.KhemH1870,noraccordingtoyourcorruptהַנִּשְׁחָתוֹת֙ha.nish.cha.tOtH7843doings,Oyehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, saiththeLordJehovah.

45And the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying,

46Son of man, set thy face toward the south, and drop thy word toward the south, and prophesy against the forest of the field in the South;

47and say to the forest of the South, Hear the word of Jehovah: Thus saith the Lord Jehovah, Behold, I will kindle a fire in thee, and it shall devour every green tree in thee, and every dry tree: the flaming flame shall not be quenched, and all faces from the south to the north shall be burnt thereby.

48And all flesh shall see that I, Jehovah, have kindled it; it shall not be quenched.

49Then said I, Ah Lord Jehovah! they say of me, Is he not a speaker of parables?

Commentaries on Ezekiel 20

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