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Ezekiel 20:1-38

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.

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