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Ezekiel 22

1Moreoverthewordדְבַר־de.var-H1697ofJehovahcameuntome,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

2Andthou,sonבֶן־ven-H1121ofmanH120, wilt thoujudgeהֲתִשְׁפֹּ֥טha.tish.PotH8199, wilt thoujudgeהֲתִשְׁפֹּ֖טha.tish.PotH8199thebloodycityעִ֣יר'irH5892?thencausehertoknowH3045allherabominationsתּוֹעֲבוֹתֶֽיהָ׃to.'a.vo.Tei.haH8441.

3Andthou shaltsayH559,Thusכֹּ֤הkohH3541saiththeLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Jehovah:Acityעִ֣יר'irH5892thatsheddethbloodדָּ֛םdamH1818inthemidstבְּתוֹכָ֖הּbe.to.KhahH8432ofher,thathertimeעִתָּ֑הּ'i.TahH6256maycomeלָב֣וֹאla.Vo'H935,andthatmakethidolsגִלּוּלִ֛יםgi.lu.LimH1544againstherselftodefileH2930her!

4Thou artbecomeטָמֵ֔אתta.MetH2930guiltyאָשַׁ֗מְתְּ'a.ShamtH816inthybloodבְּדָמֵ֨ךְbe.da.MekhH1818thatthou hastshedשָׁפַ֜כְתְּsha.FakhtH8210,andartdefiledH2930inthineidolsוּבְגִלּוּלַ֤יִךְu.ve.gi.lu.La.yikhH1544whichthou hastmadeH6213;andthou hastcausedthydaysיָמַ֔יִךְya.Ma.yikhH3117todrawH7126near,andartcomeוַתָּב֖וֹאva.ta.Vo'H935evenunto thyyearsשְׁנוֹתָ֑יִךְshe.no.Ta.yikhH8141:thereforeH3651haveImadeH6213theeareproachחֶרְפָּה֙cher.PahH2781untothenationsלַגּוֹיִ֔םla.go.YimH1471,andamockingtoallthecountries.

5Thosethatarenear,andthosethatarefarוְהָרְחֹק֥וֹתve.ha.re.cho.KotH7350fromthee,shallmockthee, thou infamousoneH4480andfulloftumult.

6Behold,theprincesH5387ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,everyoneH376accordingtohispower,havebeenH1961intheetoshedשְׁפָךְ־she.fokh-H8210bloodדָּֽם׃DamH1818.

7Intheehavetheysetlightbyfatherאָ֤ב'avH1andmotherוָאֵם֙va.'EmH517;inthemidstבְּתוֹכֵ֑ךְbe.to.KhekhH8432oftheehavetheydealtbyoppressionבַעֹ֖שֶׁקva.'O.shekH6233withthesojournerלַגֵּ֛רla.GerH1616;intheehavetheywrongedthefatherlessיָת֥וֹםya.TomH3490andthewidowוְאַלְמָנָ֖הve.'al.ma.NahH490.

8Thou hastdespisedH959myholyקָדָשַׁ֖יka.da.ShaiH6944thingsH6944,andhastprofanedH2490mysabbathsשַׁבְּתֹתַ֖יsha.be.to.TaiH7676.

9SlanderousmenH376havebeenH1961intheetoshedשְׁפָךְ־she.fokh-H8210bloodדָּ֑םDamH1818;andintheetheyhaveeatenH398uponthemountainsהֶֽהָרִים֙he.ha.RimH2022:inthemidstבְתוֹכֵֽךְ׃ve.to.KhekhH8432oftheetheyhavecommittedlewdness.

10Intheehavetheyuncoveredגִּלָּה־gi.lah-H1540theirfathers’אָ֖ב'avH1nakednessעֶרְוַת־'er.vat-H6172;intheehavetheyhumbledherthatwasuncleanטְמֵאַ֥תte.me.'AtH2931inherimpurityH5079.

11AndoneH376hathcommittedabominationתּֽוֹעֵבָ֔הto.'e.VahH8441withhisneighbor’sרֵעֵ֗הוּre.'E.huH7453wifeאֵ֣שֶׁת'E.shetH802;andanotherhathlewdlydefiledH2930hisdaughter-in-law;andanotherinthee hath humbledhissisterאֲחֹת֥וֹ'a.cho.ToH269,hisfather’sאָבִ֖יו'a.VivH1daughterבַת־vat-H1323.

12IntheehavetheytakenH3947bribesשֹׁ֥חַדSho.chadH7810toshedשְׁפָךְ־she.fokh-H8210bloodדָּ֑םDamH1818; thou hasttakenH3947interestנֶ֧שֶׁךְNe.shekhH5392andincrease,andthou hast greedily gainedofthyneighborsרֵעַ֙יִךְ֙re.'A.yikhH7453byoppressionבַּעֹ֔שֶׁקba.'O.shekH6233,andhastforgottenשָׁכַ֔חַתְּsha.Kha.chatH7911me, saiththeLordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136Jehovah.

13Behold,therefore,IhavesmittenmyhandH3709atthydishonestgainבִּצְעֵ֖ךְbitz.'EkhH1215whichthou hastmadeH6213,andatthybloodדָּמֵ֔ךְda.MekhH1818whichhathbeenH1961inthemidstבְּתוֹכֵֽךְ׃be.to.KhekhH8432ofthee.

14Canthyheartלִבֵּךְ֙li.beKhH3820endure,orcanthyhandsיָדַ֔יִךְya.Da.yikhH3027bestrongתֶּחֱזַ֣קְנָהte.che.Zak.nahH2388,inthedaysלַיָּמִ֕יםlai.ya.MimH3117thatIshalldealwiththee?I,Jehovah,havespokenדִּבַּ֥רְתִּיdi.Bar.tiH1696it,andwilldoit.

15AndIwillscatterH2219theeamongthenationsבַּגּוֹיִ֔םba.go.YimH1471,anddisperseוְזֵרִיתִ֖יךְve.ze.ri.TikhH2219theethroughthecountries;andIwillconsumethy filthinessoutofthee.

16Andthou shaltbeprofanedH2490inthyself,inthesightofthenationsגוֹיִ֑םgo.YimH1471;andthou shaltknowוְיָדַ֖עַתְּve.ya.Da.'atH3045thatIamJehovah.

17Andthewordדְבַר־de.var-H1697ofJehovahcameuntome,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

18Sonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofmanH120,thehouseבֵֽית־veit-H1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478isbecomeH1961drossuntome:allofthemarebrassandtinוּבְדִ֨ילu.ve.DilH913andironוּבַרְזֶ֤לu.var.ZelH1270andleadוְעוֹפֶ֙רֶת֙ve.'o.Fe.retH5777,inthemidstבְּת֣וֹךְbe.TokhH8432ofthefurnaceכּ֔וּרKurH3564;theyarethedrossofsilverכֶּ֖סֶףKe.sefH3701.

19Thereforeלָכֵ֗ןla.KhenH3651thusכֹּ֤הkohH3541saiththeLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Jehovah:BecauseyeareH1961allbecomeהֱי֥וֹתhe.YotH1961dross,thereforeלָכֵן֙la.KhenH3651,behold,Iwillgatherקֹבֵ֣ץko.VetzH6908youintothemidstH8432ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389.

20Astheygatherאֶקְבֹּץ֙'ek.BotzH6908silverכֶּ֡סֶףKe.sefH3701andbrassandironוּבַרְזֶ֨לu.var.ZelH1270andleadוְעוֹפֶ֤רֶתve.'o.Fe.retH5777andtinוּבְדִיל֙u.ve.DilH913intothemidstH8432ofthefurnaceכּ֔וּרKurH3564,toblowלָפַֽחַת־la.fa.chat-H5301thefireאֵ֖שׁ'eshH784uponit,tomeltלְהַנְתִּ֑יךְle.han.TikhH5413it;soכֵּ֤ןkenH3651willIgatherH6908youinmineangerבְּאַפִּ֣יbe.'a.PiH639andinmywrathH2534,andIwilllayyouthere,andmeltוְהִתַּכְתִּ֖יve.hi.takh.TiH5413you.

21Yea,Iwillgatherוְכִנַּסְתִּ֣יve.khi.nas.TiH3664you,andblowוְנָפַחְתִּ֥יve.na.fach.TiH5301uponyouwiththefireבְּאֵ֣שׁbe.'EshH784ofmywrathעֶבְרָתִ֑י'ev.ra.TiH5678,andye shall bemeltedוְנִתַּכְתֶּ֖םve.ni.takh.TemH5413inthemidstבְּתוֹכָֽהּ׃be.to.KhahH8432thereof.

22Assilverכֶּ֙סֶף֙ke.sefH3701ismeltedתֻּתְּכ֣וּtu.te.KhuH5413inthemidstבְּת֣וֹךְbe.TokhH8432ofthefurnaceכּ֔וּרKurH3564,soכֵּ֖ןkenH3651shallyebemeltedH5413inthemidstבְתוֹכָ֑הּve.to.KhahH8432thereof;andyeshallknowוִֽידַעְתֶּם֙vi.da'.TemH3045thatI,Jehovah,havepouredשָׁפַ֥כְתִּיsha.Fakh.tiH8210outmywrathH2534uponyou.

23Andthewordדְבַר־de.var-H1697ofJehovahcameuntome,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

24Sonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofmanH120,sayאֱמָר־'e.mor-H559untoher, Thou artalandאֶ֔רֶץ'E.retzH776thatisnotcleansedH2891,norrained uponinthedayבְּי֥וֹםbe.YomH3117ofindignationזָֽעַם׃Za.'amH2195.

25Thereisaconspiracyקֶ֤שֶׁרKe.sherH7195ofherprophetsנְבִיאֶ֙יהָ֙ne.vi.'Ei.haH5030inthemidstבְּתוֹכָ֔הּbe.to.KhahH8432thereof,likearoaringשׁוֹאֵ֖גsho.'EgH7580lionכַּאֲרִ֥יka.'a.RiH738raveningthepreyטָ֑רֶףTa.refH2964:theyhavedevouredאָכָ֗לוּ'a.Kha.luH398soulsH5315;theytakeH3947treasureandpreciousוִיקָר֙vi.KarH3366thingsH3366;theyhavemadeherwidowsאַלְמְנוֹתֶ֖יהָ'al.me.no.Tei.haH490manyH7235inthemidstבְתוֹכָֽהּ׃ve.to.KhahH8432thereof.

26Herpriestsכֹּהֲנֶ֜יהָko.ha.Nei.haH3548havedoneviolenceחָמְס֣וּcha.me.SuH2554tomylawתוֹרָתִי֮to.ra.TiH8451,andhaveprofanedH2490myholyקָדָשַׁי֒ka.da.ShaiH6944thingsקֹ֤דֶשׁKo.deshH6944:theyhavemadeH3045nodistinctionהִבְדִּ֔ילוּhiv.Di.luH914betweentheholyH6944andthecommon,neitherhavetheycaused mentodiscernbetweentheuncleanהַטָּמֵ֥אha.ta.Me'H2931andthecleanלְטָה֖וֹרle.ta.HorH2889,andhavehidtheireyesעֵֽינֵיהֶ֔ם'ei.nei.HemH5869frommysabbathsוּמִשַׁבְּתוֹתַי֙u.mi.sha.be.to.TaiH7676,andIamprofanedH2490amongthem.

27HerprincesH8269inthemidstבְקִרְבָּ֔הּve.kir.BahH7130thereofarelikewolvesH2061raveningthepreyטָ֑רֶףTa.refH2964,toshedלִשְׁפָּךְ־lish.pokh-H8210bloodדָּם֙damH1818,andtodestroyלְאַבֵּ֣דle.'a.BedH6soulsH5315,thattheymaygetdishonestgainבָּֽצַע׃Ba.tza'H1215.

28Andherprophetsוּנְבִיאֶ֗יהָu.ne.vi.'Ei.haH5030havedaubedforthemwithuntempered mortar, seeingfalsevisions,anddiviningH7080liesH3577untothem,sayingH559,Thusכֹּ֤הkohH3541saiththeLordJehovah,whenJehovahhathnotspokenדִבֵּֽר׃di.BerH1696.

29Thepeopleעַ֤ם'amH5971ofthelandהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ha.'A.retzH776haveusedoppressionעֹ֔שֶׁק'O.shekH6233,andexercisedrobberyגָּזֵ֑לga.ZelH1498; yea,theyhavevexedthepoorוְעָנִ֤יve.'a.NiH6041andneedyוְאֶבְיוֹן֙ve.'ev.yOnH34,andhaveoppressedH6231thesojournerהַגֵּ֥רha.GerH1616wrongfully.

30AndIsoughtH1245foramanH376amongthem,thatshouldbuildupthewallגָּדֵר֩ga.DerH1447,andstandוְעֹמֵ֨דve.'o.MedH5975inthegapbeforemeforthelandהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776,thatIshouldnotdestroyשַׁחֲתָ֑הּsha.cha.TahH7843it;butIfoundH4672none.

31ThereforehaveIpouredוָאֶשְׁפֹּ֤ךְva.'esh.PokhH8210outmineindignationזַעְמִ֔יza'.MiH2195uponthem;Ihaveconsumedthemwiththefireבְּאֵ֥שׁbe.'EshH784ofmywrathעֶבְרָתִ֖י'ev.ra.TiH5678:theirownwayH1870haveIbroughtupontheirheadsבְּרֹאשָׁ֣םbe.ro.ShamH7218, saiththeLordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136Jehovah.

Commentaries on Ezekiel 22

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