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Ezekiel 23:22-44

22Thereforeלָכֵ֣ןla.KhenH3651,OOholibahאָהֳלִיבָ֗ה'o.ho.li.VahH172,thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saiththeLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Jehovah:Behold,Iwillraiseupthyloversמְאַהֲבַ֙יִךְ֙me.'a.ha.Va.yikhH157againstthee,fromwhomthysoulH5315isalienated,andIwillbringוַהֲבֵאתִ֥יםva.ha.ve.TimH935themagainsttheeoneveryside:

23theBabyloniansandalltheChaldeansכַּשְׂדִּ֗יםkas.DimH3778,Pekodפְּק֤וֹדpe.KodH6489andShoaandKoa,andalltheAssyrianswiththem;desirableyoungH1121menH970,governorsפַּח֤וֹתpa.ChotH6346andrulersallofthem, princesandmenH970ofrenown,allofthemridingH7392uponhorsesH5483.

24Andtheyshallcomeוּבָ֣אוּu.Va.'uH935againsttheewithweapons,chariotsרֶ֤כֶבRe.khevH7393,andwagons,andwithacompanyוּבִקְהַ֣לu.vik.HalH6951ofpeoplesH5971;theyshallsetיָשִׂ֥ימוּya.Si.muH7760themselvesagainsttheewithbucklerandshieldוּמָגֵן֙u.ma.GenH4043andhelmetוְקוֹבַ֔עve.ko.Va'H6959roundH5439about:andIwillcommitthejudgmentמִשְׁפָּ֔טmish.PatH4941untothem,andtheyshalljudgeוּשְׁפָט֖וּךְu.she.fa.TukhH8199theeaccordingtotheirjudgmentsבְּמִשְׁפְּטֵיהֶֽם׃be.mish.pe.tei.HemH4941.

25AndIwillsetוְנָתַתִּ֨יve.na.ta.TiH5414myjealousyקִנְאָתִ֜יkin.'a.TiH7068againstthee,andtheyshalldealwiththeeinfury;theyshalltakeיִקָּ֔חוּyi.Ka.chuH3947awayH5493thynoseאַפֵּ֤ךְ'a.PekhH639andthineearsוְאָזְנַ֙יִךְ֙ve.'a.ze.Na.yikhH241;andthy residueshallfallתִּפּ֑וֹלti.PolH5307bytheswordבַּחֶ֣רֶבba.Che.revH2719:theyshalltakeH3947thysonsבָּנַ֤יִךְba.Na.yikhH1121andthydaughtersוּבְנוֹתַ֙יִךְ֙u.ve.no.Ta.yikhH1323;andthy residueshallbedevouredH398bythefireבָּאֵֽשׁ׃ba.'EshH784.

26Theyshallalsostripוְהִפְשִׁיט֖וּךְve.hif.shi.TukhH6584theeofthyclothesבְּגָדָ֑יִךְbe.ga.Da.yikhH899,andtakeוְלָקְח֖וּve.la.ke.ChuH3947awayH3947thy fairjewels.

27ThuswillImakeH2142thylewdnesstoceaseוְהִשְׁבַּתִּ֤יve.hish.ba.TiH7673fromthee,andthy whoredombroughtfromthelandמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714;sothatthou shaltnotliftתִשְׂאִ֤יtis.'IH5375upthineeyesעֵינַ֙יִךְ֙'ei.Na.yikhH5869untothem,norrememberתִזְכְּרִי־tiz.ke.ri-H2142Egyptוּמִצְרַ֖יִםu.mitz.Ra.yimH4714anymoreH4480.

28Forthusכֹ֤הkhohH3541saiththeLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Jehovah:Behold,Iwilldelivertheeintothehandבְּיַ֖דbe.YadH3027ofthemwhomthou hatest,intothehandבְּיַ֛דbe.YadH3027ofthemfromwhomthysoulH5315isalienated;

29andtheyshalldealwiththeeinhatredבְּשִׂנְאָ֗הbe.sin.'AhH8135,andshalltakeוְלָקְחוּ֙ve.la.ke.ChuH3947awayallthylabor,andshallleaveוַעֲזָב֖וּךְva.'a.za.VukhH5800theenakedH5903andbare;andthenakednessעֶרְוַ֣ת'er.VatH6172ofthy whoredoms shallbeuncoveredוְנִגְלָה֙ve.nig.LahH1540,boththylewdnessandthy whoredoms.

30Thesethingsאֵ֖לֶּה'E.lehH428shallbedoneunto thee,forthatthou hastplayedH2181theharlotafterthenationsגוֹיִ֔םgo.YimH1471,andbecausethou art pollutedwiththeiridolsבְּגִלּוּלֵיהֶֽם׃be.gi.lu.lei.HemH1544.

31Thou hastwalkedהָלָ֑כְתְּha.La.khetH1980inthewayבְּדֶ֥רֶךְbe.De.rekhH1870ofthysisterאֲחוֹתֵ֖ךְ'a.cho.TekhH269; thereforewillIgiveH5414hercupכוֹסָ֖הּkho.SahH3563intothyhandבְּיָדֵֽךְ׃ סbe.ya.DekhH3027.

32Thusכֹּ֤הkohH3541saiththeLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Jehovah: Thou shaltdrinkתִּשְׁתִּ֔יtish.TiH8354ofthysister’sאֲחוֹתֵךְ֙'a.cho.teKhH269cupכּ֤וֹסKosH3563, whichisH1961deepהָעֲמֻקָּ֖הha.'a.mu.KahH6013andlarge; thou shaltbeH1961laughedtoscornandhadinderision;itcontainethmuch.

33Thou shaltbefilledתִּמָּלֵ֑אִיti.ma.Le.'iH4390withdrunkennessשִׁכָּר֥וֹןshi.ka.RonH7943andsorrowוְיָג֖וֹןve.ya.GonH3015,withthecupכּ֚וֹסKosH3563ofastonishmentanddesolationוּשְׁמָמָ֔הu.she.ma.MahH8077,withthecupכּ֖וֹסKosH3563ofthysisterאֲחוֹתֵ֥ךְ'a.cho.TekhH269Samariaשֹׁמְרֽוֹן׃sho.me.RonH8111.

34Thou shaltevendrinkוְשָׁתִ֨יתve.sha.TitH8354itanddrainוּמָצִ֗יתu.ma.TzitH4680itout,andthou shaltgnawthesherds thereof,andshalttearתְּנַתֵּ֑קִיte.na.Te.kiH5423thybreastsוְשָׁדַ֣יִךְve.sha.Da.yikhH7699;forIhavespokenדִבַּ֔רְתִּיdi.Bar.tiH1696it, saiththeLordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136Jehovah.

35Thereforeלָכֵ֗ןla.KhenH3651thusכֹּ֤הkohH3541saiththeLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Jehovah:Becausethou hastforgottenשָׁכַ֣חַתְּsha.Kha.chatH7911me,andcastH7993mebehindthyback,thereforeH3651bearשְׂאִ֥יse.'IH5375thoualsoוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571thylewdnessandthy whoredoms.

36JehovahsaidH559moreover untome:Sonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofmanH120, wilt thoujudgeהֲתִשְׁפּ֥וֹטha.tish.PotH8199Oholahאָהֳלָ֖ה'o.ho.LahH170andOholibahאָהֳלִיבָ֑ה'o.ho.li.VahH172?thendeclareוְהַגֵּ֣דve.ha.GedH5046untothemtheirabominationsתוֹעֲבוֹתֵיהֶֽן׃to.'a.vo.tei.HenH8441.

37FortheyhavecommittedH5003adulteryנִאֵ֗פוּni.'E.fuH5003,andbloodוְדָם֙ve.DamH1818isintheirhandsבִּֽידֵיהֶ֔ןbi.dei.HenH3027;andwiththeiridolsגִּלּֽוּלֵיהֶ֖ןgi.lu.lei.HenH1544havetheycommittedH5003adulteryנִאֵ֑פוּni.'E.fuH5003;andtheyhavealsoוְגַ֤םve.GamH1571causedtheirsonsH1121,whomtheybare untome,topassהֶעֱבִ֥ירוּhe.'e.Vi.ruH5674throughthefire untothemtobedevoured.

38Moreoverthistheyhavedoneuntome:theyhavedefiledH2930mysanctuaryמִקְדָּשִׁי֙mik.da.ShiH4720inthesamedayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117,andhaveprofanedH2490mysabbathsשַׁבְּתוֹתַ֖יsha.be.to.TaiH7676.

39Forwhentheyhadslaintheirchildrentotheiridolsלְגִלּ֣וּלֵיהֶ֔םle.gi.Lu.lei.HemH1544,thentheycameH935thesamedayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117intomysanctuaryמִקְדָּשִׁ֛יmik.da.ShiH4720toprofaneלְחַלְּל֑וֹle.cha.le.LoH2490it;and,lo,thusכֹ֥הkhohH3541havetheydoneinthemidstבְּת֥וֹךְbe.TokhH8432ofmyhouseבֵּיתִֽי׃bei.TiH1004.

40AndfurthermoreyehavesentH7971formenH376thatcomeH935fromfar, untowhomamessengerמַלְאָ֜ךְmal.'AkhH4397wassentH7971,and,lo,theycameH935;forwhomthou didstwashH7364thyself, paint thineeyesעֵינַ֖יִךְ'ei.Na.yikhH5869,anddeck thyselfwithornamentsעֶֽדִי׃'E.diH5716,

41andsitH3427uponastatelybedH4296,withatableוְשֻׁלְחָ֥ןve.shul.ChanH7979preparedbeforeit, whereupon thou didstsetH7760mineincenseוּקְטָרְתִּ֥יu.ke.ta.re.TiH7004andmineoilוְשַׁמְנִ֖יve.sham.NiH8081.

42AndthevoiceH6963ofamultitudeהָמוֹן֮ha.mOnH1995beingateaseשָׁלֵ֣וsha.LevH7961waswithher:andwithmenH376ofthecommon sortwerebroughtH935drunkardsH5433fromthewildernessמִמִּדְבָּ֑רmi.mid.BarH4057;andtheyputוַֽיִּתְּנ֤וּvai.yi.te.NuH5414braceletsצְמִידִים֙tze.mi.DimH6781uponthehandsיְדֵיהֶ֔ןye.dei.HenH3027ofthemtwain,andbeautifulcrownsוַעֲטֶ֥רֶתva.'a.Te.retH5850upontheirheadsרָאשֵׁיהֶֽן׃ra.shei.HenH7218.

43ThensaidH559Iofherthatwasoldinadulteriesנִֽאוּפִ֑יםni.'u.FimH5004,Nowעַתָּ֛הa.taH6258willtheyplayH2181theharlotwithher,andshewiththem.

44AndtheywentH935inuntoher,astheygoH935inuntoaharlot:soכֵּ֣ןkenH3651wentH935theyinuntoOholahאָֽהֳלָה֙'o.ho.LahH170anduntoOholibahאָ֣הֳלִיבָ֔ה'o.ho.li.VahH172,thelewdwomenH802.

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