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Ezekiel 28

1Thewordדְבַר־de.var-H1697ofJehovahcameagainuntome,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

2Sonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofmanH120,sayH559untotheprinceH5057ofTyreצֹ֜רtzorH6865,Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saiththeLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Jehovah:BecausethyheartH3820isliftedup,andthou hastsaidH559,Iamagodאֱלֹהִ֛ים'E.lo.HimH430,Isitיָשַׁ֖בְתִּיya.Shav.tiH3427intheseatמוֹשַׁ֧בmo.ShavH4186ofGodאֱלֹהִֽים׃'E.lo.HimH430,inthemidstoftheseasיַמִּ֑יםya.MimH3220;yetthou artmanH120,andnotGodH430, though thou didstsetH5414thyheartH3820astheheartH3820ofGodH430;—

3behold, thou artwiserthanDanielH1840;thereisnosecretסָת֖וּםsa.TumH5640thatishiddenfromthee;

4bythywisdomבְּחָכְמָֽתְךָ֙be.cha.khe.ma.te.KhaH2451andbythineunderstandingוּבִתְבוּנָ֣תְךָ֔u.vit.vu.Na.te.khaH8394thou hast gotten theeriches,andhast gottengoldזָהָ֥בza.HavH2091andsilverוָכֶ֖סֶףva.Khe.sefH3701intothytreasuresH214;

5bythygreatwisdomH2451andbythy traffic hast thouincreasedthyriches,andthyheartלְבָבְךָ֖le.va.ve.KhaH3824islifted upbecauseofthyriches;—

6thereforeלָכֵ֕ןla.KhenH3651thusכֹּ֥הkohH3541saiththeLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Jehovah:Becausethou hastsetH5414thyheartכְּלֵ֥בke.LevH3820astheheartH3820ofGodאֱלֹהִֽים׃'E.lo.HimH430,

7thereforeלָכֵ֗ןla.KhenH3651,behold,Iwillbringמֵבִ֤יאme.Vi'H935strangersזָרִ֔יםza.RimH2114uponthee,theterribleofthenationsגּוֹיִ֑םgo.YimH1471;andtheyshalldrawtheirswordsחַרְבוֹתָם֙char.vo.TamH2719againstthebeautyיְפִ֣יye.FiH3308ofthywisdomחָכְמָתֶ֔ךָcha.khe.ma.Te.khaH2451,andtheyshalldefilethy brightness.

8Theyshallbringיֽוֹרִד֑וּךָyo.ri.Du.khaH3381theedownH3381tothepitלַשַּׁ֖חַתla.Sha.chatH7845;andthou shaltdieוָמַ֛תָּהva.Ma.tahH4191thedeathH4191ofthemthatareslainחָלָ֖לcha.LalH2491,intheheartבְּלֵ֥בbe.LevH3820oftheseasיַמִּֽים׃ya.MimH3220.

9Wilt thouyetsayH559beforehimthatslayeth thee,IamGodאֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.HimH430?butthou artmanH120,andnotGodH430,inthehandבְּיַ֥דbe.YadH3027ofhimthatwoundeth thee.

10Thou shaltdieתָּמ֖וּתta.MutH4191thedeathH4191oftheuncircumcisedעֲרֵלִ֛ים'a.re.LimH6189bythehandבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027ofstrangersזָרִ֑יםza.RimH2114:forIhavespokenדִבַּ֔רְתִּיdi.Bar.tiH1696it, saiththeLordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136Jehovah.

11Moreoverthewordדְבַר־de.var-H1697ofJehovahcameuntome,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

12Sonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofmanH120,takeשָׂ֥אsa'H5375upalamentationקִינָ֖הki.NahH7015overthekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofTyreצ֑וֹרTzorH6865,andsayH559untohim,Thusכֹּ֤הkohH3541saiththeLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Jehovah: Thou sealestupthesum,fullמָלֵ֥אma.Le'H4392ofwisdomחָכְמָ֖הchokh.mahH2451,andperfectוּכְלִ֥ילu.khe.LilH3632inbeautyיֹֽפִי׃Yo.fiH3308.

13Thou wastinEdenבְּעֵ֨דֶןbe.'E.denH5731,thegardenגַּן־gan-H1588ofGodאֱלֹהִ֜ים'E.lo.HimH430;everypreciousיְקָרָ֤הye.ka.RahH3368stoneאֶ֨בֶן'E.venH68wasH1961thycovering,thesardius,thetopazפִּטְדָ֞הpit.DahH6357,andthediamond,theberyl,theonyxשֹׁ֙הַם֙sho.hamH7718,andthejasperוְיָ֣שְׁפֵ֔הve.Ya.she.PehH3471,thesapphireסַפִּ֣ירsa.PirH5601,theemerald,andthecarbuncle,andgoldוְזָהָ֑בve.za.HavH2091:theworkmanshipמְלֶ֨אכֶתme.Le.khetH4399ofthy tabretsandofthy pipeswasH1961inthee;inthedayבְּי֥וֹםbe.YomH3117thatthou wastcreatedH1254theywereH1961preparedH3559.

14Thou wasttheanointedcherubכְּר֔וּבke.RuvH3742thatcovereth:andIsetH5414thee,sothatthou wastupontheholyH6944mountainבְּהַ֨רbe.HarH2022ofGodאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430; thou hastwalkedהִתְהַלָּֽכְתָּ׃hit.ha.La.khe.taH1980upanddowninthemidstH8432ofthestonesH68offireאֵ֖שׁ'eshH784.

15Thou wastperfectH8549inthywaysבִּדְרָכֶ֔יךָbid.ra.Khei.khaH1870fromthedayמִיּ֖וֹםmi.YomH3117thatthou wastcreatedH1254,tillunrighteousnessעַוְלָ֖תָה'av.La.tahH5766wasfoundH4672inthee.

16Bytheabundanceבְּרֹ֣בbe.RoH7230ofthy traffictheyfilledמָל֧וּma.LuH4390themidstH8432oftheewithviolenceחָמָ֖סcha.MasH2555,andthou hastsinnedH2398: thereforehaveI cast theeasprofaneH2490outofthemountainמֵהַ֨רme.HarH2022ofGodאֱלֹהִ֤ים'E.lo.HimH430;andIhavedestroyedוָֽאַבֶּדְךָ֙va.'a.bed.KhaH6thee,Ocoveringcherubכְּר֣וּבke.RuvH3742,fromthemidstH8432ofthestonesH68offireאֵֽשׁ׃'EshH784.

17Thyheartלִבְּךָ֙li.be.KhaH3820wasliftedupbecauseofthybeautyבְּיָפְיֶ֔ךָbe.ya.fe.Ye.khaH3308; thou hastcorruptedH7843thywisdomחָכְמָתְךָ֖cha.khe.ma.te.KhaH2451byreasonofthy brightness:IhavecastH7993theetothegroundאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776;Ihavelaidtheebeforekingsמְלָכִ֛יםme.la.KhimH4428,thattheymaybeholdthee.

18BythemultitudeH7230ofthineiniquitiesעֲוֹנֶ֗יךָ'a.vo.Nei.khaH5771,intheunrighteousnessבְּעֶ֙וֶל֙be.'E.velH5766ofthy traffic, thou hastprofanedH2490thysanctuariesמִקְדָּשֶׁ֑יךָmik.da.Shei.chaH4720;thereforehaveIbroughtH3318forthH3318afireאֵ֤שׁ'eshH784fromthemidstמִתּֽוֹכְךָ֙mi.tokh.KhaH8432ofthee;ithathdevouredH398thee,andIhaveturnedtheetoashesלְאֵ֙פֶר֙le.'E.ferH665upontheearthH776inthesightofallthemthatbeholdthee.

19AlltheythatknowH3045theeamongthepeoplesH5971shallbeH1961astonishedatthee: thou artbecomeH1961aterrorבַּלָּה֣וֹתba.la.HotH1091,andthou shalt nevermorehaveanybeing.

20Andthewordדְבַר־de.var-H1697ofJehovahcameuntome,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

21Sonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofmanH120,setשִׂ֥יםsimH7760thyfaceפָּנֶ֖יךָpa.Nei.khaH6440towardSidonצִיד֑וֹןtzi.DonH6721,andprophesyוְהִנָּבֵ֖אve.hi.na.Ve'H5012againstit,

22andsayH559,Thusכֹּ֤הkohH3541saiththeLordJehovah:Behold,Iamagainstthee,OSidonצִיד֔וֹןtzi.DonH6721;andIwillbeglorifiedH3513inthemidstבְּתוֹכֵ֑ךְbe.to.KhekhH8432ofthee;andtheyshallknowוְֽיָדְע֞וּve.ya.de.'UH3045thatIamJehovah,whenIshallhaveexecutedjudgmentsשְׁפָטִ֖יםshe.fa.TimH8201inher,andshallbesanctifiedH6942inher.

23ForIwillsendוְשִׁלַּחְתִּי־ve.shi.lach.ti-H7971pestilenceדֶּ֤בֶרDe.verH1698intoher,andbloodוָדָם֙va.DamH1818intoherstreetsבְּח֣וּצוֹתֶ֔יהָbe.Chu.tzo.Tei.haH2351;andthewoundedH2491shallfallוְנִפְלַ֤לve.nif.LalH5307inthemidstבְּתוֹכָ֔הּbe.to.KhahH8432ofher,withtheswordבְּחֶ֥רֶבbe.Che.revH2719uponheroneveryside;andtheyshallknowוְיָדְע֖וּve.ya.de.'UH3045thatIamJehovah.

24AndthereshallbeH1961nomoreaprickingbrieruntothehouseלְבֵ֣יתle.VeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478,norahurtingthornוְק֣וֹץve.KotzH6975ofanythatareroundH5439aboutthem,thatdiddespite untothem;andtheyshallknowוְיָ֣דְע֔וּve.Ya.de.'UH3045thatIamtheLordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136Jehovah.

25Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saiththeLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Jehovah:WhenH834Ishallhavegatheredבְּקַבְּצִ֣י׀be.ka.be.TziH6908thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478fromthepeoplesH5971amongwhomtheyarescatteredנָפֹ֣צוּna.Fo.tzuH6327,andshallbesanctifiedH6942intheminthesightofthenationsהַגּוֹיִ֑םha.go.YimH1471,thenshalltheydwellוְיָֽשְׁבוּ֙ve.ya.she.VuH3427intheirownH5869landאַדְמָתָ֔ם'ad.ma.TamH127whichIgaveH5414tomyservantלְעַבְדִּ֥יle.'av.DiH5650Jacobלְיַעֲקֹֽב׃le.ya.'a.KoH3290.

26Andtheyshalldwellוְיָשְׁב֣וּve.ya.she.VuH3427securelytherein;yea,theyshallbuildוּבָנ֤וּu.va.NuH1129housesH1004,andplantוְנָטְע֣וּve.na.te.'UH5193vineyardsכְרָמִ֔יםkhe.ra.MimH3754,andshalldwellוְיָשְׁב֖וּve.ya.she.VuH3427securely,whenIhaveexecutedjudgmentsשְׁפָטִ֗יםshe.fa.TimH8201uponallthosethatdothemdespiteroundH5439aboutthem;andtheyshallknowוְיָ֣דְע֔וּve.Ya.de.'UH3045thatIamJehovahtheirGodאֱלֹהֵיהֶֽם׃ ס'e.lo.hei.HemH430.

Commentaries on Ezekiel 28

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