1AndhesaidH559untome,Sonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofmanH120,eatאֱכ֑וֹל'e.KholH398thatwhichthou findest;eatאֱכוֹל֙'e.khOlH398thisroll,andgo,speakדַּבֵּ֖רda.BerH1696untothehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478. 2SoIopenedוָאֶפְתַּ֖חva.'ef.TachH6605mymouthפִּ֑יPiH6310,andhecausedmetoeatוַיַּ֣אֲכִלֵ֔נִיvai.Ya.'a.khi.Le.niH398theroll. 4AndhesaidH559untome,Sonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofmanH120,goבֹּא֙bo'H935,getthee untothehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,andspeakוְדִבַּרְתָּ֥ve.di.bar.TaH1696withmywordsבִדְבָרַ֖יvid.va.RaiH1697untothem. 5Forthou artnotsentH7971toapeopleעַ֨ם'amH5971ofastrangespeechandofahardlanguageH3956,buttothehouseבֵּ֖יתbeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478; 6nottomanyרַבִּ֗יםra.BimH7227peoplesH5971ofastrangespeechandofahardlanguageH3956,whosewordsדִּבְרֵיהֶ֑םdiv.rei.HemH1697thou canstnotunderstand.Surely,ifIsentH7971theetothem,theywouldhearken unto thee. 7Butthehouseוּבֵ֣יתu.VeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478willnothearken unto thee;fortheywillnothearken untome:forallthehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478areofahardH7186foreheadמֵ֥צַחMe.tzachH4696andofastiffheartלֵ֖בlevH3820. 8Behold,Ihavemadeנָתַ֧תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414thyfaceH6440hardחֲזָקִ֖יםcha.za.KimH2389againsttheirfacesH6440,andthyforeheadמִצְחֲךָ֥mitz.cha.KhaH4696hardחָזָ֖קcha.ZakH2389againsttheirforeheadsמִצְחָֽם׃mitz.ChamH4696. 9Asanadamantharderחָזָ֥קcha.ZakH2389thanflintמִצֹּ֖רmi.TzorH6864haveImadeנָתַ֣תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414thyforeheadמִצְחֶ֑ךָmitz.Che.khaH4696:fearתִירָ֤אti.Ra'H3372themnot,neitherbedismayedתֵחַ֣תte.ChatH2865attheirlooks,thoughtheyarearebelliousH4805houseבֵּֽית־beit-H1004. 10MoreoverhesaidH559untome,Sonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofmanH120,allmywordsדְּבָרַי֙de.va.RaiH1697thatIshallspeakאֲדַבֵּ֣ר'a.da.BerH1696unto theereceiveH3947inthyheartבִּֽלְבָבְךָ֖bil.va.ve.KhaH3824,andhearשְׁמָֽע׃she.Ma'H8085withthineearsוּבְאָזְנֶ֥יךָu.ve.'a.ze.Nei.khaH241. 11Andgoבֹּ֤אbo'H935,gettheetothemofthecaptivity, untothechildrenofthypeopleעַמֶּ֔ךָ'a.Me.khaH5971,andspeakוְדִבַּרְתָּ֤ve.di.bar.TaH1696untothem,andtellthem,Thusכֹּ֥הkohH3541saiththeLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Jehovah;whethertheywillhearH8085,orwhethertheywillforbear. 12ThentheSpiritר֔וּחַRu.achH7307liftedוַתִּשָּׂאֵ֣נִיva.ti.sa.'E.niH5375meup,andIheardH8085behindmethevoiceH6963ofagreatגָּד֑וֹלga.DolH1419rushing,saying,BlessedH1288bethegloryכְּבוֹד־ke.Vod-H3519ofJehovahfromhisplaceמִמְּקוֹמֽוֹ׃mi.me.ko.MoH4725. 13AndIheardthenoiseofthewingsכַּנְפֵ֣יkan.FeiH3671ofthelivingcreaturesasthey touchedoneanother,andthenoiseofthewheelsהָאוֹפַנִּ֖יםha.'o.fa.NimH212besidethem, eventhenoiseofagreatגָּדֽוֹל׃ga.DolH1419rushing. 14SotheSpiritוְר֥וּחַve.Ru.achH7307liftedנְשָׂאַ֖תְנִיne.sa.'At.niH5375meup,andtookH3947meawayH5375;andIwentinbitternessH4751,intheheatofmyspiritרוּחִ֔יru.ChiH7307;andthehandוְיַד־ve.yad-H3027ofJehovahwasstrongחָזָֽקָה׃cha.Za.kahH2388uponme. 15ThenIcameH935tothemofthecaptivityatTel-abib,thatdweltH3427bytheriverנְהַר־ne.har-H5104Chebar,andtowhereH834theydweltH3427;andIsatH3427thereoverwhelmedamongthemsevenשִׁבְעַ֥תshiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִ֖יםya.MimH3117. 16Anditcametopassattheendמִקְצֵ֖הmik.TzehH7097ofsevenשִׁבְעַ֣תshiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִ֑ים פya.MimH3117,thatthewordדְבַר־de.var-H1697ofJehovahcameuntome,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559, 17Sonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofmanH120,IhavemadeH5414theeawatchmanצֹפֶ֥הtzo.PehH6822untothehouseלְבֵ֣יתle.VeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478: thereforehearוְשָׁמַעְתָּ֤ve.sha.ma'.TaH8085thewordדָּבָ֔רda.VarH1697atmymouthמִפִּי֙mi.PiH6310,andgiveH5414themwarningfromme. 18WhenIsayבְּאָמְרִ֤יbe.'a.me.RiH559untothewickedלָֽרָשָׁע֙la.ra.Sha'H7563, Thou shaltsurelydieH4191;andthou givesthimnotwarning,norspeakesttowarnH2094thewickedרָשָׁ֛עra.Sha'H7563fromhiswickedהָרְשָׁעָ֖הha.re.sha.'AhH7563wayמִדַּרְכּ֥וֹmi.dar.KoH1870,tosavehislife;thesamewickedרָשָׁע֙ra.Sha'H7563manshalldieH4191inhisiniquityבַּעֲוֹנ֣וֹba.'a.vo.NoH5771;buthisbloodוְדָמ֖וֹve.da.MoH1818willIrequireאֲבַקֵּֽשׁ׃'a.va.KeshH1245atthyhandמִיָּדְךָ֥mi.ya.de.KhaH3027. 19Yetifthouwarnהִזְהַ֣רְתָּhiz.Har.taH2094thewickedרָשָׁ֔עra.Sha'H7563,andheturnשָׁב֙shavH7725notfromhiswickednessמֵֽרִשְׁע֔וֹme.rish.'OH7562,norfromhiswickedהָרְשָׁעָ֑הha.re.sha.'AhH7563wayוּמִדַּרְכּ֖וֹu.mi.dar.KoH1870,heshalldieיָמ֔וּתya.MutH4191inhisiniquityבַּעֲוֹנ֣וֹba.'a.vo.NoH5771;butthou hastdeliveredהִצַּֽלְתָּ׃ סhi.Tzal.taH5337thysoulH5315. 20Again,whenarighteousצַדִּ֤יקtza.DikH6662mandothturnוּבְשׁ֨וּבu.ve.ShuvH7725fromhisrighteousnessH6666,andcommitiniquity,andIlayastumblingblockbeforehim,heshalldieיָמ֑וּתya.MutH4191:becausethou hastnotgivenH5414himwarning,heshalldieיָמ֔וּתya.MutH4191inhissinבְּחַטָּאת֣וֹbe.cha.ta.ToH2403,andhisrighteousH6662deedswhichhehathdoneshallnotberememberedתִזָּכַ֗רְןָti.za.Khar.naH2142;buthisbloodוְדָמ֖וֹve.da.MoH1818willIrequireאֲבַקֵּֽשׁ׃'a.va.KeshH1245atthyhandמִיָּדְךָ֥mi.ya.de.KhaH3027. 21NeverthelessifthouwarnH2094therighteousצַדִּ֗יקtza.DikH6662man,thattherighteousצַדִּ֖יקtza.DikH6662sinH2398not,andhedothnotsinH2398,heshallsurelyliveH2421,becausehetookwarning;andthou hastdeliveredהִצַּֽלְתָּ׃ סhi.Tzal.taH5337thysoulH5315. 22Andthehandיַד־yad-H3027ofJehovahwasH1961thereuponme;andhesaidH559untome,Ariseק֥וּםkumH6965,goצֵא֙tze'H3318forthH3318intotheplainהַבִּקְעָ֔הha.bik.'AhH1237,andIwilltheretalkwiththee. 24ThentheSpiritר֔וּחַRu.achH7307enteredintome,andsetH5975meuponmyfeetH7272;andhespakewithme,andsaidH559untome,GoH935,shutהִסָּגֵ֖רhi.sa.GerH5462thyselfwithinthyhouseבֵּיתֶֽךָ׃bei.Te.khaH1004. 25Butthou,sonבֶן־ven-H1121ofmanH120,behold,theyshalllaybandsuponthee,andshallbindוַאֲסָר֖וּךָva.'a.sa.Ru.khaH631theewiththem,andthou shaltnotgoתֵצֵ֖אte.Tze'H3318outamongthem: 26andIwillmakethytongueוּלְשֽׁוֹנְךָ֙u.le.shon.KhaH3956cleavetotheroofofthymouthH2441,thatthou shaltbeH1961dumb,andshaltnotbeH1961tothemareprover;fortheyarearebelliousH4805houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004. 27ButwhenIspeakוּֽבְדַבְּרִ֤יu.ve.da.be.RiH1696withthee,Iwillopenאֶפְתַּ֣ח'ef.TachH6605thymouthפִּ֔יךָPi.khaH6310,andthou shaltsayH559untothem,Thusכֹּ֥הkohH3541saiththeLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Jehovah:Hethatheareth,lethimhearH8085;andhethatforbeareth,lethimforbear:fortheyarearebelliousH4805houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004. Commentaries on Ezekiel 3
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