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Ezekiel 33

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

2SonH1121ofmanאִ֤ישׁ'ishH376,speakדַּבֵּ֤רda.BerH1696tothechildrenofthypeopleעַמְּךָ֙'a.me.KhaH5971,andsayוְאָמַרְתָּ֣ve.'a.mar.TaH559untothem,WhenIbringאָבִ֥יא'a.Vi'H935theswordחָ֑רֶבCha.revH2719uponalandאֶ֕רֶץ'E.retzH776,andthepeopleעַם־'am-H5971ofthelandהָאָ֜רֶץha.'A.retzH776takeH3947amanH376fromamongthem,andsetH5414himfortheirwatchmanלְצֹפֶֽה׃le.tzo.PehH6822;

3if,whenheseeththeswordהַחֶ֖רֶבha.Che.revH2719comeH935uponthelandהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776,heblowH8628thetrumpetבַּשּׁוֹפָ֖רba.sho.FarH7782,andwarnוְהִזְהִ֥ירve.hiz.HirH2094thepeopleהָעָֽם׃ha.'AmH5971;

4thenwhosoever heareththesoundק֤וֹלKolH6963ofthetrumpetהַשּׁוֹפָר֙ha.sho.FarH7782,andtakethnotwarning,iftheswordחֶ֖רֶבChe.revH2719comeH935,andtakeH3947himawayH3947,hisbloodדָּמ֥וֹda.MoH1818shallbeיִֽהְיֶֽה׃Yih.YehH1961uponhisownheadבְרֹאשׁ֖וֹve.ro.ShoH7218.

5HeheardH8085thesoundק֨וֹלKolH6963ofthetrumpetהַשּׁוֹפָ֤רha.sho.FarH7782,andtooknotwarning;hisbloodדָּמ֖וֹda.MoH1818shallbeיִֽהְיֶ֑הyih.YehH1961uponhim; whereasifhehadtakenwarning,hewouldhavedeliveredמִלֵּֽט׃mi.LetH4422hissoulH5315.

6Butifthewatchmanוְ֠הַצֹּפֶהVe.ha.tzo.fehH6822seeיִרְאֶ֨הyir.'EhH7200theswordהַחֶ֜רֶבha.Che.revH2719comeH935,andblowH8628notthetrumpetבַּשּׁוֹפָר֙ba.sho.FarH7782,andthepeopleוְהָעָ֣םve.ha.'AmH5971benotwarnedנִזְהָ֔רniz.HarH2094,andtheswordחֶ֔רֶבChe.revH2719comeH935,andtakeH3947anypersonH5315fromamongthem;heistakenH3947awayH3947inhisiniquityבַּעֲוֹנ֣וֹba.'a.vo.NoH5771,buthisbloodוְדָמ֖וֹve.da.MoH1818willIrequireאֶדְרֹֽשׁ׃ ס'ed.RoshH1875atthewatchman’sהַצֹּפֶ֥הha.tzo.PehH6822handמִיַּֽד־mi.yad-H3027.

7Sothou,sonבֶן־ven-H1121ofmanH120,IhavesetH5414theeawatchmanצֹפֶ֥הtzo.PehH6822untothehouseלְבֵ֣יתle.VeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478;thereforehearוְשָׁמַעְתָּ֤ve.sha.ma'.TaH8085thewordדָּבָ֔רda.VarH1697atmymouthמִפִּי֙mi.PiH6310,andgiveH5414themwarningfromme.

8WhenIsayבְּאָמְרִ֣יbe.'a.me.RiH559untothewickedלָרָשָׁ֗עla.ra.Sha'H7563, Owickedרָשָׁע֙ra.Sha'H7563man, thou shaltsurelydieH4191,andthou dostnotspeakH1696towarnלְהַזְהִ֥ירle.haz.HirH2094thewickedרָשָׁ֖עra.Sha'H7563fromhiswayמִדַּרְכּ֑וֹmi.dar.KoH1870;thatwickedרָשָׁע֙ra.Sha'H7563manshalldieH4191inhisiniquityבַּעֲוֹנ֣וֹba.'a.vo.NoH5771,buthisbloodוְדָמ֖וֹve.da.MoH1818willIrequireאֲבַקֵּֽשׁ׃'a.va.KeshH1245atthyhandמִיָּדְךָ֥mi.ya.de.KhaH3027.

9Nevertheless,ifthouwarnהִזְהַ֨רְתָּhiz.Har.taH2094thewickedרָשָׁ֤עra.Sha'H7563ofhiswayמִדַּרְכּוֹ֙mi.dar.KoH1870toturnלָשׁ֣וּבla.ShuvH7725fromit,andheturnשָׁ֖בshavH7725notfromhiswayמִדַּרְכּ֑וֹmi.dar.KoH1870;heshalldieיָמ֔וּתya.MutH4191inhisiniquityבַּעֲוֹנ֣וֹba.'a.vo.NoH5771,butthou hastdeliveredהִצַּֽלְתָּ׃ סhi.Tzal.taH5337thysoulH5315.

10Andthou,sonבֶן־ven-H1121ofmanH120,sayH559untothehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478:Thusכֵּ֤ןkenH3651yespeak,sayingH559,Ourtransgressionsפְשָׁעֵ֥ינוּfe.sha.'Ei.nuH6588andoursinsוְחַטֹּאתֵ֖ינוּve.cha.to.Tei.nuH2403areuponus,andwepineawayנְמַקִּ֖יםne.ma.KimH4743inthem;howוְאֵ֥יךְve.'EikhH349thencanweliveנִֽחְיֶֽה׃Nich.YehH2421?

11Sayאֱמֹ֨ר'e.MorH559untothem,AsIliveוְחָיָ֑הve.cha.YahH2421, saiththeLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Jehovah,Ihavenopleasureאֶחְפֹּץ֙'ech.PotzH2654inthedeathH4191ofthewickedהָרָשָׁ֔עha.ra.Sha'H7563;butthatthewickedרָשָׁ֛עra.Sha'H7563turnבְּשׁ֥וּבbe.ShuvH7725fromhiswayמִדַּרְכּ֖וֹmi.dar.KoH1870andliveH2421:turnשׁ֣וּבוּShu.vuH7725ye,turnשׁ֜וּבוּShu.vuH7725yefromyourevilהָרָעִ֛יםha.ra.'ImH7451waysמִדַּרְכֵיכֶ֧םmi.dar.khei.KhemH1870;forwhyוְלָ֥מָּהve.La.mahH4100willyedieתָמ֖וּתוּta.Mu.tuH4191,Ohouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פYis.ra.'ElH3478?

12Andthou,sonH1121ofmanH120,sayאֱמֹ֤ר'e.MorH559untothechildrenofthypeopleעַמְּךָ֙'a.me.KhaH5971,Therighteousnessצִדְקַ֣תtzid.KatH6666oftherighteousהַצַּדִּ֗יקha.tza.DikH6662shallnotdeliverתַצִּילֶ֙נּוּ֙ta.tzi.Le.nuH5337himinthedayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117ofhistransgressionפִּשְׁע֔וֹpish.'OH6588;andasforthewickednessמֵֽרִשְׁע֑וֹme.rish.'OH7562ofthewickedהָֽרָשָׁע֙ha.ra.Sha'H7563,heshallnotfalltherebyinthedayבְּי֖וֹםbe.YomH3117thatheturnethfromhiswickednessH7562;neithershallhethatisrighteousוְצַדִּ֗יקve.tza.DikH6662beableיוּכַ֛לyu.KhalH3201toliveלִֽחְי֥וֹתlich.YotH2421therebyinthedayבְּי֥וֹםbe.YomH3117thathesinneth.

13WhenH834Isayבְּאָמְרִ֤יbe.'a.me.RiH559totherighteousלַצַּדִּיק֙la.tza.DikH6662,thatheshallsurelyliveH2421;ifhetrustH982tohisrighteousnessH6666,andcommitiniquity,noneofhisrighteousH6662deedsshallberememberedתִזָּכַ֔רְנָהti.za.Khar.nahH2142;butinhisiniquitythathehathcommitted, thereinshallhedieיָמֽוּת׃ya.MutH4191.

14Again,whenIsayוּבְאָמְרִ֥יu.ve.'a.me.RiH559untothewickedלָֽרָשָׁ֖עla.ra.Sha'H7563, Thou shaltsurelydieH4191; ifheturnוְשָׁב֙ve.ShavH7725fromhissinמֵֽחַטָּאת֔וֹme.cha.ta.ToH2403,anddothatwhichislawfulandrightH4941;

15ifthewickedרָשָׁע֙ra.Sha'H7563restoreH7725thepledgeחֲבֹ֨לcha.VolH2258,giveagainthatwhichhehadtakenbyrobberyגְּזֵלָ֣הge.ze.LahH1500,walkהָלַ֔ךְha.LakhH1980inthestatutesH2708oflifeהַֽחַיִּים֙ha.chai.YimH2416,committingnoiniquity;heshallsurelyliveH2421,heshallnotdieיָמֽוּת׃ya.MutH4191.

16NoneofhissinsH2398thathehathcommittedshallberememberedתִזָּכַ֖רְנָהti.za.Khar.nahH2142againsthim:hehathdonethatwhichislawfulandrightH4941;heshallsurelyliveH2421.

17Yetthechildrenofthypeopleעַמְּךָ֔'a.me.KhaH5971sayוְאָמְרוּ֙ve.'a.me.RuH559,Thewayדֶּ֣רֶךְDe.rekhH1870oftheLordאֲדֹנָ֑י'a.do.NaiH136isnotequal:butasforthem,theirwayדַּרְכָּ֥םdar.KamH1870isnotequal.

18Whentherighteousצַדִּ֥יקtza.DikH6662turnethfromhisrighteousnessמִצִּדְקָת֖וֹmi.tzid.ka.ToH6666,andcommittethiniquity,heshallevendieוּמֵ֖תu.MetH4191therein.

19Andwhenthewickedרָשָׁע֙ra.Sha'H7563turnethfromhiswickednessמֵֽרִשְׁעָת֔וֹme.rish.'a.ToH7564,anddoeththatwhichislawfulandrightH4941,heshallliveיִֽחְיֶֽה׃Yich.YehH2421thereby.

20Yetyesayוַאֲמַרְתֶּ֕םva.'a.mar.TemH559,Thewayדֶּ֣רֶךְDe.rekhH1870oftheLordאֲדֹנָ֑י'a.do.NaiH136isnotequal.Ohouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל פYis.ra.'ElH3478,Iwilljudgeאֶשְׁפּ֥וֹט'esh.PotH8199youeveryoneH376afterhiswaysכִּדְרָכָ֛יוkid.ra.KhavH1870.

21AnditcameH935topassinthetwelfthyearשָׁנָ֗הsha.NahH8141ofourcaptivity,inthetenthבָּעֲשִׂרִ֛יba.'a.si.RiH6224monthלַחֹ֖דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320,inthefifthdayofthemonthH2320,thatonethathadescapedoutofJerusalemמִירוּשָׁלִַ֛םmi.ru.sha.LimH3389cameH935untome,sayingלֵאמֹ֖רle.MorH559,Thecityהָעִֽיר׃ha.'IrH5892isH1961smitten.

22Nowthehandוְיַד־ve.yad-H3027ofJehovahhadbeenH1961uponmeintheeveningבָּעֶ֗רֶבba.'E.revH6153,beforehethatwasH1961escapedcameH935;andhehadopenedוַיִּפְתַּ֣חvai.yif.TachH6605mymouthפִּ֔יPiH6310,untilhecameH935tomeinthemorningבַּבֹּ֑קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242;andmymouthפִּ֔יPiH6310wasH1961openedוַיִּפָּ֣תַחvai.yi.Pa.tachH6605,andIwasH1961nomoredumb.

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

24Sonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofmanH120,theythatinhabitH3427thosewasteהֶחֳרָב֨וֹתhe.cho.ra.VotH2723placesH2723inthelandהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478speak,sayingH559,Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֔ם'av.ra.HamH85wasH1961oneאֶחָד֙'e.ChadH259,andheinheritedthelandהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776:butwearemanyרַבִּ֔יםra.BimH7227;thelandH776isgivenH5414usforinheritance.

25WhereforesayH559untothem,Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saiththeLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Jehovah: Yeeatתֹּאכֵ֛לוּto.Khe.luH398withthebloodהַדָּ֧ם׀ha.DamH1818,andliftתִּשְׂא֥וּtis.'UH5375upyoureyesוְעֵינֵכֶ֛םve.'ei.ne.KhemH5869untoyouridolsגִּלּוּלֵיכֶ֖םgi.lu.lei.KhemH1544,andshedתִּשְׁפֹּ֑כוּtish.Po.khuH8210bloodוְדָ֣םve.DamH1818:andshallyepossessתִּירָֽשׁוּ׃ti.Ra.shuH3423thelandוְהָאָ֖רֶץve.ha.'A.retzH776?

26YestandH5975uponyourswordחַרְבְּכֶם֙char.be.KhemH2719, ye workabominationתּוֹעֵבָ֔הto.'e.VahH8441,andyedefileH2930everyoneH376hisneighbor’sרֵעֵ֖הוּre.'E.huH7453wifeאֵ֥שֶׁת'E.shetH802:andshallyepossessתִּירָֽשׁוּ׃ סti.Ra.shuH3423thelandוְהָאָ֖רֶץve.ha.'A.retzH776?

27Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541shalt thousayH559untothem,Thusכֹּה־koh-H3541saiththeLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Jehovah:AsIlive,surelytheythatareinthewasteבֶּֽחֳרָבוֹת֙be.cho.ra.VotH2723placesH2723shallfallיִפֹּ֔לוּyi.Po.luH5307bytheswordבַּחֶ֣רֶבba.Che.revH2719;andhimthatisintheopenfieldהַשָּׂדֶ֔הha.sa.DehH7704willIgiveנְתַתִּ֖יוne.ta.TivH5414tothebeaststobedevouredH398;andtheythatareinthestrongholdsandinthecavesH4631shalldieיָמֽוּתוּ׃ya.Mu.tuH4191ofthepestilenceבַּדֶּ֥בֶרba.De.verH1698.

28AndIwillmakeוְנָתַתִּ֤יve.na.ta.TiH5414thelandהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ha.'A.retzH776adesolationשְׁמָמָ֣הshe.ma.MahH8077andanastonishment;andtheprideגְּא֣וֹןge.'onH1347ofherpowershallcease;andthemountainsהָרֵ֥יha.ReiH2022ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478shallbedesolateוְשָֽׁמְמ֛וּve.sha.me.MuH8074,sothatnoneshallpassH5674through.

29Thenshalltheyknowוְיָדְע֖וּve.ya.de.'UH3045thatIamJehovah,whenIhavemadeH6213thelandהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ha.'A.retzH776adesolationשְׁמָמָ֣הshe.ma.MahH8077andanastonishment,becauseofalltheirabominationsתּוֹעֲבֹתָ֖םto.'a.vo.TamH8441whichtheyhavecommitted.

30Andasforthee,sonH1121ofmanH376,thechildrenofthypeopleעַמְּךָ֗'a.me.KhaH5971talkoftheebythewallsהַקִּיר֔וֹתha.ki.RotH7023andinthedoorsH6607ofthehousesH1004,andspeakH1696oneאַחַ֗ד'a.ChadH259toanother,everyoneH259tohisbrotherאָחִיו֙'a.ChivH251,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Comeבֹּֽאוּ־bo.'u-H935,Iprayyou,andhearוְשִׁמְע֔וּve.shim.'UH8085whatisthewordהַדָּבָ֔רha.da.VarH1697thatcomethforthH3318fromJehovah.

31Andtheycomeוְיָב֣וֹאוּve.ya.Vo.'uH935unto theeasthepeopleעָ֞ם'amH5971cometh,andtheysitוְיֵשְׁב֤וּve.ye.she.VuH3427beforetheeasmypeopleעַמִּ֔י'a.MiH5971,andtheyhearוְשָֽׁמְעוּ֙ve.sha.me.'UH8085thywordsדְּבָרֶ֔יךָde.va.Rei.khaH1697,butdothemnot;forwiththeirmouthבְּפִיהֶם֙be.fi.HemH6310theyshowmuchlove,buttheirheartלִבָּ֥םli.BamH3820goethaftertheirgainבִצְעָ֖םvitz.'AmH1215.

32And,lo, thou art untothemasavery lovelysongכְּשִׁ֣ירke.ShirH7892ofonethathathapleasantvoiceק֖וֹלKolH6963,andcanplayנַגֵּ֑ןna.GenH5059wellH2895onaninstrument;fortheyhearוְשָֽׁמְעוּ֙ve.sha.me.'UH8085thywordsדְּבָרֶ֔יךָde.va.Rei.khaH1697,buttheydothemnot.

33Andwhenthiscomethtopass(behold,itcometh),thenshalltheyknowוְיָ֣דְע֔וּve.Ya.de.'UH3045thataprophetנָבִ֖יאna.Vi'H5030hathbeenH1961amongthem.

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