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Ezekiel 36

1Andthou,sonבֶן־ven-H1121ofmanH120,prophesyהִנָּבֵ֖אhi.na.Ve'H5012untothemountainsהָרֵ֣יha.ReiH2022ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,andsayוְאָ֣מַרְתָּ֔ve.'A.mar.taH559, Yemountainsהָרֵי֙ha.ReiH2022ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,hearשִׁמְע֖וּshim.'UH8085thewordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697ofJehovah.

2Thusכֹּ֤הkohH3541saiththeLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Jehovah:Becausetheenemyהָאוֹיֵ֛בha.'o.YevH341hathsaidH559againstyou,Ahaהֶאָ֑חhe.'AchH1889!and,Theancienthighוּבָמ֣וֹתu.va.MotH1116placesH1116areH1961oursinpossessionלְמֽוֹרָשָׁ֖הle.mo.ra.ShahH4181;

3thereforeלָכֵן֙la.KhenH3651prophesyהִנָּבֵ֣אhi.na.Ve'H5012,andsayH559,Thusכֹּ֥הkohH3541saiththeLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Jehovah:Because,evenbecausetheyhavemadeH8074youdesolateשַׁמּוֹת֩sha.mOtH8074,andswallowedyouuponeveryside,thatye mightbeלִֽהְיוֹתְכֶ֤םlih.yot.KhemH1961apossessionמֽוֹרָשָׁה֙mo.ra.ShahH4181untotheresidueofthenationsהַגּוֹיִ֔םha.go.YimH1471,andyearetakenupinthelipsשְׂפַ֥תse.FatH8193oftalkers,andtheevilH1681reportH1681ofthepeopleעָֽם׃'AmH5971;

4thereforeלָכֵן֙la.KhenH3651, yemountainsהָרֵ֣יha.ReiH2022ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,hearשִׁמְע֖וּshim.'UH8085thewordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697oftheLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Jehovah:Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saiththeLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Jehovahtothemountainsלֶהָרִ֨יםle.ha.RimH2022andtothehillsוְלַגְּבָע֜וֹתve.la.ge.va.'otH1389,tothewatercoursesandtothevalleysוְלַגֵּאָי֗וֹתve.la.ge.'a.YotH1516,tothedesolateהַשֹּֽׁמְמוֹת֙ha.sho.me.mOtH8076wastesוְלֶחֳרָב֤וֹתve.le.cho.ra.VotH2723andtothecitiesוְלֶעָרִ֣יםve.le.'a.RimH5892thatareforsaken,whicharebecomeהָי֤וּha.YuH1961apreyH957andderisiontotheresidueofthenationsהַגּוֹיִ֖םha.go.YimH1471thatareroundמִסָּבִֽיב׃ סmi.sa.VivH5439about;

5thereforeלָכֵ֗ןla.KhenH3651thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saiththeLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Jehovah:Surelyinthefireבְּאֵ֨שׁbe.'EshH784ofmyjealousyקִנְאָתִ֥יkin.'a.TiH7068haveIspokenH1696againsttheresidueofthenationsהַגּוֹיִ֖םha.go.YimH1471,andagainstallEdomאֱד֣וֹם'e.DomH123,thathaveappointedmylandאַרְצִ֣י׀'ar.TziH776untothemselvesforapossessionלְמ֨וֹרָשָׁ֜הle.Mo.ra.ShahH4181withthejoyבְּשִׂמְחַ֤תbe.sim.ChatH8057ofalltheirheartלֵבָב֙le.VavH3824,withdespiteofsoulH5315,tocastitoutforapreyH957.

6Thereforeלָכֵ֕ןla.KhenH3651prophesyהִנָּבֵ֖אhi.na.Ve'H5012concerningthelandאַדְמַ֣ת'ad.MatH127ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,andsayH559untothemountainsלֶהָרִ֣יםle.ha.RimH2022andtothehillsוְ֠לַגְּבָעוֹתVe.la.ge.va.'otH1389,tothewatercoursesandtothevalleysוְלַגֵּאָי֜וֹתve.la.ge.'a.YotH1516,Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saiththeLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Jehovah:Behold,Ihavespokenדִּבַּ֔רְתִּיdi.Bar.tiH1696inmyjealousyבְקִנְאָתִ֤יve.kin.'a.TiH7068andinmywrathH2534,becauseyehaveborneH5375theshameofthenationsגּוֹיִ֖םgo.YimH1471:

7thereforeלָכֵ֗ןla.KhenH3651thusכֹּ֤הkohH3541saiththeLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Jehovah:Ihavesworn,sayingאָמַר֙'a.MarH559,Surelythenationsהַגּוֹיִם֙ha.go.YimH1471thatareroundמִסָּבִ֔יבmi.sa.VivH5439aboutyou,theyshallbearH5375theirshame.

8Butye,Omountainsהָרֵ֤יha.ReiH2022ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478, yeshallshootforthyourbranchesעַנְפְּכֶ֣ם'an.pe.KhemH6057,andyieldyourfruitוּפֶרְיְכֶ֥םu.fer.ye.KhemH6529tomypeopleלְעַמִּ֣יle.'a.MiH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478;fortheyareathandtocomeלָבֽוֹא׃la.Vo'H935.

9For,behold,Iamforyou,andIwillturnוּפָנִ֣יתִיu.fa.Ni.tiH6437untoyou,andye shallbetilledandsownוְנִזְרַעְתֶּֽם׃ve.niz.ra'.TemH2232;

10andIwillmultiplyוְהִרְבֵּיתִ֤יve.hir.bei.TiH7235menH120uponyou,allthehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,evenallofit;andthecitiesהֶֽעָרִ֔יםhe.'a.RimH5892shallbeinhabitedוְנֹֽשְׁבוּ֙ve.no.she.VuH3427,andthewasteוְהֶחֳרָב֖וֹתve.he.cho.ra.VotH2723placesH2723shallbebuilded;

11andIwillmultiplyוְהִרְבֵּיתִ֧יve.hir.bei.TiH7235uponyoumanH120andbeast;andtheyshallincreaseוְרָב֣וּve.ra.VuH7235andbefruitfulוּפָר֑וּu.fa.RuH6509;andIwillcauseyoutobeinhabitedH3427afteryourformerכְּקַדְמֽוֹתֵיכֶ֗םke.kad.mo.tei.KhemH6927estate,andwilldobetteruntoyouthanatyourbeginnings:andyeshallknowוִֽידַעְתֶּ֖םvi.da'.TemH3045thatIamJehovah.

12Yea,IwillcausemenH120towalkuponyou,evenmypeopleעַמִּ֤י'a.MiH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478;andtheyshallpossessH3423thee,andthou shaltbeH1961theirinheritanceלְנַחֲלָ֑הle.na.cha.LahH5159,andthou shaltnomorehenceforthbereaveלְשַׁכְּלָֽם׃ סle.sha.ke.LamH7921themofchildren.

13Thusכֹּ֤הkohH3541saiththeLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Jehovah:BecausetheysayH559untoyou, Thou land artadevourerofmenH120,andhastbeenH1961abereaverofthynationגּוֹיַ֖יִךְgo.yekhH1471;

14thereforeלָכֵ֗ןla.KhenH3651thou shaltdevourתֹ֣אכְלִיTokh.liH398menH120nomore,neitherbereavethynationוְגוֹיַ֖יִךְve.go.yekhH1471anymore, saiththeLordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136Jehovah;

15neitherwillIlettheehearH8085anymoretheshameofthenationsהַגּוֹיִ֔םha.go.YimH1471,neithershalt thoubearתִשְׂאִי־tis.'i-H5375thereproachוְחֶרְפַּ֥תve.cher.PatH2781ofthepeoplesH5971anymore,neithershalt thou cause thynationוְגוֹיַ֙יִךְ֙ve.go.yekhH1471tostumbleתַכְשִׁ֣לִיtakh.Shi.liH3782anymore, saiththeLordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136Jehovah.

16Moreoverthewordדְבַר־de.var-H1697ofJehovahcameuntome,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

17Sonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofmanH120,whenthehouseבֵּ֤יתbeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478dweltH3427intheirownlandאַדְמָתָ֔ם'ad.ma.TamH127,theydefiledH2930itbytheirwayH1870andbytheirdoings:theirwayH1870beforemewasH1961astheuncleannessofawomaninherimpurityH5079.

18WhereforeIpouredוָאֶשְׁפֹּ֤ךְva.'esh.PokhH8210outmywrathH2534uponthemforthebloodהַדָּ֖םha.DamH1818whichtheyhadpouredשָׁפְכ֣וּsha.fe.KhuH8210outuponthelandהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776,andbecausetheyhaddefiledH2930itwiththeiridolsוּבְגִלּוּלֵיהֶ֖םu.ve.gi.lu.lei.HemH1544;

19andIscatteredH2219themamongthenationsבַּגּוֹיִ֔םba.go.YimH1471,andtheyweredispersedH2219throughthecountries: accordingtotheirwayH1870andaccordingtotheirdoingsIjudgedH8199them.

20AndwhenH834theycameH935untothenationsהַגּוֹיִם֙ha.go.YimH1471, whithertheywentH3318,theyprofanedH2490myholyH6944nameשֵׁ֣םshemH8034;inthatmensaidH559ofthem,Thesearethepeopleעַם־'am-H5971ofJehovah,andaregoneH3318forthH3318outofhislandוּמֵאַרְצ֖וֹu.me.'ar.TzoH776.

21ButIhadregardformyholyH6944nameשֵׁ֣םshemH8034,whichthehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478hadprofanedH2490amongthenationsבַּגּוֹיִ֖םba.go.YimH1471, whithertheywentH935.

22Thereforeלָכֵ֞ןla.KhenH3651sayH559untothehouseלְבֵֽית־le.veit-H1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478,Thusכֹּ֤הkohH3541saiththeLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Jehovah:Idonotthisforyoursakeלְמַעַנְכֶ֛םle.ma.'an.KhemH4616,Ohouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,butformyholyH6944nameלְשֵׁם־le.shem-H8034,whichyehaveprofanedH2490amongthenationsבַּגּוֹיִ֖םba.go.YimH1471, whither yewentH935.

23AndIwillsanctifyH6942mygreatהַגָּד֗וֹלha.ga.DolH1419nameשְׁמִ֣יshe.MiH8034,whichhathbeenprofanedH2490amongthenationsבַּגּוֹיִ֔םba.go.YimH1471,whichyehaveprofanedH2490inthemidstבְּתוֹכָ֑םbe.to.KhamH8432ofthem;andthenationsהַגּוֹיִ֜םha.go.YimH1471shallknowוְיָדְע֨וּve.ya.de.'UH3045thatIamJehovah, saiththeLordJehovah,whenIshallbesanctifiedH6942inyoubeforetheireyesלְעֵינֵיהֶֽם׃le.'ei.nei.HemH5869.

24ForIwilltakeוְלָקַחְתִּ֤יve.la.kach.TiH3947youfromamongthenationsהַגּוֹיִ֔םha.go.YimH1471,andgatherוְקִבַּצְתִּ֥יve.ki.batz.TiH6908yououtofallthecountries,andwillbringוְהֵבֵאתִ֥יve.he.ve.TiH935youintoyourownlandהָאֲרָצ֑וֹתha.'a.ra.TzotH776.

25AndIwillsprinkleוְזָרַקְתִּ֧יve.za.rak.TiH2236cleanH2889waterמַ֥יִםMa.yimH4325uponyou,andyeshallbecleanH2889:fromallyourfilthiness,andfromallyouridolsגִּלּ֥וּלֵיכֶ֖םgi.Lu.lei.KhemH1544,willIcleanseH2891you.

26Anewחָדָ֔שׁcha.DashH2319heartלֵ֣בlevH3820alsowillIgiveוְנָתַתִּ֤יve.na.ta.TiH5414you,andanewחֲדָשָׁ֖הcha.da.ShahH2319spiritוְר֥וּחַve.Ru.achH7307willIputאֶתֵּ֣ן'e.TenH5414withinyou;andIwilltakeawayH5493thestonyheartלֵ֤בlevH3820outofyourfleshמִבְּשַׂרְכֶ֔םmi.be.sar.KhemH1320,andIwillgiveוְנָתַתִּ֥יve.na.ta.TiH5414youaheartלֵ֥בlevH3820offleshבָּשָֽׂר׃ba.SarH1320.

27AndIwillputאֶתֵּ֣ן'e.TenH5414mySpiritרוּחִ֖יru.ChiH7307withinyou,andcauseyoutowalkinmystatutesH2706,andyeshallkeepתִּשְׁמְר֖וּtish.me.RuH8104mineordinancesH4941,anddothem.

28Andyeshalldwellוִישַׁבְתֶּ֣םvi.shav.TemH3427inthelandבָּאָ֔רֶץba.'A.retzH776thatIgaveH5414toyourfathersH1;andyeshallbeH1961mypeopleלְעָ֔םle.'AmH5971,andIwillbeH1961yourGodלֵאלֹהִֽים׃le.lo.HimH430.

29AndIwillsaveוְהוֹשַׁעְתִּ֣יve.ho.sha'.TiH3467youfromallyouruncleannesses:andIwillcallH7121forthegrainהַדָּגָן֙ha.da.GanH1715,andwillmultiplyH7235it,andlaynofamineרָעָֽב׃ra.'AvH7458uponyou.

30AndIwillmultiplyH7235thefruitפְּרִ֣יpe.RiH6529ofthetreeהָעֵ֔ץha.'EtzH6086,andtheincreaseוְהִרְבֵּיתִי֙ve.hir.bei.TiH7235ofthefieldהַשָּׂדֶ֑הha.sa.DehH7704,thatyemayreceiveתִקְח֥וּtik.ChuH3947nomorethereproachחֶרְפַּ֥תcher.PatH2781offamineרָעָ֖בra.'AvH7458amongthenationsבַּגּוֹיִֽם׃ba.go.YimH1471.

31Thenshallyerememberוּזְכַרְתֶּם֙u.ze.khar.TemH2142yourevilהָרָעִ֔יםha.ra.'ImH7451waysדַּרְכֵיכֶ֣םdar.khei.KhemH1870,andyourdoingsthatwerenotgoodטוֹבִ֑יםto.VimH2896;andyeshallloatheyourselvesinyourownsightforyouriniquitiesעֲוֹנֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔ם'a.vo.No.tei.KhemH5771andforyourabominationsתּוֹעֲבֽוֹתֵיכֶֽם׃to.'a.Vo.tei.KhemH8441.

32Norforyoursakeלְמַעַנְכֶ֣םle.ma.'an.KhemH4616doIthis, saiththeLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Jehovah,beitknownH3045untoyou:beashamedבּ֧וֹשׁוּBo.o.shuH954andconfoundedforyourwaysמִדַּרְכֵיכֶ֖םmi.dar.khei.KhemH1870,Ohouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ סYis.ra.'ElH3478.

33Thusכֹּ֤הkohH3541saiththeLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Jehovah:Inthedayבְּיוֹם֙be.yOmH3117thatIcleanseטַהֲרִ֣יta.ha.RiH2891youfromallyouriniquitiesעֲוֹנֽוֹתֵיכֶ֑םa.vo.no.tei.KhemH5771,Iwillcausethecitiesהֶ֣עָרִ֔יםhe.'a.RimH5892tobeinhabitedוְהֽוֹשַׁבְתִּי֙ve.ho.shav.TiH3427,andthewasteהֶחֳרָבֽוֹת׃he.cho.ra.VotH2723placesH2723shallbebuilded.

34Andthelandוְהָאָ֥רֶץve.ha.'A.retzH776thatwasH1961desolateH8074shallbeH1961tilled,whereasitwasH1961adesolationשְׁמָמָ֔הshe.ma.MahH8077inthesightofallthatpassedH5674by.

35Andtheyshallsayוְאָמְר֗וּve.'a.me.RuH559, Thislandהָאָ֤רֶץha.'A.retzH776thatwasH1961desolateH8074isbecomeהָיְתָ֖הha.ye.TahH1961likethegardenכְּגַן־ke.gan-H1588ofEdenעֵ֑דֶן'E.denH5731;andthewasteanddesolateH8074andruinedcitiesוְהֶעָרִ֧יםve.he.'a.RimH5892arefortifiedH1219andinhabitedH3427.

36Thenthenationsהַגּוֹיִ֗םha.go.YimH1471thatareleftH7604roundH5439aboutyoushallknowוְיָדְע֣וּve.ya.de.'UH3045thatI,Jehovah,havebuildedtheruinedplaces,andplantedנָטַ֖עְתִּיna.Ta'.tiH5193thatwhichwasdesolateH8074:I,Jehovah,havespokenדִּבַּ֥רְתִּיdi.Bar.tiH1696it,andIwilldoit.

37Thusכֹּ֤הkohH3541saiththeLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Jehovah:Forthis,moreover,willIbeinquiredofbythehouseלְבֵֽית־le.veit-H1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,todoitforthem:Iwillincreaseאַרְבֶּ֥ה'ar.BehH7235themwithmenH120likeaflockכַּצֹּ֖אןka.TzonH6629.

38AstheflockH6629forsacrifice,astheflockH6629ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙ye.ru.sha.LimH3389inherappointedבְּמ֣וֹעֲדֶ֔יהָbe.Mo.'a.Dei.haH4150feastsH4150,soכֵּ֤ןkenH3651shallthewastecitiesהֶעָרִ֣יםhe.'a.RimH5892beתִּהְיֶ֙ינָה֙tih.Yei.nahH1961filledwithflocksH6629ofmenH120;andtheyshallknowוְיָדְע֖וּve.ya.de.'UH3045thatIamJehovah.

Commentaries on Ezekiel 36

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