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Ezekiel 4

1Thoualso,sonבֶן־ven-H1121ofmanH120,takeקַח־kach-H3947theeatile,andlayitbeforethee,andportrayuponitacityעִ֖יר'irH5892,evenJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389:

2andlaysiegeמָצ֗וֹרma.TzorH4692againstit,andbuildוּבָנִ֤יתָu.va.Ni.taH1129fortsagainstit,andcastupamoundagainstit;setוְשִׂים־ve.sim-H7760campsH4264alsoagainstit,andplantbatteringramsagainstitroundH5439about.

3Andtakeקַח־kach-H3947thou unto theeanironבַּרְזֶ֔לbar.ZelH1270pan,andsetH5414itforawallקִ֣ירkirH7023ofironבַּרְזֶ֔לbar.ZelH1270betweentheeandthecityהָעִ֑ירha.'IrH5892:andsetH5414thyfaceפָּנֶ֨יךָpa.Nei.khaH6440towardit,anditshallbeוְהָיְתָ֤הve.ha.ye.TahH1961besieged,andthou shaltlaysiegeבַמָּצוֹר֙va.ma.tzOrH4692againstit.ThisshallbeH1961asignא֥וֹת'otH226tothehouseלְבֵ֥יתle.VeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ סYis.ra.'ElH3478.

4Moreoverlieשְׁכַב֙she.KhavH7901thouuponthyleftsideצִדְּךָ֣tzi.de.KhaH6654,andlayתִּשְׁכַּ֣בtish.KavH7901theiniquityעֲוֹ֥ן'a.VonH5771ofthehouseבֵּֽית־beit-H1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478uponit;accordingtothenumberמִסְפַּ֤רmis.ParH4557ofthedaysהַיָּמִים֙hai.ya.MimH3117thatthou shaltlieH7901uponit, thou shaltbearתִּשָּׂ֖אti.Sa'H5375theiriniquityעֲוֹנָֽם׃'a.vo.NamH5771.

5ForIhaveappointedtheyearsשְׁנֵ֣יshe.NeiH8141oftheiriniquityעֲוֹנָ֔ם'a.vo.NamH5771tobeunto theeanumberלְמִסְפַּ֣רle.mis.ParH4557ofdaysיָמִ֔יםya.MimH3117,eventhreeשְׁלֹשׁ־she.losh-H7969hundredH3967andninetyוְתִשְׁעִ֖יםve.tish.'ImH8673daysי֑וֹםYomH3117:soshalt thoubearוְנָשָׂ֖אתָve.na.Sa.taH5375theiniquityעֲוֹ֥ן'a.VonH5771ofthehouseבֵּֽית־beit-H1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

6Andagain,whenthou hastaccomplishedthese, thou shaltlieוְשָׁ֨כַבְתָּ֜ve.Sha.khav.taH7901onthy rightsideצִדְּךָ֤tzi.de.KhaH6654,andshaltbearוְנָשָׂ֖אתָve.na.Sa.taH5375theiniquityעֲוֹ֣ן'a.VonH5771ofthehouseבֵּית־beit-H1004ofJudahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063:fortyאַרְבָּעִ֣ים'ar.ba.'ImH705daysH3117,eachdayH3117forayearH8141,haveIappointeditunto thee.

7Andthou shaltsetthyfaceפָּנֶ֔יךָpa.Nei.khaH6440towardthesiegeמְצ֤וֹרme.TzorH4692ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙ye.ru.sha.LimH3389,withthinearmוּֽזְרֹעֲךָ֖u.ze.ro.'a.KhaH2220uncovered;andthou shaltprophesyוְנִבֵּאתָ֖ve.ni.be.TaH5012againstit.

8And,behold,Ilaybandsuponthee,andthou shaltnotturnתֵהָפֵ֤ךְte.ha.FekhH2015theefromonesideH6654totheother,tillthou hastaccomplishedthedaysיְמֵ֥יye.MeiH3117ofthysiegeמְצוּרֶֽךָ׃me.tzu.Re.khaH4692.

9Takeקַח־kach-H3947thoualsounto theewheatחִטִּ֡יןchi.TinH2406,andbarleyוּ֠שְׂעֹרִיםU.se.'o.rimH8184,andbeansוּפ֨וֹלu.FolH6321,andlentilsוַעֲדָשִׁ֜יםva.'a.da.ShimH5742,andmillet,andspeltH3698,andputוְנָתַתָּ֤הve.na.ta.TahH5414theminoneאֶחָ֔ד'e.ChadH259vesselבִּכְלִ֣יbikh.LiH3627,andmakeH5414theebreadלְלָ֑חֶםle.La.chemH3899thereof;accordingtothenumberמִסְפַּ֨רmis.ParH4557ofthedaysהַיָּמִ֜יםhai.ya.MimH3117thatthou shaltlieH7901uponthysideצִדְּךָ֗tzi.de.KhaH6654,eventhreeשְׁלֹשׁ־she.losh-H7969hundredH3967andninetyוְתִשְׁעִ֛יםve.tish.'ImH8673daysי֖וֹםYomH3117, shalt thoueatתֹּאכֲלֶֽנּוּ׃to.kha.Le.nuH398thereof.

10Andthyfoodוּמַאֲכָֽלְךָ֙u.ma.'a.kha.le.KhaH3978whichthou shalteatתֹּאכֲלֶ֔נּוּto.kha.Le.nuH398shallbebyweight,twentyעֶשְׂרִ֥ים'es.RimH6242shekelsשֶׁ֖קֶלShe.kelH8255adayלַיּ֑וֹםlai.YomH3117:fromtimeמֵעֵ֥תme.'EtH6256totimeעֵ֖ת'etH6256shalt thoueatתֹּאכֲלֶֽנּוּ׃to.kha.Le.nuH398it.

11Andthou shaltdrinkתִשְׁתֶּ֖הtish.TehH8354waterוּמַ֛יִםu.Ma.yimH4325bymeasureבִּמְשׂוּרָ֥הbim.su.RahH4884,thesixthשִׁשִּׁ֣יתshi.ShitH8345partofahinהַהִ֑יןha.HinH1969:fromtimeמֵעֵ֥תme.'EtH6256totimeעֵ֖ת'etH6256shalt thoudrinkתִּשְׁתֶּֽה׃tish.TehH8354.

12Andthou shalteatתֹּֽאכֲלֶ֑נָּהto.kha.Le.nahH398itasbarleyשְׂעֹרִ֖יםse.'o.RimH8184cakesוְעֻגַ֥תve.'u.GatH5692,andthou shalt bakeitintheirsightwithdungבְּגֶֽלְלֵי֙be.ge.LeiH1561thatcometh outofmanH120.

13AndJehovahsaidH559,Eventhusכָּ֣כָהKa.khahH3602shallthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478eatיֹאכְל֧וּyo.khe.LuH398theirbreadלַחְמָ֖םlach.MamH3899uncleanטָמֵ֑אta.Me'H2931,amongthenationsבַּגּוֹיִ֕םba.go.YimH1471whitherIwilldriveH5080them.

14ThensaidH559I,AhLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Jehovah!behold,mysoulH5315hathnotbeenpolluted;forfrommyyouthמִנְּעוּרַ֣יmi.ne.'u.RaiH5271upeventillnowעַ֔תָּה'A.tahH6258haveInoteatenH398ofthatwhichdiethofitself,oristornוּטְרֵפָ֤הu.te.re.FahH2966ofbeasts;neithercameH935thereabominablefleshבְּשַׂ֥רbe.SarH1320intomymouthבְּפִ֖יbe.FiH6310.

15ThenhesaidH559untome,Seeרְאֵ֗הre.'EhH7200,Ihavegivenנָתַ֤תִּֽיna.Ta.tiH5414theecow’sdungforman’sH120dung,andthou shaltpreparethybreadלַחְמְךָ֖lach.me.KhaH3899thereon.

16MoreoverhesaidH559untome,Sonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofmanH120,behold,Iwillbreakשֹׁבֵ֤רsho.VerH7665thestaffמַטֵּה־ma.teh-H4294ofbreadלֶ֙חֶם֙le.chemH3899inJerusalemבִּיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םbi.Ru.sha.LimH3389:andtheyshalleatוְאָכְלוּ־ve.'a.khe.lu-H398breadלֶ֥חֶםLe.chemH3899byweightבְּמִשְׁקָ֖לbe.mish.KalH4948,andwithfearfulness;andtheyshalldrinkיִשְׁתּֽוּ׃yish.TuH8354waterוּמַ֕יִםu.Ma.yimH4325bymeasureבִּמְשׂוּרָ֥הbim.su.RahH4884,andindismay:

17thattheymaywantbreadלֶ֣חֶםLe.chemH3899andwaterוָמָ֑יִםva.Ma.yimH4325,andbedismayedoneH376withanother,andpineawayוְנָמַ֖קּוּve.na.Ma.kuH4743intheiriniquityבַּעֲוֹנָֽם׃ פba.'a.vo.NamH5771.

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