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Ezekiel 5:2-12

2Athirdשְׁלִשִׁ֗יתshe.li.ShitH7992partshalt thouburnתַּבְעִיר֙tav.'IrH1197inthefireבָּא֤וּרba.'UrH217inthemidstבְּת֣וֹךְbe.TokhH8432ofthecityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892,whenthedaysיְמֵ֣יye.MeiH3117ofthesiegeהַמָּצ֑וֹרha.ma.TzorH4692arefulfilled;andthou shalttakeוְלָֽקַחְתָּ֣ve.la.kach.TaH3947athirdהַשְּׁלִשִׁ֗יתha.she.li.ShitH7992part,andsmitewiththeswordבַחֶ֙רֶב֙va.Che.revH2719roundH5439aboutit;andathirdוְהַשְּׁלִשִׁית֙ve.ha.she.li.ShitH7992partthou shaltscatterH2219tothewindלָר֔וּחַla.Ru.achH7307,andIwilldrawoutaswordוְחֶ֖רֶבve.Che.revH2719afterthem.

3Andthou shalttakeוְלָקַחְתָּ֥ve.la.kach.TaH3947thereofafewמְעַ֣טme.'AtH4592innumberבְּמִסְפָּ֑רbe.mis.ParH4557,andbindtheminthyskirtsבִּכְנָפֶֽיךָ׃bikh.na.Fei.khaH3671.

4Andoftheseagainע֣וֹדodH5750shalt thoutakeתִּקָּ֔חti.KachH3947,andcastH7993themintothemidstH8432ofthefireהָאֵ֔שׁha.'EshH784,andburnוְשָׂרַפְתָּ֥ve.sa.raf.TaH8313theminthefireבָּאֵ֑שׁba.'EshH784; therefromshallafireאֵ֖שׁ'eshH784comeH3318forthH3318intoallthehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פYis.ra.'ElH3478.

5Thusכֹּ֤הkohH3541saiththeLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Jehovah:ThisisJerusalemיְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םye.Ru.sha.LimH3389;Ihavesetשַׂמְתִּ֑יהָsam.Ti.haH7760herinthemidstH8432ofthenationsהַגּוֹיִ֖םha.go.YimH1471,andcountriesareroundH5439abouther.

6AndshehathrebelledH4784againstmineordinancesH4941indoingwickednessלְרִשְׁעָה֙le.rish.'AhH7564moreמִן־min-H4480thanthenationsהַגּוֹיִ֔םha.go.YimH1471,andagainstmystatutesH2708moreמִן־min-H4480thanthecountriesthatareroundH5439abouther;fortheyhaverejectedמָאָ֔סוּma.'A.suH3988mineordinancesH4941,andasformystatutesH2708,theyhavenotwalkedהָלְכ֥וּha.le.KhuH1980inthem.

7Thereforeלָכֵ֞ןla.KhenH3651thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saiththeLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Jehovah:Becauseyeareturbulentmoreמִן־min-H4480thanthenationsהַגּוֹיִם֙ha.go.YimH1471thatareroundH5439aboutyou,andhavenotwalkedהֲלַכְתֶּ֔םha.lakh.TemH1980inmystatutesH2708,neitherhavekeptmineordinancesH4941,neitherhavedoneaftertheordinancesH4941ofthenationsהַגּוֹיִ֛םha.go.YimH1471thatareroundH5439aboutyou;

8thereforeלָכֵ֗ןla.KhenH3651thusכֹּ֤הkohH3541saiththeLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Jehovah:Behold,I,evenI,amagainstthee;andIwillexecutejudgmentsמִשְׁפָּטִ֖יםmish.pa.TimH4941inthemidstבְתוֹכֵ֛ךְve.to.KhekhH8432oftheeinthesightofthenationsהַגּוֹיִֽם׃ha.go.YimH1471.

9AndIwilldointheethatwhichIhavenotdone,andwhereuntoIwillnotdoanymorethelikeכָמֹ֖הוּkha.Mo.huH3644,becauseofallthineabominationsתּוֹעֲבֹתָֽיִךְ׃ סto.'a.vo.Ta.yikhH8441.

10Thereforeלָכֵ֗ןla.KhenH3651thefathersH1shalleatיֹאכְל֤וּyo.khe.LuH398thesonsH1121inthemidstבְּתוֹכֵ֔ךְbe.to.KhekhH8432ofthee,andthesonsH1121shalleatיֹאכְל֣וּyo.khe.LuH398theirfathersH1;andIwillexecutejudgmentsשְׁפָטִ֔יםshe.fa.TimH8201onthee;andthewholeremnantH7611oftheewillIscatterH2219untoallthewindsרֽוּחַ׃ פRu.achH7307.

11Wherefore,asIlive, saiththeLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Jehovah,surely,becausethou hastdefiledH2930mysanctuaryמִקְדָּשִׁ֣יmik.da.ShiH4720withallthydetestableשִׁקּוּצַ֖יִךְshi.ku.Tza.yikhH8251things,andwithallthineabominationsתּוֹעֲבֹתָ֑יִךְto.'a.vo.Ta.yikhH8441,thereforeלָכֵ֣ןla.KhenH3651willIalsoוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571diminish thee;neithershallmineeyeעֵינִ֔י'ei.NiH5869spareH2550,andIalsoוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571willhavenopityH2347.

12Athirdשְׁלִשִׁתֵ֞יךְshe.li.shi.TeikhH7992partoftheeshalldieיָמ֗וּתוּya.Mu.tuH4191withthepestilenceבַּדֶּ֣בֶרba.De.verH1698,andwithfamineוּבָֽרָעָב֙u.va.ra.'AvH7458shalltheybeconsumedinthemidstבְתוֹכֵ֔ךְve.to.KhekhH8432ofthee;andathirdוְהַ֨שְּׁלִשִׁ֔יתve.Ha.she.li.ShitH7992partshallfallיִפְּל֣וּyi.pe.LuH5307bytheswordבַּחֶ֖רֶבba.Che.revH2719roundH5439aboutthee;andathirdוְהַשְּׁלִישִׁית֙ve.ha.she.li.ShitH7992partIwillscatterH2219untoallthewindsר֣וּחַRu.achH7307,andwilldrawoutaswordוְחֶ֖רֶבve.Che.revH2719afterthem.

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