Berean Standard Bible

Ezekiel 11:1-13

1Then the Spiritר֗וּחַRu.achH7307lifted me upוַתִּשָּׂ֨אva.ti.Sa'H5375אֹתִ֜י'o.TiH853and broughtוַתָּבֵ֣אva.ta.Ve'H935meאֹ֠תִי'O.tiH853toאֶל־'el-H413הַקַּדְמוֹנִי֙ha.kad.mo.NiH6931the gateשַׁ֨עַרSha.'arH8179of the houseבֵּית־beit-H1004of the LORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068that facesהַפּוֹנֶ֣הha.po.NehH6437eastקָדִ֔ימָהka.Di.mahH6921.And thereוְהִנֵּה֙ve.hi.NehH2009at the entranceבְּפֶ֣תַחbe.Fe.tachH6607of the gateהַשַּׁ֔עַרha.Sha.'arH8179weretwenty-fiveעֶשְׂרִ֥ים וַחֲמִשָּׁ֖ה'es.Rim va.cha.mi.ShahH6242 H2568menאִ֑ישׁ'IshH376.Amongבְתוֹכָ֜םve.to.KhamH8432themאֶת־'et-H853I sawוָאֶרְאֶ֨הva.'er.'EhH7200Jaazaniahיַאֲזַנְיָ֧הya.'a.zan.YahH2970sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Azzurעַזֻּ֛ר'a.ZurH5809וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853and Pelatiahפְּלַטְיָ֥הוּpe.lat.Ya.huH6410sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Benaiahבְּנָיָ֖הוּbe.na.Ya.huH1141,who were leadersשָׂרֵ֖יsa.ReiH8269of the peopleהָעָֽם׃ פha.'AmH5971.

2And the LORD saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to meאֵלָ֑י'e.LaiH413, “Sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of manאָדָ֕ם'a.DamH120,theseאֵ֣לֶּה'E.lehH428are the menהָאֲנָשִׁ֞יםha.'a.na.ShimH582who plotהַחֹשְׁבִ֥יםha.cho.she.VimH2803evilאָ֛וֶן'A.venH205and giveוְהַיֹּעֲצִ֥יםve.hai.yo.'a.TzimH3289wickedרָ֖עra'H7451counselעֲצַת־'a.tzat-H6098in thisהַזֹּֽאת׃ha.ZotH2063cityבָּעִ֥ירba.'IrH5892.

3They are sayingהָאֹ֣מְרִ֔יםha.'O.me.RimH559, ‘Is notלֹ֥אlo'H3808the time nearבְקָר֖וֹבve.ka.RovH7138to buildבְּנ֣וֹתbe.NotH1129housesבָּתִּ֑יםba.TimH1004?The cityהִ֣יאhi'H1931isthe cooking potהַסִּ֔ירha.SirH5518,and weוַאֲנַ֖חְנוּva.'a.Nach.nuH587are the meatהַבָּשָֽׂר׃ha.ba.SarH1320.’

4Thereforeלָכֵ֖ןla.KhenH3651prophesyהִנָּבֵ֣אhi.na.Ve'H5012against themעֲלֵיהֶ֑ם'a.lei.HemH5921;prophesyהִנָּבֵ֖אhi.na.Ve'H5012,O sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of manאָדָֽם׃'a.DamH120!”

5And the Spiritר֣וּחַRu.achH7307of the LORDיְהוָה֒Yah.wehH3068fellוַתִּפֹּ֣לva.ti.PolH5307upon meעָלַי֮'a.LaiH5921and toldוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559meאֵלַ֗י'e.LaiH413to declareאֱמֹר֙'e.MorH559that this is whatכֹּה־koh-H3541the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559: “That is whatכֵּ֥ןkenH3651you are thinkingאֲמַרְתֶּ֖ם'a.mar.TemH559,O houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478;and Iאֲנִ֥י'a.NiH589knowיְדַעְתִּֽיהָ׃ye.da'.Ti.haH3045the thoughtsוּמַעֲל֥וֹתu.ma.'a.LotH4609that arise in your mindsרֽוּחֲכֶ֖םru.cha.KhemH7307.

6You have multipliedהִרְבֵּיתֶ֥םhir.bei.TemH7235those you killedחַלְלֵיכֶ֖םcha.lei.KhemH2491in thisהַזֹּ֑אתha.ZotH2063cityבָּעִ֣ירba.'IrH5892and filledוּמִלֵּאתֶ֥םu.mi.le.TemH4390its streetsחוּצֹתֶ֖יהָchu.tzo.Tei.haH2351with the deadחָלָֽל׃ פcha.LalH2491.

7Thereforeלָכֵ֗ןla.KhenH3651this is whatכֹּֽה־koh-H3541the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהוִה֒Yah.wehH3069saysאָמַר֮'a.MarH559:The slainחַלְלֵיכֶם֙cha.lei.KhemH2491אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834you have laidשַׂמְתֶּ֣םsam.TemH7760withinבְּתוֹכָ֔הּbe.to.KhahH8432this cityהֵ֥מָּהHe.mahH1992are the meatהַבָּשָׂ֖רha.ba.SarH1320,and the cityוְהִ֣יאve.Hi'H1931is the potהַסִּ֑ירha.SirH5518וְאֶתְכֶ֖םve.'et.KhemH853;but I will remove youהוֹצִ֥יאho.Tzi'H3318from itמִתּוֹכָֽהּ׃mi.to.KhahH8432.

8You fearיְרֵאתֶ֑םye.re.TemH3372the swordחֶ֖רֶבChe.revH2719,so I will bringאָבִ֣יא'a.Vi'H935the swordוְחֶ֙רֶב֙ve.Che.revH2719against youעֲלֵיכֶ֔ם'a.lei.KhemH5921,declaresנְאֻ֖םne.'UmH5002the Lordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהוִֽה׃Yah.wehH3069.

9I will bring youוְהוֹצֵאתִ֤יve.ho.tze.TiH3318אֶתְכֶם֙'et.KhemH853out ofמִתּוֹכָ֔הּmi.to.KhahH8432the cityand deliverוְנָתַתִּ֥יve.na.ta.TiH5414youאֶתְכֶ֖ם'et.KhemH853into the handsבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027of foreignersזָרִ֑יםza.RimH2114,and I will executeוְעָשִׂ֛יתִיve.'a.Si.tiH6213judgmentsשְׁפָטִֽים׃she.fa.TimH8201against you.

10You will fallתִּפֹּ֔לוּti.Po.luH5307by the swordבַּחֶ֣רֶבba.Che.revH2719,and I will judgeאֶשְׁפּ֣וֹט'esh.PotH8199youאֶתְכֶ֑ם'et.KhemH853evenעַל־'al-H5921to the bordersגְּב֥וּלge.VulH1366of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478.Then you will knowוִֽידַעְתֶּ֖םvi.da'.TemH3045thatכִּֽי־ki-H3588Iאֲנִ֥י'a.NiH589am the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

11The cityהִ֗יאHi'H1931will notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808beתִהְיֶ֤הtih.YehH1961a potלְסִ֔ירle.SirH5518for you,nor will youוְאַתֶּ֛םve.'a.TemH859beתִּהְי֥וּtih.YuH1961the meatלְבָשָׂ֑רle.va.SarH1320within itבְתוֹכָ֖הּve.to.KhahH8432.I will judgeאֶשְׁפֹּ֥ט'esh.PotH8199youאֶתְכֶֽם׃'et.KhemH853even toאֶל־'el-H413the bordersגְּב֥וּלge.VulH1366of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478.

12Then you will knowוִֽידַעְתֶּם֙vi.da'.TemH3045thatכִּֽי־ki-H3588Iאֲנִ֣י'a.NiH589am the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068.Forאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834you have neitherלֹ֣אlo'H3808followedהֲלַכְתֶּ֔םha.lakh.TemH1980My statutesבְּחֻקַּי֙be.chu.KaiH2706norלֹ֣אlo'H3808practicedעֲשִׂיתֶ֑ם'a.si.TemH6213My ordinancesוּמִשְׁפָּטַ֖יu.mish.pa.TaiH4941,but you have conformedעֲשִׂיתֶֽם׃'a.si.TemH6213to the ordinancesוּֽכְמִשְׁפְּטֵ֧יu.khe.mish.pe.TeiH4941of the nationsהַגּוֹיִ֛םha.go.YimH1471אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834around youסְבִיבוֹתֵיכֶ֖םse.vi.vo.tei.KhemH5439.”

13Now as I wasוַֽיְהִי֙vay.HiH1961prophesyingכְּהִנָּ֣בְאִ֔יke.hi.Na.ve.'IH5012,Pelatiahוּפְלַטְיָ֥הוּu.fe.lat.Ya.huH6410sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Benaiahבְּנָיָ֖הbe.na.YahH1141diedמֵ֑תMetH4191.Then I fellוָאֶפֹּ֨לva.'e.PolH5307facedownעַל־ פָּנַ֜י'al- pa.NaiH5921 H6440and cried outוָאֶזְעַ֣קva.'ez.'AkH2199in a loudגָּד֗וֹל וָאֹמַר֙ga.Dol va.'o.MarH1419 H559voiceקוֹל־kol-H6963, “Ohאֲהָהּ֙'a.HahH162,Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהוִ֔הYah.wehH3069,will Youאַתָּ֣ה'a.TahH859bringעֹשֶׂ֔ה אֵ֖ת'o.Seh 'etH6213 H854the remnantשְׁאֵרִ֥יתshe.'e.RitH7611of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פYis.ra.'ElH3478to a complete endכָּלָה֙ka.LahH3617?”

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