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Ezekiel 12:3-16

3Thereforeוְאַתָּ֣הve.'a.TahH859,sonבֶן־ven-H1121of manאָדָ֗ם'a.DamH120,packעֲשֵׂ֤ה'a.SehH6213your bagsכְּלֵ֣יke.LeiH3627for exileגוֹלָ֔ה וּגְלֵ֥הgo.Lah u.ge.LehH1473 H1540.In broad daylightיוֹמָ֖ם לְעֵֽינֵיהֶ֑םyo.Mam le.'ei.nei.HemH3119 H5869,set out from your placeמִמְּקוֹמְךָ֜mi.me.kom.ChaH4725and goוְגָלִ֨יתָve.ga.Li.taH1540toאֶל־'el-H413anotherאַחֵר֙'a.CherH312מָק֤וֹםma.KomH4725as they watchלְעֵ֣ינֵיהֶ֔םle.'Ei.nei.HemH5869.Perhapsאוּלַ֣י'u.LaiH194they will understandיִרְא֔וּyir.'UH7200,thoughכִּ֛יkiH3588theyהֵֽמָּה׃He.mahH1992are a rebelliousמְרִ֖יme.RiH4805houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004.

4Bring outוְהוֹצֵאתָ֨ve.ho.tze.TaH3318your baggageכֵלֶ֜יךָkhe.Lei.khaH3627for exileגוֹלָ֛הgo.LahH1473כִּכְלֵ֥יkikh.LeiH3627by dayיוֹמָ֖םyo.MamH3119,as they watchלְעֵֽינֵיהֶ֑ם וְאַתָּ֗הle.'ei.nei.Hem ve.'a.TahH5869 H859.Then in the eveningבָעֶ֙רֶב֙va.'E.revH6153,as they watchלְעֵ֣ינֵיהֶ֔םle.'Ei.nei.HemH5869,go outתֵּצֵ֤אte.Tze'H3318like those who goכְּמוֹצָאֵ֖יke.mo.tza.'EiH4161into exileגּוֹלָֽה׃go.LahH1473.

5As they watchלְעֵינֵיהֶ֖םle.'ei.nei.HemH5869,digחֲתָר־cha.tor-H2864through the wallבַקִּ֑ירva.KirH7023and carryוְהוֹצֵאתָ֖ve.ho.tze.TaH3318your belongings out through it.

6And as they watchלְעֵ֨ינֵיהֶ֜םle.'Ei.nei.HemH5869,liftתִּשָּׂא֙ti.Sa'H5375your bags toעַל־'al-H5921your shoulderכָּתֵ֤ףka.TefH3802and take them outתוֹצִ֔יאto.Tzi'H3318at duskבָּעֲלָטָ֣הba.'a.la.TahH5939;coverתְכַסֶּ֔הte.kha.SehH3680your faceפָּנֶ֣יךָpa.Nei.khaH6440so that you cannotוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808seeתִרְאֶ֖הtir.'EhH7200אֶת־'et-H853the landהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776.Forכִּֽי־ki-H3588I have made youנְתַתִּ֖יךָne.ta.Ti.khaH5414a signמוֹפֵ֥תmo.FetH4159to the houseלְבֵ֥יתle.VeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.”

7So I didוָאַ֣עַשׂ כֵּן֮va.'A.'as kenH6213 H3651asכַּאֲשֶׁ֣רka.'a.SherH834I was commandedצֻוֵּיתִי֒tzu.vei.TiH6680.I brought outהוֹצֵ֜אתִיho.Tze.tiH3318my bagsכֵּ֠לַיKe.laiH3627for exileגוֹלָה֙go.LahH1473כִּכְלֵ֤יkikh.LeiH3627by dayיוֹמָ֔םyo.MamH3119,and in the eveningוּבָעֶ֛רֶבu.va.'E.revH6153I dugחָתַֽרְתִּי־cha.tar.ti-H2864through the wallבַקִּ֖ירva.KirH7023by handבְּיָ֑דbe.YadH3027.I took my belongings outהוֹצֵ֛אתִיho.Tze.tiH3318at duskבָּעֲלָטָ֥הba.'a.la.TahH5939,carrying themנָשָׂ֖אתִיna.Sa.tiH5375onעַל־'al-H5921my shoulderכָּתֵ֥ףka.TefH3802as they watchedלְעֵינֵיהֶֽם׃ פle.'ei.nei.HemH5869.

8And in the morningבַּבֹּ֥קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242the wordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of the LORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068cameוַיְהִ֧יvay.HiH1961to meאֵלַ֖י'e.LaiH413,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

9“Sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of manאָדָ֕ם'a.DamH120,hasn’tהֲלֹ֨אha.Lo'H3808the rebelliousהַמֶּ֑רִיha.Me.riH4805בֵּ֥יתbeitH1004houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478askedאָמְר֥וּ'a.me.RuH559youאֵלֶ֛יךָ'e.Lei.khaH413, ‘Whatמָ֖הmahH4100are youאַתָּ֥ה'a.TahH859doingעֹשֶֽׂה׃'o.SehH6213?’

10Tellאֱמֹ֣ר'e.MorH559themאֲלֵיהֶ֔ם'a.lei.HemH413that this is whatכֹּ֥הkohH3541the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהֹוִ֑הYah.wehH3069saysאָמַ֖ר'a.MarH559: ‘Thisהַזֶּה֙ha.ZehH2088burdenהַמַּשָּׂ֤אha.ma.Sa'H4853concernsthe princeהַנָּשִׂ֞יאha.na.Si'H5387in Jerusalemבִּיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םbi.Ru.sha.LamH3389and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834areהֵ֥מָּהHe.mahH1992thereבְתוֹכָֽם׃ve.to.KhamH8432.’

11You are to sayאֱמֹ֖ר'e.MorH559, ‘Iאֲנִ֣י'a.NiH589am a sign to youמֽוֹפֶתְכֶ֑םmo.fet.KhemH4159.’Just asכַּאֲשֶׁ֣רka.'a.SherH834it happened hereעָשִׂ֗יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213,soכֵּ֚ןkenH3651will it be doneיֵעָשֶׂ֣הye.'a.SehH6213to them;they will goיֵלֵֽכוּ׃ye.Le.khuH1980into exileבַּגּוֹלָ֥הba.go.LahH1473as captivesבַשְּׁבִ֖יva.she.ViH7628.

12And at duskבָּעֲלָטָ֣הba.'a.la.TahH5939the princeוְהַנָּשִׂ֨יאve.ha.na.Si'H5387אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834among themבְּתוֹכָ֜םbe.to.KhamH8432will liftיִשָּׂא֙yi.Sa'H5375his bags toאֶל־'el-H413his shoulderכָּתֵ֤ףka.TefH3802and go outוְיֵצֵ֔אve.ye.Tze'H3318.They will digיַחְתְּר֖וּyach.te.RuH2864through the wallבַּקִּ֥ירba.KirH7023to bring him outלְה֣וֹצִיאle.Ho.tzi'H3318.He will coverיְכַסֶּ֔הye.kha.SehH3680his faceפָּנָ֣יוpa.NavH6440soיַ֗עַןYa.'anH3282אֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834heה֖וּאhu'H1931אֶת־'et-H853cannotלֹא־lo'-H3808seeיִרְאֶ֥הyir.'EhH7200the landהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776לַעַ֛יִןla.'A.yinH5869.

13But I will spreadוּפָרַשְׂתִּ֤יu.fa.ras.TiH6566אֶת־'et-H853My netרִשְׁתִּי֙rish.TiH7568over himעָלָ֔יו'a.LavH5921,and he will be caughtוְנִתְפַּ֖שׂve.nit.PasH8610in My snareבִּמְצֽוּדָתִ֑יbim.tzu.da.TiH4686.I will bringוְהֵבֵאתִ֨יve.he.ve.TiH935himאֹת֤וֹ'o.ToH853to Babylonבָבֶ֙לָה֙va.Ve.lahH894,the landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of the Chaldeansכַּשְׂדִּ֔יםkas.DimH3778וְאוֹתָ֥הּve.'o.TahH853;yet he will notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808see itיִרְאֶ֖הyir.'EhH7200,and thereוְשָׁ֥םve.ShamH8033he will dieיָמֽוּת׃ya.MutH4191.

14And I will scatterאֱזָרֶ֣ה'e.za.RehH2219to everyוְכֹל֩ve.KholH3605windר֑וּחַRu.achH7307allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the attendantsעֶזְר֛וֹez.roH5828around himאֲשֶׁ֨ר סְבִיבֹתָ֥יו'a.Sher se.vi.vo.TavH834 H5439and allלְכָל־le.kholH3605his troopsאֲגַפָּ֖יו'a.ga.PavH102,and I will drawאָרִ֥יק'a.RikH7324a swordוְחֶ֖רֶבve.Che.revH2719to chase after themאַחֲרֵיהֶֽם׃'a.cha.rei.HemH310.

15And they will knowוְיָדְע֖וּve.ya.de.'UH3045thatכִּֽי־ki-H3588Iאֲנִ֣י'a.NiH589am the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,when I disperseבַּהֲפִיצִ֤יba.ha.fi.TziH6327themאוֹתָם֙'o.TamH853among the nationsבַּגּוֹיִ֔םba.go.YimH1471and scatterוְזֵרִיתִ֥יve.ze.ri.TiH2219themאוֹתָ֖ם'o.TamH853throughout the countriesבָּאֲרָצֽוֹת׃ba.'a.ra.TzotH776.

16But I will spareוְהוֹתַרְתִּ֤יve.ho.tar.TiH3498a fewמִסְפָּ֔רmis.ParH4557of themאַנְשֵׁ֣י'an.SheiH582from swordמֵחֶ֖רֶבme.Che.revH2719and famineמֵרָעָ֣בme.ra.'AvH7458and plagueוּמִדָּ֑בֶרu.mi.Da.verH1698,so thatלְמַ֨עַןle.Ma.'anH4616in the nationsבַּגּוֹיִם֙ba.go.YimH1471to whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834they goבָּ֣אוּBa.'uH935,they can recountיְסַפְּר֜וּye.sa.pe.RuH5608אֶת־'et-H853allכָּל־kol-H3605their abominationsתּוֹעֲבֽוֹתֵיהֶ֗ם שָׁ֔םto.'a.vo.tei.Hem ShamH8441 H8033.Then they will knowוְיָדְע֖וּve.ya.de.'UH3045thatכִּֽי־ki-H3588Iאֲנִ֥י'a.NiH589am the LORDיְהוָֽה׃ פYah.wehH3068.”

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