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Ezekiel 14:12-20

12And the wordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068cameוַיְהִ֥יvay.HiH1961to meאֵלַ֥י'e.LaiH413,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

13“Sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of manאָדָ֗ם'a.DamH120,ifכִּ֤יkiH3588a landאֶ֚רֶץ'E.retzH776sinsתֶחֱטָא־te.che.ta'-H2398against Meby acting unfaithfullyלִמְעָל־ מַ֔עַלlim.'ol- Ma.'alH4603 H4604,and I stretch outוְנָטִ֤יתִיve.na.Ti.tiH5186My handיָדִי֙ya.DiH3027against itעָלֶ֔יהָ'a.Lei.haH5921to cut offוְשָׁבַ֥רְתִּיve.sha.Var.tiH7665itssupplyמַטֵּה־ma.teh-H4294of foodלָ֑חֶםLa.chemH3899,to sendוְהִשְׁלַחְתִּי־ve.hish.lach.ti-H7971famineרָעָ֔בra.'AvH7458upon it,and to cut offוְהִכְרַתִּ֥יve.hikh.ra.TiH3772from itמִמֶּ֖נָּהmi.Me.nahH4480both manאָדָ֥ם'a.DamH120and beastוּבְהֵמָֽה׃u.ve.he.MahH929,

14then even if theseהָאֵ֙לֶּה֙ha.'E.lehH428threeשְׁלֹ֨שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969menהָאֲנָשִׁ֤יםha.'a.na.ShimH582—Noahנֹ֖חַNo.achH5146,DanielH1840,and Jobוְאִיּ֑וֹבve.'i.YovH347—wereוְ֠הָיוּVe.ha.yuH1961in itבְּתוֹכָ֔הּbe.to.KhahH8432,their righteousnessהֵ֤מָּה בְצִדְקָתָם֙He.mah ve.tzid.ka.TamH1992 H6666could deliverיְנַצְּל֣וּye.na.tze.LuH5337only themselvesנַפְשָׁ֔םnaf.ShamH5315,declaresנְאֻ֖םne.'UmH5002the Lordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהוִֽה׃Yah.wehH3069.

15Or ifלֽוּ־lu-H3863I send wildרָעָ֛ה אַעֲבִ֥ירra.'Ah 'a.'a.VirH7451 H5674beastsחַיָּ֥הchai.YahH2416through the landבָּאָ֖רֶץba.'A.retzH776to leave it childlessוְשִׁכְּלָ֑תָּהve.shi.ke.La.tahH7921andוְהָיְתָ֤הve.ha.ye.TahH1961desolateשְׁמָמָה֙she.ma.MahH8077,with no manמִבְּלִ֣יmi.be.LiH1097passing through itעוֹבֵ֔רo.VerH5674for fearמִפְּנֵ֖יmi.pe.NeiH6440of the beastsהַחַיָּֽה׃ha.chai.YahH2416,

16then as surelyאָ֗נִי'A.niH589as I liveחַי־chai-H2416,declaresנְאֻם֙ne.'UmH5002the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהוִ֔הYah.wehH3069,even if theseהָאֵלֶּה֮ha.'e.LehH428threeשְׁלֹ֨שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969menהָאֲנָשִׁ֣יםha.'a.na.ShimH582were in itבְּתוֹכָהּ֒be.to.KhahH8432,they could notאִם־'im-H518deliverיַצִּ֑ילוּya.Tzi.luH5337their own sonsבָּנִ֥יםba.NimH1121orוְאִם־ve.'im-H518daughtersבָּנ֖וֹתba.NotH1323.Theyהֵ֤מָּהHe.mahH1992aloneלְבַדָּם֙le.va.DamH905would be deliveredיִנָּצֵ֔לוּyi.na.Tze.luH5337,but the landוְהָאָ֖רֶץve.ha.'A.retzH776would beתִּהְיֶ֥הtih.YehH1961desolateשְׁמָמָֽה׃she.ma.MahH8077.

17Orא֛וֹ'oH176if I bringאָבִ֖יא'a.Vi'H935a swordחֶ֥רֶבChe.revH2719againstעַל־'al-H5921thatהַהִ֑יאha.Hi'H1931landהָאָ֣רֶץha.'A.retzH776and sayוְאָמַרְתִּ֗יve.'a.mar.TiH559, ‘Let a swordחֶ֚רֶבChe.revH2719passתַּעֲבֹ֣רta.'a.VorH5674through itבָּאָ֔רֶץba.'A.retzH776,’so that I cut offוְהִכְרַתִּ֥יve.hikh.ra.TiH3772from itמִמֶּ֖נָּהmi.Me.nahH4480both manאָדָ֥ם'a.DamH120and beastוּבְהֵמָֽה׃u.ve.he.MahH929,

18then as surelyאָ֗נִי'A.niH589as I liveחַי־chai-H2416,declaresנְאֻם֙ne.'UmH5002the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהוִ֔הYah.wehH3069,even if theseהָאֵלֶּה֮ha.'e.LehH428threeוּשְׁלֹ֨שֶׁתu.she.Lo.shetH7969menהָאֲנָשִׁ֣יםha.'a.na.ShimH582were in itבְּתוֹכָהּ֒be.to.KhahH8432,they could notלֹ֥אlo'H3808deliverיַצִּ֖ילוּya.Tzi.luH5337their own sonsבָּנִ֣יםba.NimH1121or daughtersוּבָנ֑וֹתu.va.NotH1323כִּ֛יkiH3588.Theyהֵ֥םhemH1992aloneלְבַדָּ֖םle.va.DamH905would be deliveredיִנָּצֵֽלוּ׃yi.na.Tze.luH5337.

19Orא֛וֹ'oH176if I sendאֲשַׁלַּ֖ח'a.sha.LachH7971a plagueדֶּ֥בֶרDe.verH1698intoאֶל־'el-H413thatהַהִ֑יאha.Hi'H1931landהָאָ֣רֶץha.'A.retzH776and pour outוְשָׁפַכְתִּ֨יve.sha.fakh.TiH8210My wrathחֲמָתִ֤יcha.ma.TiH2534upon itעָלֶ֙יהָ֙'a.Lei.haH5921through bloodshedבְּדָ֔םbe.DamH1818,cutting offלְהַכְרִ֥יתle.hakh.RitH3772from itמִמֶּ֖נָּהmi.Me.nahH4480both manאָדָ֥ם'a.DamH120and beastוּבְהֵמָֽה׃u.ve.he.MahH929,

20then as surelyאָ֗נִי'A.niH589as I liveחַי־chai-H2416,declaresנְאֻם֙ne.'UmH5002the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהוִ֔הYah.wehH3069,even if Noahוְנֹ֨חַve.No.achH5146,DanielH1840,and Jobוְאִיּוֹב֮ve.'i.yOvH347were in itבְּתוֹכָהּ֒be.to.KhahH8432,they could notאִם־'im-H518deliverיַצִּ֑ילוּya.Tzi.luH5337their ownsonsבֵּ֥ןbenH1121orאִם־'im-H518daughtersבַּ֖תbatH1323.Their righteousnessהֵ֥מָּה בְצִדְקָתָ֖םHe.mah ve.tzid.ka.TamH1992 H6666could deliverיַצִּ֥ילוּya.Tzi.luH5337only themselvesנַפְשָֽׁם׃ פnaf.ShamH5315.

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