Berean Standard Bible

Ezekiel 14:2-11

2And the wordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068cameוַיְהִ֥יvay.HiH1961to meאֵלַ֥י'e.LaiH413,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

3“Sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of manאָדָ֗ם'a.DamH120,theseהָאֵ֙לֶּה֙ha.'E.lehH428menהָאֲנָשִׁ֤יםha.'a.na.ShimH582have set upהֶעֱל֤וּhe.'e.LuH5927idolsגִלּֽוּלֵיהֶם֙gi.lu.lei.HemH1544inעַל־'al-H5921their heartsלִבָּ֔םli.BamH3820and putנָתְנ֖וּna.te.NuH5414wickedעֲוֹנָ֔ם'a.vo.NamH5771stumbling blocksוּמִכְשׁ֣וֹלu.mikh.SholH4383beforeנֹ֣כַחNo.khachH5227their facesפְּנֵיהֶ֑םpe.nei.HemH6440.Should I consultהַאִדָּרֹ֥שׁha.'i.da.RoshH1875with themin any wayאִדָּרֵ֖שׁ'i.da.ReshH1875?

4Thereforeלָכֵ֣ןla.KhenH3651speakדַּבֵּר־da.ber-H1696to themא֠וֹתָם'o.tomH854and tellוְאָמַרְתָּ֨ve.'a.mar.TaH559themאֲלֵיהֶ֜ם'a.lei.HemH413that this is whatכֹּה־koh-H3541the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהוִ֗הYah.wehH3069saysאָמַ֣ר׀'a.MarH559: ‘Whenאֲשֶׁר֩'a.SherH834anyH376Israeliteמִבֵּ֣ית יִשְׂרָאֵ֡לmi.Beit Yis.ra.'ElH1004 H3478sets upיַעֲלֶ֨הya.'a.LehH5927אֶת־'et-H853idolsגִּלּוּלָ֜יוgi.lu.LavH1544inאֶל־'el-H413his heartלִבּ֗וֹli.BoH3820and putsיָשִׂים֙ya.SimH7760a wickedעֲוֹנוֹ֙a.vo.NoH5771stumbling blockוּמִכְשׁ֤וֹלu.mikh.SholH4383beforeנֹ֣כַחNo.khachH5227his faceפָּנָ֔יוpa.NavH6440,and then comesH935toאֶל־'el-H413the prophetהַנָּבִ֑יאha.na.Vi'H5030,Iאֲנִ֣י'a.NiH589the LORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068will answerנַעֲנֵ֧יתִיna.'a.Nei.tiH6030himaccording to his greatבְּרֹ֥בbe.RoH7230idolatryגִּלּוּלָֽיו׃gi.lu.LavH1544,

5so thatלְמַ֛עַןle.Ma.'anH4616I may take holdתְּפֹ֥שׂte.FosH8610אֶת־'et-H853of the heartsבְּלִבָּ֑םbe.li.BamH3820of theבֵּֽית־beit-H1004peopleof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478.Forאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834because of their idolsבְּגִלּֽוּלֵיהֶ֖םbe.gi.lu.lei.HemH1544,they are allכֻּלָּֽם׃ סku.LamH3605estrangedנָזֹ֙רוּ֙na.Zo.ruH2114from Meמֵֽעָלַ֔יme.'a.LaiH5921.’

6Thereforeלָכֵ֞ןla.KhenH3651tellאֱמֹ֣ר׀ אֶל־'e.Mor 'el-H559 H413the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478that this is whatכֹּ֤הkohH3541the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהוִ֔הYah.wehH3069saysאָמַר֙'a.MarH559: ‘Repentשׁ֣וּבוּShu.vuH7725and turn awayוְהָשִׁ֔יבוּve.ha.Shi.vuH7725fromמֵעַ֖לme.'AlH5921your idolsגִּלּֽוּלֵיכֶ֑םgi.lu.lei.KhemH1544;turn your facesפְנֵיכֶֽם׃fe.nei.KhemH6440awayהָשִׁ֥יבוּha.Shi.vuH7725fromוּמֵעַ֥לu.me.'AlH5921allכָּל־kol-H3605your abominationsתּוֹעֲבֹתֵיכֶ֖םto.'a.vo.tei.KhemH8441.

7For whenכִּי֩kiH3588anyH376Israeliteמִבֵּ֣ית יִשְׂרָאֵ֗לmi.Beit Yis.ra.'ElH1004 H3478or any foreignerוּמֵהַגֵּר֮u.me.ha.GerH1616אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834dwellingיָג֣וּרya.GurH1481in Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵל֒be.Yis.ra.'ElH3478separates himselfוְיִנָּזֵ֣רve.yi.na.ZerH5144from Meמֵֽאַחֲרַ֗יme.'a.cha.RaiH310,sets upוְיַ֤עַלve.Ya.'alH5927idolsגִּלּוּלָיו֙gi.lu.LavH1544inאֶל־'el-H413his heartלִבּ֔וֹli.BoH3820,and putsיָשִׂ֖יםya.SimH7760a wickedעֲוֹנ֔וֹa.vo.NoH5771stumbling blockוּמִכְשׁ֣וֹלu.mikh.SholH4383beforeנֹ֣כַחNo.khachH5227his faceפָּנָ֑יוpa.NavH6440,and then comesוּבָ֤אu.Va'H935toאֶל־'el-H413the prophetהַנָּבִיא֙ha.na.Vi'H5030to inquireלִדְרָשׁ־lid.rosh-H1875of Me,Iאֲנִ֣י'a.NiH589the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068will answerנַֽעֲנֶה־na.'a.neh-H6030him Myself.

8I will setוְנָתַתִּ֨יve.na.ta.TiH5414My faceפָנַ֜יfa.NaiH6440against thatהַה֗וּאha.Hu'H1931manבָּאִ֣ישׁba.'IshH376and make himוַהֲשִֽׂמֹתִ֙יהוּ֙va.ha.si.mo.Ti.huH7760a signלְא֣וֹתle.'otH226and a proverbוְלִמְשָׁלִ֔יםve.lim.sha.LimH4912;I will cut him offוְהִכְרַתִּ֖יוve.hikh.ra.TivH3772from amongמִתּ֣וֹךְmi.TokhH8432My peopleעַמִּ֑י'a.MiH5971.Then you will knowוִֽידַעְתֶּ֖םvi.da'.TemH3045thatכִּֽי־ki-H3588Iאֲנִ֥י'a.NiH589am the LORDיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.

9But ifכִֽי־khi-H3588the prophetוְהַנָּבִ֤יאve.ha.na.Vi'H5030is enticedיְפֻתֶּה֙ye.fu.TehH6601to speakוְדִבֶּ֣רve.di.BerH1696a messageדָּבָ֔רda.VarH1697,then it was Iאֲנִ֤י'a.NiH589the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068who enticedפִּתֵּ֔יתִיpi.Tei.tiH6601אֵ֖ת'etH853himהַנָּבִ֣יא הַה֑וּאha.na.Vi' ha.Hu'H1931 H5030,and I will stretch outוְנָטִ֤יתִיve.na.Ti.tiH5186אֶת־'et-H853My handיָדִי֙ya.DiH3027against himעָלָ֔יו'a.LavH5921and destroy himוְהִ֨שְׁמַדְתִּ֔יוve.Hish.mad.TivH8045from amongמִתּ֖וֹךְmi.TokhH8432My peopleעַמִּ֥י'a.MiH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

10They will bearוְנָשְׂא֖וּve.na.se.'UH5375their punishmentעֲוֹנָ֑ם'a.vo.NamH5771—the punishmentכַּֽעֲוֹן֙ka.'a.VonH5771of the inquirerהַדֹּרֵ֔שׁha.do.ReshH1875will beיִֽהְיֶֽה׃Yih.YehH1961the same as thatכַּעֲוֹ֥ןka.'a.VonH5771of the prophetהַנָּבִ֖יאha.na.Vi'H5030—

11in order thatלְ֠מַעַןLe.ma.'anH4616the houseבֵּֽית־beit-H1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478may noלֹֽא־lo'-H3808longerע֤וֹדodH5750strayיִתְע֨וּyit.'UH8582from Meמֵאַֽחֲרַ֔יme.'a.cha.RaiH310and noוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808longerע֖וֹדodH5750defile themselvesיִטַּמְּא֥וּyi.ta.me.'UH2930with allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605their transgressionsפִּשְׁעֵיהֶ֑םpish.'ei.HemH6588.Then they will beוְהָ֥יוּve.Ha.yuH1961Mypeopleלְעָ֗םle.'AmH5971and Iוַֽאֲנִי֙va.'a.NiH589will beאֶהְיֶ֤ה'eh.YehH1961theirGodלֵֽאלֹהִ֔יםle.lo.HimH430,declaresנְאֻ֖םne.'UmH5002the Lordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהוִֽה׃ פYah.wehH3069.’”

Read all of Ezekiel 14

Commentaries on Ezekiel 14