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Ezekiel 16:1-14

1Again the wordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068cameוַיְהִ֥יvay.HiH1961to meאֵלַ֥י'e.LaiH413,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

2“Sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of manאָדָ֕ם'a.DamH120,confrontהוֹדַ֥עho.Da'H3045אֶת־'et-H853Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389with herאֶת־'et-H853abominationsתּוֹעֲבֹתֶֽיהָ׃to.'a.vo.Tei.haH8441

3and tellוְאָמַרְתָּ֞ve.'a.mar.TaH559her thatthis is whatכֹּה־koh-H3541the Lordאֲדֹנָ֤י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהוִה֙Yah.wehH3069saysאָמַ֨ר'a.MarH559to Jerusalemלִיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םli.Ru.sha.LimH3389:Your originמְכֹרֹתַ֙יִךְ֙me.kho.ro.Ta.yikhH4351and your birthוּמֹ֣לְדֹתַ֔יִךְu.Mo.le.do.Ta.yikhH4138were in the landמֵאֶ֖רֶץme.'E.retzH776of the Canaanitesהַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֑יha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669.Your fatherאָבִ֥יךְ'a.VikhH1was an Amoriteהָאֱמֹרִ֖יha.'e.mo.RiH567and your motherוְאִמֵּ֥ךְve.'i.MekhH517a Hittiteחִתִּֽית׃chi.TitH2850.

4On the dayבְּי֨וֹםbe.YomH3117of your birthוּמוֹלְדוֹתַ֗יִךְu.mol.do.Ta.yikhH4138הוּלֶּ֤דֶתhu.Le.detH3205your cordשָׁרֵּ֔ךְsha.RekhH8270was notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808cutכָרַּ֣תkha.RatH3772אֹתָךְ֙'o.toKhH853,norלֹֽא־lo'-H3808were you washedרֻחַ֖צְתְּru.ChatztH7364with waterוּבְמַ֥יִםu.ve.Ma.yimH4325for cleansingלְמִשְׁעִ֑יle.mish.'IH4935.You were notלֹ֣אlo'H3808rubbed with saltH4414or wrapped in clothsוְהָחְתֵּ֖ל לֹ֥אve.ha.che.Tel lo'H2853 H3808חֻתָּֽלְתְּ׃chu.Ta.letH2853.

5Noלֹא־lo'-H3808one cared enoughחָ֨סָה עַ֗יִןCha.sah 'A.yinH2347 H5869for youעָלַ֜יִךְ'a.La.yikhH5921to doלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתla.'a.SotH6213even oneאַחַ֥ת'a.ChatH259of these thingsמֵאֵ֖לֶּהme.'E.lehH428out of compassionלְחֻמְלָ֣הle.chum.LahH2550for youעָלָ֑יִךְ'a.La.yikhH5921.Instead, you were thrown outוַֽתֻּשְׁלְכִ֞יva.tush.le.KhiH7993intoאֶל־'el-H413the openפְּנֵ֤יpe.NeiH6440fieldהַשָּׂדֶה֙ha.sa.DehH7704,because youנַפְשֵׁ֔ךְnaf.ShekhH5315were despisedבְּגֹ֣עַלbe.Go.'alH1604on the dayבְּי֖וֹםbe.YomH3117of your birthהֻלֶּ֥דֶתhu.Le.detH3205אֹתָֽךְ׃'o.TakhH853.

6Then I passedוָאֶעֱבֹ֤רva.'e.'e.VorH5674byעָלַ֙יִךְ֙'a.La.yikhH5921and sawוָֽאֶרְאֵ֔ךְva.'er.'EkhH7200you wallowingמִתְבּוֹסֶ֖סֶתmit.bo.Se.setH947in your bloodבְּדָמָ֑יִךְbe.da.Ma.yikhH1818,and as you lay there in your bloodבְּדָמַ֣יִךְbe.da.Ma.yikhH1818I saidוָאֹ֤מַרva.'O.marH559to you, ‘Liveחֲיִ֔יcha.YiH2421!’ Thereבְּדָמַ֥יִךְbe.da.Ma.yikhH1818I saidוָאֹ֥מַרva.'O.marH559to you, ‘Liveחֲיִֽי׃cha.YiH2421!’

7I madeנְתַתִּ֔יךְne.ta.TikhH5414you thriveרְבָבָ֗הre.va.VahH7233like a plantכְּצֶ֤מַחke.Tze.machH6780of the fieldהַשָּׂדֶה֙ha.sa.DehH7704.You grew upוַתִּרְבִּי֙va.tir.BiH7235and maturedוַֽתִּגְדְּלִ֔יva.tig.de.LiH1431and becameוַתָּבֹ֖אִי בַּעֲדִ֣יva.ta.Vo.'i ba.'a.DiH935 H5716very beautifulעֲדָיִ֑ים'a.da.YimH5716.Your breastsשָׁדַ֤יִםsha.Da.yimH7699were formedנָכֹ֙נוּ֙na.Kho.nuH3559and your hairוּשְׂעָרֵ֣ךְu.se.'a.RekhH8181grewצִמֵּ֔חַtzi.Me.achH6779,but youוְאַ֖תְּve.'AtH859were nakedעֵרֹ֥ם'e.RomH5903and bareוְעֶרְיָֽה׃ve.'er.YahH6181.

8Then I passedוָאֶעֱבֹ֨רva.'e.'e.VorH5674byעָלַ֜יִךְ'a.La.yikhH5921and saw youוָאֶרְאֵ֗ךְva.'er.'EkhH7200,and you were indeedוְהִנֵּ֤הve.hi.NehH2009old enoughH6256for loveדֹּדִ֔יםdo.DimH1730.So I spreadוָאֶפְרֹ֤שׂva.'ef.RosH6566My cloakכְּנָפִי֙ke.na.FiH3671over youעָלַ֔יִךְ'a.La.yikhH5921and coveredוָאֲכַסֶּ֖הva.'a.kha.SehH3680your nakednessעֶרְוָתֵ֑ךְ'er.va.TekhH6172.I pledged Myselfוָאֶשָּׁ֣בַֽעva.'e.Sha.va'H7650to you,enteredוָאָב֨וֹאva.'a.Vo'H935into a covenantבִבְרִ֜יתviv.RitH1285with youאֹתָ֗ךְ'o.TakhH854,and you becameוַתִּ֥הְיִיva.Tih.yiH1961Mine,declaresנְאֻ֛םne.'UmH5002the Lordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהוִ֖הYah.wehH3069.

9Then I bathedוָאֶרְחָצֵ֣ךְva.'er.cha.TzekhH7364you with waterבַּמַּ֔יִםba.Ma.yimH4325,rinsed offוָאֶשְׁטֹ֥ףva.'esh.TofH7857your bloodדָּמַ֖יִךְ מֵֽעָלָ֑יִךְda.Ma.yikh me.'a.La.yikhH1818 H5921,and anointedוָאֲסֻכֵ֖ךְva.'a.su.KhekhH5480you with oilבַּשָּֽׁמֶן׃ba.Sha.menH8081.

10I clothedוָאַלְבִּישֵׁ֣ךְva.'al.bi.ShekhH3847you in embroidered clothרִקְמָ֔הrik.MahH7553and gave you sandalsוָאֶנְעֲלֵ֖ךְva.'en.'a.LekhH5274of fine leatherתָּ֑חַשׁTa.chashH8476.I wrappedוָאֶחְבְּשֵׁ֣ךְva.'ech.be.ShekhH2280you in fine linenבַּשֵּׁ֔שׁba.SheshH8336and coveredוַאֲכַסֵּ֖ךְva.'a.kha.SekhH3680you with silkמֶֽשִׁי׃Me.shiH4897.

11I adornedוָאֶעְדֵּ֖ךְva.'e'.DekhH5710you with jewelryעֶ֑דִי'E.diH5716,and I putוָאֶתְּנָ֤הva.'e.te.NahH5414braceletsצְמִידִים֙tze.mi.DimH6781onעַל־'al-H5921your wristsיָדַ֔יִךְya.Da.yikhH3027and a chainוְרָבִ֖ידve.ra.VidH7242aroundעַל־'al-H5921your neckגְּרוֹנֵֽךְ׃ge.ro.NekhH1627.

12I putוָאֶתֵּ֥ןva.'e.TenH5414a ringנֶ֙זֶם֙ne.zemH5141inעַל־'al-H5921your noseאַפֵּ֔ךְ'a.PekhH639,earringsוַעֲגִילִ֖יםva.'a.gi.LimH5694onעַל־'al-H5921your earsאָזְנָ֑יִךְ'a.ze.Na.yikhH241,and a beautifulתִּפְאֶ֖רֶתtif.'E.retH8597crownוַעֲטֶ֥רֶתva.'a.Te.retH5850upon your headבְּרֹאשֵֽׁךְ׃be.ro.ShekhH7218.

13So you were adornedוַתַּעְדִּ֞יva.ta'.DiH5710with goldזָהָ֣בza.HavH2091and silverוָכֶ֗סֶףva.Khe.sefH3701,and your clothingוּמַלְבּוּשֵׁךְ֙u.mal.bu.sheKhH4403was made offine linenשֵׁ֤שׁshe.shiH8336,silkוָמֶ֙שִׁי֙va.Me.shiH4897,and embroidered clothוְרִקְמָ֔הve.rik.MahH7553.You ateאָכָ֑לְתְּ'a.khal.tiH398fine flourסֹ֧לֶתSo.letH5560,honeyוּדְבַ֛שׁu.de.VashH1706,and oilוָשֶׁ֖מֶןva.She.menH8081.You became veryH3966beautifulוַתִּ֙יפִי֙va.Ti.fiH3302and rose to beוַֽתִּצְלְחִ֖יva.titz.le.ChiH6743queenלִמְלוּכָֽה׃lim.lu.KhahH4410.

14Yourfameשֵׁ֛םshemH8034spreadוַיֵּ֨צֵאvai.Ye.tze'H3318among the nationsבַּגּוֹיִ֖םba.go.YimH1471on account of your beautyבְּיָפְיֵ֑ךְbe.ya.fe.YekhH3308,forכִּ֣י׀kiH3588itה֗וּאHu'H1931wasperfectכָּלִ֣ילka.LilH3632in the splendorבַּֽהֲדָרִי֙ba.ha.da.RiH1926אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834I bestowedשַׂ֣מְתִּיSam.tiH7760on youעָלַ֔יִךְ'a.La.yikhH5921,declaresנְאֻ֖םne.'UmH5002the Lordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהוִֽה׃Yah.wehH3069.

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