Berean Standard Bible

Ezekiel 16:16-29

16You tookוַתִּקְחִ֣יva.tik.ChiH3947some of your garmentsמִבְּגָדַ֗יִךְmi.be.ga.Da.yikhH899and madeוַתַּֽעֲשִׂי־va.ta.'a.si-H6213colorfulטְלֻא֔וֹתte.lu.'otH2921high placesבָּמ֣וֹתba.MotH1116for yourself,and on themעֲלֵיהֶ֑ם'a.lei.HemH5921you prostituted yourselfוַתִּזְנִ֖יva.tiz.NiH2181.Such things should notלֹ֥אlo'H3808have happenedבָא֖וֹתva.'otH935;never shouldוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808they have occurredיִהְיֶֽה׃yih.YehH1961!

17You also tookוַתִּקְחִ֞יva.tik.ChiH3947the fineתִפְאַרְתֵּ֗ךְtif.'ar.TekhH8597jewelryכְּלֵ֣יke.LeiH3627of goldמִזְּהָבִ֤יmi.ze.ha.ViH2091and silverוּמִכַּסְפִּי֙u.mi.kas.PiH3701אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834I had givenנָתַ֣תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414you,and you madeוַתַּעֲשִׂי־va.ta.'a.si-H6213maleזָכָ֑רza.KharH2145idolsצַלְמֵ֣יtzal.MeiH6754with whichto prostitute yourselfוַתִּזְנִי־va.tiz.ni-H2181.

18You tookוַתִּקְחִ֛יva.tik.ChiH3947אֶת־'et-H853your embroideredרִקְמָתֵ֖ךְrik.ma.TekhH7553garmentsבִּגְדֵ֥יbig.DeiH899to cover themוַתְּכַסִּ֑יםva.te.kha.SimH3680,and you setנָתַ֖תְּna.ta.tiH5414My oilוְשַׁמְנִי֙ve.sham.NiH8081and incenseוּקְטָרְתִּ֔יu.ke.ta.re.TiH7004before themלִפְנֵיהֶֽם׃lif.nei.HemH6440.

19And you setנָתַ֨תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414before themלִפְנֵיהֶ֛םlif.nei.HemH6440as a pleasingנִיחֹ֖חַni.Cho.achH5207aromaלְרֵ֥יחַle.Rei.achH7381the foodוְלַחְמִי֩ve.lach.MiH3899אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834I had given youוּנְתַתִּ֧יהוּu.ne.ta.Ti.huH5414—the fine flourסֹ֣לֶתSo.letH5560,oilוָשֶׁ֤מֶןva.She.menH8081,and honeyוּדְבַשׁ֙u.de.VashH1706that I had fed youהֶֽאֱכַלְתִּ֔יךְhe.'e.khal.TikhH398.That is what happenedוַיֶּ֑הִיvai.Ye.hiH1961,declaresנְאֻ֖םne.'UmH5002the Lordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהוִֽה׃Yah.wehH3069.

20You even tookוַתִּקְחִ֞יva.tik.ChiH3947אֶת־'et-H853the sonsבָּנַ֤יִךְba.Na.yikhH1121וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853and daughtersבְּנוֹתַ֙יִךְ֙be.no.Ta.yikhH1323אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834you boreיָלַ֣דְתְּya.LadtH3205to Meand sacrificedוַתִּזְבָּחִ֥יםva.tiz.ba.ChimH2076themas food to idolsלֶאֱכ֑וֹלle.'e.KholH398.Was your prostitutionמִתַּזְנוּתָֽיִךְ׃mi.taz.nu.tekhH8457not enoughהַמְעַ֖טham.'AtH4592?

21You slaughteredוַֽתִּשְׁחֲטִ֖יva.tish.cha.TiH7819אֶת־'et-H853My childrenבָּנָ֑יba.NaiH1121and delivered them upוַֽתִּתְּנִ֔יםva.ti.te.NimH5414through the fireבְּהַעֲבִ֥ירbe.ha.'a.VirH5674אוֹתָ֖ם'o.TamH853to idols.

22Andוְאֵ֤תve.'EtH853in allכָּל־kol-H3605your abominationsתּוֹעֲבֹתַ֙יִךְ֙to.'a.vo.Ta.yikhH8441and acts of prostitutionוְתַזְנֻתַ֔יִךְve.taz.nu.Ta.yikhH8457,you did notלֹ֥אlo'H3808rememberזָכַ֖רְתְּza.khar.tiH2142אֶת־'et-H853the daysיְמֵ֣יye.MeiH3117of your youthנְעוּרָ֑יִךְne.'u.Ra.yikhH5271when you wereבִּֽהְיוֹתֵךְ֙bih.yo.teKhH1961nakedעֵרֹ֣ם'e.RomH5903and bareוְעֶרְיָ֔הve.'er.YahH6181,wallowingמִתְבּוֹסֶ֥סֶתmit.bo.Se.setH947in your own bloodבְּדָמֵ֖ךְ הָיִֽית׃be.da.Mekh ha.YitH1818 H1961.

23Woeא֣וֹי'oH188!Woeא֣וֹי'oH188to you,declaresנְאֻ֖םne.'UmH5002the Lordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהוִֽה׃Yah.wehH3069.Andוַיְהִ֕יvay.HiH1961in addition toאַחֲרֵ֖י'a.cha.ReiH310allכָּל־kol-H3605your other wickednessרָעָתֵ֑ךְra.'a.TekhH7451,

24you builtוַתִּבְנִי־va.tiv.ni-H1129yourselfa moundגֶּ֑בGevH1354and madeוַתַּעֲשִׂי־va.ta.'a.si-H6213yourselfa lofty shrineרָמָ֖הra.MahH7413in everyבְּכָל־be.kholH3605public squareרְחֽוֹב׃re.ChovH7339.

25Atאֶל־'el-H413the headרֹ֣אשׁroshH7218of everyכָּל־kol-H3605streetדֶּ֗רֶךְDe.rekhH1870you builtבָּנִית֙ba.NitH1129your lofty shrinesרָֽמָתֵ֔ךְra.ma.TekhH7413and degradedוַתְּתַֽעֲבִי֙va.te.ta.'a.ViH8581your beautyיָפְיֵ֔ךְya.fe.YekhH3308.With increasingוַתַּרְבִּ֖יva.tar.BiH7235אֶת־'et-H853promiscuityתַּזְנוּתָֽיִךְ׃taz.nu.tekhH8457אֶת־'et-H853,you spreadוַתְּפַשְּׂקִ֥יva.te.fa.se.KiH6589אֶת־'et-H853your legsרַגְלַ֖יִךְrag.La.yikhH7272to allלְכָל־le.kholH3605who passed byעוֹבֵ֑רo.VerH5674.

26You prostituted yourselfוַתִּזְנִ֧יva.tiz.NiH2181withאֶל־'el-H413your lustfulגִּדְלֵ֣י בָשָׂ֑רgid.Lei va.SarH1432 H1320neighborsשְׁכֵנַ֖יִךְshe.khe.Na.yikhH7934,the Egyptiansמִצְרַ֛יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714בְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121,and increasedוַתַּרְבִּ֥יva.tar.BiH7235אֶת־'et-H853your promiscuityתַּזְנֻתֵ֖ךְtaz.nu.TekhH8457to provoke Me to angerלְהַכְעִיסֵֽנִי׃le.hakh.'i.Se.niH3707.

27Thereforeוְהִנֵּ֨הve.hi.NehH2009I stretched outנָטִ֤יתִיna.Ti.tiH5186My handיָדִי֙ya.DiH3027against youעָלַ֔יִךְ'a.La.yikhH5921and reducedוָאֶגְרַ֖עva.'eg.Ra'H1639your portionחֻקֵּ֑ךְchu.KekhH2706.I gave you overוָאֶתְּנֵ֞ךְva.'e.te.NekhH5414to the desireבְּנֶ֤פֶשׁbe.Ne.feshH5315of those who hate youשֹׂנְאוֹתַ֙יִךְ֙so.ne.'o.Ta.yikhH8130,the daughtersבְּנ֣וֹתbe.NotH1323of the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםpe.lish.TimH6430,who were ashamedהַנִּכְלָמ֖וֹתha.nikh.la.MotH3637of your lewdזִמָּֽה׃zi.MahH2154conductמִדַּרְכֵּ֥ךְmi.dar.KekhH1870.

28Then you prostituted yourselfוַתִּזְנִי֙va.tiz.NiH2181withאֶל־'el-H413the Assyriansבְּנֵ֣י אַשּׁ֔וּרbe.Nei 'a.ShurH804 H1121,because you were not yetמִבִּלְתִּ֖יmi.bil.TiH1115satisfiedשָׂבָֽעַתְּ׃sa.Va.'atH7646.Even afterוַתִּזְנִ֕יםva.tiz.NimH2181that,you were stillוְגַ֖םve.GamH1571notלֹ֥אlo'H3808satisfiedשָׂבְעָתֵ֑ךְsa.ve.'a.TekhH7654.

29So you extendedוַתַּרְבִּ֧יva.tar.BiH7235אֶת־'et-H853your promiscuityתַּזְנוּתֵ֛ךְtaz.nu.TekhH8457toאֶל־'el-H413Chaldeaכַּשְׂדִּ֑ימָהkas.Di.mahH3778,the landאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776of merchantsכְּנַ֖עַןke.Na.'anH3667—but evenוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571with thisבְּזֹ֖אתbe.ZotH2063you were notלֹ֥אlo'H3808satisfiedשָׂבָֽעַתְּ׃sa.Va.'atH7646!

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