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Ezekiel 16:25-29

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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