Berean Standard Bible

Ezekiel 16:30-34

30Howמָ֤הmahH4100weak-willedאֲמֻלָה֙'a.mu.LahH535is your heartלִבָּתֵ֔ךְli.ba.TekhH3826,declaresנְאֻ֖םne.'UmH5002the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהוִ֑הYah.wehH3069,while you doבַּעֲשׂוֹתֵךְ֙ba.'a.so.teKhH6213אֶת־'et-H853allכָּל־kol-H3605these thingsאֵ֔לֶּה'E.lehH428,the actsמַעֲשֵׂ֥הma.'a.SehH4639of a shamelessאִשָּֽׁה־ שַׁלָּֽטֶת׃'i.shah- sha.La.tetH7986 H802prostituteזוֹנָ֖הzo.NahH2181!

31But when you builtבִּבְנוֹתַ֤יִךְbiv.no.Ta.yikhH1129your moundsגַּבֵּךְ֙ga.beKhH1354at the headבְּרֹ֣אשׁbe.RoshH7218of everyכָּל־kol-H3605streetדֶּ֔רֶךְDe.rekhH1870and madeעָשִׂ֖יתa.si.tiH6213your lofty shrinesוְרָמָתֵ֥ךְve.ra.ma.TekhH7413in everyבְּכָל־be.kholH3605public squareרְח֑וֹבre.ChovH7339,you wereהָיִ֥יתha.yi.tH1961not even likeוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808a prostituteכַּזּוֹנָ֖הka.zo.NahH2181,because you scornedלְקַלֵּ֥סle.ka.LesH7046paymentאֶתְנָֽן׃'et.NanH868.

32You adulterous wifeהָאִשָּׁ֖ה הַמְּנָאָ֑פֶתha.'i.Shah ha.me.na.'A.fetH5003 H802!You receiveתִּקַּ֖חti.KachH3947אֶת־'et-H853strangersזָרִֽים׃za.RimH2114instead ofתַּ֣חַתTa.chatH8478your own husbandאִישָׁ֔הּ'i.ShahH376!

33Men giveיִתְּנוּ־yi.te.nu-H5414giftsנֵ֑דֶהNe.dehH5078to allלְכָל־le.kholH3605theirprostitutesזֹנ֖וֹתzo.NotH2181,but youוְאַ֨תְּve.'AtH859gaveנָתַ֤תְּna.TatH5414אֶת־'et-H853giftsנְדָנַ֙יִךְ֙ne.da.Na.yikhH5083to allלְכָל־le.kholH3605your loversמְאַֽהֲבַ֔יִךְme.'a.ha.Va.yikhH157.You bribedוַתִּשְׁחֳדִ֣יva.tish.cho.DiH7809themאוֹתָ֗ם'o.TamH853to comeלָב֥וֹאla.Vo'H935to youאֵלַ֛יִךְ'e.La.yikhH413from everywhereמִסָּבִ֖יבmi.sa.VivH5439for your illicit favorsבְּתַזְנוּתָֽיִךְ׃be.taz.nu.Ta.yikhH8457.

34So yourprostitutionבְּתַזְנוּתַ֔יִךְbe.taz.nu.Ta.yikhH8457isוַיְהִי־vay.hi-H1961the oppositeהֵ֤פֶךְHe.fekhH2016of thatמִן־min-H4480of other womenהַנָּשִׁים֙ha.na.ShimH802:No oneלֹ֣אlo'H3808solicitedוְאַחֲרַ֖יִךְve.'a.cha.Ra.yikhH310your favorsזוּנָּ֑הzu.NahH2181,and you paidוּבְתִתֵּ֣ךְu.ve.ti.TekhH5414a feeאֶתְנָ֗ן'et.NanH868instead ofלֹ֥אlo'H3808receivingנִתַּן־ni.tan-H5414oneוְאֶתְנַ֛ןve.'et.NanH868; so youareוַתְּהִ֥יva.te.HiH1961the very oppositeלְהֶֽפֶךְ׃le.He.fekhH2016!

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