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Ezekiel 16:35-59

35Thereforeלָכֵ֣ןla.KhenH3651,O prostituteזוֹנָ֔הzo.NahH2181,hearשִׁמְעִ֖יshim.'IH8085the wordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of the LORDיְהוָֽה׃ פYah.wehH3068!

36This is whatכֹּֽה־koh-H3541the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהֹוִ֗הYah.wehH3069saysאָמַ֞ר'a.MarH559:Becauseיַ֣עַןYa.'anH3282you poured outהִשָּׁפֵ֤ךְhi.sha.FekhH8210your wealthנְחֻשְׁתֵּךְ֙ne.chush.teKhH5178and exposedוַתִּגָּלֶ֣הva.ti.ga.LehH1540your nakednessעֶרְוָתֵ֔ךְ'er.va.TekhH6172in your promiscuityבְּתַזְנוּתַ֖יִךְbe.taz.nu.Ta.yikhH8457withעַל־'al-H5921your loversמְאַהֲבָ֑יִךְme.'a.ha.Va.yikhH157and withוְעַל֙ve.'AlH5921allכָּל־kol-H3605your detestableתוֹעֲבוֹתַ֔יִךְto.'a.vo.Ta.yikhH8441idolsגִּלּוּלֵ֣יgi.lu.LeiH1544,and because of the bloodוְכִדְמֵ֣יve.khid.MeiH1818of your childrenבָנַ֔יִךְva.Na.yikhH1121whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834you gaveנָתַ֖תְּna.TatH5414to them,

37thereforeלָ֠כֵןLa.khenH3651I will surelyהִנְנִ֨יhi.NiH2005gatherמְקַבֵּ֤ץme.ka.BetzH6908אֶת־'et-H853allכָּל־kol-H3605the loversמְאַהֲבַ֙יִךְ֙me.'a.ha.Va.yikhH157with whomאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834you found pleasureעָרַ֣בְתְּ'a.RavtH6149עֲלֵיהֶ֔ם'a.lei.HemH5921וְאֵת֙ve.'EtH853,allכָּל־kol-H3605thoseאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834you lovedאָהַ֔בְתְּ'a.HavtH157עַ֖ל'alH5921and allכָּל־kol-H3605thoseאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834you hatedשָׂנֵ֑אתsa.NetH8130.I will gatherוְקִבַּצְתִּי֩ve.ki.batz.TiH6908themאֹתָ֨ם'o.TamH853against youעָלַ֜יִךְ'a.La.yikhH5921from all aroundמִסָּבִ֗יבmi.sa.VivH5439and exposeוְגִלֵּיתִ֤יve.gi.lei.TiH1540youעֶרְוָתֵךְ֙'er.va.teKhH6172before themאֲלֵהֶ֔ם'a.le.HemH413,and they will see youוְרָא֖וּve.ra.'UH7200אֶת־'et-H853completelyכָּל־kol-H3605nakedעֶרְוָתֵֽךְ׃'er.va.TekhH6172.

38And I will sentence youוּשְׁפַטְתִּיךְ֙u.she.fa.tiKhH8199to the punishmentמִשְׁפְּטֵ֣יmish.pe.TeiH4941of women who commit adulteryנֹאֲפ֔וֹתno.'a.FotH5003and those who shedוְשֹׁפְכֹ֖תve.sho.fe.KhotH8210bloodדָּ֑םDamH1818;so I will bring upon youוּנְתַתִּ֕יךְu.ne.ta.TikhH5414the wrathחֵמָ֖הche.MahH2534of your bloodshedדַּ֥םdamH1818and jealousyוְקִנְאָֽה׃ve.kin.'AhH7068.

39Then I will deliverוְנָתַתִּ֨יve.na.ta.TiH5414youאוֹתָ֜ךְ'o.TakhH853into the handsבְּיָדָ֗םbe.ya.DamH3027of your lovers,and they will levelוְהָרְס֤וּve.ha.re.SuH2040your moundsגַבֵּךְ֙ga.beKhH1354and tear downוְנִתְּצ֣וּve.ni.te.TzuH5422your lofty shrinesרָמֹתַ֔יִךְra.mo.Ta.yikhH7413.They will strip offוְהִפְשִׁ֤יטוּve.hif.Shi.tuH6584אוֹתָךְ֙'o.toKhH853your clothesבְּגָדַ֔יִךְbe.ga.Da.yikhH899,takeוְלָקְח֖וּve.la.ke.ChuH3947your fineתִפְאַרְתֵּ֑ךְtif.'ar.TekhH8597jewelryכְּלֵ֣יke.LeiH3627,and leave youוְהִנִּיח֖וּךְve.hi.ni.ChukhH5117nakedעֵירֹ֥ם'ei.RomH5903and bareוְעֶרְיָֽה׃ve.'er.YahH6181.

40They will bringוְהֶעֱל֤וּve.he.'e.LuH5927a mobקָהָ֔לka.HalH6951against youעָלַ֙יִךְ֙'a.La.yikhH5921,who will stoneוְרָגְמ֥וּve.ra.ge.MuH7275youאוֹתָ֖ךְ בָּאָ֑בֶן'o.Takh ba.'A.venH853 H68and cut you to piecesוּבִתְּק֖וּךְu.vi.te.KukhH1333with their swordsבְּחַרְבוֹתָֽם׃be.char.vo.TamH2719.

41Then they will burn downוְשָׂרְפ֤וּ בָּאֵ֔שׁve.sa.re.Fu ba.'EshH8313 H784your housesבָתַּ֙יִךְ֙va.Ta.yikhH1004and executeוְעָשׂוּ־ve.'a.su-H6213judgmentשְׁפָטִ֔יםshe.fa.TimH8201against youin the sightלְעֵינֵ֖יle.'ei.NeiH5869of manyרַבּ֑וֹתra.BotH7227womenנָשִׁ֣יםna.ShimH802.I will put an endוְהִשְׁבַּתִּיךְ֙ve.hish.ba.tiKhH7673to your prostitutionמִזּוֹנָ֔הmi.zo.NahH2181,and you will neverלֹ֥א עֽוֹד׃lo' odH3808 H5750againוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571payתִתְּנִי־ti.te.ni-H5414your loversאֶתְנַ֖ן'et.NanH868.

42So I will lay to restוַהֲנִחֹתִ֤יva.ha.ni.cho.TiH5117My wrathחֲמָתִי֙cha.ma.TiH2534against you,and My jealousyקִנְאָתִ֖יkin.'a.TiH7068will turn awayוְסָ֥רָהve.Sa.rahH5493from youמִמֵּ֑ךְmi.MekhH4480.Then I will be calmוְשָׁ֣קַטְתִּ֔יve.Sha.ka.TiH8252and noוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808longerעֽוֹד׃odH5750angryאֶכְעַ֖ס'ekh.'AsH3707.

43Becauseיַ֗עַןYa.'anH3282אֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834you did notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808rememberזָכַרְתְּ֙za.khar.tiH2142אֶת־'et-H853the daysיְמֵ֣יye.MeiH3117of your youthנְעוּרַ֔יִךְne.'u.Ra.yikhH5271,but enragedוַתִּרְגְּזִי־va.tir.ge.zi-H7264Mewith allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605theseאֵ֑לֶּה'E.lehH428thingsאֲנִ֨י הֵ֜א'a.Ni he'H589 H1887,I will surelyוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571bring your deedsדַּרְכֵּ֣ךְ׀dar.KekhH1870downנָתַ֗תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414upon your own headבְּרֹ֣אשׁbe.RoshH7218,declaresנְאֻם֙ne.'UmH5002the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהוִ֔הYah.wehH3069.Have you notוְלֹ֤אve.Lo'H3808committedעָשִׂית֙a.si.tiH6213אֶת־'et-H853this lewdnessהַזִּמָּ֔הha.zi.MahH2154on topעַ֖ל'alH5921of allכָּל־kol-H3605your other abominationsתּוֹעֲבֹתָֽיִךְ׃to.'a.vo.Ta.yikhH8441?

44Beholdהִנֵּה֙hi.NehH2009,allכָּל־kol-H3605who speak in proverbsהַמֹּשֵׁ֔לha.mo.ShelH4911will quote this proverbיִמְשֹׁ֖ל לֵאמֹ֑רyim.Shol le.MorH4911 H559about youעָלַ֥יִךְ'a.La.yikhH5921: ‘Like motherכְּאִמָּ֖הke.'i.MahH517,like daughterבִּתָּֽהּ׃bi.TahH1323.’

45Youאַ֔תְּ'AtH859are the daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of your motherאִמֵּ֣ךְ'i.MekhH517,who despisedגֹּעֶ֥לֶתgo.'E.letH1602her husbandאִישָׁ֖הּ'i.ShahH376and childrenוּבָנֶ֑יהָu.va.Nei.haH1121.Youאַ֗תְּ'AtH859are the sisterוַאֲח֨וֹתva.'a.ChotH269of your sistersאֲחוֹתֵ֜ךְ'a.cho.TekhH269,whoאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834despisedגָּֽעֲ֙לוּ֙ga.'A.luH1602their husbandsאַנְשֵׁיהֶ֣ן'an.shei.HenH582and childrenוּבְנֵיהֶ֔ןu.ve.nei.HenH1121.Your motherאִמְּכֶ֣ן'i.me.KhenH517was a Hittiteחִתִּ֔יתchi.TitH2850and your fatherוַאֲבִיכֶ֖ןva.'a.vi.KhenH1an Amoriteאֱמֹרִֽי׃'e.mo.RiH567.

46Your olderהַגְּדוֹלָ֤הha.ge.do.LahH1419sisterוַאֲחוֹתֵ֨ךְva.'a.cho.TekhH269was Samariaשֹֽׁמְרוֹן֙sho.me.rOnH8111,whoהִ֣יאhi'H1931livedהַיּוֹשֶׁ֖בֶתhai.yo.She.vetH3427with her daughtersוּבְנוֹתֶ֔יהָu.ve.no.Tei.haH1323toעַל־'al-H5921your northשְׂמֹאולֵ֑ךְse.mo.LekhH8040;and your youngerהַקְּטַנָּ֣הha.ke.ta.NahH6996sisterוַאֲחוֹתֵ֞ךְva.'a.cho.TekhH269was Sodomסְדֹ֖םse.DomH5467,who livedהַיּוֹשֶׁ֙בֶת֙hai.yo.She.vetH3427with her daughtersוּבְנוֹתֶֽיהָ׃u.ve.no.Tei.haH1323toמִמֵּ֗ךְmi.MekhH4480your southמִֽימִינֵ֔ךְmi.mi.NekhH3225.

47And you not onlyוְלֹ֤אve.Lo'H3808walkedהָלַ֔כְתְּha.LakhtH1980in theirבְּכָל־be.kholH3605בְדַרְכֵיהֶן֙ve.dar.khei.HenH1870waysדְּרָכָֽיִךְ׃de.ra.Kha.yikhH1870and practicedעָשִׂ֑יתa.si.tiH6213their abominationsוּבְתוֹעֲבֽוֹתֵיהֶ֖ןu.ve.to.'a.vo.tei.HenH8441,but soon you wereכִּמְעַ֣ט קָ֔טkim.'At KatH4592 H6985more depraved than they wereוַתַּשְׁחִ֥תִיva.tash.Chi.tiH7843.

48As surely as Iאָ֗נִי'A.niH589liveחַי־chai-H2416,declaresנְאֻם֙ne.'UmH5002the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהוִ֔הYah.wehH3069,your sisterאֲחוֹתֵ֔ךְ הִ֖יא'a.cho.Tekh hi'H269 H1931Sodomסְדֹ֣םse.DomH5467and her daughtersוּבְנוֹתֶ֑יהָu.ve.no.Tei.haH1323neverאִם־'im-H518didעָֽשְׂתָה֙'a.se.TahH6213asכַּאֲשֶׁ֣רka.'a.SherH834youאַ֖תְּ'atH859and your daughtersוּבְנוֹתָֽיִךְ׃u.ve.no.Ta.yikhH1323have doneעָשִׂ֔ית'a.SitH6213.

49Nowהִנֵּה־hi.neh-H2009thisזֶ֣הzehH2088wasהָיָ֔הha.YahH1961the iniquityעֲוֹ֖ן'a.VonH5771of your sisterאֲחוֹתֵ֑ךְ'a.cho.TekhH269Sodomסְדֹ֣םse.DomH5467: Sheand her daughtersוְלִבְנוֹתֶ֔יהָ וְיַד־ve.liv.no.Tei.ha ve.yad-H1323 H3027wereהָ֤יָהHa.yahH1961arrogantגָּא֨וֹןga.'onH1347,overfedשִׂבְעַת־ לֶ֜חֶםsiv.'at- Le.chemH7653 H3899,and complacentוְשַׁלְוַ֣ת הַשְׁקֵ֗טve.shal.Vat hash.KetH8252 H7962;they did notלֹ֥אlo'H3808helpהֶחֱזִֽיקָה׃he.che.Zi.kahH2388the poorעָנִ֥י'a.NiH6041and needyוְאֶבְי֖וֹןve.'ev.YonH34.

50Thus they were haughtyוַֽתִּגְבְּהֶ֔ינָהva.tig.be.Hei.nahH1361and committedוַתַּעֲשֶׂ֥ינָהva.ta.'a.Sei.nahH6213abominationsתוֹעֵבָ֖הto.'e.VahH8441before Meלְפָנָ֑יle.fa.NaiH6440.Therefore I removedוָאָסִ֥ירva.'a.SirH5493themאֶתְהֶ֖ן'et.HenH853,asכַּאֲשֶׁ֥רka.'a.SherH834you have seenרָאִֽיתִי׃ סra.'I.tiH7200.

51Furthermore, Samariaוְשֹׁ֣מְר֔וֹןve.Sho.me.RonH8111did notלֹ֣אlo'H3808commitחָטָ֑אָהcha.Ta.'ahH2398halfכַּחֲצִ֥יka.cha.TziH2677the sins you didחַטֹּאתַ֖יִךְcha.to.Ta.yikhH2403.You have multipliedוַתַּרְבִּ֤יva.tar.BiH7235אֶת־'et-H853your abominationsתּוֹעֲבוֹתַ֙יִךְ֙to.'a.vo.Ta.yikhH8441beyond theirs,and allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605the abominationsתּוֹעֲבוֹתַ֖יִךְto.'a.vo.Ta.yikhH8441אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834you have committedעָשִֽׂית׃a.si.tH6213have made your sistersאֲחוֹתַ֔יִךְ'a.cho.tekhH269appear righteousוַתְּצַדְּקִי֙va.te.tza.de.KiH6663אֶת־'et-H853.

52So nowגַּם־gam-H1571youאַ֣תְּ׀'atH859must bearשְׂאִ֣יse.'IH5375your disgraceכְלִמָּתֵ֗ךְkhe.li.ma.TekhH3639,sinceאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834you have brought justificationפִּלַּלְתְּ֙pi.lalTH6419for your sistersלַֽאֲחוֹתֵ֔ךְla.'a.cho.TekhH269.For they appear more righteousתִּצְדַּ֣קְנָהtitz.Dak.nahH6663than youמִמֵּ֑ךְmi.MekhH4480,because your sinsבְּחַטֹּאתַ֛יִךְbe.cha.to.Ta.yikhH2403אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834were more vileהִתְעַ֥בְתְּhit.'AvtH8581than theirs.So youאַ֥תְּ'atH859tooוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571must bearוּשְׂאִ֣יu.se.'IH5375your shameבּ֙וֹשִׁי֙bo.shiH954and disgraceכְלִמָּתֵ֔ךְkhe.li.ma.TekhH3639,since you have made your sistersאַחְיוֹתֵֽךְ׃'ach.yo.TekhH269appear righteousבְּצַדֶּקְתֵּ֖ךְbe.tza.dek.TekhH6663.

53But I will restoreוְשַׁבְתִּי֙ve.shav.TiH7725אֶת־'et-H853אֶת־'et-H853H7622Sodomסְדֹם֙se.DomH5467and her daughtersוּבְנוֹתֶ֔יהָu.ve.no.Tei.haH1323from captivityH7622,וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853as well asH7622Samariaשֹׁמְר֖וֹןsho.me.RonH8111and her daughtersוּבְנוֹתֶ֑יהָu.ve.no.Tei.haH1323.And I will restore youH7622along with themבְּתוֹכָֽהְנָה׃be.to.Kha.he.nahH8432.

54Soלְמַ֙עַן֙le.Ma.'anH4616you will bearתִּשְׂאִ֣יtis.'IH5375your disgraceכְלִמָּתֵ֔ךְkhe.li.ma.TekhH3639and be ashamedוְנִכְלַ֕מְתְּve.nikh.LamtH3637of allמִכֹּ֖לmi.KolH3605אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834you didעָשִׂ֑ית'a.SitH6213to comfort themבְּנַחֲמֵ֖ךְbe.na.cha.MekhH5162אֹתָֽן׃'o.TanH853.

55And your sistersוַאֲחוֹתַ֗יִךְva.'a.cho.Ta.yikhH269,Sodomסְדֹ֤םse.DomH5467with her daughtersוּבְנוֹתֶ֙יהָ֙u.ve.no.Tei.haH1323and Samariaוְשֹֽׁמְרוֹן֙ve.sho.me.rOnH8111with her daughtersוּבְנוֹתֶ֔יהָu.ve.no.Tei.haH1323,will returnתָּשֹׁ֣בְןָta.Shoe.naH7725to their former stateלְקַדְמָתָ֔ןle.kad.ma.TanH6927.Youוְאַתְּ֙ve.'aTH859and your daughtersתָּשֹׁ֖בְןָ לְקַדְמָתָ֑ן וּבְנוֹתַ֔יִךְta.Shoe.na le.kad.ma.Tan u.ve.no.Ta.yikhH1323 H7725 H6927will also returnתְּשֻׁבֶ֖ינָהte.shu.Vei.nahH7725to your former stateלְקַדְמַתְכֶֽן׃le.kad.mat.KhenH6927.

56Did you notוְל֤וֹאve.Lo'H3808treatהָֽיְתָה֙ בְּפִ֑יךְha.ye.Tah be.FikhH1961 H6310your sisterאֲחוֹתֵ֔ךְ'a.cho.TekhH269Sodomסְדֹ֣םse.DomH5467as an object of scornלִשְׁמוּעָ֖הlish.mu.'AhH8052in the dayבְּי֖וֹםbe.YomH3117of your prideגְּאוֹנָֽיִךְ׃ge.'o.Na.yikhH1347,

57beforeבְּטֶרֶם֮be.te.RemH2962your wickednessרָעָתֵךְ֒ra.'a.teKhH7451was uncoveredתִּגָּלֶ֣הti.ga.LehH1540?Even soכְּמ֗וֹke.MoH3644,you are nowעֵ֚ת'etH6256scornedחֶרְפַּ֣תcher.PatH2781by the daughtersבְּנוֹת־be.not-H1323of Edomאֲרָ֔ם'a.RamH758and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605those around herסְבִיבוֹתֶ֖יהָse.vi.vo.Tei.haH5439,and by the daughtersבְּנ֣וֹתbe.NotH1323of the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֑יםpe.lish.TimH6430—all those around youמִסָּבִֽיב׃mi.sa.VivH5439who despiseהַשָּׁאט֥וֹתha.sha.TotH7590youאוֹתָ֖ךְ'o.TakhH853.

58אֶת־'et-H853Youאַ֣תְּ'atH859will bear the consequencesנְשָׂאתִ֑יםne.sa.TimH5375of your lewdnessזִמָּתֵ֥ךְzi.ma.TekhH2154andוְאֶת־ve.'EtH853your abominationsתּוֹעֲבוֹתַ֖יִךְto.'a.vo.Ta.yikhH8441,declaresנְאֻ֖םne.'UmH5002the LORDיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.

59Forכִּ֣יkiH3588this is whatכֹ֤הkhohH3541the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהוִ֔הYah.wehH3069saysאָמַר֙'a.MarH559:I will dealוְעָשִׂ֥יתִיve.'a.sitH6213with youאוֹתָ֖ךְ'o.TakhH854according toכַּאֲשֶׁ֣רka.'a.SherH834your deedsעָשִׂ֑ית'a.SitH6213,sinceאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834you have despisedבָּזִ֥יתba.ZitH959the oathאָלָ֖ה'a.LahH423by breakingלְהָפֵ֥רle.ha.FerH6565the covenantבְּרִֽית׃be.RitH1285.

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