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Ezekiel 20:26-31

26And I pronounced them uncleanוָאֲטַמֵּ֤אva.'a.ta.Me'H2930אוֹתָם֙'o.TamH853through their giftsבְּמַתְּנוֹתָ֔םbe.ma.te.no.TamH4979—the sacrificeבְּהַעֲבִ֖ירbe.ha.'a.VirH5674of everyכָּל־kol-H3605firstborn in the fireפֶּ֣טֶר רָ֑חַםPe.ter Ra.chamH6363 H7356—so thatלְמַ֣עַןle.Ma.'anH4616I might devastate themאֲשִׁמֵּ֔ם'a.shi.MemH8074,in orderלְמַ֙עַן֙le.Ma.'anH4616thatאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834they would knowיֵֽדְע֔וּye.de.'UH3045thatאֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834Iאֲנִ֥י'a.NiH589am the LORDיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.

27Thereforeלָכֵ֞ןla.KhenH3651,sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of manאָדָ֔ם'a.DamH120,speakדַּבֵּ֨רda.BerH1696toאֶל־'el-H413the houseבֵּ֤יתbeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478,and tell them thatוְאָמַרְתָּ֣ אֲלֵיהֶ֔םve.'a.mar.Ta 'a.lei.HemH559 H413this is whatכֹּ֥הkohH3541the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהוִ֑הYah.wehH3069saysאָמַ֖ר'a.MarH559:In this wayזֹ֚אתzotH2063alsoע֗וֹדodH5750your fathersאֲב֣וֹתֵיכֶ֔ם'a.Vo.tei.KhemH1blasphemedגִּדְּפ֤וּgi.de.FuH1442Meאוֹתִי֙'o.TiH853by their unfaithfulnessמָֽעַל׃Ma.'alH4604againstבְּמַעֲלָ֥םbe.ma.'a.LamH4603Me.

28When I brought themוָאֲבִיאֵם֙va.'a.vi.'EmH935intoאֶל־'el-H413the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776thatאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834I sworeנָשָׂ֙אתִי֙na.Sa.tiH5375אֶת־'et-H853יָדִ֔יya.DiH3027to giveלָתֵ֥תla.TetH5414אוֹתָ֖הּ'o.TahH853themand they sawוַיִּרְאוּ֩vai.yir.'UH7200anyכָל־khol-H3605highרָמָ֜ה וְכָל־ra.Mah ve.kholH7311 H3605hillגִּבְעָ֨הgiv.'AhH1389or leafyעָבֹ֗ת'a.VotH5687treeעֵ֣ץ'etzH6086,thereשָׁ֤םshamH8033they offeredוַיִּזְבְּחוּ־vai.yiz.be.chu-H2076their sacrificesזִבְחֵיהֶם֙ziv.chei.HemH2077,presentedוַיִּתְּנוּ־vai.yi.te.nu-H5414שָׁם֙shamH8033offeringsקָרְבָּנָ֔םka.re.ba.NamH7133that provoked Meכַּ֣עַסKa.'asH3708אֶת־'et-H853,sent upוַיָּשִׂ֣ימוּ שָׁ֗םvai.ya.Si.mu ShamH7760 H8033their fragrantנִיח֣וֹחֵיהֶ֔םni.Cho.chei.HemH5207incenseרֵ֚יחַRei.achH7381,and poured outוַיַּסִּ֥יכוּ שָׁ֖םvai.ya.Si.khu shamH5258 H8033אֶת־'et-H853their drink offeringsנִסְכֵּיהֶֽם׃nis.kei.HemH5262.

29So I asked themוָאֹמַ֣ר אֲלֵהֶ֔םva.'o.Mar 'a.le.HemH559 H413: ‘Whatמָ֣הmahH4100is this high placeהַבָּמָ֔הha.ba.MahH1116to whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834youאַתֶּ֥ם'a.TemH859goהַבָּאִ֖יםha.ba.'ImH935?’ (And toעַ֖ד'adH5704thisהַזֶּֽה׃ha.ZehH2088dayשָׁ֑ם הַיּ֥וֹםSham hai.YomH3117 H8033it is calledוַיִּקָּרֵ֤א שְׁמָהּ֙vai.yi.ka.Re' she.MahH7121 H8034Bamahבָּמָ֔הba.MahH1117.)

30Thereforeלָכֵ֞ןla.KhenH3651tellאֱמֹ֣ר׀'e.MorH559אֶל־'el-H413the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478that this is whatכֹּ֤הkohH3541the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהוִ֔הYah.wehH3069saysאָמַר֙'a.MarH559:Will youאַתֶּ֣ם'a.TemH859defile yourselvesנִטְמְאִ֑יםnit.me.'ImH2930the wayהַבְּדֶ֥רֶךְha.be.De.rekhH1870your fathers didאֲבֽוֹתֵיכֶ֖ם'a.vo.tei.KhemH1,prostitutingזֹנִֽים׃zo.NimH2181yourselvesאַתֶּ֥ם'a.TemH859withוְאַחֲרֵ֥יve.'a.cha.ReiH310their abominationsשִׁקּוּצֵיהֶ֖םshi.ku.tzei.HemH8251?

31When you offerוּבִשְׂאֵ֣תu.vis.'EtH5375your giftsמַתְּנֹֽתֵיכֶ֡םma.te.no.tei.KhemH4979,sacrificing your sonsבְּֽהַעֲבִיר֩ בְּנֵיכֶ֨םbe.ha.'a.Vir be.nei.KhemH1121 H5674in the fireבָּאֵ֜שׁba.'EshH784,youאַתֶּם֩'a.TemH859continue to defileנִטְמְאִ֤֨יםnit.me.'ImH2930yourselves with allלְכָל־le.kholH3605your idolsגִּלּֽוּלֵיכֶם֙gi.lu.lei.KhemH1544toעַד־'ad-H5704this dayהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117.So should Iוַאֲנִ֛יva.'a.NiH589be consultedאִדָּרֵ֥שׁ'i.da.ReshH1875by you,O houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478?As surely asאָ֗נִי'A.niH589I liveחַי־chai-H2416,declaresנְאֻם֙ne.'UmH5002the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהוִ֔הYah.wehH3069,I will notאִם־'im-H518be consultedאִדָּרֵ֖שׁ'i.da.ReshH1875by you!

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