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Ezekiel 20:32-44

32Whenאֲשֶׁ֣ר׀'a.SherH834youאַתֶּ֣ם'a.TemH859sayאֹמְרִ֗ים'o.me.RimH559, ‘Let us beהָי֖וֹha.YoH1961like the nationsכַגּוֹיִם֙kha.go.YimH1471,like the peoplesכְּמִשְׁפְּח֣וֹתke.mish.pe.ChotH4940of the landsהָאֲרָצ֔וֹתha.'a.ra.TzotH776,servingלְשָׁרֵ֖תle.sha.RetH8334woodעֵ֥ץ'etzH6086and stoneוְהָֽעֹלָה֙ וָאָֽבֶן׃ve.ha.'o.Lah va.'A.venH68 H5927,’what you have inעַל־'al-H5921mindר֣וּחֲכֶ֔םru.cha.KhemH7307תִֽהְיֶ֑הtih.YehH1961will neverלֹ֣אlo'H3808come to passנִֽהְיֶ֤הnih.YehH1961.

33As surely asאָ֕נִי'A.niH589I liveחַי־chai-H2416,declaresנְאֻ֖םne.'UmH5002the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהוִ֑הYah.wehH3069אִם־'im-H518לֹ֠אlo'H3808,with a strongחֲזָקָ֜הcha.za.KahH2389handבְּיָ֨דbe.YadH3027,an outstretchedנְטוּיָ֛הne.tu.YahH5186armוּבִזְר֧וֹעַu.viz.Ro.a'H2220,and outpouredשְׁפוּכָ֖הshe.fu.KhahH8210wrathוּבְחֵמָ֥הu.ve.che.MahH2534I will ruleאֶמְל֥וֹךְ'em.LokhH4427over youעֲלֵיכֶֽם׃'a.lei.KhemH5921.

34With a strongחֲזָקָה֙cha.za.KahH2389handבְּיָ֤דbe.YadH3027,an outstretchedנְטוּיָ֔הne.tu.YahH5186armוּבִזְר֣וֹעַu.viz.Ro.a'H2220,and outpouredשְׁפוּכָֽה׃she.fu.KhahH8210wrathוּבְחֵמָ֖הu.ve.che.MahH2534I will bringוְהוֹצֵאתִ֤יve.ho.tze.TiH3318you outאֶתְכֶם֙'et.KhemH853fromמִן־min-H4480the peoplesהָ֣עַמִּ֔יםha.'a.MimH5971and gatherוְקִבַּצְתִּ֣יve.ki.batz.TiH6908youאֶתְכֶ֔ם'et.KhemH853fromמִן־min-H4480the landsהָ֣אֲרָצ֔וֹתha.'a.ra.TzotH776to whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834you have been scatteredנְפוֹצֹתֶ֖םne.fo.tzo.TemH6327.

35And I will bringוְהֵבֵאתִ֣יve.he.ve.TiH935youאֶתְכֶ֔ם'et.KhemH853intoאֶל־'el-H413the wildernessמִדְבַּ֖רmid.BarH4057of the nationsהָֽעַמִּ֑יםha.'a.MimH5971, whereשָׁ֔םShamH8033I will enter into judgmentוְנִשְׁפַּטְתִּ֤יve.nish.pa.TiH8199with youאִתְּכֶם֙'i.te.KhemH854faceפָּנִ֖יםpa.NimH6440toאֶל־'el-H413faceפָּנִֽים׃pa.NimH6440.

36Just asכַּאֲשֶׁ֤רka.'a.SherH834I entered into judgmentנִשְׁפַּ֙טְתִּי֙nish.Pa.tiH8199withאֶת־'et-H854your fathersאֲב֣וֹתֵיכֶ֔ם'a.Vo.tei.KhemH1in the wildernessבְּמִדְבַּ֖רbe.mid.BarH4057of the landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,soכֵּ֚ןkenH3651I will enter into judgmentאִשָּׁפֵ֣ט'i.sha.FetH8199with youאִתְּכֶ֔ם'i.te.KhemH854,declaresנְאֻ֖םne.'UmH5002the Lordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהוִֽה׃Yah.wehH3069.

37I will make you passוְהַעֲבַרְתִּ֥יve.ha.'a.var.TiH5674אֶתְכֶ֖ם'et.KhemH853underתַּ֣חַתTa.chatH8478the rodהַשָּׁ֑בֶטha.Sha.vetH7626and will bringוְהֵבֵאתִ֥יve.he.ve.TiH935אֶתְכֶ֖ם'et.KhemH853you into the bondבְּמָסֹ֥רֶתbe.ma.So.retH4562of the covenantהַבְּרִֽית׃ha.be.RitH1285.

38And I will purge youוּבָרוֹתִ֣יu.va.ro.TiH1305ofthose who rebelהַמֹּרְדִ֤יםha.mo.re.DimH4775and transgressוְהַפּֽוֹשְׁעִים֙ve.ha.po.she.'ImH6586against Me.I will bring them outאוֹצִ֣יא'o.Tzi'H3318אוֹתָ֔ם'o.TamH853of the landמֵאֶ֤רֶץme.'E.retzH776in which they dwellמְגֽוּרֵיהֶם֙me.gu.rei.HemH4033,but they will notלֹ֣אlo'H3808enterוְאֶל־ יָב֑וֹאve.'el- ya.Vo'H413 H935the landאַדְמַ֥ת'ad.MatH127of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478.Then you will knowוִֽידַעְתֶּ֖םvi.da'.TemH3045thatכִּי־ki-H3588Iאֲנִ֥י'a.NiH589am the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

39And as for youוְאַתֶּ֨םve.'a.TemH859,O houseבֵּֽית־beit-H1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לYis.ra.'ElH3478,this is whatכֹּֽה־koh-H3541the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהֹוִ֗הYah.wehH3069saysאָמַ֣ר׀'a.MarH559:Goלְכ֣וּle.KhuH1980and serveעֲבֹ֔דוּ'a.Vo.duH5647your idolsגִּלּוּלָיו֙gi.lu.LavH1544,every one of youאִ֤ישׁ'ishH376.But afterwardוְאַחַ֕רve.'a.CharH310,you will surelyאִם־ אֵינְכֶ֖ם'im- 'ein.KhemH518 H369listenשֹׁמְעִ֣יםsho.me.'ImH8085to Meאֵלָ֑י'e.LaiH413וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853,and you will noלֹ֣אlo'H3808longerע֔וֹדodH5750defileתְחַלְּלוּ־te.cha.le.lu-H2490My holyקָדְשִׁי֙kod.shiH6944nameשֵׁ֤םshemH8034with your giftsבְּמַתְּנֽוֹתֵיכֶ֖םbe.ma.te.no.tei.KhemH4979and idolsוּבְגִלּוּלֵיכֶֽם׃u.ve.gi.lu.lei.KhemH1544.

40Forכִּ֣יkiH3588on My holyקָדְשִׁ֞יkod.shiH6944mountainבְהַר־ve.har-H2022,the highמְר֣וֹםme.RomH4791mountainבְּהַ֣ר׀be.HarH2022of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478,declaresנְאֻם֙ne.'UmH5002the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהוִ֔הYah.wehH3069,thereשָׁ֣םshamH8033the wholeכָּל־kol-H3605houseבֵּ֧יתbeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478,all of themכֻּלֹּ֖הku.LohH3605,will serve Meיַעַבְדֻ֜נִיya.'av.Du.niH5647in the landבָּאָ֑רֶץba.'A.retzH776.Thereשָׁ֣םshamH8033I will acceptאֶרְצֵ֔ם'er.TzemH7521themוְשָׁ֞םve.ShamH8033and will requireאֶדְר֣וֹשׁ'ed.Ro.oshH1875אֶת־'et-H853your offeringsתְּרוּמֹֽתֵיכֶ֗םte.ru.mo.tei.KhemH8641וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853and choiceרֵאשִׁ֛יתre.ShitH7225giftsמַשְׂאוֹתֵיכֶ֖םmas.'o.tei.KhemH4864,along with allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605your holy sacrificesקָדְשֵׁיכֶֽם׃ka.de.shei.KhemH6944.

41When I bringבְּהוֹצִיאִ֤יbe.ho.tzi.'IH3318אֶתְכֶם֒'et.KhemH853you fromמִן־min-H4480the peoplesהָ֣עַמִּ֔יםha.'a.MimH5971and gatherוְקִבַּצְתִּ֣יve.ki.batz.TiH6908אֶתְכֶם֙'et.KhemH853you fromמִן־min-H4480the landsהָ֣אֲרָצ֔וֹתha.'a.ra.TzotH776to whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834you have been scatteredנְפֹצֹתֶ֖םne.fo.tzo.TemH6327,I will acceptאֶרְצֶ֣ה'er.TzehH7521אֶתְכֶ֔ם'et.KhemH853you as a pleasingנִיחֹחַ֮ni.cho.aChH5207aromaבְּרֵ֣יחַbe.Rei.achH7381.And I will show My holinessוְנִקְדַּשְׁתִּ֥יve.nik.dash.TiH6942through youin the sightלְעֵינֵ֥יle.'ei.NeiH5869of the nationsהַגּוֹיִֽם׃ha.go.YimH1471.

42Then you will knowוִֽידַעְתֶּם֙vi.da'.TemH3045thatכִּֽי־ki-H3588Iאֲנִ֣י'a.NiH589am the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,when I bringבַּהֲבִיאִ֥יba.ha.vi.'IH935youאֶתְכֶ֖ם'et.KhemH853intoאֶל־'el-H413the landאַדְמַ֣ת'ad.MatH127of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל אֶל־Yis.ra.'El 'el-H3478 H413,the landהָאָ֗רֶץha.'A.retzH776thatאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834I sworeנָשָׂ֙אתִי֙na.Sa.tiH5375אֶת־'et-H853יָדִ֔יya.DiH3027to giveלָתֵ֥תla.TetH5414אוֹתָ֖הּ'o.TahH853your fathersלַאֲבֽוֹתֵיכֶֽם׃la.'a.Vo.tei.KhemH1.

43Thereשָׁ֗םShamH8033אֶת־'et-H853you will rememberוּזְכַרְתֶּם־u.ze.khar.tem-H2142your waysדַּרְכֵיכֶם֙dar.khei.KhemH1870וְאֵת֙ve.'EtH853and allכָּל־kol-H3605the deedsעֲלִיל֣וֹתֵיכֶ֔םa.li.Lo.tei.KhemH5949with whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834you have defiled yourselvesנִטְמֵאתֶ֖םnit.me.TemH2930,and you will loatheוּנְקֹֽטֹתֶם֙u.ne.ko.to.TemH6962yourselvesבִּפְנֵיכֶ֔םbif.nei.KhemH6440for allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605the evilsרָעוֹתֵיכֶ֖םra.'o.tei.KhemH7451אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834you have doneעֲשִׂיתֶֽם׃'a.si.TemH6213.

44Then you will knowוִֽידַעְתֶּם֙vi.da'.TemH3045,O houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,thatכִּֽי־ki-H3588Iאֲנִ֣י'a.NiH589am the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,when I have dealtבַּעֲשׂוֹתִ֥יba.'a.so.TiH6213with youאִתְּכֶ֖ם'i.te.KhemH854for the sakeלְמַ֣עַןle.Ma.'anH4616of My nameשְׁמִ֑יshe.MiH8034and not according toלֹא֩lo'H3808your wickedהָרָעִ֜יםha.ra.'ImH7451waysכְדַרְכֵיכֶ֨םkhe.dar.khei.KhemH1870and corruptהַנִּשְׁחָתוֹת֙ha.nish.cha.tOtH7843actsוְכַעֲלִילֽוֹתֵיכֶ֤םve.kha.'a.li.lo.tei.KhemH5949,declaresנְאֻ֖םne.'UmH5002the Lordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהוִֽה׃ פYah.wehH3069.”

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