Berean Standard Bible

Ezekiel 21

1And the wordH1697of the LORDH3068cameH1961to meH413,sayingH559,

2“SonH1121of manH120,setH7760your faceH6440againstH413Jerusalemיְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םye.Ru.sha.LimH3389and preachH5197againstH413the sanctuariesמִקְדָּשִׁ֑יםmik.da.ShimH4720.ProphesyH5012againstH413the landאַדְמַ֥ת'ad.MatH127of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478

3and tellלְאַדְמַ֣תle.'ad.MatH559 H127herיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478that this is whatH3541the LORDH3068 H2005saysH559: ‘I am against youאֵלַ֔יִךְ'e.La.yikhH413,and I will drawוְהוֹצֵאתִ֥יve.ho.tze.TiH3318My swordחַרְבִּ֖יchar.BiH2719from its sheathמִתַּעְרָ֑הּmi.ta'.RahH8593and cut offוְהִכְרַתִּ֥יve.hikh.ra.TiH3772from youמִמֵּ֖ךְmi.MekhH4480both the righteousצַדִּ֥יקtza.DikH6662and the wickedוְרָשָֽׁע׃ve.ra.Sha'H7563.

4Becauseיַ֛עַןYa.'anH3282אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834I will cut offהִכְרַ֥תִּיhikh.Ra.tiH3772מִמֵּ֖ךְmi.MekhH4480both the righteousצַדִּ֣יקtza.DikH6662and the wickedוְרָשָׁ֑עve.ra.Sha'H7563,My swordחַרְבִּ֧יchar.BiH2719לָ֠כֵןLa.khenH3651will beתֵּצֵ֨אte.Tze'H3318unsheathedמִתַּעְרָ֛הּmi.ta'.RahH8593againstאֶל־'el-H413everyoneH3605 H1320from southמִנֶּ֥גֶבmi.Ne.gevH5045to northצָפֽוֹן׃tza.FonH6828.

5Then allכָּל־kol-H3605fleshבָּשָׂ֔רba.SarH1320will knowוְיָֽדְעוּ֙ve.ya.de.'UH3045thatכִּ֚יkiH3588Iאֲנִ֣י'a.NiH589,the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,have takenהוֹצֵ֥אתִיho.Tze.tiH3318My swordחַרְבִּ֖יchar.BiH2719from its sheathמִתַּעְרָ֑הּmi.ta'.RahH8593,notH3808to return itתָשׁ֖וּבta.ShuvH7725againעֽוֹד׃ סodH5750.’

6But youוְאַתָּ֥הve.'a.TahH859,sonבֶן־ven-H1121of manאָדָ֖ם'a.DamH120,groanהֵֽאָנַ֑חhe.'a.NachH584!Groanתֵּֽאָנַ֖חte.'a.NachH584before their eyesלְעֵינֵיהֶֽם׃le.'ei.nei.HemH5869with a brokenבְּשִׁבְר֤וֹןbe.shiv.RonH7670heartמָתְנַ֙יִם֙ma.te.Na.yimH4975and bitter griefוּבִמְרִיר֔וּתu.vim.ri.RutH4814.

7Andוְהָיָה֙ve.ha.YahH1961whenכִּֽי־ki-H3588they askיֹאמְר֣וּyo.me.RuH559H413, ‘Whyעַל־ מָ֖ה'al- mahH5921 H4100are youאַתָּ֣ה'a.TahH859groaningנֶאֱנָ֑חne.'e.NachH584?’you are to sayוְאָמַרְתָּ֡ve.'a.mar.TaH559, ‘Because ofH413the newsשְׁמוּעָ֣הshe.mu.'AhH8052thatכִֽי־khi-H3588is comingבָאָ֡הva.'AhH935.Everyכָּל־kol-H3605heartלֵב֩levH3820will meltוְנָמֵ֣סve.na.MesH4549,and everyכָל־khol-H3605handיָדַ֜יִםya.Da.yimH3027will go limpוְרָפ֨וּve.ra.FuH7503.Everyכָל־khol-H3605spiritר֗וּחַRu.achH7307will faintוְכִהֲתָ֣הve.khi.ha.TahH3543,and everyוְכָל־ve.kholH3605kneeבִּרְכַּ֙יִם֙bir.Ka.yimH1290will turn toתֵּלַ֣כְנָהte.Lakh.nahH1980waterמַּ֔יִםMa.yimH4325.’Yesהִנֵּ֤הhi.NehH2009,it is comingבָאָה֙va.'AhH935and it will surely happenוְנִֽהְיָ֔תָהve.nih.Ya.tahH1961,declaresנְאֻ֖םne.'UmH5002the Lordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהוִֽה׃ פYah.wehH3069.”

8Again the wordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of the LORDH3068cameוַיְהִ֥יvay.HiH1961to meH413,sayingH559,

9“Sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of manאָדָ֕ם'a.DamH120,prophesyהִנָּבֵא֙hi.na.Ve'H5012and tell themוְאָ֣מַרְתָּ֔ve.'A.mar.taH559that this is whatכֹּ֖הkohH3541the Lordאָמַ֣ר אֲדֹנָ֑י'a.Mar 'a.do.NaiH136 H559saysאֱמֹ֕ר'e.MorH559: ‘A swordH2719,a swordH2719,sharpenedהוּחַ֖דָּהhu.Cha.dahH2300andוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571polishedמְרוּטָֽה׃me.ru.TahH4803—

10it is sharpenedלְמַ֨עַן הוּחַ֔דָּה הֱיֵה־le.Ma.'an hu.Cha.dah he.yeh-H2300 H4616 H1961forלְמַעַן־le.ma.'an-H4616the slaughterטְבֹ֤חַ טֶ֙בַח֙te.Vo.ach te.vachH2874 H2873,polishedמֹרָ֑טָּה א֣וֹmo.Ra.tah 'oH4803 H176to flash like lightningבָּ֖רָקBa.rokH1300!Should we rejoiceנָשִׂ֔ישׂna.SisH7797in the scepterשֵׁ֥בֶטShe.vetH7626of My sonבְּנִ֖יbe.NiH1121?The sword despisesמֹאֶ֥סֶתmo.'E.setH3988everyH3605such stickעֵֽץ׃'EtzH6086.

11The swordחֶ֙רֶב֙che.revH2719is appointedוַיִּתֵּ֥ןvai.yi.TenH5414אֹתָ֛הּ'o.TahH853to be polishedלְמָרְטָ֖הle.ma.re.TahH4803,to be graspedלִתְפֹּ֣שׂlit.PosH8610in the handבַּכָּ֑ףba.KafH3709.Itהִֽיא־hi'-H1931is sharpenedהוּחַ֤דָּהhu.Cha.dahH2300andוְהִ֣יאve.Hi'H1931polishedמֹרָ֔טָּהmo.Ra.tahH4803,to be placedלָתֵ֥תla.TetH5414אוֹתָ֖הּ'o.TahH853in the handבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027of the slayerהוֹרֵֽג׃ho.RegH2026.

12Cry outזְעַ֤קze.'AkH2199and wailוְהֵילֵל֙ve.hei.LelH3213,O sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of manאָדָ֔ם'a.DamH120,forH3588the swordהִיא֙hi'H1931is wieldedH1961against My peopleבְעַמִּ֔יve.'a.MiH5971;itהִ֖יאhi'H1931is against allH3605the princesנְשִׂיאֵ֣יne.si.'EiH5387of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478!They areH1961tossedמְגוּרֵ֤יme.gu.ReiH4048toH413the swordחֶ֙רֶב֙che.revH2719withאֶת־'et-H854My peopleעַמִּ֔י'a.MiH5971;thereforeלָכֵ֖ןla.KhenH3651strikeסְפֹ֥קse.FokH5606 H413your thighיָרֵֽךְ׃ya.RekhH3409.

13Surelyכִּ֣יkiH3588testing will comeבֹ֔חַןVo.chanH974!And whatוּמָ֕הu.MahH4100ifאִם־'im-H518evenגַּם־gam-H1571the scepterשֵׁ֥בֶטShe.vetH7626, which thesword despisesמֹאֶ֖סֶתmo.'E.setH3988,does notלֹ֣אlo'H3808continueH1961?’declaresנְאֻ֖םne.'UmH5002the Lordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהוִֽה׃ פYah.wehH3069.

14‘So thenוְאַתָּ֣הve.'a.TahH859,sonH1121of manH120,prophesyH5012and strikeוְהַ֖ךְve.HakhH5221your hands togetherאֶל־'el-H3709 H413.Let the swordH2719strike two timesוְתִכָּפֵ֞לve.ti.ka.FelH3717,even threeשְׁלִישִׁ֙תָה֙she.li.Shi.tahH7992.Itהִ֗יאHi'H1931is a swordH2719thatslaysחֲלָלִ֔יםcha.la.LimH2491,a swordH2719of greatהַגָּד֔וֹלha.ga.DolH1419slaughterחָלָ֣לcha.LalH2491closing in on every sideהַחֹדֶ֖רֶתha.cho.De.retH2314!

15So thatH4616their heartsלֵ֗בLevH3820may meltלָמ֣וּגla.MugH4127and manyוְהַרְבֵּה֙ve.har.BehH7235may stumbleהַמִּכְשֹׁלִ֔יםha.mikh.sho.LimH4383,I have appointedנָתַ֖תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414atעַ֚ל'alH5921allH3605their gatesשַׁ֣עֲרֵיהֶ֔םsha.'a.rei.HemH8179a swordחָ֑רֶבCha.revH2719for slaughterאִבְחַת־'iv.chat-H19.Yesאָ֛ח'achH253,it is readyעֲשׂוּיָ֥ה'a.su.YahH6213to flash like lightningH1300;it is drawnמְעֻטָּ֥הme.'u.TahH4593for slaughterH2874.

16Slashהִתְאַחֲדִ֥יhit.'a.cha.DiH258to the rightהֵימִ֖נִיhei.Mi.niH3231;set your bladeהָשִׂ֣ימִיha.Si.miH7760to the leftהַשְׂמִ֑ילִיhas.Mi.liH8041—whereverאָ֖נָה'A.nahH575your bladeפָּנַ֥יִךְpa.Na.yikhH6440is directedמֻעָדֽוֹת׃mu.'a.DotH3259.

17Iאֲנִ֗י'a.NiH589tooוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571will strikeאַכֶּ֤ה'a.KehH5221My hands togetherH3709 H413,and I will satisfyוַהֲנִחֹתִ֖יva.ha.ni.cho.TiH5117My wrathחֲמָתִ֑יcha.ma.TiH2534.’Iאֲנִ֥י'a.NiH589,the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,have spokenדִּבַּֽרְתִּי׃ פdi.Bar.tiH1696.”

18Then the wordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068cameH1961to meאֵלַ֥י'e.LaiH413,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

19“Now youH859,sonH1121of manH120,mark outשִׂים־sim-H7760twoשְׁנַ֣יִםshe.Na.yimH8147roadsדְּרָכִ֗יםde.ra.KhimH1870for the swordH2719of the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֔לba.VelH894to takeלָבוֹא֙la.Vo'H935,bothשְׁנֵיהֶ֑םshe.nei.HemH8147startingיֵצְא֣וּye.tze.'UH3318from the sameאֶחָ֖ד'e.ChadH259landמֵאֶ֥רֶץme.'E.retzH776.And makeבָּרֵ֔אba.Re'H1254a signpostוְיָ֣דve.YadH3027where the roadדֶּֽרֶךְ־de.rekh-H1870branches offבְּרֹ֥אשׁbe.RoshH7218to each cityעִ֖יר בָּרֵֽא׃'ir ba.Re'H5892 H1254.

20Mark outתָּשִׂ֔יםta.SimH7760one roadדֶּ֣רֶךְDe.rekhH1870for the swordH2719אֵ֖ת'etH853to comeלָב֣וֹאla.Vo'H935against Rabbahרַבַּ֣תra.BatH7237of the Ammonitesבְּנֵֽי־ עַמּ֑וֹןbe.nei- a.MonH1121 H5983,andוְאֶת־ve.'EtH853anotheragainst Judahיְהוּדָ֥הye.hu.DahH3063into fortifiedבְּצוּרָֽה׃be.tzu.RahH1219Jerusalemבִירוּשָׁלִַ֖םvi.ru.sha.LimH3389.

21Forכִּֽי־ki-H3588the kingמֶלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֜לba.VelH894standsעָמַ֨ד'a.MadH5975atאֶל־'el-H413the forkאֵ֣ם'emH517in the roadהַדֶּ֗רֶךְha.De.rekhH1870,at the junctionבְּרֹ֛אשׁbe.RoshH7218of the twoשְׁנֵ֥יshe.NeiH8147roadsהַדְּרָכִ֖יםha.de.ra.KhimH1870,to seekלִקְסָם־lik.som-H7080an omenקָ֑סֶםKa.semH7081:He shakesקִלְקַ֤לkil.KalH7043the arrowsבַּֽחִצִּים֙ba.chi.TzimH2671,he consultsשָׁאַ֣לsha.'AlH7592the idolsבַּתְּרָפִ֔יםba.te.ra.FimH8655,he examinesרָאָ֖הra.'AhH7200the liverבַּכָּבֵֽד׃ba.ka.VedH3516.

22In his right handבִּֽימִינ֞וֹbi.mi.NoH3225appearsהָיָ֣ה׀ha.YahH1961the portentהַקֶּ֣סֶםha.Ke.semH7081for Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֗םye.ru.sha.LimH3389,where he is to set upלָשׂ֤וּםla.SumH7760battering ramsכָּרִים֙ka.RimH3733,to call forלִפְתֹּ֤חַ פֶּה֙lif.To.ach pehH6605 H6310the slaughterבְּרֶ֔צַחbe.Re.tzachH7524,to liftלְהָרִ֥יםle.ha.RimH7311a battle cryק֖וֹל בִּתְרוּעָ֑הKol bit.ru.'AhH6963 H8643,to directלָשׂ֤וּםla.SumH7760the battering ramsכָּרִים֙ka.RimH3733againstעַל־'al-H5921the gatesשְׁעָרִ֔יםshe.'a.RimH8179,to buildלִשְׁפֹּ֥ךְlish.PokhH8210a rampסֹלְלָ֖הso.le.LahH5550,and to erectלִבְנ֥וֹתliv.NotH1129a siege wallדָּיֵֽק׃da.YekH1785.

23It will seemH1961likea falseשָׁוְא֙shaV'H7723omenכִּקְסָםkik.som-H7080to the eyesבְּעֵ֣ינֵיהֶ֔םbe.'Ei.nei.HemH5869of those who have swornשְׁבֻעֵ֥יshe.vu.'EiH7650allegianceשְׁבֻע֖וֹתshe.vu.'otH7621to him,but itוְהֽוּא־ve.hu'-H1931will draw attentionמַזְכִּ֥ירmaz.KirH2142to their guiltעָוֹ֖ן'a.VonH5771and take them captiveלְהִתָּפֵֽשׂ׃ פle.hi.ta.FesH8610.

24Thereforeלָכֵ֗ןla.KhenH3651this is whatכֹּֽה־koh-H3541the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהוִה֒Yah.wehH3069saysאָמַר֮'a.MarH559: ‘Becauseיַ֗עַןYa.'anH3282you have drawn attentionהַזְכַּרְכֶם֙haz.kar.KhemH2142to your guiltעֲוֹ֣נְכֶ֔ם'a.Vo.ne.KhemH5771,exposingבְּהִגָּל֣וֹתbe.hi.ga.LotH1540your transgressionsפִּשְׁעֵיכֶ֗םpish.'ei.KhemH6588,so that your sinsחַטֹּ֣אותֵיכֶ֔םcha.To.tei.KhemH2403are revealedלְהֵֽרָאוֹת֙le.he.ra.'OtH7200in allבְּכֹ֖לbe.KholH3605your deedsעֲלִילֽוֹתֵיכֶ֑םa.li.lo.tei.KhemH5949—becauseיַ֚עַןYa.'anH3282you have come to remembranceהִזָּ֣כֶרְכֶ֔םhi.Za.kher.KhemH2142—you shall be takenתִּתָּפֵֽשׂוּ׃ פti.ta.Fe.suH8610in handבַּכַּ֖ףba.KafH3709.

25And youוְאַתָּה֙ve.'a.TahH859,O profaneחָלָ֣לcha.LalH2491and wickedרָשָׁ֔עra.Sha'H7563princeנְשִׂ֖יאne.Si'H5387of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834,the dayיוֹמ֔וֹ בְּעֵ֖תyo.Mo be.'EtH3117 H6256has comeH935for your final punishmentעֲוֹ֥ן קֵֽץ׃ ס'a.Von KetzH5771 H7093.’

26This is whatכֹּ֤הkohH3541the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהוִ֔הYah.wehH3069saysאָמַר֙'a.MarH559: ‘Removeהָסִיר֙ha.SirH5493the turbanהַמִּצְנֶ֔פֶתha.mitz.Ne.fetH4701,and take offוְהָרִ֖יםve.ha.RimH7311the crownהָֽעֲטָרָ֑הha.'a.ta.RahH5850.Thingsזֹ֣אתzotH2063will not remain as they areלֹא־ זֹ֔אתlo'- ZotH3808 H2063:Exaltהַגְבֵּ֔הַhag.Be.haH1361the lowlyהַשָּׁפָ֣לָהha.sha.Fa.lahH8217and bring lowוְהַגָּבֹ֖הַve.ha.ga.Vo.haH1364the exaltedהַשְׁפִּֽיל׃hash.PilH8213.

27A ruinעַוָּ֥ה'a.VahH5754,a ruinעַוָּ֖ה'a.VahH5754,I will make itH7760a ruinעַוָּ֣ה'a.VahH5754!Andגַּם־gam-H1571itזֹאת֙zoTH2063will notלֹ֣אlo'H3808be restoredH1961untilעַד־'ad-H5704the arrivalבֹּ֛אbo'H935of Him to whomאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834it belongs,to whom I have assignedוּנְתַתִּֽיו׃ פu.ne.ta.TivH5414the right of judgmentהַמִּשְׁפָּ֖טha.mish.PatH4941.’

28Nowוְאַתָּ֣הve.'a.TahH859prophesyהִנָּבֵ֤אhi.na.Ve'H5012,sonבֶן־ven-H1121of manאָדָ֗ם'a.DamH120,and declareוְאָֽמַרְתָּ֙ve.'a.mar.TaH559that this is whatכֹּ֤הkohH3541the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהֹוִ֔הYah.wehH3069saysאָמַר֙'a.MarH559concerningאֶל־'el-H413the Ammonitesבְּנֵ֥י עַמּ֖וֹן וְאֶל־be.Nei a.Mon ve.'el-H1121 H5983 H413and their contemptחֶרְפָּתָ֑םcher.pa.TamH2781וְאָמַרְתָּ֗ve.'a.mar.TaH559: ‘A swordחֶ֣רֶבChe.revH2719!A swordחֶ֤רֶבChe.revH2719is drawnפְּתוּחָה֙pe.tu.ChahH6605for slaughterלְטֶ֣בַחle.Te.vachH2874,polishedמְרוּטָ֔הme.ru.TahH4803to consumeלְהָכִ֖ילle.ha.KhilH3557,toלְמַ֥עַןle.Ma.'anH4616flash like lightningבָּרָֽק׃ba.RakH1300—

29while they offer falseשָׁ֔וְאShav'H7723visionsבַּחֲז֥וֹתba.cha.ZotH2372for youand lyingכָּזָ֑בka.ZavH3577divinationsבִּקְסָם־bik.som-H7080about you—to be placedלָתֵ֣תla.TetH5414אוֹתָ֗ךְ'o.TakhH853onאֶֽל־'el-H413the necksצַוְּארֵי֙tza.ve.ReiH6677of the wickedרְשָׁעִ֔יםre.sha.'ImH7563who are slainחַֽלְלֵ֣יcha.LeiH2491,whoseאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834dayיוֹמָ֔םyo.MamH3117has comeבָּ֣אba'H935,the timeבְּעֵ֖תbe.'EtH6256of their final punishmentקֵֽץ׃KetzH5771 H7093.

30Returnהָשַׁ֖בha.ShavH7725the swordtoאֶל־'el-H413its sheathתַּעְרָ֑הּta'.RahH8593!In the placeבִּמְק֧וֹםbim.KomH4725whereH834you were createdנִבְרֵ֛אתniv.RetH1254,in the landבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of your originמְכֻרוֹתַ֖יִךְme.khu.ro.Ta.yikhH4351,I will judgeאֶשְׁפֹּ֥ט'esh.PotH8199youאֹתָֽךְ׃'o.TakhH853.

31I will pour outוְשָׁפַכְתִּ֤יve.sha.fakh.TiH8210My angerזַעְמִ֔יza'.MiH2195upon youעָלַ֙יִךְ֙'a.La.yikhH5921;I will breatheאָפִ֣יחַ'a.Fi.achH6315the fireבְּאֵ֥שׁbe.'EshH784of My furyעֶבְרָתִ֖י'ev.ra.TiH5678against youעָלָ֑יִךְ'a.La.yikhH5921;I will hand you over toוּנְתַתִּ֗יךְ בְּיַד֙u.ne.ta.Tikh be.YadH5414 H3027brutalבֹּֽעֲרִ֔יםbo.'a.RimH1197menH376,skilledחָרָשֵׁ֖יcha.ra.SheiH2796in destructionמַשְׁחִֽית׃mash.ChitH4889.

32You will beH1961fuelלְאָכְלָ֔הle.'okh.LahH402for the fireלָאֵ֤שׁla.'EshH784.Your bloodדָּמֵ֥ךְda.MekhH1818will stainH1961your ownבְּת֣וֹךְbe.TokhH8432landהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776.You will notH3808be rememberedתִזָּכֵ֔רִיti.za.Khe.riH2142,forכִּ֛יkiH3588Iאֲנִ֥י'a.NiH589,the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,have spokenדִּבַּֽרְתִּי׃ פdi.Bar.tiH1696.’”

Commentaries on Ezekiel 21