Berean Standard Bible

Ezekiel 21:12-21

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.

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