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Ezekiel 21:21-23

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.

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