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Ezekiel 21:23-27

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.’

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