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Ezekiel 21:9-17

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.”

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