Berean Standard Bible

Ezekiel 22:1-16

1Then the wordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068cameוַיְהִ֥יvay.HiH1961to meאֵלַ֥י'e.LaiH413,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

2“As for youוְאַתָּ֣הve.'a.TahH859,sonבֶן־ven-H1121of manאָדָ֔ם'a.DamH120,will you judge herהֲתִשְׁפֹּ֥טha.tish.PotH8199?Will you pass judgmentהֲתִשְׁפֹּ֖טha.tish.PotH8199אֶת־'et-H853on the cityעִ֣יר'irH5892of bloodshedהַדָּמִ֑יםha.da.MimH1818?Then confront herוְה֣וֹדַעְתָּ֔הּve.Ho.da'.TahH3045אֵ֖ת'etH853with allכָּל־kol-H3605her abominationsתּוֹעֲבוֹתֶֽיהָ׃to.'a.vo.Tei.haH8441

3and tell herוְאָמַרְתָּ֗ve.'a.mar.TaH559that this is whatכֹּ֤הkohH3541the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהוִ֔הYah.wehH3069saysאָמַר֙'a.MarH559: ‘O cityעִ֣יר'irH5892who brings her own doomלָב֣וֹא עִתָּ֑הּla.Vo' 'i.TahH6256 H935by sheddingשֹׁפֶ֥כֶתsho.Fe.khetH8210bloodדָּ֛םdamH1818within her wallsבְּתוֹכָ֖הּbe.to.KhahH8432and makingוְעָשְׂתָ֧הve.'a.se.TahH6213idolsגִלּוּלִ֛יםgi.lu.LimH1544to defile herselfעָלֶ֖יהָ לְטָמְאָֽה׃'a.Lei.ha le.ta.me.'AhH5921 H2930,

4you are guiltyאָשַׁ֗מְתְּ'a.ShamtH816of the bloodבְּדָמֵ֨ךְbe.da.MekhH1818אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834you have shedשָׁפַ֜כְתְּsha.FakhtH8210,and you are defiledטָמֵ֔אתta.MetH2930by the idolsוּבְגִלּוּלַ֤יִךְu.ve.gi.lu.La.yikhH1544אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834you have madeעָשִׂית֙'a.SitH6213.You have brought your daysיָמַ֔יִךְya.Ma.yikhH3117to a closeוַתַּקְרִ֣יבִיva.tak.Ri.viH7126and have comeוַתָּב֖וֹאva.ta.Vo'H935toעַד־'ad-H5704theend of your yearsשְׁנוֹתָ֑יִךְshe.no.Ta.yikhH8141.Thereforeעַל־ כֵּ֗ן'al- KenH5921 H3651I have made youנְתַתִּ֤יךְne.ta.TikhH5414a reproachחֶרְפָּה֙cher.PahH2781to the nationsלַגּוֹיִ֔םla.go.YimH1471and a mockeryוְקַלָּסָ֖הve.ka.la.SahH7048to allלְכָל־le.kholH3605the landsהָאֲרָצֽוֹת׃ha.'a.ra.TzotH776.

5Those nearהַקְּרֹב֛וֹתha.ke.ro.VotH7138and farוְהָרְחֹק֥וֹתve.ha.re.cho.KotH7350מִמֵּ֖ךְmi.MekhH4480will mockיִתְקַלְּסוּ־yit.ka.le.su-H7046you,O infamousטְמֵאַ֣ת הַשֵּׁ֔םte.me.'At ha.ShemH2931 H8034city,fullרַבַּ֖תra.BatH7227of turmoilהַמְּהוּמָֽה׃ha.me.hu.MahH4103.

6See howהִנֵּה֙hi.NehH2009everyאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376princeנְשִׂיאֵ֣יne.si.'EiH5387of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478within youhas usedהָ֣יוּHa.yuH1961his powerלִזְרֹע֖וֹliz.ro.'OH2220toלְמַ֖עַןle.Ma.'anH4616shedשְׁפָךְ־she.fokh-H8210bloodדָּֽם׃DamH1818.

7Fatherאָ֤ב'avH1and motherוָאֵם֙va.'EmH517are treated with contemptהֵקַ֣לּוּhe.Ka.luH7043. Within your wallsthe foreign residentלַגֵּ֛רla.GerH1616is exploitedעָשׂ֥וּ בַעֹ֖שֶׁק'a.Su va.'O.shekH6213 H6233בְּתוֹכֵ֑ךְbe.to.KhekhH8432,the fatherlessיָת֥וֹםya.TomH3490and the widowוְאַלְמָנָ֖הve.'al.ma.NahH490are oppressedה֥וֹנוּHo.nuH3238.

8You have despisedבָּזִ֑יתba.ZitH959My holy thingsקָדָשַׁ֖יka.da.ShaiH6944andוְאֶת־ve.'EtH853profanedחִלָּֽלְתְּ׃chi.La.letH2490My Sabbathsשַׁבְּתֹתַ֖יsha.be.to.TaiH7676.

9Among youareהָ֥יוּHa.yuH1961slanderousרָכִ֛ילra.KhilH7400menאַנְשֵׁ֥י'an.SheiH582bent onלְמַ֣עַןle.Ma.'anH4616שְׁפָךְ־she.fokh-H8210bloodshedדָּ֑םDamH1818; within youare those who eatאָ֣כְלוּ'A.khe.luH398onוְאֶל־ve.'el-H413the mountainהֶֽהָרִים֙he.ha.RimH2022shrinesand commitעָשׂ֥וּ'a.SuH6213acts of indecencyזִמָּ֖הzi.MahH2154בְתוֹכֵֽךְ׃ve.to.KhekhH8432.

10In youthey have uncoveredגִּלָּה־gi.lah-H1540the nakednessעֶרְוַת־'er.vat-H6172of their fathersאָ֖ב'avH1; in youthey violateעִנּוּ־'i.nu-H6031women during their menstrual impurityטְמֵאַ֥ת הַנִּדָּ֖הte.me.'At ha.ni.DahH2931 H5079.

11One manוְאִ֣ישׁ׀ve.'IshH376commitsעָשָׂה֙'a.SahH6213an abominationתּֽוֹעֵבָ֔הto.'e.VahH8441withאֶת־'et-H854his neighbor’sרֵעֵ֗הוּre.'E.huH7453wifeאֵ֣שֶׁת'E.shetH802;anotherוְאִ֥ישׁve.'IshH376אֶת־'et-H853wickedlyבְזִמָּ֑הve.zi.MahH2154defilesטִמֵּ֣אti.Me'H2930his daughter-in-lawכַּלָּת֖וֹka.la.ToH3618;and yet anotherוְאִ֛ישׁve.'IshH376אֶת־'et-H853violatesעִנָּה־'i.nah-H6031his sisterאֲחֹת֥וֹ'a.cho.ToH269,his own father’sאָבִ֖יו'a.VivH1daughterבַת־vat-H1323.

12In youthey takeלָֽקְחוּ־la.ke.chu-H3947bribesשֹׁ֥חַדSho.chadH7810toלְמַ֣עַןle.Ma.'anH4616shedשְׁפָךְ־she.fokh-H8210bloodדָּ֑םDamH1818.You engageלָקַ֗חַתְּla.Ka.chatH3947in usuryנֶ֧שֶׁךְNe.shekhH5392,takeוַתְּבַצְּעִ֤יva.te.va.tze.'IH1214excess interestוְתַרְבִּ֣יתve.tar.BitH8636,and extortבַּעֹ֔שֶׁקba.'O.shekH6233your neighborsרֵעַ֙יִךְ֙re.'A.yikhH7453.But Meוְאֹתִ֣יve.'o.TiH853you have forgottenשָׁכַ֔חַתְּsha.Kha.chatH7911,declaresנְאֻ֖םne.'UmH5002the Lordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהוִֽה׃Yah.wehH3069.

13Now lookוְהִנֵּה֙ve.hi.NehH2009,I strikeהִכֵּ֣יתִיhi.Kei.tiH5221My handsכַפִּ֔יkha.PiH3709together againstאֶל־'el-H413your unjust gainבִּצְעֵ֖ךְbitz.'EkhH1215אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834עָשִׂ֑ית'a.SitH6213and againstוְעַ֨ל־ve.'Al-H5921the blood you have shedדָּמֵ֔ךְda.MekhH1818אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834הָי֖וּha.YuH1961in your midstבְּתוֹכֵֽךְ׃be.to.KhekhH8432.

14Will your courageלִבֵּךְ֙li.beKhH3820endureהֲיַעֲמֹ֤דha.ya.'a.ModH5975orאִם־'im-H518your handsיָדַ֔יִךְya.Da.yikhH3027be strongתֶּחֱזַ֣קְנָהte.che.Zak.nahH2388in the dayלַיָּמִ֕יםlai.ya.MimH3117אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834Iאֲנִ֖י'a.NiH589dealעֹשֶׂ֣ה'o.SehH6213with youאוֹתָ֑ךְ'o.TakhH854?Iאֲנִ֥י'a.NiH589,the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,have spokenדִּבַּ֥רְתִּיdi.Bar.tiH1696,and I will actוְעָשִֽׂיתִי׃ve.'a.Si.tiH6213.

15I will disperseוַהֲפִיצוֹתִ֤יva.ha.fi.tzo.TiH6327אוֹתָךְ֙'o.toKhH853you among the nationsבַּגּוֹיִ֔םba.go.YimH1471and scatter youוְזֵרִיתִ֖יךְve.ze.ri.TikhH2219throughout the landsבָּאֲרָצ֑וֹתba.'a.ra.TzotH776;I will purgeוַהֲתִמֹּתִ֥יva.ha.ti.mo.TiH8552your uncleannessטֻמְאָתֵ֖ךְ מִמֵּֽךְ׃tum.'a.Tekh mi.MekhH2932 H4480.

16And when you have defiledוְנִחַ֥לְתְּve.ni.ChaltH2490yourselfin the eyesלְעֵינֵ֣יle.'ei.NeiH5869of the nationsגוֹיִ֑םgo.YimH1471,then you will knowוְיָדַ֖עַתְּve.ya.Da.'atH3045thatכִּֽי־ki-H3588Iאֲנִ֥י'a.NiH589am the LORDיְהוָֽה׃ פYah.wehH3068.’”

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