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Ezekiel 22:27-30

27Her officialsשָׂרֶ֣יהָsa.Rei.haH8269within herבְקִרְבָּ֔הּve.kir.BahH7130are like wolvesכִּזְאֵבִ֖יםkiz.'e.VimH2061tearingטֹ֣רְפֵיTo.re.feiH2963their preyטָ֑רֶףTa.refH2964,sheddingלִשְׁפָּךְ־lish.pokh-H8210bloodדָּם֙damH1818,and destroyingלְאַבֵּ֣דle.'a.BedH6livesנְפָשׁ֔וֹתne.fa.ShotH5315forלְמַ֖עַןle.Ma.'anH4616dishonest gainבְּצֹ֥עַ בָּֽצַע׃be.Tzo.a' Ba.tza'H1214 H1215.

28Her prophetsוּנְבִיאֶ֗יהָu.ne.vi.'Ei.haH5030whitewashטָח֤וּ תָּפֵ֔לta.Chu ta.FelH2902 H8602these deedsby falseשָׁ֔וְאShav'H7723visionsחֹזִ֣יםcho.ZimH2372and lyingכָּזָ֑בka.ZavH3577divinationsוְקֹסְמִ֥יםve.ko.se.MimH7080,sayingאֹמְרִ֗ים'o.me.RimH559, ‘This is whatכֹּ֤הkohH3541the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהוִ֔הYah.wehH3069saysאָמַר֙'a.MarH559,’when the LORDוַֽיהוָ֖הva.Yah.wehH3068has notלֹ֥אlo'H3808spokenדִבֵּֽר׃di.BerH1696.

29The peopleעַ֤ם'amH5971of the landהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ha.'A.retzH776have practicedעָ֣שְׁקוּ'A.she.kuH6231extortionעֹ֔שֶׁק'O.shekH6233and committed robberyוְגָזְל֖וּ גָּזֵ֑לve.ga.ze.Lu ga.ZelH1497 H1498.They have oppressedהוֹנ֔וּho.NuH3238וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853the poorוְעָנִ֤יve.'a.NiH6041and needyוְאֶבְיוֹן֙ve.'ev.yOnH34and have exploitedעָשְׁק֖וּ'a.she.KuH6231the foreign residentהַגֵּ֥רha.GerH1616withoutבְּלֹ֥אbe.Lo'H3808justiceמִשְׁפָּֽט׃mish.PatH4941.

30I searched forוָאֲבַקֵּ֣שׁva.'a.va.KeshH1245a manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376among themto repairגֹּֽדֵר־go.der-H1443the wallגָּדֵר֩ga.DerH1447and standוְעֹמֵ֨דve.'o.MedH5975in the gapבַּפֶּ֧רֶץba.Pe.retzH6556before Meלְפָנַ֛יle.fa.NaiH6440on behalf ofבְּעַ֥דbe.'AdH1157the landהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776,so that I should notלְבִלְתִּ֣יle.vil.TiH1115destroy itשַׁחֲתָ֑הּsha.cha.TahH7843.But I foundמָצָֽאתִי׃ma.Tza.tiH4672no oneוְלֹ֖אve.Lo'H3808.

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