Berean Standard Bible

Ezekiel 24

1In the ninthהַתְּשִׁיעִית֙ha.te.shi.'ItH8671yearבַּשָּׁנָ֤הba.sha.NahH8141,on the tenthבֶּעָשׂ֥וֹרbe.'a.SorH6218dayבַּחֹ֣דֶשׁba.Cho.deshH2320of the tenthהָעֲשִׂירִ֔יha.'a.si.RiH6224monthלַחֹ֖דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320,the wordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of the LORDיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068cameוַיְהִי֩vay.HiH1961to meאֵלַ֜י'e.LaiH413,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

2“Sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of manאָדָ֗ם'a.DamH120,write downכְּתָבke.tov-H3789אֶת־'et-H853שֵׁ֣םshemH8034today’s dateהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117,forאֶת־'et-H853on thisהַזֶּ֑הha.ZehH2088veryעֶ֖צֶם'E.tzemH6106dayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Babylonבָּבֶל֙ba.VelH894has laid siegeסָמַ֤ךְsa.MakhH5564toאֶל־'el-H413Jerusalemיְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םye.Ru.sha.LimH3389הַזֶּֽה׃ha.ZehH2088בְּעֶ֖צֶםbe.'E.tzemH6106הַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117.

3Now speak a parableוּמְשֹׁ֤ל מָשָׁ֔לu.me.Shol ma.ShalH4911 H4912toאֶל־'el-H413this rebelliousהַמֶּ֙רִי֙ha.Me.riH4805houseבֵּית־beit-H1004and tellוְאָמַרְתָּ֣ve.'a.mar.TaH559themאֲלֵיהֶ֔ם'a.lei.HemH413that this is whatכֹּ֥הkohH3541the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהוִ֑הYah.wehH3069saysאָמַ֖ר'a.MarH559: ‘Put the potהַסִּיר֙ha.SirH5518on the fireשְׁפֹ֤תshe.FotH8239;put it onשְׁפֹ֔תshe.FotH8239andוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571pourיְצֹ֥קye.TzokH3332inthe waterמָֽיִם׃Ma.yimH4325.

4Put inאֱסֹ֤ף'e.SofH622the piecesנְתָחֶ֙יהָ֙ne.ta.Chei.haH5409of meatאֵלֶ֔יהָ'e.Lei.haH413,everyכָּל־kol-H3605goodט֖וֹבTovH2896pieceנֵ֥תַחNe.tachH5409—thighיָרֵ֣ךְya.RekhH3409and shoulderוְכָתֵ֑ףve.kha.TefH3802—fillמַלֵּֽא׃ma.Le'H4390it with choiceמִבְחַ֥רmiv.CharH4005bonesעֲצָמִ֖ים'a.tza.MimH6106.

5Takeלָק֔וֹחַla.Ko.achH3947the choicestמִבְחַ֤רmiv.CharH4005of the flockהַצֹּאן֙ha.tzoNH6629andוְגַ֛םve.GamH1571pile the fuelH1754הָעֲצָמִ֖יםha.'a.tza.MimH6106beneath itתַּחְתֶּ֑יהָtach.Tei.haH8478.Bring it to a boilרַתַּ֣ח רְתָחֶ֔יהָra.Tach re.ta.Chei.haH7571 H7570andגַּם־gam-H1571cookבָּשְׁל֥וּba.she.LuH1310the bonesעֲצָמֶ֖יהָ'a.tza.Mei.haH6106in itבְּתוֹכָֽהּ׃ סbe.to.KhahH8432.’

6Thereforeלָכֵ֞ןla.KhenH3651this is whatכֹּה־koh-H3541the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהֹוִ֗הYah.wehH3069saysאָמַ֣ר׀'a.MarH559: ‘Woeאוֹי֮'OH188to the cityעִ֣יר'irH5892of bloodshedהַדָּמִים֒ha.da.MimH1818,to the potסִ֚ירsirH5518now rustedאֲשֶׁ֣ר חֶלְאָתָ֣ה'a.Sher chel.'a.TahH834 H2457,whose rustוְחֶ֨לְאָתָ֔הּve.Chel.'a.TahH2457will notלֹ֥אlo'H3808come offיָצְאָ֖ה מִמֶּ֑נָּהya.tze.'Ah mi.Me.nahH3318 H4480!Emptyהוֹצִיאָ֔הּho.tzi.'AhH3318it pieceלִנְתָחֶ֤יהָlin.ta.Chei.haH5409by pieceלִנְתָחֶ֙יהָ֙lin.ta.Chei.haH5409;castנָפַ֥לna.FalH5307noלֹא־lo'-H3808lotsגּוֹרָֽל׃go.RalH1486for its contentsעָלֶ֖יהָ'a.Lei.haH5921.

7Forכִּ֤יkiH3588the blood she shedדָמָהּ֙da.MahH1818isהָיָ֔הha.YahH1961still within herבְּתוֹכָ֣הּbe.to.KhahH8432;she poured it outשָׂמָ֑תְהוּsa.Ma.te.huH7760onעַל־'al-H5921the bareצְחִ֥יחַtze.Chi.achH6706rockסֶ֖לַעSe.la'H5553;she did notלֹ֤אlo'H3808pourשְׁפָכַ֙תְהוּ֙she.fa.Khat.huH8210it onעַל־'al-H5921the groundהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776to coverלְכַסּ֥וֹת עָלָ֖יוle.kha.Sot 'a.LavH3680 H5921it with dustעָפָֽר׃'a.FarH6083.

8In order to stir upלְהַעֲל֤וֹתle.ha.'a.LotH5927wrathחֵמָה֙che.MahH2534and take vengeanceלִנְקֹ֣ם נָקָ֔םlin.Kom na.KamH5358 H5359,I have placedנָתַ֥תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414אֶת־'et-H853her bloodדָּמָ֖הּda.MahH1818onעַל־'al-H5921the bareצְחִ֣יחַtze.Chi.achH6706rockסָ֑לַעSa.la'H5553,so that it would notלְבִלְתִּ֖יle.vil.TiH1115be coveredהִכָּסֽוֹת׃ פhi.ka.SotH3680.’

9Yesלָכֵ֗ןla.KhenH3651,this is whatכֹּ֤הkohH3541the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהוִ֔הYah.wehH3069saysאָמַר֙'a.MarH559: ‘Woeא֖וֹי'oH188to the cityעִ֣יר'irH5892of bloodshedהַדָּמִ֑ים גַּם־ha.da.Mim gam-H1818 H1571!I, tooאֲנִ֖י'a.NiH589,will pile the kindlingהַמְּדוּרָֽה׃ha.me.du.RahH4071highאַגְדִּ֥יל'ag.DilH1431.

10Pile onהַרְבֵּ֤הhar.BehH7235the logsהָעֵצִים֙ha.'e.TzimH6086and kindleהַדְלֵ֣קhad.LekH1814the fireהָאֵ֔שׁha.'EshH784;cookהָתֵ֖םha.TemH8552the meat wellהַבָּשָׂ֑רha.ba.SarH1320and mix inוְהַרְקַח֙ve.har.KachH7543the spicesהַמֶּרְקָחָ֔הha.mer.ka.ChahH4841;let the bonesוְהָעֲצָמ֖וֹתve.ha.'a.tza.MotH6106be burnedיֵחָֽרוּ׃ye.Cha.ruH2787.

11Setוְהַעֲמִידֶ֥הָve.ha.'a.mi.De.haH5975the emptyרֵקָ֑הre.KahH7386pot onעַל־'al-H5921its coalsגֶּחָלֶ֖יהָge.cha.Lei.haH1513untilלְמַ֨עַןle.Ma.'anH4616it becomes hotתֵּחַ֜םte.ChamH2552and its copperנְחֻשְׁתָּ֗הּne.chush.TahH5178glowsוְחָ֣רָהve.Cha.rahH2787.Then its impurityטֻמְאָתָ֔הּtum.'a.TahH2932will meltוְנִתְּכָ֤הve.ni.te.KhahH5413withinבְתוֹכָהּ֙ve.to.KhahH8432;its rustחֶלְאָתָֽהּ׃chel.'a.TahH2457will be consumedתִּתֻּ֖םti.TumH8552.

12It has frustratedהֶלְאָ֑תhel.'AtH3811every effortתְּאֻנִ֖יםte.'u.NimH8383;its thickרַבַּ֣תra.BatH7227rustחֶלְאָתָ֔הּchel.'a.TahH2457has notוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808been removedתֵצֵ֤א מִמֶּ֙נָּה֙te.Tze' mi.Me.nahH3318 H4480,even by the fireבְּאֵ֖שׁbe.'EshH784חֶלְאָתָֽהּ׃chel.'a.TahH2457.

13Becauseיַ֤עַןYa.'anH3282of the indecencyזִמָּ֑הzi.MahH2154of your uncleannessבְּטֻמְאָתֵ֖ךְbe.tum.'a.TekhH2932I tried to cleanse youטִֽהַרְתִּיךְ֙ti.har.tiKhH2891,but you would notוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808be purifiedטָהַ֔רְתְּta.HartH2891from your filthinessמִטֻּמְאָתֵךְ֙mi.tum.'a.teKhH2932.You will notלֹ֣אlo'H3808be pureתִטְהֲרִי־tit.ha.ri-H2891againע֔וֹדodH5750untilעַד־'ad-H5704אֶת־'et-H853My wrathחֲמָתִ֖יcha.ma.TiH2534against youhas subsidedהֲנִיחִ֥יha.ni.ChiH5117.

14Iאֲנִ֨י'a.NiH589,the LORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068,have spokenדִּבַּ֙רְתִּי֙di.Bar.tiH1696; the timeis comingבָּאָ֣הba.'AhH935,and I will actוְעָשִׂ֔יתִיve.'a.Si.tiH6213.I will notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808refrainאֶפְרַ֥ע'ef.Ra'H6544orוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808show pityאָח֖וּס'a.ChusH2347,norוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808will I relentאֶנָּחֵ֑ם'e.na.ChemH5162.I will judge youשְׁפָט֔וּךְshe.fa.TukhH8199according to your waysכִּדְרָכַ֤יִךְkid.ra.Kha.yikhH1870and deedsוְכַעֲלִילוֹתַ֙יִךְ֙ve.kha.'a.li.lo.Ta.yikhH5949,’declaresנְאֻ֖םne.'UmH5002the Lordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהֹוִֽה׃ פYah.wehH3069.”

Ezekiel’s Wife Dies

15Then the wordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068cameוַיְהִ֥יvay.HiH1961to meאֵלַ֥י'e.LaiH413,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

16“Sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of manאָדָ֕ם'a.DamH120,beholdהִנְנִ֨יhi.NiH2005,I am about to take awayלֹקֵ֧חַlo.Ke.achH3947the desireמַחְמַ֥דmach.MadH4261of your eyesמִמְּךָ֛ עֵינֶ֖יךָmi.me.Kha 'ei.Nei.khaH5869 H4480אֶת־'et-H853with a fatal blowבְּמַגֵּפָ֑הbe.ma.ge.FahH4046.But you must notוְלֹ֤אve.Lo'H3808mournתִסְפֹּד֙ וְלֹ֣אtis.Pod ve.Lo'H5594 H3808or weepתִבְכֶּ֔ה וְל֥וֹאtiv.Keh ve.Lo'H1058 H3808or let your tearsדִּמְעָתֶֽךָ׃dim.'a.Te.khaH1832flowתָב֖וֹאta.Vo'H935.

17Groanהֵאָנֵ֣ק׀he.'a.NekH602quietlyדֹּ֗םDomH1826;do notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808mournאֵ֣בֶל תַֽעֲשֶׂ֔ה'E.vel ta.'a.SehH6213 H60for the deadמֵתִים֙me.TimH4191.Putחֲב֣וֹשׁcha.Vo.oshH2280onעָלֶ֔יךָ'a.Lei.khaH5921your turbanפְאֵֽרְךָ֙fe.'e.re.KhaH6287and strapתָּשִׂ֣יםta.SimH7760your sandalsוּנְעָלֶ֖יךָu.ne.'a.Lei.khaH5275on your feetבְּרַגְלֶ֑יךָbe.rag.Lei.khaH7272;do notוְלֹ֤אve.Lo'H3808coverתַעְטֶה֙ עַל־ta'.Teh 'al-H5844 H5921yourlipsשָׂפָ֔םsa.FamH8222or eatתֹאכֵֽל׃to.KhelH398the breadוְלֶ֥חֶםve.Le.chemH3899of mournersאֲנָשִׁ֖ים לֹ֥א'a.na.Shim lo'H582 H3808.”

18So I spokeוָאֲדַבֵּ֤רva.'a.da.BerH1696toאֶל־'el-H413the peopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971in the morningבַּבֹּ֔קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242,and in the eveningבָּעָ֑רֶבba.'A.revH6153my wifeאִשְׁתִּ֖י'ish.TiH802diedוַתָּ֥מָתva.Ta.motH4191.And the next morningבַּבֹּ֖קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242I didוָאַ֥עַשׂva.'A.'asH6213asכַּאֲשֶׁ֥רka.'a.SherH834I had been commandedצֻוֵּֽיתִי׃tzu.Vei.tiH6680.

19Then the peopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971asked meוַיֹּאמְר֥וּ אֵלַ֖יvai.yo.me.Ru 'e.LaiH559 H413, “Won’tהֲלֹֽא־ha.lo'-H3808you tellתַגִּ֥ידta.GidH5046uswhatמָה־mah-H4100theseאֵ֣לֶּה כִּ֥י'E.leh kiH428 H3588thingsyouאַתָּ֖ה'a.TahH859are doingעֹשֶֽׂה׃'o.SehH6213mean to us?”

20So I answeredוָאֹמַ֖רva.'o.MarH559themאֲלֵיהֶ֑ם'a.lei.HemH413, “The wordדְּבַ֨ר־de.Var-H1697of the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068cameהָיָ֥הha.YahH1961to meאֵלַ֖י'e.LaiH413,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559:

21Tellאֱמֹ֣ר׀'e.MorH559the houseלְבֵ֣יתle.VeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478that this is whatכֹּֽה־koh-H3541the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהוִה֒ הִנְנִ֨יYah.weh hi.NiH3069 H2005saysאָמַר֮'a.MarH559: ‘I am about to desecrateמְחַלֵּ֤לme.cha.LelH2490אֶת־'et-H853My sanctuaryמִקְדָּשִׁי֙mik.da.ShiH4720,the prideגְּא֣וֹןge.'onH1347of your powerעֻזְּכֶ֔ם'u.ze.KhemH5797,the desireמַחְמַ֥דmach.MadH4261of your eyesעֵֽינֵיכֶ֖ם'ei.nei.KhemH5869,and the delightוּמַחְמַ֣לu.mach.MalH4263of your soulנַפְשְׁכֶ֑םnaf.she.KhemH5315.And the sonsוּבְנֵיכֶ֧םu.ve.nei.KhemH1121and daughtersוּבְנֽוֹתֵיכֶ֛םu.ve.no.tei.KhemH1323אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834you left behindעֲזַבְתֶּ֖ם'a.zav.TemH5800will fallיִפֹּֽלוּ׃yi.Po.luH5307by the swordבַּחֶ֥רֶבba.Che.revH2719.’

22Then you will doוַעֲשִׂיתֶ֖םva.'a.si.TemH6213asכַּאֲשֶׁ֣רka.'a.SherH834I have doneעָשִׂ֑יתִי עַל־'a.Si.ti 'al-H6213 H5921:You will notלֹ֣אlo'H3808coverתַעְט֔וּta'.TuH5844yourlipsשָׂפָם֙sa.FamH8222or eatתֹאכֵֽלוּ׃to.Khe.luH398the breadוְלֶ֥חֶםve.Le.chemH3899of mournersאֲנָשִׁ֖ים לֹ֥א'a.na.Shim lo'H582 H3808.

23Your turbansוּפְאֵרֵכֶ֣םu.fe.'e.re.KhemH6287will remain onעַל־'al-H5921your headsרָאשֵׁיכֶ֗םra.shei.KhemH7218and your sandalsוְנַֽעֲלֵיכֶם֙ve.na.'a.lei.KhemH5275on your feetבְּרַגְלֵיכֶ֔םbe.rag.lei.KhemH7272.You will notלֹ֥אlo'H3808mournתִסְפְּד֖וּtis.pe.DuH5594orוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808weepתִבְכּ֑וּtiv.KuH1058,but you will waste awayוּנְמַקֹּתֶם֙u.ne.ma.ko.TemH4743because of your sinsבַּעֲוֹנֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔םba.'a.vo.No.tei.KhemH5771,and you will groanוּנְהַמְתֶּ֖םu.ne.ham.TemH5098amongאִ֥ישׁ אֶל־'ish 'el-H413 H376yourselvesאָחִֽיו׃'a.ChivH251.

24‘Thus Ezekielיְחֶזְקֵ֤אלye.chez.KelH3168will beוְהָיָ֨הve.ha.YahH1961a signלְמוֹפֵ֔תle.mo.FetH4159for you;you will doעָשָׂ֖ה'a.SahH6213everythingכְּכֹ֥לke.KholH3605thatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834he has doneתַּעֲשׂ֑וּta.'a.SuH6213.When this happensבְּבֹאָ֕הּbe.vo.'AhH935,you will knowוִֽידַעְתֶּ֕םvi.da'.TemH3045thatכִּ֥יkiH3588Iאֲנִ֖י'a.NiH589am the Lordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהוִֽה׃ סYah.wehH3069.’

25And youוְאַתָּ֣הve.'a.TahH859,sonבֶן־ven-H1121of manאָדָ֔ם הֲל֗וֹא'a.Dam ha.Lo'H120 H3808,know that on the dayבְּי֨וֹםbe.YomH3117I takeקַחְתִּ֤יkach.TiH3947awayאֶת־'et-H853their strongholdמָ֣עוּזָּ֔םma.'u.ZamH4581,their prideתִּפְאַרְתָּ֑םtif.'ar.TamH8597אֶת־'et-H853and joyמְשׂ֖וֹשׂme.SosH4885—the desireמַחְמַ֤דmach.MadH4261of their eyesעֵֽינֵיהֶם֙'ei.nei.HemH5869וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853which upliftedמַשָּׂ֣אma.Sa'H4853their soulsנַפְשָׁ֔םnaf.ShamH5315—and their sonsבְּנֵיהֶ֖םbe.nei.HemH1121and daughters as wellוּבְנוֹתֵיהֶֽם׃u.ve.no.tei.HemH1323,

26on thatהַה֔וּאha.Hu'H1931dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117a fugitiveהַפָּלִ֖יטha.pa.LitH6412will comeיָב֥וֹאya.Vo'H935and tell you the newsאֵלֶ֑יךָ לְהַשְׁמָע֖וּת אָזְנָֽיִם׃'e.Lei.kha le.hash.ma.'Ut 'a.ze.Na.yimH413 H2045 H241.

27On thatהַה֗וּאha.Hu'H1931dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117your mouthפִּ֙יךָ֙ אֶת־pi.kha 'et-H6310 H854will be openedיִפָּ֤תַחyi.Pa.tachH6605to him who has escapedהַפָּלִ֔יטha.pa.LitH6412;you will speakוּתְדַבֵּ֕רu.te.da.BerH1696and noוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808longerע֑וֹדodH5750be muteתֵֽאָלֵ֖םte.'a.LemH481.So you will beוְהָיִ֤יתָve.ha.Yi.taH1961a signלְמוֹפֵ֔תle.mo.FetH4159to them,and they will knowוְיָדְע֖וּve.ya.de.'UH3045thatכִּֽי־ki-H3588Iאֲנִ֥י'a.NiH589am the LORDיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.”

Ezekiel’s Wife Dies

Commentaries on Ezekiel 24