Berean Standard Bible

Ezekiel 24:15-27

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.”

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