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Ezekiel 24:3-12

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.

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