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Ezekiel 24:6-21

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.”

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.’

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