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Ezekiel 28:1-19

1And the wordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068cameוַיְהִ֥יvay.HiH1961to meאֵלַ֥י'e.LaiH413,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

2“Sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of manאָדָ֡ם'a.DamH120,tellאֱמֹר֩'e.MorH559the rulerלִנְגִ֨ידlin.GidH5057of Tyreצֹ֜רtzorH6865that this is whatכֹּֽה־koh-H3541the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהֹוִ֗ה יַ֣עַןYah.weh Ya.'anH3069 H3282saysאָמַ֣ר׀'a.MarH559:Your heartלִבְּךָ֙li.be.KhaH3820is proudגָּבַ֤הּga.VahH1361,and you have saidוַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙va.To.merH559, ‘Iאָ֔נִי'A.niH589am a godאֵ֣ל'elH410;I sitיָשַׁ֖בְתִּיya.Shav.tiH3427in the seatמוֹשַׁ֧בmo.ShavH4186of godsאֱלֹהִ֛ים'E.lo.HimH430in the heartבְּלֵ֣בbe.LevH3820of the seaיַמִּ֑יםya.MimH3220.’Yet youוְאַתָּ֤הve.'a.TahH859are a manאָדָם֙'a.DamH120and notוְֽלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808a godאֵ֔ל'ElH410,though you have regardedוַתִּתֵּ֥ןva.ti.TenH5414your heartלִבְּךָ֖li.be.KhaH3820as thatכְּלֵ֥בke.LevH3820of a godאֱלֹהִֽים׃'E.lo.HimH430.

3Beholdהִנֵּ֥הhi.NehH2009,youאַתָּ֖ה'a.TahH859are wiserחָכָ֛םcha.KhamH2450than Danielכָּל־kol-H1840 H3605;noלֹ֥אlo'H3808secretסָת֖וּםsa.TumH5640is hidden from youעֲמָמֽוּךָ׃'a.ma.Mu.khaH6004!

4By your wisdomבְּחָכְמָֽתְךָ֙be.cha.khe.ma.te.KhaH2451and understandingוּבִתְבוּנָ֣תְךָ֔u.vit.vu.Na.te.khaH8394you have gainedעָשִׂ֥יתָ'a.Si.taH6213yourwealthחָ֑יִלCha.yilH2428and amassedוַתַּ֛עַשׂva.Ta.'asH6213goldזָהָ֥בza.HavH2091and silverוָכֶ֖סֶףva.Khe.sefH3701for your treasuriesבְּאוֹצְרוֹתֶֽיךָ׃be.'otz.ro.Tei.khaH214.

5By your greatבְּרֹ֧בbe.RoH7230skillחָכְמָתְךָ֛cha.khe.ma.te.KhaH2451in tradingבִּרְכֻלָּתְךָ֖bir.khu.la.te.KhaH7404you have increasedהִרְבִּ֣יתָhir.Bi.taH7235your wealthחֵילֶ֑ךָchei.Le.khaH2428,but your heartלְבָבְךָ֖le.va.ve.KhaH3824has grown proudוַיִּגְבַּ֥הּvai.yig.BahH1361because ofבְּחֵילֶֽךָ׃ סbe.chei.Le.khaH2428it.

6Thereforeלָכֵ֕ןla.KhenH3651this is whatכֹּ֥הkohH3541the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהוִ֑הYah.wehH3069saysאָמַ֖ר'a.MarH559:Becauseיַ֛עַןYa.'anH3282you regardתִּתְּךָ֥ti.te.KhaH5414אֶת־'et-H853your heartלְבָבְךָ֖le.va.ve.KhaH3824as the heartכְּלֵ֥בke.LevH3820of a godאֱלֹהִֽים׃'E.lo.HimH430,

7לָכֵ֗ןla.KhenH3651beholdהִנְנִ֨יhi.NiH2005,I will bringמֵבִ֤יאme.Vi'H935foreignersזָרִ֔יםza.RimH2114against youעָלֶ֙יךָ֙'a.Lei.khaH5921,the most ruthlessעָרִיצֵ֖י'a.ri.TzeiH6184of nationsגּוֹיִ֑םgo.YimH1471.They will drawוְהֵרִ֤יקוּve.he.Ri.kuH7324their swordsחַרְבוֹתָם֙char.vo.TamH2719againstעַל־'al-H5921the beautyיְפִ֣יye.FiH3308of your wisdomחָכְמָתֶ֔ךָcha.khe.ma.Te.khaH2451and will defileוְחִלְּל֖וּve.chi.le.LuH2490your splendorיִפְעָתֶֽךָ׃yif.'a.Te.khaH3314.

8They will bring you downיֽוֹרִד֑וּךָyo.ri.Du.khaH3381to the Pitלַשַּׁ֖חַתla.Sha.chatH7845,and you will dieמְמוֹתֵ֥יme.mo.TeiH4463a violentחָלָ֖לcha.LalH2491deathוָמַ֛תָּהva.Ma.tahH4191in the heartבְּלֵ֥בbe.LevH3820of the seasיַמִּֽים׃ya.MimH3220.

9Will you still sayH559, ‘Iאָ֔נִי'A.niH589am a godאֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.HimH430,’in the presenceלִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440of those who slay youהֹֽרְגֶ֑ךָho.re.Ge.khaH2026?Youוְאַתָּ֥הve.'a.TahH859will be only a manאָדָ֛ם'a.DamH120,notוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808a godאֵ֖ל'elH410,in the handsבְּיַ֥דbe.YadH3027of those who wound youמְחַלְלֶֽיךָ׃me.cha.Lei.khaH2490.

10You will dieתָּמ֖וּתta.MutH4191the deathמוֹתֵ֧יmo.TeiH4194of the uncircumcisedעֲרֵלִ֛ים'a.re.LimH6189at the handsבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027of foreignersזָרִ֑יםza.RimH2114.Forכִּ֚יkiH3588Iאֲנִ֣י'a.NiH589have spokenדִבַּ֔רְתִּיdi.Bar.tiH1696,declaresנְאֻ֖םne.'UmH5002the Lordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהוִֽה׃ סYah.wehH3069.”

11Again the wordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068cameוַיְהִ֥יvay.HiH1961to meאֵלַ֥י'e.LaiH413,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

12“Sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of manאָדָ֕ם'a.DamH120,take upשָׂ֥אsa'H5375a lamentקִינָ֖הki.NahH7015forעַל־'al-H5921the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Tyreצ֑וֹרTzorH6865and tellוְאָמַ֣רְתָּve.'a.Mar.taH559himthat this is whatכֹּ֤הkohH3541the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהוִ֔הYah.wehH3069saysאָמַר֙'a.MarH559: ‘Youאַתָּה֙'a.TahH859were the sealחוֹתֵ֣םcho.TemH2856of perfectionתָּכְנִ֔יתta.khe.NitH8508,full ofמָלֵ֥אma.Le'H4392wisdomחָכְמָ֖הchokh.mahH2451and perfectוּכְלִ֥ילu.khe.LilH3632in beautyיֹֽפִי׃Yo.fiH3308.

13You wereהָיִ֗יתָha.Yi.taH1961in Edenבְּעֵ֨דֶןbe.'E.denH5731,the gardenגַּן־gan-H1588of Godאֱלֹהִ֜ים'E.lo.HimH430.Every kindכָּל־kol-H3605of preciousיְקָרָ֤הye.ka.RahH3368stoneאֶ֨בֶן'E.venH68adorned youמְסֻכָתֶ֙ךָ֙me.su.kha.Te.khaH4540:rubyאֹ֣דֶם'O.demH124,topazפִּטְדָ֞הpit.DahH6357,and diamondוְיָהֲלֹ֗םve.ya.ha.LomH3095,berylתַּרְשִׁ֥ישׁtar.ShishH8658,onyxשֹׁ֙הַם֙sho.hamH7718,and jasperוְיָ֣שְׁפֵ֔הve.Ya.she.PehH3471,sapphireסַפִּ֣ירsa.PirH5601,turquoiseנֹ֔פֶךְNo.fekhH5306,and emeraldוּבָרְקַ֖תu.va.re.KatH1304.Your mountingsוּנְקָבֶ֙יךָ֙u.ne.ka.Vei.chaH5345and settingsתֻּפֶּ֤יךָtu.Pei.khaH8596were craftedמְלֶ֨אכֶתme.Le.khetH4399in goldוְזָהָ֑בve.za.HavH2091,preparedכּוֹנָֽנוּ׃ko.Na.nuH3559on the dayבְּי֥וֹםbe.YomH3117of your creationהִבָּרַאֲךָ֖hi.ba.ra.'a.KhaH1254.

14Youאַ֨תְּ־'At-H859were anointedמִמְשַׁ֖חmi.ShachH4473as a guardianהַסּוֹכֵ֑ךְha.so.KhekhH5526cherubכְּר֔וּבke.RuvH3742,for I had ordained youוּנְתַתִּ֗יךָu.ne.ta.Ti.khaH5414.You wereהָיִ֔יתָha.Yi.taH1961on the holyקֹ֤דֶשׁKo.deshH6944mountainבְּהַ֨רbe.HarH2022of Godאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430;you walkedהִתְהַלָּֽכְתָּ׃hit.ha.La.khe.taH1980amongבְּת֥וֹךְbe.TokhH8432the fieryאֵ֖שׁ'eshH784stonesאַבְנֵי־'av.nei-H68.

15From the dayמִיּ֖וֹםmi.YomH3117you were createdהִבָּֽרְאָ֑ךְhi.ba.re.'AkhH1254youאַתָּה֙'a.TahH859were blamelessתָּמִ֤יםta.MimH8549in your waysבִּדְרָכֶ֔יךָbid.ra.Khei.khaH1870—untilעַד־'ad-H5704wickednessעַוְלָ֖תָה'av.La.tahH5766was foundנִמְצָ֥אnim.Tza'H4672in you.

16By the vastnessבְּרֹ֣בbe.RoH7230of your tradeרְכֻלָּתְךָ֗re.khu.la.te.KhaH7404,youתוֹכְךָ֛tokh.KhaH8432were filledמָל֧וּma.LuH4390with violenceחָמָ֖סcha.MasH2555,and you sinnedוַֽתֶּחֱטָ֑אva.te.che.Ta'H2398.So I drove you in disgraceוָאֶחַלֶּלְךָ֩va.'e.cha.lel.KhaH2490from the mountainמֵהַ֨רme.HarH2022of Godאֱלֹהִ֤ים'E.lo.HimH430,and I banished youוָֽאַבֶּדְךָ֙va.'a.bed.KhaH6,O guardianהַסֹּכֵ֔ךְha.so.KhekhH5526cherubכְּר֣וּבke.RuvH3742,from amongמִתּ֖וֹךְmi.TokhH8432the fieryאֵֽשׁ׃'EshH784stonesאַבְנֵי־'av.nei-H68.

17Your heartלִבְּךָ֙li.be.KhaH3820grew proudגָּבַ֤הּga.VahH1361of your beautyבְּיָפְיֶ֔ךָbe.ya.fe.Ye.khaH3308;you corruptedשִׁחַ֥תָּshi.Cha.taH7843your wisdomחָכְמָתְךָ֖cha.khe.ma.te.KhaH2451becauseעַל־'al-H5921of your splendorיִפְעָתֶ֑ךָyif.'a.Te.khaH3314;so I cast youהִשְׁלַכְתִּ֗יךָhish.lakh.Ti.khaH7993toעַל־'al-H5921the earthאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776;I made youנְתַתִּ֖יךָne.ta.Ti.khaH5414a spectacleלְרַ֥אֲוָהle.Ra.'a.vahH7200beforeלִפְנֵ֧יlif.NeiH6440kingsמְלָכִ֛יםme.la.KhimH4428.

18By the multitudeמֵרֹ֣בme.RoH7230of your iniquitiesעֲוֹנֶ֗יךָ'a.vo.Nei.khaH5771and the dishonestyבְּעֶ֙וֶל֙be.'E.velH5766of your tradingרְכֻלָּ֣תְךָ֔re.khu.La.te.khaH7404you have profanedחִלַּ֖לְתָּchi.Lal.taH2490your sanctuariesמִקְדָּשֶׁ֑יךָmik.da.Shei.chaH4720.So I made fireאֵ֤שׁ'eshH784comeוָֽאוֹצִא־va.'o.tzi'-H3318from within youמִתּֽוֹכְךָ֙mi.tokh.KhaH8432,and itהִ֣יאhi'H1931consumed youאֲכָלַ֔תְךָ'a.kha.Lat.khaH398.I reducedוָאֶתֶּנְךָ֤va.'e.ten.KhaH5414you to ashesלְאֵ֙פֶר֙le.'E.ferH665onעַל־'al-H5921the groundהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776in the eyesלְעֵינֵ֖יle.'ei.NeiH5869of allכָּל־kol-H3605who saw youרֹאֶֽיךָ׃ro.'Ei.khaH7200.

19Allכָּל־kol-H3605the nationsבָּֽעַמִּ֔יםba.'a.MimH5971who know youיוֹדְעֶ֙יךָ֙yod.'Ei.khaH3045are appalledשָׁמְמ֖וּsha.me.MuH8074over youעָלֶ֑יךָ'a.Lei.khaH5921.You have comeהָיִ֔יתָha.Yi.taH1961to a horrible endבַּלָּה֣וֹתba.la.HotH1091and will be no moreוְאֵינְךָ֖ עַד־ עוֹלָֽם׃ פve.'ei.ne.Kha 'ad- o.LamH369 H5704 H5769.’”

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