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Ezekiel 28:2-8

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.

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