Berean Standard Bible

Ezekiel 3:1-11

1“Sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of manאָדָ֕ם'a.DamH120,”He saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to meאֵלַ֔י'e.LaiH413אֵ֥ת'etH853, “eatאֱכ֑וֹל'e.KholH398whatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834you find hereתִּמְצָ֖אtim.Tza'H4672.Eatאֱכוֹל֙'e.khOlH398אֶת־'et-H853thisהַזֹּ֔אתha.ZotH2063scrollהַמְּגִלָּ֣הha.me.gi.LahH4039,then goוְלֵ֥ךְve.LekhH1980and speakדַּבֵּ֖רda.BerH1696toאֶל־'el-H413the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.”

2So I openedוָאֶפְתַּ֖חva.'ef.TachH6605אֶת־'et-H853my mouthפִּ֑יPiH6310,and He fedוַיַּ֣אֲכִלֵ֔נִיvai.Ya.'a.khi.Le.niH398meאֵ֖ת'etH853the scrollהַמְּגִלָּ֥ה הַזֹּֽאת׃ha.me.gi.Lah ha.ZotH4039 H2063.

3“Sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of manאָדָם֙ בִּטְנְךָ֤'a.Dam bit.ne.KhaH120 H990,”He saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to meאֵלַ֗י'e.LaiH413, “eatתַֽאֲכֵל֙ta.'a.KhelH398and fillתְמַלֵּ֔אte.ma.Le'H4390אֵ֚ת'etH853your stomachוּמֵעֶ֣יךָu.me.'Ei.khaH4578with thisהַזֹּ֔אתha.ZotH2063אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834scrollהַמְּגִלָּ֣הha.me.gi.LahH4039Iאֲנִ֖י'a.NiH589am giving youנֹתֵ֣ן אֵלֶ֑יךָno.Ten 'e.Lei.khaH5414 H413.”So I ateוָאֹ֣כְלָ֔הva.'O.khe.LahH398,and it wasוַתְּהִ֥יva.te.HiH1961as sweetלְמָתֽוֹק׃ פle.ma.TokH4966as honeyכִּדְבַ֥שׁkid.VashH1706in my mouthבְּפִ֖יbe.FiH6310.

4Then He saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to meאֵלָ֑י'e.LaiH413, “Sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of manאָדָ֗ם'a.DamH120,go nowלֶךְ־ בֹּא֙lekh- bo'H1980 H935toאֶל־'el-H413the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478and speakוְדִבַּרְתָּ֥ve.di.bar.TaH1696My wordsבִדְבָרַ֖יvid.va.RaiH1697to themאֲלֵיהֶֽם׃'a.lei.HemH413.

5Forכִּ֡יkiH3588youאַתָּ֣ה'a.TahH859are notלֹא֩lo'H3808being sentשָׁל֑וּחַsha.Lu.achH7971toאֶל־'el-H413a peopleעַ֨ם'amH5971of unfamiliarעִמְקֵ֥י'im.KeiH6012speechשָׂפָ֛הsa.FahH8193or difficultוְכִבְדֵ֥יve.khiv.DeiH3515languageלָשׁ֖וֹןla.ShonH3956,but toאֶל־'el-H413the houseבֵּ֖יתbeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478—

6notלֹ֣א׀lo'H3808toאֶל־'el-H413the manyרַבִּ֗יםra.BimH7227peoplesעַמִּ֣ים'a.MimH5971of unfamiliarעִמְקֵ֤י'im.KeiH6012speechשָׂפָה֙sa.FahH8193and difficultוְכִבְדֵ֣יve.khiv.DeiH3515languageלָשׁ֔וֹןla.ShonH3956whoseאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834wordsדִּבְרֵיהֶ֑םdiv.rei.HemH1697you cannotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808understandתִשְׁמַ֖עtish.Ma'H8085.Surelyאִם־ לֹ֤א'im- lo'H518 H3808if I had sent youשְׁלַחְתִּ֔יךָshe.lach.Ti.khaH7971to themאֲלֵיהֶם֙'a.lei.HemH413,theyהֵ֖מָּהHe.mahH1992would have listenedיִשְׁמְע֥וּyish.me.'UH8085to youאֵלֶֽיךָ׃'e.Lei.khaH413.

7But the houseוּבֵ֣יתu.VeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478will be unwillingלֹ֤א יֹאבוּ֙lo' yo.VuH3808 H14to listenלִשְׁמֹ֣עַlish.Mo.a'H8085to youאֵלֶ֔יךָ'e.Lei.khaH413,sinceכִּֽי־ki-H3588they are unwillingאֵינָ֥ם אֹבִ֖ים'ei.Nam 'o.VimH369 H14to listenלִשְׁמֹ֣עַlish.Mo.a'H8085to Meאֵלָ֑י'e.LaiH413.Forכִּ֚יkiH3588the wholeכָּל־kol-H3605houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478is hard-headedחִזְקֵי־ מֵ֥צַחchiz.kei- Me.tzachH2389 H4696and hard-heartedוּקְשֵׁי־ לֵ֖ב הֵֽמָּה׃u.ke.shei- lev He.mahH7186 H3820 H1992.

8Beholdהִנֵּ֨הhi.NehH2009,I will makeנָתַ֧תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414אֶת־'et-H853your faceפָּנֶ֛יךָpa.Nei.khaH6440as hardחֲזָקִ֖יםcha.za.KimH2389asלְעֻמַּ֣תle.'u.MatH5980their facesפְּנֵיהֶ֑םpe.nei.HemH6440וְאֶֽת־ve.'EtH853,and your foreheadמִצְחֲךָ֥mitz.cha.KhaH4696as hardחָזָ֖קcha.ZakH2389asלְעֻמַּ֥תle.'u.MatH5980their foreheadsמִצְחָֽם׃mitz.ChamH4696.

9I will makeנָתַ֣תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414your foreheadמִצְחֶ֑ךָmitz.Che.khaH4696like a diamondכְּשָׁמִ֛ירke.sha.MirH8068,harderחָזָ֥קcha.ZakH2389than flintמִצֹּ֖רmi.TzorH6864.Do notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808be afraidתִירָ֤אti.Ra'H3372of themאוֹתָם֙'o.TamH853orוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808dismayedתֵחַ֣תte.ChatH2865at their presenceמִפְּנֵיהֶ֔םmi.pe.nei.HemH6440,even thoughכִּ֛יkiH3588theyהֵֽמָּה׃ פHe.mahH1992are a rebelliousמְרִ֖יme.RiH4805houseבֵּֽית־beit-H1004.”

10“Sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of manאָדָ֕ם'a.DamH120,”He addedוַיֹּ֖אמֶר אֵלָ֑יvai.Yo.mer 'e.LaiH559 H413אֶת־'et-H853, “listen carefullyוּבְאָזְנֶ֥יךָ שְׁמָֽע׃u.ve.'a.ze.Nei.kha she.Ma'H241 H8085to allכָּל־kol-H3605the wordsדְּבָרַי֙de.va.RaiH1697אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834I speakאֲדַבֵּ֣ר'a.da.BerH1696to youאֵלֶ֔יךָ'e.Lei.khaH413,and take themקַ֥חkachH3947to heartבִּֽלְבָבְךָ֖bil.va.ve.KhaH3824.

11וְלֵ֨ךְve.LekhH1980Goבֹּ֤אbo'H935toאֶל־'el-H413your peopleבְּנֵ֣י עַמֶּ֔ךָbe.Nei 'a.Me.khaH1121 H5971,the exilesהַגּוֹלָה֙ha.go.LahH1473;speakאֶל־ וְדִבַּרְתָּ֤'el- ve.di.bar.TaH1696 H413to themאֲלֵיהֶם֙'a.lei.HemH413and tellוְאָמַרְתָּ֣ve.'a.mar.TaH559themאֲלֵיהֶ֔ם'a.lei.HemH413, ‘This is whatכֹּ֥הkohH3541the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהֹוִ֑הYah.wehH3069saysאָמַ֖ר'a.MarH559,’whetherאִֽם־'im-H518they listenיִשְׁמְע֖וּyish.me.'UH8085orוְאִם־ve.'im-H518refuse to listenיֶחְדָּֽלוּ׃yech.Da.luH2308.”

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