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Ezekiel 3:16-24

16At the endמִקְצֵ֖הmik.TzehH7097of sevenשִׁבְעַ֣תshiv.'AtH7651daysוַיְהִ֕י יָמִ֑ים פvay.Hi ya.MimH3117 H1961the wordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068cameוַיְהִ֥יvay.HiH1961to meאֵלַ֥י'e.LaiH413,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

17“Sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of manאָדָ֕ם'a.DamH120,I have madeנְתַתִּ֖יךָne.ta.Ti.khaH5414you a watchmanצֹפֶ֥הtzo.PehH6822for the houseלְבֵ֣יתle.VeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478.Whenever you hearוְשָׁמַעְתָּ֤ve.sha.ma'.TaH8085a wordדָּבָ֔רda.VarH1697fromמִמֶּֽנִּי׃mi.Me.niH4480My mouthמִפִּי֙mi.PiH6310,give them a warningוְהִזְהַרְתָּ֥ve.hiz.har.TaH2094from Meאוֹתָ֖ם'o.TamH853.

18If I sayבְּאָמְרִ֤יbe.'a.me.RiH559to the wicked manלָֽרָשָׁע֙la.ra.Sha'H7563, ‘You will surely dieH4191,’but you do notוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808warn himהִזְהַרְתּ֗וֹhiz.har.ToH2094orוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808speak outדִבַּ֛רְתָּdi.Bar.taH1696to warnלְהַזְהִ֥ירle.haz.HirH2094himרָשָׁ֛עra.Sha'H7563from his wickedהָרְשָׁעָ֖הha.re.sha.'AhH7563wayמִדַּרְכּ֥וֹmi.dar.KoH1870to save his lifeלְחַיֹּת֑וֹle.chai.yo.ToH2421,thatה֤וּאhu'H1931wicked manרָשָׁע֙ra.Sha'H7563will dieH4191in his iniquityבַּעֲוֹנ֣וֹba.'a.vo.NoH5771,and I will hold youמִיָּדְךָ֥mi.ya.de.KhaH3027responsible forאֲבַקֵּֽשׁ׃'a.va.KeshH1245his bloodוְדָמ֖וֹve.da.MoH1818.

19But ifכִּֽי־ki-H3588youוְאַתָּה֙ve.'a.TahH859warnהִזְהַ֣רְתָּhiz.Har.taH2094a wicked manרָשָׁ֔עra.Sha'H7563and he does notוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808turnשָׁב֙shavH7725from his wickednessמֵֽרִשְׁע֔וֹme.rish.'OH7562and his wickedהָרְשָׁעָ֑הha.re.sha.'AhH7563wayוּמִדַּרְכּ֖וֹu.mi.dar.KoH1870,heה֚וּאhu'H1931will dieיָמ֔וּתya.MutH4191in his iniquityבַּעֲוֹנ֣וֹba.'a.vo.NoH5771,but youוְאַתָּ֖הve.'a.TahH859אֶֽת־'et-H853will have savedהִצַּֽלְתָּ׃ סhi.Tzal.taH5337yourselfנַפְשְׁךָ֥naf.she.KhaH5315.

20Now if a righteous manצַדִּ֤יקtza.DikH6662turnsוּבְשׁ֨וּבu.ve.ShuvH7725from his righteousnessמִצִּדְקוֹ֙mi.tzid.KoH6664and commitsוְעָ֣שָׂהve.'A.sahH6213iniquityעָ֔וֶל'A.velH5766,and I putוְנָתַתִּ֥יve.na.ta.TiH5414a stumbling blockמִכְשׁ֛וֹלmikh.SholH4383before himלְפָנָ֖יוle.fa.NavH6440,heה֣וּאhu'H1931will dieיָמ֑וּתya.MutH4191.Ifכִּ֣יkiH3588you did notלֹ֤אlo'H3808warn himהִזְהַרְתּוֹ֙hiz.har.ToH2094,he will dieיָמ֔וּתya.MutH4191in his sinבְּחַטָּאת֣וֹbe.cha.ta.ToH2403,and the righteous actsצִדְקֹתָיו֙tzid.ko.TavH6666אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834he didעָשָׂ֔ה'a.SahH6213will notוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808be rememberedתִזָּכַ֗רְןָti.za.Khar.naH2142.And I will hold youמִיָּדְךָ֥mi.ya.de.KhaH3027responsible forאֲבַקֵּֽשׁ׃'a.va.KeshH1245his bloodוְדָמ֖וֹve.da.MoH1818.

21But ifכִּ֧יkiH3588youוְאַתָּ֞הve.'a.TahH859warnהִזְהַרְתּ֣וֹhiz.har.ToH2094the righteous manצַדִּ֗יקtza.DikH6662צַדִּ֖יקtza.DikH6662notלְבִלְתִּ֥יle.vil.TiH1115to sinחֲטֹ֛אcha.To'H2398,and heוְה֣וּאve.Hu'H1931does notלֹא־lo'-H3808sinחָטָ֑אcha.Ta'H2398,he will indeed liveH2421becauseכִּ֣יkiH3588he heeded your warningנִזְהָ֔רniz.HarH2094,and youוְאַתָּ֖הve.'a.TahH859אֶֽת־'et-H853will have savedהִצַּֽלְתָּ׃ סhi.Tzal.taH5337yourselfנַפְשְׁךָ֥naf.she.KhaH5315.”

22And thereשָׁ֖םshamH8033the handיַד־yad-H3027of the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068wasוַתְּהִ֥יva.te.HiH1961upon meעָלַ֛י'a.LaiH5921,and He saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to meאֵלַ֗י'e.LaiH413, “Get upק֥וּםkumH6965,go outצֵא֙tze'H3318toאֶל־'el-H413the plainהַבִּקְעָ֔הha.bik.'AhH1237,and thereוְשָׁ֖םve.ShamH8033I will speakאֲדַבֵּ֥ר'a.da.BerH1696with youאוֹתָֽךְ׃'o.TakhH854.”

23So I got upוָאָקוּם֮va.'a.KumH6965and went outוָאֵצֵ֣אva.'e.Tze'H3318toאֶל־'el-H413the plainהַבִּקְעָה֒ha.bik.'AhH1237,and beholdוְהִנֵּה־ve.hi.neh-H2009,the gloryכְּבוֹד־ke.Vod-H3519of the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068was presentעֹמֵ֔ד'o.MedH5975thereשָׁ֤םshamH8033,like the gloryכַּכָּב֕וֹדka.ka.VodH3519אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834I had seenרָאִ֖יתִיra.'I.tiH7200byעַל־'al-H5921the Riverנְהַר־ne.har-H5104Kebarכְּבָ֑רke.VarH3529,and I fellוָאֶפֹּ֖לva.'e.PolH5307facedownעַל־ פָּנָֽי׃'al- pa.NaiH5921 H6440.

24Then the Spiritר֔וּחַRu.achH7307enteredוַתָּבֹא־va.ta.vo'-H935meand set meוַתַּעֲמִדֵ֖נִיva.ta.'a.mi.De.niH5975onעַל־'al-H5921my feetרַגְלָ֑יrag.LaiH7272.He spokeוַיְדַבֵּ֤רvay.da.BerH1696with meאֹתִי֙'o.TiH854and saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֵלַ֔יvai.Yo.mer 'e.LaiH559 H413, “Goבֹּ֥אbo'H935,shut yourselfהִסָּגֵ֖רhi.sa.GerH5462insideבְּת֥וֹךְbe.TokhH8432your houseבֵּיתֶֽךָ׃bei.Te.khaH1004.

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