Berean Standard Bible

Ezekiel 35

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

2“Sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of manאָדָ֕ם'a.DamH120,setשִׂ֥יםsimH7760your faceפָּנֶ֖יךָpa.Nei.khaH6440againstעַל־'al-H5921Mountהַ֣רharH2022Seirשֵׂעִ֑ירse.'IrH8165and prophesyוְהִנָּבֵ֖אve.hi.na.Ve'H5012against itעָלָֽיו׃'a.LavH5921,

3and declareוְאָמַ֣רְתָּve.'a.Mar.taH559that this is whatכֹּ֤הkohH3541the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהוִ֔הYah.wehH3069saysאָמַר֙'a.MarH559:Beholdהִנְנִ֥יhi.NiH2005,I am against youאֵלֶ֖יךָ'e.Lei.khaH413,O Mountהַר־har-H2022Seirשֵׂעִ֑ירse.'IrH8165.I will stretch outוְנָטִ֤יתִיve.na.Ti.tiH5186My handיָדִי֙ya.DiH3027against youעָלֶ֔יךָ'a.Lei.khaH5921and makeוּנְתַתִּ֖יךָu.ne.ta.Ti.khaH5414you a desolateשְׁמָמָ֥הshe.ma.MahH8077wasteוּמְשַׁמָּֽה׃u.me.sha.MahH4923.

4I will turn your citiesעָרֶ֙יךָ֙'a.Rei.khaH5892intoאָשִׂ֔ים'a.SimH7760ruinsחָרְבָּ֣הcha.re.BahH2723,and youוְאַתָּ֖הve.'a.TahH859will becomeתִֽהְיֶ֑הtih.YehH1961a desolationשְׁמָמָ֣הshe.ma.MahH8077.Then you will knowוְיָדַעְתָּ֖ve.ya.da'.TaH3045thatכִּֽי־ki-H3588Iאֲנִ֥י'a.NiH589am the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

5Becauseיַ֗עַןYa.'anH3282you harboredהֱי֤וֹתhe.YotH1961an ancientעוֹלָ֔םo.LamH5769hatredאֵיבַ֣ת'ei.VatH342and deliveredוַתַּגֵּ֥רva.ta.GerH5064אֶת־'et-H853the Israelitesבְּנֵֽי־ יִשְׂרָאֵ֖לbe.nei- Yis.ra.'ElH1121 H3478over toעַל־ יְדֵי־'al- ye.dei-H5921 H3027the swordחָ֑רֶבCha.revH2719in the timeבְּעֵ֣תbe.'EtH6256of their disasterאֵידָ֔ם'ei.DamH343at the final stageבְּעֵ֖ת קֵֽץ׃be.'Et KetzH6256 H7093of their punishmentעֲוֹ֥ן'a.VonH5771,

6thereforeלָכֵ֣ןla.KhenH3651as surely as Iאָ֗נִי'A.niH589liveחַי־chai-H2416,declaresנְאֻם֙ne.'UmH5002the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהוִ֔הYah.wehH3069כִּֽי־ki-H3588,I will give you overאֶעֶשְׂךָ֖'e.'es.KhaH6213to bloodshedלְדָ֥םle.DamH1818andוְדָ֣םve.DamH1818itwill pursue youיִרְדֲּפֶ֑ךָyir.da.Fe.khaH7291.Sinceאִם־'im-H518you did notלֹ֥אlo'H3808hateשָׂנֵ֖אתָsa.Ne.taH8130bloodshedדָ֛םdamH1818,itוְדָ֥םve.DamH1818will pursue youיִרְדֲּפֶֽךָ׃yir.da.Fe.khaH7291.

7I will makeוְנָֽתַתִּי֙ve.na.ta.TiH5414אֶת־'et-H853Mountהַ֣רharH2022Seirשֵׂעִ֔ירse.'IrH8165a desolateלְשִֽׁמְמָ֖הle.shi.MahH8077wasteוּשְׁמָמָ֑הu.she.ma.MahH8077and will cut offוְהִכְרַתִּ֥יve.hikh.ra.TiH3772from itמִמֶּ֖נּוּmi.Me.nuH4480those who comeוָשָֽׁב׃va.ShavH7725and goעֹבֵ֥ר'o.VerH5674.

8I will fillוּמִלֵּאתִ֥יu.mi.le.TiH4390אֶת־'et-H853its mountainsהָרָ֖יוha.RavH2022with the slainחֲלָלָ֑יוcha.la.LavH2491;those killedחַלְלֵי־cha.lei-H2491by the swordחֶ֖רֶבChe.revH2719will fallיִפְּל֥וּyi.pe.LuH5307on your hillsגִּבְעוֹתֶ֤יךָgiv.'o.Tei.khaH1389,in your valleysוְגֵאוֹתֶ֙יךָ֙ve.ge.'o.Tei.khaH1516,and in allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605your ravinesאֲפִיקֶ֔יךָ'a.fi.Kei.chaH650.

9I will makeאֶתֶּנְךָ֔'e.ten.KhaH5414you a perpetualעוֹלָם֙o.LamH5769desolationשִֽׁמְמ֤וֹתshi.MotH8077,and your citiesוְעָרֶ֖יךָve.'a.Rei.khaH5892will notלֹ֣אlo'H3808be inhabitedH3427.Then you will knowוִֽידַעְתֶּ֖םvi.da'.TemH3045thatכִּֽי־ki-H3588Iאֲנִ֥י'a.NiH589am the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

10Becauseיַ֣עַןYa.'anH3282you have saidאֲ֠מָרְךָ'A.ma.re.khaH559אֶת־'et-H853, ‘These twoשְׁנֵ֨יshe.NeiH8147nationsהַגּוֹיִ֜םha.go.YimH1471וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853andשְׁתֵּ֧יshe.TeiH8147countriesהָאֲרָצ֛וֹתha.'a.ra.TzotH776will beתִהְיֶ֖ינָהtih.Yei.nahH1961ours,and we will possess themוִֽירַשְׁנ֑וּהָvi.rash.Nu.haH3423,’even though the LORDוַֽיהוָ֖הva.Yah.wehH3068wasהָיָֽה׃ha.YahH1961thereשָׁ֥םshamH8033,

11thereforeלָכֵ֣ןla.KhenH3651as surely as Iאָ֗נִי'A.niH589liveחַי־chai-H2416,declaresנְאֻם֮ne.'UmH5002the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהוִה֒Yah.wehH3069,I will treat youוְעָשִׂ֗יתִיve.'a.Si.tiH6213according to the angerכְּאַפְּךָ֙ke.'a.pe.KhaH639and jealousyוּכְקִנְאָ֣תְךָ֔u.khe.kin.'A.te.khaH7068אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834you showedעָשִׂ֔יתָה'a.Si.tahH6213in your hatredמִשִּׂנְאָתֶ֖יךָmi.sin.'a.Tei.khaH8135against them,and I will make Myself knownוְנוֹדַ֥עְתִּיve.no.Da'.tiH3045among themwhenכַּאֲשֶׁ֥רka.'a.SherH834I judge youאֶשְׁפְּטֶֽךָ׃'esh.pe.Te.khaH8199.

12Then you will knowוְֽיָדַעְתָּ֮ve.ya.da'.TaH3045thatכִּֽי־ki-H3588Iאֲנִ֣י'a.NiH589,the LORDיְהוָה֒Yah.wehH3068,have heardשָׁמַ֣עְתִּי׀sha.Ma'.tiH8085אֶת־'et-H853everyכָּל־kol-H3605contemptuous wordנָאָֽצוֹתֶ֗יךָna.'a.tzo.Tei.khaH5007אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834you utteredאָמַ֛רְתָּ'a.Mar.taH559againstעַל־'al-H5921the mountainsהָרֵ֥יha.ReiH2022of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478when you saidלֵאמֹ֣ר׀le.MorH559, ‘They are desolateשָׁמֵ֑מוּsha.Me.muH8074;they are givenנִתְּנ֖וּni.te.NuH5414to usto devourלְאָכְלָֽה׃le.'okh.LahH402!’

13You boastedוַתַּגְדִּ֤ילוּva.tag.Di.luH1431against Meעָלַי֙'a.LaiH5921with your mouthבְּפִיכֶ֔םbe.fi.KhemH6310and multipliedוְהַעְתַּרְתֶּ֥םve.ha'.tar.TemH6280your wordsדִּבְרֵיכֶ֑םdiv.rei.KhemH1697against Meעָלַ֖י'a.LaiH5921.Iאֲנִ֖י'a.NiH589heard it Myselfשָׁמָֽעְתִּי׃ סsha.Ma.'e.tiH8085!

14This is whatכֹּ֥הkohH3541the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהוִ֑הYah.wehH3069saysאָמַ֖ר'a.MarH559:While the wholeכָּל־kol-H3605earthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776rejoicesכִּשְׂמֹ֙חַ֙kis.Mo.achH8055,I will makeאֶעֱשֶׂה־'e.'e.seh-H6213youdesolateשְׁמָמָ֖הshe.ma.MahH8077.

15As you rejoicedכְּשִׂמְחָ֨תְךָ֜ke.sim.Cha.te.khaH8057when the inheritanceלְנַחְלַ֧תle.nach.LatH5159of the houseבֵּֽית־beit-H1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478עַ֥ל'alH5921אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834became desolateשָׁמֵ֖מָהsha.Me.mahH8074,soכֵּ֣ןkenH3651will I doאֶעֱשֶׂה־'e.'e.seh-H6213to you.You will becomeתִֽהְיֶ֤הtih.YehH1961a desolationשְׁמָמָ֨הshe.ma.MahH8077,O Mountהַר־har-H2022Seirשֵׂעִיר֙se.'IrH8165,and so will allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605of Edomאֱד֣וֹם'e.DomH123כֻּלָּ֔הּku.LahH3605.Then they will knowוְיָדְע֖וּve.ya.de.'UH3045thatכִּֽי־ki-H3588Iאֲנִ֥י'a.NiH589am the LORDיְהוָֽה׃ פYah.wehH3068.

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