Berean Standard Bible

Ezekiel 37:11-24

11Then He saidוַיֹּאמֶר֮vai.yo.MerH559to meאֵלַי֒'e.LaiH413, “Sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of manאָדָ֕ם'a.DamH120,theseהָאֵ֔לֶּהha.'E.lehH428bonesהָעֲצָמ֣וֹתha.'a.tza.MotH6106are the wholeכָּל־kol-H3605houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478.Lookהִנֵּ֣הhi.NehH2009,theyהֵ֑מָּהHe.mahH1992are sayingאֹמְרִ֗ים'o.me.RimH559, ‘Our bonesעַצְמוֹתֵ֛ינוּatz.mo.Tei.nuH6106are dried upיָבְשׁ֧וּya.ve.ShuH3001,and our hopeתִקְוָתֵ֖נוּtik.va.Te.nuH8615has perishedוְאָבְדָ֥הve.'a.ve.DahH6;we are cut offנִגְזַ֥רְנוּnig.Zar.nuH1504.’

12Thereforeלָכֵן֩la.KhenH3651prophesyהִנָּבֵ֨אhi.na.Ve'H5012and tellוְאָמַרְתָּ֜ve.'a.mar.TaH559themאֲלֵיהֶ֗ם'a.lei.HemH413that this is whatכֹּֽה־koh-H3541the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהוִה֒Yah.wehH3069saysאָמַר֮'a.MarH559: ‘Oהִנֵּה֩hi.NehH2009My peopleעַמִּ֑י'a.MiH5971,Iאֲנִ֨י'a.NiH589will openפֹתֵ֜חַfo.Te.achH6605אֶת־'et-H853your gravesקִבְרֽוֹתֵיכֶ֗םkiv.ro.tei.KhemH6913and bring you upוְהַעֲלֵיתִ֥יve.ha.'a.lei.TiH5927fromאֶתְכֶ֛ם'et.KhemH853themמִקִּבְרוֹתֵיכֶ֖םmi.kiv.ro.tei.KhemH6913,and I will bring you backוְהֵבֵאתִ֥יve.he.ve.TiH935אֶתְכֶ֖ם'et.KhemH853toאֶל־'el-H413the landאַדְמַ֥ת'ad.MatH127of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ סYis.ra.'ElH3478.

13Then you, My peopleעַמִּֽי׃'a.MiH5971,will knowוִֽידַעְתֶּ֖םvi.da'.TemH3045thatכִּֽי־ki-H3588Iאֲנִ֣י'a.NiH589am the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,when I openבְּפִתְחִ֣יbe.fit.ChiH6605אֶת־'et-H853your gravesקִבְרֽוֹתֵיכֶ֗םkiv.ro.tei.KhemH6913and bring you upוּבְהַעֲלוֹתִ֥יu.ve.ha.'a.lo.TiH5927אֶתְכֶ֛ם'et.KhemH853from themמִקִּבְרוֹתֵיכֶ֖םmi.kiv.ro.tei.KhemH6913.

14I will putוְנָתַתִּ֨יve.na.ta.TiH5414My Spiritרוּחִ֤יru.ChiH7307in youand you will liveוִחְיִיתֶ֔םvich.yi.TemH2421,and I will settleוְהִנַּחְתִּ֥יve.hi.nach.TiH5117youאֶתְכֶ֖ם'et.KhemH853inעַל־'al-H5921your own landאַדְמַתְכֶ֑ם'ad.mat.KhemH127.Then you will knowוִידַעְתֶּ֞םvi.da'.TemH3045thatכִּי־ki-H3588Iאֲנִ֧י'a.NiH589,the LORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068,have spokenדִּבַּ֥רְתִּיdi.Bar.tiH1696,and I will do itוְעָשִׂ֖יתִיve.'a.Si.tiH6213,declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the LORDיְהוָֽה׃ פYah.wehH3068.’”

15Again the wordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068cameוַיְהִ֥יvay.HiH1961to meאֵלַ֥י'e.LaiH413,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

16“And youוְאַתָּ֣הve.'a.TahH859,sonבֶן־ven-H1121of manאָדָ֗ם'a.DamH120,takeקַח־kach-H3947a singleאֶחָ֔ד'e.ChadH259stickעֵ֣ץ'etzH6086and writeוּכְתֹ֤בu.khe.ToH3789on itעָלָיו֙'a.LavH5921: ‘Belonging to Judahלִֽיהוּדָ֔הli.hu.DahH3063and to the Israelitesוְלִבְנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵ֖לve.liv.Nei Yis.ra.'ElH1121 H3478associated with himחֲבֵרָ֑יוcha.ve.rovH2270.’Then takeוּלְקַח֙u.le.KachH3947anotherאֶחָ֔ד'e.ChadH259stickעֵ֣ץ'etzH6086and writeוּכְת֣וֹבu.khe.TovH3789on itעָלָ֗יו'a.LavH5921: ‘Belonging to Josephלְיוֹסֵף֙le.yo.SefH3130—the stickעֵ֣ץ'etzH6086of Ephraimאֶפְרַ֔יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669—and to allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478associated with himחֲבֵרָֽיו׃cha.ve.rovH2270.’

17Then joinוְקָרַ֨בve.ka.RavH7126themאֹתָ֜ם'o.TamH853togetherאֶל־'el-H259 H413into oneH259stickלְעֵ֣ץle.'EtzH6086,so that they becomeוְהָי֥וּve.ha.YuH1961oneH259in your handבְּיָדֶֽךָ׃be.ya.De.khaH3027.

18Whenוְכַֽאֲשֶׁר֙ve.kha.'a.SherH834your peopleיֹאמְר֣וּ בְּנֵ֥י עַמְּךָ֖yo.me.Ru be.Nei 'a.me.KhaH1121 H5971 H559askלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559youאֵלֶ֔יךָ'e.Lei.khaH413, ‘Won’tהֲלֽוֹא־ha.lo'-H3808you explainתַגִּ֥ידta.GidH5046to uswhatמָה־mah-H4100you mean bytheseאֵ֥לֶּה'E.lehH428?’

19you are to tellדַּבֵּ֣רda.BerH1696themאֲלֵהֶ֗ם'a.le.HemH413that this is whatכֹּֽה־koh-H3541the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהוִה֒ הִנֵּה֩Yah.weh hi.NehH3069 H2009saysאָמַר֮'a.MarH559: ‘Iאֲנִ֨י'a.NiH589will takeלֹקֵ֜חַlo.Ke.achH3947אֶת־'et-H853the stickעֵ֤ץ'etzH6086of Josephיוֹסֵף֙yo.SefH3130,whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834is in the handבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027of Ephraimאֶפְרַ֔יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669,and the tribesוְשִׁבְטֵ֥יve.shiv.TeiH7626of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478associated with himחֲבֵרָ֑יוchev.rovH2270,and I will putוְנָתַתִּי֩ve.na.ta.TiH5414themאוֹתָ֨ם'o.TamH853together withעָלָ֜יו'a.LavH5921אֶת־'et-H853the stickעֵ֣ץ'etzH6086of Judahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063.I will make themוַֽעֲשִׂיתִם֙va.'a.si.TimH6213into a singleאֶחָ֔ד'e.ChadH259stickלְעֵ֣ץle.'EtzH6086,and they will becomeוְהָי֥וּve.ha.YuH1961oneאֶחָ֖ד'e.ChadH259in My handבְּיָדִֽי׃be.ya.DiH3027.’

20When the sticksהָעֵצִ֜יםha.'e.TzimH6086on whichאֲֽשֶׁר־'asher-H834you writeתִּכְתֹּ֧בtikh.ToH3789עֲלֵיהֶ֛ם'a.lei.HemH5921areוְהָי֨וּve.ha.YuH1961in your handבְּיָדְךָ֖be.ya.de.KhaH3027and in full view of the peopleלְעֵינֵיהֶֽם׃le.'ei.nei.HemH5869,

21you are to tellוְדַבֵּ֣רve.da.BerH1696themאֲלֵיהֶ֗ם'a.lei.HemH413that this is whatכֹּֽה־koh-H3541the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהוִה֒ הִנֵּ֨הYah.weh hi.NehH3069 H2009saysאָמַר֮'a.MarH559: ‘Iאֲנִ֤י'a.NiH589will takeלֹקֵ֙חַ֙lo.Ke.achH3947אֶת־'et-H853the Israelitesבְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לbe.Nei Yis.ra.'ElH1121 H3478out ofמִבֵּ֥יןmi.BeinH996the nationsהַגּוֹיִ֖םha.go.YimH1471to whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834they have goneהָֽלְכוּ־ שָׁ֑םhal.khu- ShamH1980 H8033,and I will gather themוְקִבַּצְתִּ֤יve.ki.batz.TiH6908fromאֹתָם֙'o.TamH853all aroundמִסָּבִ֔יבmi.sa.VivH5439and bringוְהֵבֵאתִ֥יve.he.ve.TiH935themאוֹתָ֖ם'o.TamH853intoאֶל־'el-H413their own landאַדְמָתָֽם׃'ad.ma.TamH127.

22I will makeוְעָשִׂ֣יתִיve.'a.Si.tiH6213themאֹ֠תָם'O.tomH853oneאֶחָ֤ד'e.ChadH259nationלְג֨וֹיle.GoyH1471in the landבָּאָ֙רֶץ֙ba.'A.retzH776,on the mountainsבְּהָרֵ֣יbe.ha.ReiH2022of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,and oneאֶחָ֛ד'e.ChadH259kingוּמֶ֧לֶךְu.Me.lekhH4428will rule overיִֽהְיֶ֥ה לְמֶ֑לֶךְyih.Yeh le.Me.lekhH1961 H4428all of themלְכֻלָּ֖םle.khu.LamH3605.Then they will noוְלֹ֤א עוֹד֙ve.Lo' 'OdH3808 H5750longerע֛וֹדodH5750beיִֽהְיוּyih.yeh-H1961twoלִשְׁנֵ֣יlish.NeiH8147nationsגוֹיִ֔םgo.YimH1471and will neverוְלֹ֨אve.Lo'H3808againעֽוֹד׃odH5750be dividedיֵחָ֥צוּye.Cha.tzuH2673into twoלִשְׁתֵּ֥יlish.TeiH8147kingdomsמַמְלָכ֖וֹתmam.la.KhotH4467.

23They will noוְלֹ֧אve.Lo'H3808longerע֗וֹדodH5750defile themselvesיִֽטַמְּא֣וּyi.ta.me.'UH2930with their idolsבְּגִלּֽוּלֵיהֶם֙be.gi.lu.lei.HemH1544or detestable imagesוּבְשִׁקּ֣וּצֵיהֶ֔םu.ve.shi.Ku.tzei.HemH8251,or with anyוּבְכֹ֖לu.ve.KholH3605of their transgressionsפִּשְׁעֵיהֶ֑םpish.'ei.HemH6588.I will saveוְהוֹשַׁעְתִּ֣יve.ho.sha'.TiH3467themאֹתָ֗ם'o.TamH853from allמִכֹּ֤לmi.KolH3605their apostasiesמוֹשְׁבֹֽתֵיהֶם֙mo.she.vo.tei.HemH4186by whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834they sinnedחָטְא֣וּcha.te.'UH2398,and I will cleanse themוְטִהַרְתִּ֤יve.ti.har.TiH2891אוֹתָם֙'o.TamH853.Then they will beוְהָיוּ־ve.ha.yu-H1961Mypeopleלְעָ֔םle.'AmH5971,and Iוַאֲנִ֕יva.'a.NiH589will beאֶהְיֶ֥ה'eh.YehH1961theirGodלֵאלֹהִֽים׃le.lo.HimH430.

24My servantוְעַבְדִּ֤יve.'av.DiH5650Davidדָוִד֙da.VidH1732will be kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428over themעֲלֵיהֶ֔ם'a.lei.HemH5921,and there will beיִהְיֶ֣הyih.YehH1961oneאֶחָ֖ד'e.ChadH259shepherdוְרוֹעֶ֥הve.ro.'EhH7462for all of themלְכֻלָּ֑םle.khu.LamH3605.They will followיֵלֵ֔כוּye.Le.khuH1980My ordinancesוּבְמִשְׁפָּטַ֣יu.ve.mish.pa.TaiH4941and keepיִשְׁמְר֖וּyish.me.RuH8104and observeוְעָשׂ֥וּve.'a.SuH6213My statutesוְחֻקֹּתַ֥יve.chu.ko.TaiH2708אוֹתָֽם׃'o.TamH853.

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