Berean Standard Bible

Ezekiel 6

(Deuteronomy 4:15–31; Deuteronomy 12:29–32)

1And 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.khaH6440againstאֶל־'el-H413the mountainsהָרֵ֣יha.ReiH2022of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478and prophesyוְהִנָּבֵ֖אve.hi.na.Ve'H5012against themאֲלֵיהֶֽם׃'a.lei.HemH413.

3You are to sayוְאָ֣מַרְתָּ֔ve.'A.mar.taH559: ‘O mountainsהָרֵי֙ha.ReiH2022of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,hearשִׁמְע֖וּshim.'UH8085the wordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהוִ֑הYah.wehH3069!This is whatכֹּה־koh-H3541the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְ֠הוִהYah.wehH3069saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559to the mountainsלֶהָרִ֨יםle.ha.RimH2022and hillsוְלַגְּבָע֜וֹתve.la.ge.va.'otH1389,to the ravinesלָאֲפִיקִ֣יםla.'a.fi.KimH650and valleysוְלַגֵּאָי֗וֹת הִנְנִ֨יve.la.ge.'a.yot hi.NiH1516 H2009:Iאֲנִ֜י'a.NiH589am about to bringמֵבִ֤יאme.Vi'H935a swordחֶ֔רֶבChe.revH2719against youעֲלֵיכֶם֙'a.lei.KhemH5921,and I will destroyוְאִבַּדְתִּ֖יve.'i.bad.TiH6your high placesבָּמֽוֹתֵיכֶֽם׃ba.Mo.tei.KhemH1116.

4Your altarsמִזְבְּח֣וֹתֵיכֶ֔םmiz.be.Cho.tei.KhemH4196will be demolishedוְנָשַׁ֙מּוּ֙ve.na.Sha.muH8074and your incense altarsחַמָּֽנֵיכֶ֑םcha.ma.nei.KhemH2553will be smashedוְנִשְׁבְּר֖וּve.nish.be.RuH7665;and I will cast downוְהִפַּלְתִּי֙ve.hi.pal.TiH5307your slainחַלְלֵיכֶ֔םcha.lei.KhemH2491beforeלִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440your idolsגִּלּוּלֵיכֶֽם׃gi.lu.lei.KhemH1544.

5I will layוְנָתַתִּ֗יve.na.ta.TiH5414אֶת־'et-H853the corpsesפִּגְרֵי֙pig.ReiH6297of the Israelitesבְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לbe.Nei Yis.ra.'ElH1121 H3478beforeלִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440their idolsגִּלּֽוּלֵיהֶ֑םgi.lu.lei.HemH1544and scatterוְזֵרִיתִי֙ve.ze.ri.TiH2219אֶת־'et-H853your bonesעַצְמ֣וֹתֵיכֶ֔םatz.Mo.tei.KhemH6106aroundסְבִיב֖וֹתse.vi.VotH5439your altarsמִזְבְּחוֹתֵיכֶֽם׃miz.be.cho.tei.KhemH4196.

6Whereverבְּכֹל֙be.KholH3605you liveמוֹשְׁב֣וֹתֵיכֶ֔םmo.she.Vo.tei.KhemH4186,the citiesהֶעָרִ֣יםhe.'a.RimH5892will be laid wasteתֶּחֱרַ֔בְנָהte.che.Rav.nahH2717and the high placesוְהַבָּמ֖וֹתve.ha.ba.MotH1116will be demolishedתִּישָׁ֑מְנָהti.Sha.me.nahH3456,so thatלְמַעַן֩le.ma.'AnH4616your altarsמִזְבְּחֽוֹתֵיכֶ֗םmiz.be.cho.tei.KhemH4196will be laid wasteיֶחֶרְב֨וּye.cher.VuH2717and desecratedוְיֶאְשְׁמ֜וּve.ye'.she.MuH816,your idolsגִּלּ֣וּלֵיכֶ֔םgi.Lu.lei.KhemH1544smashedוְנִשְׁבְּר֤וּve.nish.be.RuH7665and obliteratedוְנִשְׁבְּתוּ֙ve.nish.be.TuH7673,your incense altarsחַמָּ֣נֵיכֶ֔םcha.Ma.nei.KhemH2553cut downוְנִגְדְּעוּ֙ve.nig.de.'UH1438,and your worksמַעֲשֵׂיכֶֽם׃ma.'a.sei.KhemH4639blotted outוְנִמְח֖וּve.nim.ChuH4229.

7The slainחָלָ֖לcha.LalH2491will fallוְנָפַ֥לve.na.FalH5307among youבְּתֽוֹכְכֶ֑םbe.tokh.KhemH8432,and you will knowוִֽידַעְתֶּ֖םvi.da'.TemH3045thatכִּֽי־ki-H3588Iאֲנִ֥י'a.NiH589am the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

A Remnant to Be Blessed

8Yet I will leave a remnantוְהוֹתַרְתִּ֗יve.ho.tar.TiH3498,forבִּהְי֥וֹתbih.YotH1961some of youwill escapeפְּלִ֥יטֵיpe.Li.teiH6412the swordחֶ֖רֶבChe.revH2719when you are scatteredבְּהִזָּרֽוֹתֵיכֶ֖םbe.hi.za.ro.tei.KhemH2219among the nationsבַּגּוֹיִ֑םba.go.YimH1471and throughout the landsבָּאֲרָצֽוֹת׃ba.'a.ra.TzotH776.

9Then in the nationsבַּגּוֹיִם֮ba.go.YimH1471to whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834they have been carried captiveנִשְׁבּוּ־nish.bu-H7617,your survivorsפְלִֽיטֵיכֶ֜םfe.li.tei.KhemH6412will rememberוְזָכְר֨וּve.za.khe.RuH2142Meאוֹתִ֗י שָׁם֒'o.Ti shamH853 H8033—howאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834I have been grievedנִשְׁבַּ֜רְתִּיnish.Bar.tiH7665אֶת־'et-H853by their adulterousהַזּוֹנֶ֗הha.zo.NehH2181heartsלִבָּ֣םli.BamH3820thatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834turned awayסָר֙sarH5493from Meמֵֽעָלַ֔יme.'a.LaiH5921,and byוְאֵת֙ve.'EtH854their eyesעֵֽינֵיהֶ֔ם'ei.nei.HemH5869that lustedהַזֹּנ֕וֹתha.zo.NotH2181afterאַחֲרֵ֖י'a.cha.ReiH310idolsגִּלּֽוּלֵיהֶ֑םgi.lu.lei.HemH1544.So they will loatheוְנָקֹ֙טּוּ֙ve.na.Ko.tuH6962themselvesבִּפְנֵיהֶ֔םbif.nei.HemH6440forאֶל־'el-H413the evilהָֽרָעוֹת֙ha.ra.'OtH7451אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834they have doneעָשׂ֔וּ'a.SuH6213and for allלְכֹ֖לle.KholH3605their abominationsתּוֹעֲבֹתֵיהֶֽם׃to.'a.vo.tei.HemH8441.

10And they will knowוְיָדְע֖וּve.ya.de.'UH3045thatכִּֽי־ki-H3588Iאֲנִ֣י'a.NiH589am the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068;I did notלֹ֤אlo'H3808declareדִּבַּ֔רְתִּיdi.Bar.tiH1696inאֶל־'el-H413vainחִנָּם֙chi.NamH2600that I would bringלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתla.'a.SotH6213thisהַזֹּֽאת׃ פha.ZotH2063calamityהָרָעָ֥הha.ra.'AhH7451upon them.

11This is whatכֹּֽה־koh-H3541the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהוִ֗הYah.wehH3069saysאָמַ֞ר'a.MarH559:Clapהַכֵּ֨הha.KehH5221your handsבְכַפְּךָ֜ve.kha.pe.KhaH3709,stompוּרְקַ֤עu.re.Ka'H7554your feetבְּרַגְלְךָ֙be.rag.le.KhaH7272,and cry outוֶֽאֱמָר־ve.'e.mor-H559“Alasאָ֔ח'AchH253!”because ofאֶ֛ל'elH413allכָּל־kol-H3605the wickedרָע֖וֹתra.'otH7451abominationsתּוֹעֲב֥וֹתto.'a.VotH8441of the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,whoאֲשֶׁ֗ר'a.SherH834will fallיִפֹּֽלוּ׃yi.Po.luH5307by swordבַּחֶ֛רֶבba.Che.revH2719and famineבָּרָעָ֥בba.ra.'AvH7458and plagueוּבַדֶּ֖בֶרu.va.De.verH1698.

12He who is far offהָרָח֞וֹקha.ra.ChokH7350will dieיָמ֗וּתya.MutH4191by the plagueבַּדֶּ֣בֶרba.De.verH1698,he who is nearוְהַקָּרוֹב֙ve.ha.ka.rOvH7138will fallיִפּ֔וֹלyi.PolH5307by the swordבַּחֶ֣רֶבba.Che.revH2719,and he who remainsוְהַנִּשְׁאָר֙ וְהַנָּצ֔וּרve.ha.nish.'Ar ve.ha.na.TzurH7604 H5341will dieיָמ֑וּתya.MutH4191by famineבָּרָעָ֖בba.ra.'AvH7458.So I will ventוְכִלֵּיתִ֥יve.khi.lei.TiH3615My furyחֲמָתִ֖יcha.ma.TiH2534upon them.

13Then you will knowוִֽידַעְתֶּם֙vi.da'.TemH3045thatכִּֽי־ki-H3588Iאֲנִ֣י'a.NiH589am the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,when their slainחַלְלֵיהֶ֗םcha.lei.HemH2491lieבִּֽהְי֣וֹתbih.YotH1961amongבְּתוֹךְ֙be.toKhH8432their idolsגִּלּ֣וּלֵיהֶ֔םgi.Lu.lei.HemH1544aroundסְבִיב֖וֹתse.vi.VotH5439their altarsמִזְבְּחֽוֹתֵיהֶ֑םmiz.be.cho.tei.HemH4196,onאֶל֩'elH413everyכָּל־kol-H3605highרָמָ֜הra.MahH7311hillגִּבְעָ֨הgiv.'AhH1389,on allבְּכֹ֣ל׀be.KholH3605the mountaintopsרָאשֵׁ֣י הֶהָרִ֗יםra.Shei he.ha.RimH7218 H2022,and underוְתַ֨חַתve.Ta.chatH8478everyכָּל־kol-H3605greenרַֽעֲנָן֙ וְתַ֙חַת֙ra.'a.Nan ve.Ta.chatH7488 H8478treeעֵ֤ץ'etzH6086andכָּל־kol-H3605leafyעֲבֻתָּ֔ה'a.vu.TahH5687oakאֵלָ֣ה'e.LahH424—the placesמְק֗וֹםme.KomH4725whereאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834they offeredנָֽתְנוּ־ שָׁם֙na.te.nu- shamH5414 H8033fragrantנִיחֹ֔חַni.Cho.achH5207incenseרֵ֣יחַRei.achH7381to allלְכֹ֖לle.KholH3605their idolsגִּלּוּלֵיהֶֽם׃gi.lu.lei.HemH1544.

14I will stretch outוְנָטִ֤יתִיve.na.Ti.tiH5186אֶת־'et-H853My handיָדִי֙ya.DiH3027against themעֲלֵיהֶ֔ם'a.lei.HemH5921,and whereverבְּכֹ֖לbe.KholH3605they liveמוֹשְׁבֽוֹתֵיהֶ֑םmo.she.vo.tei.HemH4186I will makeוְנָתַתִּ֨יve.na.ta.TiH5414אֶת־'et-H853the landהָאָ֜רֶץha.'A.retzH776a desolateשְׁמָמָ֤הshe.ma.MahH8077wasteוּמְשַׁמָּה֙u.me.sha.MahH4923,from the wildernessמִמִּדְבַּ֣רmi.mid.BarH4057to Diblahדִּבְלָ֔תָהdiv.La.tahH1689.Then they will knowוְיָדְע֖וּve.ya.de.'UH3045thatכִּֽי־ki-H3588Iאֲנִ֥י'a.NiH589am the LORDיְהוָֽה׃ פYah.wehH3068.’”

(Deuteronomy 4:15–31; Deuteronomy 12:29–32)

A Remnant to Be Blessed

Commentaries on Ezekiel 6