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Ezekiel 7:23-27

23Forgeעֲשֵׂ֖ה'a.SehH6213the chainהָֽרַתּ֑וֹקha.ra.TokH7569,forכִּ֣יkiH3588the landהָאָ֗רֶץha.'A.retzH776is fullמָֽלְאָה֙mal.'AhH4390of crimesמִשְׁפַּ֣טmish.PatH4941of bloodshedדָּמִ֔יםda.MimH1818,and the cityוְהָעִ֖ירve.ha.'IrH5892is fullמָלְאָ֥הmal.'AhH4390of violenceחָמָֽס׃cha.MasH2555.

24So I will bringוְהֵֽבֵאתִי֙ve.he.ve.TiH935the most wickedרָעֵ֣יra.'EiH7451of nationsגוֹיִ֔םgo.YimH1471to take possession ofוְיָרְשׁ֖וּve.ya.re.ShuH3423אֶת־'et-H853their housesבָּֽתֵּיהֶ֑םba.tei.HemH1004.I will endוְהִשְׁבַּתִּי֙ve.hish.ba.TiH7673the prideגְּא֣וֹןge.'onH1347of the mightyעַזִּ֔ים'a.ZimH5794,and their holy placesמְקַֽדְשֵׁיהֶֽם׃me.Kad.shei.HemH4720will be profanedוְנִחֲל֖וּve.ni.cha.LuH2490.

25Anguishקְפָ֖דָה־ke.Fa.dah-H7089is comingבָ֑אVa'H935!They will seekוּבִקְשׁ֥וּu.vik.ShuH1245peaceשָׁל֖וֹםsha.LomH7965,but find noneוָאָֽיִן׃va.'A.yinH369.

26Disasterהֹוָ֤הho.VahH1943uponעַל־'al-H5921disasterהֹוָה֙ho.VahH1943will comeתָּב֔וֹאta.Vo'H935,andתִּֽהְיֶ֑הtih.YehH1961rumorוּשְׁמֻעָ֥הu.she.mu.'AhH8052afterאֶל־'el-H413rumorשְׁמוּעָ֖הshe.mu.'AhH8052.Then they will seekוּבִקְשׁ֤וּu.vik.ShuH1245a visionחָזוֹן֙cha.zOnH2377from a prophetמִנָּבִ֔יאmi.na.Vi'H5030,but instructionוְתוֹרָה֙ve.to.RahH8451from the priestsמִכֹּהֵ֔ןmi.ko.HenH3548will perishתֹּאבַ֣דto.VadH6,as will counselוְעֵצָ֖הve.'e.TzahH6098from the eldersמִזְּקֵנִֽים׃mi.ze.ke.NimH2205.

27The kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428will mournיִתְאַבָּ֗לyit.'a.BalH56,the princeוְנָשִׂיא֙ve.na.Si'H5387will be clothedיִלְבַּ֣שׁyil.BashH3847with despairשְׁמָמָ֔הshe.ma.MahH8077,and the handsוִידֵ֥יvi.DeiH3027of the peopleעַם־'am-H5971of the landהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776will trembleתִּבָּהַ֑לְנָהti.ba.Hal.nahH926.I will dealאֶעֱשֶׂ֤ה'e.'e.SehH6213with themאוֹתָם֙'o.TamH853according to their conductמִדַּרְכָּ֞םmi.dar.KamH1870,and I will judge themאֶשְׁפְּטֵ֔ם'esh.pe.TemH8199by their own standardsוּבְמִשְׁפְּטֵיהֶ֣םu.ve.mish.pe.tei.HemH4941.Then they will knowוְיָדְע֖וּve.ya.de.'UH3045thatכִּֽי־ki-H3588Iאֲנִ֥י'a.NiH589am the LORDיְהוָֽה׃ פYah.wehH3068.’”

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