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Ezekiel 17:2-18

2Sonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofmanH120, put forthariddleחִידָ֖הchi.DahH2420,andspeakaparableמָשָׁ֑לma.ShalH4912untothehouseבֵּ֖יתbeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478,

3andsayH559,Thusכֹּה־koh-H3541saiththeLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Jehovah:Agreatהַגָּדוֹל֙ha.ga.dOlH1419eagleהַנֶּ֤שֶׁרha.Ne.sherH5404withgreatגְּד֤וֹלge.DolH1419wingsהַכְּנָפַ֙יִם֙ha.ke.na.Fa.yimH3671, long-pinioned,fullמָלֵא֙ma.Le'H4392offeathers,whichwasofdivers colours,cameH935untoLebanonהַלְּבָנ֔וֹןha.le.va.NonH3844,andtookH3947thehighestbranchofthecedarהָאָֽרֶז׃ha.'A.rezH730.

4Hecroppedoffthetopרֹ֥אשׁroshH7218ofitsyoungshoots,andcarrieditintoamerchants'landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776;hesetH7760itinacityבְּעִ֥ירbe.'IrH5892oftradersרֹכְלִ֖יםro.khe.LimH7402.

5AndhetookH3947oftheseedH2233ofthelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776,andplanteditinafruitfulfieldבִּשְׂדֵה־bis.deh-H7704;heplaceditbygreatH7227watersמַ֣יִםMa.yimH4325,hesetH7760itasawillowtree.

6Anditgrew,andbecameH1961aspreadingvineלְגֶ֨פֶןle.Ge.fenH1612oflowשִׁפְלַ֣תshif.LatH8217statureקוֹמָ֗הko.MahH6967,sothatitsbranchesדָּלִיּוֹתָיו֙da.li.yo.TavH1808shouldturnלִפְנ֤וֹתlif.NotH6437towardhim,andtherootsוְשָׁרָשָׁ֖יוve.sha.ra.ShavH8328thereofbeH1961underhim;anditbecameH1961avineלְגֶ֔פֶןle.Ge.fenH1612,andbroughtforthH7971branchesH1808,andshotforthH7971sprigs.

7AndtherewasH1961anothergreatגָּד֔וֹלga.DolH1419eagleנֶֽשֶׁר־ne.sher-H5404withgreatגְּד֥וֹלge.DolH1419wingsכְּנָפַ֖יִםke.na.Fa.yimH3671andmanyH7227feathers;andbehold,fromthebedsמֵעֲרֻג֖וֹתme.'a.ru.GotH6170ofherplantation,thisvineהַגֶּ֨פֶןha.Ge.fenH1612did bendherrootsשָׁרֳשֶׁ֣יהָsho.ro.Shei.haH8328untohim,andshotforthH7971herbranchesוְדָֽלִיּוֹתָיו֙ve.da.li.yo.TavH1808towardhim,thathemightwaterלְהַשְׁק֣וֹתle.hash.KotH8248it.

8ItwasH1961plantedשְׁתוּלָ֑הshe.tu.LahH8362inagoodטּ֛וֹבTovH2896fieldשָׂ֥דֶהSa.dehH7704bymanyרַבִּ֖יםra.BimH7227watersמַ֥יִםMa.yimH4325,thatitmightbringforthbranchesעָנָף֙'a.NafH6057andbearוְלָשֵׂ֣אתve.la.SetH5375fruitפֶּ֔רִיPe.riH6529,thatitmightbeH1961anoblevineלְגֶ֥פֶןle.Ge.fenH1612.

9SayH559,Thusכֹּ֥הkohH3541saiththeLordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136Jehovah:Shallitprosperתִּצְלָ֑חtitz.LachH6743?Shallhenotpullיְנַתֵּ֜קye.na.TekH5423upitsrootsשָׁרָשֶׁ֨יהָsha.ra.Shei.haH8328,andcutoffitsfruitפִּרְיָ֣הּ׀pir.YahH6529,thatitmaywitherוְיָבֵ֗שׁve.ya.VeshH3001?Allitsfreshsproutingleavesshallwitherתִּיבָ֔שׁti.VashH3001,evenwithoutagreatגְּדוֹלָה֙ge.do.LahH1419armבִזְרֹ֤עַviz.Ro.a'H2220andmanyH7227peopleוּבְעַם־u.ve.'am-H5971topluckitupbyitsrootsמִשָּׁרָשֶֽׁיהָ׃mi.sha.ra.Shei.haH8328.

10Andbehold, beingplantedשְׁתוּלָ֖הshe.tu.LahH8362,shallitprosperהֲתִצְלָ֑חha.titz.LachH6743?shallitnotutterlywitherH3001whentheeastהַקָּדִים֙ha.ka.DimH6921windר֤וּחַRu.achH7307touchethit?ItshallwitherH3001inthebedsעֲרֻגֹ֥ת'a.ru.GotH6170whereitgrew.

11Andthewordדְבַר־de.var-H1697ofJehovahcameuntome,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

12Sayאֱמָר־'e.mor-H559nowtotherebelliousH4805houseלְבֵ֣יתle.VeitH1004,Knowיְדַעְתֶּ֖םye.da'.TemH3045yenotwhatthesethingsאֵ֑לֶּה'E.lehH428are?Sayאֱמֹ֗ר'e.MorH559,Behold,thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofBabylonבָּבֶ֤לba.VelH894cameH935toJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙ye.ru.sha.LimH3389,andtookH3947itskingמַלְכָּהּ֙mal.KahH4428anditsprincesH8269,andledthemwithhimtoBabylonבָּבֶֽלָה׃ba.Ve.lahH894.

13AndhetookH3947oftheking'sseedH2233,andmadeH3772acovenantבְּרִ֑יתbe.RitH1285withhim,andbroughtH935himunderanoathבְּאָלָ֔הbe.'a.LahH423,andhetookH3947awayH3947themightyofthelandהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776;

14thatthekingdomמַמְלָכָ֣הmam.la.KhahH4467mightbeלִֽהְיוֹת֙lih.yOtH1961abased,thatitmightnotliftH5375itselfup,thatitmightkeepלִשְׁמֹ֥רlish.MorH8104hiscovenantבְּרִית֖וֹbe.ri.ToH1285inordertostandH5975.

15ButherebelledH4775againsthiminsendingלִשְׁלֹ֤חַlish.Lo.achH7971hisambassadorsintoEgyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,thattheymightgiveלָֽתֶת־la.tet-H5414himhorsesH5483andmuchH7227peopleוְעַם־ve.'am-H5971.Shallheprosperהֲיִצְלָ֤חha.yitz.LachH6743?shallheescapeהֲיִמָּלֵט֙ha.yi.ma.LetH4422thatdoethsuchthingsאֵ֔לֶּה'E.lehH428?shallhebreakוְהֵפֵ֥רve.he.FerH6565thecovenantבְּרִ֖יתbe.RitH1285,andyetescapeוְנִמְלָֽט׃ve.nim.LatH4422?

16[As]Ilive, saiththeLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Jehovah, verilyintheplaceבִּמְקוֹם֙bim.kOmH4725ofthekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428thatmadehimkingH4428,whoseoathאָ֣לָת֔וֹ'a.la.ToH423hedespisedH959,andwhosecovenantבְּרִית֑וֹbe.ri.ToH1285hebroke,evenwithhim,inthemidstבְתוֹךְ־ve.tokh-H8432ofBabylonבָּבֶ֖לba.VelH894,shallhedieיָמֽוּת׃ya.MutH4191.

17NeithershallPharaohפַרְעֹה֙far.'OhH6547withamightyarmyבְחַ֨יִלve.Cha.yilH2428andagreatH1419assemblagedoanythingforhiminthewarH4421,whentheycastupmoundsandbuildוּבִבְנ֣וֹתu.viv.NotH1129fortstocutלְהַכְרִ֖יתle.hakh.RitH3772offmanyH7227personsH5315.

18HedespisedH959theoathאָלָ֖ה'a.LahH423,andbrokethecovenantבְּרִ֑יתbe.RitH1285;andbehold,hehadgivenH5414hishandיָד֛וֹya.DoH3027,yethathhedoneallthesethingsאֵ֥לֶּה'E.lehH428:heshallnotescapeיִמָּלֵֽט׃ סyi.ma.LetH4422.

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