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Ezekiel 20

1AnditcameH935topassintheseventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֗יתha.she.vi.'ItH7637yearבַּשָּׁנָ֣הba.sha.NahH8141,inthefifthבַּֽחֲמִשִׁי֙ba.cha.mi.ShiH2549[monthלַחֹ֔דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320],thetenthofthemonthH2320, [that]certainoftheeldersמִזִּקְנֵ֥יmi.zik.NeiH2205ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478cameH935toinquireofJehovah,andtheysatH3427beforeme.

2Andthewordדְבַר־de.var-H1697ofJehovahcameuntome,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

3Sonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofmanH120,speakדַּבֵּ֞רda.BerH1696untotheeldersזִקְנֵ֤יzik.NeiH2205ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478,andsayH559untothem,Thusכֹּ֤הkohH3541saiththeLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Jehovah:AreyecomeH935toinquireofme? [As]Ilive, saiththeLordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136Jehovah,Iwillnotbeinquiredofbyyou.

4Wilt thoujudgeהֲתִשְׁפֹּ֣טha.tish.PotH8199them, wilt thoujudgeהֲתִשְׁפּ֖וֹטha.tish.PotH8199,sonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofmanH120? CausethemtoknowH3045theabominationsתּוֹעֲבֹ֥תto.'a.VotH8441oftheirfathersH1,

5andsayH559untothem,Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saiththeLordJehovah:Inthedayבְּיוֹם֙be.yOmH3117whenIchoseH977Israelבְיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לve.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,andliftedוָאֶשָּׂ֣אva.'e.Sa'H5375upmyhandיָדִ֗יya.DiH3027untotheseedH2233ofthehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofJacobיַֽעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290,andmadeH3045myselfknownH3045untotheminthelandבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,whenIliftedוָאֶשָּׂ֨אva.'e.Sa'H5375upmyhandיָדִ֤יya.DiH3027untothem,sayingH559,I[am]JehovahyourGodאֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei.KhemH430,

6inthatdayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117Iliftedנָשָׂ֤אתִיna.Sa.tiH5375upmyhandיָדִי֙ya.DiH3027untothem,tobringלְהֽוֹצִיאָ֖םle.ho.tzi.'AmH3318themoutofthelandמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714intoalandאֶ֜רֶץ'E.retzH776thatIhadespiedforthem,flowingזָבַ֤תza.VatH2100withmilkחָלָב֙cha.LavH2461andhoneyוּדְבַ֔שׁu.de.VashH1706,whichistheornamentofalllandsהָאֲרָצֽוֹת׃ha.'a.ra.TzotH776;

7andIsaidH559untothem,CastH7993yeawayהַשְׁלִ֔יכוּhash.Li.khuH7993everymanH376theabominationsH8251ofhiseyesעֵינָיו֙'ei.NavH5869,anddefileH2930notyourselveswiththeidolsוּבְגִלּוּלֵ֥יu.ve.gi.lu.LeiH1544ofEgyptמִצְרַ֖יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714:I[am]JehovahyourGodאֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei.KhemH430.

8ButtheyrebelledH4784againstme,andwouldאָבוּ֙'a.VuH14nothearken untome:noneofthemcastH7993awayהִשְׁלִ֔יכוּhish.Li.khuH7993theabominationsH8251ofhiseyesעֵֽינֵיהֶם֙'ei.nei.HemH5869,neitherdidtheyforsakeH5800theidolsגִּלּוּלֵ֥יgi.lu.LeiH1544ofEgyptמִצְרַ֖יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714.ThenIthoughttopourלִשְׁפֹּ֧ךְlish.PokhH8210outmyfuryuponthem,soastoaccomplishmineangerאַפִּי֙'a.PiH639againsttheminthemidstבְּת֖וֹךְbe.TokhH8432ofthelandאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

9ButIwroughtformyname'ssakeלְמַ֣עַןle.Ma.'anH4616,thatitshouldnotbeprofanedH2490inthesightofthenationsהַגּוֹיִ֖םha.go.YimH1471amongwhomtheywere,inwhosesightIhadmadeH6213myselfknownH3045untotheminbringingH3318themforthH3318outofthelandמֵאֶ֥רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

10AndIcausedthemtogoH3318forthH3318outofthelandמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,andbroughtH935themintothewildernessהַמִּדְבָּֽר׃ha.mid.BarH4057.

11AndIgaveH5414themmystatutesH2708,andmadeH6213knownH3045untothemmineordinancesH4941,whichifamanH120do,heshalllivebythem.

12AndIalsoוְגַ֤םve.GamH1571gaveH5414themmysabbathsשַׁבְּתוֹתַי֙sha.be.to.TaiH7676,tobeH1961asignלְא֔וֹתle.'otH226betweenmeandthem,thattheymightknowלָדַ֕עַתla.Da.'atH3045thatI[am]Jehovahthathallowthem.

13Butthehouseבֵֽית־veit-H1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לYis.ra.'ElH3478rebelledH4784againstmeinthewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֗רba.mid.BarH4057:theywalkedהָלָ֜כוּha.La.khuH1980notinmystatutesH2708,andtheyrejectedמָאָ֗סוּma.'A.suH3988mineordinancesH4941,whichifamanH120do,heshalllivebythem;andmysabbathsשַׁבְּתֹתַ֖יsha.be.to.TaiH7676theygreatlyprofanedH2490:andIsaidH559Iwouldpourלִשְׁפֹּ֨ךְlish.PokhH8210outmyfuryupontheminthewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֖רba.mid.BarH4057,toconsumethem.

14ButIwroughtformyname'ssakeלְמַ֣עַןle.Ma.'anH4616,thatitshouldnotbeprofanedH2490inthesightofthenationsהַגּוֹיִ֔םha.go.YimH1471,inwhosesightIhadbroughtH3318themout.

15AndIalsoוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571liftedנָשָׂ֧אתִיna.Sa.tiH5375upmyhandיָדִ֛יya.DiH3027untotheminthewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֑רba.mid.BarH4057,thatIwouldnotbringהָבִ֨יאha.Vi'H935themintothelandהָאָ֣רֶץha.'A.retzH776thatIhadgivenH5414[them],flowingזָבַ֤תza.VatH2100withmilkחָלָב֙cha.LavH2461andhoneyוּדְבַ֔שׁu.de.VashH1706,whichistheornamentofalllandsהָאֲרָצֽוֹת׃ha.'a.ra.TzotH776;

16becausetheyrejectedמָאָ֗סוּma.'A.suH3988mineordinancesH4941andwalkedH1980notinmystatutesH2708,andprofanedH2490mysabbathsשַׁבְּתוֹתַ֖יsha.be.to.TaiH7676:fortheirheartלִבָּ֥םli.BamH3820wentH1980aftertheiridolsגִלּוּלֵיהֶ֖םgi.lu.lei.HemH1544.

17Butmineeyeעֵינִ֛י'ei.NiH5869sparedthemsoasnottodestroyמִֽשַּׁחֲתָ֑םmi.sha.cha.TamH7843them,neitherdidImakeH6213afullendoftheminthewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּֽר׃ba.mid.BarH4057.

18AndIsaidH559untotheirchildreninthewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֔רba.mid.BarH4057, WalknotinthestatutesH2706ofyourfathersH1,neitherkeepתִּשְׁמֹ֑רוּtish.Mo.ruH8104theirordinancesH4941,nordefileH2930yourselvesH2930withtheiridolsוּבְגִלּוּלֵיהֶ֖םu.ve.gi.lu.lei.HemH1544.

19I[am]JehovahyourGodאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֔ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430: walkinmystatutesH2708,andkeepשִׁמְר֖וּshim.RuH8104mineordinancesH4941,anddothem;

20andhallowmysabbathsשַׁבְּתוֹתַ֖יsha.be.to.TaiH7676;andtheyshallbeH1961asignלְאוֹת֙le.'OtH226betweenmeandyou,thatyemayknowלָדַ֕עַתla.Da.'atH3045thatI[am]JehovahyourGodאֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei.KhemH430.

21AndthechildrenrebelledH4784againstme:theywalkedהָ֠לָכוּHa.la.khuH1980notinmystatutesH2708,neitherkeptH8104mineordinancesH4941todothem,whichifamanH120do,heshalllivebythem;theyprofanedH2490mysabbathsשַׁבְּתוֹתַ֖יsha.be.to.TaiH7676:andIsaidH559Iwouldpourלִשְׁפֹּ֧ךְlish.PokhH8210outmyfuryuponthem,toaccomplishmineangerאַפִּ֛י'a.PiH639againsttheminthewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּֽר׃ba.mid.BarH4057.

22ButIwithdrewmyhandיָדִ֔יya.DiH3027,andwroughtformyname'ssakeלְמַ֣עַןle.Ma.'anH4616,thatitshouldnotbeprofanedH2490inthesightofthenationsהַגּוֹיִ֔םha.go.YimH1471,inwhosesightIhadbroughtH3318themout.

23Iliftedנָשָׂ֧אתִיna.Sa.tiH5375upmyhandיָדִ֛יya.DiH3027alsoגַּם־gam-H1571untotheminthewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֑רba.mid.BarH4057,thatIwouldscatterH2219themamongthenationsבַּגּוֹיִ֔םba.go.YimH1471,anddisperseוּלְזָר֥וֹתu.le.za.RotH2219themthroughthecountries;

24becausetheyperformednotmineordinancesH4941,andrejectedמָאָ֔סוּma.'A.suH3988mystatutesH2708,andprofanedH2490mysabbathsשַׁבְּתוֹתַ֖יsha.be.to.TaiH7676,andtheireyesעֵינֵיהֶֽם׃'ei.nei.HemH5869wereH1961aftertheirfathers'idolsגִּלּוּלֵ֣יgi.lu.LeiH1544.

25AndIalsoוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571gaveH5414themstatutesH2706thatwerenotgoodטוֹבִ֑יםto.VimH2896,andordinancesH4941wherebytheyshouldnotliveיִֽחְי֖וּyich.YuH2421;

26andIdefiledH2930thembytheirowngiftsבְּמַתְּנוֹתָ֔םbe.ma.te.no.TamH4979,inthattheydevotedallthatopenedthewombרָ֑חַםRa.chamH7356,thatImightmakeH3045themdesolateH8074,totheendthattheymightknowיֵֽדְע֔וּye.de.'UH3045thatI[am]Jehovah.

27Thereforeלָכֵ֞ןla.KhenH3651,sonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofmanH120,speakדַּבֵּ֨רda.BerH1696untothehouseבֵּ֤יתbeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478,andsayH559untothem,Thusכֹּ֥הkohH3541saiththeLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Jehovah:InthismoreoverhaveyourfathersH1blasphemedme,inthattheyhavewroughtunfaithfulnessמָֽעַל׃Ma.'alH4604againstme.

28WhenH834IhadbroughtH935themintothelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776whichIhadliftedנָשָׂ֙אתִי֙na.Sa.tiH5375upmyhandיָדִ֔יya.DiH3027togiveH5414untothem,thentheysawH7200everyhighרָמָ֜הra.MahH7311hillגִּבְעָ֨הgiv.'AhH1389andallthethicktreesעֵ֣ץ'etzH6086,andtheyofferedH2076theretheirsacrificesH2077,andtheretheypresentedtheprovocationoftheirofferingקָרְבָּנָ֔םka.re.ba.NamH7133;andtheretheyplacedtheirsweet savour,andtherepouredouttheirdrink-offerings.

29AndIsaidH559untothem,Whatisthehighהַבָּמָ֔הha.ba.MahH1116placeH1116whither yegoהַבָּאִ֖יםha.ba.'ImH935?Andthenameשְׁמָהּ֙she.MahH8034thereofiscalledוַיִּקָּרֵ֤אvai.yi.ka.Re'H7121Bamahuntothisdayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117.

30Thereforeלָכֵ֞ןla.KhenH3651sayH559untothehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478,Thusכֹּ֤הkohH3541saiththeLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Jehovah:DoyedefileH2930yourselvesafterthemannerofyourfathersH1?anddoyecommitfornicationaftertheirabominationsH8251?

31Andwhenyeofferyourgiftsמַתְּנֹֽתֵיכֶ֡םma.te.no.tei.KhemH4979,makingyoursonsH1121topassבְּֽהַעֲבִיר֩be.ha.'a.VirH5674throughthefireבָּאֵ֜שׁba.'EshH784, yedefileH2930yourselveswithallyouridolsגִּלּֽוּלֵיכֶם֙gi.lu.lei.KhemH1544,evenuntothisdayהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117;andshallIbeinquiredofbyyou,Ohouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478? [As]Ilive, saiththeLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Jehovah,Iwillnotbeinquiredofbyyou.

32AndthatwhichcomethintoyourmindshallnotbeH1961atall,thatyesayאֹמְרִ֗ים'o.me.RimH559,WewillbeH1961asthenationsכַגּוֹיִם֙kha.go.YimH1471,asthefamiliesH4940ofthecountries,inservingלְשָׁרֵ֖תle.sha.RetH8334woodעֵ֥ץ'etzH6086andstoneוָאָֽבֶן׃va.'A.venH68.

33[As]Ilive, saiththeLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Jehovah, verilywithamightyH2389handבְּיָ֨דbe.YadH3027,andwithanoutstretchedנְטוּיָ֛הne.tu.YahH5186armוּבִזְר֧וֹעַu.viz.Ro.a'H2220,andwithfurypouredשְׁפוּכָ֖הshe.fu.KhahH8210out,willIreignאֶמְל֥וֹךְ'em.LokhH4427overyou.

34AndIwillbringוְהוֹצֵאתִ֤יve.ho.tze.TiH3318yououtfromthepeoplesH5971,andwillgatherוְקִבַּצְתִּ֣יve.ki.batz.TiH6908yououtofthecountrieswhereinyearescatteredנְפוֹצֹתֶ֖םne.fo.tzo.TemH6327,withamightyH2389handבְּיָ֤דbe.YadH3027,andwithanoutstretchedנְטוּיָ֔הne.tu.YahH5186armוּבִזְר֣וֹעַu.viz.Ro.a'H2220,andwithfurypouredשְׁפוּכָֽה׃she.fu.KhahH8210out;

35andIwillbringוְהֵבֵאתִ֣יve.he.ve.TiH935youintothewildernessמִדְבַּ֖רmid.BarH4057ofthepeoplesH5971,andtherewillIenterintojudgmentוְנִשְׁפַּטְתִּ֤יve.nish.pa.TiH8199withyoufaceפָּנִ֖יםpa.NimH6440tofaceפָּנִֽים׃pa.NimH6440.

36LikeasIenteredH8199intojudgmentנִשְׁפַּ֙טְתִּי֙nish.Pa.tiH8199withyourfathersH1inthewildernessבְּמִדְבַּ֖רbe.mid.BarH4057ofthelandאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,soכֵּ֚ןkenH3651willIenterאִשָּׁפֵ֣ט'i.sha.FetH8199intojudgmentH8199withyou, saiththeLordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136Jehovah.

37AndIwillcauseyoutopassוְהַעֲבַרְתִּ֥יve.ha.'a.var.TiH5674undertherodהַשָּׁ֑בֶטha.Sha.vetH7626,andIwillbringוְהֵבֵאתִ֥יve.he.ve.TiH935youintothebondofthecovenantהַבְּרִֽית׃ha.be.RitH1285.

38AndIwillpurgeוּבָרוֹתִ֣יu.va.ro.TiH1305outfromamongyoutherebelsהַמֹּרְדִ֤יםha.mo.re.DimH4775,andthemthattransgressוְהַפּֽוֹשְׁעִים֙ve.ha.po.she.'ImH6586againstme;IwillbringH935themforthH3318outofthecountrywheretheysojourn,buttheyshallnotenterintothelandמֵאֶ֤רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478:andyeshallknowוִֽידַעְתֶּ֖םvi.da'.TemH3045thatI[am]Jehovah.

39Asforyou,Ohouseבֵּֽית־beit-H1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לYis.ra.'ElH3478,thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saiththeLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Jehovah:Goye,serveעֲבֹ֔דוּ'a.Vo.duH5647everyoneH376hisidolsגִּלּוּלָיו֙gi.lu.LavH1544henceforthalso,ifnoneofyouwillhearken untome;butprofaneתְחַלְּלוּ־te.cha.le.lu-H2490myholyH6944nameשֵׁ֤םshemH8034nomorewithyourgiftsבְּמַתְּנֽוֹתֵיכֶ֖םbe.ma.te.no.tei.KhemH4979andwithyouridolsוּבְגִלּוּלֵיכֶֽם׃u.ve.gi.lu.lei.KhemH1544.

40ForinmyholyH6944mountainבְהַר־ve.har-H2022,inthemountainבְּהַ֣ר׀be.HarH2022oftheheightמְר֣וֹםme.RomH4791ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478, saiththeLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Jehovah,thereshallallthehouseבֵּ֧יתbeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478serveיַעַבְדֻ֜נִיya.'av.Du.niH5647me,thewholeofit,inthelandבָּאָ֑רֶץba.'A.retzH776;therewillIacceptאֶרְצֵ֔ם'er.TzemH7521them,andtherewillIrequireH1875yourheave-offeringsandthefirst-fruitsofyourofferings,withallyourholyH6944thingsH6944.

41Asasweet savourwillIacceptאֶרְצֶ֣ה'er.TzehH7521you,whenH834Ibringבְּהוֹצִיאִ֤יbe.ho.tzi.'IH3318yououtfromthepeoplesH5971,andgatherוְקִבַּצְתִּ֣יve.ki.batz.TiH6908yououtofthecountrieswhereinyehavebeenscatteredנְפֹצֹתֶ֖םne.fo.tzo.TemH6327;andIwillbehallowedinyouinthesightofthenationsהַגּוֹיִֽם׃ha.go.YimH1471.

42Andyeshallknowוִֽידַעְתֶּם֙vi.da'.TemH3045thatI[am]Jehovah,whenIhavebroughtבַּהֲבִיאִ֥יba.ha.vi.'IH935youintothelandהָאָ֗רֶץha.'A.retzH776ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,intothecountrywhichIliftedנָשָׂ֙אתִי֙na.Sa.tiH5375upmyhandיָדִ֔יya.DiH3027togiveלָתֵ֥תla.TetH5414toyourfathersH1.

43Andthereshallyerememberוּזְכַרְתֶּם־u.ze.khar.tem-H2142yourwaysדַּרְכֵיכֶם֙dar.khei.KhemH1870,andallyourdoings,whereinyehavebeendefiledH2930;andyeshallloatheyourselvesH2930inyourownsightforallyourevilswhichyehavecommitted.

44Andyeshallknowוִֽידַעְתֶּם֙vi.da'.TemH3045thatI[am]Jehovah,whenIhavewroughtwithyouformyname'ssakeלְמַ֣עַןle.Ma.'anH4616,notaccordingtoyourwickedהָרָעִ֜יםha.ra.'ImH7451waysכְדַרְכֵיכֶ֨םkhe.dar.khei.KhemH1870,noraccordingtoyourcorruptהַנִּשְׁחָתוֹת֙ha.nish.cha.tOtH7843doings,Ohouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, saiththeLordJehovah.

45And the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying,

46Son of man, set thy face toward the south, and drop [words] against the south, and prophesy against the forest of the south field;

47and say to the forest of the south, Hear the word of Jehovah. Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Behold, I will kindle a fire in thee, and it shall devour every green tree in thee, and every dry tree: the flashing flame shall not be quenched; and all that it meets from the south to the north shall be burned thereby.

48And all flesh shall see that I Jehovah have kindled it: it shall not be quenched.

49And I said, Ah, Lord Jehovah! they say of me, Doth he not speak parables?

Commentaries on Ezekiel 20

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