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Ezekiel 20:20-38

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.

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