1Andthewordדְבַר־de.var-H1697ofJehovahcameuntome,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559, 2Andthou,sonבֶן־ven-H1121ofmanH120, wilt thoujudgeהֲתִשְׁפֹּ֥טha.tish.PotH8199, wilt thoujudgeהֲתִשְׁפֹּ֖טha.tish.PotH8199thebloodycityעִ֣יר'irH5892? Yea, causehertoknowH3045allherabominationsתּוֹעֲבוֹתֶֽיהָ׃to.'a.vo.Tei.haH8441, 3andsayH559,Thusכֹּ֤הkohH3541saiththeLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Jehovah:Acityעִ֣יר'irH5892thatsheddethbloodדָּ֛םdamH1818inhermidstבְּתוֹכָ֖הּbe.to.KhahH8432,thathertimeעִתָּ֑הּ'i.TahH6256maycomeלָב֣וֹאla.Vo'H935,andmakethidolsגִלּוּלִ֛יםgi.lu.LimH1544againstherselftodefileH2930herself. 4Thou artbecomeטָמֵ֔אתta.MetH2930guiltyאָשַׁ֗מְתְּ'a.ShamtH816bythybloodבְּדָמֵ֨ךְbe.da.MekhH1818whichthou hastshedשָׁפַ֜כְתְּsha.FakhtH8210,andhastdefiledH2930thyselfwiththineidolsוּבְגִלּוּלַ֤יִךְu.ve.gi.lu.La.yikhH1544whichthou hastmadeH6213;andthou hastcausedthydaysיָמַ֔יִךְya.Ma.yikhH3117todrawH7126near,andartcomeוַתָּב֖וֹאva.ta.Vo'H935unto thyyearsשְׁנוֹתָ֑יִךְshe.no.Ta.yikhH8141:thereforeH3651haveImadeH6213theeareproachחֶרְפָּה֙cher.PahH2781untothenationsלַגּוֹיִ֔םla.go.YimH1471,andamockinguntoallcountries. 5Thosethatarenear,andthosethatarefarוְהָרְחֹק֥וֹתve.ha.re.cho.KotH7350fromthee,shallmockthee,whoart infamous [and]fulloftumult. 6Behold,theprincesH5387ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478havebeenH1961intheetoshedשְׁפָךְ־she.fokh-H8210bloodדָּֽם׃DamH1818,eachaccordingtohispower. 7IntheehavetheymadeH6213lightoffatherאָ֤ב'avH1andmotherוָאֵם֙va.'EmH517;inthemidstבְּתוֹכֵ֑ךְbe.to.KhekhH8432oftheehavetheydealtbyoppressionבַעֹ֖שֶׁקva.'O.shekH6233withthestranger;intheehavetheyvexedthefatherlessיָת֥וֹםya.TomH3490andthewidowוְאַלְמָנָ֖הve.'al.ma.NahH490. 8Thou hastdespisedH959myholyקָדָשַׁ֖יka.da.ShaiH6944thingsH6944,andhastprofanedH2490mysabbathsשַׁבְּתֹתַ֖יsha.be.to.TaiH7676. 9IntheetherehavebeenH1961slanderousmenH376toshedשְׁפָךְ־she.fokh-H8210bloodדָּ֑םDamH1818;andintheehavetheyeatenH398uponthemountainsהֶֽהָרִים֙he.ha.RimH2022;inthemidstבְתוֹכֵֽךְ׃ve.to.KhekhH8432oftheetheyhavecommittedlewdness; 10intheehavetheydiscoveredtheirfathers'nakednessעֶרְוַת־'er.vat-H6172;intheehavetheyhumbledherthatwasuncleanטְמֵאַ֥תte.me.'AtH2931inherseparation. 11AndoneH376hathcommittedabominationתּֽוֹעֵבָ֔הto.'e.VahH8441withhisneighbour'swifeאֵ֣שֶׁת'E.shetH802;andanotherhathlewdlydefiledH2930hisdaughter-in-law;andanotherinthee hath humbledhissisterאֲחֹת֥וֹ'a.cho.ToH269,hisfather'sdaughterבַת־vat-H1323. 12IntheehavetheytakenH3947giftsH7810toshedשְׁפָךְ־she.fokh-H8210bloodדָּ֑םDamH1818; thou hasttakenH3947usuryandincrease,andthou hast overreached thy neighboursbyoppressionבַּעֹ֔שֶׁקba.'O.shekH6233,andhastforgottenשָׁכַ֔חַתְּsha.Kha.chatH7911me, saiththeLordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136Jehovah. 13Andbehold,IhavesmittenminehandH3709atthine overreachingwhichthou hastdone,andatthybloodshedwhichhathbeenH1961inthemidstבְּתוֹכֵֽךְ׃be.to.KhekhH8432ofthee. 14Shallthyheartלִבֵּךְ֙li.beKhH3820endure,shallthyhandsיָדַ֔יִךְya.Da.yikhH3027bestrongתֶּחֱזַ֣קְנָהte.che.Zak.nahH2388,inthedaysלַיָּמִ֕יםlai.ya.MimH3117thatIshalldealwiththee?IJehovahhavespokenדִּבַּ֥רְתִּיdi.Bar.tiH1696,andwilldo[it]. 15AndIwillscatterH2219theeamongthenationsבַּגּוֹיִ֔םba.go.YimH1471,anddisperseוְזֵרִיתִ֖יךְve.ze.ri.TikhH2219theethroughthecountries,andwillconsumethy filthinessoutofthee. 16Andthou shaltbepollutedthroughthyselfinthesightofthenationsגוֹיִ֑םgo.YimH1471,andthou shaltknowוְיָדַ֖עַתְּve.ya.Da.'atH3045thatI[am]Jehovah. 17Andthewordדְבַר־de.var-H1697ofJehovahcameuntome,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559, 18Sonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofmanH120,thehouseבֵֽית־veit-H1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478isbecomeהָיוּ־ha.yu-H1961drosstome:theyareallcopperנְ֠חֹשֶׁתNe.cho.shetH5178,andtinוּבְדִ֨ילu.ve.DilH913,andironוּבַרְזֶ֤לu.var.ZelH1270,andleadוְעוֹפֶ֙רֶת֙ve.'o.Fe.retH5777,inthemidstבְּת֣וֹךְbe.TokhH8432ofthefurnaceכּ֔וּרKurH3564:theyarebecomeהָיֽוּ׃ סha.YuH1961thedrossofsilverכֶּ֖סֶףKe.sefH3701. 19Thereforeלָכֵ֗ןla.KhenH3651thusכֹּ֤הkohH3541saiththeLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Jehovah:BecauseyeareH1961allbecomeהֱי֥וֹתhe.YotH1961dross,thereforeלָכֵן֙la.KhenH3651behold,Iwillgatherקֹבֵ֣ץko.VetzH6908youintothemidstH8432ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389. 20[As]theygatherאֶקְבֹּץ֙'ek.BotzH6908silverכֶּ֡סֶףKe.sefH3701,andcopperוּ֠נְחֹשֶׁתU.ne.cho.shetH5178,andironוּבַרְזֶ֨לu.var.ZelH1270,andleadוְעוֹפֶ֤רֶתve.'o.Fe.retH5777,andtinוּבְדִיל֙u.ve.DilH913,intothemidstH8432ofthefurnaceכּ֔וּרKurH3564,toblowלָפַֽחַת־la.fa.chat-H5301thefireאֵ֖שׁ'eshH784uponit,tomeltלְהַנְתִּ֑יךְle.han.TikhH5413it,soכֵּ֤ןkenH3651willIgatherH6908youinmineangerבְּאַפִּ֣יbe.'a.PiH639andinmyfury,andIwilllayyouonandmeltוְהִתַּכְתִּ֖יve.hi.takh.TiH5413you. 21Yea,Iwillcollectyou,andblowוְנָפַחְתִּ֥יve.na.fach.TiH5301uponyouthefireבְּאֵ֣שׁbe.'EshH784ofmywrathעֶבְרָתִ֑י'ev.ra.TiH5678,andye shall bemeltedוְנִתַּכְתֶּ֖םve.ni.takh.TemH5413inthemidstבְּתוֹכָֽהּ׃be.to.KhahH8432thereof. 22Assilverכֶּ֙סֶף֙ke.sefH3701ismeltedתֻּתְּכ֣וּtu.te.KhuH5413inthemidstבְּת֣וֹךְbe.TokhH8432ofthefurnaceכּ֔וּרKurH3564,soכֵּ֖ןkenH3651shallyebemeltedH5413inthemidstבְתוֹכָ֑הּve.to.KhahH8432thereof:andyeshallknowוִֽידַעְתֶּם֙vi.da'.TemH3045thatIJehovahhavepouredשָׁפַ֥כְתִּיsha.Fakh.tiH8210outmyfuryuponyou. 23Andthewordדְבַר־de.var-H1697ofJehovahcameuntome,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559, 24Sonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofmanH120,sayאֱמָר־'e.mor-H559untoher, Thou artalandאֶ֔רֶץ'E.retzH776thatisnotcleansedH2891,norrained uponinthedayבְּי֥וֹםbe.YomH3117ofindignationזָֽעַם׃Za.'amH2195. 25Thereisaconspiracyקֶ֤שֶׁרKe.sherH7195ofherprophetsנְבִיאֶ֙יהָ֙ne.vi.'Ei.haH5030inthemidstבְּתוֹכָ֔הּbe.to.KhahH8432ofherlikearoaringשׁוֹאֵ֖גsho.'EgH7580lionכַּאֲרִ֥יka.'a.RiH738raveningthepreyטָ֑רֶףTa.refH2964;theydevourאָכָ֗לוּ'a.Kha.luH398soulsH5315;theytakeH3947awayH3947treasureandpreciousוִיקָר֙vi.KarH3366thingsH3366;theyincreaseH7235herwidowsאַלְמְנוֹתֶ֖יהָ'al.me.no.Tei.haH490inthemidstבְתוֹכָֽהּ׃ve.to.KhahH8432ofher; 26herpriestsכֹּהֲנֶ֜יהָko.ha.Nei.haH3548doviolenceחָמְס֣וּcha.me.SuH2554tomylawתוֹרָתִי֮to.ra.TiH8451,andprofaneH2490myholyקָדָשַׁי֒ka.da.ShaiH6944thingsקֹ֤דֶשׁKo.deshH6944:theyputnodifferencebetweentheholyH6944andprofaneH2490,neitherdotheymakeH3045knownH3045[thedifference]betweentheuncleanהַטָּמֵ֥אha.ta.Me'H2931andthecleanלְטָה֖וֹרle.ta.HorH2889,andtheyhideH5956theireyesעֵֽינֵיהֶ֔ם'ei.nei.HemH5869frommysabbathsוּמִשַׁבְּתוֹתַי֙u.mi.sha.be.to.TaiH7676,andIamprofanedH2490amongthem. 27HerprincesH8269inthemidstבְקִרְבָּ֔הּve.kir.BahH7130ofherarelikewolvesH2061raveningthepreyטָ֑רֶףTa.refH2964,toshedלִשְׁפָּךְ־lish.pokh-H8210bloodדָּם֙damH1818,todestroyלְאַבֵּ֣דle.'a.BedH6soulsH5315,togetdishonestgainבָּֽצַע׃Ba.tza'H1215. 28Andherprophetsוּנְבִיאֶ֗יהָu.ne.vi.'Ei.haH5030havedaubedforthemwithuntempered [mortar], seeingvanityH7723anddiviningH7080liesH3577untothem,sayingH559,Thusכֹּ֤הkohH3541saiththeLordJehovah!andJehovahhathnotspokenדִבֵּֽר׃di.BerH1696. 29Thepeopleעַ֤ם'amH5971ofthelandהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ha.'A.retzH776useoppressionעֹ֔שֶׁק'O.shekH6233andpractiserobberyגָּזֵ֑לga.ZelH1498;andtheyvexthepoorוְעָנִ֤יve.'a.NiH6041andneedyוְאֶבְיוֹן֙ve.'ev.yOnH34,andoppressH6231thestrangerwrongfully. 30AndIsoughtH1245foramanH376amongthem,thatshouldmakeH5975upthefence,andstandוְעֹמֵ֨דve.'o.MedH5975inthebreachבַּפֶּ֧רֶץba.Pe.retzH6556beforemeforthelandהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776,thatIshouldnotdestroyשַׁחֲתָ֑הּsha.cha.TahH7843it;butIfoundH4672none. 31AndIwillpourוָאֶשְׁפֹּ֤ךְva.'esh.PokhH8210outmineindignationזַעְמִ֔יza'.MiH2195uponthem;Iwillconsumetheminthefireבְּאֵ֥שׁbe.'EshH784ofmywrathעֶבְרָתִ֖י'ev.ra.TiH5678:theirownwayH1870willIrecompenseupontheirheadבְּרֹאשָׁ֣םbe.ro.ShamH7218, saiththeLordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136Jehovah. 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