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Ezekiel 23:11-35

11Andhersisterאֲחוֹתָ֣הּ'a.cho.TahH269Oholibahאָהֳלִיבָ֔ה'o.ho.li.VahH172sawH7200[this],andwasmoreמִמֶּ֑נָּהmi.Me.nahH4480corruptH7843inherpassionthanshe,andinherfornicationsmoreH4480thanthewhoredomsofhersisterאֲחוֹתָֽהּ׃'a.cho.TahH269.

12Shelustedעָגָ֜בָה'a.Ga.vahH5689afterthechildrenofAsshurH804[her] neighbours,governorsפַּח֨וֹתpa.ChotH6346andrulers,clothedH3847most gorgeously,horsemenפָּרָשִׁ֖יםpa.ra.ShimH6571ridingH7392uponhorsesH5483,allofthemattractiveyoungH1121menH970.

13AndIsawH7200thatshewasdefiledH2930:bothtookoneאֶחָ֖ד'e.ChadH259wayדֶּ֥רֶךְDe.rekhH1870.

14AndsheincreasedH3254herfornications;forshesawH7200menH376portrayeduponthewallהַקִּ֔ירha.KirH7023,theimagesH6754oftheChaldeansכַשְׂדִּ֔יםkhas.di.yimH3778portrayedwithvermilionבַּשָּׁשַֽׁר׃ba.sha.SharH8350,

15girdedwithgirdles upontheirloinsH4975,withflowingturbansontheirheadsבְּרָ֣אשֵׁיהֶ֔םbe.Ra.shei.HemH7218,allofthemcaptainsinappearanceמַרְאֵ֥הmar.'EhH4758, [after]thelikenessדְּמ֤וּתde.MutH1823ofthechildrenofBabylonבָבֶל֙va.VelH894,ofChaldeaכַּשְׂדִּ֔יםkas.DimH3778,thelandאֶ֖רֶץ'E.retzH776oftheirnativity.

16Andassoonasshe sawthemwithhereyesעֵינֶ֑יהָ'ei.Nei.haH5869, shelustedוַתַּעְגְּבָ֥הva.ta'.gavhH5689afterthem,andsentH7971messengersמַלְאָכִ֛יםmal.'a.KhimH4397untothemintoChaldeaכַּשְׂדִּֽימָה׃kas.Di.mahH3778.

17AndthechildrenofBabylonבָבֶל֙va.VelH894cameH935toherintothebedלְמִשְׁכַּ֣בle.mish.KavH4904oflove,andtheydefiledH2930herwiththeirfornication; she toodefiledH2930herselfwiththem,andhersoulH5315wasalienatedfromthem.

18Andshediscoveredherwhoredoms,anddiscoveredhernakednessעֶרְוָתָ֑הּ'er.va.TahH6172;andmysoulH5315wasalienatedfromher,likeasmysoulH5315wasalienatedfromhersisterאֲחוֹתָֽהּ׃'a.cho.TahH269.

19YetshemultipliedH7235herwhoredoms, callingtoremembranceH2142thedaysיְמֵ֣יye.MeiH3117ofheryouthנְעוּרֶ֔יהָne.'u.Rei.haH5271,whereinsheplayedH2181theharlotinthelandבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714;

20andshelustedוַֽתַּעְגְּבָ֔הva.ta'.ge.VahH5689aftertheirparamours,whosefleshבְּשַׂר־be.sar-H1320is[as]thefleshבְּשָׂרָ֔םbe.sa.RamH1320ofasses,andwhoseissueis[as]theissueofhorsesH5483.

21Andthou didstlookbacktothelewdnessofthyyouthנְעוּרָ֑יִךְne.'u.Ra.yikhH5271,inthehandlingofthy teatsbytheEgyptians,forthebreastsשְׁדֵ֥יshe.DeiH7699ofthyyouthנְעוּרָֽיִךְ׃ סne.'u.Ra.yikhH5271.

22Thereforeלָכֵ֣ןla.KhenH3651,Oholibahאָהֳלִיבָ֗ה'o.ho.li.VahH172,thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saiththeLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Jehovah:Behold,Iwillraiseupthyloversמְאַהֲבַ֙יִךְ֙me.'a.ha.Va.yikhH157againstthee,fromwhomthysoulH5315isalienated,andIwillbringוַהֲבֵאתִ֥יםva.ha.ve.TimH935themagainsttheeoneveryside.

23ThechildrenofBabylonבָבֶ֣לva.VelH894,andalltheChaldeansכַּשְׂדִּ֗יםkas.DimH3778,Pekodפְּק֤וֹדpe.KodH6489andShoaandKoa,allthechildrenofAsshurH804withthem;allofthemattractiveyoungH1121menH970,governorsפַּח֤וֹתpa.ChotH6346andrulers, great lordsandrenowned,allofthemridingH7392uponhorsesH5483.

24Andtheyshallcomeוּבָ֣אוּu.Va.'uH935againstthee [with] armour,chariotsרֶ֤כֶבRe.khevH7393andwheelsוְגַלְגַּל֙ve.gal.GalH1534,andwithanassemblageofpeoplesH5971;theyshallsetיָשִׂ֥ימוּya.Si.muH7760themselvesagainstthee [with]target,andshieldוּמָגֵן֙u.ma.GenH4043,andhelmetוְקוֹבַ֔עve.ko.Va'H6959roundH5439about;andIwillputH5414judgmentמִשְׁפָּ֔טmish.PatH4941beforethem,andtheyshalljudgeוּשְׁפָט֖וּךְu.she.fa.TukhH8199theeaccordingtotheirjudgmentsבְּמִשְׁפְּטֵיהֶֽם׃be.mish.pe.tei.HemH4941.

25AndIwillsetוְנָתַתִּ֨יve.na.ta.TiH5414myjealousyקִנְאָתִ֜יkin.'a.TiH7068againstthee,andtheyshalldealfuriouslywiththee:theyshallcutoffthynoseאַפֵּ֤ךְ'a.PekhH639andthineearsוְאָזְנַ֙יִךְ֙ve.'a.ze.Na.yikhH241,andthy remnantshallfallתִּפּ֑וֹלti.PolH5307bytheswordבַּחֶ֣רֶבba.Che.revH2719;theyshalltakeיִקָּ֔חוּyi.Ka.chuH3947thysonsבָּנַ֤יִךְba.Na.yikhH1121andthydaughtersוּבְנוֹתַ֙יִךְ֙u.ve.no.Ta.yikhH1323;andthy residueshallbedevouredH398bythefireבָּאֵֽשׁ׃ba.'EshH784.

26Theyshallalsostripוְהִפְשִׁיט֖וּךְve.hif.shi.TukhH6584theofthygarmentsH899,andtakeוְלָקְח֖וּve.la.ke.ChuH3947awayH3947thy fairjewels.

27AndIwillmakeH2142thylewdnesstoceaseוְהִשְׁבַּתִּ֤יve.hish.ba.TiH7673fromthee,andthy whoredom [brought]fromthelandמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714;andthou shaltnotliftתִשְׂאִ֤יtis.'IH5375upthineeyesעֵינַ֙יִךְ֙'ei.Na.yikhH5869untothem,norrememberתִזְכְּרִי־tiz.ke.ri-H2142Egyptוּמִצְרַ֖יִםu.mitz.Ra.yimH4714anymoreH4480.

28Forthusכֹ֤הkhohH3541saiththeLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Jehovah:Behold,Iwillgiveנֹֽתְנָ֔ךְno.te.NakhH5414theeoverintothehandבְּיַ֖דbe.YadH3027ofthemwhomthou hatest,intothehandבְּיַ֛דbe.YadH3027ofthemfromwhomthysoulH5315isalienated.

29Andtheyshalldealwiththeeinhatredבְּשִׂנְאָ֗הbe.sin.'AhH8135,andshalltakeוְלָקְחוּ֙ve.la.ke.ChuH3947awayallthy labour,andshallleaveוַעֲזָב֖וּךְva.'a.za.VukhH5800theenakedH5903andbare;sothatthenakednessעֶרְוַ֣ת'er.VatH6172ofthy whoredoms shallbediscovered,boththylewdnessandthy fornications.

30Thesethingsאֵ֖לֶּה'E.lehH428shallbedoneunto thee,becausethou hast goneawhoringafterthenationsגוֹיִ֔םgo.YimH1471,becausethou hastdefiledH2930thyselfwiththeiridolsבְּגִלּוּלֵיהֶֽם׃be.gi.lu.lei.HemH1544.

31Thou hastwalkedהָלָ֑כְתְּha.La.khetH1980inthewayבְּדֶ֥רֶךְbe.De.rekhH1870ofthysisterאֲחוֹתֵ֖ךְ'a.cho.TekhH269;andIhavegivenH5414hercupכוֹסָ֖הּkho.SahH3563intothyhandבְּיָדֵֽךְ׃ סbe.ya.DekhH3027.

32Thusכֹּ֤הkohH3541saiththeLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Jehovah: Thou shaltdrinkתִּשְׁתִּ֔יtish.TiH8354ofthy sister'scupכּ֤וֹסKosH3563deepהָעֲמֻקָּ֖הha.'a.mu.KahH6013andlarge; thou shaltbeH1961foralaughing-stockandaderision, [for]itcontainethmuch.

33Thou shaltbefilledתִּמָּלֵ֑אִיti.ma.Le.'iH4390withdrunkennessשִׁכָּר֥וֹןshi.ka.RonH7943andsorrowוְיָג֖וֹןve.ya.GonH3015,withthecupכּ֚וֹסKosH3563ofastonishmentanddesolationוּשְׁמָמָ֔הu.she.ma.MahH8077,thecupכּ֖וֹסKosH3563ofthysisterאֲחוֹתֵ֥ךְ'a.cho.TekhH269Samariaשֹׁמְרֽוֹן׃sho.me.RonH8111;

34thou shaltevendrinkוְשָׁתִ֨יתve.sha.TitH8354itandsuckitout,andthou shaltgnawthesherds thereof,andpluckoffthine ownbreastsוְשָׁדַ֣יִךְve.sha.Da.yikhH7699:forIhavespokenדִבַּ֔רְתִּיdi.Bar.tiH1696[it], saiththeLordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136Jehovah.

35Thereforeלָכֵ֗ןla.KhenH3651thusכֹּ֤הkohH3541saiththeLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Jehovah:Becausethou hastforgottenשָׁכַ֣חַתְּsha.Kha.chatH7911me,andcastH7993mebehindthyback,thereforeH3651bearשְׂאִ֥יse.'IH5375thoualsoוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571thylewdnessandthy fornications.

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