1AndhesaidH559untome,Sonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofmanH120,eatאֱכ֑וֹל'e.KholH398whatthou findest;eatאֱכוֹל֙'e.khOlH398thisroll,andgo,speakדַּבֵּ֖רda.BerH1696untothehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478. 2SoIopenedוָאֶפְתַּ֖חva.'ef.TachH6605mymouthפִּ֑יPiH6310,andhecausedmetoeatוַיַּ֣אֲכִלֵ֔נִיvai.Ya.'a.khi.Le.niH398thatroll. 4AndhesaidH559untome,Sonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofmanH120,goבֹּא֙bo'H935,getthee untothehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,andspeakוְדִבַּרְתָּ֥ve.di.bar.TaH1696withmywordsבִדְבָרַ֖יvid.va.RaiH1697untothem. 5Forthou artnotsentH7971toapeopleעַ֨ם'amH5971ofstrangelanguageH3956,andofdifficultspeech, [but]tothehouseבֵּ֖יתbeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478; 6nottomanyרַבִּ֗יםra.BimH7227peoplesH5971ofstrangelanguageH3956andofdifficultspeech,whosewordsדִּבְרֵיהֶ֑םdiv.rei.HemH1697thou canstnotunderstand:hadIsentH7971theetothem,wouldtheynothearken unto thee? 7Butthehouseוּבֵ֣יתu.VeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478willnothearken unto thee,fornoneofthemwillhearken untome.Forallthehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478arehardH7186offoreheadמֵ֥צַחMe.tzachH4696andstiffofheartלֵ֖בlevH3820. 8Behold,Ihavemadeנָתַ֧תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414thyfaceH6440hardחֲזָקִ֖יםcha.za.KimH2389againsttheirfacesH6440,andthyforeheadמִצְחֲךָ֥mitz.cha.KhaH4696hardחָזָ֖קcha.ZakH2389againsttheirforeheadsמִצְחָֽם׃mitz.ChamH4696. 9Asanadamantharderחָזָ֥קcha.ZakH2389thanflintמִצֹּ֖רmi.TzorH6864haveImadeנָתַ֣תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414thyforeheadמִצְחֶ֑ךָmitz.Che.khaH4696.Fearתִירָ֤אti.Ra'H3372themnot,neitherbedismayedתֵחַ֣תte.ChatH2865atthem,fortheyarearebelliousH4805houseבֵּֽית־beit-H1004. 10AndhesaidH559untome,Sonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofmanH120,allmywordsדְּבָרַי֙de.va.RaiH1697whichIshallspeakאֲדַבֵּ֣ר'a.da.BerH1696unto thee,receiveH3947inthyheartבִּֽלְבָבְךָ֖bil.va.ve.KhaH3824,andhearשְׁמָֽע׃she.Ma'H8085withthineearsוּבְאָזְנֶ֥יךָu.ve.'a.ze.Nei.khaH241; 11andgoבֹּ֤אbo'H935,gettheetothemofthecaptivity, untothechildrenofthypeopleעַמֶּ֔ךָ'a.Me.khaH5971,andspeakוְדִבַּרְתָּ֤ve.di.bar.TaH1696untothem,andtellthem,Thusכֹּ֥הkohH3541saiththeLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Jehovah, —whethertheywillhearH8085orwhethertheywillforbear. 12AndtheSpiritר֔וּחַRu.achH7307liftedוַתִּשָּׂאֵ֣נִיva.ti.sa.'E.niH5375meup,andIheardH8085behindmethesoundק֖וֹלKolH6963ofagreatגָּד֑וֹלga.DolH1419rushing, [saying,]BlessedH1288bethegloryכְּבוֹד־ke.Vod-H3519ofJehovahfromhisplaceמִמְּקוֹמֽוֹ׃mi.me.ko.MoH4725! 13—andthesoundוְק֣וֹל׀ve.KolH6963ofthewingsכַּנְפֵ֣יkan.FeiH3671ofthelivingcreaturesthattouchedoneanother,andthesoundוְק֥וֹלve.KolH6963ofthewheelsהָאוֹפַנִּ֖יםha.'o.fa.NimH212besidethem,andthesoundוְק֖וֹלve.KolH6963ofagreatגָּדֽוֹל׃ga.DolH1419rushing. 14AndtheSpiritוְר֥וּחַve.Ru.achH7307liftedנְשָׂאַ֖תְנִיne.sa.'At.niH5375meup,andtookH3947meawayH5375;andIwentinbitternessH4751,intheheatofmyspiritרוּחִ֔יru.ChiH7307,andthehandוְיַד־ve.yad-H3027ofJehovahwasstrongחָזָֽקָה׃cha.Za.kahH2388uponme. 16Anditcametopassattheendמִקְצֵ֖הmik.TzehH7097ofsevenשִׁבְעַ֣תshiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִ֑ים פya.MimH3117,thatthewordדְבַר־de.var-H1697ofJehovahcameuntome,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559, 17Sonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofmanH120,Ihaveappointedtheeawatchmanצֹפֶ֥הtzo.PehH6822untothehouseלְבֵ֣יתle.VeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,andthou shalthearוְשָׁמַעְתָּ֤ve.sha.ma'.TaH8085thewordדָּבָ֔רda.VarH1697frommymouthמִפִּי֙mi.PiH6310,andgiveH5414themwarningfromme. 18WhenIsayבְּאָמְרִ֤יbe.'a.me.RiH559untothewickedלָֽרָשָׁע֙la.ra.Sha'H7563, Thou shaltcertainlyH4191dieH4191;andthou givesthimnotwarning,norspeakesttowarnH2094thewickedרָשָׁ֛עra.Sha'H7563fromhiswickedהָרְשָׁעָ֖הha.re.sha.'AhH7563wayמִדַּרְכּ֥וֹmi.dar.KoH1870,thathemayliveH2421:thesamewickedרָשָׁע֙ra.Sha'H7563[man]shalldieH4191inhisiniquityבַּעֲוֹנ֣וֹba.'a.vo.NoH5771;buthisbloodוְדָמ֖וֹve.da.MoH1818willIrequireאֲבַקֵּֽשׁ׃'a.va.KeshH1245atthyhandמִיָּדְךָ֥mi.ya.de.KhaH3027. 19Butifthouwarnהִזְהַ֣רְתָּhiz.Har.taH2094thewickedרָשָׁ֔עra.Sha'H7563,andheturnשָׁב֙shavH7725notfromhiswickednessמֵֽרִשְׁע֔וֹme.rish.'OH7562,norfromhiswickedהָרְשָׁעָ֑הha.re.sha.'AhH7563wayוּמִדַּרְכּ֖וֹu.mi.dar.KoH1870,heshalldieיָמ֔וּתya.MutH4191inhisiniquityבַּעֲוֹנ֣וֹba.'a.vo.NoH5771;butthou hastdeliveredהִצַּֽלְתָּ׃ סhi.Tzal.taH5337thysoulH5315. 20Andwhenarighteousצַדִּ֤יקtza.DikH6662[man] dothturnוּבְשׁ֨וּבu.ve.ShuvH7725fromhisrighteousnessH6666,anddowhatiswrong,andIlayastumbling-blockbeforehim,heshalldieיָמ֑וּתya.MutH4191;becausethou hastnotgivenH5414himwarning,heshalldieיָמ֔וּתya.MutH4191inhissinבְּחַטָּאת֣וֹbe.cha.ta.ToH2403,andhisrighteousH6662actsH6213whichhehathdoneshallnotberememberedתִזָּכַ֗רְןָti.za.Khar.naH2142;buthisbloodוְדָמ֖וֹve.da.MoH1818willIrequireאֲבַקֵּֽשׁ׃'a.va.KeshH1245atthyhandמִיָּדְךָ֥mi.ya.de.KhaH3027. 21AndifthouwarnH2094therighteousצַדִּ֗יקtza.DikH6662[man],thattherighteousצַדִּ֖יקtza.DikH6662sinH2398not,andhedothnotsinH2398,heshallcertainlyliveH2421,forhehathtakenwarning;andthou hastdeliveredהִצַּֽלְתָּ׃ סhi.Tzal.taH5337thysoulH5315. 25Andthou,sonבֶן־ven-H1121ofmanH120,behold,theyshallputנָתְנ֤וּna.te.NuH5414bandsuponthee,andshallbindוַאֲסָר֖וּךָva.'a.sa.Ru.khaH631thee therewith,andthou shaltnotgoתֵצֵ֖אte.Tze'H3318outamongthem. 26AndIwillmakethytongueוּלְשֽׁוֹנְךָ֙u.le.shon.KhaH3956cleavetotheroofofthymouthH2441,thatthou shaltbeH1961dumb,andshaltnotbeH1961tothemareprover;fortheyarearebelliousH4805houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004. 27AndwhenIspeakוּֽבְדַבְּרִ֤יu.ve.da.be.RiH1696withthee,Iwillopenאֶפְתַּ֣ח'ef.TachH6605thymouthפִּ֔יךָPi.khaH6310,andthou shaltsayH559untothem,Thusכֹּ֥הkohH3541saiththeLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Jehovah:Hethatheareth,lethimhearH8085;andhethatforbeareth,lethimforbear:fortheyarearebelliousH4805houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004. 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