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Ezekiel 16:17-22

17Thou hast also takenוַתִּקְחִ֞יva.tik.ChiH3947thy fairתִפְאַרְתֵּ֗ךְtif.'ar.TekhH8597jewelsכְּלֵ֣יke.LeiH3627of my goldמִזְּהָבִ֤יmi.ze.ha.ViH2091and of my silverוּמִכַּסְפִּי֙u.mi.kas.PiH3701,which I had givenנָתַ֣תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414thee, and madestוַתַּעֲשִׂי־va.ta.'a.si-H6213to thyself imagesצַלְמֵ֣יtzal.MeiH6754of menזָכָ֑רza.KharH2145,and didst commit whoredomוַתִּזְנִי־va.tiz.ni-H2181with them,

18And tookestוַתִּקְחִ֛יva.tik.ChiH3947thy broideredרִקְמָתֵ֖ךְrik.ma.TekhH7553garmentsבִּגְדֵ֥יbig.DeiH899,and coveredstוַתְּכַסִּ֑יםva.te.kha.SimH3680them: and thou hast setנָתַ֖תְּna.ta.tiH5414mine oilוְשַׁמְנִי֙ve.sham.NiH8081and mine incenseוּקְטָרְתִּ֔יu.ke.ta.re.TiH7004beforeלִפְנֵיהֶֽם׃lif.nei.HemH6440them.

19My meatוְלַחְמִי֩ve.lach.MiH3899also which I gaveנָתַ֨תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414thee, fine flourסֹ֣לֶתSo.letH5560,and oilוָשֶׁ֤מֶןva.She.menH8081,and honeyוּדְבַשׁ֙u.de.VashH1706, wherewithI fedהֶֽאֱכַלְתִּ֔יךְhe.'e.khal.TikhH398thee, thou hast even setוּנְתַתִּ֧יהוּu.ne.ta.Ti.huH5414it beforeלִפְנֵיהֶ֛םlif.nei.HemH6440them for a sweetנִיחֹ֖חַni.Cho.achH5207savourלְרֵ֥יחַle.Rei.achH7381: and thusit was, saithנְאֻ֖םne.'UmH5002the Lordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136Godיְהוִֽה׃Yah.wehH3069.

20Moreover thou hast takenוַתִּקְחִ֞יva.tik.ChiH3947thy sonsבָּנַ֤יִךְba.Na.yikhH1121and thy daughtersבְּנוֹתַ֙יִךְ֙be.no.Ta.yikhH1323,whom thou hast borneיָלַ֣דְתְּya.LadtH3205unto me, and these hast thou sacrificedוַתִּזְבָּחִ֥יםva.tiz.ba.ChimH2076unto them to be devouredלֶאֱכ֑וֹלle.'e.KholH398. Is thisof thy whoredomsמִתַּזְנוּתָֽיִךְ׃mi.taz.nu.tekhH8457a small matterהַמְעַ֖טham.'AtH4592,

21That thou hast slainוַֽתִּשְׁחֲטִ֖יva.tish.cha.TiH7819my childrenבָּנָ֑יba.NaiH1121,and deliveredוַֽתִּתְּנִ֔יםva.ti.te.NimH5414them to cause them to pass throughבְּהַעֲבִ֥ירbe.ha.'a.VirH5674the fire for them?

22And in all thine abominationsתּוֹעֲבֹתַ֙יִךְ֙to.'a.vo.Ta.yikhH8441and thy whoredomsוְתַזְנֻתַ֔יִךְve.taz.nu.Ta.yikhH8457thou hast not rememberedזָכַ֖רְתְּza.khar.tiH2142the daysיְמֵ֣יye.MeiH3117of thy youthנְעוּרָ֑יִךְne.'u.Ra.yikhH5271,when thou wast nakedעֵרֹ֣ם'e.RomH5903and bareוְעֶרְיָ֔הve.'er.YahH6181, andwast pollutedמִתְבּוֹסֶ֥סֶתmit.bo.Se.setH947in thy bloodבְּדָמֵ֖ךְbe.da.MekhH1818.

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