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Ezekiel 16:37-44

37Behold, therefore I will gatherמְקַבֵּ֤ץme.ka.BetzH6908all thy loversמְאַהֲבַ֙יִךְ֙me.'a.ha.Va.yikhH157,with whom thou hast taken pleasureעָרַ֣בְתְּ'a.RavtH6149, and all themthat thou hast lovedאָהַ֔בְתְּ'a.HavtH157, with all themthat thou hast hatedשָׂנֵ֑אתsa.NetH8130;I will even gatherוְקִבַּצְתִּי֩ve.ki.batz.TiH6908them round aboutמִסָּבִ֗יבmi.sa.VivH5439against thee, and will discoverוְגִלֵּיתִ֤יve.gi.lei.TiH1540thy nakednessעֶרְוָתֵךְ֙'er.va.teKhH6172unto them, that they may seeוְרָא֖וּve.ra.'UH7200all thy nakednessעֶרְוָתֵֽךְ׃'er.va.TekhH6172.

38And I will judgeוּשְׁפַטְתִּיךְ֙u.she.fa.tiKhH8199thee, as women that break wedlockנֹאֲפ֔וֹתno.'a.FotH5003and shedוְשֹׁפְכֹ֖תve.sho.fe.KhotH8210bloodדָּ֑םDamH1818are judgedמִשְׁפְּטֵ֣יmish.pe.TeiH4941;and I will giveוּנְתַתִּ֕יךְu.ne.ta.TikhH5414thee bloodדַּ֥םdamH1818in furyחֵמָ֖הche.MahH2534and jealousyוְקִנְאָֽה׃ve.kin.'AhH7068.

39And I will also giveוְנָתַתִּ֨יve.na.ta.TiH5414thee into their handבְּיָדָ֗םbe.ya.DamH3027,and they shall throw downוְהָרְס֤וּve.ha.re.SuH2040thine eminent placeגַבֵּךְ֙ga.beKhH1354,and shall break downוְנִתְּצ֣וּve.ni.te.TzuH5422thy high placesרָמֹתַ֔יִךְra.mo.Ta.yikhH7413:they shall stripוְהִפְשִׁ֤יטוּve.hif.Shi.tuH6584thee also of thy clothesבְּגָדַ֔יִךְbe.ga.Da.yikhH899,and shall takeוְלָקְח֖וּve.la.ke.ChuH3947thy fairתִפְאַרְתֵּ֑ךְtif.'ar.TekhH8597jewelsכְּלֵ֣יke.LeiH3627,and leaveH3240thee nakedעֵירֹ֥ם'ei.RomH5903and bareוְעֶרְיָֽה׃ve.'er.YahH6181.

40They shall also bring upוְהֶעֱל֤וּve.he.'e.LuH5927a companyקָהָ֔לka.HalH6951against thee, and they shall stoneוְרָגְמ֥וּve.ra.ge.MuH7275thee with stonesבָּאָ֑בֶןba.'A.venH68,and thrust thee throughוּבִתְּק֖וּךְu.vi.te.KukhH1333with their swordsבְּחַרְבוֹתָֽם׃be.char.vo.TamH2719.

41And they shall burnוְשָׂרְפ֤וּve.sa.re.FuH8313thine housesבָתַּ֙יִךְ֙va.Ta.yikhH1004with fireבָּאֵ֔שׁba.'EshH784,and executeוְעָשׂוּ־ve.'a.su-H6213judgmentsשְׁפָטִ֔יםshe.fa.TimH8201upon thee in the sightלְעֵינֵ֖יle.'ei.NeiH5869of manyרַבּ֑וֹתra.BotH7227womenנָשִׁ֣יםna.ShimH802:and I will cause thee to ceaseוְהִשְׁבַּתִּיךְ֙ve.hish.ba.tiKhH7673from playing the harlotמִזּוֹנָ֔הmi.zo.NahH2181,and thou also shalt giveתִתְּנִי־ti.te.ni-H5414no hireאֶתְנַ֖ן'et.NanH868any more.

42So will I make my furyחֲמָתִי֙cha.ma.TiH2534toward thee to restוַהֲנִחֹתִ֤יva.ha.ni.cho.TiH5117,and my jealousyקִנְאָתִ֖יkin.'a.TiH7068shall departוְסָ֥רָהve.Sa.rahH5493from thee, and I will be quietוְשָׁ֣קַטְתִּ֔יve.Sha.ka.TiH8252,and will be no more angryאֶכְעַ֖ס'ekh.'AsH3707.

43Because thou hast not rememberedזָכַרְתְּ֙za.khar.tiH2142the daysיְמֵ֣יye.MeiH3117of thy youthנְעוּרַ֔יִךְne.'u.Ra.yikhH5271,but hast frettedוַתִּרְגְּזִי־va.tir.ge.zi-H7264me in all these things;beholdהֵ֜אhe'H1887,therefore I also will recompenseנָתַ֗תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414thy wayדַּרְכֵּ֣ךְ׀dar.KekhH1870upon thineheadבְּרֹ֣אשׁbe.RoshH7218,saithנְאֻם֙ne.'UmH5002the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Godיְהוִ֔הYah.wehH3069:and thou shalt not commitעָשִׂית֙a.si.tiH6213this lewdnessהַזִּמָּ֔הha.zi.MahH2154above all thine abominationsתּוֹעֲבֹתָֽיִךְ׃to.'a.vo.Ta.yikhH8441.

44Behold, every one that useth proverbsהַמֹּשֵׁ֔לha.mo.ShelH4911shall use thisproverbיִמְשֹׁ֖לyim.SholH4911against thee, sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, As isthe motherכְּאִמָּ֖הke.'i.MahH517, so isher daughterבִּתָּֽהּ׃bi.TahH1323.

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