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Ezekiel 16:8-32

8Now when I passedוָאֶעֱבֹ֨רva.'e.'e.VorH5674by thee, and lookedוָאֶרְאֵ֗ךְva.'er.'EkhH7200upon thee, behold, thy timeעִתֵּךְ֙'i.teKhH6256wasthe timeעֵ֣ת'etH6256of loveדֹּדִ֔יםdo.DimH1730;and I spreadוָאֶפְרֹ֤שׂva.'ef.RosH6566my skirtכְּנָפִי֙ke.na.FiH3671over thee, and coveredוָאֲכַסֶּ֖הva.'a.kha.SehH3680thy nakednessעֶרְוָתֵ֑ךְ'er.va.TekhH6172:yea, I swareוָאֶשָּׁ֣בַֽעva.'e.Sha.va'H7650unto thee, and enteredוָאָב֨וֹאva.'a.Vo'H935into a covenantבִבְרִ֜יתviv.RitH1285with thee, saithנְאֻ֛םne.'UmH5002the Lordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136Godיְהוִ֖הYah.wehH3069, and thou becamest mine.

9Then washedוָאֶרְחָצֵ֣ךְva.'er.cha.TzekhH7364I thee with waterבַּמַּ֔יִםba.Ma.yimH4325;yea, I throughly washed awayוָאֶשְׁטֹ֥ףva.'esh.TofH7857thy bloodדָּמַ֖יִךְda.Ma.yikhH1818from thee, and I anointedוָאֲסֻכֵ֖ךְva.'a.su.KhekhH5480thee with oilבַּשָּֽׁמֶן׃ba.Sha.menH8081.

10I clothedוָאַלְבִּישֵׁ֣ךְva.'al.bi.ShekhH3847thee also with broidered workרִקְמָ֔הrik.MahH7553,and shodוָאֶנְעֲלֵ֖ךְva.'en.'a.LekhH5274thee with badgers’ skinתָּ֑חַשׁTa.chashH8476,and I girdedוָאֶחְבְּשֵׁ֣ךְva.'ech.be.ShekhH2280thee about with fine linenבַּשֵּׁ֔שׁba.SheshH8336,and I coveredוַאֲכַסֵּ֖ךְva.'a.kha.SekhH3680thee with silkמֶֽשִׁי׃Me.shiH4897.

11I deckedוָאֶעְדֵּ֖ךְva.'e'.DekhH5710thee also with ornamentsעֶ֑דִי'E.diH5716,and I putוָאֶתְּנָ֤הva.'e.te.NahH5414braceletsצְמִידִים֙tze.mi.DimH6781upon thy handsיָדַ֔יִךְya.Da.yikhH3027,and a chainוְרָבִ֖ידve.ra.VidH7242on thy neckגְּרוֹנֵֽךְ׃ge.ro.NekhH1627.

12And I putוָאֶתֵּ֥ןva.'e.TenH5414a jewelנֶ֙זֶם֙ne.zemH5141on thy foreheadאַפֵּ֔ךְ'a.PekhH639,and earringsוַעֲגִילִ֖יםva.'a.gi.LimH5694in thine earsאָזְנָ֑יִךְ'a.ze.Na.yikhH241,and a beautifulתִּפְאֶ֖רֶתtif.'E.retH8597crownוַעֲטֶ֥רֶתva.'a.Te.retH5850upon thine headבְּרֹאשֵֽׁךְ׃be.ro.ShekhH7218.

13Thus wast thou deckedוַתַּעְדִּ֞יva.ta'.DiH5710with goldזָהָ֣בza.HavH2091and silverוָכֶ֗סֶףva.Khe.sefH3701;and thy raimentוּמַלְבּוּשֵׁךְ֙u.mal.bu.sheKhH4403was offine linenשֵׁ֤שׁshe.shiH8336,and silkוָמֶ֙שִׁי֙va.Me.shiH4897,and broidered workוְרִקְמָ֔הve.rik.MahH7553;thou didst eatאָכָ֑לְתְּ'a.khal.tiH398fine flourסֹ֧לֶתSo.letH5560,and honeyוּדְבַ֛שׁu.de.VashH1706,and oilוָשֶׁ֖מֶןva.She.menH8081:and thou wast exceedingH3966beautifulוַתִּ֙יפִי֙va.Ti.fiH3302,and thou didst prosperוַֽתִּצְלְחִ֖יva.titz.le.ChiH6743into a kingdomלִמְלוּכָֽה׃lim.lu.KhahH4410.

14And thy renownשֵׁ֛םshemH8034went forthוַיֵּ֨צֵאvai.Ye.tze'H3318among the heathenבַּגּוֹיִ֖םba.go.YimH1471for thy beautyבְּיָפְיֵ֑ךְbe.ya.fe.YekhH3308: for it wasperfectכָּלִ֣ילka.LilH3632through my comelinessבַּֽהֲדָרִי֙ba.ha.da.RiH1926,which I had putשַׂ֣מְתִּיSam.tiH7760upon thee, saithנְאֻ֖םne.'UmH5002the Lordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136Godיְהוִֽה׃Yah.wehH3069.

15But thou didst trustוַתִּבְטְחִ֣יva.tiv.te.ChiH982in thine own beautyבְיָפְיֵ֔ךְve.ya.fe.YekhH3308,and playedst the harlotוַתִּזְנִ֖יva.tiz.NiH2181because of thy renownשְׁמֵ֑ךְshe.MekhH8034,and pouredst outוַתִּשְׁפְּכִ֧יva.tish.pe.KhiH8210thy fornicationsתַּזְנוּתַ֛יִךְtaz.nu.Ta.yikhH8457on every one that passed byעוֹבֵ֖רo.VerH5674; his it was.

16And of thy garmentsמִבְּגָדַ֗יִךְmi.be.ga.Da.yikhH899thou didst takeוַתִּקְחִ֣יva.tik.ChiH3947,and deckedstוַתַּֽעֲשִׂי־va.ta.'a.si-H6213thy high placesבָּמ֣וֹתba.MotH1116with divers coloursטְלֻא֔וֹתte.lu.'otH2921,and playedst the harlotוַתִּזְנִ֖יva.tiz.NiH2181thereupon: the like thingsshall not comeבָא֖וֹתva.'otH935, neither shall it be so.

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.

23And it came to pass afterאַחֲרֵ֖י'a.cha.ReiH310all thy wickednessרָעָתֵ֑ךְra.'a.TekhH7451, (woeא֣וֹי'oH188,woeא֣וֹי'oH188unto thee! saithנְאֻ֖םne.'UmH5002the Lordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136Godיְהוִֽה׃Yah.wehH3069;)

24Thatthou hast also builtוַתִּבְנִי־va.tiv.ni-H1129unto thee an eminent placeגֶּ֑בGevH1354,and hast madeוַתַּעֲשִׂי־va.ta.'a.si-H6213thee an high placeרָמָ֖הra.MahH7413in every streetרְחֽוֹב׃re.ChovH7339.

25Thou hast builtבָּנִית֙ba.NitH1129thy high placeרָֽמָתֵ֔ךְra.ma.TekhH7413at every headרֹ֣אשׁroshH7218of the wayדֶּ֗רֶךְDe.rekhH1870,and hast made thy beautyיָפְיֵ֔ךְya.fe.YekhH3308to be abhorredוַתְּתַֽעֲבִי֙va.te.ta.'a.ViH8581,and hast openedוַתְּפַשְּׂקִ֥יva.te.fa.se.KiH6589thy feetרַגְלַ֖יִךְrag.La.yikhH7272to every one that passed byעוֹבֵ֑רo.VerH5674,and multipliedוַתַּרְבִּ֖יva.tar.BiH7235thy whoredomsתַּזְנוּתָֽיִךְ׃taz.nu.tekhH8457.

26Thou hast also committed fornicationוַתִּזְנִ֧יva.tiz.NiH2181with the Egyptiansבְּנֵֽי־ מִצְרַ֛יִםbe.nei- mitz.Ra.yimH4714 H1121thy neighboursשְׁכֵנַ֖יִךְshe.khe.Na.yikhH7934,greatגִּדְלֵ֣יgid.LeiH1432of fleshבָשָׂ֑רva.SarH1320;and hast increasedוַתַּרְבִּ֥יva.tar.BiH7235thy whoredomsתַּזְנֻתֵ֖ךְtaz.nu.TekhH8457,to provoke me to angerלְהַכְעִיסֵֽנִי׃le.hakh.'i.Se.niH3707.

27Behold, therefore I have stretched outנָטִ֤יתִיna.Ti.tiH5186my handיָדִי֙ya.DiH3027over thee, and have diminishedוָאֶגְרַ֖עva.'eg.Ra'H1639thine ordinaryחֻקֵּ֑ךְchu.KekhH2706food,and deliveredוָאֶתְּנֵ֞ךְva.'e.te.NekhH5414thee unto the willבְּנֶ֤פֶשׁbe.Ne.feshH5315of them that hateשֹׂנְאוֹתַ֙יִךְ֙so.ne.'o.Ta.yikhH8130thee, the daughtersבְּנ֣וֹתbe.NotH1323of the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםpe.lish.TimH6430,which are ashamedהַנִּכְלָמ֖וֹתha.nikh.la.MotH3637of thy lewdזִמָּֽה׃zi.MahH2154wayמִדַּרְכֵּ֥ךְmi.dar.KekhH1870.

28Thou hast played the whoreוַתִּזְנִי֙va.tiz.NiH2181also with the Assyriansבְּנֵ֣י אַשּׁ֔וּרbe.Nei 'a.ShurH804 H1121,becauseמִבִּלְתִּ֖יmi.bil.TiH1115thou wast unsatiableשָׂבָֽעַתְּ׃sa.Va.'atH7646;yea, thou hast played the harlotוַתִּזְנִ֕יםva.tiz.NimH2181with them, and yet couldest not be satisfiedשָׂבְעָתֵ֑ךְsa.ve.'a.TekhH7654.

29Thou hast moreover multipliedוַתַּרְבִּ֧יva.tar.BiH7235thy fornicationתַּזְנוּתֵ֛ךְtaz.nu.TekhH8457in the landאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776of Canaanכְּנַ֖עַןke.Na.'anH3667unto Chaldeaכַּשְׂדִּ֑ימָהkas.Di.mahH3778;and yet thou wast not satisfiedשָׂבָֽעַתְּ׃sa.Va.'atH7646herewithבְּזֹ֖אתbe.ZotH2063.

30How weakאֲמֻלָה֙'a.mu.LahH535is thine heartלִבָּתֵ֔ךְli.ba.TekhH3826,saithנְאֻ֖םne.'UmH5002the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Godיְהוִ֑הYah.wehH3069,seeing thou doestבַּעֲשׂוֹתֵךְ֙ba.'a.so.teKhH6213all these things,the workמַעֲשֵׂ֥הma.'a.SehH4639of an imperiousשַׁלָּֽטֶת׃sha.La.tetH7986whorishזוֹנָ֖הzo.NahH2181womanאִשָּֽׁה־'i.shah-H802;

31In that thou buildestבִּבְנוֹתַ֤יִךְbiv.no.Ta.yikhH1129thine eminent placeגַּבֵּךְ֙ga.beKhH1354in the headבְּרֹ֣אשׁbe.RoshH7218of every wayדֶּ֔רֶךְDe.rekhH1870,and makestעָשִׂ֖יתa.si.tiH6213thine high placeוְרָמָתֵ֥ךְve.ra.ma.TekhH7413in every streetרְח֑וֹבre.ChovH7339;and hast not been as an harlotכַּזּוֹנָ֖הka.zo.NahH2181,in that thou scornestלְקַלֵּ֥סle.ka.LesH7046hireאֶתְנָֽן׃'et.NanH868;

32But asa wifeהָאִשָּׁ֖הha.'i.ShahH802that committeth adulteryהַמְּנָאָ֑פֶתha.me.na.'A.fetH5003, whichtakethתִּקַּ֖חti.KachH3947strangersזָרִֽים׃za.RimH2114instead of her husbandאִישָׁ֔הּ'i.ShahH376!

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