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Ezekiel 19:1-9

1Moreover take thou upשָׂ֣אsa'H5375a lamentationקִינָ֔הki.NahH7015for the princesנְשִׂיאֵ֖יne.si.'EiH5387of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478,

2And sayוְאָמַרְתָּ֗ve.'a.mar.TaH559, What isthy motherאִמְּךָ֙'i.me.KhaH517?A lionessלְבִיָּ֔אle.vi.Ya'H3833:she lay downרָבָ֑צָהra.Va.tzahH7257among lionsאֲרָי֖וֹת'a.ra.YotH738,she nourishedרִבְּתָ֥הri.be.TahH7235her whelpsגוּרֶֽיהָ׃gu.Rei.haH1482amongבְּת֥וֹךְbe.TokhH8432young lionsכְּפִרִ֖יםke.fi.RimH3715.

3And she brought upוַתַּ֛עַלva.Ta.'alH5927oneאֶחָ֥ד'e.ChadH259of her whelpsמִגֻּרֶ֖יהָmi.gu.Rei.haH1482:it became a young lionכְּפִ֣ירke.FirH3715,and it learnedוַיִּלְמַ֥דvai.yil.MadH3925to catchלִטְרָף־lit.rof-H2963the preyטֶ֖רֶףTe.refH2964;it devouredאָכָֽל׃'a.KhalH398menאָדָ֥ם'a.DamH120.

4The nationsגּוֹיִ֖םgo.YimH1471also heardוַיִּשְׁמְע֥וּvai.yish.me.'UH8085of him; he was takenנִתְפָּ֑שׂnit.PasH8610in their pitבְּשַׁחְתָּ֣םbe.shach.TamH7845,and they broughtוַיְבִאֻ֥הוּvay.vi.'U.huH935him with chainsבַֽחַחִ֖יםva.cha.ChimH2397unto the landאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

5Now when she sawוַתֵּ֙רֶא֙va.Te.re'H7200that she had waitedנֽוֹחֲלָ֔הno.cha.LahH3176, andher hopeתִּקְוָתָ֑הּtik.va.TahH8615was lostאָבְדָ֖ה'a.ve.DahH6,then she tookוַתִּקַּ֛חva.ti.KachH3947anotherאֶחָ֥ד'e.ChadH259of her whelpsמִגֻּרֶ֖יהָmi.gu.Rei.haH1482, andmadeשָׂמָֽתְהוּ׃sa.Ma.te.huH7760him a young lionכְּפִ֥ירke.FirH3715.

6And he went up and downוַיִּתְהַלֵּ֥ךְvai.yit.ha.LekhH1980amongבְּתוֹךְ־be.tokh-H8432the lionsאֲרָי֖וֹת'a.ra.YotH738,he became a young lionכְּפִ֣ירke.FirH3715,and learnedוַיִּלְמַ֥דvai.yil.MadH3925to catchלִטְרָף־lit.rof-H2963the preyטֶ֖רֶףTe.refH2964, anddevouredאָכָֽל׃'a.KhalH398menאָדָ֥ם'a.DamH120.

7And he knewוַיֵּ֙דַע֙vai.Ye.da'H3045their desolate palacesאַלְמְנוֹתָ֔יו'al.me.no.TavH490,and he laid wasteהֶחֱרִ֑יבhe.che.RivH2717their citiesוְעָרֵיהֶ֖םve.'a.rei.HemH5892;and the landאֶ֙רֶץ֙'e.retzH776was desolateוַתֵּ֤שַׁםva.Te.shamH3456,and the fulnessוּמְלֹאָ֔הּu.me.lo.'AhH4393thereof, by the noiseמִקּ֖וֹלmi.KolH6963of his roaringשַׁאֲגָתֽוֹ׃sha.'a.ga.ToH7581.

8Then the nationsגּוֹיִ֛םgo.YimH1471setוַיִּתְּנ֨וּvai.yi.te.NuH5414against him on every sideסָבִ֖יבsa.VivH5439from the provincesמִמְּדִינ֑וֹתmi.me.di.NotH4082,and spreadוַֽיִּפְרְשׂ֥וּvai.yif.re.SuH6566their netרִשְׁתָּ֖םrish.TamH7568over him: he was takenנִתְפָּֽשׂ׃nit.PasH8610in their pitבְּשַׁחְתָּ֥םbe.shach.TamH7845.

9And they putוַֽיִּתְּנֻ֤הוּvai.yi.te.Nu.huH5414him in wardבַסּוּגַר֙va.su.GarH5474in chainsבַּֽחַחִ֔יםba.cha.ChimH2397,and broughtוַיְבִאֻ֖הוּvay.vi.'U.huH935him to the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֑לba.VelH894:they broughtיְבִאֻ֙הוּ֙ye.vi.'U.huH935him into holdsבַּמְּצֹד֔וֹתba.me.tzo.DotH4685,that his voiceקוֹל֛וֹko.LoH6963should no more be heardיִשָּׁמַ֥עyi.sha.Ma'H8085upon the mountainsהָרֵ֥יha.ReiH2022of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פYis.ra.'ElH3478.

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