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Ezekiel 21:23-28

23And it shall be unto them as a falseשָׁוְא֙shaV'H7723divinationכִּקְסָםkik.som-H7080in their sightבְּעֵ֣ינֵיהֶ֔םbe.'Ei.nei.HemH5869,to them that have swornשְׁבֻעֵ֥יshe.vu.'EiH7650oathsשְׁבֻע֖וֹתshe.vu.'otH7621:but he will call to remembranceמַזְכִּ֥ירmaz.KirH2142the iniquityעָוֹ֖ן'a.VonH5771,that they may be takenלְהִתָּפֵֽשׂ׃ פle.hi.ta.FesH8610.

24Therefore thus saithאָמַר֮'a.MarH559the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Godיְהוִה֒Yah.wehH3069;Because ye have made your iniquityעֲוֹ֣נְכֶ֔ם'a.Vo.ne.KhemH5771to be rememberedהַזְכַּרְכֶם֙haz.kar.KhemH2142,in that your transgressionsפִּשְׁעֵיכֶ֗םpish.'ei.KhemH6588are discoveredבְּהִגָּל֣וֹתbe.hi.ga.LotH1540,so that in all your doingsעֲלִילֽוֹתֵיכֶ֑םa.li.lo.tei.KhemH5949your sinsחַטֹּ֣אותֵיכֶ֔םcha.To.tei.KhemH2403do appearלְהֵֽרָאוֹת֙le.he.ra.'OtH7200; because, I say,that ye are come to remembranceהִזָּ֣כֶרְכֶ֔םhi.Za.kher.KhemH2142,ye shall be takenתִּתָּפֵֽשׂוּ׃ פti.ta.Fe.suH8610with the handבַּכַּ֖ףba.KafH3709.

25And thou, profaneחָלָ֣לcha.LalH2491wickedרָשָׁ֔עra.Sha'H7563princeנְשִׂ֖יאne.Si'H5387of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,whose dayיוֹמ֔וֹyo.MoH3117is comeH935,whenבְּעֵ֖תbe.'EtH6256iniquityעֲוֹ֥ן'a.VonH5771shall havean endקֵֽץ׃ סKetzH7093,

26Thus saithאָמַר֙'a.MarH559the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Godיְהוִ֔הYah.wehH3069;Removeהָסִיר֙ha.SirH5493the diademהַמִּצְנֶ֔פֶתha.mitz.Ne.fetH4701,and take offוְהָרִ֖יםve.ha.RimH7311the crownהָֽעֲטָרָ֑הha.'a.ta.RahH5850: this shall not bethe sameH2063:exaltהַגְבֵּ֔הַhag.Be.haH1361him that islowהַשָּׁפָ֣לָהha.sha.Fa.lahH8217,and abaseהַשְׁפִּֽיל׃hash.PilH8213him that ishighוְהַגָּבֹ֖הַve.ha.ga.Vo.haH1364.

27I will overturnעַוָּ֥ה'a.VahH5754,overturnעַוָּ֖ה'a.VahH5754,overturnעַוָּ֣ה'a.VahH5754,it: and it shall beH7760no more,until he comeבֹּ֛אbo'H935whose rightהַמִּשְׁפָּ֖טha.mish.PatH4941it is; and I will giveוּנְתַתִּֽיו׃ פu.ne.ta.TivH5414it him.

28And thou, sonבֶן־ven-H1121of manאָדָ֗ם'a.DamH120,prophesyהִנָּבֵ֤אhi.na.Ve'H5012and sayוְאָֽמַרְתָּ֙ve.'a.mar.TaH559,Thus saithאָמַר֙'a.MarH559the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Godיְהֹוִ֔הYah.wehH3069concerning the Ammonitesבְּנֵ֥י עַמּ֖וֹןbe.Nei a.MonH5983 H1121,and concerning their reproachחֶרְפָּתָ֑םcher.pa.TamH2781;even sayוְאָמַרְתָּ֗ve.'a.mar.TaH559thou, The swordחֶ֣רֶבChe.revH2719,the swordחֶ֤רֶבChe.revH2719isdrawnפְּתוּחָה֙pe.tu.ChahH6605:for the slaughterלְטֶ֣בַחle.Te.vachH2874it isfurbishedמְרוּטָ֔הme.ru.TahH4803,to consumeH398because of the glitteringבָּרָֽק׃ba.RakH1300:

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