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Ezekiel 21:8-13

8Again the wordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of the LordH3068came unto me, sayingH559,

9Sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of manאָדָ֕ם'a.DamH120,prophesyהִנָּבֵא֙hi.na.Ve'H5012,and sayוְאָ֣מַרְתָּ֔ve.'A.mar.taH559,Thus saithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559the LordH3068;Sayאֱמֹ֕ר'e.MorH559,A swordH2719,a swordH2719is sharpenedהוּחַ֖דָּהhu.Cha.dahH2300,and also furbishedמְרוּטָֽה׃me.ru.TahH4803:

10It is sharpenedהוּחַ֔דָּהhu.Cha.dahH2300to make a soreטֶ֙בַח֙te.vachH2874slaughterטְבֹ֤חַte.Vo.achH2873;it is furbishedH4178that it may glitterבָּ֖רָקBa.rokH1300:shouldא֣וֹ'oH176we then make mirthנָשִׂ֔ישׂna.SisH7797?it contemnethמֹאֶ֥סֶתmo.'E.setH3988the rodשֵׁ֥בֶטShe.vetH7626of my sonבְּנִ֖יbe.NiH1121, asevery treeעֵֽץ׃'EtzH6086.

11And he hath givenוַיִּתֵּ֥ןvai.yi.TenH5414it to be furbishedH4803,that it may be handledלִתְפֹּ֣שׂ בַּכָּ֑ףlit.Pos ba.KafH8610 H3709:this swordחֶ֙רֶב֙che.revH2719is sharpenedהוּחַ֤דָּהhu.Cha.dahH2300,and it is furbishedH4178,to giveלָתֵ֥תla.TetH5414it into the handבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027of the slayerהוֹרֵֽג׃ho.RegH2026.

12Cryזְעַ֤קze.'AkH2199and howlוְהֵילֵל֙ve.hei.LelH3213,sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of manאָדָ֔ם'a.DamH120:for it shall be upon my peopleבְעַמִּ֔יve.'a.MiH5971, it shall beupon all the princesנְשִׂיאֵ֣יne.si.'EiH5387of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478:terrorsמְגוּרֵ֤יme.gu.ReiH4048by reason ofH413the swordחֶ֙רֶב֙che.revH2719shall be upon my peopleעַמִּ֔י'a.MiH5971:smiteסְפֹ֥קse.FokH5606therefore upon thythighיָרֵֽךְ׃ya.RekhH3409.

13Because it isa trialבֹ֔חַןVo.chanH974, and what if the swordcontemnמֹאֶ֖סֶתmo.'E.setH3988even the rodשֵׁ֥בֶטShe.vetH7626? it shall be no more,saithנְאֻ֖םne.'UmH5002the Lordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136Godיְהוִֽה׃ פYah.wehH3069.

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