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Ezekiel 23:11-21

11And when her sisterאֲחוֹתָ֣הּ'a.cho.TahH269Aholibahאָהֳלִיבָ֔ה'o.ho.li.VahH172sawוַתֵּ֙רֶא֙va.Te.re'H7200this,she was more corruptוַתַּשְׁחֵ֥תva.tash.ChetH7843in her inordinate loveעַגְבָתָ֖הּ'ag.va.TahH5691than she, and in her whoredomsתַּ֨זְנוּתֶ֔יהָtaz.nu.Tei.haH8457more than her sisterאֲחוֹתָֽהּ׃'a.cho.TahH269in herwhoredomsמִזְּנוּנֵ֖יmi.ze.nu.NeiH2183.

12She dotedעָגָ֜בָה'a.Ga.vahH5689upon the Assyriansבְּנֵי֩ אַשּׁ֨וּרbe.Nei 'a.ShurH804 H1121herneighboursקְרֹבִים֙ke.ro.VimH7138,captainsפַּח֨וֹתpa.ChotH6346and rulersוּסְגָנִ֤יםu.se.ga.NimH5461clothedלְבֻשֵׁ֣יle.vu.SheiH3847most gorgeouslyמִכְל֔וֹלmikh.LolH4358,horsemenפָּרָשִׁ֖יםpa.ra.ShimH6571ridingרֹכְבֵ֣יro.khe.VeiH7392upon horsesסוּסִ֑יםsu.SimH5483,all of them desirableחֶ֖מֶדChe.medH2531young menבַּח֥וּרֵיba.Chu.reiH970.

13Then I sawוָאֵ֖רֶאva.'E.re'H7200that she was defiledנִטְמָ֑אָהnit.Ma.'ahH2930, that they tookbothלִשְׁתֵּיהֶֽן׃lish.tei.HenH8147oneאֶחָ֖ד'e.ChadH259wayדֶּ֥רֶךְDe.rekhH1870,

14And thatshe increasedוַתּ֖וֹסֶףva.To.sefH3254her whoredomsתַּזְנוּתֶ֑יהָtaz.nu.Tei.haH8457:for when she sawוַתֵּ֗רֶאva.Te.re'H7200menאַנְשֵׁי֙'an.SheiH582pourtrayedמְחֻקֶּ֣הme.chu.KehH2707upon the wallהַקִּ֔ירha.KirH7023,the imagesצַלְמֵ֣יtzal.MeiH6754of the Chaldeansכַשְׂדִּ֔יםkhas.di.yimH3778pourtrayedחֲקֻקִ֖יםcha.ku.KimH2710with vermilionבַּשָּׁשַֽׁר׃ba.sha.SharH8350,

15Girdedחֲגוֹרֵ֨יcha.go.ReiH2289with girdlesאֵז֜וֹר'e.ZorH232upon their loinsבְּמָתְנֵיהֶ֗םbe.ma.te.nei.HemH4975,exceedingסְרוּחֵ֤יse.ru.CheiH5628in dyed attireטְבוּלִים֙te.vu.LimH2871upon their headsבְּרָ֣אשֵׁיהֶ֔םbe.Ra.shei.HemH7218,all of them princesשָׁלִשִׁ֖יםsha.li.ShimH7991to look toמַרְאֵ֥הmar.'EhH4758,after the mannerדְּמ֤וּתde.MutH1823of the Babyloniansבְּנֵֽי־ בָבֶל֙be.nei- va.VelH894 H1121of Chaldeaכַּשְׂדִּ֔יםkas.DimH3778,the landאֶ֖רֶץ'E.retzH776of their nativityמוֹלַדְתָּֽם׃mo.lad.TamH4138:

16And as soon as she sawלְמַרְאֵ֣הle.mar.'EhH4758them with her eyesעֵינֶ֑יהָ'ei.Nei.haH5869,she dotedוַתַּעְגְּבָ֥הva.ta'.gavhH5689upon them, and sentוַתִּשְׁלַ֧חva.tish.LachH7971messengersמַלְאָכִ֛יםmal.'a.KhimH4397unto them into Chaldeaכַּשְׂדִּֽימָה׃kas.Di.mahH3778.

17And the Babyloniansבְנֵֽי־ בָבֶל֙ve.nei- va.VelH894 H1121cameוַיָּבֹ֨אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935to her into the bedלְמִשְׁכַּ֣בle.mish.KavH4904of loveדֹּדִ֔יםdo.DimH1730,and they defiledוַיְטַמְּא֥וּvay.ta.me.'UH2930her with their whoredomבְּתַזְנוּתָ֑םbe.taz.nu.TamH8457,and she was pollutedוַתִּ֨טְמָא־va.Tit.ma'-H2930with them, and her mindנַפְשָׁ֖הּnaf.ShahH5315was alienatedוַתֵּ֥קַעva.Te.ka'H3363from them.

18So she discoveredוַתְּגַל֙va.te.GalH1540her whoredomsתַּזְנוּתֶ֔יהָtaz.nu.Tei.haH8457,and discoveredוַתְּגַ֖לva.te.GalH1540her nakednessעֶרְוָתָ֑הּ'er.va.TahH6172:then my mindנַפְשִׁי֙naf.ShiH5315was alienatedוַתֵּ֤קַעva.Te.ka'H3363from her, like as my mindנַפְשִׁ֖יnaf.ShiH5315was alienatedנָקְעָ֥הna.ke.'AhH5361from her sisterאֲחוֹתָֽהּ׃'a.cho.TahH269.

19Yet she multipliedוַתַּרְבֶּ֖הva.tar.BehH7235her whoredomsתַּזְנוּתֶ֑יהָtaz.nu.Tei.haH8457,in calling to remembranceלִזְכֹּר֙liz.KorH2142the daysיְמֵ֣יye.MeiH3117of her youthנְעוּרֶ֔יהָne.'u.Rei.haH5271,wherein she had played the harlotזָנְתָ֖הza.ne.TahH2181in the landבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

20For she dotedוַֽתַּעְגְּבָ֔הva.ta'.ge.VahH5689upon their paramoursפִּֽלַגְשֵׁיהֶ֑םpi.lag.shei.HemH6370,whose fleshבְּשַׂר־be.sar-H1320is asthe fleshבְּשָׂרָ֔םbe.sa.RamH1320of assesחֲמוֹרִים֙cha.mo.RimH2543,and whose issueוְזִרְמַ֥תve.zir.MatH2231is likethe issueזִרְמָתָֽם׃zir.ma.TamH2231of horsesסוּסִ֖יםsu.SimH5483.

21Thus thou calledst to remembranceוַֽתִּפְקְדִ֔יva.tif.ke.DiH6485the lewdnessזִמַּ֣תzi.MatH2154of thy youthנְעוּרָ֑יִךְne.'u.Ra.yikhH5271,in bruisingבַּעְשׂ֤וֹתba'.SotH6213thy teatsדַּדַּ֔יִךְda.Da.yikhH1717by the Egyptiansמִמִּצְרַ֙יִם֙mi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714for the papsשְׁדֵ֥יshe.DeiH7699of thy youthנְעוּרָֽיִךְ׃ סne.'u.Ra.yikhH5271.

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