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Ezekiel 33:21-29

21And it came to pass in the twelfthבִּשְׁתֵּ֧י עֶשְׂרֵ֣הbish.Tei 'es.RehH6240 H8147yearשָׁנָ֗הsha.NahH8141of our captivityלְגָלוּתֵ֑נוּle.ga.lu.Te.nuH1546,in the tenthבָּעֲשִׂרִ֛יba.'a.si.RiH6224month,in the fifthבַּחֲמִשָּׁ֥הba.cha.mi.ShahH2568dayof the monthלַחֹ֖דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320, thatone that had escapedהַפָּלִ֧יטha.pa.LitH6412out of Jerusalemמִירוּשָׁלִַ֛םmi.ru.sha.LimH3389cameבָּא־ba'-H935unto me, sayingלֵאמֹ֖רle.MorH559,The cityהָעִֽיר׃ha.'IrH5892is smittenהֻכְּתָ֥הhu.ke.TahH5221.

22Now the handוְיַד־ve.yad-H3027of the Lordיְהוָה֩Yah.wehH3068was upon me in the eveningבָּעֶ֗רֶבba.'E.revH6153,aforeלִפְנֵי֙lif.NeiH6440he that was escapedהַפָּלִ֔יטha.pa.LitH6412cameבּ֣וֹאBo'H935;and had openedוַיִּפְתַּ֣חvai.yif.TachH6605my mouthפִּ֔יPiH6310,until he cameבּ֥וֹאBo'H935to me in the morningבַּבֹּ֑קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242;and my mouthפִּ֔יPiH6310was openedוַיִּפָּ֣תַחvai.yi.Pa.tachH6605,and I was no more dumbנֶאֱלַ֖מְתִּיne.'e.Lam.tiH481.

23Then the wordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of the Lordיְהֹוָ֖הYah.wehH3068came unto me, sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

24Sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of manאָדָ֗ם'a.DamH120,they that inhabitיֹ֠שְׁבֵיYo.she.veiH3427those wastesהֶחֳרָב֨וֹתhe.cho.ra.VotH2723of the landאַדְמַ֤ת'ad.MatH127of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478speakאֹמְרִ֣ים'o.me.RimH559,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֔ם'av.ra.HamH85was oneאֶחָד֙'e.ChadH259,and he inheritedוַיִּירַ֖שׁvai.yi.RashH3423the landהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776: but we aremanyרַבִּ֔יםra.BimH7227;the landהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776is givenנִתְּנָ֥הni.te.NahH5414us for inheritanceלְמוֹרָשָֽׁה׃ סle.mo.ra.ShahH4181.

25Wherefore sayאֱמֹ֨ר'e.MorH559unto them, Thus saithאָמַ֣ר׀'a.MarH559the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Godיְהֹוִ֗הYah.wehH3069;Ye eatתֹּאכֵ֛לוּto.Khe.luH398with the bloodהַדָּ֧ם׀ha.DamH1818,and lift upתִּשְׂא֥וּtis.'UH5375your eyesוְעֵינֵכֶ֛םve.'ei.ne.KhemH5869toward your idolsגִּלּוּלֵיכֶ֖םgi.lu.lei.KhemH1544,and shedתִּשְׁפֹּ֑כוּtish.Po.khuH8210bloodוְדָ֣םve.DamH1818:and shall ye possessתִּירָֽשׁוּ׃ti.Ra.shuH3423the landוְהָאָ֖רֶץve.ha.'A.retzH776?

26Ye standעֲמַדְתֶּ֤ם'a.mad.TemH5975upon your swordחַרְבְּכֶם֙char.be.KhemH2719,ye workעֲשִׂיתֶ֣ן'a.si.TenH6213abominationתּוֹעֵבָ֔הto.'e.VahH8441,and ye defileטִמֵּאתֶ֑םti.me.TemH2930every oneוְאִ֛ישׁve.'IshH376his neighbour’sרֵעֵ֖הוּre.'E.huH7453wifeאֵ֥שֶׁת'E.shetH802:and shall ye possessתִּירָֽשׁוּ׃ סti.Ra.shuH3423the landוְהָאָ֖רֶץve.ha.'A.retzH776?

27Sayתֹאמַ֨רto.MarH559thou thus unto them, Thus saithאָמַ֨ר'a.MarH559the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Godיְהוִה֮Yah.wehH3069; AsI liveחַי־chai-H2416, surely they that arein the wastesבֶּֽחֳרָבוֹת֙be.cho.ra.VotH2723shall fallיִפֹּ֔לוּyi.Po.luH5307by the swordבַּחֶ֣רֶבba.Che.revH2719, and him that isin the openפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440fieldהַשָּׂדֶ֔הha.sa.DehH7704will I giveנְתַתִּ֖יוne.ta.TivH5414to the beastsלַחַיָּ֥הla.chai.YahH2416to be devouredלְאָכְל֑וֹle.'a.khe.LoH398, and they that bein the fortsבַּמְּצָד֥וֹתba.me.tza.DotH4679and in the cavesוּבַמְּעָר֖וֹתu.va.me.'a.RotH4631shall dieיָמֽוּתוּ׃ya.Mu.tuH4191of the pestilenceבַּדֶּ֥בֶרba.De.verH1698.

28For I will layוְנָתַתִּ֤יve.na.ta.TiH5414the landהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ha.'A.retzH776mostוּמְשַׁמָּ֔הu.me.sha.MahH4923desolateשְׁמָמָ֣הshe.ma.MahH8077,and the pompגְּא֣וֹןge.'onH1347of her strengthעֻזָּ֑הּ'u.ZahH5797shall ceaseוְנִשְׁבַּ֖תve.nish.BatH7673;and the mountainsהָרֵ֥יha.ReiH2022of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478shall be desolateוְשָֽׁמְמ֛וּve.sha.me.MuH8074,that none shall pass throughעוֹבֵֽר׃o.VerH5674.

29Then shall they knowוְיָדְע֖וּve.ya.de.'UH3045that I amthe Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,when I have laidבְּתִתִּ֤יbe.ti.TiH5414the landהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ha.'A.retzH776mostוּמְשַׁמָּ֔הu.me.sha.MahH4923desolateשְׁמָמָ֣הshe.ma.MahH8077because of all their abominationsתּוֹעֲבֹתָ֖םto.'a.vo.TamH8441which they have committedעָשֽׂוּ׃ ס'a.SuH6213.

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