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Ezekiel 5:2-12

2Thou shalt burnתַּבְעִיר֙tav.'IrH1197with fireבָּא֤וּרba.'UrH217a third partשְׁלִשִׁ֗יתshe.li.ShitH7992in the midstבְּת֣וֹךְbe.TokhH8432of the cityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892,when the daysיְמֵ֣יye.MeiH3117of the siegeהַמָּצ֑וֹרha.ma.TzorH4692are fulfilledכִּמְלֹ֖אתkim.LotH4390:and thou shalt takeוְלָֽקַחְתָּ֣ve.la.kach.TaH3947a third partהַשְּׁלִשִׁ֗יתha.she.li.ShitH7992, andsmiteתַּכֶּ֤הta.KehH5221aboutסְבִ֣יבוֹתֶ֔יהָse.Vi.vo.Tei.haH5439it with a knifeבַחֶ֙רֶב֙va.Che.revH2719:and a third partוְהַשְּׁלִשִׁית֙ve.ha.she.li.ShitH7992thou shalt scatterתִּזְרֶ֣הtiz.RehH2219in the windלָר֔וּחַla.Ru.achH7307;and I will draw outאָרִ֥יק'a.RikH7324a swordוְחֶ֖רֶבve.Che.revH2719afterאַחֲרֵיהֶֽם׃'a.cha.rei.HemH310them.

3Thou shalt also takeוְלָקַחְתָּ֥ve.la.kach.TaH3947thereof a fewמְעַ֣טme.'AtH4592in numberבְּמִסְפָּ֑רbe.mis.ParH4557,and bindוְצַרְתָּ֥ve.tzar.TaH6696them in thy skirtsבִּכְנָפֶֽיךָ׃bikh.na.Fei.khaH3671.

4Then take of them againתִּקָּ֔חti.KachH3947,and castוְהִשְׁלַכְתָּ֤ve.hish.lakh.TaH7993them into the midstתּ֣וֹךְTokhH8432of the fireהָאֵ֔שׁha.'EshH784,and burnוְשָׂרַפְתָּ֥ve.sa.raf.TaH8313them in the fireבָּאֵ֑שׁba.'EshH784; forthereof shall a fireאֵ֖שׁ'eshH784come forthתֵצֵא־te.tze'-H3318into all the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פYis.ra.'ElH3478.

5Thus saithאָמַר֙'a.MarH559the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Godיְהֹוִ֔הYah.wehH3069; This isJerusalemיְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םye.Ru.sha.LimH3389:I have setשַׂמְתִּ֑יהָsam.Ti.haH7760it in the midstבְּת֥וֹךְbe.TokhH8432of the nationsהַגּוֹיִ֖םha.go.YimH1471and countriesאֲרָצֽוֹת׃'a.ra.TzotH776that areround aboutוּסְבִיבוֹתֶ֖יהָu.se.vi.vo.Tei.haH5439her.

6And she hath changedוַתֶּ֨מֶרva.Te.merH4784my judgmentsמִשְׁפָּטַ֤יmish.pa.TaiH4941into wickednessלְרִשְׁעָה֙le.rish.'AhH7564more than the nationsהַגּוֹיִ֔םha.go.YimH1471,and my statutesחֻקּוֹתַ֔יchu.ko.TaiH2708more than the countriesהָאֲרָצ֖וֹתha.'a.ra.TzotH776that areround aboutסְבִיבוֹתֶ֑יהָse.vi.vo.Tei.haH5439her: for they have refusedמָאָ֔סוּma.'A.suH3988my judgmentsבְמִשְׁפָּטַי֙ve.mish.pa.TaiH4941and my statutesוְחֻקּוֹתַ֖יve.chu.ko.TaiH2708,they have not walkedהָלְכ֥וּha.le.KhuH1980in them.

7Therefore thus saithאָמַ֣ר׀'a.MarH559the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Godיְהוִ֗הYah.wehH3069;Because ye multipliedהֲמָנְכֶם֙ha.ma.ne.KhemH1995more than the nationsהַגּוֹיִם֙ha.go.YimH1471that areround aboutסְבִיבֽוֹתֵיכֶ֔םse.vi.vo.tei.KhemH5439you, andhave not walkedהֲלַכְתֶּ֔םha.lakh.TemH1980in my statutesבְּחֻקּוֹתַי֙be.chu.ko.TaiH2708,neither have keptעֲשִׂיתֶ֑ם'a.si.TemH6213my judgmentsמִשְׁפָּטַ֖יmish.pa.TaiH4941,neither have doneעֲשִׂיתֶֽם׃ ס'a.si.TemH6213according to the judgmentsוּֽכְמִשְׁפְּטֵ֧יu.khe.mish.pe.TeiH4941of the nationsהַגּוֹיִ֛םha.go.YimH1471that areround aboutסְבִיבוֹתֵיכֶ֖םse.vi.vo.tei.KhemH5439you;

8Therefore thus saithאָמַר֙'a.MarH559the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Godיְהוִ֔הYah.wehH3069; Behold, I, even I, amagainst thee, and will executeוְעָשִׂ֧יתִיve.'a.Si.tiH6213judgmentsמִשְׁפָּטִ֖יםmish.pa.TimH4941in the midstבְתוֹכֵ֛ךְve.to.KhekhH8432of thee in the sightלְעֵינֵ֥יle.'ei.NeiH5869of the nationsהַגּוֹיִֽם׃ha.go.YimH1471.

9And I will doוְעָשִׂ֣יתִיve.'a.Si.tiH6213in thee that which I have not doneעָשִׂ֔יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213,and whereunto I will not doאֶעֱשֶׂ֥ה'e.'e.SehH6213any more the like, becauseיַ֖עַןYa.'anH3282of all thine abominationsתּוֹעֲבֹתָֽיִךְ׃ סto.'a.vo.Ta.yikhH8441.

10Therefore the fathersאָב֞וֹת'a.VotH1shall eatיֹאכְל֤וּyo.khe.LuH398the sonsבָנִים֙va.NimH1121in the midstבְּתוֹכֵ֔ךְbe.to.KhekhH8432of thee, and the sonsוּבָנִ֖יםu.va.NimH1121shall eatיֹאכְל֣וּyo.khe.LuH398their fathersאֲבוֹתָ֑ם'a.vo.TamH1;and I will executeוְעָשִׂ֤יתִיve.'a.Si.tiH6213judgmentsשְׁפָטִ֔יםshe.fa.TimH8201in thee, and the whole remnantשְׁאֵרִיתֵ֖ךְshe.'e.ri.TekhH7611of thee will I scatterוְזֵרִיתִ֥יve.ze.ri.TiH2219into all the windsרֽוּחַ׃ פRu.achH7307.

11Wherefore, asI liveחַי־chai-H2416,saithנְאֻם֮ne.'UmH5002the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Godיְהוִה֒Yah.wehH3069;Surely, because thou hast defiledטִמֵּ֔אתti.MetH2930my sanctuaryמִקְדָּשִׁ֣יmik.da.ShiH4720with all thy detestable thingsשִׁקּוּצַ֖יִךְshi.ku.Tza.yikhH8251,and with all thine abominationsתּוֹעֲבֹתָ֑יִךְto.'a.vo.Ta.yikhH8441,therefore will I also diminishאֶגְרַע֙'eg.Ra'H1639thee;neither shall mine eyeעֵינִ֔י'ei.NiH5869spareתָח֣וֹסta.ChosH2347,neither will I have any pityאֶחְמֽוֹל׃'ech.MolH2550.

12A third partשְׁלִשִׁתֵ֞יךְshe.li.shi.TeikhH7992of thee shall dieיָמ֗וּתוּya.Mu.tuH4191with the pestilenceבַּדֶּ֣בֶרba.De.verH1698,and with famineוּבָֽרָעָב֙u.va.ra.'AvH7458shall they be consumedיִכְל֣וּyikh.LuH3615in the midstבְתוֹכֵ֔ךְve.to.KhekhH8432of thee: and a third partוְהַ֨שְּׁלִשִׁ֔יתve.Ha.she.li.ShitH7992shall fallיִפְּל֣וּyi.pe.LuH5307by the swordבַּחֶ֖רֶבba.Che.revH2719round aboutסְבִיבוֹתָ֑יִךְse.vi.vo.Ta.yikhH5439thee; and I will scatterאֱזָרֶ֔ה'e.za.RehH2219a third partוְהַשְּׁלִישִׁית֙ve.ha.she.li.ShitH7992into all the windsר֣וּחַRu.achH7307,and I will draw outאָרִ֥יק'a.RikH7324a swordוְחֶ֖רֶבve.Che.revH2719afterאַחֲרֵיהֶֽם׃'a.cha.rei.HemH310them.

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