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Ezekiel 8:16-18

16And he broughtוַיָּבֵ֣אvai.ya.Ve'H935me into the innerהַפְּנִימִית֒ha.pe.ni.MitH6442courtחֲצַ֣רcha.TzarH2691of the Lord’sיְהוָה֮Yah.wehH3068houseבֵּית־beit-H1004,and, behold, at the doorפֶ֜תַחFe.tachH6607of the templeהֵיכַ֣לhei.KhalH1964of the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,between the porchהָֽאוּלָם֙ha.'u.LamH197and the altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֔חַha.miz.Be.achH4196, wereabout fiveוַחֲמִשָּׁ֖הva.cha.mi.ShahH2568and twentyכְּעֶשְׂרִ֥יםke.'es.RimH6242menאִ֑ישׁ'IshH376,with their backsאֲחֹ֨רֵיהֶ֜ם'a.Cho.rei.HemH268toward the templeהֵיכַ֤לhei.KhalH1964of the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,and their facesוּפְנֵיהֶ֣םu.fe.nei.HemH6440toward the eastקֵ֔דְמָהKe.de.mahH6924;and they worshippedמִשְׁתַּחֲוִיתֶ֥םmish.ta.cha.vi.TemH7812the sunלַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ׃la.Sha.meshH8121toward the eastקֵ֖דְמָהKe.de.mahH6924.

17Then he saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto me, Hast thou seenהֲרָאִ֣יתָha.ra.'I.taH7200this,O sonבֶן־ven-H1121of manאָדָם֒'a.DamH120?Is it a light thingהֲנָקֵל֙ha.na.KelH7043to the houseלְבֵ֣יתle.VeitH1004of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063that they commitמֵעֲשׂ֕וֹתme.'a.SotH6213the abominationsהַתּוֹעֵב֖וֹתha.to.'e.VotH8441which they commitעָֽשׂוּ־'a.su-H6213here? for they have filledמָלְא֨וּmal.'UH4390the landהָאָ֜רֶץha.'A.retzH776with violenceחָמָ֗סcha.MasH2555,and have returnedוַיָּשֻׁ֙בוּ֙vai.ya.Shu.vuH7725to provoke me to angerלְהַכְעִיסֵ֔נִיle.hakh.'i.Se.niH3707:and, lo, they putשֹׁלְחִ֥יםsho.le.ChimH7971the branchהַזְּמוֹרָ֖הha.ze.mo.RahH2156to their noseאַפָּֽם׃'a.PamH639.

18Therefore will I also dealאֶעֱשֶׂ֣ה'e.'e.SehH6213in furyבְחֵמָ֔הve.che.MahH2534:mine eyeעֵינִ֖י'ei.NiH5869shall not spareתָח֥וֹסta.ChosH2347,neither will I have pityאֶחְמֹ֑ל'ech.MolH2550:and though they cryוְקָרְא֤וּve.ka.re.'UH7121in mine earsבְאָזְנַי֙ve.'a.ze.NaiH241with a loudגָּד֔וֹלga.DolH1419voiceק֣וֹלKolH6963, yetwill I not hearאֶשְׁמַ֖ע'esh.Ma'H8085them.

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