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Ezekiel 8:7-13

7And he broughtוַיָּבֵ֥אvai.ya.Ve'H935me to the doorפֶּ֣תַחPe.tachH6607of the courtהֶֽחָצֵ֑רhe.cha.TzerH2691;and when I lookedוָאֶרְאֶ֕הva.'er.'EhH7200,behold aאֶחָ֖ד'e.ChadH259holeחֹר־chor-H2356in the wallבַּקִּֽיר׃ba.KirH7023.

8Then saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559he unto me, Sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of manאָדָ֖ם'a.DamH120,digחֲתָר־cha.tor-H2864now in the wallבַקִּ֑ירva.KirH7023:and when I had diggedוָאֶחְתֹּ֣רva.'ech.TorH2864in the wallבַּקִּ֔ירba.KirH7023,behold aאֶחָֽד׃'e.ChadH259doorפֶּ֥תַחPe.tachH6607.

9And he saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto me, Go inבֹּ֤אbo'H935,and beholdוּרְאֵה֙u.re.'EhH7200the wickedהָרָע֔וֹתha.ra.'otH7451abominationsהַתּוֹעֵב֣וֹתha.to.'e.VotH8441that they doעֹשִׂ֖ים'o.SimH6213here.

10So I went inוָאָבוֹא֮va.'a.Vo'H935and sawוָֽאֶרְאֶה֒va.'er.'EhH7200;and behold every formתַּבְנִ֜יתtav.NitH8403of creeping thingsרֶ֤מֶשׂRe.mesH7431,and abominableשֶׁ֔קֶץShe.ketzH8263beastsוּבְהֵמָה֙u.ve.he.MahH929,and all the idolsגִּלּוּלֵ֖יgi.lu.LeiH1544of the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,pourtrayedמְחֻקֶּ֥הme.chu.KehH2707upon the wallהַקִּ֖ירha.KirH7023round aboutH5439.

11And there stoodעֹמֵ֤ד'o.MedH5975beforeלִפְנֵיהֶ֔םlif.nei.HemH6440them seventyוְשִׁבְעִ֣יםve.shiv.'ImH7657menאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376of the ancientsמִזִּקְנֵ֣יmi.zik.NeiH2205of the houseבֵֽית־veit-H1004of Israelיִ֠שְׂרָאֵלYis.ra.'elH3478,and in the midstבְּתוֹכָם֙be.to.KhamH8432of them stoodעֹמְדִ֣ים'o.me.DimH5975Jaazaniahוְיַאֲזַנְיָ֨הוּve.ya.'a.zan.Ya.huH2970the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Shaphanשָׁפָ֜ןsha.FanH8227,with every manוְאִ֥ישׁve.'IshH376his censerמִקְטַרְתּ֖וֹmik.tar.ToH4730in his handבְּיָד֑וֹbe.ya.DoH3027;and a thickוַעֲתַ֥רva.'a.TarH6282cloudעֲנַֽן־'a.nan-H6051of incenseהַקְּטֹ֖רֶתha.ke.To.retH7004went upעֹלֶֽה׃'o.LehH5927.

12Then saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559he unto me, Sonבֶן־ven-H1121of manאָדָם֒'a.DamH120,hast thou seenהֲרָאִ֣יתָha.ra.'I.taH7200what the ancientsזִקְנֵ֤יzik.NeiH2205of the houseבֵֽית־veit-H1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478doעֹשִׂ֣ים'o.SimH6213in the darkבַּחֹ֔שֶׁךְba.Cho.shekhH2822,every manאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376in the chambersבְּחַדְרֵ֣יbe.chad.ReiH2315of his imageryמַשְׂכִּית֑וֹmas.ki.ToH4906?for they sayאֹמְרִ֗ים'o.me.RimH559,The Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068seethרֹאֶ֣הro.'EhH7200us not; the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068hath forsakenעָזַ֥ב'a.ZavH5800the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

13He saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559also unto me, Turnתָּשׁ֥וּבta.ShuvH7725thee yet again, andthou shalt seeתִּרְאֶ֛הtir.'EhH7200greaterגְּדֹל֖וֹתge.do.LotH1419abominationsתּוֹעֵב֥וֹתto.'e.VotH8441that they doעֹשִֽׂים׃'o.SimH6213.

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