New American Standard Bible 1995

Ezekiel 11:1-13

1Moreover, theSpiritר֗וּחַRu.achH7307liftedוַתִּשָּׂ֨אva.ti.Sa'H5375me up and broughtוַתָּבֵ֣אva.ta.Ve'H935me to the eastH6931gateשַׁ֨עַרSha.'arH8179of the Lord’sיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068houseבֵּית־beit-H1004which facedהַפּוֹנֶ֣הha.po.NehH6437eastwardH6931.And beholdוְהִנֵּה֙ve.hi.NehH2009, there weretwenty-fiveעֶשְׂרִ֥ים וַחֲמִשָּׁ֖ה'es.Rim va.cha.mi.ShahH6242 H2568menאִ֑ישׁ'IshH376at the entranceבְּפֶ֣תַחbe.Fe.tachH6607of the gateהַשַּׁ֔עַרha.Sha.'arH8179,and amongבְתוֹכָ֜םve.to.KhamH8432them I sawוָאֶרְאֶ֨הva.'er.'EhH7200Jaazaniahיַאֲזַנְיָ֧הya.'a.zan.YahH2970sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Azzurעַזֻּ֛ר'a.ZurH5809andPelatiahפְּלַטְיָ֥הוּpe.lat.Ya.huH6410sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Benaiahבְּנָיָ֖הוּbe.na.Ya.huH1141,leadersשָׂרֵ֖יsa.ReiH8269of the peopleהָעָֽם׃ פha.'AmH5971.

2He saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to me, “Sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of manאָדָ֕ם'a.DamH120,theseאֵ֣לֶּה'E.lehH428are the menH376who deviseהַחֹשְׁבִ֥יםha.cho.she.VimH2803iniquityאָ֛וֶן'A.venH205andgiveוְהַיֹּעֲצִ֥יםve.hai.yo.'a.TzimH3289evilרָ֖עra'H7451adviceעֲצַת־'a.tzat-H6098in thisH2088cityבָּעִ֥ירba.'IrH5892,

3who sayהָאֹ֣מְרִ֔יםha.'O.me.RimH559, ‘The timeis not nearבְקָר֖וֹבve.ka.RovH7138to buildבְּנ֣וֹתbe.NotH1129housesבָּתִּ֑יםba.TimH1004.Thisהִ֣יאhi'H1931cityis the potהַסִּ֔ירha.SirH5518and we are the fleshהַבָּשָֽׂר׃ha.ba.SarH1320.’

4Thereforeלָכֵ֖ןla.KhenH3651,prophesyהִנָּבֵ֣אhi.na.Ve'H5012againstעֲלֵיהֶ֑ם'a.lei.HemH5921them, sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of manאָדָֽם׃'a.DamH120,prophesyהִנָּבֵ֖אhi.na.Ve'H5012!”

5Then the Spiritר֣וּחַRu.achH7307of the Lordיְהוָה֒Yah.wehH3068fellוַתִּפֹּ֣לva.ti.PolH5307upon me, and He saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to me, “Sayאֱמֹר֙'e.MorH559, ‘Thusכֹּה־koh-H3541saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, “Soכֵּ֥ןkenH3651you thinkאֲמַרְתֶּ֖ם'a.mar.TemH559,houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478, forI knowיְדַעְתִּֽיהָ׃ye.da'.Ti.haH3045yourthoughtsוּמַעֲל֥וֹת רֽוּחֲכֶ֖םu.ma.'a.Lot ru.cha.KhemH4609 H7307.

6You havemultipliedהִרְבֵּיתֶ֥םhir.bei.TemH7235your slainH2491in thisH2088cityבָּעִ֣ירba.'IrH5892,fillingוּמִלֵּאתֶ֥םu.mi.le.TemH4390its streetsחוּצֹתֶ֖יהָchu.tzo.Tei.haH2351with them.”

7Thereforeלָכֵ֗ןla.KhenH3651,thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saysאָמַר֮'a.MarH559the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GodH3068, “Yourslainחַלְלֵיכֶם֙cha.lei.KhemH2491whomאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834you have laidשַׂמְתֶּ֣םsam.TemH7760in the midstH8432ofthe city are the fleshהַבָּשָׂ֖רha.ba.SarH1320and thisוְהִ֣יאve.Hi'H1931cityis the potהַסִּ֑ירha.SirH5518; but I willbringהוֹצִ֥יאho.Tzi'H3318you out of it.

8You havefearedיְרֵאתֶ֑םye.re.TemH3372a swordחֶ֖רֶבChe.revH2719; so I willbringאָבִ֣יא'a.Vi'H935a swordוְחֶ֙רֶב֙ve.Che.revH2719upon you,” the Lordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136 GodH3068declaresנְאֻ֖םne.'UmH5002.

9“And I will bringוְהוֹצֵאתִ֤יve.ho.tze.TiH3318you out of the midstמִתּוֹכָ֔הּmi.to.KhahH8432ofthe city and deliverוְנָתַתִּ֥יve.na.ta.TiH5414you into the handsבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027ofstrangersזָרִ֑יםza.RimH2114andexecuteוְעָשִׂ֛יתִיve.'a.Si.tiH6213judgmentsשְׁפָטִֽים׃she.fa.TimH8201against you.

10You willfallתִּפֹּ֔לוּti.Po.luH5307by the swordבַּחֶ֣רֶבba.Che.revH2719.I will judgeאֶשְׁפּ֣וֹט'esh.PotH8199you to theborderגְּב֥וּלge.VulH1366of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478;so you shall knowוִֽידַעְתֶּ֖םvi.da'.TemH3045that I am the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

11Thisהִ֗יאHi'H1931city willnot be a potלְסִ֔ירle.SirH5518for you, norלֹֽא־lo'-H3808will you be fleshלְבָשָׂ֑רle.va.SarH1320in the midstבְתוֹכָ֖הּve.to.KhahH8432of it, butI will judgeאֶשְׁפֹּ֥ט'esh.PotH8199you to the borderגְּב֥וּלge.VulH1366of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478.

12Thus you will knowוִֽידַעְתֶּם֙vi.da'.TemH3045that I am the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068;for you have not walkedהֲלַכְתֶּ֔םha.lakh.TemH1980in My statutesבְּחֻקַּי֙be.chu.KaiH2706norH3808have youexecutedעֲשִׂיתֶ֑ם'a.si.TemH6213My ordinancesוּמִשְׁפָּטַ֖יu.mish.pa.TaiH4941,but have actedעֲשִׂיתֶֽם׃'a.si.TemH6213according to the ordinancesוּֽכְמִשְׁפְּטֵ֧יu.khe.mish.pe.TeiH4941of thenationsהַגּוֹיִ֛םha.go.YimH1471aroundסְבִיבוֹתֵיכֶ֖םse.vi.vo.tei.KhemH5439you.”’”

13Now it cameוַֽיְהִי֙vay.HiH1961about as I prophesiedכְּהִנָּ֣בְאִ֔יke.hi.Na.ve.'IH5012, thatPelatiahוּפְלַטְיָ֥הוּu.fe.lat.Ya.huH6410sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Benaiahבְּנָיָ֖הbe.na.YahH1141diedמֵ֑תMetH4191.Then I fellוָאֶפֹּ֨לva.'e.PolH5307on my faceפָּנַ֜יpa.NaiH6440and criedוָאֶזְעַ֣קva.'ez.'AkH2199out with a loudגָּד֗וֹלga.DolH1419voiceקוֹל־kol-H6963and saidוָאֹמַר֙va.'o.MarH559, “Alasאֲהָהּ֙'a.HahH162,Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136 GodH3068!Will You bringעֹשֶׂ֔ה'o.SehH6213the remnantשְׁאֵרִ֥יתshe.'e.RitH7611of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פYis.ra.'ElH3478to a completeכָּלָה֙ka.LahH3617endH3617?”

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