New American Standard Bible 1995

Ezekiel 12:21-28

21Then the wordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068cameוַיְהִ֥יvay.HiH1961to me, sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

22“Sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of manאָדָ֗ם'a.DamH120,whatמָֽה־mah-H4100is thisהַזֶּה֙ha.ZehH2088proverbהַמָּשָׁ֤לha.ma.ShalH4912you peoplehave concerningעַל־'al-H5921the landאַדְמַ֥ת'ad.MatH127of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, ‘Thedaysהַיָּמִ֔יםhai.ya.MimH3117are longיַֽאַרְכוּ֙ya.'ar.KhuH748and everyכָּל־kol-H3605visionחָזֽוֹן׃cha.ZonH2377failsוְאָבַ֖דve.'a.VadH6’?

23Thereforeלָכֵ֞ןla.KhenH3651sayאֱמֹ֣ר'e.MorH559to them, ‘Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saysאָמַר֮'a.MarH559the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136 GodH3068, “I will make thisהַזֶּ֔הha.ZehH2088proverbהַמָּשָׁ֣לha.ma.ShalH4912ceaseהִשְׁבַּ֙תִּי֙hish.Ba.tiH7673so that they will noוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808longerע֖וֹדodH5750useH4911it as a proverbיִמְשְׁל֥וּyim.she.LuH4911in Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.”But tellדַּבֵּ֣רda.BerH1696them, “The daysהַיָּמִ֔יםhai.ya.MimH3117drawH7126nearH7126as well as thefulfillmentוּדְבַ֖רu.de.VarH1697of everyכָּל־kol-H3605visionחָזֽוֹן׃cha.ZonH2377.

24For there will noלֹ֣אlo'H3808longerע֛וֹדodH5750be anyכָּל־kol-H3605falseשָׁ֖וְאshav'H7723visionחֲז֥וֹןcha.ZonH2377or flatteringחָלָ֑קcha.LakH2509divinationוּמִקְסַ֣םu.mik.SamH4738withinבְּת֖וֹךְbe.TokhH8432the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

25For I the LordH3068will speakאֲדַבֵּר֙'a.da.BerH1696,and whateverאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834wordדָּבָר֙da.VarH1697I speakאֲדַבֵּ֤ר'a.da.BerH1696will be performedוְיֵ֣עָשֶׂ֔הve.Ye.'a.SehH6213.It will noלֹ֥אlo'H3808longerע֑וֹדodH5750be delayedתִמָּשֵׁ֖ךְti.ma.ShekhH4900, for inyour daysבִֽימֵיכֶ֞םvi.mei.KhemH3117, Orebelliousהַמֶּ֗רִיha.Me.riH4805houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004,I will speakאֲדַבֵּ֤ר'a.da.BerH1696the wordדָּבָר֙da.VarH1697and performוַעֲשִׂיתִ֔יוva.'a.si.TivH6213it,” declaresנְאֻ֖םne.'UmH5002the Lordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136 GodH3068.’”

26Furthermore, the wordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068cameוַיְהִ֥יvay.HiH1961to me, sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

27“Sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of manאָדָ֗ם'a.DamH120,beholdהִנֵּ֤הhi.NehH2009,the houseבֵֽית־veit-H1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478is sayingאֹֽמְרִ֔ים'o.me.RimH559, ‘The visionהֶחָז֛וֹןhe.cha.ZonH2377that he seesחֹזֶ֖הcho.ZehH2372is formanyרַבִּ֑יםra.BimH7227yearsלְיָמִ֣יםle.ya.MimH3117from now,and he prophesiesנִבָּֽא׃ni.Ba'H5012of timesוּלְעִתִּ֥יםu.le.'i.TimH6256farH7350offH7350.’

28Thereforeלָכֵ֞ןla.KhenH3651sayאֱמֹ֣ר'e.MorH559to them, ‘Thusכֹּ֤הkohH3541saysאָמַר֙'a.MarH559the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136 GodH3068, “Noneלֹא־lo'-H3808 H3605of My wordsדְּבָרָ֑יde.va.RaiH1697will be delayedתִמָּשֵׁ֥ךְti.ma.ShekhH4900anyH5750longerH5750.Whateverאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH3605 H834wordדָּבָר֙da.VarH1697I speakאֲדַבֵּ֤ר'a.da.BerH1696will be performedוְיֵ֣עָשֶׂ֔הve.Ye.'a.SehH6213,”’”declaresנְאֻ֖םne.'UmH5002the Lordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136 GodH3068.

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