New American Standard Bible 1995

Ezekiel 13:1-9

1Then the wordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068cameוַיְהִ֥יvay.HiH1961to me sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

2“Sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of manאָדָ֕ם'a.DamH120,prophesyהִנָּבֵ֛אhi.na.Ve'H5012againstאֶל־'el-H413theprophetsנְבִיאֵ֥יne.vi.'EiH5030of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478who prophesyהַנִּבָּאִ֑יםha.ni.ba.'ImH5012,and sayוְאָֽמַרְתָּ֙ve.'a.mar.TaH559to those who prophesyלִנְבִיאֵ֣יlin.vi.'EiH5030from their owninspirationמִלִּבָּ֔םmi.li.BamH3820, ‘Listenשִׁמְע֖וּshim.'UH8085to the wordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068!

3Thusכֹּ֤הkohH3541saysאָמַר֙'a.MarH559the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GodH3068, “Woeה֖וֹיHoH1945to thefoolishהַנְּבָלִ֑יםha.ne.va.LimH5036prophetsהַנְּבִיאִ֣יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030whoאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834are followingהֹלְכִ֛ים אַחַ֥רho.le.Khim 'a.CharH1980 H310their own spiritרוּחָ֖םru.ChamH7307and haveseenרָאֽוּ׃ra.'UH7200nothingוּלְבִלְתִּ֥יu.le.vil.TiH1115.

4O Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,your prophetsנְבִיאֶ֥יךָne.vi.'Ei.khaH5030have beenהָיֽוּ׃ha.YuH1961like foxesכְּשֻׁעָלִ֖יםke.shu.'a.LimH7776among ruinsבָּחֳרָב֑וֹתbo.cho.ra.VotH2723.

5You have notgoneעֲלִיתֶם֙'a.li.TemH5927up into thebreachesבַּפְּרָצ֔וֹתba.pe.ra.TzotH6556,norלֹ֤אlo'H3808did you buildH1443the wallוַתִּגְדְּר֥וּva.tig.de.RuH1443aroundעַל־'al-H5921the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478to standלַעֲמֹ֥דla.'a.ModH5975in the battleבַּמִּלְחָמָ֖הba.mil.cha.MahH4421on thedayבְּי֥וֹםbe.YomH3117of the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

6They seeחָ֤זוּCha.zuH2372falsehoodשָׁוְא֙shaV'H7723and lyingכָּזָ֔בka.ZavH3577divinationוְקֶ֣סֶםve.Ke.semH7081who are sayingהָאֹֽמְרִים֙ha.'o.me.RimH559, ‘The Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002,’when the Lordוַֽיהוָ֖הva.Yah.wehH3068has not sentשְׁלָחָ֑םshe.la.ChamH7971them;yet they hopeוְיִֽחֲל֖וּve.yi.cha.LuH3176for the fulfillmentלְקַיֵּ֥םle.kai.YemH6965of theirwordדָּבָֽר׃da.VarH1697.

7Did you not seeH7200a falseשָׁוְא֙shaV'H7723visionמַֽחֲזֵה־ma.cha.zeh-H4236and speakאֲמַרְתֶּ֑ם'a.mar.TemH559a lyingכָּזָ֖בka.ZavH3577divinationוּמִקְסַ֥םu.mik.SamH4738when you saidוְאֹֽמְרִים֙ve.'o.me.RimH559, ‘The Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002,’but it is not I who have spokenדִבַּֽרְתִּי׃ סdi.Bar.tiH1696?”’”

8Thereforeלָכֵ֗ןla.KhenH3651,thusכֹּ֤הkohH3541saysאָמַר֙'a.MarH559the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136 GodH3068, “Becauseיַ֚עַןYa.'anH3282you have spokenדַּבֶּרְכֶ֣םda.ber.KhemH1696falsehoodשָׁ֔וְאShav'H7723and seenוַחֲזִיתֶ֖םva.cha.zi.TemH2372a lieכָּזָ֑בka.ZavH3577,thereforeלָכֵן֙la.KhenH3651beholdH2009,I am againstאֲלֵיכֶ֔ם'a.lei.KhemH413you,” declaresנְאֻ֖םne.'UmH5002the Lordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136 GodH3068.

9“So My handיָדִ֗יya.DiH3027will be againstH413theprophetsהַנְּבִיאִ֞יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030who seeH7200falseH7723visionsH7723and utterH7080lyingכָּזָב֒ka.ZavH3577divinationsH7080. They willhaveוְהָיְתָ֣הve.ha.ye.TahH1961noלֹֽא־lo'-H3808placeיִהְי֗וּyih.YuH1961in the councilבְּס֧וֹדbe.SodH5475of My peopleעַמִּ֣י'a.MiH5971,norלֹ֣אlo'H3808will they be writtenH3789downיִכָּתֵ֔בוּyi.ka.Te.vuH3789in the registerוּבִכְתָ֤בu.vikh.TavH3791of the houseבֵּֽית־beit-H1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478,norלֹ֣אlo'H3808will they enterיָבֹ֑אוּya.Vo.'uH935the landאַדְמַ֥ת'ad.MatH127of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,that you may knowוִידַעְתֶּ֕םvi.da'.TemH3045that I am the Lordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136 GodH3068.

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