New American Standard Bible 1995

Ezekiel 13:17-23

17“Now you, sonבֶן־ven-H1121of manאָדָ֗ם'a.DamH120,setשִׂ֤יםsimH7760your faceפָּנֶ֙יךָ֙pa.Nei.khaH6440againstאֶל־'el-H413the daughtersבְּנ֣וֹתbe.NotH1323of your peopleעַמְּךָ֔'a.me.KhaH5971who areprophesyingהַמִּֽתְנַבְּא֖וֹתha.mit.na.be.'otH5012from their owninspirationמִֽלִּבְּהֶ֑ןmi.li.be.HenH3820.Prophesyוְהִנָּבֵ֖אve.hi.na.Ve'H5012againstעֲלֵיהֶֽן׃'a.lei.HenH5921them

18and sayוְאָמַרְתָּ֞ve.'a.mar.TaH559, ‘Thusכֹּה־koh-H3541saysאָמַ֣ר׀'a.MarH559the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136 GodH3068, “Woeהוֹי֩hOH1945to the women who sewלִֽמְתַפְּר֨וֹתlim.ta.pe.RotH8609magicbandsכְּסָת֜וֹתke.sa.TotH3704onallכָּל־kol-H3605wristsאַצִּילֵ֣י יָדַ֗י'a.tzi.Lei ya.DaiH3027 H679and makeוְעֹשׂ֧וֹתve.'o.SotH6213veilsהַמִּסְפָּח֛וֹתha.mis.pa.ChotH4555for the headsרֹ֥אשׁroshH7218of personsof everyכָּל־kol-H3605statureקוֹמָ֖הko.MahH6967tohuntלְצוֹדֵ֣דle.tzo.DedH6679downH6679livesנְפָשׁ֑וֹתne.fa.ShotH5315!Will you huntתְּצוֹדֵ֣דְנָהte.tzo.De.de.nahH6679downH6679thelivesהַנְּפָשׁוֹת֙ha.ne.fa.shOtH5315of My peopleלְעַמִּ֔יle.'a.MiH5971,but preserveתְחַיֶּֽינָה׃te.chai.Yei.nahH2421thelivesוּנְפָשׁ֖וֹתu.ne.fa.ShotH5315of others for yourselves?

19For handfulsבְּשַׁעֲלֵ֣יbe.sha.'a.LeiH8168of barleyשְׂעֹרִים֮se.'o.RimH8184and fragmentsH6604of breadלֶחֶם֒le.ChemH3899,you have profanedוַתְּחַלֶּלְ֨נָהva.te.cha.leL.nahH2490Me to My peopleעַמִּ֗י'a.MiH5971to putH4191to deathלְהָמִ֤יתle.ha.MitH4191someנְפָשׁוֹת֙ne.fa.shOtH5315whoאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834should not dieתְמוּתֶ֔נָהte.mu.Te.nahH4191and tokeepH2421othersנְפָשׁ֖וֹתne.fa.ShotH5315aliveוּלְחַיּ֥וֹתu.le.chai.YotH2421whoאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834should not liveתִֽחְיֶ֑ינָהtich.Yei.nahH2421,by your lyingבְּכַ֨זֶּבְכֶ֔םbe.Kha.zev.KhemH3576to My peopleלְעַמִּ֖יle.'a.MiH5971who listenשֹׁמְעֵ֥יsho.me.'EiH8085to liesכָזָֽב׃ סkha.ZavH3577.”’”

20Thereforeלָכֵ֞ןla.KhenH3651,thusכֹּה־koh-H3541saysאָמַ֣ר׀'a.MarH559the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136 GodH3068, “BeholdH2009,I am againstאֶל־'el-H413your magicbandsכִּסְּתוֹתֵיכֶ֙נָה֙ki.se.to.tei.Khe.nahH3704by whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834you huntמְצֹדְד֨וֹתme.tzo.de.DotH6679livesH5315thereשָׁ֤םshamH8033asbirdsלְפֹ֣רְח֔וֹתle.Fo.re.ChotH6524and I will tearוְקָרַעְתִּ֣יve.ka.ra'.TiH7167them from your armsזְרוֹעֹֽתֵיכֶ֑םze.ro.'o.tei.KhemH2220;and I will letH7971them goH7971,evenH853thoselivesH5315whomאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834you huntמְצֹדְד֥וֹתme.tzo.de.DotH6679asbirdsלְפֹרְחֹֽת׃le.fo.re.ChotH6524.

21I will also tearוְקָרַעְתִּ֞יve.ka.ra'.TiH7167off your veilsמִסְפְּחֹֽתֵיכֶ֗םmis.pe.cho.tei.KhemH4555anddeliverוְהִצַּלְתִּ֤יve.hi.tzal.TiH5337My peopleעַמִּי֙'a.MiH5971from your handsמִיֶּדְכֶ֔ןmi.yed.KhenH3027,and they will noוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808longerע֛וֹדodH5750be in your handsבְּיֶדְכֶ֖ןbe.yed.KhenH3027to be huntedלִמְצוּדָ֑הlim.tzu.DahH4686;and you will knowוִֽידַעְתֶּ֖ןvi.da'.TenH3045that I am the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

22Becauseיַ֣עַןYa.'anH3282youdisheartenedהַכְא֤וֹתhakh.'otH3512the righteousצַדִּיק֙tza.DikH6662with falsehoodשֶׁ֔קֶרShe.kerH8267when I did not causeH3510him griefH3510, but haveencouragedוּלְחַזֵּק֙ יְדֵ֣יu.le.cha.Zek ye.DeiH2388 H3027the wickedרָשָׁ֔עra.Sha'H7563not toturnשׁ֛וּבshuvH7725from his wickedהָרָ֖עha.Ra'H7451wayמִדַּרְכּ֥וֹmi.dar.KoH1870andpreserveלְהַחֲיֹתֽוֹ׃le.ha.cha.yo.ToH2421his lifeH2421,

23thereforeלָכֵ֗ןla.KhenH3651,you women will noH3808longerע֑וֹדodH5750seeH7200falseH7723visionsH7723or practiceתִקְסַ֣מְנָהtik.Sam.nahH7080divinationוְקֶ֖סֶםve.Ke.semH7081, and I willdeliverוְהִצַּלְתִּ֤יve.hi.tzal.TiH5337My peopleעַמִּי֙'a.MiH5971out of your handמִיֶּדְכֶ֔ןmi.yed.KhenH3027. Thus you willknowוִֽידַעְתֶּ֖ןvi.da'.TenH3045that I am the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.”

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