New American Standard Bible 1995

Ezekiel 14

Idolatrous Elders Condemned

1Then someH376eldersמִזִּקְנֵ֖יmi.zik.NeiH2205of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478cameוַיָּב֤וֹאvai.ya.Vo'H935to me andsatH3427downוַיֵּשְׁב֖וּvai.ye.she.VuH3427beforeלְפָנָֽי׃ פle.fa.NaiH6440me.

2And the wordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068cameוַיְהִ֥יvay.HiH1961to me, sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

3“Sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of manאָדָ֗ם'a.DamH120,theseהָאֵ֙לֶּה֙ha.'E.lehH428menH376havesetהֶעֱל֤וּhe.'e.LuH5927up their idolsגִלּֽוּלֵיהֶם֙gi.lu.lei.HemH1544in their heartsלִבָּ֔םli.BamH3820and haveputנָתְנ֖וּna.te.NuH5414rightH5227beforeH5227their facesפְּנֵיהֶ֑םpe.nei.HemH6440the stumblingוּמִכְשׁ֣וֹלu.mikh.SholH4383blockH4383of their iniquityעֲוֹנָ֔ם'a.vo.NamH5771. Should I beconsultedהַאִדָּרֹ֥שׁha.'i.da.RoshH1875by them at allאִדָּרֵ֖שׁ'i.da.ReshH1875?

4Thereforeלָכֵ֣ןla.KhenH3651speakדַּבֵּר־da.ber-H1696to them and tellוְאָמַרְתָּ֨ve.'a.mar.TaH559them, ‘Thusכֹּה־koh-H3541saysאָמַ֣ר׀'a.MarH559the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GodH3068, “Anyאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376of the houseמִבֵּ֣יתmi.BeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֡לYis.ra.'ElH3478whoאֲשֶׁר֩'a.SherH834setsיַעֲלֶ֨הya.'a.LehH5927up his idolsגִּלּוּלָ֜יוgi.lu.LavH1544in his heartלִבּ֗וֹli.BoH3820,putsיָשִׂים֙ya.SimH7760rightH5227beforeH5227his faceפָּנָ֔יוpa.NavH6440the stumblingוּמִכְשׁ֤וֹלu.mikh.SholH4383blockH4383of his iniquityעֲוֹנוֹ֙a.vo.NoH5771, and thencomesH935to the prophetהַנָּבִ֑יאha.na.Vi'H5030,I the LordH3068will be broughtH6030to giveH6030him an answerנַעֲנֵ֧יתִיna.'a.Nei.tiH6030in the matter in view of themultitudeבְּרֹ֥בbe.RoH7230of his idolsגִּלּוּלָֽיו׃gi.lu.LavH1544,

5in orderלְמַ֛עַןle.Ma.'anH4616to layH8610holdH8610ofthe heartsבְּלִבָּ֑םbe.li.BamH3820of the houseבֵּֽית־beit-H1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478whoאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834areestrangedנָזֹ֙רוּ֙na.Zo.ruH2114from Me through allכֻּלָּֽם׃ סku.LamH3605their idolsבְּגִלּֽוּלֵיהֶ֖םbe.gi.lu.lei.HemH1544.”’

6“Thereforeלָכֵ֞ןla.KhenH3651sayאֱמֹ֣ר׀'e.MorH559to the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478, ‘Thusכֹּ֤הkohH3541saysאָמַר֙'a.MarH559the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136 GodH3068, “RepentH7725and turnשׁ֣וּבוּShu.vuH7725awayוְהָשִׁ֔יבוּve.ha.Shi.vuH7725from your idolsגִּלּֽוּלֵיכֶ֑םgi.lu.lei.KhemH1544and turnהָשִׁ֥יבוּha.Shi.vuH7725your facesפְנֵיכֶֽם׃fe.nei.KhemH6440awayH7725from allכָּל־kol-H3605yourabominationsתּוֹעֲבֹתֵיכֶ֖םto.'a.vo.tei.KhemH8441.

7For anyoneH376of the houseמִבֵּ֣יתmi.BeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478or of theimmigrantsוּמֵהַגֵּר֮u.me.ha.GerH1616whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834stayיָג֣וּרya.GurH1481in Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵל֒be.Yis.ra.'ElH3478who separatesוְיִנָּזֵ֣רve.yi.na.ZerH5144himself from Me, setsוְיַ֤עַלve.Ya.'alH5927up his idolsגִּלּוּלָיו֙gi.lu.LavH1544in his heartלִבּ֔וֹli.BoH3820,putsיָשִׂ֖יםya.SimH7760rightH5227beforeH5227his faceפָּנָ֑יוpa.NavH6440the stumblingוּמִכְשׁ֣וֹלu.mikh.SholH4383blockH4383of his iniquityעֲוֹנ֔וֹa.vo.NoH5771, and thencomesוּבָ֤אu.Va'H935to the prophetהַנָּבִיא֙ha.na.Vi'H5030to inquireלִדְרָשׁ־lid.rosh-H1875of Me for himself,I the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068will be broughtH6030to answerנַֽעֲנֶה־na.'a.neh-H6030him in My own person.

8I willsetוְנָתַתִּ֨יve.na.ta.TiH5414My faceפָנַ֜יfa.NaiH6440against that manבָּאִ֣ישׁba.'IshH376and makeוַהֲשִֽׂמֹתִ֙יהוּ֙va.ha.si.mo.Ti.huH7760him asignלְא֣וֹתle.'otH226anda proverbוְלִמְשָׁלִ֔יםve.lim.sha.LimH4912,and I will cutוְהִכְרַתִּ֖יוve.hikh.ra.TivH3772him offH3772from amongמִתּ֣וֹךְmi.TokhH8432My peopleעַמִּ֑י'a.MiH5971.So you will knowוִֽידַעְתֶּ֖םvi.da'.TemH3045that I am the Lordיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.

9“But ifכִֽי־khi-H3588the prophetוְהַנָּבִ֤יאve.ha.na.Vi'H5030isprevailedיְפֻתֶּה֙ye.fu.TehH6601upon to speakוְדִבֶּ֣רve.di.BerH1696a wordדָּבָ֔רda.VarH1697,it is I, the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068, who haveprevailedפִּתֵּ֔יתִיpi.Tei.tiH6601upon that prophetהַנָּבִ֣יאha.na.Vi'H5030,and I will stretchוְנָטִ֤יתִיve.na.Ti.tiH5186out My handיָדִי֙ya.DiH3027againstעָלָ֔יו'a.LavH5921him anddestroyוְהִ֨שְׁמַדְתִּ֔יוve.Hish.mad.TivH8045him from amongמִתּ֖וֹךְmi.TokhH8432My peopleעַמִּ֥י'a.MiH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

10They will bearוְנָשְׂא֖וּve.na.se.'UH5375the punishment oftheir iniquityעֲוֹנָ֑ם'a.vo.NamH5771;as the iniquityכַּֽעֲוֹן֙ka.'a.VonH5771of the inquirerהַדֹּרֵ֔שׁha.do.ReshH1875is, so the iniquityכַּעֲוֹ֥ןka.'a.VonH5771of the prophetהַנָּבִ֖יאha.na.Vi'H5030will be,

11in orderלְ֠מַעַןLe.ma.'anH4616that the houseבֵּֽית־beit-H1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478may noלֹֽא־lo'-H3808longerע֤וֹדodH5750strayיִתְע֨וּyit.'UH8582from Me and noוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808longerע֖וֹדodH5750defileיִטַּמְּא֥וּyi.ta.me.'UH2930themselves with allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605their transgressionsפִּשְׁעֵיהֶ֑םpish.'ei.HemH6588. Thus they will beMy peopleלְעָ֗םle.'AmH5971,and I shall be their Godלֵֽאלֹהִ֔יםle.lo.HimH430,”’declaresנְאֻ֖םne.'UmH5002the Lordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136 GodH3068.”

The City Will Not Be Spared

12Then the wordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068cameוַיְהִ֥יvay.HiH1961to me sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

13“Sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of manאָדָ֗ם'a.DamH120,ifכִּ֤יkiH3588a countryאֶ֚רֶץ'E.retzH776sinsתֶחֱטָא־te.che.ta'-H2398against Me bycommittingH4603unfaithfulnessH4603,and I stretchוְנָטִ֤יתִיve.na.Ti.tiH5186out My handיָדִי֙ya.DiH3027againstעָלֶ֔יהָ'a.Lei.haH5921it,destroyוְשָׁבַ֥רְתִּיve.sha.Var.tiH7665itssupplyמַטֵּה־ma.teh-H4294of breadלָ֑חֶםLa.chemH3899,sendוְהִשְׁלַחְתִּי־ve.hish.lach.ti-H7971famineרָעָ֔בra.'AvH7458against it and cutוְהִכְרַתִּ֥יve.hikh.ra.TiH3772offH3772from it both manאָדָ֥ם'a.DamH120and beastוּבְהֵמָֽה׃u.ve.he.MahH929,

14even thoughtheseהָאֵ֙לֶּה֙ha.'E.lehH428threeשְׁלֹ֨שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969menH376,Noahנֹ֖חַNo.achH5146,DanielH1840andJobוְאִיּ֑וֹבve.'i.YovH347were in its midstבְּתוֹכָ֔הּbe.to.KhahH8432, by their ownrighteousnessבְצִדְקָתָם֙ve.tzid.ka.TamH6666they could onlydeliverיְנַצְּל֣וּye.na.tze.LuH5337themselvesנַפְשָׁ֔םnaf.ShamH5315,”declaresנְאֻ֖םne.'UmH5002the Lordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136 GodH3068.

15“Ifלֽוּ־lu-H3863I were to causewildרָעָ֛הra.'AhH7451beastsH2421to passH5674through the landבָּאָ֖רֶץba.'A.retzH776and theydepopulatedוְשִׁכְּלָ֑תָּהve.shi.ke.La.tahH7921it, and it becameוְהָיְתָ֤הve.ha.ye.TahH1961desolateשְׁמָמָה֙she.ma.MahH8077soH4480 H1097that noH1097oneH1097would passH5674throughH5674it becauseמִפְּנֵ֖יmi.pe.NeiH4480 H6440of the beastsH2421,

16thoughtheseהָאֵלֶּה֮ha.'e.LehH428threeשְׁלֹ֨שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969menH376were in its midstבְּתוֹכָהּ֒be.to.KhahH8432,as I liveחַי־chai-H2416,”declaresנְאֻם֙ne.'UmH5002the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136 GodH3068, “they could not deliverיַצִּ֑ילוּya.Tzi.luH5337eitherאִם־'im-H518theirsonsבָּנִ֥יםba.NimH1121orוְאִם־ve.'im-H518theirdaughtersבָּנ֖וֹתba.NotH1323.They aloneלְבַדָּם֙le.va.DamH905would be deliveredיִנָּצֵ֔לוּyi.na.Tze.luH5337,but the countryוְהָאָ֖רֶץve.ha.'A.retzH776would be desolateשְׁמָמָֽה׃she.ma.MahH8077.

17Orא֛וֹ'oH176if I shouldbringאָבִ֖יא'a.Vi'H935a swordחֶ֥רֶבChe.revH2719on that countryהָאָ֣רֶץha.'A.retzH776and sayוְאָמַרְתִּ֗יve.'a.mar.TiH559, ‘Let the swordחֶ֚רֶבChe.revH2719passתַּעֲבֹ֣רta.'a.VorH5674through the countryבָּאָ֔רֶץba.'A.retzH776andcutוְהִכְרַתִּ֥יve.hikh.ra.TiH3772offH3772manאָדָ֥ם'a.DamH120and beastוּבְהֵמָֽה׃u.ve.he.MahH929from it,’

18even thoughtheseהָאֵלֶּה֮ha.'e.LehH428threeוּשְׁלֹ֨שֶׁתu.she.Lo.shetH7969menH376were in its midstבְּתוֹכָהּ֒be.to.KhahH8432,as I liveחַי־chai-H2416,”declaresנְאֻם֙ne.'UmH5002the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136 GodH3068, “they could not deliverיַצִּ֖ילוּya.Tzi.luH5337either theirsonsבָּנִ֣יםba.NimH1121or theirdaughtersוּבָנ֑וֹתu.va.NotH1323,but they aloneלְבַדָּ֖םle.va.DamH905would be deliveredיִנָּצֵֽלוּ׃yi.na.Tze.luH5337.

19Orא֛וֹ'oH176ifI should sendאֲשַׁלַּ֖ח'a.sha.LachH7971aplagueדֶּ֥בֶרDe.verH1698againstאֶל־'el-H413that countryהָאָ֣רֶץha.'A.retzH776and pourוְשָׁפַכְתִּ֨יve.sha.fakh.TiH8210out My wrathחֲמָתִ֤יcha.ma.TiH2534in bloodבְּדָ֔םbe.DamH1818on it to cutלְהַכְרִ֥יתle.hakh.RitH3772offH3772manאָדָ֥ם'a.DamH120and beastוּבְהֵמָֽה׃u.ve.he.MahH929from it,

20even thoughNoahוְנֹ֨חַve.No.achH5146,DanielH1840and Jobוְאִיּוֹב֮ve.'i.yOvH347were in its midstבְּתוֹכָהּ֒be.to.KhahH8432,as I liveחַי־chai-H2416,”declaresנְאֻם֙ne.'UmH5002the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136 GodH3068, “they could not deliverיַצִּ֑ילוּya.Tzi.luH5337eitherאִם־'im-H518theirsonבֵּ֥ןbenH1121orאִם־'im-H518theirdaughterבַּ֖תbatH1323.They would deliverיַצִּ֥ילוּya.Tzi.luH5337only themselvesנַפְשָֽׁם׃ פnaf.ShamH5315by their righteousnessבְצִדְקָתָ֖םve.tzid.ka.TamH6666.”

21For thusכֹ֨הkhohH3541saysאָמַ֜ר'a.MarH559the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136 GodH3068, “HowH637muchH637moreכִּי֩kiH637 H3588whenכִּֽי־ki-H3588I sendשִׁלַּ֖חְתִּיshi.Lach.tiH7971My fourאַרְבַּ֣עַת'ar.Ba.'atH702severeהָרָעִ֡יםha.ra.'ImH7451judgmentsשְׁפָטַ֣י׀she.fa.TaiH8201againstאֶל־'el-H413Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389:swordחֶ֠רֶבChe.revH2719,famineוְרָעָ֞בve.ra.'AvH7458,wildרָעָה֙ra.'AhH7451beastsH2421and plagueוָדֶ֔בֶרva.De.verH1698to cutלְהַכְרִ֥יתle.hakh.RitH3772offH3772manאָדָ֥ם'a.DamH120and beastוּבְהֵמָֽה׃u.ve.he.MahH929from it!

22Yet, beholdH2009,survivorsפְּלֵטָ֗הpe.le.TahH6413will be leftנֽוֹתְרָה־not.rah-H3498in it who will be broughtH3318out, bothsonsבָּנִ֣יםba.NimH1121and daughtersוּבָנוֹת֒u.va.nOtH1323.BeholdH2009,they are going to comeH3318forthH3318to you and you willseeוּרְאִיתֶ֥םu.re.'i.TemH7200their conductדַּרְכָּ֖םdar.KamH1870and actionsעֲלִֽילוֹתָ֑םa.li.lo.TamH5949; then you will becomfortedוְנִחַמְתֶּ֗םve.ni.cham.TemH5162for the calamityH7463whichאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834I have broughtהֵבֵ֙אתִי֙he.Ve.tiH935againstH5921Jerusalemיְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םye.Ru.sha.LimH3389for everythingכָּל־kol-H3605whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834I have broughtהֵבֵ֖אתִיhe.Ve.tiH935upon it.

23Then they will comfortוְנִחֲמ֣וּve.ni.cha.MuH5162you whenH3588you seeתִרְא֥וּtir.'UH7200their conductדַּרְכָּ֖םdar.KamH1870and actionsעֲלִֽילוֹתָ֑םa.li.lo.TamH5949,for you will knowוִֽידַעְתֶּ֗םvi.da'.TemH3045that I have not doneעָשִׂ֙יתִי֙'a.Si.tiH6213in vainחִנָּ֤םchi.NamH2600whateverכָּל־ אֲשֶׁר־kol- 'a.Sher-H3605 H834I didעָשִׂ֣יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213to it,” declaresנְאֻ֖םne.'UmH5002the Lordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136 GodH3068.

Idolatrous Elders Condemned

The City Will Not Be Spared

Commentaries on Ezekiel 14