New American Standard Bible 1995

Ezekiel 14:12-20

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.”

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