New American Standard Bible 1995

Ezekiel 14:19-21

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!

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