New American Standard Bible 1995

Ezekiel 16:1-14

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

2“Sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of manאָדָ֕ם'a.DamH120,makeהוֹדַ֥עho.Da'H3045knownH3045to Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389her abominationsתּוֹעֲבֹתֶֽיהָ׃to.'a.vo.Tei.haH8441

3and sayוְאָמַרְתָּ֞ve.'a.mar.TaH559, ‘Thusכֹּה־koh-H3541saysאָמַ֨ר'a.MarH559the Lordאֲדֹנָ֤י'a.do.NaiH136GodH3068to Jerusalemלִיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םli.Ru.sha.LimH3389, “Your originמְכֹרֹתַ֙יִךְ֙me.kho.ro.Ta.yikhH4351and your birthוּמֹ֣לְדֹתַ֔יִךְu.Mo.le.do.Ta.yikhH4138are from the landמֵאֶ֖רֶץme.'E.retzH776of the Canaaniteהַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֑יha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669,your fatherאָבִ֥יךְ'a.VikhH1was an Amoriteהָאֱמֹרִ֖יha.'e.mo.RiH567and your motherוְאִמֵּ֥ךְve.'i.MekhH517a Hittiteחִתִּֽית׃chi.TitH2850.

4As for your birthוּמוֹלְדוֹתַ֗יִךְu.mol.do.Ta.yikhH4138,on the dayבְּי֨וֹםbe.YomH3117you were bornהוּלֶּ֤דֶתhu.Le.detH3205your navelH8270cordH8270was not cutכָרַּ֣תkha.RatH3772,norH3808were you washedרֻחַ֖צְתְּru.ChatztH7364with waterוּבְמַ֥יִםu.ve.Ma.yimH4325for cleansingלְמִשְׁעִ֑יle.mish.'IH4935;you were not rubbedוְהָמְלֵ֙חַ֙ve.ha.me.Le.achH4414with saltהֻמְלַ֔חַתְּhum.La.chatH4414or even wrappedוְהָחְתֵּ֖לve.ha.che.TelH2853in clothsחֻתָּֽלְתְּ׃chu.Ta.letH2853.

5Noלֹא־lo'-H3808eyeעַ֗יִן'A.yinH5869lookedחָ֨סָהCha.sahH2347with pityH2347on you to doלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתla.'a.SotH6213anyאַחַ֥ת'a.ChatH259of theseH428thingsמֵאֵ֖לֶּהme.'E.lehH428for you, to haveH2550compassionלְחֻמְלָ֣הle.chum.LahH2550on you. Rather you were thrownוַֽתֻּשְׁלְכִ֞יva.tush.le.KhiH7993out into theopenפְּנֵ֤יpe.NeiH6440fieldהַשָּׂדֶה֙ha.sa.DehH7704,for you were abhorredבְּגֹ֣עַלbe.Go.'alH1604on the dayבְּי֖וֹםbe.YomH3117you were bornהֻלֶּ֥דֶתhu.Le.detH3205.

6“When I passedוָאֶעֱבֹ֤רva.'e.'e.VorH5674by you and sawוָֽאֶרְאֵ֔ךְva.'er.'EkhH7200you squirmingמִתְבּוֹסֶ֖סֶתmit.bo.Se.setH947in your bloodבְּדָמָ֑יִךְbe.da.Ma.yikhH1818,I saidוָאֹ֤מַרva.'O.marH559to you while you werein your bloodבְּדָמַ֣יִךְbe.da.Ma.yikhH1818, ‘Liveחֲיִ֔יcha.YiH2421!’Yes, I saidוָאֹ֥מַרva.'O.marH559to you while you werein your bloodבְּדָמַ֥יִךְbe.da.Ma.yikhH1818, ‘Liveחֲיִֽי׃cha.YiH2421!’

7Imadeנְתַתִּ֔יךְne.ta.TikhH5414younumerousרְבָבָ֗הre.va.VahH7233like plantsכְּצֶ֤מַחke.Tze.machH6780of the fieldהַשָּׂדֶה֙ha.sa.DehH7704.Then you grewוַתִּרְבִּי֙va.tir.BiH7235up, becameH1431tallH1431and reachedH935the ageH935for fineבַּעֲדִ֣יba.'a.DiH5716ornamentsעֲדָיִ֑ים'a.da.YimH5716; yourbreastsשָׁדַ֤יִםsha.Da.yimH7699were formedנָכֹ֙נוּ֙na.Kho.nuH3559and your hairוּשְׂעָרֵ֣ךְu.se.'a.RekhH8181had grownצִמֵּ֔חַtzi.Me.achH6779.Yet you were nakedעֵרֹ֥ם'e.RomH5903and bareוְעֶרְיָֽה׃ve.'er.YahH6181.

8“Then I passedוָאֶעֱבֹ֨רva.'e.'e.VorH5674by you and sawוָאֶרְאֵ֗ךְva.'er.'EkhH7200you, and beholdוְהִנֵּ֤הve.hi.NehH2009,you were at the timeH6256for loveדֹּדִ֔יםdo.DimH1730; so Ispreadוָאֶפְרֹ֤שׂva.'ef.RosH6566My skirtכְּנָפִי֙ke.na.FiH3671overH5921you and coveredוָאֲכַסֶּ֖הva.'a.kha.SehH3680your nakednessעֶרְוָתֵ֑ךְ'er.va.TekhH6172. I alsosworeוָאֶשָּׁ֣בַֽעva.'e.Sha.va'H7650to you andenteredוָאָב֨וֹאva.'a.Vo'H935into a covenantבִבְרִ֜יתviv.RitH1285with you so that youbecameוַתִּ֥הְיִיva.Tih.yiH1961Mine,” declaresנְאֻ֛םne.'UmH5002the Lordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136 GodH3068.

9“Then I bathedוָאֶרְחָצֵ֣ךְva.'er.cha.TzekhH7364you with waterבַּמַּ֔יִםba.Ma.yimH4325,washedוָאֶשְׁטֹ֥ףva.'esh.TofH7857offH7857your bloodדָּמַ֖יִךְda.Ma.yikhH1818from you andanointedוָאֲסֻכֵ֖ךְva.'a.su.KhekhH5480you with oilבַּשָּֽׁמֶן׃ba.Sha.menH8081.

10I also clothedוָאַלְבִּישֵׁ֣ךְva.'al.bi.ShekhH3847you withembroideredH7553clothרִקְמָ֔הrik.MahH7553and putH5274sandalsH5274of porpoiseH8476skinH8476on your feet; and I wrappedוָאֶחְבְּשֵׁ֣ךְva.'ech.be.ShekhH2280you with fineבַּשֵּׁ֔שׁba.SheshH8336linenH8336and coveredוַאֲכַסֵּ֖ךְva.'a.kha.SekhH3680you with silkמֶֽשִׁי׃Me.shiH4897.

11I adornedוָאֶעְדֵּ֖ךְva.'e'.DekhH5710you with ornamentsעֶ֑דִי'E.diH5716,putוָאֶתְּנָ֤הva.'e.te.NahH5414braceletsצְמִידִים֙tze.mi.DimH6781on your handsיָדַ֔יִךְya.Da.yikhH3027and anecklaceוְרָבִ֖ידve.ra.VidH7242aroundH5921your neckגְּרוֹנֵֽךְ׃ge.ro.NekhH1627.

12I also putוָאֶתֵּ֥ןva.'e.TenH5414aringנֶ֙זֶם֙ne.zemH5141in your nostrilאַפֵּ֔ךְ'a.PekhH639,earringsוַעֲגִילִ֖יםva.'a.gi.LimH5694in your earsאָזְנָ֑יִךְ'a.ze.Na.yikhH241and abeautifulתִּפְאֶ֖רֶתtif.'E.retH8597crownוַעֲטֶ֥רֶתva.'a.Te.retH5850on your headבְּרֹאשֵֽׁךְ׃be.ro.ShekhH7218.

13Thus you were adornedוַתַּעְדִּ֞יva.ta'.DiH5710withgoldזָהָ֣בza.HavH2091and silverוָכֶ֗סֶףva.Khe.sefH3701,and your dressוּמַלְבּוּשֵׁךְ֙u.mal.bu.sheKhH4403was of fineH8336linenשֵׁ֤שׁshe.shiH8336,silkוָמֶ֙שִׁי֙va.Me.shiH4897and embroideredH7553clothוְרִקְמָ֔הve.rik.MahH7553.You ateאָכָ֑לְתְּ'a.khal.tiH398fineסֹ֧לֶתSo.letH5560flourH5560,honeyוּדְבַ֛שׁu.de.VashH1706and oilוָשֶׁ֖מֶןva.She.menH8081;so you were exceedinglyH3966beautifulוַתִּ֙יפִי֙va.Ti.fiH3302and advancedוַֽתִּצְלְחִ֖יva.titz.le.ChiH6743toroyaltyלִמְלוּכָֽה׃lim.lu.KhahH4410.

14Then yourfameשֵׁ֛םshemH8034wentH3318forthH3318among the nationsבַּגּוֹיִ֖םba.go.YimH1471on account of your beautyבְּיָפְיֵ֑ךְbe.ya.fe.YekhH3308, for it wasperfectכָּלִ֣ילka.LilH3632because of My splendorבַּֽהֲדָרִי֙ba.ha.da.RiH1926whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834I bestowedשַׂ֣מְתִּיSam.tiH7760on you,” declaresנְאֻ֖םne.'UmH5002the Lordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136 GodH3068.

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