New American Standard Bible 1995

Ezekiel 16:35-59

35Thereforeלָכֵ֣ןla.KhenH3651,O harlotזוֹנָ֔הzo.NahH2181,hearשִׁמְעִ֖יshim.'IH8085the wordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of the Lordיְהוָֽה׃ פYah.wehH3068.

36Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saysאָמַ֞ר'a.MarH559the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136 GodH3068, “Becauseיַ֣עַןYa.'anH3282your lewdnessH5179was pouredהִשָּׁפֵ֤ךְhi.sha.FekhH8210out and your nakednessעֶרְוָתֵ֔ךְ'er.va.TekhH6172uncoveredוַתִּגָּלֶ֣הva.ti.ga.LehH1540through your harlotriesבְּתַזְנוּתַ֖יִךְbe.taz.nu.Ta.yikhH8457with your loversמְאַהֲבָ֑יִךְme.'a.ha.Va.yikhH157and with allכָּל־kol-H3605your detestableתוֹעֲבוֹתַ֔יִךְto.'a.vo.Ta.yikhH8441idolsגִּלּוּלֵ֣יgi.lu.LeiH1544,and because of the bloodוְכִדְמֵ֣יve.khid.MeiH1818of your sonsבָנַ֔יִךְva.Na.yikhH1121whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834you gaveנָתַ֖תְּna.TatH5414to idols,

37thereforeלָ֠כֵןLa.khenH3651,beholdH2009, I willgatherמְקַבֵּ֤ץme.ka.BetzH6908allכָּל־kol-H3605your loversמְאַהֲבַ֙יִךְ֙me.'a.ha.Va.yikhH157with whomאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834you tookH6149pleasureH6149,even allכָּל־kol-H3605those whomאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834you lovedאָהַ֔בְתְּ'a.HavtH157andallכָּל־kol-H3605those whomאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834youhatedשָׂנֵ֑אתsa.NetH8130.So I will gatherוְקִבַּצְתִּי֩ve.ki.batz.TiH6908them againstH5921you from everyH5439directionH5439andexposeוְגִלֵּיתִ֤יve.gi.lei.TiH1540your nakednessעֶרְוָתֵךְ֙'er.va.teKhH6172to them that they may seeוְרָא֖וּve.ra.'UH7200allכָּל־kol-H3605your nakednessעֶרְוָתֵֽךְ׃'er.va.TekhH6172.

38Thus I willjudgeוּשְׁפַטְתִּיךְ֙u.she.fa.tiKhH8199you like women who commitH5003adulteryH5003or shedוְשֹׁפְכֹ֖תve.sho.fe.KhotH8210bloodדָּ֑םDamH1818are judgedמִשְׁפְּטֵ֣יmish.pe.TeiH4941;and I will bringוּנְתַתִּ֕יךְu.ne.ta.TikhH5414on you the bloodדַּ֥םdamH1818ofwrathחֵמָ֖הche.MahH2534and jealousyוְקִנְאָֽה׃ve.kin.'AhH7068.

39I will also giveוְנָתַתִּ֨יve.na.ta.TiH5414you intothe handsבְּיָדָ֗םbe.ya.DamH3027of your lovers, and they will tearוְהָרְס֤וּve.ha.re.SuH2040downH2040your shrinesגַבֵּךְ֙ga.beKhH1354,demolishוְנִתְּצ֣וּve.ni.te.TzuH5422your highרָמֹתַ֔יִךְra.mo.Ta.yikhH7413placesH7413,stripוְהִפְשִׁ֤יטוּve.hif.Shi.tuH6584you of your clothingבְּגָדַ֔יִךְbe.ga.Da.yikhH899,takeוְלָקְח֖וּve.la.ke.ChuH3947away yourjewelsכְּלֵ֣י תִפְאַרְתֵּ֑ךְke.Lei tif.'ar.TekhH3627 H8597,and will leaveוְהִנִּיח֖וּךְve.hi.ni.ChukhH5117you nakedעֵירֹ֥ם'ei.RomH5903and bareוְעֶרְיָֽה׃ve.'er.YahH6181.

40They willinciteוְהֶעֱל֤וּve.he.'e.LuH5927acrowdקָהָ֔לka.HalH6951againstעָלַ֙יִךְ֙'a.La.yikhH5921you and they will stoneוְרָגְמ֥וּve.ra.ge.MuH7275you and cutH1333you to piecesH1333with their swordsבְּחַרְבוֹתָֽם׃be.char.vo.TamH2719.

41They willburnוְשָׂרְפ֤וּve.sa.re.FuH8313your housesבָתַּ֙יִךְ֙va.Ta.yikhH1004with fireבָּאֵ֔שׁba.'EshH784and executeוְעָשׂוּ־ve.'a.su-H6213judgmentsשְׁפָטִ֔יםshe.fa.TimH8201on you in the sightלְעֵינֵ֖יle.'ei.NeiH5869of manyרַבּ֑וֹתra.BotH7227womenנָשִׁ֣יםna.ShimH802. Then I willstopוְהִשְׁבַּתִּיךְ֙ve.hish.ba.tiKhH7673you from playingH2181the harlotH2181,and you will alsoוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571noלֹ֥אlo'H3808longerעֽוֹד׃odH5750payתִתְּנִי־ti.te.ni-H5414your loversאֶתְנַ֖ן'et.NanH868.

42So Iwill calmוַהֲנִחֹתִ֤יva.ha.ni.cho.TiH5117My furyחֲמָתִי֙cha.ma.TiH2534against you and My jealousyקִנְאָתִ֖יkin.'a.TiH7068will departוְסָ֥רָהve.Sa.rahH5493from you, and I will be pacifiedוְשָׁ֣קַטְתִּ֔יve.Sha.ka.TiH8252and angryאֶכְעַ֖ס'ekh.'AsH3707noוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808moreעֽוֹד׃odH5750.

43Becauseיַ֗עַן אֲשֶׁ֤רYa.'an 'a.SherH3282 H834you havenot rememberedזָכַרְתְּ֙za.khar.tiH2142the daysיְמֵ֣יye.MeiH3117of your youthנְעוּרַ֔יִךְne.'u.Ra.yikhH5271but haveenragedוַתִּרְגְּזִי־va.tir.ge.zi-H7264Me by allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605theseH428thingsאֵ֑לֶּה'E.lehH428,beholdהֵ֜אhe'H1887,I in turnוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571willbringH5414your conductדַּרְכֵּ֣ךְ׀dar.KekhH1870downH5414on your own headבְּרֹ֣אשׁbe.RoshH7218,”declaresנְאֻם֙ne.'UmH5002the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136 GodH3068, “so that you will not commitעָשִׂית֙a.si.tiH6213this lewdnessהַזִּמָּ֔הha.zi.MahH2154on topעַ֖ל'alH5921of allכָּל־kol-H3605your otherabominationsתּוֹעֲבֹתָֽיִךְ׃to.'a.vo.Ta.yikhH8441.

44“Beholdהִנֵּה֙hi.NehH2009,everyoneכָּל־kol-H3605who quotesH4911proverbsהַמֹּשֵׁ֔לha.mo.ShelH4911will quoteH4911thisproverbיִמְשֹׁ֖לyim.SholH4911concerningעָלַ֥יִךְ'a.La.yikhH5921you, sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, ‘Like motherכְּאִמָּ֖הke.'i.MahH517,like daughterבִּתָּֽהּ׃bi.TahH1323.’

45You are the daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of your motherאִמֵּ֣ךְ'i.MekhH517,who loathedגֹּעֶ֥לֶתgo.'E.letH1602her husbandאִישָׁ֖הּ'i.ShahH376and childrenוּבָנֶ֑יהָu.va.Nei.haH1121. You are also thesisterוַאֲח֨וֹתva.'a.ChotH269of your sistersאֲחוֹתֵ֜ךְ'a.cho.TekhH269,whoאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834loathedגָּֽעֲ֙לוּ֙ga.'A.luH1602their husbandsH376and childrenוּבְנֵיהֶ֔ןu.ve.nei.HenH1121.Your motherאִמְּכֶ֣ן'i.me.KhenH517was a Hittiteחִתִּ֔יתchi.TitH2850and your fatherוַאֲבִיכֶ֖ןva.'a.vi.KhenH1an Amoriteאֱמֹרִֽי׃'e.mo.RiH567.

46Now yourolderהַגְּדוֹלָ֤הha.ge.do.LahH1419sisterוַאֲחוֹתֵ֨ךְva.'a.cho.TekhH269is Samariaשֹֽׁמְרוֹן֙sho.me.rOnH8111,who livesהַיּוֹשֶׁ֖בֶתhai.yo.She.vetH3427northשְׂמֹאולֵ֑ךְse.mo.LekhH8040of you with herdaughtersוּבְנוֹתֶ֔יהָu.ve.no.Tei.haH1323;and your youngerהַקְּטַנָּ֣הha.ke.ta.NahH6996sisterוַאֲחוֹתֵ֞ךְva.'a.cho.TekhH269,who livesהַיּוֹשֶׁ֙בֶת֙hai.yo.She.vetH3427southמִֽימִינֵ֔ךְmi.mi.NekhH3225of you, isSodomסְדֹ֖םse.DomH5467with herdaughtersוּבְנוֹתֶֽיהָ׃u.ve.no.Tei.haH1323.

47Yet you have not merely walkedהָלַ֔כְתְּha.LakhtH1980in their waysבְדַרְכֵיהֶן֙ve.dar.khei.HenH1870or doneעָשִׂ֑יתa.si.tiH6213according to their abominationsוּבְתוֹעֲבֽוֹתֵיהֶ֖ןu.ve.to.'a.vo.tei.HenH8441; but, as if that weretooקָ֔טKatH6985littleכִּמְעַ֣טkim.'AtH4592,you actedH7843moreH4480corruptlyוַתַּשְׁחִ֥תִיva.tash.Chi.tiH7843in allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605your conductדְּרָכָֽיִךְ׃de.ra.Kha.yikhH1870thanH4480they.

48As I liveחַי־chai-H2416,”declaresנְאֻם֙ne.'UmH5002the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136 GodH3068, “Sodomסְדֹ֣םse.DomH5467,your sisterאֲחוֹתֵ֔ךְ'a.cho.TekhH269and her daughtersוּבְנוֹתֶ֑יהָu.ve.no.Tei.haH1323havenot doneעָֽשְׂתָה֙'a.se.TahH6213as you and your daughtersוּבְנוֹתָֽיִךְ׃u.ve.no.Ta.yikhH1323have doneעָשִׂ֔ית'a.SitH6213.

49Beholdהִנֵּה־hi.neh-H2009,thisזֶ֣הzehH2088was the guiltעֲוֹ֖ן'a.VonH5771of your sisterאֲחוֹתֵ֑ךְ'a.cho.TekhH269Sodomסְדֹ֣םse.DomH5467:she and her daughtersוְלִבְנוֹתֶ֔יהָve.liv.no.Tei.haH1323hadH1961arroganceגָּא֨וֹןga.'onH1347,abundantH7654foodלֶ֜חֶםLe.chemH3899andcarelessהַשְׁקֵ֗טhash.KetH8252easeוְשַׁלְוַ֣תve.shal.VatH7962, but she did nothelpוְיַד־ הֶחֱזִֽיקָה׃ve.yad- he.che.Zi.kahH2388 H3027thepoorעָנִ֥י'a.NiH6041and needyוְאֶבְי֖וֹןve.'ev.YonH34.

50Thus they were haughtyוַֽתִּגְבְּהֶ֔ינָהva.tig.be.Hei.nahH1361and committedוַתַּעֲשֶׂ֥ינָהva.ta.'a.Sei.nahH6213abominationsתוֹעֵבָ֖הto.'e.VahH8441beforeלְפָנָ֑יle.fa.NaiH6440Me. Therefore Iremovedוָאָסִ֥ירva.'a.SirH5493themwhenH3512I sawרָאִֽיתִי׃ סra.'I.tiH7200it.

51Furthermore, Samariaוְשֹׁ֣מְר֔וֹןve.Sho.me.RonH8111did not commitחָטָ֑אָהcha.Ta.'ahH2398halfכַּחֲצִ֥יka.cha.TziH2677of your sinsחַטֹּאתַ֖יִךְcha.to.Ta.yikhH2403,for you have multipliedוַתַּרְבִּ֤יva.tar.BiH7235your abominationsתּוֹעֲבוֹתַ֙יִךְ֙to.'a.vo.Ta.yikhH8441moreH4480thanH4480they. Thus you have madeH6663your sistersאֲחוֹתַ֔יִךְ'a.cho.tekhH269appearrighteousוַתְּצַדְּקִי֙va.te.tza.de.KiH6663by allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605your abominationsתּוֹעֲבוֹתַ֖יִךְto.'a.vo.Ta.yikhH8441whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834you have committedעָשִֽׂית׃a.si.tH6213.

52AlsoH1571bearשְׂאִ֣יse.'IH5375your disgraceכְלִמָּתֵ֗ךְkhe.li.ma.TekhH3639in that you havemadeH6419judgmentH6419favorableH6419for your sistersלַֽאֲחוֹתֵ֔ךְla.'a.cho.TekhH269.Because of your sinsבְּחַטֹּאתַ֛יִךְbe.cha.to.Ta.yikhH2403in whichH834you actedH8581moreמִמֵּ֑ךְmi.MekhH4480abominablyהִתְעַ֥בְתְּhit.'AvtH8581thanH4480they, they are moreH4480in the rightH6663thanH4480you. YesH1571,be alsoH1571ashamedבּ֙וֹשִׁי֙bo.shiH954and bearוּשְׂאִ֣יu.se.'IH5375your disgraceכְלִמָּתֵ֔ךְkhe.li.ma.TekhH3639,in that you madeH6663your sistersאַחְיוֹתֵֽךְ׃'ach.yo.TekhH269appear righteousH6663.

53“Nevertheless, I will restoreוְשַׁבְתִּי֙ve.shav.TiH7725their captivityשְׁבִ֣יתְהֶ֔ןshe.Vi.te.HenH7622,the captivityשְׁב֤וּתshe.vitH7622of Sodomסְדֹם֙se.DomH5467and her daughtersוּבְנוֹתֶ֔יהָu.ve.no.Tei.haH1323,the captivityשְׁב֥וּתshe.vitH7622of Samariaשֹׁמְר֖וֹןsho.me.RonH8111and her daughtersוּבְנוֹתֶ֑יהָu.ve.no.Tei.haH1323, andalongבְּתוֹכָֽהְנָה׃be.to.Kha.he.nahH8432with themyour ownוּשְׁב֥וּתu.she.vitH7622captivityשְׁבִיתַ֖יִךְshe.vi.Ta.yikhH7622,

54in orderלְמַ֙עַן֙le.Ma.'anH4616that you may bearתִּשְׂאִ֣יtis.'IH5375your humiliationכְלִמָּתֵ֔ךְkhe.li.ma.TekhH3639and feelH3637ashamedוְנִכְלַ֕מְתְּve.nikh.LamtH3637for allמִכֹּ֖לmi.KolH3605that you have doneעָשִׂ֑ית'a.SitH6213when you becomeH5162a consolationH5162to them.

55Your sistersוַאֲחוֹתַ֗יִךְva.'a.cho.Ta.yikhH269,Sodomסְדֹ֤םse.DomH5467with her daughtersוּבְנוֹתֶ֙יהָ֙u.ve.no.Tei.haH1323and Samariaוְשֹֽׁמְרוֹן֙ve.sho.me.rOnH8111with her daughtersוּבְנוֹתֶ֔יהָu.ve.no.Tei.haH1323,will returnH7725to their formerלְקַדְמָתָ֔ןle.kad.ma.TanH6927stateלְקַדְמָתָ֑ןle.kad.ma.TanH6927,and you with your daughtersוּבְנוֹתַ֔יִךְu.ve.no.Ta.yikhH1323will alsoreturnH7725to your formerלְקַדְמַתְכֶֽן׃le.kad.mat.KhenH6927stateH6927.

56As the name ofyour sisterאֲחוֹתֵ֔ךְ'a.cho.TekhH269Sodomסְדֹ֣םse.DomH5467was not heardלִשְׁמוּעָ֖הlish.mu.'AhH8052from your lipsבְּפִ֑יךְbe.FikhH6310in your dayבְּי֖וֹםbe.YomH3117of prideגְּאוֹנָֽיִךְ׃ge.'o.Na.yikhH1347,

57beforeבְּטֶרֶם֮be.te.RemH2962yourwickednessH7463was uncoveredתִּגָּלֶ֣הti.ga.LehH1540,soכְּמ֗וֹke.MoH3644nowעֵ֚ת'etH6256you have become thereproachחֶרְפַּ֣תcher.PatH2781of the daughtersבְּנוֹת־be.not-H1323ofEdomH112and of allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605who are aroundסְבִיבוֹתֶ֖יהָse.vi.vo.Tei.haH5439her, of the daughtersבְּנ֣וֹתbe.NotH1323of the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֑יםpe.lish.TimH6430--those surroundingמִסָּבִֽיב׃mi.sa.VivH5439youwho despiseH7751you.

58You haveborneנְשָׂאתִ֑יםne.sa.TimH5375the penalty ofyour lewdnessזִמָּתֵ֥ךְzi.ma.TekhH2154and abominationsתּוֹעֲבוֹתַ֖יִךְto.'a.vo.Ta.yikhH8441,”the Lordיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068declaresנְאֻ֖םne.'UmH5002.

59For thusכֹ֤הkhohH3541saysאָמַר֙'a.MarH559the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136 GodH3068, “I will also doוְעָשִׂ֥יתִיve.'a.sitH6213with you as you have doneעָשִׂ֑ית'a.SitH6213,you whoH834havedespisedבָּזִ֥יתba.ZitH959the oathאָלָ֖ה'a.LahH423by breakingלְהָפֵ֥רle.ha.FerH6565the covenantבְּרִֽית׃be.RitH1285.

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