New American Standard Bible 1995

Ezekiel 16:53-63

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.

60“Nevertheless, I will rememberוְזָכַרְתִּ֨יve.za.khar.TiH2142My covenantבְּרִיתִ֛יbe.ri.TiH1285with you in the daysבִּימֵ֣יbi.MeiH3117of your youthנְעוּרָ֑יִךְne.'u.Ra.yikhH5271,and I will establishוַהֲקִמוֹתִ֥יva.ha.ki.mo.TiH6965aneverlastingעוֹלָֽם׃o.LamH5769covenantבְּרִ֥יתbe.RitH1285with you.

61Then you willrememberוְזָכַ֣רְתְּve.za.KhartH2142your waysדְּרָכַיִךְ֮de.ra.kha.yiKhH1870and be ashamedוְנִכְלַמְתְּ֒ve.nikh.lamTH3637when you receiveבְּקַחְתֵּ֗ךְbe.kach.TekhH3947your sistersאֲחוֹתַ֙יִךְ֙'a.cho.Ta.yikhH269, bothyour olderהַגְּדֹל֣וֹתha.ge.do.LotH1419and your youngerהַקְּטַנּ֖וֹתha.ke.ta.NotH6996;and I will giveוְנָתַתִּ֨יve.na.ta.TiH5414them to you as daughtersלְבָנ֖וֹתle.va.NotH1323,but not becauseH4480of your covenantמִבְּרִיתֵֽךְ׃mi.be.ri.TekhH1285.

62Thus I willestablishוַהֲקִימוֹתִ֥יva.ha.ki.mo.TiH6965My covenantבְּרִיתִ֖יbe.ri.TiH1285with you, and you shallknowוְיָדַ֖עַתְּve.ya.Da.'atH3045that I am the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068,

63so that you mayrememberתִּזְכְּרִי֙tiz.ke.RiH2142and be ashamedוָבֹ֔שְׁתְּva.Vo.shetH954andneverוְלֹ֨אve.Lo'H3808openפִּתְח֣וֹןpit.ChonH6610your mouthפֶּ֔הPehH6310anymoreעוֹד֙'OdH5750becauseמִפְּנֵ֖יmi.pe.NeiH4480 H6440of your humiliationכְּלִמָּתֵ֑ךְke.li.ma.TekhH3639, when I haveforgivenבְּכַפְּרִי־be.kha.pe.ri-H3722you for allלְכָל־le.kholH3605that you have doneעָשִׂ֔ית'a.SitH6213,”the Lordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136 GodH3068declaresנְאֻ֖םne.'UmH5002.

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