New American Standard Bible 1995

Ezekiel 17:13-19

13He tookוַיִּקַּח֙vai.yi.KachH3947one of the royalהַמְּלוּכָ֔הha.me.lu.KhahH4410familyמִזֶּ֣רַעmi.Ze.ra'H2233and madeוַיִּכְרֹ֥תvai.yikh.RotH3772a covenantבְּרִ֑יתbe.RitH1285with him,puttingוַיָּבֵ֤אvai.ya.Ve'H935him underoathבְּאָלָ֔הbe.'a.LahH423.He also tookלָקָֽח׃la.KachH3947away themightyאֵילֵ֥י'ei.LeiH352of the landהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776,

14that the kingdomמַמְלָכָ֣הmam.la.KhahH4467might bein subjectionשְׁפָלָ֔הshe.fa.LahH8217,not exaltingהִתְנַשֵּׂ֑אhit.na.Se'H5375itself, butkeepingלִשְׁמֹ֥רlish.MorH8104his covenantבְּרִית֖וֹbe.ri.ToH1285that it might continueלְעָמְדָֽהּ׃le.'a.me.DahH5975.

15But herebelledוַיִּמְרָד־vai.yim.rod-H4775against him by sendingלִשְׁלֹ֤חַlish.Lo.achH7971his envoysמַלְאָכָיו֙mal.'a.KhavH4397to Egyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714that they might giveלָֽתֶת־la.tet-H5414him horsesסוּסִ֖יםsu.SimH5483and manyרָ֑בRavH7227troopsוְעַם־ve.'am-H5971.Will he succeedהֲיִצְלָ֤חha.yitz.LachH6743?Will he who doesהָעֹשֵׂ֣הha.'o.SehH6213suchH428thingsאֵ֔לֶּה'E.lehH428escapeהֲיִמָּלֵט֙ha.yi.ma.LetH4422?Can he indeed breakוְהֵפֵ֥רve.he.FerH6565the covenantבְּרִ֖יתbe.RitH1285and escapeוְנִמְלָֽט׃ve.nim.LatH4422?

16As I liveחַי־chai-H2416,’declaresנְאֻם֮ne.'UmH5002the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136 GodH3068, ‘Surelyאִם־ לֹ֗א'im- Lo'H518 H3808in thecountryבִּמְקוֹם֙bim.kOmH4725of the kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428whoputH4427him on the throneH4427,whoseאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834oathאָ֣לָת֔וֹ'a.la.ToH423hedespisedבָּזָה֙ba.ZahH959and whoseוַאֲשֶׁ֥רva.'a.SherH834covenantבְּרִית֑וֹbe.ri.ToH1285he brokeהֵפֵ֖רhe.FerH6565,in Babylonבָּבֶ֖לba.VelH894he shall dieיָמֽוּת׃ya.MutH4191.

17Pharaohפַרְעֹה֙far.'OhH6547with hismightyH1419armyבְחַ֨יִלve.Cha.yilH2428and greatH1419companyוּבְקָהָ֣לu.ve.ka.HalH6951will nothelpיַעֲשֶׂ֨הya.'a.SehH6213him in the warבַּמִּלְחָמָ֔הba.mil.cha.MahH4421,when they castבִּשְׁפֹּ֥ךְbish.PokhH8210up rampsסֹלְלָ֖הso.le.LahH5550and buildוּבִבְנ֣וֹתu.viv.NotH1129siegeH1785wallsH1785to cutלְהַכְרִ֖יתle.hakh.RitH3772offH3772manyH7227livesנְפָשׁ֥וֹתne.fa.ShotH5315.

18Now he despisedוּבָזָ֥הu.va.ZahH959the oathאָלָ֖ה'a.LahH423by breakingלְהָפֵ֣רle.ha.FerH6565the covenantבְּרִ֑יתbe.RitH1285,and beholdוְהִנֵּ֨הve.hi.NehH2009, hepledgedנָתַ֥ןna.TanH5414his allegianceיָד֛וֹya.DoH3027,yet didעָשָׂ֖ה'a.SahH6213allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605theseH428thingsאֵ֥לֶּה'E.lehH428;he shall not escapeיִמָּלֵֽט׃ סyi.ma.LetH4422.’”

19Thereforeלָכֵ֞ןla.KhenH3651,thusכֹּה־koh-H3541saysאָמַ֨ר'a.MarH559the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136 GodH3068, “As I liveחַי־chai-H2416,surelyאִם־ לֹ֗א'im- Lo'H518 H3808My oathאָֽלָתִי֙'a.la.TiH423whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834he despisedבָּזָ֔הba.ZahH959and My covenantוּבְרִיתִ֖יu.ve.ri.TiH1285whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834he brokeH6565, I willinflictוּנְתַתִּ֖יוu.ne.ta.TivH5414on his headבְּרֹאשֽׁוֹ׃be.ro.ShoH7218.

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