New American Standard Bible 1995

Ezekiel 2

The Prophet’s Call

1Then He saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to me, “Sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of manאָדָם֙'a.DamH120,standעֲמֹ֣ד'a.ModH5975on your feetרַגְלֶ֔יךָrag.Lei.khaH7272that I may speakוַאֲדַבֵּ֖רva.'a.da.BerH1696with you!”

2As He spokeדִּבֶּ֣רdi.BerH1696to me theSpiritר֗וּחַRu.achH7307enteredוַתָּ֧בֹאva.Ta.vo'H935me and setוַתַּעֲמִדֵ֖נִיva.ta.'a.mi.De.niH5975me on my feetרַגְלָ֑יrag.LaiH7272;and I heardוָאֶשְׁמַ֕עva.'esh.Ma'H8085Himspeakingמִדַּבֵּ֥רmi.da.BerH1696to me.

3Then He saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to me, “Sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of manאָדָם֙'a.DamH120,I am sendingשׁוֹלֵ֨חַsho.Le.achH7971you to the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,to a rebelliousהַמּוֹרְדִ֖יםha.mor.DimH4775peopleגּוֹיִ֥םgo.YimH1471whoאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834haverebelledמָרְדוּ־ma.re.du-H4775against Me;they and their fathersוַאֲבוֹתָם֙va.'a.vo.TamH1have transgressedפָּ֣שְׁעוּPa.she.'uH6586against Me to thisהַזֶּֽה׃ha.ZehH2088veryעֶ֖צֶם'E.tzemH6106dayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117.

4I am sendingשׁוֹלֵ֥חַsho.Le.achH7971you to them who arestubbornקְשֵׁ֤י פָנִים֙ke.Shei fa.NimH7186 H6440and obstinateוְחִזְקֵי־ לֵ֔בve.chiz.kei- LevH2389 H3820childrenוְהַבָּנִ֗יםve.ha.ba.NimH1121,and you shall sayוְאָמַרְתָּ֣ve.'a.mar.TaH559to them, ‘Thusכֹּ֥הkohH3541saysאָמַ֖ר'a.MarH559the Lordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136GodH3068.’

5As for them,whetherאִם־'im-H518they listenיִשְׁמְע֣וּyish.me.'UH8085orוְאִם־ve.'im-H518not--for they are a rebelliousמְרִ֖יme.RiH4805houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004--they willknowוְיָ֣דְע֔וּve.Ya.de.'UH3045that a prophetנָבִ֖יאna.Vi'H5030has beenהָיָ֥הha.YahH1961amongבְתוֹכָֽם׃ פve.to.KhamH8432them.

6And you, sonבֶן־ven-H1121of manאָ֠דָם'A.domH120,neitherאַל־'al-H408fearתִּירָ֨אti.Ra'H3372them norאַל־'al-H408fearתִּירָ֗אti.Ra'H3372their wordsוּמִדִּבְרֵיהֶ֣םu.mi.div.rei.HemH1697,thoughH3588thistlesסָרָבִ֤יםsa.ra.VimH5621and thornsוְסַלּוֹנִים֙ve.sa.lo.NimH5544are with you and you sitיוֹשֵׁ֑בyo.ShevH3427on scorpionsעַקְרַבִּ֖ים'ak.ra.BimH6137;neitherאַל־'al-H408fearתִּירָא֙ti.Ra'H3372their wordsמִדִּבְרֵיהֶ֤םmi.div.rei.HemH1697norאַל־'al-H408be dismayedתֵּחָ֔תte.ChatH2865at their presenceוּמִפְּנֵיהֶ֣םu.mi.pe.nei.HemH6440,for they are a rebelliousמְרִ֖יme.RiH4805houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004.

7But you shallspeakוְדִבַּרְתָּ֤ve.di.bar.TaH1696My wordsדְּבָרַי֙de.va.RaiH1697to themwhetherאִֽם־'im-H518they listenיִשְׁמְע֖וּyish.me.'UH8085orוְאִם־ve.'im-H518not, for they are rebelliousמְרִ֖יme.RiH4805.

8“Now you, sonבֶן־ven-H1121of manאָדָ֗ם'a.DamH120,listenשְׁמַע֙she.Ma'H8085to whatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834I am speakingמְדַבֵּ֣רme.da.BerH1696to you; do not be rebelliousמֶ֖רִיMe.riH4805like that rebelliousהַמֶּ֑רִיha.Me.riH4805houseכְּבֵ֣יתke.VeitH1004.Openפְּצֵ֣הpe.TzehH6475your mouthפִ֔יךָFi.khaH6310andeatוֶאֱכֹ֕לve.'e.KholH398whatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834I am givingנֹתֵ֥ןno.TenH5414you.”

9Then I lookedוָאֶרְאֶ֕הva.'er.'EhH7200,and beholdוְהִנֵּה־ve.hi.neh-H2009, ahandיָ֖דyadH3027was extendedשְׁלוּחָ֣הshe.lu.ChahH7971to me; and loוְהִנֵּה־ve.hi.neh-H2009, ascrollמְגִלַּת־ סֵֽפֶר׃me.gi.lat- Se.ferH4039 H5612was in it.

10When He spreadוַיִּפְרֹ֤שׂvai.yif.RosH6566it out beforeלְפָנַ֔יle.fa.NaiH6440me, it was writtenכְתוּבָ֖הkhe.tu.VahH3789on the frontפָּנִ֣יםpa.NimH6440and backוְאָח֑וֹרve.'a.ChorH268,and writtenוְכָת֣וּבve.kha.TuvH3789on it were lamentationsקִנִ֥יםki.NimH7015,mourningוָהֶ֖גֶהva.He.gehH1899andwoeוָהִֽי׃ סva.HiH1958.

The Prophet’s Call

Commentaries on Ezekiel 2