New American Standard Bible 1995

Ezekiel 20:1-8

1Now in the seventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֗יתha.she.vi.'ItH7637yearבַּשָּׁנָ֣הba.sha.NahH8141,in the fifthבַּֽחֲמִשִׁי֙ba.cha.mi.ShiH2549month,on the tenthבֶּעָשׂ֣וֹרbe.'a.SorH6218of the monthלַחֹ֔דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320,certainH376of theeldersמִזִּקְנֵ֥יmi.zik.NeiH2205of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478cameבָּ֧אוּBa.'uH935to inquireלִדְרֹ֣שׁlid.RoshH1875of the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,and satוַיֵּשְׁב֖וּvai.ye.she.VuH3427beforeלְפָנָֽי׃ סle.fa.NaiH6440me.

2And the wordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068cameוַיְהִ֥יvay.HiH1961to me sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

3“Sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of manאָדָ֗ם'a.DamH120,speakדַּבֵּ֞רda.BerH1696to the eldersזִקְנֵ֤יzik.NeiH2205of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478and sayוְאָמַרְתָּ֣ve.'a.mar.TaH559to them, ‘Thusכֹּ֤הkohH3541saysאָמַר֙'a.MarH559the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GodH3068, “Do you comeבָּאִ֑יםba.'ImH935to inquireהֲלִדְרֹ֥שׁha.lid.RoshH1875of Me? As I liveחַי־chai-H2416,”declaresנְאֻ֖םne.'UmH5002the Lordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136 GodH3068, “I will not be inquiredאִדָּרֵ֣שׁ'i.da.ReshH1875of by you.”’

4Will you judgeהֲתִשְׁפֹּ֣טha.tish.PotH8199them, will you judgeהֲתִשְׁפּ֖וֹטha.tish.PotH8199them, sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of manאָדָ֑ם'a.DamH120?Make them knowהוֹדִיעֵֽם׃ho.di.'EmH3045the abominationsתּוֹעֲבֹ֥תto.'a.VotH8441of their fathersאֲבוֹתָ֖ם'a.vo.TamH1;

5and sayוְאָמַרְתָּ֣ve.'a.mar.TaH559to them, ‘Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saysאָמַר֮'a.MarH559the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136 GodH3068, “On the dayבְּיוֹם֙be.yOmH3117when Ichoseבָּחֳרִ֣יbo.cho.RiH977Israelבְיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לve.Yis.ra.'ElH3478andsworeוָאֶשָּׂ֣א יָדִ֗יva.'e.Sa' ya.DiH5375 H3027to thedescendantsלְזֶ֙רַע֙le.Ze.ra'H2233of the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Jacobיַֽעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290and madeH3045Myself knownH3045to them in the landבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714, when Isworeוָאֶשָּׂ֨א יָדִ֤יva.'e.Sa' ya.DiH5375 H3027to them, sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,I am the LordH3068your Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei.KhemH430,

6on that dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117I sworeנָשָׂ֤אתִי יָדִי֙na.Sa.ti ya.DiH5375 H3027to them,to bringלְהֽוֹצִיאָ֖םle.ho.tzi.'AmH3318them out from the landמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714into a landאֶ֜רֶץ'E.retzH776that I hadselectedתַּ֣רְתִּיTar.tiH8446for them,flowingזָבַ֤תza.VatH2100with milkחָלָב֙cha.LavH2461and honeyוּדְבַ֔שׁu.de.VashH1706,whichH1931isthe gloryצְבִ֥יtze.ViH6643of allלְכָל־le.kholH3605landsהָאֲרָצֽוֹת׃ha.'a.ra.TzotH776.

7I saidוָאֹמַ֣רva.'o.MarH559to them, ‘CastH7993awayהַשְׁלִ֔יכוּhash.Li.khuH7993,eachאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376of you, the detestableשִׁקּוּצֵ֤יshi.ku.TzeiH8251thingsH8251of his eyesעֵינָיו֙'ei.NavH5869, anddo not defileתִּטַּמָּ֑אוּti.ta.Ma.'uH2930yourselves with the idolsוּבְגִלּוּלֵ֥יu.ve.gi.lu.LeiH1544of Egyptמִצְרַ֖יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714;I am the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei.KhemH430.’

8But theyrebelledוַיַּמְרוּ־vai.yam.ru-H4784against Me and were not willingאָבוּ֙'a.VuH14to listenלִּשְׁמֹ֣עַlish.Mo.a'H8085to Me;they did not castH7993awayהִשְׁלִ֔יכוּhish.Li.khuH7993the detestableשִׁקּוּצֵ֤יshi.ku.TzeiH8251thingsH8251of their eyesעֵֽינֵיהֶם֙'ei.nei.HemH5869,norH3808did they forsakeעָזָ֑בוּ'a.Za.vuH5800theidolsגִּלּוּלֵ֥יgi.lu.LeiH1544of Egyptמִצְרַ֖יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714. Then Iresolvedוָאֹמַ֞רva.'o.MarH559topourלִשְׁפֹּ֧ךְlish.PokhH8210out My wrathחֲמָתִ֣יcha.ma.TiH2534on them, to accomplishלְכַלּ֤וֹתle.kha.LotH3615My angerאַפִּי֙'a.PiH639against them in the midstבְּת֖וֹךְbe.TokhH8432of the landאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

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