New American Standard Bible 1995

Ezekiel 20:23-26

23Alsoגַּם־gam-H1571I sworeנָשָׂ֧אתִי יָדִ֛יna.Sa.ti ya.DiH5375 H3027to them in the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֑רba.mid.BarH4057that I wouldscatterלְהָפִ֤יץle.ha.FitzH6327them among the nationsבַּגּוֹיִ֔םba.go.YimH1471and disperseוּלְזָר֥וֹתu.le.za.RotH2219them among the landsבָּאֲרָצֽוֹת׃ba.'a.ra.TzotH776,

24becauseיַ֜עַןYa.'anH3282they had not observedעָשׂוּ֙'a.SuH6213My ordinancesמִשְׁפָּטַ֤יmish.pa.TaiH4941,but had rejectedמָאָ֔סוּma.'A.suH3988My statutesוְחֻקּוֹתַ֣יve.chu.ko.TaiH2708and had profanedחִלֵּ֑לוּchi.Le.luH2490My sabbathsשַׁבְּתוֹתַ֖יsha.be.to.TaiH7676, andtheir eyesעֵינֵיהֶֽם׃'ei.nei.HemH5869wereon the idolsגִּלּוּלֵ֣יgi.lu.LeiH1544of their fathersאֲבוֹתָ֔ם'a.vo.TamH1.

25I alsoוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571gaveנָתַ֣תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414them statutesחֻקִּ֖יםchu.KimH2706that werenot goodטוֹבִ֑יםto.VimH2896and ordinancesוּמִ֨שְׁפָּטִ֔יםu.Mish.pa.TimH4941by which they could not liveיִֽחְי֖וּyich.YuH2421;

26and I pronouncedH2930themuncleanוָאֲטַמֵּ֤אva.'a.ta.Me'H2930because of their giftsבְּמַתְּנוֹתָ֔םbe.ma.te.no.TamH4979, in that theycaused allכָּל־kol-H3605their firstbornH1060to passבְּהַעֲבִ֖ירbe.ha.'a.VirH5674throughH5674the firesoלְמַ֣עַןle.Ma.'anH4616that I might makeאֲשִׁמֵּ֔ם'a.shi.MemH8074them desolateH8074,in orderלְמַ֙עַן֙le.Ma.'anH4616that they mightknowיֵֽדְע֔וּye.de.'UH3045that I am the Lordיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.”’

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