New American Standard Bible 1995

Ezekiel 20:30-32

30Thereforeלָכֵ֞ןla.KhenH3651,sayאֱמֹ֣ר׀'e.MorH559to the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478, ‘Thusכֹּ֤הkohH3541saysאָמַר֙'a.MarH559the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136 GodH3068, “Will you defileנִטְמְאִ֑יםnit.me.'ImH2930yourselvesafter the mannerהַבְּדֶ֥רֶךְha.be.De.rekhH1870of yourfathersאֲבֽוֹתֵיכֶ֖ם'a.vo.tei.KhemH1and playH2181the harlotH2181afterוְאַחֲרֵ֥יve.'a.cha.ReiH310their detestableשִׁקּוּצֵיהֶ֖םshi.ku.tzei.HemH8251thingsH8251?

31When you offerוּבִשְׂאֵ֣תu.vis.'EtH5375your giftsמַתְּנֹֽתֵיכֶ֡םma.te.no.tei.KhemH4979, when youcause your sonsבְּנֵיכֶ֨םbe.nei.KhemH1121to passבְּֽהַעֲבִיר֩be.ha.'a.VirH5674through the fireבָּאֵ֜שׁba.'EshH784,you are defilingנִטְמְאִ֤֨יםnit.me.'ImH2930yourselves with allלְכָל־le.kholH3605your idolsגִּלּֽוּלֵיכֶם֙gi.lu.lei.KhemH1544to this dayהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117.And shall I be inquiredאִדָּרֵ֥שׁ'i.da.ReshH1875of by you, O houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478?As I liveחַי־chai-H2416,”declaresנְאֻם֙ne.'UmH5002the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136 GodH3068, “I will not be inquiredאִדָּרֵ֖שׁ'i.da.ReshH1875of by you.

32Whatcomesוְהָֽעֹלָה֙ve.ha.'o.LahH5927into your mindר֣וּחֲכֶ֔םru.cha.KhemH7307will not comeH1961about, whenאֲשֶׁ֣ר׀'a.SherH834you sayאֹמְרִ֗ים'o.me.RimH559: ‘We will be like the nationsכַגּוֹיִם֙kha.go.YimH1471,like the tribesכְּמִשְׁפְּח֣וֹתke.mish.pe.ChotH4940of the landsהָאֲרָצ֔וֹתha.'a.ra.TzotH776,servingלְשָׁרֵ֖תle.sha.RetH8334woodעֵ֥ץ'etzH6086and stoneוָאָֽבֶן׃va.'A.venH68.’

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