New American Standard Bible 1995

Ezekiel 20:32-44

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.’

33“As I liveחַי־chai-H2416,”declaresנְאֻ֖םne.'UmH5002the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136 GodH3068, “surelyאִם־ לֹ֠א'im- lo'H518 H3808with a mightyחֲזָקָ֜הcha.za.KahH2389handבְּיָ֨דbe.YadH3027and with anoutstretchedנְטוּיָ֛הne.tu.YahH5186armוּבִזְר֧וֹעַu.viz.Ro.a'H2220and with wrathוּבְחֵמָ֥הu.ve.che.MahH2534pouredשְׁפוּכָ֖הshe.fu.KhahH8210out, I shall bekingאֶמְל֥וֹךְ'em.LokhH4427overעֲלֵיכֶֽם׃'a.lei.KhemH5921you.

34I willbringוְהוֹצֵאתִ֤יve.ho.tze.TiH3318you out from the peoplesהָ֣עַמִּ֔יםha.'a.MimH5971and gatherוְקִבַּצְתִּ֣יve.ki.batz.TiH6908you from the landsהָ֣אֲרָצ֔וֹתha.'a.ra.TzotH776whereאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834you are scatteredנְפוֹצֹתֶ֖םne.fo.tzo.TemH6327,with a mightyחֲזָקָה֙cha.za.KahH2389handבְּיָ֤דbe.YadH3027and with an outstretchedנְטוּיָ֔הne.tu.YahH5186armוּבִזְר֣וֹעַu.viz.Ro.a'H2220and withwrathוּבְחֵמָ֖הu.ve.che.MahH2534pouredשְׁפוּכָֽה׃she.fu.KhahH8210out;

35and I will bringוְהֵבֵאתִ֣יve.he.ve.TiH935you into thewildernessמִדְבַּ֖רmid.BarH4057of the peoplesהָֽעַמִּ֑יםha.'a.MimH5971,and thereשָׁ֔םShamH8033I will enterוְנִשְׁפַּטְתִּ֤יve.nish.pa.TiH8199into judgmentH8199with you faceפָּנִ֖יםpa.NimH6440to faceפָּנִֽים׃pa.NimH6440.

36As IenteredH8199into judgmentנִשְׁפַּ֙טְתִּי֙nish.Pa.tiH8199with your fathersאֲב֣וֹתֵיכֶ֔ם'a.Vo.tei.KhemH1in thewildernessבְּמִדְבַּ֖רbe.mid.BarH4057of the landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,soכֵּ֚ןkenH3651I will enterאִשָּׁפֵ֣ט'i.sha.FetH8199into judgmentH8199with you,” declaresנְאֻ֖םne.'UmH5002the Lordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136 GodH3068.

37“I will make youpassוְהַעֲבַרְתִּ֥יve.ha.'a.var.TiH5674underתַּ֣חַתTa.chatH8478the rodהַשָּׁ֑בֶטha.Sha.vetH7626,and I will bringוְהֵבֵאתִ֥יve.he.ve.TiH935you into the bondבְּמָסֹ֥רֶתbe.ma.So.retH4562of the covenantהַבְּרִֽית׃ha.be.RitH1285;

38and I willpurgeוּבָרוֹתִ֣יu.va.ro.TiH1305from you the rebelsהַמֹּרְדִ֤יםha.mo.re.DimH4775and those who transgressוְהַפּֽוֹשְׁעִים֙ve.ha.po.she.'ImH6586against Me; I will bringאוֹצִ֣יא'o.Tzi'H3318them out of the landמֵאֶ֤רֶץme.'E.retzH776whereH4033they sojournH4033, but they willnot enterיָב֑וֹאya.Vo'H935thelandאַדְמַ֥ת'ad.MatH127of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478.Thus you will knowוִֽידַעְתֶּ֖םvi.da'.TemH3045that I am the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

39“As for you, O houseבֵּֽית־beit-H1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לYis.ra.'ElH3478,”thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saysאָמַ֣ר׀'a.MarH559the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136 GodH3068, “Goלְכ֣וּle.KhuH1980,serveעֲבֹ֔דוּ'a.Vo.duH5647everyoneאִ֤ישׁ'ishH376his idolsגִּלּוּלָיו֙gi.lu.LavH1544;but laterוְאַחַ֕רve.'a.CharH310you will surelyאִם־ אֵינְכֶ֖ם'im- 'ein.KhemH518 H369listenשֹׁמְעִ֣יםsho.me.'ImH8085to Me, and My holyקָדְשִׁי֙kod.shiH6944nameשֵׁ֤םshemH8034you willprofaneתְחַלְּלוּ־te.cha.le.lu-H2490noלֹ֣אlo'H3808longerע֔וֹדodH5750with your giftsבְּמַתְּנֽוֹתֵיכֶ֖םbe.ma.te.no.tei.KhemH4979and with your idolsוּבְגִלּוּלֵיכֶֽם׃u.ve.gi.lu.lei.KhemH1544.

40For on My holyH6944mountainבְהַר־ve.har-H2022,on the highמְר֣וֹםme.RomH4791mountainבְּהַ֣ר׀be.HarH2022of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478,”declaresנְאֻם֙ne.'UmH5002the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136 GodH3068, “thereשָׁ֣םshamH8033the wholeכָּל־kol-H3605houseבֵּ֧יתbeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478,allכֻּלֹּ֖הku.LohH3605of them, will serveיַעַבְדֻ֜נִיya.'av.Du.niH5647Me in the landבָּאָ֑רֶץba.'A.retzH776;thereשָׁ֣םshamH8033I willacceptאֶרְצֵ֔ם'er.TzemH7521them and thereוְשָׁ֞םve.ShamH8033I willseekאֶדְר֣וֹשׁ'ed.Ro.oshH1875your contributionsתְּרוּמֹֽתֵיכֶ֗םte.ru.mo.tei.KhemH8641and the choicestרֵאשִׁ֛יתre.ShitH7225of your giftsמַשְׂאוֹתֵיכֶ֖םmas.'o.tei.KhemH4864,with allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605your holyH6944thingsH6944.

41As a soothingנִיחֹחַ֮ni.cho.aChH5207aromaבְּרֵ֣יחַbe.Rei.achH7381I will acceptאֶרְצֶ֣ה'er.TzehH7521you when Ibringבְּהוֹצִיאִ֤יbe.ho.tzi.'IH3318you out from the peoplesהָ֣עַמִּ֔יםha.'a.MimH5971and gatherוְקִבַּצְתִּ֣יve.ki.batz.TiH6908you from the landsהָ֣אֲרָצ֔וֹתha.'a.ra.TzotH776whereאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834you are scatteredנְפֹצֹתֶ֖םne.fo.tzo.TemH6327;and I will proveH6942Myselfholyוְנִקְדַּשְׁתִּ֥יve.nik.dash.TiH6942among you in the sightלְעֵינֵ֥יle.'ei.NeiH5869of the nationsהַגּוֹיִֽם׃ha.go.YimH1471.

42Andyou will knowוִֽידַעְתֶּם֙vi.da'.TemH3045that I am the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,when I bringבַּהֲבִיאִ֥יba.ha.vi.'IH935you into the landאַדְמַ֣ת'ad.MatH127of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478, into thelandהָאָ֗רֶץha.'A.retzH776whichאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834I sworeנָשָׂ֙אתִי֙ יָדִ֔יna.Sa.ti ya.DiH5375 H3027to giveלָתֵ֥תla.TetH5414to your forefathersלַאֲבֽוֹתֵיכֶֽם׃la.'a.Vo.tei.KhemH1.

43Thereשָׁ֗םShamH8033you willrememberוּזְכַרְתֶּם־u.ze.khar.tem-H2142your waysדַּרְכֵיכֶם֙dar.khei.KhemH1870and allכָּל־kol-H3605your deedsעֲלִיל֣וֹתֵיכֶ֔םa.li.Lo.tei.KhemH5949with whichH834you have defiledנִטְמֵאתֶ֖םnit.me.TemH2930yourselves; and you willloatheוּנְקֹֽטֹתֶם֙u.ne.ko.to.TemH6962yourselves in your ownsightבִּפְנֵיכֶ֔םbif.nei.KhemH6440for allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605the evilH7451thingsH7451that you have doneעֲשִׂיתֶֽם׃'a.si.TemH6213.

44Thenyou will knowוִֽידַעְתֶּם֙vi.da'.TemH3045that I am the LordH3068when I have dealtבַּעֲשׂוֹתִ֥יba.'a.so.TiH6213with youfor My name’sשְׁמִ֑יshe.MiH8034sakeלְמַ֣עַןle.Ma.'anH4616,not according to your evilהָרָעִ֜יםha.ra.'ImH7451waysכְדַרְכֵיכֶ֨םkhe.dar.khei.KhemH1870or according to your corruptהַנִּשְׁחָתוֹת֙ha.nish.cha.tOtH7843deedsוְכַעֲלִילֽוֹתֵיכֶ֤םve.kha.'a.li.lo.tei.KhemH5949,O houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,”declaresנְאֻ֖םne.'UmH5002the Lordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136 GodH3068.’”

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