New American Standard Bible 1995

Ezekiel 20:39-44

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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