New American Standard Bible 1995

Ezekiel 20:45-49

45Now the wordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068cameוַיְהִ֥יvay.HiH1961to me, sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

46“Sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of manאָדָ֗ם'a.DamH120,setשִׂ֤יםsimH7760your faceפָּנֶ֙יךָ֙pa.Nei.khaH6440towardדֶּ֣רֶךְDe.rekhH1870TemanH8487,and speakוְהַטֵּ֖ףve.ha.TefH5197out againstאֶל־'el-H413thesouthדָּר֑וֹםda.RomH1864andprophesyוְהִנָּבֵ֛אve.hi.na.Ve'H5012againstאֶל־'el-H413theforestיַ֥עַרYa.'arH3293landהַשָּׂדֶ֖הha.sa.DehH7704of the Negevנֶֽגֶב׃Ne.gevH5045,

47and sayוְאָֽמַרְתָּ֙ve.'a.mar.TaH559to the forestלְיַ֣עַרle.Ya.'arH3293of the Negevהַנֶּ֔גֶבha.Ne.gevH5045, ‘Hearשְׁמַ֖עshe.Ma'H8085the wordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of the LordH3068:thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136 GodH3068, “BeholdH2009, I am about tokindleמַֽצִּית־ma.tzit-H3341a fireאֵ֡שׁ'eshH784in you, and it will consumeוְאָכְלָ֣הve.'a.khe.LahH398everyכָל־khol-H3605greenלַח֩lachH3892treeעֵֽץ־'etz-H6086in you, as well as everyוְכָל־ve.kholH3605dryיָבֵ֤שׁya.VeshH3002treeעֵ֨ץ'etzH6086;the blazingH3852flameלַהֶ֣בֶתla.He.vetH3852will not be quenchedתִכְבֶּה֙tikh.BehH3518andthe wholeכָּל־kol-H3605surfaceפָּנִ֖יםpa.NimH6440from southמִנֶּ֥גֶבmi.Ne.gevH5045to northצָפֽוֹנָה׃tza.Fo.nahH6828will be burnedוְנִצְרְבוּ־ve.nitz.re.vu-H6866by it.

48Allכָּל־kol-H3605fleshבָּשָׂ֔רba.SarH1320will seeוְרָאוּ֙ve.ra.'UH7200that I, the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,have kindledבִּֽעַרְתִּ֑יהָbi.'ar.Ti.haH1197it; it shallnot be quenchedתִּכְבֶּֽה׃tikh.BehH3518.”’”

49Then I saidוָאֹמַ֕רva.'o.MarH559, “Ahאֲהָ֖הּ'a.HahH162Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136 GodH3068!They are sayingאֹמְרִ֣ים'o.me.RimH559of me, ‘Is he not justspeakingמְמַשֵּׁ֥לme.ma.ShelH4911parablesמְשָׁלִ֖יםme.sha.LimH4912?’”

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