New American Standard Bible 1995

Ezekiel 21:1-17

1And the wordH1697of the LordH3068cameH1961to me sayingH559,

2“SonH1121of manH120,setH7760your faceH6440towardH413Jerusalemיְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םye.Ru.sha.LimH3389, andspeakH5197againstH413the sanctuariesמִקְדָּשִׁ֑יםmik.da.ShimH4720and prophesyH5012againstH413the landאַדְמַ֥ת'ad.MatH127of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478;

3and sayH559to the landלְאַדְמַ֣תle.'ad.MatH127of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478, ‘ThusH3541saysH559the LordH3068, “BeholdH2009,I am againstאֵלַ֔יִךְ'e.La.yikhH413you; and I will drawוְהוֹצֵאתִ֥יve.ho.tze.TiH3318My swordחַרְבִּ֖יchar.BiH2719out of its sheathמִתַּעְרָ֑הּmi.ta'.RahH8593and cutוְהִכְרַתִּ֥יve.hikh.ra.TiH3772offH3772from you therighteousצַדִּ֥יקtza.DikH6662and the wickedוְרָשָֽׁע׃ve.ra.Sha'H7563.

4Becauseיַ֛עַןYa.'anH3282I will cutהִכְרַ֥תִּיhikh.Ra.tiH3772offH3772from you the righteousצַדִּ֣יקtza.DikH6662and the wickedוְרָשָׁ֑עve.ra.Sha'H7563,thereforeלָ֠כֵןLa.khenH3651My swordחַרְבִּ֧יchar.BiH2719will goתֵּצֵ֨אte.Tze'H3318forthH3318from its sheathמִתַּעְרָ֛הּmi.ta'.RahH8593againstאֶל־'el-H413allH3605fleshH1320from southמִנֶּ֥גֶבmi.Ne.gevH5045tonorthצָפֽוֹן׃tza.FonH6828.

5Thus allכָּל־kol-H3605fleshבָּשָׂ֔רba.SarH1320will knowוְיָֽדְעוּ֙ve.ya.de.'UH3045that I, the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,have drawnהוֹצֵ֥אתִיho.Tze.tiH3318My swordחַרְבִּ֖יchar.BiH2719out of its sheathמִתַּעְרָ֑הּmi.ta'.RahH8593. It willnot returnתָשׁ֖וּבta.ShuvH7725to its sheathagainעֽוֹד׃ סodH5750.”’

6As for you, sonבֶן־ven-H1121of manאָדָ֖ם'a.DamH120,groanהֵֽאָנַ֑חhe.'a.NachH584with breakingבְּשִׁבְר֤וֹןbe.shiv.RonH7670heartמָתְנַ֙יִם֙ma.te.Na.yimH4975and bitterH4814griefH4814,groanתֵּֽאָנַ֖חte.'a.NachH584in their sightלְעֵינֵיהֶֽם׃le.'ei.nei.HemH5869.

7And whenH3588they sayיֹאמְר֣וּyo.me.RuH559to you, ‘Whyעַל־ מָ֖ה'al- mahH5921 H4100do you groanנֶאֱנָ֑חne.'e.NachH584?’you shall sayוְאָמַרְתָּ֡ve.'a.mar.TaH559, ‘BecauseH413of thenewsשְׁמוּעָ֣הshe.mu.'AhH8052that is comingבָאָ֡הva.'AhH935; andeveryכָּל־kol-H3605heartלֵב֩levH3820will meltוְנָמֵ֣סve.na.MesH4549,allכָל־khol-H3605handsיָדַ֜יִםya.Da.yimH3027will be feebleוְרָפ֨וּve.ra.FuH7503,everyכָל־khol-H3605spiritר֗וּחַRu.achH7307willfaintוְכִהֲתָ֣הve.khi.ha.TahH3543and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605kneesבִּרְכַּ֙יִם֙bir.Ka.yimH1290willbe weakתֵּלַ֣כְנָהte.Lakh.nahH1980as waterמַּ֔יִםMa.yimH4325.Beholdהִנֵּ֤הhi.NehH2009,it comesבָאָה֙va.'AhH935and it will happenH1961,’declaresנְאֻ֖םne.'UmH5002the Lordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136GodH3068.”

8Again the wordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of the LordH3068cameוַיְהִ֥יvay.HiH1961to me, sayingH559,

9“Sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of manאָדָ֕ם'a.DamH120,prophesyהִנָּבֵא֙hi.na.Ve'H5012and sayוְאָ֣מַרְתָּ֔ve.'A.mar.taH559, ‘Thusכֹּ֖הkohH3541saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559the LordH3068.’Sayאֱמֹ֕ר'e.MorH559, ‘A swordH2719,a swordH2719sharpenedהוּחַ֖דָּהhu.Cha.dahH2300And alsoוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571polishedמְרוּטָֽה׃me.ru.TahH4803!

10Sharpenedהוּחַ֔דָּהhu.Cha.dahH2300to makeטְבֹ֤חַte.Vo.achH2873aslaughterטֶ֙בַח֙te.vachH2874,Polishedמֹרָ֑טָּהmo.Ra.tahH4803to flashH1300like lightningבָּ֖רָקBa.rokH1300!’Orא֣וֹ'oH176shall we rejoiceנָשִׂ֔ישׂna.SisH7797, therodשֵׁ֥בֶטShe.vetH7626of My sonבְּנִ֖יbe.NiH1121despisingמֹאֶ֥סֶתmo.'E.setH3988everyH3605treeעֵֽץ׃'EtzH6086?

11It is givenוַיִּתֵּ֥ןvai.yi.TenH5414to be polishedלְמָרְטָ֖הle.ma.re.TahH4803,that it may be handledלִתְפֹּ֣שׂlit.PosH8610;the swordחֶ֙רֶב֙che.revH2719is sharpenedהוּחַ֤דָּהhu.Cha.dahH2300and polishedמֹרָ֔טָּהmo.Ra.tahH4803,to giveלָתֵ֥תla.TetH5414it into the handבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027of the slayerהוֹרֵֽג׃ho.RegH2026.

12Cryזְעַ֤קze.'AkH2199out and wailוְהֵילֵל֙ve.hei.LelH3213,sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of manאָדָ֔ם'a.DamH120;for it is against My peopleבְעַמִּ֔יve.'a.MiH5971,it is against allH3605theofficialsנְשִׂיאֵ֣יne.si.'EiH5387of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478.They are deliveredמְגוּרֵ֤יme.gu.ReiH4048over to the swordחֶ֙רֶב֙che.revH2719with My peopleעַמִּ֔י'a.MiH5971,thereforeלָכֵ֖ןla.KhenH3651strikeסְפֹ֥קse.FokH5606yourthighיָרֵֽךְ׃ya.RekhH3409.

13For there isa testingH976;and whatוּמָ֕הu.MahH4100ifאִם־'im-H518evenגַּם־gam-H1571therodשֵׁ֥בֶטShe.vetH7626which despisesמֹאֶ֖סֶתmo.'E.setH3988will be noלֹ֣אlo'H3808more?” declaresנְאֻ֖םne.'UmH5002the Lordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136 Godיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068.

14“You therefore, sonH1121of manH120,prophesyH5012and clapוְהַ֖ךְve.HakhH5221yourhandsכַּ֣ףkafH3709togetherאֶל־ כָּ֑ף'el- KafH413 H3709;and let the swordH2719bedoubledוְתִכָּפֵ֞לve.ti.ka.FelH3717the thirdשְׁלִישִׁ֙תָה֙she.li.Shi.tahH7992timeH7992,the swordH2719for the slainחֲלָלִ֔יםcha.la.LimH2491.It is the swordH2719for the greatהַגָּד֔וֹלha.ga.DolH1419oneH1419slainחָלָ֣לcha.LalH2491,which surroundsהַחֹדֶ֖רֶתha.cho.De.retH2314them,

15that theirheartsלֵ֗בLevH3820may meltלָמ֣וּגla.MugH4127,and manyוְהַרְבֵּה֙ve.har.BehH7235fallהַמִּכְשֹׁלִ֔יםha.mikh.sho.LimH4383at allH3605theirgatesשַׁ֣עֲרֵיהֶ֔םsha.'a.rei.HemH8179.I have givenנָתַ֖תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414the glitteringאִבְחַת־'iv.chat-H19swordחָ֑רֶבCha.revH2719.Ahאָ֛ח'achH253!It is madeעֲשׂוּיָ֥ה'a.su.YahH6213for strikinglike lightningH1300,it is wrappedH5844up in readinessfor slaughterH2874.

16ShowH2300yourself sharpH2300,goהֵימִ֖נִיhei.Mi.niH3231to the rightH3231;setהָשִׂ֣ימִיha.Si.miH7760yourself; goהַשְׂמִ֑ילִיhas.Mi.liH8041to the leftH8041,whereverאָ֖נָה'A.nahH575youredgeפָּנַ֥יִךְpa.Na.yikhH6440is appointedמֻעָדֽוֹת׃mu.'a.DotH3259.

17I will alsoוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571clapאַכֶּ֤ה'a.KehH5221My handsכַפִּי֙kha.PiH3709togetherכַּפִּ֔יka.PiH413 H3709, and I willappeaseוַהֲנִחֹתִ֖יva.ha.ni.cho.TiH5117My wrathחֲמָתִ֑יcha.ma.TiH2534;I, the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,have spokenדִּבַּֽרְתִּי׃ פdi.Bar.tiH1696.”

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