New American Standard Bible 1995

Ezekiel 21:18-27

18The wordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068cameH1961to me sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

19“As for you, sonH1121of manH120,makeשִׂים־sim-H7760twoשְׁנַ֣יִםshe.Na.yimH8147waysדְּרָכִ֗יםde.ra.KhimH1870for the swordH2719of the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֔לba.VelH894to comeלָבוֹא֙la.Vo'H935;bothשְׁנֵיהֶ֑םshe.nei.HemH8147of them will goיֵצְא֣וּye.tze.'UH3318out of oneאֶחָ֖ד'e.ChadH259landמֵאֶ֥רֶץme.'E.retzH776. Andmakeבָּרֵ֔אba.Re'H1254a signpostוְיָ֣דve.YadH3027;makeבָּרֵֽא׃ba.Re'H1254it at the headבְּרֹ֥אשׁbe.RoshH7218of the wayדֶּֽרֶךְ־de.rekh-H1870to the cityעִ֖יר'irH5892.

20You shallmarkתָּשִׂ֔יםta.SimH7760a wayדֶּ֣רֶךְDe.rekhH1870for the swordH2719to comeלָב֣וֹאla.Vo'H935toRabbahרַבַּ֣תra.BatH7237of the sonsבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121of Ammonעַמּ֑וֹןa.MonH5983,and to Judahיְהוּדָ֥הye.hu.DahH3063intofortifiedבְּצוּרָֽה׃be.tzu.RahH1219Jerusalemבִירוּשָׁלִַ֖םvi.ru.sha.LimH3389.

21For the kingמֶלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֜לba.VelH894standsעָמַ֨ד'a.MadH5975at thepartingאֵ֣ם'emH517of the wayהַדֶּ֗רֶךְha.De.rekhH1870,at the headבְּרֹ֛אשׁbe.RoshH7218of the twoשְׁנֵ֥יshe.NeiH8147waysהַדְּרָכִ֖יםha.de.ra.KhimH1870,to useלִקְסָם־lik.som-H7080divinationקָ֑סֶםKa.semH7081; heshakesקִלְקַ֤לkil.KalH7043the arrowsבַּֽחִצִּים֙ba.chi.TzimH2671,he consultsשָׁאַ֣לsha.'AlH7592thehouseholdH8655idolsH8655,he looksרָאָ֖הra.'AhH7200at the liverבַּכָּבֵֽד׃ba.ka.VedH3516.

22Into his rightבִּֽימִינ֞וֹbi.mi.NoH3225handH3225cameהָיָ֣ה׀ha.YahH1961the divinationהַקֶּ֣סֶםha.Ke.semH7081, ‘Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֗םye.ru.sha.LimH3389,’ tosetלָשׂ֤וּםla.SumH7760batteringH3733ramsH3733,to openלִפְתֹּ֤חַlif.To.achH6605the mouthפֶּה֙pehH6310for slaughterבְּרֶ֔צַחbe.Re.tzachH7524,to liftלְהָרִ֥יםle.ha.RimH7311up the voiceק֖וֹלKolH6963with a battleH8643cryH8643,to setלָשׂ֤וּםla.SumH7760batteringH3733ramsH3733againstעַל־'al-H5921the gatesשְׁעָרִ֔יםshe.'a.RimH8179,to castלִשְׁפֹּ֥ךְlish.PokhH8210up rampsסֹלְלָ֖הso.le.LahH5550,to buildלִבְנ֥וֹתliv.NotH1129a siegeH1785wallH1785.

23And it will be to them like a falseשָׁוְא֙shaV'H7723divinationכִּקְסָםkik.som-H7080in their eyesבְּעֵ֣ינֵיהֶ֔םbe.'Ei.nei.HemH5869; they have swornsolemnשְׁבֻעֵ֥יshe.vu.'EiH7650oathsשְׁבֻע֖וֹתshe.vu.'otH7621. But hebringsמַזְכִּ֥ירmaz.KirH2142iniquityעָוֹ֖ן'a.VonH5771to remembranceH2142,that they may be seizedלְהִתָּפֵֽשׂ׃ פle.hi.ta.FesH8610.

24“Thereforeלָכֵ֗ןla.KhenH3651,thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saysאָמַר֮'a.MarH559the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136 GodH3068, ‘Becauseיַ֗עַןYa.'anH3282you have made your iniquityעֲוֹ֣נְכֶ֔ם'a.Vo.ne.KhemH5771to be rememberedH2142,in that your transgressionsפִּשְׁעֵיכֶ֗םpish.'ei.KhemH6588are uncoveredבְּהִגָּל֣וֹתbe.hi.ga.LotH1540,so that in allבְּכֹ֖לbe.KholH3605your deedsעֲלִילֽוֹתֵיכֶ֑םa.li.lo.tei.KhemH5949your sinsחַטֹּ֣אותֵיכֶ֔םcha.To.tei.KhemH2403appearלְהֵֽרָאוֹת֙le.he.ra.'OtH7200--becauseיַ֚עַןYa.'anH3282you have comeH2142to remembranceH2142,you will be seizedתִּתָּפֵֽשׂוּ׃ פti.ta.Fe.suH8610with the handבַּכַּ֖ףba.KafH3709.

25And you, O slainחָלָ֣לcha.LalH2491,wickedרָשָׁ֔עra.Sha'H7563oneH7563,the princeנְשִׂ֖יאne.Si'H5387of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,whoseאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834dayיוֹמ֔וֹyo.MoH3117has comeH935,in the timeבְּעֵ֖תbe.'EtH6256of thepunishmentעֲוֹ֥ן'a.VonH5771of the endקֵֽץ׃ סKetzH7093,’

26thusכֹּ֤הkohH3541saysאָמַר֙'a.MarH559the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136 GodH3068, ‘Removeהָסִיר֙ha.SirH5493the turbanהַמִּצְנֶ֔פֶתha.mitz.Ne.fetH4701and takeH7311offH7311thecrownהָֽעֲטָרָ֑הha.'a.ta.RahH5850;thisH2088willnoלֹא־lo'-H3808longer bethe sameH2088.Exaltהַגְבֵּ֔הַhag.Be.haH1361that whichH8217is lowH8217and abaseהַשְׁפִּֽיל׃hash.PilH8213that whichH1364is highH1364.

27A ruinעַוָּ֥ה'a.VahH5754,a ruinעַוָּ֖ה'a.VahH5754,a ruinעַוָּ֣ה'a.VahH5754,I will makeH7760it. ThisH2088alsoגַּם־gam-H1571will be noלֹ֣אlo'H3808more untilעַד־'ad-H5704He comesבֹּ֛אbo'H935whoseאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834rightהַמִּשְׁפָּ֖טha.mish.PatH4941it is, and I will giveוּנְתַתִּֽיו׃ פu.ne.ta.TivH5414it to Him.’

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