New American Standard Bible 1995

Ezekiel 21:21-23

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.

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