New American Standard Bible 1995

Ezekiel 21:8-27

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.”

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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