New American Standard Bible 1995

Ezekiel 21:9-17

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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