New American Standard Bible 1995

Ezekiel 22

The Sins of Israel

1Then the wordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068cameוַיְהִ֥יvay.HiH1961to me, sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

2“And you, sonבֶן־ven-H1121of manאָדָ֔ם'a.DamH120,will you judgeהֲתִשְׁפֹּ֥טha.tish.PotH8199,will you judgeהֲתִשְׁפֹּ֖טha.tish.PotH8199the bloodyהַדָּמִ֑יםha.da.MimH1818cityעִ֣יר'irH5892?Then cause her to knowוְה֣וֹדַעְתָּ֔הּve.Ho.da'.TahH3045allכָּל־kol-H3605her abominationsתּוֹעֲבוֹתֶֽיהָ׃to.'a.vo.Tei.haH8441.

3You shall sayוְאָמַרְתָּ֗ve.'a.mar.TaH559, ‘Thusכֹּ֤הkohH3541saysאָמַר֙'a.MarH559the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GodH3068, “A cityעִ֣יר'irH5892sheddingשֹׁפֶ֥כֶתsho.Fe.khetH8210bloodדָּ֛םdamH1818in her midstבְּתוֹכָ֖הּbe.to.KhahH8432,so that her timeעִתָּ֑הּ'i.TahH6256will comeלָב֣וֹאla.Vo'H935,and that makesוְעָשְׂתָ֧הve.'a.se.TahH6213idolsגִלּוּלִ֛יםgi.lu.LimH1544,contraryעָלֶ֖יהָ'a.Lei.haH5921to her interest,for defilementלְטָמְאָֽה׃le.ta.me.'AhH2930!

4You have becomeאָשַׁ֗מְתְּ'a.ShamtH816guiltyH816bythe bloodבְּדָמֵ֨ךְbe.da.MekhH1818whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834you have shedשָׁפַ֜כְתְּsha.FakhtH8210,and defiledטָמֵ֔אתta.MetH2930by your idolsוּבְגִלּוּלַ֤יִךְu.ve.gi.lu.La.yikhH1544whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834you have madeH6213.Thus you have broughtH7126yourdayיָמַ֔יִךְya.Ma.yikhH3117nearH7126and have comeוַתָּב֖וֹאva.ta.Vo'H935to your yearsשְׁנוֹתָ֑יִךְshe.no.Ta.yikhH8141;thereforeעַל־ כֵּ֗ן'al- KenH5921 H3651I have madeH6213you areproachחֶרְפָּה֙cher.PahH2781to the nationsלַגּוֹיִ֔םla.go.YimH1471and a mockingוְקַלָּסָ֖הve.ka.la.SahH7048to allלְכָל־le.kholH3605the landsהָאֲרָצֽוֹת׃ha.'a.ra.TzotH776.

5Those whoH7138are nearH7138and those whoH7350are farH7350from you will mockיִתְקַלְּסוּ־yit.ka.le.su-H7046you, you of illטְמֵאַ֣תte.me.'AtH2931reputeהַשֵּׁ֔םha.ShemH8034,fullרַבַּ֖תra.BatH7227ofturmoilהַמְּהוּמָֽה׃ha.me.hu.MahH4103.

6“Beholdהִנֵּה֙hi.NehH2009, therulersנְשִׂיאֵ֣יne.si.'EiH5387of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,eachאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376according to hispowerלִזְרֹע֖וֹliz.ro.'OH2220,have beenהָ֣יוּHa.yuH1961in you for the purposeלְמַ֖עַןle.Ma.'anH4616of sheddingשְׁפָךְ־she.fokh-H8210bloodדָּֽם׃DamH1818.

7They havetreatedהֵקַ֣לּוּhe.Ka.luH7043fatherאָ֤ב'avH1and motherוָאֵם֙va.'EmH517lightlyH7043within you. Thealienלַגֵּ֛רla.GerH1616they have oppressedעָשׂ֥וּ בַעֹ֖שֶׁק'a.Su va.'O.shekH6213 H6233in your midstבְּתוֹכֵ֑ךְbe.to.KhekhH8432; thefatherlessיָת֥וֹםya.TomH3490and the widowוְאַלְמָנָ֖הve.'al.ma.NahH490they have wrongedה֥וֹנוּHo.nuH3238in you.

8You havedespisedבָּזִ֑יתba.ZitH959My holyקָדָשַׁ֖יka.da.ShaiH6944thingsH6944andprofanedחִלָּֽלְתְּ׃chi.La.letH2490My sabbathsשַׁבְּתֹתַ֖יsha.be.to.TaiH7676.

9Slanderousרָכִ֛ילra.KhilH7400menH376have beenהָ֥יוּHa.yuH1961in you for the purposeלְמַ֣עַןle.Ma.'anH4616of sheddingשְׁפָךְ־she.fokh-H8210bloodדָּ֑םDamH1818,and in you they have eatenאָ֣כְלוּ'A.khe.luH398at the mountainהֶֽהָרִים֙he.ha.RimH2022shrines.In your midstבְתוֹכֵֽךְ׃ve.to.KhekhH8432they havecommittedעָשׂ֥וּ'a.SuH6213actsH2154of lewdnessH2154.

10In you they haveuncoveredגִּלָּה־gi.lah-H1540theirfathers’אָ֖ב'avH1nakednessעֶרְוַת־'er.vat-H6172;in you they have humbledעִנּוּ־'i.nu-H6031her whoH2931wasuncleanטְמֵאַ֥תte.me.'AtH2931in her menstrualH5079impurityH5079.

11Oneוְאִ֣ישׁ׀ve.'IshH376has committedעָשָׂה֙'a.SahH6213abominationתּֽוֹעֵבָ֔הto.'e.VahH8441with hisneighbor’sרֵעֵ֗הוּre.'E.huH7453wifeאֵ֣שֶׁת'E.shetH802and anotherוְאִ֥ישׁve.'IshH376has lewdlyבְזִמָּ֑הve.zi.MahH2154defiledטִמֵּ֣אti.Me'H2930hisdaughter-in-lawכַּלָּת֖וֹka.la.ToH3618.And anotherוְאִ֛ישׁve.'IshH376in you hashumbledעִנָּה־'i.nah-H6031his sisterאֲחֹת֥וֹ'a.cho.ToH269,his father’sאָבִ֖יו'a.VivH1daughterבַת־vat-H1323.

12In you they havetakenלָֽקְחוּ־la.ke.chu-H3947bribesשֹׁ֥חַדSho.chadH7810to shedשְׁפָךְ־she.fokh-H8210bloodדָּ֑םDamH1818;you have takenלָקַ֗חַתְּla.Ka.chatH3947interestנֶ֧שֶׁךְNe.shekhH5392and profitsוְתַרְבִּ֣יתve.tar.BitH8636,and you have injuredH1214your neighborsרֵעַ֙יִךְ֙re.'A.yikhH7453for gainוַתְּבַצְּעִ֤יva.te.va.tze.'IH1214byoppressionבַּעֹ֔שֶׁקba.'O.shekH6233, and you haveforgottenשָׁכַ֔חַתְּsha.Kha.chatH7911Me,” declaresנְאֻ֖םne.'UmH5002the Lordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136 GodH3068.

13“Beholdוְהִנֵּה֙ve.hi.NehH2009,then, I smiteהִכֵּ֣יתִיhi.Kei.tiH5221My handכַפִּ֔יkha.PiH3709at yourdishonestH1215gainבִּצְעֵ֖ךְbitz.'EkhH1215whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834you have acquiredעָשִׂ֑ית'a.SitH6213and atthe bloodshedדָּמֵ֔ךְda.MekhH1818whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834is amongבְּתוֹכֵֽךְ׃be.to.KhekhH8432you.

14Canyour heartלִבֵּךְ֙li.beKhH3820endureהֲיַעֲמֹ֤דha.ya.'a.ModH5975,orאִם־'im-H518can your handsיָדַ֔יִךְya.Da.yikhH3027be strongתֶּחֱזַ֣קְנָהte.che.Zak.nahH2388in the daysלַיָּמִ֕יםlai.ya.MimH3117that I will dealעֹשֶׂ֣ה'o.SehH6213with you?I, the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,have spokenדִּבַּ֥רְתִּיdi.Bar.tiH1696and will actוְעָשִֽׂיתִי׃ve.'a.Si.tiH6213.

15I willscatterוַהֲפִיצוֹתִ֤יva.ha.fi.tzo.TiH6327you among the nationsבַּגּוֹיִ֔םba.go.YimH1471and I will disperseוְזֵרִיתִ֖יךְve.ze.ri.TikhH2219you through the landsבָּאֲרָצ֑וֹתba.'a.ra.TzotH776, and I willconsumeוַהֲתִמֹּתִ֥יva.ha.ti.mo.TiH8552your uncleannessטֻמְאָתֵ֖ךְtum.'a.TekhH2932from you.

16You will profaneוְנִחַ֥לְתְּve.ni.ChaltH2490yourself in the sightלְעֵינֵ֣יle.'ei.NeiH5869of the nationsגוֹיִ֑םgo.YimH1471, and you willknowוְיָדַ֖עַתְּve.ya.Da.'atH3045that I am the Lordיְהוָֽה׃ פYah.wehH3068.”’”

17And the wordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068cameוַיְהִ֥יvay.HiH1961to me, sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

18“Sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of manאָדָ֕ם'a.DamH120,the houseבֵֽית־veit-H1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478has becomeH1961drossלְסִ֑יגle.sugH5509to Me; allכֻּלָּ֡םku.LamH3605of them arebronzeנְ֠חֹשֶׁתNe.cho.shetH5178and tinוּבְדִ֨ילu.ve.DilH913and ironוּבַרְזֶ֤לu.var.ZelH1270and leadוְעוֹפֶ֙רֶת֙ve.'o.Fe.retH5777in thefurnaceכּ֔וּרKurH3564;they are the drossסִגִ֥יםsi.GimH5509of silverכֶּ֖סֶףKe.sefH3701.

19Thereforeלָכֵ֗ןla.KhenH3651,thusכֹּ֤הkohH3541saysאָמַר֙'a.MarH559the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136 GodH3068, ‘Becauseיַ֛עַןYa.'anH3282allכֻּלְּכֶ֖םku.le.KhemH3605of you have becomeהֱי֥וֹתhe.YotH1961drossלְסִגִ֑יםle.si.GimH5509,thereforeלָכֵן֙la.KhenH3651,beholdH2009,I am going to gatherקֹבֵ֣ץko.VetzH6908you into the midstתּ֖וֹךְTokhH8432of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389.

20As they gatherקְבֻ֣צַתke.Vu.tzatH6910silverכֶּ֡סֶףKe.sefH3701and bronzeוּ֠נְחֹשֶׁתU.ne.cho.shetH5178and ironוּבַרְזֶ֨לu.var.ZelH1270and leadוְעוֹפֶ֤רֶתve.'o.Fe.retH5777and tinוּבְדִיל֙u.ve.DilH913into thefurnaceכּ֔וּרKurH3564to blowלָפַֽחַת־la.fa.chat-H5301fireאֵ֖שׁ'eshH784on it in order to meltלְהַנְתִּ֑יךְle.han.TikhH5413it,soכֵּ֤ןkenH3651I will gatherאֶקְבֹּץ֙'ek.BotzH6908youin My angerבְּאַפִּ֣יbe.'a.PiH639and in My wrathוּבַחֲמָתִ֔יu.va.cha.ma.TiH2534and I will layוְהִנַּחְתִּ֥יve.hi.nach.TiH5117you thereand meltוְהִתַּכְתִּ֖יve.hi.takh.TiH5413you.

21I will gatherוְכִנַּסְתִּ֣יve.khi.nas.TiH3664you and blowוְנָפַחְתִּ֥יve.na.fach.TiH5301on you with the fireבְּאֵ֣שׁbe.'EshH784of My wrathעֶבְרָתִ֑י'ev.ra.TiH5678,and you will be meltedוְנִתַּכְתֶּ֖םve.ni.takh.TemH5413in the midstבְּתוֹכָֽהּ׃be.to.KhahH8432of it.

22As silverכֶּ֙סֶף֙ke.sefH3701is meltedכְּהִתּ֥וּךְke.hi.TukhH2046in the furnaceכּ֔וּרKurH3564,soכֵּ֖ןkenH3651you will be meltedתֻּתְּכ֣וּtu.te.KhuH5413in the midstH8432of it; and you will knowוִֽידַעְתֶּם֙vi.da'.TemH3045that I, the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, havepouredשָׁפַ֥כְתִּיsha.Fakh.tiH8210out My wrathחֲמָתִ֖יcha.ma.TiH2534on you.’”

23And the wordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068cameוַיְהִ֥יvay.HiH1961to me, sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

24“Sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of manאָדָ֕ם'a.DamH120,sayאֱמָר־'e.mor-H559to her, ‘You are a landאֶ֔רֶץ'E.retzH776that isnot cleansedמְטֹהָרָ֖הme.to.ha.RahH2891or rainedH1652on in the dayבְּי֥וֹםbe.YomH3117of indignationזָֽעַם׃Za.'amH2195.’

25There is aconspiracyקֶ֤שֶׁרKe.sherH7195of her prophetsנְבִיאֶ֙יהָ֙ne.vi.'Ei.haH5030in her midstבְּתוֹכָ֔הּbe.to.KhahH8432like a roaringשׁוֹאֵ֖גsho.'EgH7580lionכַּאֲרִ֥יka.'a.RiH738tearingטֹ֣רֵֽףTo.refH2963the preyטָ֑רֶףTa.refH2964. They havedevouredאָכָ֗לוּ'a.Kha.luH398livesנֶ֣פֶשׁNe.feshH5315;they have takenיִקָּ֔חוּyi.Ka.chuH3947treasureחֹ֤סֶןCho.senH2633and preciousוִיקָר֙vi.KarH3366thingsH3366;they have madeH7235manyH7235widowsאַלְמְנוֹתֶ֖יהָ'al.me.no.Tei.haH490in the midstבְתוֹכָֽהּ׃ve.to.KhahH8432of her.

26Herpriestsכֹּהֲנֶ֜יהָko.ha.Nei.haH3548have doneH2554violenceחָמְס֣וּcha.me.SuH2554to My lawתוֹרָתִי֮to.ra.TiH8451and haveprofanedוַיְחַלְּל֣וּvay.cha.le.LuH2490My holyקָדָשַׁי֒ka.da.ShaiH6944thingsקֹ֤דֶשׁKo.deshH6944;they have madeH914noH3808distinctionהִבְדִּ֔ילוּhiv.Di.luH914betweenבֵּֽין־bein-H996the holyH6944and the profaneלְחֹל֙le.CholH2455,and they have not taughtהוֹדִ֑יעוּho.Di.'uH3045the difference betweenוּבֵין־u.vein-H996theuncleanהַטָּמֵ֥אha.ta.Me'H2931and the cleanלְטָה֖וֹרle.ta.HorH2889;and they hideהֶעְלִ֣ימוּhe'.Li.muH5956their eyesעֵֽינֵיהֶ֔ם'ei.nei.HemH5869from My sabbathsוּמִשַׁבְּתוֹתַי֙u.mi.sha.be.to.TaiH7676,and I am profanedוָאֵחַ֖לva.'e.ChalH2490amongבְּתוֹכָֽם׃be.to.KhamH8432them.

27Her princesשָׂרֶ֣יהָsa.Rei.haH8269withinבְקִרְבָּ֔הּve.kir.BahH7130her are like wolvesכִּזְאֵבִ֖יםkiz.'e.VimH2061tearingטֹ֣רְפֵיTo.re.feiH2963the preyטָ֑רֶףTa.refH2964,by sheddingלִשְׁפָּךְ־lish.pokh-H8210bloodדָּם֙damH1818anddestroyingלְאַבֵּ֣דle.'a.BedH6livesנְפָשׁ֔וֹתne.fa.ShotH5315in orderלְמַ֖עַןle.Ma.'anH4616to getH1214dishonestH1214gainבָּֽצַע׃Ba.tza'H1215.

28Her prophetsוּנְבִיאֶ֗יהָu.ne.vi.'Ei.haH5030have smearedטָח֤וּta.ChuH2902whitewashתָּפֵ֔לta.FelH8602for them, seeingחֹזִ֣יםcho.ZimH2372falseH7723visionsH7723and diviningוְקֹסְמִ֥יםve.ko.se.MimH7080liesכָּזָ֑בka.ZavH3577for them, sayingאֹמְרִ֗ים'o.me.RimH559, ‘Thusכֹּ֤הkohH3541saysאָמַר֙'a.MarH559the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136 GodH3068,’when the LordH3068has not spokenדִבֵּֽר׃di.BerH1696.

29The peopleעַ֤ם'amH5971of the landהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ha.'A.retzH776have practicedעָ֣שְׁקוּ'A.she.kuH6231oppressionעֹ֔שֶׁק'O.shekH6233and committedוְגָזְל֖וּve.ga.ze.LuH1497robberyגָּזֵ֑לga.ZelH1498,and they have wrongedהוֹנ֔וּho.NuH3238the poorוְעָנִ֤יve.'a.NiH6041and needyוְאֶבְיוֹן֙ve.'ev.yOnH34and haveoppressedעָשְׁק֖וּ'a.she.KuH6231the sojournerהַגֵּ֥רha.GerH1616withoutבְּלֹ֥אbe.Lo'H3808justiceמִשְׁפָּֽט׃mish.PatH4941.

30Isearchedוָאֲבַקֵּ֣שׁva.'a.va.KeshH1245for a manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376amongH4480them who wouldbuildגֹּֽדֵר־go.der-H1443up the wallגָּדֵר֩ga.DerH1447andstandוְעֹמֵ֨דve.'o.MedH5975in the gapבַּפֶּ֧רֶץba.Pe.retzH6556beforeלְפָנַ֛יle.fa.NaiH6440Me for the landהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776,soלְבִלְתִּ֣יle.vil.TiH1115that I would not destroyשַׁחֲתָ֑הּsha.cha.TahH7843it; but I foundמָצָֽאתִי׃ma.Tza.tiH4672noוְלֹ֖אve.Lo'H3808one.

31Thus I have pouredוָאֶשְׁפֹּ֤ךְva.'esh.PokhH8210out Myindignationזַעְמִ֔יza'.MiH2195on them; I have consumedכִּלִּיתִ֑יםki.li.TimH3615them with the fireבְּאֵ֥שׁbe.'EshH784of My wrathעֶבְרָתִ֖י'ev.ra.TiH5678;their wayדַּרְכָּם֙dar.KamH1870I have broughtנָתַ֔תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414upon their headsבְּרֹאשָׁ֣םbe.ro.ShamH7218,”declaresנְאֻ֖םne.'UmH5002the Lordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136 GodH3068.

The Sins of Israel

Commentaries on Ezekiel 22