New American Standard Bible 1995

Ezekiel 22:25-28

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.

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