New American Standard Bible 1995

Ezekiel 22:27-30

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.

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