New American Standard Bible 1995

Ezekiel 22:6-16

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.”’”

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