New American Standard Bible 1995

Ezekiel 23:36-44

36Moreover, the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to me, “Sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of manאָדָ֕ם'a.DamH120, will youjudgeהֲתִשְׁפּ֥וֹטha.tish.PotH8199Oholahאָהֳלָ֖ה'o.ho.LahH170and Oholibahאָהֳלִיבָ֑ה'o.ho.li.VahH172? Thendeclareוְהַגֵּ֣דve.ha.GedH5046to them their abominationsתוֹעֲבוֹתֵיהֶֽן׃to.'a.vo.tei.HenH8441.

37For they have committedH5003adulteryנִאֵ֗פוּni.'E.fuH5003,and bloodוְדָם֙ve.DamH1818is on their handsבִּֽידֵיהֶ֔ןbi.dei.HenH3027.Thus they have committedH5003adulteryנִאֵ֑פוּni.'E.fuH5003with their idolsגִּלּֽוּלֵיהֶ֖ןgi.lu.lei.HenH1544and evenוְגַ֤םve.GamH1571caused their sonsבְּנֵיהֶן֙be.nei.HenH1121,whomאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834they boreיָֽלְדוּ־yal.du-H3205to Me, to passהֶעֱבִ֥ירוּhe.'e.Vi.ruH5674throughH5674the fire tothem as foodלְאָכְלָֽה׃le.'okh.LahH402.

38Againע֥וֹדodH5750,they have doneעָ֣שׂוּ'A.suH6213thisH2088to Me: they havedefiledטִמְּא֤וּti.me.'UH2930My sanctuaryמִקְדָּשִׁי֙mik.da.ShiH4720on the sameהַה֔וּאha.Hu'H1931dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117and haveprofanedחִלֵּֽלוּ׃chi.Le.luH2490My sabbathsשַׁבְּתוֹתַ֖יsha.be.to.TaiH7676.

39For when they had slaughteredוּֽבְשַׁחֲטָ֤םu.ve.sha.cha.TamH7819their childrenבְּנֵיהֶם֙be.nei.HemH1121for their idolsלְגִלּ֣וּלֵיהֶ֔םle.gi.Lu.lei.HemH1544,they enteredוַיָּבֹ֧אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935Mysanctuaryמִקְדָּשִׁ֛יmik.da.ShiH4720on the sameהַה֖וּאha.Hu'H1931dayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117to profaneלְחַלְּל֑וֹle.cha.le.LoH2490it; and loוְהִנֵּה־ve.hi.neh-H2009,thusכֹ֥הkhohH3541they didעָשׂ֖וּ'a.SuH6213withinבְּת֥וֹךְbe.TokhH8432My houseבֵּיתִֽי׃bei.TiH1004.

40“Furthermoreוְאַ֗ףve.'AfH637,they have evenכִּ֤יkiH3588sentתִשְׁלַ֙חְנָה֙tish.Lach.nahH7971for menH376who comeבָּאִ֖יםba.'ImH935from afarמִמֶּרְחָ֑קmi.mer.ChakH4801,to whomאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834a messengerמַלְאָ֜ךְmal.'AkhH4397was sentשָׁל֤וּחַsha.Lu.achH7971;and loוְהִנֵּה־ve.hi.neh-H2009,they cameבָ֔אוּVa.'uH935--for whomלַאֲשֶׁ֥רla.'a.SherH834you bathedרָחַ֛צְתְּra.ChatztH7364,paintedכָּחַ֥לְתְּka.ChaltH3583your eyesעֵינַ֖יִךְ'ei.Na.yikhH5869anddecoratedH5710yourselvesH5710with ornamentsעֶֽדִי׃'E.diH5716;

41and you satוְיָשַׁבְתְּ֙ve.ya.shavTH3427on a splendidH3519couchמִטָּ֣הmi.TahH4296with atableוְשֻׁלְחָ֥ןve.shul.ChanH7979arrangedעָר֖וּךְ'a.RukhH6186beforeלְפָנֶ֑יהָle.fa.Nei.haH6440it on which you had setשַׂ֥מְתְּsamtH7760Myincenseוּקְטָרְתִּ֥יu.ke.ta.re.TiH7004and Myoilוְשַׁמְנִ֖יve.sham.NiH8081.

42The soundוְק֣וֹלve.KolH6963of acarefreeשָׁלֵ֣וsha.LevH7961multitudeהָמוֹן֮ha.mOnH1995was with her; anddrunkardsH5433were broughtמוּבָאִ֥יםmu.va.'ImH935from the wildernessמִמִּדְבָּ֑רmi.mid.BarH4057with menH376of thecommonH7230 H120sortH7230 H120.And they putוַֽיִּתְּנ֤וּvai.yi.te.NuH5414braceletsצְמִידִים֙tze.mi.DimH6781onthe handsיְדֵיהֶ֔ןye.dei.HenH3027of the women and beautifulתִּפְאֶ֖רֶתtif.'E.retH8597crownsוַעֲטֶ֥רֶתva.'a.Te.retH5850on their headsרָאשֵׁיהֶֽן׃ra.shei.HenH7218.

43“Then I saidוָאֹמַ֕רva.'o.MarH559concerning her who waswornלַבָּלָ֖הla.ba.LahH1087out by adulteriesנִֽאוּפִ֑יםni.'u.FimH5004, ‘Will they nowעַתָּ֛הa.taH6258commitH2181adulteryH2181with her when she is thus?’

44But they wentוַיָּב֣וֹאvai.ya.Vo'H935in to her as they would goכְּב֖וֹאke.Vo'H935in to a harlotזוֹנָ֑הzo.NahH2181.Thusכֵּ֣ןkenH3651they wentבָּ֗אוּBa.'uH935in to Oholahאָֽהֳלָה֙'o.ho.LahH170and to Oholibahאָ֣הֳלִיבָ֔ה'o.ho.li.VahH172,the lewdהַזִּמָּֽה׃ha.zi.MahH2154womenH802.

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