New American Standard Bible 1995

Ezekiel 23:6-17

6who were clothedלְבֻשֵׁ֤יle.vu.SheiH3847in purpleתְכֵ֙לֶת֙te.Khe.letH8504,governorsפַּח֣וֹתpa.ChotH6346and officialsוּסְגָנִ֔יםu.se.ga.NimH5461,allכֻּלָּ֑םku.LamH3605of them desirableחֶ֖מֶדChe.medH2531youngבַּח֥וּרֵיba.Chu.reiH970menH970,horsemenפָּרָשִׁ֕יםpa.ra.ShimH6571ridingרֹכְבֵ֖יro.khe.VeiH7392on horsesסוּסִֽים׃su.SimH5483.

7She bestowedוַתִּתֵּ֤ןva.ti.TenH5414her harlotriesתַּזְנוּתֶ֙יהָ֙taz.nu.Tei.haH8457on them, allכֻּלָּ֑םku.LamH3605of whom werethe choicestמִבְחַ֥רmiv.CharH4005menבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121of Assyriaאַשּׁ֖וּר'a.ShurH804;and with allוּבְכֹ֧לu.ve.KholH3605whomאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834she lustedעָֽגְבָ֛ה'a.ge.VahH5689after, with allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605their idolsגִּלּוּלֵיהֶ֖םgi.lu.lei.HemH1544shedefiledנִטְמָֽאָה׃nit.Ma.'ahH2930herself.

8She did not forsakeעָזָ֔בָה'a.Za.vahH5800her harlotriesתַּזְנוּתֶ֤יהָtaz.nu.Tei.haH8457from the time inEgyptמִמִּצְרַ֙יִם֙mi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714;for in her youthבִנְעוּרֶ֔יהָvin.'u.Rei.haH5271men had lainשָׁכְב֣וּsha.khe.VuH7901with her, and they handledעִשּׂ֖וּ'i.SuH6213her virginבְתוּלֶ֑יהָve.tu.Lei.haH1331bosomדַּדֵּ֣יda.DeiH1717and pouredוַיִּשְׁפְּכ֥וּvai.yish.pe.KhuH8210out theirlustתַזְנוּתָ֖םtaz.nu.TamH8457on her.

9Thereforeלָכֵ֥ןla.KhenH3651,I gaveנְתַתִּ֖יהָne.ta.Ti.haH5414her into the handבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027of herloversמְאַֽהֲבֶ֑יהָme.'a.ha.Vei.haH157,into the handבְּיַד֙be.YadH3027of theAssyriansבְּנֵ֣י אַשּׁ֔וּרbe.Nei 'a.ShurH1121 H804,afterעֲלֵיהֶֽם׃'a.lei.HemH5921whomאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834she lustedעָגְבָ֖ה'a.ge.VahH5689.

10Theyuncoveredגִּלּ֣וּgi.LuH1540her nakednessעֶרְוָתָהּ֒'er.va.TahH6172;they tookלָקָ֔חוּla.Ka.chuH3947her sonsבָּנֶ֤יהָba.Nei.haH1121and her daughtersוּבְנוֹתֶ֙יהָ֙u.ve.no.Tei.haH1323,but they slewהָרָ֑גוּha.Ra.guH2026her with the swordבַּחֶ֣רֶבba.Che.revH2719.Thus she becameוַתְּהִי־va.te.hi-H1961abywordשֵׁם֙shemH8034among womenלַנָּשִׁ֔יםla.na.ShimH802,and they executedעָ֥שׂוּ'A.suH6213judgmentsוּשְׁפוּטִ֖יםu.she.fu.TimH8196on her.

11“Now her sisterאֲחוֹתָ֣הּ'a.cho.TahH269Oholibahאָהֳלִיבָ֔ה'o.ho.li.VahH172sawוַתֵּ֙רֶא֙va.Te.re'H7200this, yet she wasmoreמִמֶּ֑נָּהmi.Me.nahH4480corruptוַתַּשְׁחֵ֥תva.tash.ChetH7843in her lustעַגְבָתָ֖הּ'ag.va.TahH5691thanH4480she, and her harlotriesתַּ֨זְנוּתֶ֔יהָtaz.nu.Tei.haH8457were moreH4480thanH4480the harlotriesמִזְּנוּנֵ֖יmi.ze.nu.NeiH2183of her sisterאֲחוֹתָֽהּ׃'a.cho.TahH269.

12She lustedעָגָ֜בָה'a.Ga.vahH5689afterאֶל־'el-H413theAssyriansבְּנֵי֩ אַשּׁ֨וּרbe.Nei 'a.ShurH1121 H804,governorsפַּח֨וֹתpa.ChotH6346and officialsוּסְגָנִ֤יםu.se.ga.NimH5461,the onesH7138nearH7138,magnificentlyמִכְל֔וֹלmikh.LolH4358dressedלְבֻשֵׁ֣יle.vu.SheiH3847,horsemenפָּרָשִׁ֖יםpa.ra.ShimH6571ridingרֹכְבֵ֣יro.khe.VeiH7392on horsesסוּסִ֑יםsu.SimH5483,allכֻּלָּֽם׃ku.LamH3605of them desirableחֶ֖מֶדChe.medH2531youngבַּח֥וּרֵיba.Chu.reiH970menH970.

13I sawוָאֵ֖רֶאva.'E.re'H7200that she had defiledנִטְמָ֑אָהnit.Ma.'ahH2930herself; they bothלִשְׁתֵּיהֶֽן׃lish.tei.HenH8147tookthe sameאֶחָ֖ד'e.ChadH259wayדֶּ֥רֶךְDe.rekhH1870.

14So she increasedוַתּ֖וֹסֶףva.To.sefH3254her harlotriesתַּזְנוּתֶ֑יהָtaz.nu.Tei.haH8457.And she sawוַתֵּ֗רֶאva.Te.re'H7200menH376portrayedמְחֻקֶּ֣הme.chu.KehH2707on the wallהַקִּ֔ירha.KirH7023,imagesצַלְמֵ֣יtzal.MeiH6754of theChaldeansכַשְׂדִּ֔יםkhas.di.yimH3778portrayedחֲקֻקִ֖יםcha.ku.KimH2710with vermilionבַּשָּׁשַֽׁר׃ba.sha.SharH8350,

15girdedחֲגוֹרֵ֨יcha.go.ReiH2289with beltsאֵז֜וֹר'e.ZorH232on their loinsבְּמָתְנֵיהֶ֗םbe.ma.te.nei.HemH4975,with flowingסְרוּחֵ֤יse.ru.CheiH5628turbansטְבוּלִים֙te.vu.LimH2871on their headsבְּרָ֣אשֵׁיהֶ֔םbe.Ra.shei.HemH7218,allכֻּלָּ֑םku.LamH3605of them lookingמַרְאֵ֥הmar.'EhH4758like officersשָׁלִשִׁ֖יםsha.li.ShimH7991,likeדְּמ֤וּתde.MutH1823theBabyloniansבְּנֵֽי־ בָבֶל֙be.nei- va.VelH1121 H894inChaldeaכַּשְׂדִּ֔יםkas.DimH3778,the landאֶ֖רֶץ'E.retzH776of their birthמוֹלַדְתָּֽם׃mo.lad.TamH4138.

16When she sawלְמַרְאֵ֣ה עֵינֶ֑יהָle.mar.'Eh 'ei.Nei.haH4758 H5869them shelustedוַתַּעְגְּבָ֥הva.ta'.gavhH5689afterעֲלֵיהֶ֖ם'a.lei.HemH5921them and sentוַתִּשְׁלַ֧חva.tish.LachH7971messengersמַלְאָכִ֛יםmal.'a.KhimH4397to them in Chaldeaכַּשְׂדִּֽימָה׃kas.Di.mahH3778.

17TheBabyloniansבְנֵֽי־ בָבֶל֙ve.nei- va.VelH1121 H894cameוַיָּבֹ֨אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935to her to the bedלְמִשְׁכַּ֣בle.mish.KavH4904of loveדֹּדִ֔יםdo.DimH1730and defiledH2930her with their harlotryבְּתַזְנוּתָ֑םbe.taz.nu.TamH8457.And when she had beenH2930defiledH2930by them,she becameH3363disgustedH3363with them.

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