New American Standard Bible 1995

Ezekiel 24:16-27

16“Sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of manאָדָ֕ם'a.DamH120,beholdH2009,I am about to takeלֹקֵ֧חַlo.Ke.achH3947from you thedesireמַחְמַ֥דmach.MadH4261of your eyesעֵינֶ֖יךָ'ei.Nei.khaH5869with ablowבְּמַגֵּפָ֑הbe.ma.ge.FahH4046; but you shall notmournתִסְפֹּד֙tis.PodH5594and you shall not weepתִבְכֶּ֔הtiv.KehH1058, and yourtearsדִּמְעָתֶֽךָ׃dim.'a.Te.khaH1832shall not comeתָב֖וֹאta.Vo'H935.

17Groanהֵאָנֵ֣ק׀he.'a.NekH602silentlyדֹּ֗םDomH1826;makeתַֽעֲשֶׂ֔הta.'a.SehH6213noH3808mourningאֵ֣בֶל'E.velH60for the deadמֵתִים֙me.TimH4191.Bindחֲב֣וֹשׁcha.Vo.oshH2280on your turbanפְאֵֽרְךָ֙fe.'e.re.KhaH6287and putתָּשִׂ֣יםta.SimH7760your shoesוּנְעָלֶ֖יךָu.ne.'a.Lei.khaH5275on your feetבְּרַגְלֶ֑יךָbe.rag.Lei.khaH7272,and do not coverתַעְטֶה֙ta'.TehH5844yourmustacheשָׂפָ֔םsa.FamH8222anddo not eatתֹאכֵֽל׃to.KhelH398the breadוְלֶ֥חֶםve.Le.chemH3899of menH376.”

18So I spokeוָאֲדַבֵּ֤רva.'a.da.BerH1696to the peopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971in the morningבַּבֹּ֔קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242,and in the eveningבָּעָ֑רֶבba.'A.revH6153my wifeאִשְׁתִּ֖י'ish.TiH802diedוַתָּ֥מָתva.Ta.motH4191.And in the morningבַּבֹּ֖קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242I didוָאַ֥עַשׂva.'A.'asH6213as I was commandedצֻוֵּֽיתִי׃tzu.Vei.tiH6680.

19The peopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971saidוַיֹּאמְר֥וּvai.yo.me.RuH559to me, “Will you not tellתַגִּ֥ידta.GidH5046us whatמָה־mah-H4100theseH428thingsאֵ֣לֶּה'E.lehH428that you are doingעֹשֶֽׂה׃'o.SehH6213mean for us?”

20Then I saidוָאֹמַ֖רva.'o.MarH559to them, “The wordדְּבַ֨ר־de.Var-H1697of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068cameהָיָ֥הha.YahH1961to me sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

21‘Speakאֱמֹ֣ר׀'e.MorH559to the houseלְבֵ֣יתle.VeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478, “Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saysאָמַר֮'a.MarH559the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136 GodH3068, ‘BeholdH2009,I am about to profaneמְחַלֵּ֤לme.cha.LelH2490My sanctuaryמִקְדָּשִׁי֙mik.da.ShiH4720,the prideגְּא֣וֹןge.'onH1347of your powerעֻזְּכֶ֔ם'u.ze.KhemH5797, thedesireמַחְמַ֥דmach.MadH4261of your eyesעֵֽינֵיכֶ֖ם'ei.nei.KhemH5869and the delightוּמַחְמַ֣לu.mach.MalH4263of your soulנַפְשְׁכֶ֑םnaf.she.KhemH5315; and yoursonsוּבְנֵיכֶ֧םu.ve.nei.KhemH1121and your daughtersוּבְנֽוֹתֵיכֶ֛םu.ve.no.tei.KhemH1323whomאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834you have leftH5800behindH5800will fallיִפֹּֽלוּ׃yi.Po.luH5307by the swordבַּחֶ֥רֶבba.Che.revH2719.

22You will doוַעֲשִׂיתֶ֖םva.'a.si.TemH6213as I have doneעָשִׂ֑יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213;you will not coverתַעְט֔וּta'.TuH5844yourmustacheשָׂפָם֙sa.FamH8222and you will not eatתֹאכֵֽלוּ׃to.Khe.luH398the breadוְלֶ֥חֶםve.Le.chemH3899of menH376.

23Your turbansוּפְאֵרֵכֶ֣םu.fe.'e.re.KhemH6287will be on your headsרָאשֵׁיכֶ֗םra.shei.KhemH7218and your shoesוְנַֽעֲלֵיכֶם֙ve.na.'a.lei.KhemH5275on your feetבְּרַגְלֵיכֶ֔םbe.rag.lei.KhemH7272. Youwill not mournתִסְפְּד֖וּtis.pe.DuH5594and you will not weepתִבְכּ֑וּtiv.KuH1058, butyou will rotH4743awayוּנְמַקֹּתֶם֙u.ne.ma.ko.TemH4743in your iniquitiesבַּעֲוֹנֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔םba.'a.vo.No.tei.KhemH5771and you will groanוּנְהַמְתֶּ֖םu.ne.ham.TemH5098to oneאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376anotherאָחִֽיו׃'a.ChivH251.

24Thus Ezekielיְחֶזְקֵ֤אלye.chez.KelH3168will be asignלְמוֹפֵ֔תle.mo.FetH4159to you; according to allכְּכֹ֥לke.KholH3605that he has doneעָשָׂ֖ה'a.SahH6213you will doתַּעֲשׂ֑וּta.'a.SuH6213;when it comesבְּבֹאָ֕הּbe.vo.'AhH935,then you will knowוִֽידַעְתֶּ֕םvi.da'.TemH3045that I am the Lordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136 GodH3068.’”

25‘As for you, sonבֶן־ven-H1121of manאָדָ֔ם'a.DamH120, will itnot be on the dayבְּי֨וֹםbe.YomH3117when I takeקַחְתִּ֤יkach.TiH3947from them theirstrongholdמָ֣עוּזָּ֔םma.'u.ZamH4581,the joyמְשׂ֖וֹשׂme.SosH4885of theirprideתִּפְאַרְתָּ֑םtif.'ar.TamH8597,the desireמַחְמַ֤דmach.MadH4261of their eyesעֵֽינֵיהֶם֙'ei.nei.HemH5869andtheir heart’sנַפְשָׁ֔םnaf.ShamH5315delightמַשָּׂ֣אma.Sa'H4853,their sonsבְּנֵיהֶ֖םbe.nei.HemH1121and their daughtersוּבְנוֹתֵיהֶֽם׃u.ve.no.tei.HemH1323,

26that on that dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117he whoH6412escapesH6412will comeיָב֥וֹאya.Vo'H935to you with informationלְהַשְׁמָע֖וּתle.hash.ma.'UtH2045for yourearsאָזְנָֽיִם׃'a.ze.Na.yimH241?

27On that dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117yourmouthפִּ֙יךָ֙pi.khaH6310will be openedיִפָּ֤תַחyi.Pa.tachH6605to him whoH6412escapedH6412,and you will speakוּתְדַבֵּ֕רu.te.da.BerH1696and be muteתֵֽאָלֵ֖םte.'a.LemH481noוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808longerע֑וֹדodH5750.Thus you will be a signלְמוֹפֵ֔תle.mo.FetH4159to them, and they will knowוְיָדְע֖וּve.ya.de.'UH3045that I am the Lordיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.’”

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