New American Standard Bible 1995

Ezekiel 24:3-14

3Speakוּמְשֹׁ֤לu.me.SholH4911aparableמָשָׁ֔לma.ShalH4912to therebelliousהַמֶּ֙רִי֙ha.Me.riH4805houseבֵּית־beit-H1004and sayוְאָמַרְתָּ֣ve.'a.mar.TaH559to them, ‘Thusכֹּ֥הkohH3541saysאָמַ֖ר'a.MarH559the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GodH3068, “Putשְׁפֹ֤תshe.FotH8239on thepotהַסִּיר֙ha.SirH5518,putשְׁפֹ֔תshe.FotH8239iton and alsoוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571pourיְצֹ֥קye.TzokH3332waterמָֽיִם׃Ma.yimH4325in it;

4Putאֱסֹ֤ף'e.SofH622in it the piecesנְתָחֶ֙יהָ֙ne.ta.Chei.haH5409,Everyכָּל־kol-H3605goodט֖וֹבTovH2896pieceנֵ֥תַחNe.tachH5409,the thighיָרֵ֣ךְya.RekhH3409and the shoulderוְכָתֵ֑ףve.kha.TefH3802;Fillמַלֵּֽא׃ma.Le'H4390itwith choiceמִבְחַ֥רmiv.CharH4005bonesעֲצָמִ֖ים'a.tza.MimH6106.

5Takeלָק֔וֹחַla.Ko.achH3947thechoicestמִבְחַ֤רmiv.CharH4005of the flockהַצֹּאן֙ha.tzoNH6629,And alsoוְגַ֛םve.GamH1571pileH1754woodהָעֲצָמִ֖יםha.'a.tza.MimH6106underתַּחְתֶּ֑יהָtach.Tei.haH8478the pot.Make it boilרַתַּ֣חra.TachH7570vigorouslyרְתָחֶ֔יהָre.ta.Chei.haH7571.Alsoגַּם־gam-H1571seetheבָּשְׁל֥וּba.she.LuH1310its bonesעֲצָמֶ֖יהָ'a.tza.Mei.haH6106in it.”

6‘Thereforeלָכֵ֞ןla.KhenH3651,thusכֹּה־koh-H3541saysאָמַ֣ר׀'a.MarH559the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136 GodH3068, “Woeאוֹי֮'OH188to thebloodyהַדָּמִים֒ha.da.MimH1818cityעִ֣יר'irH5892,To the potסִ֚ירsirH5518in whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834there is rustחֶלְאָתָ֣הchel.'a.TahH2457And whose rustוְחֶ֨לְאָתָ֔הּve.Chel.'a.TahH2457has not goneיָצְאָ֖הya.tze.'AhH3318out of it!Takeהוֹצִיאָ֔הּho.tzi.'AhH3318out of it pieceלִנְתָחֶ֤יהָlin.ta.Chei.haH5409after pieceלִנְתָחֶ֙יהָ֙lin.ta.Chei.haH5409,WithoutH3808makingנָפַ֥לna.FalH5307a choiceגּוֹרָֽל׃go.RalH1486.

7For her bloodדָמָהּ֙da.MahH1818is in her midstבְּתוֹכָ֣הּbe.to.KhahH8432;She placedשָׂמָ֑תְהוּsa.Ma.te.huH7760it on the bareצְחִ֥יחַtze.Chi.achH6706rockסֶ֖לַעSe.la'H5553; She did notpourשְׁפָכַ֙תְהוּ֙she.fa.Khat.huH8210it on the groundהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776To coverלְכַסּ֥וֹתle.kha.SotH3680it with dustעָפָֽר׃'a.FarH6083.

8That it maycause wrathחֵמָה֙che.MahH2534to comeלְהַעֲל֤וֹתle.ha.'a.LotH5927up to takeלִנְקֹ֣םlin.KomH5358vengeanceנָקָ֔םna.KamH5359,I have putנָתַ֥תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414her bloodדָּמָ֖הּda.MahH1818on the bareצְחִ֣יחַtze.Chi.achH6706rockסָ֑לַעSa.la'H5553,That it may not be coveredהִכָּסֽוֹת׃ פhi.ka.SotH3680.”

9Thereforeלָכֵ֗ןla.KhenH3651,thusכֹּ֤הkohH3541saysאָמַר֙'a.MarH559the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136 GodH3068, “Woeא֖וֹי'oH188to the bloodyהַדָּמִ֑יםha.da.MimH1818cityעִ֣יר'irH5892!I alsoגַּם־gam-H1571will makeאַגְדִּ֥יל'ag.DilH1431the pileהַמְּדוּרָֽה׃ha.me.du.RahH4071greatH1431.

10Heapהַרְבֵּ֤הhar.BehH7235on the woodהָעֵצִים֙ha.'e.TzimH6086,kindleהַדְלֵ֣קhad.LekH1814the fireהָאֵ֔שׁha.'EshH784,BoilH8552the fleshהַבָּשָׂ֑רha.ba.SarH1320wellH8552And mixוְהַרְקַח֙ve.har.KachH7543in the spicesH7543,And let the bonesוְהָעֲצָמ֖וֹתve.ha.'a.tza.MotH6106be burnedיֵחָֽרוּ׃ye.Cha.ruH2787.

11Thensetוְהַעֲמִידֶ֥הָve.ha.'a.mi.De.haH5975it emptyרֵקָ֑הre.KahH7386on its coalsגֶּחָלֶ֖יהָge.cha.Lei.haH1513Soלְמַ֨עַןle.Ma.'anH4616that it may be hotתֵּחַ֜םte.ChamH2552And its bronzeנְחֻשְׁתָּ֗הּne.chush.TahH5178mayglowוְחָ֣רָהve.Cha.rahH2787And itsfilthinessטֻמְאָתָ֔הּtum.'a.TahH2932may be meltedוְנִתְּכָ֤הve.ni.te.KhahH5413in it,Its rustחֶלְאָתָֽהּ׃chel.'a.TahH2457consumedתִּתֻּ֖םti.TumH8552.

12She hasweariedהֶלְאָ֑תhel.'AtH3811Mewith toilתְּאֻנִ֖יםte.'u.NimH8383,Yet her greatרַבַּ֣תra.BatH7227rustחֶלְאָתָ֔הּchel.'a.TahH2457has not goneתֵצֵ֤אte.Tze'H3318from her; Lether rustחֶלְאָתָֽהּ׃chel.'a.TahH2457bein the fireבְּאֵ֖שׁbe.'EshH784!

13In your filthinessבְּטֻמְאָתֵ֖ךְbe.tum.'a.TekhH2932is lewdnessזִמָּ֑הzi.MahH2154.Becauseיַ֤עַןYa.'anH3282I wouldhave cleansedטִֽהַרְתִּיךְ֙ti.har.tiKhH2891you, Yet you arenot cleanטָהַ֔רְתְּta.HartH2891,You will not be cleansedתִטְהֲרִי־tit.ha.ri-H2891from your filthinessמִטֻּמְאָתֵךְ֙mi.tum.'a.teKhH2932againע֔וֹדodH5750Untilעַד־'ad-H5704I havespentהֲנִיחִ֥יha.ni.ChiH5117My wrathחֲמָתִ֖יcha.ma.TiH2534on you.

14I, the LordH3068,have spokenדִּבַּ֙רְתִּי֙di.Bar.tiH1696; it iscomingבָּאָ֣הba.'AhH935and I will actוְעָשִׂ֔יתִיve.'a.Si.tiH6213.I will not relentאֶפְרַ֥ע'ef.Ra'H6544, and I will notpityאָח֖וּס'a.ChusH2347and I will not be sorryאֶנָּחֵ֑ם'e.na.ChemH5162;according to your waysכִּדְרָכַ֤יִךְkid.ra.Kha.yikhH1870and according to your deedsוְכַעֲלִילוֹתַ֙יִךְ֙ve.kha.'a.li.lo.Ta.yikhH5949I will judgeשְׁפָט֔וּךְshe.fa.TukhH8199you,” declaresנְאֻ֖םne.'UmH5002the Lordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136 GodH3068.’”

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