New American Standard Bible 1995

Ezekiel 28:1-19

1The wordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068cameוַיְהִ֥יvay.HiH1961again to me, sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

2“Sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of manאָדָ֡ם'a.DamH120,sayאֱמֹר֩'e.MorH559to theleaderלִנְגִ֨ידlin.GidH5057of Tyreצֹ֜רtzorH6865, ‘Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saysאָמַ֣ר׀'a.MarH559the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GodH3068, “Becauseיַ֣עַןYa.'anH3282your heartלִבְּךָ֙li.be.KhaH3820is liftedגָּבַ֤הּga.VahH1361upAnd you have saidוַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙va.To.merH559, ‘I am a godאֵ֣ל'elH410,I sitיָשַׁ֖בְתִּיya.Shav.tiH3427in the seatמוֹשַׁ֧בmo.ShavH4186ofgodsאֱלֹהִ֛ים'E.lo.HimH430In the heartבְּלֵ֣בbe.LevH3820of the seasיַמִּ֑יםya.MimH3220’; Yet you are amanאָדָם֙'a.DamH120and not Godאֵ֔ל'ElH410,Although you makeוַתִּתֵּ֥ןva.ti.TenH5414your heartלִבְּךָ֖li.be.KhaH3820like the heartכְּלֵ֥בke.LevH3820of Godאֱלֹהִֽים׃'E.lo.HimH430--

3Beholdהִנֵּ֥הhi.NehH2009,you are wiserחָכָ֛םcha.KhamH2450thanH4480DanielH1840;There is noכָּל־ לֹ֥אkol- lo'H3605 H3808secretסָת֖וּםsa.TumH5640that is a matchעֲמָמֽוּךָ׃'a.ma.Mu.khaH6004for you.

4By your wisdomבְּחָכְמָֽתְךָ֙be.cha.khe.ma.te.KhaH2451and understandingוּבִתְבוּנָ֣תְךָ֔u.vit.vu.Na.te.khaH8394You have acquiredעָשִׂ֥יתָ'a.Si.taH6213richesחָ֑יִלCha.yilH2428for yourselfAnd have acquiredוַתַּ֛עַשׂva.Ta.'asH6213goldזָהָ֥בza.HavH2091and silverוָכֶ֖סֶףva.Khe.sefH3701for your treasuriesבְּאוֹצְרוֹתֶֽיךָ׃be.'otz.ro.Tei.khaH214.

5By your greatבְּרֹ֧בbe.RoH7230wisdomחָכְמָתְךָ֛cha.khe.ma.te.KhaH2451, by yourtradeבִּרְכֻלָּתְךָ֖bir.khu.la.te.KhaH7404You have increasedהִרְבִּ֣יתָhir.Bi.taH7235your richesחֵילֶ֑ךָchei.Le.khaH2428And yourheartלְבָבְךָ֖le.va.ve.KhaH3824is liftedוַיִּגְבַּ֥הּvai.yig.BahH1361up because of your richesבְּחֵילֶֽךָ׃ סbe.chei.Le.khaH2428--

6Thereforeלָכֵ֕ןla.KhenH3651thusכֹּ֥הkohH3541saysאָמַ֖ר'a.MarH559the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136 GodH3068, ‘Becauseיַ֛עַןYa.'anH3282you havemadeתִּתְּךָ֥ti.te.KhaH5414your heartלְבָבְךָ֖le.va.ve.KhaH3824Like the heartכְּלֵ֥בke.LevH3820of Godאֱלֹהִֽים׃'E.lo.HimH430,

7Thereforeלָכֵ֗ןla.KhenH3651,beholdH2009,I will bringמֵבִ֤יאme.Vi'H935strangersזָרִ֔יםza.RimH2114upon you, ThemostH6184ruthlessעָרִיצֵ֖י'a.ri.TzeiH6184of the nationsגּוֹיִ֑םgo.YimH1471.And they will drawH7385their swordsחַרְבוֹתָם֙char.vo.TamH2719AgainstH5921the beautyיְפִ֣יye.FiH3308of your wisdomחָכְמָתֶ֔ךָcha.khe.ma.Te.khaH2451And defileוְחִלְּל֖וּve.chi.le.LuH2490your splendorיִפְעָתֶֽךָ׃yif.'a.Te.khaH3314.

8They will bringיֽוֹרִד֑וּךָyo.ri.Du.khaH3381you downH3381to the pitלַשַּׁ֖חַתla.Sha.chatH7845,And you will dieוָמַ֛תָּהva.Ma.tahH4191thedeathמְמוֹתֵ֥יme.mo.TeiH4463of those who are slainחָלָ֖לcha.LalH2491In the heartבְּלֵ֥בbe.LevH3820of the seasיַמִּֽים׃ya.MimH3220.

9Will you stillהֶאָמֹ֤רhe.'a.MorH559sayתֹּאמַר֙to.MarH559, “I am a godאֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.HimH430,”In the presenceלִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440of your slayerהֹֽרְגֶ֑ךָho.re.Ge.khaH2026,Though you are a manאָדָ֛ם'a.DamH120and not Godאֵ֖ל'elH410,In the handsבְּיַ֥דbe.YadH3027of those who woundמְחַלְלֶֽיךָ׃me.cha.Lei.khaH2490you?

10You will dieתָּמ֖וּתta.MutH4191the deathמוֹתֵ֧יmo.TeiH4194of theuncircumcisedעֲרֵלִ֛ים'a.re.LimH6189By the handבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027of strangersזָרִ֑יםza.RimH2114,For I have spokenדִבַּ֔רְתִּיdi.Bar.tiH1696!’declaresנְאֻ֖םne.'UmH5002the Lordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136 GodH3068!”’”

11Again the wordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068cameוַיְהִ֥יvay.HiH1961to me sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

12“Sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of manאָדָ֕ם'a.DamH120,takeשָׂ֥אsa'H5375up a lamentationקִינָ֖הki.NahH7015overעַל־'al-H5921the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Tyreצ֑וֹרTzorH6865and sayוְאָמַ֣רְתָּve.'a.Mar.taH559to him, ‘Thusכֹּ֤הkohH3541saysאָמַר֙'a.MarH559the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136 GodH3068, “Youhad the sealחוֹתֵ֣םcho.TemH2856of perfectionתָּכְנִ֔יתta.khe.NitH8508,Fullמָלֵ֥אma.Le'H4392of wisdomחָכְמָ֖הchokh.mahH2451and perfectוּכְלִ֥ילu.khe.LilH3632in beautyיֹֽפִי׃Yo.fiH3308.

13You were inEdenבְּעֵ֨דֶןbe.'E.denH5731,the gardenגַּן־gan-H1588of Godאֱלֹהִ֜ים'E.lo.HimH430;Everyכָּל־kol-H3605preciousיְקָרָ֤הye.ka.RahH3368stoneאֶ֨בֶן'E.venH68was your coveringמְסֻכָתֶ֙ךָ֙me.su.kha.Te.khaH4540: Therubyאֹ֣דֶם'O.demH124,the topazפִּטְדָ֞הpit.DahH6357and the diamondוְיָהֲלֹ֗םve.ya.ha.LomH3095;The berylתַּרְשִׁ֥ישׁtar.ShishH8658,the onyxשֹׁ֙הַם֙sho.hamH7718and the jasperוְיָ֣שְׁפֵ֔הve.Ya.she.PehH3471;The lapisH5601lazuliH5601,the turquoiseנֹ֔פֶךְNo.fekhH5306and the emeraldוּבָרְקַ֖תu.va.re.KatH1304;And the goldוְזָהָ֑בve.za.HavH2091,the workmanshipמְלֶ֨אכֶתme.Le.khetH4399of yoursettingsתֻּפֶּ֤יךָtu.Pei.khaH8596andsocketsוּנְקָבֶ֙יךָ֙u.ne.ka.Vei.chaH5345, Was in you.On the dayבְּי֥וֹםbe.YomH3117that you were createdהִבָּרַאֲךָ֖hi.ba.ra.'a.KhaH1254They were preparedכּוֹנָֽנוּ׃ko.Na.nuH3559.

14You were theanointedמִמְשַׁ֖חmi.ShachH4473cherubכְּר֔וּבke.RuvH3742whocoversהַסּוֹכֵ֑ךְha.so.KhekhH5526,And I placedוּנְתַתִּ֗יךָu.ne.ta.Ti.khaH5414you there.You were on the holyקֹ֤דֶשׁKo.deshH6944mountainבְּהַ֨רbe.HarH2022of Godאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430;You walkedהִתְהַלָּֽכְתָּ׃hit.ha.La.khe.taH1980in the midstבְּת֥וֹךְbe.TokhH8432of thestonesאַבְנֵי־'av.nei-H68of fireאֵ֖שׁ'eshH784.

15You wereblamelessתָּמִ֤יםta.MimH8549in your waysבִּדְרָכֶ֔יךָbid.ra.Khei.khaH1870From the dayמִיּ֖וֹםmi.YomH3117you were createdהִבָּֽרְאָ֑ךְhi.ba.re.'AkhH1254Untilעַד־'ad-H5704unrighteousnessH5767was foundנִמְצָ֥אnim.Tza'H4672in you.

16By theabundanceבְּרֹ֣בbe.RoH7230of your tradeרְכֻלָּתְךָ֗re.khu.la.te.KhaH7404You were internallyתוֹכְךָ֛tokh.KhaH8432filledמָל֧וּma.LuH4390with violenceחָמָ֖סcha.MasH2555,And you sinnedוַֽתֶּחֱטָ֑אva.te.che.Ta'H2398;Therefore I have castH2490you as profaneH2490From the mountainמֵהַ֨רme.HarH2022of Godאֱלֹהִ֤ים'E.lo.HimH430.And I have destroyedוָֽאַבֶּדְךָ֙va.'a.bed.KhaH6you, Ocoveringהַסֹּכֵ֔ךְha.so.KhekhH5526cherubכְּר֣וּבke.RuvH3742,From the midstמִתּ֖וֹךְmi.TokhH8432of the stonesאַבְנֵי־'av.nei-H68of fireאֵֽשׁ׃'EshH784.

17Your heartלִבְּךָ֙li.be.KhaH3820was liftedגָּבַ֤הּga.VahH1361up because of yourbeautyבְּיָפְיֶ֔ךָbe.ya.fe.Ye.khaH3308; Youcorruptedשִׁחַ֥תָּshi.Cha.taH7843your wisdomחָכְמָתְךָ֖cha.khe.ma.te.KhaH2451by reasonH5921of your splendorיִפְעָתֶ֑ךָyif.'a.Te.khaH3314.I castהִשְׁלַכְתִּ֗יךָhish.lakh.Ti.khaH7993you to the groundאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776;I putנְתַתִּ֖יךָne.ta.Ti.khaH5414you beforeלִפְנֵ֧יlif.NeiH6440kingsמְלָכִ֛יםme.la.KhimH4428,That they may seeלְרַ֥אֲוָהle.Ra.'a.vahH7200you.

18By the multitudeמֵרֹ֣בme.RoH7230of your iniquitiesעֲוֹנֶ֗יךָ'a.vo.Nei.khaH5771,In the unrighteousnessבְּעֶ֙וֶל֙be.'E.velH5766of your tradeרְכֻלָּ֣תְךָ֔re.khu.La.te.khaH7404You profanedחִלַּ֖לְתָּchi.Lal.taH2490your sanctuariesמִקְדָּשֶׁ֑יךָmik.da.Shei.chaH4720.Therefore I have broughtוָֽאוֹצִא־va.'o.tzi'-H3318fireאֵ֤שׁ'eshH784from the midstמִתּֽוֹכְךָ֙mi.tokh.KhaH8432of you;It has consumedאֲכָלַ֔תְךָ'a.kha.Lat.khaH398you,And I have turnedוָאֶתֶּנְךָ֤va.'e.ten.KhaH5414you toashesלְאֵ֙פֶר֙le.'E.ferH665on the earthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776In the eyesלְעֵינֵ֖יle.'ei.NeiH5869of allכָּל־kol-H3605who seeרֹאֶֽיךָ׃ro.'Ei.khaH7200you.

19Allכָּל־kol-H3605who knowיוֹדְעֶ֙יךָ֙yod.'Ei.khaH3045you among the peoplesבָּֽעַמִּ֔יםba.'a.MimH5971Are appalledשָׁמְמ֖וּsha.me.MuH8074at you;You have becomeהָיִ֔יתָha.Yi.taH1961terrifiedבַּלָּה֣וֹתba.la.HotH1091And you will ceaseוְאֵינְךָ֖ve.'ei.ne.KhaH369to beforeverעַד־ עוֹלָֽם׃ פ'ad- o.LamH5704 H5769.”’”

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