New American Standard Bible 1995

Ezekiel 28:2-8

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.

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