New American Standard Bible 1995

Ezekiel 3:1-11

1Then He saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to me, “Sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of manאָדָ֕ם'a.DamH120,eatאֱכ֑וֹל'e.KholH398whatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834you findתִּמְצָ֖אtim.Tza'H4672;eatאֱכוֹל֙'e.khOlH398thisH2088scrollהַמְּגִלָּ֣הha.me.gi.LahH4039,and goוְלֵ֥ךְve.LekhH1980,speakדַּבֵּ֖רda.BerH1696to the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.”

2So Iopenedוָאֶפְתַּ֖חva.'ef.TachH6605my mouthפִּ֑יPiH6310,and He fedוַיַּ֣אֲכִלֵ֔נִיvai.Ya.'a.khi.Le.niH398me thisH2088scrollהַמְּגִלָּ֥הha.me.gi.LahH4039.

3He saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to me, “Sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of manאָדָם֙'a.DamH120,feedתַֽאֲכֵל֙ta.'a.KhelH398your stomachבִּטְנְךָ֤bit.ne.KhaH990andfillתְמַלֵּ֔אte.ma.Le'H4390yourbodyוּמֵעֶ֣יךָu.me.'Ei.khaH4578with thisH2088scrollהַמְּגִלָּ֣הha.me.gi.LahH4039whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834I am givingנֹתֵ֣ןno.TenH5414you.” Then Iateוָאֹ֣כְלָ֔הva.'O.khe.LahH398it, and it was sweetלְמָתֽוֹק׃ פle.ma.TokH4966ashoneyכִּדְבַ֥שׁkid.VashH1706in my mouthבְּפִ֖יbe.FiH6310.

4Then He saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to me, “Sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of manאָדָ֗ם'a.DamH120,goלֶךְ־ בֹּא֙lekh- bo'H1980 H935to the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478and speakוְדִבַּרְתָּ֥ve.di.bar.TaH1696with My wordsבִדְבָרַ֖יvid.va.RaiH1697to them.

5Foryou are not being sentשָׁל֑וּחַsha.Lu.achH7971to a peopleעַ֨ם'amH5971ofunintelligibleעִמְקֵ֥י'im.KeiH6012speechשָׂפָ֛הsa.FahH8193or difficultוְכִבְדֵ֥יve.khiv.DeiH3515languageלָשׁ֖וֹןla.ShonH3956, butto the houseבֵּ֖יתbeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478,

6norH3808to manyרַבִּ֗יםra.BimH7227peoplesעַמִּ֣ים'a.MimH5971ofunintelligibleעִמְקֵ֤י'im.KeiH6012speechשָׂפָה֙sa.FahH8193or difficultוְכִבְדֵ֣יve.khiv.DeiH3515languageלָשׁ֔וֹןla.ShonH3956,whoseאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834wordsדִּבְרֵיהֶ֑םdiv.rei.HemH1697you cannotH3808understandתִשְׁמַ֖עtish.Ma'H8085.But I have sentשְׁלַחְתִּ֔יךָshe.lach.Ti.khaH7971you to themwho should listenיִשְׁמְע֥וּyish.me.'UH8085to you;

7yet the houseוּבֵ֣יתu.VeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478will not be willingיֹאבוּ֙yo.VuH14to listenלִשְׁמֹ֣עַlish.Mo.a'H8085to you, sinceכִּֽי־ki-H3588they arenot willingאֹבִ֖ים'o.VimH14to listenלִשְׁמֹ֣עַlish.Mo.a'H8085to Me. Surelyכִּ֚יkiH3588the wholeכָּל־kol-H3605houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478isstubbornחִזְקֵי־ מֵ֥צַחchiz.kei- Me.tzachH2389 H4696and obstinateוּקְשֵׁי־ לֵ֖בu.ke.shei- levH7186 H3820.

8Beholdהִנֵּ֨הhi.NehH2009,I have madeנָתַ֧תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414your faceפָּנֶ֛יךָpa.Nei.khaH6440as hardחֲזָקִ֖יםcha.za.KimH2389as their facesפְּנֵיהֶ֑םpe.nei.HemH6440and your foreheadמִצְחֲךָ֥mitz.cha.KhaH4696as hardחָזָ֖קcha.ZakH2389as their foreheadsמִצְחָֽם׃mitz.ChamH4696.

9Likeemeryכְּשָׁמִ֛ירke.sha.MirH8068harderחָזָ֥קcha.ZakH2389thanH4480flintמִצֹּ֖רmi.TzorH6864I have madeנָתַ֣תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414your foreheadמִצְחֶ֑ךָmitz.Che.khaH4696.Do not be afraidתִירָ֤אti.Ra'H3372of them or be dismayedתֵחַ֣תte.ChatH2865beforeמִפְּנֵיהֶ֔םmi.pe.nei.HemH4480 H6440them, thoughכִּ֛יkiH3588they are a rebelliousמְרִ֖יme.RiH4805houseבֵּֽית־beit-H1004.”

10Moreover, He saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to me, “Sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of manאָדָ֕ם'a.DamH120,takeקַ֥חkachH3947into your heartבִּֽלְבָבְךָ֖bil.va.ve.KhaH3824allכָּל־kol-H3605Mywordsדְּבָרַי֙de.va.RaiH1697whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834I will speakאֲדַבֵּ֣ר'a.da.BerH1696to you and listenשְׁמָֽע׃she.Ma'H8085closelyוּבְאָזְנֶ֥יךָu.ve.'a.ze.Nei.khaH241.

11Goוְלֵ֨ךְve.LekhH1980to the exilesהַגּוֹלָה֙ha.go.LahH1473,to the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of your peopleעַמֶּ֔ךָ'a.Me.khaH5971,and speakוְדִבַּרְתָּ֤ve.di.bar.TaH1696to them and tellוְאָמַרְתָּ֣ve.'a.mar.TaH559them, whetherאִֽם־'im-H518they listenיִשְׁמְע֖וּyish.me.'UH8085orוְאִם־ve.'im-H518not, ‘Thusכֹּ֥הkohH3541saysאָמַ֖ר'a.MarH559the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GodH3068.’”

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