New American Standard Bible 1995

Ezekiel 3:16-24

16At the endמִקְצֵ֖הmik.TzehH7097of sevenשִׁבְעַ֣תshiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִ֑ים פya.MimH3117the wordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068cameH1961to me, sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

17“Sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of manאָדָ֕ם'a.DamH120,I have appointedנְתַתִּ֖יךָne.ta.Ti.khaH5414you awatchmanצֹפֶ֥הtzo.PehH6822to the houseלְבֵ֣יתle.VeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478;whenever you hearוְשָׁמַעְתָּ֤ve.sha.ma'.TaH8085a wordדָּבָ֔רda.VarH1697from My mouthמִפִּי֙mi.PiH6310,warnוְהִזְהַרְתָּ֥ve.hiz.har.TaH2094them from Me.

18When I sayבְּאָמְרִ֤יbe.'a.me.RiH559to the wickedלָֽרָשָׁע֙la.ra.Sha'H7563, ‘You will surelyמ֣וֹתMotH4191dieתָּמ֔וּתta.MutH4191,’and you do not warnהִזְהַרְתּ֗וֹhiz.har.ToH2094him or speakדִבַּ֛רְתָּdi.Bar.taH1696out to warnלְהַזְהִ֥ירle.haz.HirH2094the wickedרָשָׁ֛עra.Sha'H7563from his wickedהָרְשָׁעָ֖הha.re.sha.'AhH7563wayמִדַּרְכּ֥וֹmi.dar.KoH1870that he may liveלְחַיֹּת֑וֹle.chai.yo.ToH2421,that wickedרָשָׁע֙ra.Sha'H7563manH7563shall dieיָמ֔וּתya.MutH4191in his iniquityבַּעֲוֹנ֣וֹba.'a.vo.NoH5771, but hisbloodוְדָמ֖וֹve.da.MoH1818I will requireאֲבַקֵּֽשׁ׃'a.va.KeshH1245at your handמִיָּדְךָ֥mi.ya.de.KhaH3027.

19Yet ifכִּֽי־ki-H3588you havewarnedהִזְהַ֣רְתָּhiz.Har.taH2094the wickedרָשָׁ֔עra.Sha'H7563and he does not turnשָׁב֙shavH7725from his wickednessמֵֽרִשְׁע֔וֹme.rish.'OH7562or from his wickedהָרְשָׁעָ֑הha.re.sha.'AhH7563wayוּמִדַּרְכּ֖וֹu.mi.dar.KoH1870,he shall dieיָמ֔וּתya.MutH4191in his iniquityבַּעֲוֹנ֣וֹba.'a.vo.NoH5771; but you havedeliveredהִצַּֽלְתָּ׃ סhi.Tzal.taH5337yourselfנַפְשְׁךָ֥naf.she.KhaH5315.

20Again,when a righteousצַדִּ֤יקtza.DikH6662manH6662turnsH7725awayוּבְשׁ֨וּבu.ve.ShuvH7725from his righteousnessמִצִּדְקוֹ֙mi.tzid.KoH6664and commitsוְעָ֣שָׂהve.'A.sahH6213iniquityעָ֔וֶל'A.velH5766,and I placeוְנָתַתִּ֥יve.na.ta.TiH5414anobstacleמִכְשׁ֛וֹלmikh.SholH4383beforeלְפָנָ֖יוle.fa.NavH6440him, he will dieיָמ֑וּתya.MutH4191;sinceכִּ֣יkiH3588you have not warnedהִזְהַרְתּוֹ֙hiz.har.ToH2094him, he shall dieיָמ֔וּתya.MutH4191in his sinבְּחַטָּאת֣וֹbe.cha.ta.ToH2403,and his righteousH6666deedsH6666whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834he has doneעָשָׂ֔ה'a.SahH6213shall not be rememberedתִזָּכַ֗רְןָti.za.Khar.naH2142;but his bloodוְדָמ֖וֹve.da.MoH1818I will requireאֲבַקֵּֽשׁ׃'a.va.KeshH1245at your handמִיָּדְךָ֥mi.ya.de.KhaH3027.

21However, ifכִּ֧יkiH3588you havewarnedהִזְהַרְתּ֣וֹhiz.har.ToH2094the righteousצַדִּ֗יקtza.DikH6662manH6662that the righteousצַדִּ֖יקtza.DikH6662should not sinחֲטֹ֛אcha.To'H2398and he does not sinחָטָ֑אcha.Ta'H2398,he shall surelyחָי֤וֹcha.YoH2421liveיִֽחְיֶה֙yich.YehH2421becauseכִּ֣יkiH3588he tookH2094warningנִזְהָ֔רniz.HarH2094;and you have deliveredהִצַּֽלְתָּ׃ סhi.Tzal.taH5337yourselfנַפְשְׁךָ֥naf.she.KhaH5315.”

22The handיַד־yad-H3027of the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068was on me thereשָׁ֖םshamH8033,and He saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to me, “Getק֥וּםkumH6965up, goצֵא֙tze'H3318out to the plainהַבִּקְעָ֔הha.bik.'AhH1237,and thereוְשָׁ֖םve.ShamH8033I willspeakאֲדַבֵּ֥ר'a.da.BerH1696to you.”

23So I gotוָאָקוּם֮va.'a.KumH6965up and wentוָאֵצֵ֣אva.'e.Tze'H3318out to the plainהַבִּקְעָה֒ha.bik.'AhH1237;and beholdוְהִנֵּה־ve.hi.neh-H2009, thegloryכְּבוֹד־ke.Vod-H3519of the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068was standingעֹמֵ֔ד'o.MedH5975thereשָׁ֤םshamH8033,like the gloryכַּכָּב֕וֹדka.ka.VodH3519whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834I sawרָאִ֖יתִיra.'I.tiH7200by the riverנְהַר־ne.har-H5104Chebarכְּבָ֑רke.VarH3529,and I fellוָאֶפֹּ֖לva.'e.PolH5307on my faceפָּנָֽי׃pa.NaiH6440.

24TheSpiritר֔וּחַRu.achH7307then enteredוַתָּבֹא־va.ta.vo'-H935me and made me standוַתַּעֲמִדֵ֖נִיva.ta.'a.mi.De.niH5975on my feetרַגְלָ֑יrag.LaiH7272,and He spokeוַיְדַבֵּ֤רvay.da.BerH1696with me and saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to me, “Goבֹּ֥אbo'H935,shutהִסָּגֵ֖רhi.sa.GerH5462yourself up in your houseבֵּיתֶֽךָ׃bei.Te.khaH1004.

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