New American Standard Bible 1995

Ezekiel 3:22-27

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.

25As for you, sonבֶן־ven-H1121of manאָדָ֗ם'a.DamH120, they willputנָתְנ֤וּna.te.NuH5414ropesעֲבוֹתִ֔יםa.vo.TimH5688on you and bindוַאֲסָר֖וּךָva.'a.sa.Ru.khaH631you with them so that you cannotוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808goתֵצֵ֖אte.Tze'H3318out amongבְּתוֹכָֽם׃be.to.KhamH8432them.

26Moreover,I will make your tongueוּלְשֽׁוֹנְךָ֙u.le.shon.KhaH3956stickאַדְבִּ֣יק'ad.BikH1692tothe roofH2441of your mouthH2441so that you will be muteוְנֶֽאֱלַ֔מְתָּve.ne.'e.Lam.taH481and cannotוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808be a manלְאִ֣ישׁle.'IshH376who rebukesמוֹכִ֑יחַmo.Khi.achH3198them, for they are a rebelliousמְרִ֖יme.RiH4805houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004.

27Butwhen I speakוּֽבְדַבְּרִ֤יu.ve.da.be.RiH1696to you, I will openאֶפְתַּ֣ח'ef.TachH6605your mouthפִּ֔יךָPi.khaH6310and you will sayוְאָמַרְתָּ֣ve.'a.mar.TaH559to them, ‘Thusכֹּ֥הkohH3541saysאָמַ֖ר'a.MarH559the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GodH3068.’He who hearsהַשֹּׁמֵ֤עַ׀ha.sho.Me.a'H8085,let him hearיִשְׁמָע֙yish.Ma'H8085;and he who refusesוְהֶחָדֵ֣ל׀ve.he.cha.DelH2310,let him refuseיֶחְדָּ֔לyech.DalH2308;for they are a rebelliousמְרִ֖יme.RiH4805houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004.

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