New American Standard Bible 1995

Ezekiel 31:11-16

11therefore I will giveוְאֶ֨תְּנֵ֔הוּve.'E.te.Ne.huH5414it into the handבְּיַ֖דbe.YadH3027of adespotאֵ֣יל'eilH352of the nationsגּוֹיִ֑םgo.YimH1471;he will thoroughlyעָשׂ֤וֹa.SoH6213dealיַֽעֲשֶׂה֙ya.'a.SehH6213with it. According to its wickednessכְּרִשְׁע֖וֹke.rish.'OH7562I havedrivenH1644it awayH1644.

12Alienזָרִ֛יםza.RimH2114tyrantsעָרִיצֵ֥י'a.ri.TzeiH6184of the nationsגוֹיִ֖םgo.YimH1471have cutוַיִּכְרְתֻ֧הוּvai.yikh.re.Tu.huH3772it downH3772and leftוַֽיִּטְּשֻׁ֑הוּvai.yi.te.Shu.huH5203it; on themountainsהֶ֠הָרִיםHe.ha.rimH2022and in allוּבְכָל־u.ve.Khol-H3605the valleysגֵּ֨אָי֜וֹתge.'a.YotH1516its branchesדָלִיּוֹתָ֗יוda.li.yo.TavH1808have fallenנָפְל֣וּna.fe.LuH5307and its boughsפֹֽארֹתָיו֙fo.ro.TavH6288have been brokenוַתִּשָּׁבַ֤רְנָהva.ti.sha.Var.nahH7665in allבְּכֹל֙be.KholH3605the ravinesאֲפִיקֵ֣י'a.fi.KeiH650of the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776.And allכָּל־kol-H3605the peoplesעַמֵּ֥י'a.MeiH5971of the earthהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776havegoneH3381downוַיֵּרְד֧וּvai.ye.re.DuH3381from its shadeמִצִּלּ֛וֹmi.tzi.LoH6738and leftוַֽיִּטְּשֻֽׁהוּ׃Vai.yi.te.Shu.huH5203it.

13On its ruinמַפַּלְתּ֥וֹma.pal.ToH4658allכָּל־kol-H3605thebirdsע֣וֹףofH5775of the heavensהַשָּׁמָ֑יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064will dwellיִשְׁכְּנ֖וּyish.ke.NuH7931,and allכֹּ֖לkolH3605the beastsH2421of the fieldהַשָּׂדֶֽה׃ha.sa.DehH7704will be on its fallenbranchesפֹּארֹתָ֣יוpo.ro.TavH6288

14soלְמַ֡עַןle.Ma.'anH4616that allH3605the treesעֲצֵי־'a.tzei-H6086by the watersH4325may not be exaltedיִגְבְּה֨וּyig.be.HuH1361in their statureH6967,norH3808setיִתְּנ֤וּyi.te.NuH5414their topצַמַּרְתָּם֙tza.mar.TamH6788amongבֵּ֣יןbeinH996thecloudsH5645,norH3808theirwell-wateredשֹׁ֣תֵיSho.teiH8354mightyאֵלֵיהֶ֛ם'e.lei.HemH352ones standיַעַמְד֧וּya.'am.DuH5975erectin their heightבְקוֹמָתָ֜םve.ko.ma.TamH6967.For they have allH3605been givenנִתְּנ֨וּni.te.NuH5414over to deathלַמָּ֜וֶתla.Ma.vetH4194, to theearthאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776beneathתַּחְתִּ֗יתtach.TitH8482,amongבְּת֛וֹךְbe.TokhH8432the sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of menאָדָ֖ם'a.DamH120,with those who goי֥וֹרְדֵיYor.deiH3381downH3381to the pitבֽוֹר׃ סVorH953.”

15‘Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saysאָמַ֞ר'a.MarH559the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136 GodH3068, “On the dayבְּי֨וֹםbe.YomH3117when it wentH3381downרִדְתּ֤וֹrid.ToH3381to Sheolשְׁא֙וֹלָה֙she.'o.lahH7585IcausedH56lamentationsH56;I closedכִּסֵּ֤תִיki.Se.tiH3680thedeepתְּה֔וֹםte.HomH8415overH5921it and heldH4513backH4513its riversנַהֲרוֹתֶ֔יהָna.ha.ro.Tei.haH5104. And itsmanyרַבִּ֑יםra.BimH7227watersמַ֣יִםMa.yimH4325were stoppedוַיִּכָּלְא֖וּvai.yi.kal.'UH3607up, and I made Lebanonלְבָנ֔וֹןle.va.NonH3844mournוָאַקְדִּ֤רva.'ak.DirH6937for it, and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the treesעֲצֵ֥י'a.TzeiH6086of the fieldהַשָּׂדֶ֖הha.sa.DehH7704wiltedH5968awayH5968on accountH5921of it.

16I made the nationsגוֹיִ֔םgo.YimH1471quakeהִרְעַ֣שְׁתִּיhir.'Ash.tiH7493at the soundמִקּ֤וֹלmi.KolH6963of its fallמַפַּלְתּוֹ֙ma.pal.ToH4658when I made itgoH3381downH3381to Sheolשְׁא֖וֹלָהshe.'o.lahH7585with those who goH3381downH3381to the pitב֑וֹרVorH953;and allH3605thewell-wateredשֹׁ֥תֵיSho.teiH8354treesעֲצֵי־'a.tzei-H6086of Edenעֵ֔דֶן'E.denH5731,the choicestמִבְחַ֥רmiv.CharH4005and bestוְטוֹב־ve.tov-H2896ofLebanonלְבָנ֖וֹןle.va.NonH3844, werecomfortedוַיִּנָּ֨חֲמ֜וּvai.yi.Na.cha.MuH5162in the earthבְּאֶ֤רֶץbe.'E.retzH776beneathתַּחְתִּית֙tach.TitH8482.

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