New American Standard Bible 1995

Ezekiel 36:1-8

1“And you, sonבֶן־ven-H1121of manאָדָ֔ם'a.DamH120,prophesyהִנָּבֵ֖אhi.na.Ve'H5012to the mountainsהָרֵ֣יha.ReiH2022of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478and sayוְאָ֣מַרְתָּ֔ve.'A.mar.taH559, ‘O mountainsהָרֵי֙ha.ReiH2022of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,hearשִׁמְע֖וּshim.'UH8085the wordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

2Thusכֹּ֤הkohH3541saysאָמַר֙'a.MarH559the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GodH3068, “Becauseיַ֣עַןYa.'anH3282the enemyH340has spokenאָמַ֧ר'a.MarH559againstעֲלֵיכֶ֖ם'a.lei.KhemH5921you, ‘Ahaהֶאָ֑חhe.'AchH1889!’and, ‘The everlastingעוֹלָ֔םo.LamH5769heightsוּבָמ֣וֹתu.va.MotH1116have becomeהָ֥יְתָהHa.ye.tahH1961our possessionלְמֽוֹרָשָׁ֖הle.mo.ra.ShahH4181,’

3thereforeלָכֵן֙la.KhenH3651prophesyהִנָּבֵ֣אhi.na.Ve'H5012and sayוְאָמַרְתָּ֔ve.'a.mar.TaH559, ‘Thusכֹּ֥הkohH3541saysאָמַ֖ר'a.MarH559the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136 GodH3068, “For good reasonH3282they have madeH8074youdesolateשַׁמּוֹת֩sha.mOtH8074and crushedוְשָׁאֹ֨ףve.sha.'OfH7602you from everyH5439sideH5439,that you would becomeלִֽהְיוֹתְכֶ֤םlih.yot.KhemH1961a possessionמֽוֹרָשָׁה֙mo.ra.ShahH4181of the restלִשְׁאֵרִ֣יתlish.'e.RitH7611of the nationsהַגּוֹיִ֔םha.go.YimH1471and you have been takenוַתֵּֽעֲל֛וּva.te.'a.LuH5927up in thetalkשְׂפַ֥תse.FatH8193and the whisperingוְדִבַּת־ve.di.bat-H1681of the peopleעָֽם׃'AmH5971.”’”

4Thereforeלָכֵן֙la.KhenH3651, Omountainsהָרֵ֣יha.ReiH2022of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,hearשִׁמְע֖וּshim.'UH8085the wordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136 GodH3068.Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136 GodH3068to the mountainsלֶהָרִ֨יםle.ha.RimH2022and to the hillsוְלַגְּבָע֜וֹתve.la.ge.va.'otH1389,to the ravinesלָאֲפִיקִ֣יםla.'a.fi.KimH650and to the valleysוְלַגֵּאָי֗וֹתve.la.ge.'a.YotH1516,to the desolateH8074wastesוְלֶחֳרָב֤וֹתve.le.cho.ra.VotH2723and to the forsakenהַנֶּעֱזָב֔וֹתha.ne.'e.za.VotH5800citiesוְלֶעָרִ֣יםve.le.'a.RimH5892whichאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834have becomeהָי֤וּha.YuH1961apreyלְבַז֙le.VazH957and a derisionוּלְלַ֔עַגu.le.La.'agH3933to the restלִשְׁאֵרִ֥יתlish.'e.RitH7611of the nationsהַגּוֹיִ֖םha.go.YimH1471whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834are roundמִסָּבִֽיב׃ סmi.sa.VivH5439aboutH5439,

5thereforeלָכֵ֗ןla.KhenH3651thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saysאָמַר֮'a.MarH559the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136 GodH3068, “Surelyאִם־ לֹ֠א'im- lo'H518 H3808in the fireבְּאֵ֨שׁbe.'EshH784of Myjealousyקִנְאָתִ֥יkin.'a.TiH7068I have spokenדִבַּ֛רְתִּיdi.Bar.tiH1696againstעַל־'al-H5921therestשְׁאֵרִ֥יתshe.'e.RitH7611of the nationsהַגּוֹיִ֖םha.go.YimH1471,and againstוְעַל־ve.'al-H5921allכֻּלָּ֑אku.La'H3605EdomH112,whoאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834appropriatedנָתְנֽוּ־na.te.nu-H5414My landאַרְצִ֣י׀'ar.TziH776for themselves as a possessionלְמ֨וֹרָשָׁ֜הle.Mo.ra.ShahH4181with wholeheartedכָּל־ לֵבָב֙kol- le.VavH3605 H3824joyבְּשִׂמְחַ֤תbe.sim.ChatH8057andwith scornבִּשְׁאָ֣טbish.'AtH7589of soulנֶ֔פֶשׁNe.feshH5315,to driveH1644it out for a preyלָבַֽז׃la.VazH957.”

6Thereforeלָכֵ֕ןla.KhenH3651prophesyהִנָּבֵ֖אhi.na.Ve'H5012concerningעַל־'al-H5921the landאַדְמַ֣ת'ad.MatH127of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478and sayוְאָמַרְתָּ֡ve.'a.mar.TaH559to the mountainsלֶהָרִ֣יםle.ha.RimH2022and to the hillsוְ֠לַגְּבָעוֹתVe.la.ge.va.'otH1389,to the ravinesלָאֲפִיקִ֨יםla.'a.fi.KimH650and to the valleysוְלַגֵּאָי֜וֹתve.la.ge.'a.YotH1516, “Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saysאָמַ֣ר׀'a.MarH559the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136 GodH3068, ‘BeholdH2009,I have spokenדִּבַּ֔רְתִּיdi.Bar.tiH1696in My jealousyבְקִנְאָתִ֤יve.kin.'a.TiH7068and in My wrathוּבַחֲמָתִי֙u.va.cha.ma.TiH2534becauseיַ֛עַןYa.'anH3282you haveenduredנְשָׂאתֶֽם׃ne.sa.TemH5375the insultsכְּלִמַּ֥תke.li.MatH3639of the nationsגּוֹיִ֖םgo.YimH1471.’

7Thereforeלָכֵ֗ןla.KhenH3651thusכֹּ֤הkohH3541saysאָמַר֙'a.MarH559the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136 GodH3068, ‘I haveswornנָשָׂ֣אתִי יָדִ֑יna.Sa.ti ya.DiH5375 H3027that surelyאִם־ לֹ֤א'im- lo'H518 H3808the nationsהַגּוֹיִם֙ha.go.YimH1471whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834are aroundמִסָּבִ֔יבmi.sa.VivH5439you will themselvesהֵ֖מָּהHe.mahH1992endureיִשָּֽׂאוּ׃yi.Sa.'uH5375their insultsכְּלִמָּתָ֥םke.li.ma.TamH3639.

8But you, O mountainsהָרֵ֤יha.ReiH2022of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478, you willputתִּתֵּ֔נוּti.Te.nuH5414forth your branchesעַנְפְּכֶ֣ם'an.pe.KhemH6057and bearתִּשְׂא֖וּtis.'UH5375your fruitוּפֶרְיְכֶ֥םu.fer.ye.KhemH6529for My peopleלְעַמִּ֣יle.'a.MiH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478;for they will soonקֵרְב֖וּke.re.VuH7126comeלָבֽוֹא׃la.Vo'H935.

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