New American Standard Bible 1995

Ezekiel 39:1-16

1“Andyou, sonבֶן־ven-H1121of manאָדָם֙'a.DamH120,prophesyהִנָּבֵ֣אhi.na.Ve'H5012againstעַל־'al-H5921Gogגּ֔וֹגGogH1463and sayוְאָ֣מַרְתָּ֔ve.'A.mar.taH559, ‘Thusכֹּ֥הkohH3541saysאָמַ֖ר'a.MarH559the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GodH3068, “BeholdH2009,I am againstאֵלֶ֙יךָ֙'e.Lei.khaH413you, O Gogגּ֔וֹגGogH1463,princeנְשִׂ֕יאne.Si'H5387of RoshH7220,Meshechמֶ֥שֶׁךְMe.shekhH4902and Tubalוְתֻבָֽל׃ve.tu.ValH8422;

2and I will turnוְשֹׁבַבְתִּ֙יךָ֙ve.shoav.Ti.khaH7725you aroundH7725,driveוְשִׁשֵּׁאתִ֔יךָve.shi.she.Ti.khaH8338you on, takeוְהַעֲלִיתִ֖יךָve.ha.'a.li.Ti.khaH5927you up from the remotestמִיַּרְכְּתֵ֣יmi.yar.ke.TeiH3411partsH3411of the northצָפ֑וֹןtza.FonH6828and bringוַהֲבִאוֹתִ֖ךָva.ha.vi.'o.Ti.khaH935you againstעַל־'al-H5921the mountainsהָרֵ֥יha.ReiH2022of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

3I willstrikeוְהִכֵּיתִ֥יve.hi.kei.TiH5221your bowקַשְׁתְּךָ֖kash.te.ChaH7198from your leftשְׂמֹאולֶ֑ךָse.mo.Le.khaH8040handמִיַּ֣דmi.YadH3027and dashH5307downH5307your arrowsוְחִצֶּ֕יךָve.chi.Tzei.khaH2671from your rightיְמִינְךָ֖ye.mi.ne.KhaH3225handמִיַּ֥דmi.YadH3027.

4You willfallתִּפּ֗וֹלti.PolH5307on the mountainsהָרֵ֨יha.ReiH2022of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לYis.ra.'ElH3478,you and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605your troopsאֲגַפֶּ֔יךָ'a.ga.Pei.khaH102and the peoplesוְעַמִּ֖יםve.'a.MimH5971whoאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834are with you; I will giveנְתַתִּ֥יךָne.ta.Ti.khaH5414you asfoodלְאָכְלָֽה׃le.'okh.LahH402to everyכָּל־kol-H3605kindכָּנָ֛ףka.NafH3671of predatoryלְעֵ֨יטle.'EitH5861birdצִפּ֧וֹרtzi.PorH6833and beastH2421of the fieldהַשָּׂדֶ֖הha.sa.DehH7704.

5You will fallתִּפּ֑וֹלti.PolH5307on theopenפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440fieldהַשָּׂדֶ֖הha.sa.DehH7704;for it is I who have spokenדִבַּ֔רְתִּיdi.Bar.tiH1696,”declaresנְאֻ֖םne.'UmH5002the Lordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136 GodH3068.

6“And I will sendוְשִׁלַּחְתִּי־ve.shi.lach.ti-H7971fireאֵ֣שׁ'eshH784upon Magogבְּמָג֔וֹגbe.ma.GogH4031and those who inhabitוּבְיֹשְׁבֵ֥יu.ve.yo.she.VeiH3427thecoastlandsהָאִיִּ֖יםha.'i.YimH339in safetyלָבֶ֑טַחla.Ve.tachH983;and they will knowוְיָדְע֖וּve.ya.de.'UH3045that I am the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

7“Myholyקָדְשִׁ֜יkod.shiH6944nameשֵׁ֨םshemH8034I will makeאוֹדִ֗יעַ'o.Di.a'H3045knownוְיָדְע֤וּve.ya.de.'UH3045in the midstבְּתוֹךְ֙be.toKhH8432of My peopleעַמִּ֣י'a.MiH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478;and I will not let My holyקָדְשִׁ֖יkod.shiH6944nameשֵׁם־shem-H8034beprofanedאַחֵ֥ל'a.ChelH2490anymoreע֑וֹדodH5750. And thenationsהַגּוֹיִם֙ha.go.YimH1471will knowH3045that I am the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, theHolyקָד֖וֹשׁka.Do.oshH6918OneH6918in Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃be.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

8Beholdהִנֵּ֤הhi.NehH2009,it is comingבָאָה֙va.'AhH935and it shall be doneוְנִֽהְיָ֔תָהve.nih.Ya.tahH1961,”declaresנְאֻ֖םne.'UmH5002the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136 GodH3068. “That is the dayהַיּ֖וֹםhai.YomH3117of whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834I have spokenדִּבַּֽרְתִּי׃di.Bar.tiH1696.

9“Then those who inhabitיֹשְׁבֵ֣י׀yo.she.VeiH3427the citiesעָרֵ֣י'a.ReiH5892of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478willgoוְֽיָצְא֞וּve.ya.tze.'UH3318out and makeH1197firesH1197with the weaponsבְּנֶ֨שֶׁקbe.Ne.shekH5402and burnH8026them,both shieldsוּמָגֵ֤ןu.ma.GenH4043and bucklersוְצִנָּה֙ve.tzi.NahH6793,bowsבְּקֶ֣שֶׁתbe.Ke.shetH7198and arrowsוּבְחִצִּ֔יםu.ve.chi.TzimH2671,warH4731clubsH4731and spearsוּבְרֹ֑מַחu.ve.Ro.machH7420,and for sevenשֶׁ֥בַעShe.va'H7651yearsשָׁנִֽים׃sha.NimH8141they will makeH1197firesאֵ֖שׁ'eshH784of them.

10They will not takeיִשְׂא֨וּyis.'UH5375woodעֵצִ֜ים'e.TzimH6086from the fieldהַשָּׂדֶ֗הha.sa.DehH7704or gatherH2404firewoodH2404from the forestsהַיְּעָרִ֔יםhai.ye.'a.RimH3293,for they will makeיְבַֽעֲרוּ־ye.va.'a.ru-H1197firesאֵ֑שׁ'EshH784with the weaponsבַנֶּ֖שֶׁקva.Ne.shekH5402;and they will takeH7997the spoilH7997of those who despoiledH7997them and seizeH962theplunderH962of those who plunderedH962them,” declaresנְאֻ֖םne.'UmH5002the Lordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136 GodH3068.

11“On that dayבַיּ֣וֹםvai.YomH3117I will giveאֶתֵּ֣ן'e.TenH5414Gogלְגוֹג֩׀le.goyGH1463a burialקֶ֜בֶרKe.verH6913groundמְקֽוֹם־me.kom-H4725thereשָׁ֨םshamH8033in Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,the valleyגֵּ֤יgeiH1516of those who passהָעֹֽבְרִים֙ha.'oe.RimH5674by eastקִדְמַ֣תkid.MatH6926of the seaהַיָּ֔םhai.YamH3220,and it will blockH2629offH2629those who would passהָעֹֽבְרִ֑יםha.'oe.RimH5674by. So they will buryוְקָ֣בְרוּve.Ka.ve.ruH6912Gogגּוֹג֙goyGH1463thereשָׁ֗םShamH8033with allכָּל־kol-H3605hishordeהֲמוֹנ֔וֹha.mo.NoH1995,and they will callוְקָ֣רְא֔וּve.Ka.re.'UH7121itthe valleyגֵּ֖יאgei'H1516ofHamon-gogH1996.

12For sevenשִׁבְעָ֖הshiv.'AhH7651monthsחֳדָשִֽׁים׃cho.da.ShimH2320the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478will be buryingוּקְבָרוּם֙u.ke.va.RumH6912them in orderלְמַ֖עַןle.Ma.'anH4616tocleanseטַהֵ֣רta.HerH2891the landהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776.

13Even allכָּל־kol-H3605the peopleעַ֣ם'amH5971of the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776will buryוְקָֽבְרוּ֙ve.ka.ve.RuH6912them; and it will be to theirrenownלְשֵׁ֑םle.ShemH8034onthe dayי֚וֹםYomH3117that Iglorifyהִכָּ֣בְדִ֔יhi.Ka.ve.DiH3513Myself,” declaresנְאֻ֖םne.'UmH5002the Lordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136 GodH3068.

14“They will setיַבְדִּ֙ילוּ֙yav.Di.luH914apartH914menH376who will constantlyתָמִ֤ידta.MidH8548passH5674through the landבָּאָ֔רֶץba.'A.retzH776,buryingמְקַבְּרִ֣יםme.ka.be.RimH6912those who were passingH5674throughH5674,evenH853those leftהַנּוֹתָרִ֛יםha.no.ta.RimH3498on the surfaceפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440of the groundהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776,in order to cleanseלְטַֽהֲרָ֑הּle.ta.ha.RahH2891it. At the endמִקְצֵ֥הmik.TzehH7097of sevenשִׁבְעָֽה־shiv.'ah-H7651monthsחֳדָשִׁ֖יםcho.da.ShimH2320they will makeH2713a searchיַחְקֹֽרוּ׃yach.Ko.ruH2713.

15As those who passוְעָבְר֤וּve.'a.ve.RuH5674through the landבָּאָ֔רֶץba.'A.retzH776passהָעֹֽבְרִים֙ha.'oe.RimH5674throughH5674and anyone seesוְרָאָה֙ve.ra.'AhH7200a man’sאָדָ֔ם'a.DamH120boneעֶ֣צֶם'E.tzemH6106, then he willsetוּבָנָ֥הu.va.NahH1129up a markerצִיּ֑וּןtzi.YunH6725by it untilעַ֣ד'adH5704the buriersקָבְר֤וּka.ve.RuH6912have buriedהַֽמְקַבְּרִ֔יםham.ka.be.RimH6912it in the valleyגֵּ֖יאgei'H1516ofHamon-gogH1996.

16And evenוְגַ֥םve.GamH1571thenameשֶׁם־shem-H8034of thecityעִ֛יר'irH5892will be Hamonahהֲמוֹנָ֖הha.mo.NahH1997.So they will cleanseוְטִהֲר֥וּve.ti.ha.RuH2891the landהָאָֽרֶץ׃ סha.'A.retzH776.”’

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