New American Standard Bible 1995

Ezekiel 6:2-10

2“Sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of manאָדָ֕ם'a.DamH120,setשִׂ֥יםsimH7760your faceפָּנֶ֖יךָpa.Nei.khaH6440towardאֶל־'el-H413themountainsהָרֵ֣יha.ReiH2022of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,and prophesyוְהִנָּבֵ֖אve.hi.na.Ve'H5012againstאֲלֵיהֶֽם׃'a.lei.HemH413them

3and sayוְאָ֣מַרְתָּ֔ve.'A.mar.taH559, ‘Mountainsהָרֵי֙ha.ReiH2022of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,listenשִׁמְע֖וּshim.'UH8085to the wordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GodH3068!Thusכֹּה־koh-H3541saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GodH3068to the mountainsלֶהָרִ֨יםle.ha.RimH2022,the hillsוְלַגְּבָע֜וֹתve.la.ge.va.'otH1389,the ravinesלָאֲפִיקִ֣יםla.'a.fi.KimH650and the valleysוְלַגֵּאָי֗וֹתve.la.ge.'a.yotH1516: “Beholdהִנְנִ֨יhi.NiH2009,I Myselfאֲנִ֜י'a.NiH589am going to bringמֵבִ֤יאme.Vi'H935a swordחֶ֔רֶבChe.revH2719on you, andI will destroyוְאִבַּדְתִּ֖יve.'i.bad.TiH6your highבָּמֽוֹתֵיכֶֽם׃ba.Mo.tei.KhemH1116placesH1116.

4So youraltarsמִזְבְּח֣וֹתֵיכֶ֔םmiz.be.Cho.tei.KhemH4196will becomeH8074desolateוְנָשַׁ֙מּוּ֙ve.na.Sha.muH8074and your incenseחַמָּֽנֵיכֶ֑םcha.ma.nei.KhemH2553altarsH2553will be smashedוְנִשְׁבְּר֖וּve.nish.be.RuH7665;and I will make your slainחַלְלֵיכֶ֔םcha.lei.KhemH2491fallוְהִפַּלְתִּי֙ve.hi.pal.TiH5307in frontלִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440of your idolsגִּלּוּלֵיכֶֽם׃gi.lu.lei.KhemH1544.

5I will also layוְנָתַתִּ֗יve.na.ta.TiH5414the deadH6297bodiesH6297of the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478in frontלִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440of their idolsגִּלּֽוּלֵיהֶ֑םgi.lu.lei.HemH1544;and I will scatterוְזֵרִיתִי֙ve.ze.ri.TiH2219yourbonesעַצְמ֣וֹתֵיכֶ֔םatz.Mo.tei.KhemH6106aroundסְבִיב֖וֹתse.vi.VotH5439your altarsמִזְבְּחוֹתֵיכֶֽם׃miz.be.cho.tei.KhemH4196.

6In allבְּכֹל֙be.KholH3605your dwellingsמוֹשְׁב֣וֹתֵיכֶ֔םmo.she.Vo.tei.KhemH4186,citiesהֶעָרִ֣יםhe.'a.RimH5892will becomeH2717wasteתֶּחֱרַ֔בְנָהte.che.Rav.nahH2717and the highוְהַבָּמ֖וֹתve.ha.ba.MotH1116placesH1116will be desolateH8074,that your altarsמִזְבְּחֽוֹתֵיכֶ֗םmiz.be.cho.tei.KhemH4196may becomeH2717wasteיֶחֶרְב֨וּye.cher.VuH2717anddesolateוְיֶאְשְׁמ֜וּve.ye'.she.MuH816, youridolsגִּלּ֣וּלֵיכֶ֔םgi.Lu.lei.KhemH1544may be brokenוְנִשְׁבְּר֤וּve.nish.be.RuH7665and broughtH7673to an endH7673,your incenseחַמָּ֣נֵיכֶ֔םcha.Ma.nei.KhemH2553altarsH2553may be cutוְנִגְדְּעוּ֙ve.nig.de.'UH1438downH1438,and your worksמַעֲשֵׂיכֶֽם׃ma.'a.sei.KhemH4639may be blottedוְנִמְח֖וּve.nim.ChuH4229out.

7The slainחָלָ֖לcha.LalH2491will fallוְנָפַ֥לve.na.FalH5307amongבְּתֽוֹכְכֶ֑םbe.tokh.KhemH8432you, and you will knowוִֽידַעְתֶּ֖םvi.da'.TemH3045that I am the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

8“However, I will leaveוְהוֹתַרְתִּ֗יve.ho.tar.TiH3498aremnantH3498,for you will haveבִּהְי֥וֹתbih.YotH1961those whoH6412escapedפְּלִ֥יטֵיpe.Li.teiH6412the swordחֶ֖רֶבChe.revH2719among the nationsבַּגּוֹיִ֑םba.go.YimH1471when you are scatteredבְּהִזָּרֽוֹתֵיכֶ֖םbe.hi.za.ro.tei.KhemH2219among the countriesבָּאֲרָצֽוֹת׃ba.'a.ra.TzotH776.

9Then those of you whoH6412escapeפְלִֽיטֵיכֶ֜םfe.li.tei.KhemH6412willrememberוְזָכְר֨וּve.za.khe.RuH2142Me among the nationsבַּגּוֹיִם֮ba.go.YimH1471to whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834they will be carriedH7617captiveנִשְׁבּוּ־nish.bu-H7617,howאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834I havebeen hurtנִשְׁבַּ֜רְתִּיnish.Bar.tiH7665by their adulterousH2181heartsלִבָּ֣םli.BamH3820whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834turnedסָר֙sarH5493awayH5493from Me, and by their eyesעֵֽינֵיהֶ֔ם'ei.nei.HemH5869which playedH2181the harlotH2181afterאַחֲרֵ֖י'a.cha.ReiH310their idolsגִּלּֽוּלֵיהֶ֑םgi.lu.lei.HemH1544; and they willloatheוְנָקֹ֙טּוּ֙ve.na.Ko.tuH6962themselves in their own sightבִּפְנֵיהֶ֔םbif.nei.HemH6440for the evilsH7463whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834they have committedעָשׂ֔וּ'a.SuH6213,for allלְכֹ֖לle.KholH3605their abominationsתּוֹעֲבֹתֵיהֶֽם׃to.'a.vo.tei.HemH8441.

10Then they will knowוְיָדְע֖וּve.ya.de.'UH3045that I am the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068;I have not saidדִּבַּ֔רְתִּיdi.Bar.tiH1696in vainחִנָּם֙chi.NamH2600that I would inflictלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתla.'a.SotH6213thisH2088disasterH7463on them.”’

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