New American Standard Bible 1995

Ezekiel 7

Punishment for Wickedness Foretold

1Moreover, the wordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068cameוַיְהִ֥יvay.HiH1961to me sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

2“And you, sonבֶן־ven-H1121of manאָדָ֗ם'a.DamH120,thusכֹּה־koh-H3541saysאָמַ֞ר'a.MarH559the Lordאֲדֹנָ֧י'a.do.NaiH136GodH3068to the landלְאַדְמַ֥תle.'ad.MatH127of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478, ‘Anendקֵ֑ץKetzH7093!The endהַקֵּ֔ץha.KetzH7093is comingבָּ֣אba'H935on the fourאַרְבַּ֖ע'ar.ba.'atH702cornersכַּנְפ֥וֹתkan.FotH3671of the landהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

3Nowעַתָּה֙'a.TahH6258the endהַקֵּ֣ץha.KetzH7093is upon you, and I will sendוְשִׁלַּחְתִּ֤יve.shi.lach.TiH7971My angerאַפִּי֙'a.PiH639against you; I will judgeוּשְׁפַטְתִּ֖יךְu.she.fa.TikhH8199you according to your waysכִּדְרָכָ֑יִךְkid.ra.Kha.yikhH1870and bringוְנָתַתִּ֣יve.na.ta.TiH5414allכָּל־kol-H3605your abominationsתּוֹעֲבֹתָֽיִךְ׃to.'a.vo.Ta.yikhH8441upon you.

4For My eyeעֵינִ֛י'ei.NiH5869will haveH2347noוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808pityH2347on you, norוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808will I spareאֶחְמ֑וֹל'ech.MolH2550you, but I willbringאֶתֵּ֗ן'e.TenH5414your waysדְרָכַ֜יִךְde.ra.Kha.yikhH1870upon you, and your abominationsוְתוֹעֲבוֹתַ֙יִךְ֙ve.to.'a.vo.Ta.yikhH8441will be amongבְּתוֹכֵ֣ךְbe.to.KhekhH8432you; then you willknowוִידַעְתֶּ֖םvi.da'.TemH3045that I am the Lordיְהוָֽה׃ פYah.wehH3068!’

5“Thusכֹּ֥הkohH3541saysאָמַ֖ר'a.MarH559the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GodH3068, ‘AdisasterH7463,uniqueאַחַ֥ת'a.ChatH259disasterH7463,beholdהִנֵּ֥הhi.NehH2009it is comingבָאָֽה׃va.'AhH935!

6An endקֵ֣ץketzH7093is comingבָּ֔אBa'H935;the endהַקֵּ֖ץha.KetzH7093has comeבָּ֥אba'H935! It hasawakenedH7019againstאֵלָ֑יִךְ'e.La.yikhH413you; beholdהִנֵּ֖הhi.NehH2009,it has comeבָּאָֽה׃ba.'AhH935!

7Your doomהַצְּפִירָ֛הha.tze.fi.RahH6843has comeבָּ֧אָהBa.'ahH935to you, O inhabitantיוֹשֵׁ֣בyo.ShevH3427of the landהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776. Thetimeהָעֵ֗תha.'EtH6256has comeבָּ֣אba'H935, thedayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117is nearקָר֛וֹבka.RovH7138--tumultמְהוּמָ֖הme.hu.MahH4103ratherH3808thanH3808joyfulH1906shoutingH1906on the mountainsהָרִֽים׃ha.RimH2022.

8Nowעַתָּ֣ה'a.TahH6258I will shortlyמִקָּר֗וֹבmi.ka.RovH7138pourאֶשְׁפּ֤וֹךְ'esh.PokhH8210out My wrathחֲמָתִי֙cha.ma.TiH2534on you and spendוְכִלֵּיתִ֤יve.khi.lei.TiH3615My angerאַפִּי֙'a.PiH639against you;judgeוּשְׁפַטְתִּ֖יךְu.she.fa.TikhH8199you according to your waysכִּדְרָכָ֑יִךְkid.ra.Kha.yikhH1870and bringוְנָתַתִּ֣יve.na.ta.TiH5414on you allכָּל־kol-H3605your abominationsתּוֹעֲבוֹתָֽיִךְ׃to.'a.vo.Ta.yikhH8441.

9My eyeעֵינִ֖י'ei.NiH5869will showH2347noוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808pityH2347norוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808will I spareאֶחְמ֑וֹל'ech.MolH2550. I willrepayאֶתֵּ֗ן'e.TenH5414you according to your waysכִּדְרָכַ֜יִךְkid.ra.Kha.yikhH1870,while your abominationsוְתוֹעֲבוֹתַ֙יִךְ֙ve.to.'a.vo.Ta.yikhH8441are in your midstבְּתוֹכֵ֣ךְbe.to.KhekhH8432;then you will knowוִֽידַעְתֶּ֕םvi.da'.TemH3045that I, the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,do the smitingמַכֶּֽה׃ma.KehH5221.

10‘Beholdהִנֵּ֥הhi.NehH2009,the dayהַיּ֖וֹםhai.YomH3117!Beholdהִנֵּ֣הhi.NehH2009,it is comingבָאָ֑הva.'AhH935! Yourdoomהַצְּפִרָ֔הha.tze.fi.RahH6843has goneH3318forthיָֽצְאָה֙ya.tze.'AhH3318; therodהַמַּטֶּ֔הha.ma.TehH4294has buddedצָ֚ץtzatzH6692,arroganceהַזָּדֽוֹן׃ha.za.DonH2087has blossomedפָּרַ֖חpa.RachH6524.

11Violenceהֶחָמָ֥ס׀he.cha.MasH2555has grownקָ֖םkamH6965into a rodלְמַטֵּה־le.ma.teh-H4294ofwickednessרֶ֑שַׁעRe.sha'H7562.Noneלֹא־lo'-H3808of them shall remain,noneוְלֹ֧אve.Lo'H3808of their peopleמֵהֲמוֹנָ֛םme.ha.mo.NamH1995,noneוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808of theirwealthמֶהֱמֵהֶ֖םme.he.me.HemH1991,norוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808anything eminentנֹ֥הַּNo.ahH5089among them.

12Thetimeהָעֵת֙ha.'EtH6256has comeבָּ֤אba'H935,the dayהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117has arrivedהִגִּ֣יעַhi.Gi.a'H5060. Let not thebuyerהַקּוֹנֶה֙ha.ko.NehH7069rejoiceיִשְׂמָ֔חyis.MachH8055norH408the sellerוְהַמּוֹכֵ֖רve.ha.mo.KherH4376mournיִתְאַבָּ֑לyit.'a.BalH56; forwrathחָר֖וֹןcha.RonH2740is againstאֶל־'el-H413allכָּל־kol-H3605their multitudeהֲמוֹנָֽהּ׃ha.mo.NahH1995.

13IndeedH3588,the sellerהַמּוֹכֵ֗רha.mo.KherH4376will notregainיָשׁ֔וּבya.ShuvH7725whatH4465he soldH4465as longוְע֥וֹדve.'odH5750as they bothliveH2421 H2425;for the visionחָז֤וֹןcha.ZonH2377regardingH413allכָּל־kol-H3605their multitudeהֲמוֹנָהּ֙ha.mo.NahH1995will notbe avertedיָשׁ֔וּבya.ShuvH7725,norH3808will anyוְאִ֧ישׁve.'IshH376of them maintainיִתְחַזָּֽקוּ׃yit.cha.Za.kuH2388his lifeH2421by his iniquityבַּעֲוֹנ֛וֹba.'a.vo.NoH5771.

14‘They haveblownתָּקְע֤וּta.ke.'UH8628the trumpetבַתָּק֙וֹעַ֙va.ta.Ko.a'H8619and madeH3559everythingהַכֹּ֔לha.KolH3605readyH3559,but noH369oneH369is goingהֹלֵ֖ךְho.LekhH1980to the battleלַמִּלְחָמָ֑הla.mil.cha.MahH4421,for My wrathחֲרוֹנִ֖יcha.ro.NiH2740is againstאֶל־'el-H413allכָּל־kol-H3605their multitudeהֲמוֹנָֽהּ׃ha.mo.NahH1995.

15Theswordהַחֶ֣רֶבha.Che.revH2719is outsideבַּח֔וּץba.ChutzH2351and the plagueוְהַדֶּ֥בֶרve.ha.De.verH1698and the famineוְהָרָעָ֖בve.ha.ra.'AvH7458are withinמִבָּ֑יִתmi.Ba.yitH1004.He whoH834is in the fieldבַּשָּׂדֶה֙ba.sa.DehH7704will dieיָמ֔וּתya.MutH4191by the swordבַּחֶ֣רֶבba.Che.revH2719;famineרָעָ֥בra.'AvH7458and the plagueוָדֶ֖בֶרva.De.verH1698will also consumeיֹאכֲלֶֽנּוּ׃yo.kha.Le.nuH398those in the cityבָּעִ֔ירba.'IrH5892.

16Even when their survivorsפְּלִ֣יטֵיהֶ֔םpe.Li.tei.HemH6412escapeוּפָֽלְטוּ֙u.fal.TuH6403,they will be on the mountainsהֶהָרִ֗יםhe.ha.RimH2022likedovesכְּיוֹנֵ֧יke.yo.NeiH3123of the valleysהַגֵּאָי֛וֹתha.ge.'a.YotH1516,allכֻּלָּ֖םku.LamH3605of themmourningהֹמ֑וֹתho.MotH1993,eachאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376over his own iniquityבַּעֲוֹנֽוֹ׃ba.'a.vo.NoH5771.

17Allכָּל־kol-H3605handsהַיָּדַ֖יִםhai.ya.Da.yimH3027will hangH7503limpH7503and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605kneesבִּרְכַּ֖יִםbir.Ka.yimH1290willbecomeתֵּלַ֥כְנָהte.Lakh.nahH1980likewaterמָּֽיִם׃Ma.yimH4325.

18They willgirdוְחָגְר֣וּve.cha.ge.RuH2296themselves with sackclothשַׂקִּ֔יםsa.KimH8242andshudderingפַּלָּצ֑וּתpa.la.TzutH6427will overwhelmוְכִסְּתָ֥הve.khi.se.TahH3680them; and shameבּוּשָׁ֔הbu.ShahH955will beon allכָּל־kol-H3605facesפָּנִים֙pa.NimH6440andbaldnessקָרְחָֽה׃ka.re.ChahH7144on allוּבְכָל־u.ve.Khol-H3605their headsרָאשֵׁיהֶ֖םra.shei.HemH7218.

19They willflingיַשְׁלִ֗יכוּyash.Li.khuH7993their silverכַּסְפָּ֞םkas.PamH3701into the streetsבַּחוּצ֣וֹתba.chu.TzotH2351and their goldוּזְהָבָם֮u.ze.ha.VamH2091will becomeיִֽהְיֶה֒yih.YehH1961an abhorrentH5079thingלְנִדָּ֣הle.ni.DahH5079; theirsilverכַּסְפָּ֨םkas.PamH3701and their goldוּזְהָבָ֜םu.ze.ha.VamH2091will not be ableיוּכַ֣לyu.KhalH3201to deliverלְהַצִּילָ֗םle.ha.tzi.LamH5337them in the dayבְּיוֹם֙be.yOmH3117of the wrathעֶבְרַ֣ת'ev.RatH5678of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068.They cannotH3808satisfyיְשַׂבֵּ֔עוּye.sa.Be.'uH7646theirappetiteנַפְשָׁם֙naf.ShamH5315norH3808can they fillיְמַלֵּ֑אוּye.ma.Le.'uH4390their stomachsוּמֵעֵיהֶ֖םu.me.'ei.HemH4578,for their iniquityעֲוֹנָ֖ם'a.vo.NamH5771has becomeהָיָֽה׃ha.YahH1961an occasionH4383of stumblingH4383.

The Temple Profaned

20They transformedשָׂמָ֔הוּsa.Ma.huH7760the beautyוּצְבִ֤יu.tze.ViH6643of His ornamentsעֶדְיוֹ֙ed.YoH5716into prideלְגָא֣וֹןle.ga.'onH1347, andthey madeעָ֣שׂוּ'A.suH6213the imagesוְצַלְמֵ֧יve.tzal.MeiH6754of their abominationsתוֹעֲבֹתָ֛םto.'a.vo.TamH8441andtheir detestableשִׁקּוּצֵיהֶ֖םshi.ku.tzei.HemH8251thingsH8251with it; thereforeעַל־ כֵּ֛ן'al- kenH5921 H3651I will makeנְתַתִּ֥יוne.ta.TivH5414it an abhorrentH5079thingלְנִדָּֽה׃le.ni.DahH5079to them.

21I will giveוּנְתַתִּ֤יוu.ne.ta.TivH5414it into the handsבְּיַֽד־be.yad-H3027of theforeignersהַזָּרִים֙ha.za.RimH2114as plunderלָבַ֔זla.VazH957and to the wickedוּלְרִשְׁעֵ֥יu.le.rish.'EiH7563of the earthהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776as spoilלְשָׁלָ֑לle.sha.LalH7998,and they will profaneוְחִלְּלֽוּהוּ׃ve.chil.lu.huH2490it.

22I will also turnוַהֲסִבּוֹתִ֤יva.ha.si.bo.TiH5437Myfaceפָנַי֙fa.NaiH6440from them, and they will profaneוְחִלְּל֖וּve.chi.le.LuH2490My secretH6845placeH6845;then robbersפָּרִיצִ֖יםpa.ri.TzimH6530will enterוּבָאוּ־u.va.'u-H935and profaneוְחִלְּלֽוּהָ׃ פve.chi.le.Lu.haH2490it.

23‘Makeעֲשֵׂ֖ה'a.SehH6213the chainהָֽרַתּ֑וֹקha.ra.TokH7569,for the landהָאָ֗רֶץha.'A.retzH776is fullמָֽלְאָה֙mal.'AhH4390ofbloodyדָּמִ֔יםda.MimH1818crimesמִשְׁפַּ֣טmish.PatH4941and the cityוְהָעִ֖ירve.ha.'IrH5892isfullמָלְאָ֥הmal.'AhH4390of violenceחָמָֽס׃cha.MasH2555.

24Therefore, I will bringוְהֵֽבֵאתִי֙ve.he.ve.TiH935the worstרָעֵ֣יra.'EiH7451of thenationsגוֹיִ֔םgo.YimH1471,and they will possessוְיָרְשׁ֖וּve.ya.re.ShuH3423their housesבָּֽתֵּיהֶ֑םba.tei.HemH1004. I will also make theprideגְּא֣וֹןge.'onH1347of the strongH5794onesH5794ceaseוְהִשְׁבַּתִּי֙ve.hish.ba.TiH7673, and theirholyH6942placesמְקַֽדְשֵׁיהֶֽם׃me.Kad.shei.HemH4720will be profanedוְנִחֲל֖וּve.ni.cha.LuH2490.

25When anguishקְפָ֖דָה־ke.Fa.dah-H7089comesבָ֑אVa'H935,they will seekוּבִקְשׁ֥וּu.vik.ShuH1245peaceשָׁל֖וֹםsha.LomH7965,but thereH369will be noneH369.

26Disasterהֹוָ֤הho.VahH1943will comeתָּב֔וֹאta.Vo'H935upon disasterהֹוָה֙ho.VahH1943andrumorוּשְׁמֻעָ֥הu.she.mu.'AhH8052will be addedto rumorשְׁמוּעָ֖הshe.mu.'AhH8052;then they will seekוּבִקְשׁ֤וּu.vik.ShuH1245avisionחָזוֹן֙cha.zOnH2377from a prophetמִנָּבִ֔יאmi.na.Vi'H5030, but thelawוְתוֹרָה֙ve.to.RahH8451will be lostתֹּאבַ֣דto.VadH6from the priestמִכֹּהֵ֔ןmi.ko.HenH3548andcounselוְעֵצָ֖הve.'e.TzahH6098from the eldersמִזְּקֵנִֽים׃mi.ze.ke.NimH2205.

27The kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428will mournיִתְאַבָּ֗לyit.'a.BalH56,the princeוְנָשִׂיא֙ve.na.Si'H5387will beclothedיִלְבַּ֣שׁyil.BashH3847with horrorשְׁמָמָ֔הshe.ma.MahH8077,and the handsוִידֵ֥יvi.DeiH3027of the peopleעַם־'am-H5971of the landהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776willtrembleתִּבָּהַ֑לְנָהti.ba.Hal.nahH926.AccordingH4480to their conductמִדַּרְכָּ֞םmi.dar.KamH1870I will dealאֶעֱשֶׂ֤ה'e.'e.SehH6213with them, and by their judgmentsוּבְמִשְׁפְּטֵיהֶ֣םu.ve.mish.pe.tei.HemH4941I will judgeאֶשְׁפְּטֵ֔ם'esh.pe.TemH8199them. And they will knowוְיָדְע֖וּve.ya.de.'UH3045that I am the Lordיְהוָֽה׃ פYah.wehH3068.’”

Punishment for Wickedness Foretold

The Temple Profaned

Commentaries on Ezekiel 7