New American Standard Bible 1995

Ezekiel 8:8-17

8He saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to me, “Sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of manאָדָ֖ם'a.DamH120,nowנָ֣אna'H4994digחֲתָר־cha.tor-H2864through the wallבַקִּ֑ירva.KirH7023.”So I dugוָאֶחְתֹּ֣רva.'ech.TorH2864through the wallבַּקִּ֔ירba.KirH7023,and beholdוְהִנֵּ֖הve.hi.NehH2009,an entranceפֶּ֥תַחPe.tachH6607.

9And He saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to me, “Goבֹּ֤אbo'H935in and seeוּרְאֵה֙u.re.'EhH7200the wickedהָרָע֔וֹתha.ra.'otH7451abominationsהַתּוֹעֵב֣וֹתha.to.'e.VotH8441that they are committingעֹשִׂ֖ים'o.SimH6213hereפֹּֽה׃PohH6311.”

10So I enteredוָאָבוֹא֮va.'a.Vo'H935and lookedוָֽאֶרְאֶה֒va.'er.'EhH7200,and beholdוְהִנֵּ֨הve.hi.NehH2009,everyכָל־khol-H3605formתַּבְנִ֜יתtav.NitH8403of creepingH7431thingsרֶ֤מֶשׂRe.mesH7431and beastsוּבְהֵמָה֙u.ve.he.MahH929anddetestableשֶׁ֔קֶץShe.ketzH8263thingsH8263,with allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the idolsגִּלּוּלֵ֖יgi.lu.LeiH1544of the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,were carvedמְחֻקֶּ֥הme.chu.KehH2707on the wallהַקִּ֖ירha.KirH7023allסָבִ֥יב׀sa.VivH5439aroundסָבִֽיב׃sa.VivH5439.

11Standingעֹמֵ֤ד'o.MedH5975in frontלִפְנֵיהֶ֔םlif.nei.HemH6440of them wereseventyוְשִׁבְעִ֣יםve.shiv.'ImH7657eldersמִזִּקְנֵ֣יmi.zik.NeiH2205of the houseבֵֽית־veit-H1004of Israelיִ֠שְׂרָאֵלYis.ra.'elH3478,with Jaazaniahוְיַאֲזַנְיָ֨הוּve.ya.'a.zan.Ya.huH2970the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Shaphanשָׁפָ֜ןsha.FanH8227standingעֹמְדִ֣ים'o.me.DimH5975amongבְּתוֹכָם֙be.to.KhamH8432them, eachאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376manוְאִ֥ישׁve.'IshH376with hiscenserמִקְטַרְתּ֖וֹmik.tar.ToH4730in his handבְּיָד֑וֹbe.ya.DoH3027and the fragranceוַעֲתַ֥רva.'a.TarH6282of the cloudעֲנַֽן־'a.nan-H6051of incenseהַקְּטֹ֖רֶתha.ke.To.retH7004risingעֹלֶֽה׃'o.LehH5927.

12Then He saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to me, “Sonבֶן־ven-H1121of manאָדָם֒'a.DamH120,do you seeהֲרָאִ֣יתָha.ra.'I.taH7200whatאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834the eldersזִקְנֵ֤יzik.NeiH2205of the houseבֵֽית־veit-H1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478are committingעֹשִׂ֣ים'o.SimH6213in the darkבַּחֹ֔שֶׁךְba.Cho.shekhH2822,eachH376manH376in the roomבְּחַדְרֵ֣יbe.chad.ReiH2315of his carvedH4906imagesמַשְׂכִּית֑וֹmas.ki.ToH4906?For they sayאֹמְרִ֗ים'o.me.RimH559, ‘The Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068does not seeרֹאֶ֣הro.'EhH7200us; the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068hasforsakenעָזַ֥ב'a.ZavH5800the landהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.’”

13And He saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to me, “Yetע֣וֹדodH5750you will seeתִּרְאֶ֛הtir.'EhH7200stillתָּשׁ֥וּבta.ShuvH7725greaterגְּדֹל֖וֹתge.do.LotH1419abominationsתּוֹעֵב֥וֹתto.'e.VotH8441whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834they are committingעֹשִֽׂים׃'o.SimH6213.”

14Then He broughtוַיָּבֵ֣אvai.ya.Ve'H935me to the entranceפֶּ֙תַח֙pe.tachH6607of thegateשַׁ֣עַרSha.'arH8179of the Lord’sיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068houseבֵּית־beit-H1004whichאֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834wastowardH413the northהַצָּפ֑וֹנָהha.tza.Fo.nahH6828;and beholdוְהִנֵּה־ve.hi.neh-H2009,womenהַנָּשִׁ֣יםha.na.ShimH802were sittingיֹֽשְׁב֔וֹתyo.she.VotH3427thereשָׁם֙shamH8033weepingמְבַכּ֖וֹתme.va.KotH1058for Tammuzהַתַּמּֽוּז׃ סha.ta.MuzH8542.

15He saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to me, “Do you seeהֲרָאִ֣יתָha.ra.'I.taH7200this,sonבֶן־ven-H1121of manאָדָ֑ם'a.DamH120?Yetע֣וֹדodH5750you will seeתִּרְאֶ֛הtir.'EhH7200stillתָּשׁ֥וּבta.ShuvH7725greaterגְּדֹל֖וֹתge.do.LotH1419abominationsתּוֹעֵב֥וֹתto.'e.VotH8441thanH4480theseמֵאֵֽלֶּה׃me.'E.lehH428.”

16Then He broughtוַיָּבֵ֣אvai.ya.Ve'H935me into the innerהַפְּנִימִית֒ha.pe.ni.MitH6442courtחֲצַ֣רcha.TzarH2691of the Lord’sיְהוָה֮Yah.wehH3068houseבֵּית־beit-H1004.And beholdוְהִנֵּה־ve.hi.neh-H2009,at the entranceפֶ֜תַחFe.tachH6607to the templeהֵיכַ֣לhei.KhalH1964of the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,betweenH996the porchהָֽאוּלָם֙ha.'u.LamH197and the altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֔חַha.miz.Be.achH4196, wereabout twenty-fiveכְּעֶשְׂרִ֥ים וַחֲמִשָּׁ֖הke.'es.Rim va.cha.mi.ShahH6242 H2568menאִ֑ישׁ'IshH376with theirbacksאֲחֹ֨רֵיהֶ֜ם'a.Cho.rei.HemH268to the templeהֵיכַ֤לhei.KhalH1964of the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068and their facesוּפְנֵיהֶ֣םu.fe.nei.HemH6440toward the eastקֵ֔דְמָהKe.de.mahH6924; and they wereprostratingמִשְׁתַּחֲוִיתֶ֥םmish.ta.cha.vi.TemH7812themselves eastwardקֵ֖דְמָהKe.de.mahH6924toward the sunלַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ׃la.Sha.meshH8121.

17He saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to me, “Do you seeהֲרָאִ֣יתָha.ra.'I.taH7200this,sonבֶן־ven-H1121of manאָדָם֒'a.DamH120?Is it too lightH7043a thingH7043for the houseלְבֵ֣יתle.VeitH1004of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063to commitמֵעֲשׂ֕וֹתme.'a.SotH6213the abominationsהַתּוֹעֵב֖וֹתha.to.'e.VotH8441whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834they have committedעָֽשׂוּ־'a.su-H6213hereפֹ֑הFohH6311, that they havefilledמָלְא֨וּmal.'UH4390the landהָאָ֜רֶץha.'A.retzH776with violenceחָמָ֗סcha.MasH2555andprovokedלְהַכְעִיסֵ֔נִיle.hakh.'i.Se.niH3707Me repeatedlyוַיָּשֻׁ֙בוּ֙vai.ya.Shu.vuH7725?For beholdH2009,they are puttingשֹׁלְחִ֥יםsho.le.ChimH7971the twigהַזְּמוֹרָ֖הha.ze.mo.RahH2156to their noseאַפָּֽם׃'a.PamH639.

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