New American Standard Bible 2020

Ezekiel 13:1-7

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

2“Sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of manאָדָ֕ם'a.DamH120,prophesyהִנָּבֵ֛אhi.na.Ve'H5012againstאֶל־'el-H413theprophetsנְבִיאֵ֥יne.vi.'EiH5030of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478who prophesyהַנִּבָּאִ֑יםha.ni.ba.'ImH5012,and sayוְאָֽמַרְתָּ֙ve.'a.mar.TaH559to those who prophesyלִנְבִיאֵ֣יlin.vi.'EiH5030from their owninspirationמִלִּבָּ֔םmi.li.BamH3820, ‘Listenשִׁמְע֖וּshim.'UH8085to the wordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068!

3ThisH3541isH3541whatH3541the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GodH3068saysאָמַר֙'a.MarH559: “Woeה֖וֹיHoH1945to thefoolishהַנְּבָלִ֑יםha.ne.va.LimH5036prophetsהַנְּבִיאִ֣יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030whoאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834are followingהֹלְכִ֛ים אַחַ֥רho.le.Khim 'a.CharH1980 H310their own spiritרוּחָ֖םru.ChamH7307and haveseenרָאֽוּ׃ra.'UH7200nothingוּלְבִלְתִּ֥יu.le.vil.TiH1115!

4Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,your prophetsנְבִיאֶ֥יךָne.vi.'Ei.khaH5030have beenהָיֽוּ׃ha.YuH1961like jackalsכְּשֻׁעָלִ֖יםke.shu.'a.LimH7776among ruinsבָּחֳרָב֑וֹתbo.cho.ra.VotH2723.

5You have notgoneH5927upH5927into thebreachesבַּפְּרָצ֔וֹתba.pe.ra.TzotH6556,norלֹ֤אlo'H3808did you buildH1443upH1443a stoneH1447wallגָדֵ֖רga.DerH1447aroundעַל־'al-H5921the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478to standלַעֲמֹ֥דla.'a.ModH5975in the battleבַּמִּלְחָמָ֖הba.mil.cha.MahH4421on thedayבְּי֥וֹםbe.YomH3117of the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

6They seeחָ֤זוּCha.zuH2372deceitשָׁוְא֙shaV'H7723and lyingכָּזָ֔בka.ZavH3577divinationוְקֶ֣סֶםve.Ke.semH7081,those who are sayingהָאֹֽמְרִים֙ha.'o.me.RimH559, ‘The Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002,’when the Lordוַֽיהוָ֖הva.Yah.wehH3068has not sentשְׁלָחָ֑םshe.la.ChamH7971them;yet they waitוְיִֽחֲל֖וּve.yi.cha.LuH3176for the fulfillmentלְקַיֵּ֥םle.kai.YemH6965of theirwordדָּבָֽר׃da.VarH1697!

7Did you not seeחֲזִיתֶ֔םcha.zi.TemH2372a falseשָׁוְא֙shaV'H7723visionמַֽחֲזֵה־ma.cha.zeh-H4236and tellאֲמַרְתֶּ֑ם'a.mar.TemH559a lyingכָּזָ֖בka.ZavH3577divinationוּמִקְסַ֥םu.mik.SamH4738when you saidוְאֹֽמְרִים֙ve.'o.me.RimH559, ‘The Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002,’but it is not I who have spokenדִבַּֽרְתִּי׃ סdi.Bar.tiH1696?”’”

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