New American Standard Bible 2020

Ezekiel 14

Idolatrous Elders Condemned

1Then someH376eldersמִזִּקְנֵ֖יmi.zik.NeiH2205of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478cameוַיָּב֤וֹאvai.ya.Vo'H935to me andsatH3427downוַיֵּשְׁב֖וּvai.ye.she.VuH3427beforeלְפָנָֽי׃ פle.fa.NaiH6440me.

2And the wordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068cameוַיְהִ֥יvay.HiH1961to me, sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

3“Sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of manאָדָ֗ם'a.DamH120,theseהָאֵ֙לֶּה֙ha.'E.lehH428menH376havesetH5927upH5927their idolsגִלּֽוּלֵיהֶם֙gi.lu.lei.HemH1544in their heartsלִבָּ֔םli.BamH3820and haveputנָתְנ֖וּna.te.NuH5414in frontנֹ֣כַחNo.khachH5227of their facesפְּנֵיהֶ֑םpe.nei.HemH6440the stumblingוּמִכְשׁ֣וֹלu.mikh.SholH4383blockH4383of their wrongdoingעֲוֹנָ֔ם'a.vo.NamH5771. Should I let Myself beconsultedH1875by them atH1875allH1875?

4Thereforeלָכֵ֣ןla.KhenH3651speakדַּבֵּר־da.ber-H1696to them and tellוְאָמַרְתָּ֨ve.'a.mar.TaH559them, ‘ThisH3541isH3541whatH3541the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GodH3068saysאָמַ֣ר׀'a.MarH559: “AnyoneH376of the houseמִבֵּ֣יתmi.BeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֡לYis.ra.'ElH3478whoאֲשֶׁר֩'a.SherH834setsH5927upH5927his idolsגִּלּוּלָ֜יוgi.lu.LavH1544in his heartלִבּ֗וֹli.BoH3820,putsיָשִׂים֙ya.SimH7760in frontנֹ֣כַחNo.khachH5227of his faceפָּנָ֔יוpa.NavH6440the stumblingוּמִכְשׁ֤וֹלu.mikh.SholH4383blockH4383of his wrongdoingעֲוֹנוֹ֙a.vo.NoH5771, and thencomesH935to the prophetהַנָּבִ֑יאha.na.Vi'H5030,I the LordH3068will let Myself answerנַעֲנֵ֧יתִיna.'a.Nei.tiH6030him in the matter in view of themultitudeבְּרֹ֥בbe.RoH7230of his idolsגִּלּוּלָֽיו׃gi.lu.LavH1544,

5inH4616orderH4616toH4616takeH8610holdH8610ofthe heartsבְּלִבָּ֑םbe.li.BamH3820of the houseבֵּֽית־beit-H1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478whoאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834haveturnedH2114awayH2114from Me due to allכֻּלָּֽם׃ סku.LamH3605their idolsבְּגִלּֽוּלֵיהֶ֖םbe.gi.lu.lei.HemH1544.”’

6“Thereforeלָכֵ֞ןla.KhenH3651sayאֱמֹ֣ר׀'e.MorH559to the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478, ‘ThisH3541isH3541whatH3541the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136 GodH3068saysאָמַר֙'a.MarH559: “RepentH7725and turnשׁ֣וּבוּShu.vuH7725awayוְהָשִׁ֔יבוּve.ha.Shi.vuH7725from your idolsגִּלּֽוּלֵיכֶ֑םgi.lu.lei.KhemH1544,and turnהָשִׁ֥יבוּha.Shi.vuH7725your facesפְנֵיכֶֽם׃fe.nei.KhemH6440awayH7725from allכָּל־kol-H3605yourabominationsתּוֹעֲבֹתֵיכֶ֖םto.'a.vo.tei.KhemH8441.

7For anyoneH376of the houseמִבֵּ֣יתmi.BeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478, or of thestrangersוּמֵהַגֵּר֮u.me.ha.GerH1616whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834resideיָג֣וּרya.GurH1481in Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵל֒be.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,who desertsוְיִנָּזֵ֣רve.yi.na.ZerH5144Me, setsH5927upH5927his idolsגִּלּוּלָיו֙gi.lu.LavH1544in his heartלִבּ֔וֹli.BoH3820,putsיָשִׂ֖יםya.SimH7760in frontנֹ֣כַחNo.khachH5227of his faceפָּנָ֑יוpa.NavH6440the stumblingוּמִכְשׁ֣וֹלu.mikh.SholH4383blockH4383of his wrongdoingעֲוֹנ֔וֹa.vo.NoH5771, and thencomesוּבָ֤אu.Va'H935to the prophetהַנָּבִיא֙ha.na.Vi'H5030to requestH1875somethingH1875of Me for himself,I the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068will let Myself answerנַֽעֲנֶה־na.'a.neh-H6030him Myself.

8I willsetוְנָתַתִּ֨יve.na.ta.TiH5414My faceפָנַ֜יfa.NaiH6440against that personבָּאִ֣ישׁba.'IshH376and makeוַהֲשִֽׂמֹתִ֙יהוּ֙va.ha.si.mo.Ti.huH7760him asignלְא֣וֹתle.'otH226anda proverbוְלִמְשָׁלִ֔יםve.lim.sha.LimH4912,and I will eliminateוְהִכְרַתִּ֖יוve.hikh.ra.TivH3772him from amongמִתּ֣וֹךְmi.TokhH8432My peopleעַמִּ֑י'a.MiH5971.So you will knowוִֽידַעְתֶּ֖םvi.da'.TemH3045that I am the Lordיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.

9“But ifכִֽי־khi-H3588the prophetוְהַנָּבִ֤יאve.ha.na.Vi'H5030is persuadedיְפֻתֶּה֙ye.fu.TehH6601so that he speaksוְדִבֶּ֣רve.di.BerH1696a wordדָּבָ֔רda.VarH1697,it is I, the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,who have persuadedפִּתֵּ֔יתִיpi.Tei.tiH6601that prophetהַנָּבִ֣יאha.na.Vi'H5030;and I will stretchוְנָטִ֤יתִיve.na.Ti.tiH5186outH5186My handיָדִי֙ya.DiH3027againstעָלָ֔יו'a.LavH5921him andeliminateוְהִ֨שְׁמַדְתִּ֔יוve.Hish.mad.TivH8045him from amongמִתּ֖וֹךְmi.TokhH8432My peopleעַמִּ֥י'a.MiH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

10And they will bearוְנָשְׂא֖וּve.na.se.'UH5375the punishment fortheir wrongdoingעֲוֹנָ֑ם'a.vo.NamH5771;as the wrongdoingכַּֽעֲוֹן֙ka.'a.VonH5771of the inquirerהַדֹּרֵ֔שׁha.do.ReshH1875is, so the wrongdoingכַּעֲוֹ֥ןka.'a.VonH5771of the prophetהַנָּבִ֖יאha.na.Vi'H5030will be,

11inH4616orderH4616thatH4616the houseבֵּֽית־beit-H1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478may noלֹֽא־lo'-H3808longerע֤וֹדodH5750strayיִתְע֨וּyit.'UH8582from Me and noוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808longerע֖וֹדodH5750defileיִטַּמְּא֥וּyi.ta.me.'UH2930themselves with allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605their offensesפִּשְׁעֵיהֶ֑םpish.'ei.HemH6588. So they will beMy peopleלְעָ֗םle.'AmH5971,and I shall be their Godלֵֽאלֹהִ֔יםle.lo.HimH430,”’declaresנְאֻ֖םne.'UmH5002the Lordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136 GodH3068.”

The City Will Not Be Spared

12Then the wordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068cameוַיְהִ֥יvay.HiH1961to me, sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

13“Sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of manאָדָ֗ם'a.DamH120,ifכִּ֤יkiH3588a countryאֶ֚רֶץ'E.retzH776sinsתֶחֱטָא־te.che.ta'-H2398against Me bybeingH4603unfaithfulH4603,and I stretchוְנָטִ֤יתִיve.na.Ti.tiH5186outH5186My handיָדִי֙ya.DiH3027againstעָלֶ֔יהָ'a.Lei.haH5921it,destroyוְשָׁבַ֥רְתִּיve.sha.Var.tiH7665itssupplyמַטֵּה־ma.teh-H4294of breadלָ֑חֶםLa.chemH3899,sendוְהִשְׁלַחְתִּי־ve.hish.lach.ti-H7971famineרָעָ֔בra.'AvH7458against it, and eliminateוְהִכְרַתִּ֥יve.hikh.ra.TiH3772from it bothhumanאָדָ֥ם'a.DamH120and animalוּבְהֵמָֽה׃u.ve.he.MahH929life,

14even thoughtheseהָאֵ֙לֶּה֙ha.'E.lehH428threeשְׁלֹ֨שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969menH376,Noahנֹ֖חַNo.achH5146,DanielH1840, andJobוְאִיּ֑וֹבve.'i.YovH347were in its midstבְּתוֹכָ֔הּbe.to.KhahH8432, by their ownrighteousnessבְצִדְקָתָם֙ve.tzid.ka.TamH6666they could onlysaveיְנַצְּל֣וּye.na.tze.LuH5337themselvesנַפְשָׁ֔םnaf.ShamH5315,”declaresנְאֻ֖םne.'UmH5002the Lordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136 GodH3068.

15“Ifלֽוּ־lu-H3863I were to causeviciousרָעָ֛הra.'AhH7451animalsH2421to passH5674through the landבָּאָ֖רֶץba.'A.retzH776and theydepopulatedוְשִׁכְּלָ֑תָּהve.shi.ke.La.tahH7921it, and it becameוְהָיְתָ֤הve.ha.ye.TahH1961desolateשְׁמָמָה֙she.ma.MahH8077soH4480 H1097thatH4480 H1097noH1097oneH1097would passH5674throughH5674it becauseמִפְּנֵ֖יmi.pe.NeiH4480 H6440of the animalsH2421,

16thoughtheseהָאֵלֶּה֮ha.'e.LehH428threeשְׁלֹ֨שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969menH376were in its midstבְּתוֹכָהּ֒be.to.KhahH8432,as I liveחַי־chai-H2416,”declaresנְאֻם֙ne.'UmH5002the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136 GodH3068, “they could not saveיַצִּ֑ילוּya.Tzi.luH5337eitherאִם־'im-H518theirsonsבָּנִ֥יםba.NimH1121orוְאִם־ve.'im-H518theirdaughtersבָּנ֖וֹתba.NotH1323.They aloneלְבַדָּם֙le.va.DamH905would be savedיִנָּצֵ֔לוּyi.na.Tze.luH5337,but the countryוְהָאָ֖רֶץve.ha.'A.retzH776would be desolateשְׁמָמָֽה׃she.ma.MahH8077.

17Orא֛וֹ'oH176if I were tobringאָבִ֖יא'a.Vi'H935a swordחֶ֥רֶבChe.revH2719on that countryהָאָ֣רֶץha.'A.retzH776and sayוְאָמַרְתִּ֗יve.'a.mar.TiH559, ‘A swordחֶ֚רֶבChe.revH2719is to passתַּעֲבֹ֣רta.'a.VorH5674through the countryבָּאָ֔רֶץba.'A.retzH776,’ and Ieliminatedוְהִכְרַתִּ֥יve.hikh.ra.TiH3772humanאָדָ֥ם'a.DamH120and animalוּבְהֵמָֽה׃u.ve.he.MahH929life from it,

18even thoughtheseהָאֵלֶּה֮ha.'e.LehH428threeוּשְׁלֹ֨שֶׁתu.she.Lo.shetH7969menH376were in its midstבְּתוֹכָהּ֒be.to.KhahH8432,as I liveחַי־chai-H2416,”declaresנְאֻם֙ne.'UmH5002the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136 GodH3068, “they could not saveיַצִּ֖ילוּya.Tzi.luH5337either theirsonsבָּנִ֣יםba.NimH1121or theirdaughtersוּבָנ֑וֹתu.va.NotH1323,but they aloneלְבַדָּ֖םle.va.DamH905would be savedיִנָּצֵֽלוּ׃yi.na.Tze.luH5337.

19Orא֛וֹ'oH176ifI were to sendאֲשַׁלַּ֖ח'a.sha.LachH7971aplagueדֶּ֥בֶרDe.verH1698againstאֶל־'el-H413that countryהָאָ֣רֶץha.'A.retzH776and pourוְשָׁפַכְתִּ֨יve.sha.fakh.TiH8210outH8210My wrathחֲמָתִ֤יcha.ma.TiH2534on it in bloodבְּדָ֔םbe.DamH1818to eliminateלְהַכְרִ֥יתle.hakh.RitH3772manאָדָ֥ם'a.DamH120and animalוּבְהֵמָֽה׃u.ve.he.MahH929from it,

20even thoughNoahוְנֹ֨חַve.No.achH5146,DanielH1840,and Jobוְאִיּוֹב֮ve.'i.yOvH347were in its midstבְּתוֹכָהּ֒be.to.KhahH8432,as I liveחַי־chai-H2416,”declaresנְאֻם֙ne.'UmH5002the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136 GodH3068, “they could not saveיַצִּ֑ילוּya.Tzi.luH5337eitherאִם־'im-H518theirsonבֵּ֥ןbenH1121orאִם־'im-H518theirdaughterבַּ֖תbatH1323.They would saveיַצִּ֥ילוּya.Tzi.luH5337only themselvesנַפְשָֽׁם׃ פnaf.ShamH5315by their righteousnessבְצִדְקָתָ֖םve.tzid.ka.TamH6666.”

21For thisH3541isH3541whatH3541the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136 GodH3068saysאָמַ֜ר'a.MarH559: “HowH637muchH637moreכִּי֩kiH637 H3588whenכִּֽי־ki-H3588I sendשִׁלַּ֖חְתִּיshi.Lach.tiH7971My fourאַרְבַּ֣עַת'ar.Ba.'atH702severeהָרָעִ֡יםha.ra.'ImH7451judgmentsשְׁפָטַ֣י׀she.fa.TaiH8201againstאֶל־'el-H413Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389:swordחֶ֠רֶבChe.revH2719,famineוְרָעָ֞בve.ra.'AvH7458,viciousרָעָה֙ra.'AhH7451animalsH2421,and plagueוָדֶ֔בֶרva.De.verH1698to eliminateלְהַכְרִ֥יתle.hakh.RitH3772humanאָדָ֥ם'a.DamH120and animalוּבְהֵמָֽה׃u.ve.he.MahH929life from it!

22Yet, beholdH2009,survivorsפְּלֵטָ֗הpe.le.TahH6413will be leftנֽוֹתְרָה־not.rah-H3498in it who will be broughtH3318outH3318, bothsonsבָּנִ֣יםba.NimH1121and daughtersוּבָנוֹת֒u.va.nOtH1323.BeholdH2009,they are going to comeH3318outH3318to you, and you willseeוּרְאִיתֶ֥םu.re.'i.TemH7200their conductדַּרְכָּ֖םdar.KamH1870and actionsעֲלִֽילוֹתָ֑םa.li.lo.TamH5949; then you will becomfortedוְנִחַמְתֶּ֗םve.ni.cham.TemH5162for the disasterH7463whichאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834I have broughtהֵבֵ֙אתִי֙he.Ve.tiH935againstH5921Jerusalemיְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םye.Ru.sha.LimH3389for everythingכָּל־kol-H3605whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834I have broughtהֵבֵ֖אתִיhe.Ve.tiH935upon it.

23Then they will comfortוְנִחֲמ֣וּve.ni.cha.MuH5162you whenH3588you seeתִרְא֥וּtir.'UH7200their conductדַּרְכָּ֖םdar.KamH1870and actionsעֲלִֽילוֹתָ֑םa.li.lo.TamH5949,for you will knowוִֽידַעְתֶּ֗םvi.da'.TemH3045that I have not doneעָשִׂ֙יתִי֙'a.Si.tiH6213withoutH2600reasonH2600whateverכָּל־ אֲשֶׁר־kol- 'a.Sher-H3605 H834I didעָשִׂ֣יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213to it,” declaresנְאֻ֖םne.'UmH5002the Lordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136 GodH3068.

Idolatrous Elders Condemned

The City Will Not Be Spared

Commentaries on Ezekiel 14