New American Standard Bible 2020

Ezekiel 16:1-14

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

2“Sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of manאָדָ֕ם'a.DamH120,makeהוֹדַ֥עho.Da'H3045knownH3045to Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389her abominationsתּוֹעֲבֹתֶֽיהָ׃to.'a.vo.Tei.haH8441,

3and sayוְאָמַרְתָּ֞ve.'a.mar.TaH559, ‘ThisH3541isH3541whatH3541the Lordאֲדֹנָ֤י'a.do.NaiH136GodH3068saysאָמַ֨ר'a.MarH559to Jerusalemלִיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םli.Ru.sha.LimH3389: “Your originמְכֹרֹתַ֙יִךְ֙me.kho.ro.Ta.yikhH4351and your birthוּמֹ֣לְדֹתַ֔יִךְu.Mo.le.do.Ta.yikhH4138are from the landמֵאֶ֖רֶץme.'E.retzH776of the Canaaniteהַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֑יha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669;your fatherאָבִ֥יךְ'a.VikhH1was an Amoriteהָאֱמֹרִ֖יha.'e.mo.RiH567and your motherוְאִמֵּ֥ךְve.'i.MekhH517a Hittiteחִתִּֽית׃chi.TitH2850.

4As for your birthוּמוֹלְדוֹתַ֗יִךְu.mol.do.Ta.yikhH4138,on the dayבְּי֨וֹםbe.YomH3117you were bornהוּלֶּ֤דֶתhu.Le.detH3205your navelH8270cordH8270was not cutכָרַּ֣תkha.RatH3772,norH3808were you washedרֻחַ֖צְתְּru.ChatztH7364with waterוּבְמַ֥יִםu.ve.Ma.yimH4325for cleansingלְמִשְׁעִ֑יle.mish.'IH4935;you were not rubbedH4414withH4414saltH4414or even wrappedH2853inH2853clothsH2853.

5Noלֹא־lo'-H3808eyeעַ֗יִן'A.yinH5869lookedחָ֨סָהCha.sahH2347withH2347pityH2347on you to doלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתla.'a.SotH6213anyאַחַ֥ת'a.ChatH259of theseH428thingsמֵאֵ֖לֶּהme.'E.lehH428for you, to haveH2550compassionלְחֻמְלָ֣הle.chum.LahH2550on you. Rather you were thrownH7993outH7993into theopenפְּנֵ֤יpe.NeiH6440fieldהַשָּׂדֶה֙ha.sa.DehH7704,for you were abhorredבְּגֹ֣עַלbe.Go.'alH1604on the dayבְּי֖וֹםbe.YomH3117you were bornהֻלֶּ֥דֶתhu.Le.detH3205.

6“When I passedוָאֶעֱבֹ֤רva.'e.'e.VorH5674by you and sawוָֽאֶרְאֵ֔ךְva.'er.'EkhH7200you squirmingמִתְבּוֹסֶ֖סֶתmit.bo.Se.setH947in your bloodבְּדָמָ֑יִךְbe.da.Ma.yikhH1818,I saidוָאֹ֤מַרva.'O.marH559to you while you werein your bloodבְּדָמַ֣יִךְbe.da.Ma.yikhH1818, ‘Liveחֲיִ֔יcha.YiH2421!’Yes, I saidוָאֹ֥מַרva.'O.marH559to you while you werein your bloodבְּדָמַ֥יִךְbe.da.Ma.yikhH1818, ‘Liveחֲיִֽי׃cha.YiH2421!’

7Imadeנְתַתִּ֔יךְne.ta.TikhH5414youveryH7233numerousH7233,like plantsכְּצֶ֤מַחke.Tze.machH6780of the fieldהַשָּׂדֶה֙ha.sa.DehH7704.Then you grewH7235upH7235,becameH1431tallH1431and reachedוַתָּבֹ֖אִיva.ta.Vo.'iH935the agefor fineבַּעֲדִ֣יba.'a.DiH5716jewelryעֲדָיִ֑ים'a.da.YimH5716; yourbreastsשָׁדַ֤יִםsha.Da.yimH7699were formedנָכֹ֙נוּ֙na.Kho.nuH3559and your hairוּשְׂעָרֵ֣ךְu.se.'a.RekhH8181had grownצִמֵּ֔חַtzi.Me.achH6779.Yet you were nakedעֵרֹ֥ם'e.RomH5903and bareוְעֶרְיָֽה׃ve.'er.YahH6181.

8“Then I passedוָאֶעֱבֹ֨רva.'e.'e.VorH5674by you and sawוָאֶרְאֵ֗ךְva.'er.'EkhH7200you, and beholdוְהִנֵּ֤הve.hi.NehH2009,you were at the timeH6256for loveדֹּדִ֔יםdo.DimH1730; so Ispreadוָאֶפְרֹ֤שׂva.'ef.RosH6566Mygarmentכְּנָפִי֙ke.na.FiH3671overH5921you and coveredוָאֲכַסֶּ֖הva.'a.kha.SehH3680your nakednessעֶרְוָתֵ֑ךְ'er.va.TekhH6172. I alsosworeH7650anH7650oathוָאֶשָּׁ֣בַֽעva.'e.Sha.va'H7650to you andenteredוָאָב֨וֹאva.'a.Vo'H935into a covenantבִבְרִ֜יתviv.RitH1285with you so that youbecameוַתִּ֥הְיִיva.Tih.yiH1961Mine,” declaresנְאֻ֛םne.'UmH5002the Lordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136 GodH3068.

9“Then I bathedוָאֶרְחָצֵ֣ךְva.'er.cha.TzekhH7364you with waterבַּמַּ֔יִםba.Ma.yimH4325,washedוָאֶשְׁטֹ֥ףva.'esh.TofH7857offH7857your bloodדָּמַ֖יִךְda.Ma.yikhH1818from you, andanointedוָאֲסֻכֵ֖ךְva.'a.su.KhekhH5480you with oilבַּשָּֽׁמֶן׃ba.Sha.menH8081.

10I also clothedוָאַלְבִּישֵׁ֣ךְva.'al.bi.ShekhH3847you withcolorfullyH7553wovenH7553clothרִקְמָ֔הrik.MahH7553and putH5274sandalsH5274offineH8476leatherH8476on your feet; and I wrappedוָאֶחְבְּשֵׁ֣ךְva.'ech.be.ShekhH2280you with fineבַּשֵּׁ֔שׁba.SheshH8336linenH8336and coveredוַאֲכַסֵּ֖ךְva.'a.kha.SekhH3680you with silkמֶֽשִׁי׃Me.shiH4897.

11I adornedוָאֶעְדֵּ֖ךְva.'e'.DekhH5710you with jewelryעֶ֑דִי'E.diH5716,putוָאֶתְּנָ֤הva.'e.te.NahH5414braceletsצְמִידִים֙tze.mi.DimH6781on your wristsיָדַ֔יִךְya.Da.yikhH3027, and anecklaceוְרָבִ֖ידve.ra.VidH7242aroundH5921your neckגְּרוֹנֵֽךְ׃ge.ro.NekhH1627.

12I also putוָאֶתֵּ֥ןva.'e.TenH5414aringנֶ֙זֶם֙ne.zemH5141in your noseאַפֵּ֔ךְ'a.PekhH639,earringsוַעֲגִילִ֖יםva.'a.gi.LimH5694in your earsאָזְנָ֑יִךְ'a.ze.Na.yikhH241, and abeautifulתִּפְאֶ֖רֶתtif.'E.retH8597crownוַעֲטֶ֥רֶתva.'a.Te.retH5850on your headבְּרֹאשֵֽׁךְ׃be.ro.ShekhH7218.

13So you were adornedוַתַּעְדִּ֞יva.ta'.DiH5710withgoldזָהָ֣בza.HavH2091and silverוָכֶ֗סֶףva.Khe.sefH3701,and your dressוּמַלְבּוּשֵׁךְ֙u.mal.bu.sheKhH4403was of fineH8336linenשֵׁ֤שׁshe.shiH8336,silkוָמֶ֙שִׁי֙va.Me.shiH4897,and colorfullyH7553wovenH7553clothוְרִקְמָ֔הve.rik.MahH7553.You ateאָכָ֑לְתְּ'a.khal.tiH398fineסֹ֧לֶתSo.letH5560flourH5560,honeyוּדְבַ֛שׁu.de.VashH1706,and oilוָשֶׁ֖מֶןva.She.menH8081;so you wereH3302exceedinglyH3966beautifulוַתִּ֙יפִי֙va.Ti.fiH3302and advancedוַֽתִּצְלְחִ֖יva.titz.le.ChiH6743toroyaltyלִמְלוּכָֽה׃lim.lu.KhahH4410.

14Then yourfameשֵׁ֛םshemH8034spreadוַיֵּ֨צֵאvai.Ye.tze'H3318among the nationsבַּגּוֹיִ֖םba.go.YimH1471on account of your beautyבְּיָפְיֵ֑ךְbe.ya.fe.YekhH3308, for it wasperfectכָּלִ֣ילka.LilH3632because of My splendorבַּֽהֲדָרִי֙ba.ha.da.RiH1926whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834I bestowedשַׂ֣מְתִּיSam.tiH7760on you,” declaresנְאֻ֖םne.'UmH5002the Lordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136 GodH3068.

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