New American Standard Bible 2020

Ezekiel 17:12-16

12“Sayאֱמָר־'e.mor-H559nowנָא֙na'H4994to therebelliousהַמֶּ֔רִיha.Me.riH4805houseלְבֵ֣יתle.VeitH1004, ‘Do you notknowיְדַעְתֶּ֖םye.da'.TemH3045whatמָה־mah-H4100theseH428thingsאֵ֑לֶּה'E.lehH428mean?’Sayאֱמֹ֗ר'e.MorH559, ‘Beholdהִנֵּה־hi.neh-H2009, thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֤לba.VelH894cameבָ֨אva'H935to Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙ye.ru.sha.LimH3389,tookוַיִּקַּ֤חvai.yi.KachH3947its kingמַלְכָּהּ֙mal.KahH4428and leadersשָׂרֶ֔יהָsa.Rei.haH8269,and broughtוַיָּבֵ֥אvai.ya.Ve'H935them to him in Babylonבָּבֶֽלָה׃ba.Ve.lahH894.

13Then he tookוַיִּקַּח֙vai.yi.KachH3947one of the royalהַמְּלוּכָ֔הha.me.lu.KhahH4410familyמִזֶּ֣רַעmi.Ze.ra'H2233and madeוַיִּכְרֹ֥תvai.yikh.RotH3772a covenantבְּרִ֑יתbe.RitH1285with him,puttingוַיָּבֵ֤אvai.ya.Ve'H935him underoathבְּאָלָ֔הbe.'a.LahH423.He also tookלָקָֽח׃la.KachH3947away themightyאֵילֵ֥י'ei.LeiH352of the landהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776,

14so that the kingdomמַמְלָכָ֣הmam.la.KhahH4467wouldbe humbledשְׁפָלָ֔הshe.fa.LahH8217,not exaltingהִתְנַשֵּׂ֑אhit.na.Se'H5375itself, butkeepingלִשְׁמֹ֥רlish.MorH8104his covenantבְּרִית֖וֹbe.ri.ToH1285so that it might continueלְעָמְדָֽהּ׃le.'a.me.DahH5975.

15But herevoltedוַיִּמְרָד־vai.yim.rod-H4775againsthim by sendingלִשְׁלֹ֤חַlish.Lo.achH7971his messengersמַלְאָכָיו֙mal.'a.KhavH4397to Egyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714so that they might giveלָֽתֶת־la.tet-H5414him horsesסוּסִ֖יםsu.SimH5483and manyרָ֑בRavH7227troopsוְעַם־ve.'am-H5971.Will he succeedהֲיִצְלָ֤חha.yitz.LachH6743?Will he who doesהָעֹשֵׂ֣הha.'o.SehH6213theseH428thingsאֵ֔לֶּה'E.lehH428escapeהֲיִמָּלֵט֙ha.yi.ma.LetH4422?Can he indeed breakוְהֵפֵ֥רve.he.FerH6565the covenantבְּרִ֖יתbe.RitH1285and escapeוְנִמְלָֽט׃ve.nim.LatH4422?

16As I liveחַי־chai-H2416,’declaresנְאֻם֮ne.'UmH5002the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136 GodH3068, ‘In thecountryבִּמְקוֹם֙bim.kOmH4725of the kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428whoputH4427him on the throneH4427,whoseאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834oathאָ֣לָת֔וֹ'a.la.ToH423hedespisedבָּזָה֙ba.ZahH959and whoseוַאֲשֶׁ֥רva.'a.SherH834covenantבְּרִית֑וֹbe.ri.ToH1285he brokeהֵפֵ֖רhe.FerH6565,in Babylonבָּבֶ֖לba.VelH894he shall certainlyאִם־ לֹ֗א'im- Lo'H518 H3808dieיָמֽוּת׃ya.MutH4191.

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