New American Standard Bible 2020

Ezekiel 20:21-24

21But thechildrenהַבָּנִ֗יםha.ba.NimH1121rebelledוַיַּמְרוּ־vai.yam.ru-H4784against Me; they did not walkהָ֠לָכוּHa.la.khuH1980in My statutesבְּחֻקּוֹתַ֣יbe.chu.ko.TaiH2708,norH3808wereH8104they carefulH8104tofollowלַעֲשׂ֣וֹתla.'a.SotH6213My ordinancesמִשְׁפָּטַ֨יmish.pa.TaiH4941whichאֲשֶׁר֩'a.SherH834, ifa personהָֽאָדָם֙ha.'a.DamH120followsיַעֲשֶׂ֨הya.'a.SehH6213them, then he will liveוָחַ֣יva.ChaiH2421by them; they profanedחִלֵּ֑לוּchi.Le.luH2490My Sabbathsשַׁבְּתוֹתַ֖יsha.be.to.TaiH7676. So Iresolvedוָאֹמַ֞רva.'o.MarH559to pourלִשְׁפֹּ֧ךְlish.PokhH8210outH8210My wrathחֲמָתִ֣יcha.ma.TiH2534on them, touseH3615upH3615My angerאַפִּ֛י'a.PiH639against them in the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּֽר׃ba.mid.BarH4057.

22But Iwithdrewוַהֲשִׁבֹ֙תִי֙va.ha.shi.Vo.tiH7725My handיָדִ֔יya.DiH3027and actedוָאַ֖עַשׂva.'A.'asH6213for the sakeלְמַ֣עַןle.Ma.'anH4616of My nameשְׁמִ֑יshe.MiH8034,so that it would not be defiledהֵחֵל֙he.ChelH2490in the sightלְעֵינֵ֣יle.'ei.NeiH5869of the nationsהַגּוֹיִ֔םha.go.YimH1471in whoseאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834sightלְעֵינֵיהֶֽם׃le.'ei.nei.HemH5869I had broughtH3318them outH3318.

23Alsoגַּם־gam-H1571I sworeנָשָׂ֧אתִי יָדִ֛יna.Sa.ti ya.DiH5375 H3027to them in the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֑רba.mid.BarH4057that I wouldscatterלְהָפִ֤יץle.ha.FitzH6327them among the nationsבַּגּוֹיִ֔םba.go.YimH1471and disperseוּלְזָר֥וֹתu.le.za.RotH2219them among the landsבָּאֲרָצֽוֹת׃ba.'a.ra.TzotH776,

24becauseיַ֜עַןYa.'anH3282they had notcompliedH6213withH6213My ordinancesמִשְׁפָּטַ֤יmish.pa.TaiH4941,but had rejectedמָאָ֔סוּma.'A.suH3988My statutesוְחֻקּוֹתַ֣יve.chu.ko.TaiH2708and had profanedחִלֵּ֑לוּchi.Le.luH2490My Sabbathsשַׁבְּתוֹתַ֖יsha.be.to.TaiH7676, andtheir eyesעֵינֵיהֶֽם׃'ei.nei.HemH5869wereon the idolsגִּלּוּלֵ֣יgi.lu.LeiH1544of their fathersאֲבוֹתָ֔ם'a.vo.TamH1.

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