New American Standard Bible 2020

Ezekiel 20:32-44

32And whatevercomesוְהָֽעֹלָה֙ve.ha.'o.LahH5927into your mindר֣וּחֲכֶ֔םru.cha.KhemH7307certainlyהָי֖וֹha.YoH1961will not comeתִֽהְיֶ֑הtih.YehH1961aboutנִֽהְיֶ֤הnih.YehH1961,whenאֲשֶׁ֣ר׀'a.SherH834you sayאֹמְרִ֗ים'o.me.RimH559: ‘We will be like the nationsכַגּוֹיִם֙kha.go.YimH1471,like the familiesכְּמִשְׁפְּח֣וֹתke.mish.pe.ChotH4940of the landsהָאֲרָצ֔וֹתha.'a.ra.TzotH776,servingלְשָׁרֵ֖תle.sha.RetH8334woodעֵ֥ץ'etzH6086and stoneוָאָֽבֶן׃va.'A.venH68.’

33“As I liveחַי־chai-H2416,”declaresנְאֻ֖םne.'UmH5002the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136 GodH3068, “with a mightyחֲזָקָ֜הcha.za.KahH2389handבְּיָ֨דbe.YadH3027and with anoutstretchedנְטוּיָ֛הne.tu.YahH5186armוּבִזְר֧וֹעַu.viz.Ro.a'H2220and with wrathוּבְחֵמָ֥הu.ve.che.MahH2534pouredשְׁפוּכָ֖הshe.fu.KhahH8210outH5186,I assuredlyאִם־ לֹ֠א'im- lo'H518 H3808shall beH4427kingH4427overעֲלֵיכֶֽם׃'a.lei.KhemH5921you.

34I willbringוְהוֹצֵאתִ֤יve.ho.tze.TiH3318you outH3318from the peoplesהָ֣עַמִּ֔יםha.'a.MimH5971and gatherוְקִבַּצְתִּ֣יve.ki.batz.TiH6908you from the landsהָ֣אֲרָצ֔וֹתha.'a.ra.TzotH776whereאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834you are scatteredנְפוֹצֹתֶ֖םne.fo.tzo.TemH6327,with a mightyחֲזָקָה֙cha.za.KahH2389handבְּיָ֤דbe.YadH3027and with an outstretchedנְטוּיָ֔הne.tu.YahH5186armוּבִזְר֣וֹעַu.viz.Ro.a'H2220and withwrathוּבְחֵמָ֖הu.ve.che.MahH2534pouredשְׁפוּכָֽה׃she.fu.KhahH8210outH8210;

35and I will bringוְהֵבֵאתִ֣יve.he.ve.TiH935you into thewildernessמִדְבַּ֖רmid.BarH4057of the peoplesהָֽעַמִּ֑יםha.'a.MimH5971,and thereשָׁ֔םShamH8033I will enterוְנִשְׁפַּטְתִּ֤יve.nish.pa.TiH8199intoH8199judgmentH8199with you faceפָּנִ֖יםpa.NimH6440to faceפָּנִֽים׃pa.NimH6440.

36JustH312as IenteredH8199intoH8199judgmentנִשְׁפַּ֙טְתִּי֙nish.Pa.tiH8199with your fathersאֲב֣וֹתֵיכֶ֔ם'a.Vo.tei.KhemH1in thewildernessבְּמִדְבַּ֖רbe.mid.BarH4057of the landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,soכֵּ֚ןkenH3651I will enterאִשָּׁפֵ֣ט'i.sha.FetH8199intoH8199judgmentH8199with you,” declaresנְאֻ֖םne.'UmH5002the Lordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136 GodH3068.

37“I will make youpassוְהַעֲבַרְתִּ֥יve.ha.'a.var.TiH5674underתַּ֣חַתTa.chatH8478the rodהַשָּׁ֑בֶטha.Sha.vetH7626,and I will bringוְהֵבֵאתִ֥יve.he.ve.TiH935you into the bondבְּמָסֹ֥רֶתbe.ma.So.retH4562of the covenantהַבְּרִֽית׃ha.be.RitH1285;

38and I willpurgeוּבָרוֹתִ֣יu.va.ro.TiH1305from you the rebelsהַמֹּרְדִ֤יםha.mo.re.DimH4775and those who revoltוְהַפּֽוֹשְׁעִים֙ve.ha.po.she.'ImH6586against Me; I will bringאוֹצִ֣יא'o.Tzi'H3318them outH3318of the landמֵאֶ֤רֶץme.'E.retzH776whereH4033they resideH4033, but they willnot enterיָב֑וֹאya.Vo'H935thelandאַדְמַ֥ת'ad.MatH127of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478.So you will knowוִֽידַעְתֶּ֖םvi.da'.TemH3045that I am the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

39“As for you, houseבֵּֽית־beit-H1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לYis.ra.'ElH3478,”thisH3541isH3541whatH3541the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136 GodH3068saysאָמַ֣ר׀'a.MarH559: “Goלְכ֣וּle.KhuH1980,serveעֲבֹ֔דוּ'a.Vo.duH5647,everyoneאִ֤ישׁ'ishH376of youhis idolsגִּלּוּלָיו֙gi.lu.LavH1544;but laterוְאַחַ֕רve.'a.CharH310you will certainlyאִם־ אֵינְכֶ֖ם'im- 'ein.KhemH518 H369listenשֹׁמְעִ֣יםsho.me.'ImH8085to Me, and My holyקָדְשִׁי֙kod.shiH6944nameשֵׁ֤םshemH8034you will noלֹ֣אlo'H3808longerע֔וֹדodH5750defileתְחַלְּלוּ־te.cha.le.lu-H2490with your giftsבְּמַתְּנֽוֹתֵיכֶ֖םbe.ma.te.no.tei.KhemH4979and your idolsוּבְגִלּוּלֵיכֶֽם׃u.ve.gi.lu.lei.KhemH1544.

40For on My holyH6944mountainבְהַר־ve.har-H2022,on the highמְר֣וֹםme.RomH4791mountainבְּהַ֣ר׀be.HarH2022of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478,”declaresנְאֻם֙ne.'UmH5002the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136 GodH3068, “thereשָׁ֣םshamH8033the entireכָּל־kol-H3605houseבֵּ֧יתbeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478,allכֻּלֹּ֖הku.LohH3605of them, will serveיַעַבְדֻ֜נִיya.'av.Du.niH5647Me in the landבָּאָ֑רֶץba.'A.retzH776;thereשָׁ֣םshamH8033I willacceptאֶרְצֵ֔ם'er.TzemH7521them and thereוְשָׁ֞םve.ShamH8033I will demandאֶדְר֣וֹשׁ'ed.Ro.oshH1875your contributionsתְּרוּמֹֽתֵיכֶ֗םte.ru.mo.tei.KhemH8641and the choicestרֵאשִׁ֛יתre.ShitH7225of your giftsמַשְׂאוֹתֵיכֶ֖םmas.'o.tei.KhemH4864,with allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605your holyH6944thingsH6944.

41As a soothingנִיחֹחַ֮ni.cho.aChH5207aromaבְּרֵ֣יחַbe.Rei.achH7381I will acceptאֶרְצֶ֣ה'er.TzehH7521you when Ibringבְּהוֹצִיאִ֤יbe.ho.tzi.'IH3318you outH3318from the peoplesהָ֣עַמִּ֔יםha.'a.MimH5971and gatherוְקִבַּצְתִּ֣יve.ki.batz.TiH6908you from the landsהָ֣אֲרָצ֔וֹתha.'a.ra.TzotH776whereאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834you are scatteredנְפֹצֹתֶ֖םne.fo.tzo.TemH6327;and I will showוְנִקְדַּשְׁתִּ֥יve.nik.dash.TiH6942Myself to beH6942holyH6942among you in the sightלְעֵינֵ֥יle.'ei.NeiH5869of the nationsהַגּוֹיִֽם׃ha.go.YimH1471.

42Andyou will knowוִֽידַעְתֶּם֙vi.da'.TemH3045that I am the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,when I bringבַּהֲבִיאִ֥יba.ha.vi.'IH935you into the landאַדְמַ֣ת'ad.MatH127of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478, into thelandהָאָ֗רֶץha.'A.retzH776whichאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834I sworeנָשָׂ֙אתִי֙ יָדִ֔יna.Sa.ti ya.DiH5375 H3027to giveלָתֵ֥תla.TetH5414to your forefathersלַאֲבֽוֹתֵיכֶֽם׃la.'a.Vo.tei.KhemH1.

43And thereשָׁ֗םShamH8033you willrememberוּזְכַרְתֶּם־u.ze.khar.tem-H2142your waysדַּרְכֵיכֶם֙dar.khei.KhemH1870and allכָּל־kol-H3605your deedsעֲלִיל֣וֹתֵיכֶ֔םa.li.Lo.tei.KhemH5949by whichH834you have defiledנִטְמֵאתֶ֖םnit.me.TemH2930yourselves; and you willloatheוּנְקֹֽטֹתֶם֙u.ne.ko.to.TemH6962yourselves in your ownsightבִּפְנֵיכֶ֔םbif.nei.KhemH6440for allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605the evilH7451thingsH7451that you have doneעֲשִׂיתֶֽם׃'a.si.TemH6213.

44Thenyou will knowוִֽידַעְתֶּם֙vi.da'.TemH3045that I am the LordH3068,when I have dealtבַּעֲשׂוֹתִ֥יba.'a.so.TiH6213with youin behalfלְמַ֣עַןle.Ma.'anH4616of My nameשְׁמִ֑יshe.MiH8034,not according to your evilהָרָעִ֜יםha.ra.'ImH7451waysכְדַרְכֵיכֶ֨םkhe.dar.khei.KhemH1870or according to your corruptהַנִּשְׁחָתוֹת֙ha.nish.cha.tOtH7843deedsוְכַעֲלִילֽוֹתֵיכֶ֤םve.kha.'a.li.lo.tei.KhemH5949,houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,”declaresנְאֻ֖םne.'UmH5002the Lordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136 GodH3068.’”

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