New American Standard Bible 2020

Ezekiel 21:1-7

1And the wordH1697of the LordH3068cameH1961to me, sayingH559,

2“SonH1121of manH120,setH7760your faceH6440againstH413Jerusalemיְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םye.Ru.sha.LimH3389, andspeakH5197propheticallyוְהַטֵּ֖ףve.ha.TefH5197againstH413the sanctuariesמִקְדָּשִׁ֑יםmik.da.ShimH4720and prophesyH5012againstH413the landאַדְמַ֥ת'ad.MatH127of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478;

3and sayH559to the landלְאַדְמַ֣תle.'ad.MatH127of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478, ‘ThisH3541isH3541whatH3541the LordH3068saysH559: “BeholdH2009,I am againstאֵלַ֔יִךְ'e.La.yikhH413you; and I will drawוְהוֹצֵאתִ֥יve.ho.tze.TiH3318My swordחַרְבִּ֖יchar.BiH2719from its sheathמִתַּעְרָ֑הּmi.ta'.RahH8593and cutוְהִכְרַתִּ֥יve.hikh.ra.TiH3772offH3772from you therighteousצַדִּ֥יקtza.DikH6662and the wickedוְרָשָֽׁע׃ve.ra.Sha'H7563.

4Becauseיַ֛עַן אֲשֶׁר־Ya.'an 'a.Sher-H3282 H834I will cutהִכְרַ֥תִּיhikh.Ra.tiH3772offH3772from you the righteousצַדִּ֣יקtza.DikH6662and the wickedוְרָשָׁ֑עve.ra.Sha'H7563,thereforeלָ֠כֵןLa.khenH3651My swordחַרְבִּ֧יchar.BiH2719will goתֵּצֵ֨אte.Tze'H3318outH3318from its sheathמִתַּעְרָ֛הּmi.ta'.RahH8593againstאֶל־'el-H413humanityH3605 H1320from southמִנֶּ֥גֶבmi.Ne.gevH5045tonorthצָפֽוֹן׃tza.FonH6828.

5Sohumanityכָּל־ בָּשָׂ֔רkol- ba.SarH3605 H1320will knowוְיָֽדְעוּ֙ve.ya.de.'UH3045that I, the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,have drawnהוֹצֵ֥אתִיho.Tze.tiH3318My swordחַרְבִּ֖יchar.BiH2719from its sheathמִתַּעְרָ֑הּmi.ta'.RahH8593. It willnot returnתָשׁ֖וּבta.ShuvH7725to its sheathagainעֽוֹד׃ סodH5750.”’

6As for you, sonבֶן־ven-H1121of manאָדָ֖ם'a.DamH120,groanהֵֽאָנַ֑חhe.'a.NachH584witha breakingבְּשִׁבְר֤וֹןbe.shiv.RonH7670heartמָתְנַ֙יִם֙ma.te.Na.yimH4975and bitterH4814griefH4814;you shall groanתֵּֽאָנַ֖חte.'a.NachH584in their sightלְעֵינֵיהֶֽם׃le.'ei.nei.HemH5869.

7And whenH3588they sayיֹאמְר֣וּyo.me.RuH559to you, ‘Whyעַל־ מָ֖ה'al- mahH5921 H4100are you groaningנֶאֱנָ֑חne.'e.NachH584?’you shall sayוְאָמַרְתָּ֡ve.'a.mar.TaH559, ‘BecauseH413of thenewsשְׁמוּעָ֣הshe.mu.'AhH8052,for it is comingבָאָ֡הva.'AhH935; andeveryכָּל־kol-H3605heartלֵב֩levH3820will meltוְנָמֵ֣סve.na.MesH4549,allכָל־khol-H3605handsיָדַ֜יִםya.Da.yimH3027will goH7503limpוְרָפ֨וּve.ra.FuH7503,everyכָל־khol-H3605spiritר֗וּחַRu.achH7307will be disheartenedוְכִהֲתָ֣הve.khi.ha.TahH3543,and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605kneesבִּרְכַּ֙יִם֙bir.Ka.yimH1290will dripתֵּלַ֣כְנָהte.Lakh.nahH1980with waterמַּ֔יִםMa.yimH4325.Beholdהִנֵּ֤הhi.NehH2009,it is comingבָאָה֙va.'AhH935and it will happenH1961,’declaresנְאֻ֖םne.'UmH5002the Lordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136GodH3068.”

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