New American Standard Bible 2020

Ezekiel 21:12-21

12Cryזְעַ֤קze.'AkH2199outH2199and wailוְהֵילֵל֙ve.hei.LelH3213,sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of manאָדָ֔ם'a.DamH120;for it is against My peopleבְעַמִּ֔יve.'a.MiH5971,it is against allH3605theofficialsנְשִׂיאֵ֣יne.si.'EiH5387of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478.They are turnedH5064overH5064to the swordחֶ֙רֶב֙che.revH2719with My peopleעַמִּ֔י'a.MiH5971,thereforeלָכֵ֖ןla.KhenH3651slapסְפֹ֥קse.FokH5606yourthighיָרֵֽךְ׃ya.RekhH3409.

13For there isa testingH976;and whatוּמָ֕הu.MahH4100ifאִם־'im-H518evenגַּם־gam-H1571therodשֵׁ֥בֶטShe.vetH7626which despisesמֹאֶ֖סֶתmo.'E.setH3988will ceaseלֹ֣אlo'H3808to be?” declaresנְאֻ֖םne.'UmH5002the Lordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136 Godיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068.

14“You therefore, sonH1121of manH120,prophesyH5012and clapוְהַ֖ךְve.HakhH5221yourhandsH3709;and let the swordH2719bedoubledוְתִכָּפֵ֞לve.ti.ka.FelH3717the thirdשְׁלִישִׁ֙תָה֙she.li.Shi.tahH7992timeH7992,the swordH2719for the slainחֲלָלִ֔יםcha.la.LimH2491.It is the swordH2719for the greatהַגָּד֔וֹלha.ga.DolH1419oneH1419slainחָלָ֣לcha.LalH2491,which surroundsהַחֹדֶ֖רֶתha.cho.De.retH2314them,

15soH4616thatH4616theirheartsלֵ֗בLevH3820will waverלָמ֣וּגla.MugH4127,and manyוְהַרְבֵּה֙ve.har.BehH7235fallH3782at allH3605theirgatesשַׁ֣עֲרֵיהֶ֔םsha.'a.rei.HemH8179.I have grantedנָתַ֖תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414the slaughterH2878of the swordחָ֑רֶבCha.revH2719.Ohאָ֛ח'achH253!It is madeעֲשׂוּיָ֥ה'a.su.YahH6213for striking likelightningH1300,it is sharpenedמֹרָ֑טָּהmo.Ra.tahH4803in readinessfor slaughterH2874.

16ProveH2300yourself sharpH2300,goהֵימִ֖נִיhei.Mi.niH3231to the rightH3231;setהָשִׂ֣ימִיha.Si.miH7760yourself; goהַשְׂמִ֑ילִיhas.Mi.liH8041to the leftH8041,whereverאָ֖נָה'A.nahH575youredgeפָּנַ֥יִךְpa.Na.yikhH6440is orderedמֻעָדֽוֹת׃mu.'a.DotH3259.

17I will alsoוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571clapאַכֶּ֤ה'a.KehH5221My handsH3709, and I willsatisfyוַהֲנִחֹתִ֖יva.ha.ni.cho.TiH5117My wrathחֲמָתִ֑יcha.ma.TiH2534;I, the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,have spokenדִּבַּֽרְתִּי׃ פdi.Bar.tiH1696.”

18And the wordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068cameH1961to me, sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

19“Now as for you, sonH1121of manH120,makeשִׂים־sim-H7760twoשְׁנַ֣יִםshe.Na.yimH8147waysדְּרָכִ֗יםde.ra.KhimH1870for the swordH2719of the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֔לba.VelH894to comeלָבוֹא֙la.Vo'H935;bothשְׁנֵיהֶ֑םshe.nei.HemH8147of them will goיֵצְא֣וּye.tze.'UH3318outH3318of oneאֶחָ֖ד'e.ChadH259landמֵאֶ֥רֶץme.'E.retzH776. Andmakeבָּרֵ֔אba.Re'H1254a signpostוְיָ֣דve.YadH3027;makeבָּרֵֽא׃ba.Re'H1254it at the headבְּרֹ֥אשׁbe.RoshH7218of the wayדֶּֽרֶךְ־de.rekh-H1870to the cityעִ֖יר'irH5892.

20You shallmarkתָּשִׂ֔יםta.SimH7760a wayדֶּ֣רֶךְDe.rekhH1870for the swordH2719to comeלָב֣וֹאla.Vo'H935toRabbahרַבַּ֣תra.BatH7237of the sonsבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121of Ammonעַמּ֑וֹןa.MonH5983,and to Judahיְהוּדָ֥הye.hu.DahH3063intofortifiedבְּצוּרָֽה׃be.tzu.RahH1219Jerusalemבִירוּשָׁלִַ֖םvi.ru.sha.LimH3389.

21For the kingמֶלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֜לba.VelH894standsעָמַ֨ד'a.MadH5975at thepartingאֵ֣ם'emH517of the wayהַדֶּ֗רֶךְha.De.rekhH1870,at the headבְּרֹ֛אשׁbe.RoshH7218of the twoשְׁנֵ֥יshe.NeiH8147waysהַדְּרָכִ֖יםha.de.ra.KhimH1870,to useלִקְסָם־lik.som-H7080divinationקָ֑סֶםKa.semH7081; heshakesקִלְקַ֤לkil.KalH7043the arrowsבַּֽחִצִּים֙ba.chi.TzimH2671,he consultsשָׁאַ֣לsha.'AlH7592thehouseholdH8655idolsH8655,he looksרָאָ֖הra.'AhH7200at the liverבַּכָּבֵֽד׃ba.ka.VedH3516.

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