New American Standard Bible 2020

Ezekiel 21:18-27

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.

22Into his rightבִּֽימִינ֞וֹbi.mi.NoH3225handH3225cameהָיָ֣ה׀ha.YahH1961the divinationהַקֶּ֣סֶםha.Ke.semH7081, ‘Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֗םye.ru.sha.LimH3389,’ tosetלָשׂ֤וּםla.SumH7760upH7760batteringH3733ramsH3733,to openלִפְתֹּ֤חַlif.To.achH6605the mouthפֶּה֙pehH6310forslaughterבְּרֶ֔צַחbe.Re.tzachH7524,to raiseלְהָרִ֥יםle.ha.RimH7311the voiceק֖וֹלKolH6963with a battleH8643cryH8643,to setלָשׂ֤וּםla.SumH7760upH7760batteringH3733ramsH3733againstעַל־'al-H5921the gatesשְׁעָרִ֔יםshe.'a.RimH8179,to pileH8210upH8210assaultH5550rampsH5550,to buildלִבְנ֥וֹתliv.NotH1129a siegeH1785wallH1785.

23And it will be to them like a falseשָׁוְא֙shaV'H7723divinationכִּקְסָםkik.som-H7080in their eyesבְּעֵ֣ינֵיהֶ֔םbe.'Ei.nei.HemH5869; they have swornsolemnשְׁבֻעֵ֥יshe.vu.'EiH7650oathsשְׁבֻע֖וֹתshe.vu.'otH7621. But hemakesH2142guiltעָוֹ֖ן'a.VonH5771knownH2142,so that they may be seizedלְהִתָּפֵֽשׂ׃ פle.hi.ta.FesH8610.

24“Thereforeלָכֵ֗ןla.KhenH3651,thisH3541isH3541whatH3541the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136 GodH3068saysאָמַר֮'a.MarH559: ‘Becauseיַ֗עַןYa.'anH3282you have madeH2142your guiltעֲוֹ֣נְכֶ֔ם'a.Vo.ne.KhemH5771knownH2142,in that your offensesפִּשְׁעֵיכֶ֗םpish.'ei.KhemH6588are uncoveredבְּהִגָּל֣וֹתbe.hi.ga.LotH1540,so that in allבְּכֹ֖לbe.KholH3605your deedsעֲלִילֽוֹתֵיכֶ֑םa.li.lo.tei.KhemH5949your sinsחַטֹּ֣אותֵיכֶ֔םcha.To.tei.KhemH2403are seenלְהֵֽרָאוֹת֙le.he.ra.'OtH7200--becauseיַ֚עַןYa.'anH3282you have comeH2142toH2142mindH2142,you will be seizedתִּתָּפֵֽשׂוּ׃ פti.ta.Fe.suH8610by the handבַּכַּ֖ףba.KafH3709.

25And you, slainחָלָ֣לcha.LalH2491,wickedרָשָׁ֔עra.Sha'H7563oneH7563,the princeנְשִׂ֖יאne.Si'H5387of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,whoseאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834dayיוֹמ֔וֹyo.MoH3117has comeH935,in the timeבְּעֵ֖תbe.'EtH6256of thepunishmentעֲוֹ֥ן'a.VonH5771of the endקֵֽץ׃ סKetzH7093,’

26thisH3541isH3541whatH3541the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136 GodH3068saysאָמַר֙'a.MarH559: ‘Removeהָסִיר֙ha.SirH5493theturbanהַמִּצְנֶ֔פֶתha.mitz.Ne.fetH4701and takeH7311offH7311thecrownהָֽעֲטָרָ֑הha.'a.ta.RahH5850;thisH2088willnoלֹא־lo'-H3808longer bethe sameH2088.Exaltהַגְבֵּ֔הַhag.Be.haH1361that which is lowהַשָּׁפָ֣לָהha.sha.Fa.lahH8217,and humbleהַשְׁפִּֽיל׃hash.PilH8213that which is highוְהַגָּבֹ֖הַve.ha.ga.Vo.haH1364.

27Ruinsעַוָּ֥ה'a.VahH5754,ruinsעַוָּ֖ה'a.VahH5754,ruinsעַוָּ֣ה'a.VahH5754,I will makeH7760it! ThisH2088alsoגַּם־gam-H1571will be noלֹ֣אlo'H3808longeruntilעַד־'ad-H5704He comesבֹּ֛אbo'H935whoseאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834rightהַמִּשְׁפָּ֖טha.mish.PatH4941it is, and I will giveוּנְתַתִּֽיו׃ פu.ne.ta.TivH5414it to Him.’

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