New American Standard Bible 2020

Ezekiel 21:23-28

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.’

28“And you, sonבֶן־ven-H1121of manאָדָ֗ם'a.DamH120,prophesyהִנָּבֵ֤אhi.na.Ve'H5012and sayוְאָֽמַרְתָּ֙ve.'a.mar.TaH559, ‘ThisH3541isH3541whatH3541the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136 GodH3068saysאָמַר֙'a.MarH559concerningH413the sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Ammonעַמּ֖וֹןa.MonH5983and theirtauntingחֶרְפָּתָ֑םcher.pa.TamH2781,’and sayוְאָמַרְתָּ֗ve.'a.mar.TaH559: ‘A swordחֶ֣רֶבChe.revH2719,a swordחֶ֤רֶבChe.revH2719is drawnפְּתוּחָה֙pe.tu.ChahH6605,sharpenedמְרוּטָ֔הme.ru.TahH4803for the slaughterלְטֶ֣בַחle.Te.vachH2874, to make itconsumeH398,soH4616thatH4616it may be likelightningבָּרָֽק׃ba.RakH1300--

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