New American Standard Bible 2020

Ezekiel 21:8-13

8And the wordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of the LordH3068cameוַיְהִ֥יvay.HiH1961to me, sayingH559,

9“Sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of manאָדָ֕ם'a.DamH120,prophesyהִנָּבֵא֙hi.na.Ve'H5012and sayוְאָ֣מַרְתָּ֔ve.'A.mar.taH559, ‘ThisH3541isH3541whatH3541the LordH3068saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559:’Sayאֱמֹ֕ר'e.MorH559, ‘A swordH2719,a swordH2719sharpenedהוּחַ֖דָּהhu.Cha.dahH2300And alsoוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571polishedמְרוּטָֽה׃me.ru.TahH4803!

10Sharpenedהוּחַ֔דָּהhu.Cha.dahH2300to makeטְבֹ֤חַte.Vo.achH2873aslaughterטֶ֙בַח֙te.vachH2874,Polishedמֹרָ֑טָּהmo.Ra.tahH4803to flashהֱיֵה־he.yeh-H1961 H1300like lightningבָּ֖רָקBa.rokH1300!’Orא֣וֹ'oH176shall we rejoiceנָשִׂ֔ישׂna.SisH7797, therodשֵׁ֥בֶטShe.vetH7626of My sonבְּנִ֖יbe.NiH1121despisingמֹאֶ֥סֶתmo.'E.setH3988everyH3605treeעֵֽץ׃'EtzH6086?

11And it is givenH5414to be polishedלְמָרְטָ֖הle.ma.re.TahH4803,so that it may be handledלִתְפֹּ֣שׂ בַּכָּ֑ףlit.Pos ba.KafH8610 H3709;the swordחֶ֙רֶב֙che.revH2719isH2300sharpenedהוּחַ֤דָּהhu.Cha.dahH2300and polishedמֹרָ֔טָּהmo.Ra.tahH4803,to handבְּיַד־be.yad-H5414 H3027it overH5414to the slaughtererהוֹרֵֽג׃ho.RegH2026.

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.

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