New American Standard Bible 2020

Ezekiel 22:23-29

23And the wordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068cameוַיְהִ֥יvay.HiH1961to me, sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

24“Sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of manאָדָ֕ם'a.DamH120,sayאֱמָר־'e.mor-H559to her, ‘You are a landאֶ֔רֶץ'E.retzH776that isnot cleanמְטֹהָרָ֖הme.to.ha.RahH2891or rainedH1652on in the dayבְּי֥וֹםbe.YomH3117of indignationזָֽעַם׃Za.'amH2195.’

25There is aconspiracyקֶ֤שֶׁרKe.sherH7195of her prophetsנְבִיאֶ֙יהָ֙ne.vi.'Ei.haH5030in her midstבְּתוֹכָ֔הּbe.to.KhahH8432like a roaringשׁוֹאֵ֖גsho.'EgH7580lionכַּאֲרִ֥יka.'a.RiH738tearingטֹ֣רֵֽףTo.refH2963the preyטָ֑רֶףTa.refH2964. They havedevouredאָכָ֗לוּ'a.Kha.luH398livesנֶ֣פֶשׁNe.feshH5315;they have takenיִקָּ֔חוּyi.Ka.chuH3947treasureחֹ֤סֶןCho.senH2633and preciousוִיקָר֙vi.KarH3366thingsH3366;they have madeH7235manyH7235widowsאַלְמְנוֹתֶ֖יהָ'al.me.no.Tei.haH490in the midstבְתוֹכָֽהּ׃ve.to.KhahH8432of her.

26Herpriestsכֹּהֲנֶ֜יהָko.ha.Nei.haH3548have doneH2554violenceחָמְס֣וּcha.me.SuH2554to My Lawתוֹרָתִי֮to.ra.TiH8451and haveprofanedוַיְחַלְּל֣וּvay.cha.le.LuH2490My holyקָדָשַׁי֒ka.da.ShaiH6944thingsקֹ֤דֶשׁKo.deshH6944;they have madeH914noH3808distinctionהִבְדִּ֔ילוּhiv.Di.luH914betweenבֵּֽין־bein-H996the holyH6944and thecommonלְחֹל֙le.CholH2455,and they have not taughtהוֹדִ֑יעוּho.Di.'uH3045the difference betweenוּבֵין־u.vein-H996theuncleanהַטָּמֵ֥אha.ta.Me'H2931and the cleanלְטָה֖וֹרle.ta.HorH2889;and they have closedהֶעְלִ֣ימוּhe'.Li.muH5956their eyesעֵֽינֵיהֶ֔ם'ei.nei.HemH5869from My Sabbathsוּמִשַׁבְּתוֹתַי֙u.mi.sha.be.to.TaiH7676,and I am defiledוָאֵחַ֖לva.'e.ChalH2490amongבְּתוֹכָֽם׃be.to.KhamH8432them.

27Her leadersשָׂרֶ֣יהָsa.Rei.haH8269withinבְקִרְבָּ֔הּve.kir.BahH7130her are like wolvesכִּזְאֵבִ֖יםkiz.'e.VimH2061tearingטֹ֣רְפֵיTo.re.feiH2963the preyטָ֑רֶףTa.refH2964,by sheddingלִשְׁפָּךְ־lish.pokh-H8210bloodדָּם֙damH1818anddestroyingלְאַבֵּ֣דle.'a.BedH6livesנְפָשׁ֔וֹתne.fa.ShotH5315inH4616orderH4616toH4616makeבְּצֹ֥עַbe.Tzo.a'H1214dishonestH1215profitH1215.

28And her prophetsוּנְבִיאֶ֗יהָu.ne.vi.'Ei.haH5030have coatedטָח֤וּta.ChuH2902with whitewashתָּפֵ֔לta.FelH8602for them, seeingחֹזִ֣יםcho.ZimH2372falseשָׁ֔וְאShav'H7723visionsH2372and diviningוְקֹסְמִ֥יםve.ko.se.MimH7080liesכָּזָ֑בka.ZavH3577for them, sayingאֹמְרִ֗ים'o.me.RimH559, ‘ThisH3541isH3541whatH3541the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136 GodH3068saysאָמַר֙'a.MarH559,’when the LordH3068has not spokenדִבֵּֽר׃di.BerH1696.

29The peopleעַ֤ם'amH5971of the landהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ha.'A.retzH776have practicedעָ֣שְׁקוּ'A.she.kuH6231extortionעֹ֔שֶׁק'O.shekH6233and committedוְגָזְל֖וּve.ga.ze.LuH1497robberyגָּזֵ֑לga.ZelH1498,and they have oppressedהוֹנ֔וּho.NuH3238the poorוְעָנִ֤יve.'a.NiH6041and needyוְאֶבְיוֹן֙ve.'ev.yOnH34, and haveoppressedעָשְׁק֖וּ'a.she.KuH6231the strangerהַגֵּ֥רha.GerH1616withoutבְּלֹ֥אbe.Lo'H3808justiceמִשְׁפָּֽט׃mish.PatH4941.

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