New American Standard Bible 2020

Ezekiel 22:27-30

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.

30Isearchedוָאֲבַקֵּ֣שׁva.'a.va.KeshH1245for a manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376amongH4480them who wouldbuildH1443upH1443a wallגָּדֵר֩ga.DerH1447andstandוְעֹמֵ֨דve.'o.MedH5975in the gapבַּפֶּ֧רֶץba.Pe.retzH6556beforeלְפָנַ֛יle.fa.NaiH6440Me for the landהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776,soH1115thatH1115I would notH1115destroyשַׁחֲתָ֑הּsha.cha.TahH7843it; but I foundמָצָֽאתִי׃ma.Tza.tiH4672noוְלֹ֖אve.Lo'H3808one.

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