New American Standard Bible 2020

Ezekiel 23:2-21

2“Sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of manאָדָ֑ם'a.DamH120, there weretwoשְׁתַּ֣יִםshe.Ta.yimH8147womenנָשִׁ֔יםna.ShimH802,the daughtersבְּנ֥וֹתbe.NotH1323of oneאַחַ֖ת'a.ChatH259motherאֵם־'em-H517;

3and they prostitutedוַתִּזְנֶ֣ינָהva.tiz.Nei.nahH2181themselves in Egyptבְמִצְרַ֔יִםve.mitz.Ra.yimH4714. Theyprostitutedזָנ֑וּza.NuH2181themselves in their youthבִּנְעוּרֵיהֶ֖ןbin.'u.rei.HenH5271;thereשָׁ֚מָּהSha.mahH8033their breastsשְׁדֵיהֶ֔ןshe.dei.HenH7699were squeezedמֹעֲכ֣וּmo.'a.KhuH4600and thereוְשָׁ֣םve.ShamH8033their virginבְּתוּלֵיהֶֽן׃be.tu.lei.HenH1331breastsדַּדֵּ֖יda.DeiH1717were handledעִשּׂ֔וּ'i.SuH6213.

4Their namesוּשְׁמוֹתָ֗ןu.she.mo.TanH8034were Oholahאָהֳלָ֤ה'o.ho.LahH170the elderהַגְּדוֹלָה֙ha.ge.do.LahH1419and Oholibahוְאָהֳלִיבָ֣הve.'o.ho.li.VahH172her sisterאֲחוֹתָ֔הּ'a.cho.TahH269.And they becameוַתִּֽהְיֶ֣ינָהva.tih.Yei.nahH1961Mine, and they gaveH3205birthH3205to sonsבָּנִ֣יםba.NimH1121and daughtersוּבָנ֑וֹתu.va.NotH1323. And as fortheir namesוּשְׁמוֹתָ֕ןu.she.mo.TanH8034,Samariaשֹׁמְר֣וֹןsho.me.RonH8111is Oholahאָהֳלָ֔ה'o.ho.LahH170and Jerusalemוִירוּשָׁלִַ֖םvi.ru.sha.LimH3389is Oholibahאָהֳלִיבָֽה׃'o.ho.li.VahH172.

5“Oholahאָהֳלָ֖ה'o.ho.LahH170prostitutedוַתִּ֥זֶןva.Ti.zenH2181herselfwhileH8478she was MineH8478;and she lustedוַתַּעְגַּב֙va.ta'.GavH5689afterעַֽל־'al-H5921her loversמְאַהֲבֶ֔יהָme.'a.ha.Vei.haH157,afterאֶל־'el-H413theAssyriansאַשּׁ֖וּר'a.ShurH804, herneighborsקְרוֹבִֽים׃ke.ro.VimH7138,

6who were clothedלְבֻשֵׁ֤יle.vu.SheiH3847in purpleתְכֵ֙לֶת֙te.Khe.letH8504,governorsפַּח֣וֹתpa.ChotH6346and officialsוּסְגָנִ֔יםu.se.ga.NimH5461,allכֻּלָּ֑םku.LamH3605of them handsomeחֶ֖מֶדChe.medH2531youngבַּח֥וּרֵיba.Chu.reiH970menH970,horsemenפָּרָשִׁ֕יםpa.ra.ShimH6571ridingרֹכְבֵ֖יro.khe.VeiH7392on horsesסוּסִֽים׃su.SimH5483.

7She bestowedוַתִּתֵּ֤ןva.ti.TenH5414herobsceneH8457practicesH8457on them, allכֻּלָּ֑םku.LamH3605of whom werethe choicestמִבְחַ֥רmiv.CharH4005menבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121of Assyriaאַשּׁ֖וּר'a.ShurH804;and with allוּבְכֹ֧לu.ve.KholH3605whomאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834she lustedעָֽגְבָ֛ה'a.ge.VahH5689after, with allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605their idolsגִּלּוּלֵיהֶ֖םgi.lu.lei.HemH1544shedefiledנִטְמָֽאָה׃nit.Ma.'ahH2930herself.

8She did not abandonעָזָ֔בָה'a.Za.vahH5800her obsceneH8457practicesH8457from the time inEgyptמִמִּצְרַ֙יִם֙mi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714;for in her youthבִנְעוּרֶ֔יהָvin.'u.Rei.haH5271men had sleptשָׁכְב֣וּsha.khe.VuH7901with her, and they handledעִשּׂ֖וּ'i.SuH6213her virginבְתוּלֶ֑יהָve.tu.Lei.haH1331breastsדַּדֵּ֣יda.DeiH1717and pouredוַיִּשְׁפְּכ֥וּvai.yish.pe.KhuH8210outH8210their obsceneH8457practiceH8457on her.

9Thereforeלָכֵ֥ןla.KhenH3651,I handedH5414 H3027her overH5414to herloversמְאַֽהֲבֶ֑יהָme.'a.ha.Vei.haH157, to theAssyriansבְּנֵ֣י אַשּׁ֔וּרbe.Nei 'a.ShurH1121 H804,afterעֲלֵיהֶֽם׃'a.lei.HemH5921whomאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834she lustedעָגְבָ֖ה'a.ge.VahH5689.

10Theyuncoveredגִּלּ֣וּgi.LuH1540her nakednessעֶרְוָתָהּ֒'er.va.TahH6172;they tookלָקָ֔חוּla.Ka.chuH3947her sonsבָּנֶ֤יהָba.Nei.haH1121and her daughtersוּבְנוֹתֶ֙יהָ֙u.ve.no.Tei.haH1323,but they killedהָרָ֑גוּha.Ra.guH2026her with the swordבַּחֶ֣רֶבba.Che.revH2719.So she becameוַתְּהִי־va.te.hi-H1961asubjectH8034ofH8034gossipH8034among womenלַנָּשִׁ֔יםla.na.ShimH802,and they executedעָ֥שׂוּ'A.suH6213judgmentsוּשְׁפוּטִ֖יםu.she.fu.TimH8196on her.

11“Now her sisterאֲחוֹתָ֣הּ'a.cho.TahH269Oholibahאָהֳלִיבָ֔ה'o.ho.li.VahH172sawוַתֵּ֙רֶא֙va.Te.re'H7200this,yet she wasH7843moreמִמֶּ֑נָּהmi.Me.nahH4480corruptH7843in her lustעַגְבָתָ֖הּ'ag.va.TahH5691thanH4480she, and her obsceneH8457practicesH8457weremoreH4480thanH4480the prostitutionמִזְּנוּנֵ֖יmi.ze.nu.NeiH2183of her sisterאֲחוֹתָֽהּ׃'a.cho.TahH269.

12She lustedעָגָ֜בָה'a.Ga.vahH5689afterאֶל־'el-H413theAssyriansבְּנֵי֩ אַשּׁ֨וּרbe.Nei 'a.ShurH1121 H804,governorsפַּח֨וֹתpa.ChotH6346and officialsוּסְגָנִ֤יםu.se.ga.NimH5461,the onesH7138nearH7138,opulentlyמִכְל֔וֹלmikh.LolH4358dressedלְבֻשֵׁ֣יle.vu.SheiH3847,horsemenפָּרָשִׁ֖יםpa.ra.ShimH6571ridingרֹכְבֵ֣יro.khe.VeiH7392on horsesסוּסִ֑יםsu.SimH5483,allכֻּלָּֽם׃ku.LamH3605of them handsomeחֶ֖מֶדChe.medH2531youngבַּח֥וּרֵיba.Chu.reiH970menH970.

13And I sawוָאֵ֖רֶאva.'E.re'H7200that she had defiledנִטְמָ֑אָהnit.Ma.'ahH2930herself; they bothלִשְׁתֵּיהֶֽן׃lish.tei.HenH8147tookthe sameאֶחָ֖ד'e.ChadH259wayדֶּ֥רֶךְDe.rekhH1870.

14So she increasedוַתּ֖וֹסֶףva.To.sefH3254her obsceneH8457practicesH8457.And she sawוַתֵּ֗רֶאva.Te.re'H7200menH376carvedמְחֻקֶּ֣הme.chu.KehH2707on the wallהַקִּ֔ירha.KirH7023,imagesצַלְמֵ֣יtzal.MeiH6754of theChaldeansכַשְׂדִּ֔יםkhas.di.yimH3778drawnחֲקֻקִ֖יםcha.ku.KimH2710in brightH8350redH8350,

15wearingH2289beltsאֵז֜וֹר'e.ZorH232aroundH2289their waistsבְּמָתְנֵיהֶ֗םbe.ma.te.nei.HemH4975,with flowingסְרוּחֵ֤יse.ru.CheiH5628turbansטְבוּלִים֙te.vu.LimH2871on their headsבְּרָ֣אשֵׁיהֶ֔םbe.Ra.shei.HemH7218,allכֻּלָּ֑םku.LamH3605of them lookingמַרְאֵ֥הmar.'EhH4758like officersשָׁלִשִׁ֖יםsha.li.ShimH7991,likeדְּמ֤וּתde.MutH1823theBabyloniansבְּנֵֽי־ בָבֶל֙be.nei- va.VelH1121 H894inChaldeaכַּשְׂדִּ֔יםkas.DimH3778,the landאֶ֖רֶץ'E.retzH776of their birthמוֹלַדְתָּֽם׃mo.lad.TamH4138.

16Andwhen she sawלְמַרְאֵ֣ה עֵינֶ֑יהָle.mar.'Eh 'ei.Nei.haH4758 H5869them shelustedוַתַּעְגְּבָ֥הva.ta'.gavhH5689afterעֲלֵיהֶ֖ם'a.lei.HemH5921them and sentוַתִּשְׁלַ֧חva.tish.LachH7971messengersמַלְאָכִ֛יםmal.'a.KhimH4397to them in Chaldeaכַּשְׂדִּֽימָה׃kas.Di.mahH3778.

17And theBabyloniansבְנֵֽי־ בָבֶל֙ve.nei- va.VelH1121 H894cameוַיָּבֹ֨אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935to her to the bedלְמִשְׁכַּ֣בle.mish.KavH4904of loveדֹּדִ֔יםdo.DimH1730and defiledH2930her with their obsceneH8457practiceH8457.And when she had beenH2930defiledH2930by them,she turnedH3363awayH3363from them inH3363disgustH3363.

18Sheexposedוַתְּגַל֙va.te.GalH1540her obsceneH8457practicesH8457and exposedוַתְּגַ֖לva.te.GalH1540her nakednessעֶרְוָתָ֑הּ'er.va.TahH6172; thenI turnedH3363awayH3363from her inH3363disgustH3363,justH3512asH3512I had turnedH5361awayH5361from hersisterאֲחוֹתָֽהּ׃'a.cho.TahH269inH5361disgustH5361.

19Yet she multipliedוַתַּרְבֶּ֖הva.tar.BehH7235her obsceneH8457practicesH8457,rememberingלִזְכֹּר֙liz.KorH2142the daysיְמֵ֣יye.MeiH3117of her youthנְעוּרֶ֔יהָne.'u.Rei.haH5271,whenאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834she prostitutedזָנְתָ֖הza.ne.TahH2181herself in the landבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

20Shelustedוַֽתַּעְגְּבָ֔הva.ta'.ge.VahH5689afterעַ֖ל'alH5921their loversפִּֽלַגְשֵׁיהֶ֑םpi.lag.shei.HemH6370,whoseאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834fleshבְּשַׂר־be.sar-H1320is likethe fleshבְּשָׂרָ֔םbe.sa.RamH1320of donkeysחֲמוֹרִים֙cha.mo.RimH2543and whose dischargeוְזִרְמַ֥תve.zir.MatH2231is likethe dischargeזִרְמָתָֽם׃zir.ma.TamH2231of horsesסוּסִ֖יםsu.SimH5483.

21So you longedH6485forH6485theoutrageousH2154sinH2154of your youthנְעוּרָ֑יִךְne.'u.Ra.yikhH5271, whenthe Egyptiansמִמִּצְרַ֙יִם֙mi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714handledבַּעְשׂ֤וֹתba'.SotH6213your breastsדַּדַּ֔יִךְda.Da.yikhH1717becauseלְמַ֖עַןle.Ma.'anH4616of the breastsשְׁדֵ֥יshe.DeiH7699of your youthנְעוּרָֽיִךְ׃ סne.'u.Ra.yikhH5271.

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