New American Standard Bible 2020
Ezekiel 23:22-44
22“Thereforeלָכֵ֣ןla.KhenH3651,Oholibahאָהֳלִיבָ֗ה'o.ho.li.VahH172,thisH3541isH3541whatH3541the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GodH3068saysאָמַר֮'a.MarH559: ‘BeholdH2009I am going to inciteמֵעִ֤ירme.'IrH5782your loversמְאַהֲבַ֙יִךְ֙me.'a.ha.Va.yikhH157againstעָלַ֔יִךְ'a.La.yikhH5921you, from whomאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834you turnedH5361awayH5361inH5361disgustH5361,and I will bringוַהֲבֵאתִ֥יםva.ha.ve.TimH935them againstעָלַ֖יִךְ'a.La.yikhH5921you from everyH5439sideH5439:
23theBabyloniansבְּנֵ֧י בָבֶ֣לbe.Nei va.VelH1121H894and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605theChaldeansכַּשְׂדִּ֗יםkas.DimH3778,Pekodפְּק֤וֹדpe.KodH6489and Shoaוְשׁ֙וֹעַ֙ve.Sho.a'H7772and Koaוְק֔וֹעַve.Ko.a'H6970, andallכָּל־kol-H3605theAssyriansבְּנֵ֥י אַשּׁ֖וּרbe.Nei 'a.ShurH1121H804with them; handsomeחֶ֜מֶדChe.medH2531youngבַּח֨וּרֵיba.Chu.reiH970menH970,governorsפַּח֤וֹתpa.ChotH6346and officialsוּסְגָנִים֙u.se.ga.NimH5461allכֻּלָּ֔םku.LamH3605of them, officersשָֽׁלִשִׁים֙sha.li.ShimH7991andmenH7121ofH7121renownH7121,allכֻּלָּֽם׃ku.LamH3605of them ridingרֹכְבֵ֥יro.khe.VeiH7392on horsesסוּסִ֖יםsu.SimH5483.
24And they will comeוּבָ֣אוּu.Va.'uH935againstעָלַ֡יִךְ'a.La.yikhH5921you with weaponsהֹ֠צֶןHo.tzenH2021,chariotsרֶ֤כֶבRe.khevH7393, andwagonsוְגַלְגַּל֙ve.gal.GalH1534,and with a contingentוּבִקְהַ֣לu.vik.HalH6951of peoplesעַמִּ֔ים'a.MimH5971.They will attackיָשִׂ֥ימוּ עָלַ֖יִךְya.Si.mu 'a.La.yikhH7760H5921you on everyH5439sideH5439with shieldצִנָּ֤הtzi.NahH6793,bucklerוּמָגֵן֙u.ma.GenH4043,and helmetוְקוֹבַ֔עve.ko.Va'H6959;and I will commitוְנָתַתִּ֤יve.na.ta.TiH5414thejudgmentמִשְׁפָּ֔טmish.PatH4941to them, and they will judgeוּשְׁפָט֖וּךְu.she.fa.TukhH8199you according to their customsבְּמִשְׁפְּטֵיהֶֽם׃be.mish.pe.tei.HemH4941.
25I will setוְנָתַתִּ֨יve.na.ta.TiH5414Myjealousyקִנְאָתִ֜יkin.'a.TiH7068against you, so that they may dealוְעָשׂ֤וּve.'a.SuH6213with you in wrathבְּחֵמָ֔הbe.che.MahH2534.They will removeיָסִ֔ירוּya.Si.ruH5493your noseאַפֵּ֤ךְ'a.PekhH639and your earsוְאָזְנַ֙יִךְ֙ve.'a.ze.Na.yikhH241; and yoursurvivorsוְאַחֲרִיתֵ֖ךְve.'a.cha.ri.TekhH319will fallתִּפּ֑וֹלti.PolH5307by the swordבַּחֶ֣רֶבba.Che.revH2719.They will takeיִקָּ֔חוּyi.Ka.chuH3947yoursonsבָּנַ֤יִךְba.Na.yikhH1121and your daughtersוּבְנוֹתַ֙יִךְ֙u.ve.no.Ta.yikhH1323; and yoursurvivorsוְאַחֲרִיתֵ֖ךְve.'a.cha.ri.TekhH319will be consumedתֵּאָכֵ֥לte.'a.KhelH398by the fireבָּאֵֽשׁ׃ba.'EshH784.
27SoI will removeוְהִשְׁבַּתִּ֤יve.hish.ba.TiH7673from you your outrageousH2154sinH2154and your prostitutionזְנוּתֵ֖ךְze.nu.TekhH2184that you broughtfrom the landמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,so that you will not raiseתִשְׂאִ֤יtis.'IH5375your eyesעֵינַ֙יִךְ֙'ei.Na.yikhH5869to them or rememberתִזְכְּרִי־tiz.ke.ri-H2142Egyptוּמִצְרַ֖יִםu.mitz.Ra.yimH4714anymoreעֽוֹד׃ סodH5750.’
29They willdealוְעָשׂ֨וּve.'a.SuH6213with you in hatredבְּשִׂנְאָ֗הbe.sin.'AhH8135,takeוְלָקְחוּ֙ve.la.ke.ChuH3947allכָּל־kol-H3605your propertyיְגִיעֵ֔ךְye.gi.'EkhH3018,and leaveוַעֲזָב֖וּךְva.'a.za.VukhH5800you nakedעֵירֹ֣ם'ei.RomH5903and bareוְעֶרְיָ֑הve.'er.YahH6181.And the nakednessעֶרְוַ֣ת'er.VatH6172of your prostitutionזְנוּנַ֔יִךְze.nu.Na.yikhH2183will be exposedוְנִגְלָה֙ve.nig.LahH1540,both your outrageousH2154sinH2154and your obsceneH8457practicesH8457.
32ThisH3541isH3541whatH3541the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136 GodH3068saysאָמַר֙'a.MarH559: ‘You willdrinkתִּשְׁתִּ֔יtish.TiH8354your sister’sאֲחוֹתֵךְ֙'a.cho.teKhH269cupכּ֤וֹסKosH3563,Which is deepהָעֲמֻקָּ֖הha.'a.mu.KahH6013and wideוְהָרְחָבָ֑הve.ha.re.cha.VahH7342. You will belaughedלִצְחֹ֛קlitz.ChokH6712at and held in derisionוּלְלַ֖עַגu.le.La.'agH3933; Becauseit containsלְהָכִֽיל׃le.ha.KhilH3557muchמִרְבָּ֥הmir.BahH4767.
33You will be filledתִּמָּלֵ֑אִיti.ma.Le.'iH4390withdrunkennessשִׁכָּר֥וֹןshi.ka.RonH7943and griefוְיָג֖וֹןve.ya.GonH3015,A cupכּ֚וֹסKosH3563of horrorשַׁמָּ֣הsha.MahH8047and desolationוּשְׁמָמָ֔הu.she.ma.MahH8077,The cupכּ֖וֹסKosH3563of your sisterאֲחוֹתֵ֥ךְ'a.cho.TekhH269Samariaשֹׁמְרֽוֹן׃sho.me.RonH8111.
34And you willdrinkוְשָׁתִ֨יתve.sha.TitH8354it and drainוּמָצִ֗יתu.ma.TzitH4680it.Then you will gnawתְּגָרֵ֖מִיte.ga.Re.miH1633on its fragmentsחֲרָשֶׂ֛יהָcha.ra.Sei.haH2789And tearתְּנַתֵּ֑קִיte.na.Te.kiH5423your breastsוְשָׁדַ֣יִךְve.sha.Da.yikhH7699;for I have spokenדִבַּ֔רְתִּיdi.Bar.tiH1696,’declaresנְאֻ֖םne.'UmH5002the Lordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136 GodH3068.
35Thereforeלָכֵ֗ןla.KhenH3651,thisH3541isH3541whatH3541the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136 GodH3068saysאָמַר֙'a.MarH559: ‘Becauseיַ֚עַןYa.'anH3282you haveforgottenשָׁכַ֣חַתְּsha.Kha.chatH7911Me anddiscardedוַתַּשְׁלִ֥יכִיva.tash.Li.khiH7993Me behindאַחֲרֵ֣י'a.cha.ReiH310your backגַוֵּ֑ךְga.VekhH1458,sufferשְׂאִ֥יse.'IH5375on your own partוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571the punishment foryour outrageousH2154sinH2154and your obsceneH8457practicesH8457.’”
36Moreover, the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to me, “Sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of manאָדָ֕ם'a.DamH120, will youjudgeהֲתִשְׁפּ֥וֹטha.tish.PotH8199Oholahאָהֳלָ֖ה'o.ho.LahH170and Oholibahאָהֳלִיבָ֑ה'o.ho.li.VahH172? Thendeclareוְהַגֵּ֣דve.ha.GedH5046to them their abominationsתוֹעֲבוֹתֵיהֶֽן׃to.'a.vo.tei.HenH8441.
37For they have committedH5003adulteryנִאֵ֗פוּni.'E.fuH5003,and bloodוְדָם֙ve.DamH1818is on their handsבִּֽידֵיהֶ֔ןbi.dei.HenH3027.So they have committedH5003adulteryנִאֵ֑פוּni.'E.fuH5003with their idolsגִּלּֽוּלֵיהֶ֖ןgi.lu.lei.HenH1544,and evenוְגַ֤םve.GamH1571made their sonsבְּנֵיהֶן֙be.nei.HenH1121,whomאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834they boreיָֽלְדוּ־yal.du-H3205to Me, passהֶעֱבִ֥ירוּhe.'e.Vi.ruH5674throughH5674the fire tothem as foodלְאָכְלָֽה׃le.'okh.LahH402.
39For when they slaughteredוּֽבְשַׁחֲטָ֤םu.ve.sha.cha.TamH7819their childrenבְּנֵיהֶם֙be.nei.HemH1121for their idolsלְגִלּ֣וּלֵיהֶ֔םle.gi.Lu.lei.HemH1544,they enteredוַיָּבֹ֧אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935Mysanctuaryמִקְדָּשִׁ֛יmik.da.ShiH4720on the sameהַה֖וּאha.Hu'H1931dayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117to profaneלְחַלְּל֑וֹle.cha.le.LoH2490it; and beholdוְהִנֵּה־ve.hi.neh-H2009,thisH3541isH3541whatH3541they didעָשׂ֖וּ'a.SuH6213withinבְּת֥וֹךְbe.TokhH8432My houseבֵּיתִֽי׃bei.TiH1004.
40“Furthermoreוְאַ֗ףve.'AfH637,they have evenכִּ֤יkiH3588sentתִשְׁלַ֙חְנָה֙tish.Lach.nahH7971for menH376who comeבָּאִ֖יםba.'ImH935from a greatH4801distanceמִמֶּרְחָ֑קmi.mer.ChakH4801,to whomאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834a messengerמַלְאָ֜ךְmal.'AkhH4397was sentשָׁל֤וּחַsha.Lu.achH7971;and beholdוְהִנֵּה־ve.hi.neh-H2009,they cameבָ֔אוּVa.'uH935--for whomלַאֲשֶׁ֥רla.'a.SherH834you bathedרָחַ֛צְתְּra.ChatztH7364,putH3583makeupH3583on your eyesעֵינַ֖יִךְ'ei.Na.yikhH5869, andadornedH5710yourselvesH5710with jewelryעֶֽדִי׃'E.diH5716;
41and you satוְיָשַׁבְתְּ֙ve.ya.shavTH3427on a splendidH3519couchמִטָּ֣הmi.TahH4296with atableוְשֻׁלְחָ֥ןve.shul.ChanH7979arrangedעָר֖וּךְ'a.RukhH6186in frontלְפָנֶ֑יהָle.fa.Nei.haH6440of it on which you had setשַׂ֥מְתְּsamtH7760Myincenseוּקְטָרְתִּ֥יu.ke.ta.re.TiH7004and Myoilוְשַׁמְנִ֖יve.sham.NiH8081.
42And the soundוְק֣וֹלve.KolH6963of acarefreeשָׁלֵ֣וsha.LevH7961multitudeהָמוֹן֮ha.mOnH1995was with her; andheavyH5433drinkersH5433were broughtמוּבָאִ֥יםmu.va.'ImH935from the wildernessמִמִּדְבָּ֑רmi.mid.BarH4057with peopleH376from the multitudeמֵרֹ֣בme.RoH7230of humanityאָדָ֔ם'a.DamH120.And they putוַֽיִּתְּנ֤וּvai.yi.te.NuH5414braceletsצְמִידִים֙tze.mi.DimH6781onthe wristsיְדֵיהֶ֔ןye.dei.HenH3027of the women and beautifulתִּפְאֶ֖רֶתtif.'E.retH8597crownsוַעֲטֶ֥רֶתva.'a.Te.retH5850on their headsרָאשֵׁיהֶֽן׃ra.shei.HenH7218.
Commentaries on Ezekiel 23
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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