New American Standard Bible 2020

Ezekiel 23:40-44

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.

43“Then I saidוָאֹמַ֕רva.'o.MarH559concerning her who waswornלַבָּלָ֖הla.ba.LahH1087outH1087by adulteriesנִֽאוּפִ֑יםni.'u.FimH5004, ‘Will they nowעַתָּ֛הa.taH6258commitH2181adulteryH2181with her when she is like this?’

44But they wentH935inH935to her as they would goH935inH935to a prostituteזוֹנָ֑הzo.NahH2181.ThisH3651isH3651howH3651they wentH935inH935to Oholahאָֽהֳלָה֙'o.ho.LahH170and to Oholibahאָ֣הֳלִיבָ֔ה'o.ho.li.VahH172,the lewdהַזִּמָּֽה׃ha.zi.MahH2154womenH802.

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