New American Standard Bible 2020

Ezekiel 28:1-15

1The wordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068cameוַיְהִ֥יvay.HiH1961again to me, sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

2“Sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of manאָדָ֡ם'a.DamH120,sayאֱמֹר֩'e.MorH559to theleaderלִנְגִ֨ידlin.GidH5057of Tyreצֹ֜רtzorH6865, ‘The Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GodH3068saysאָמַ֣ר׀'a.MarH559thisכֹּֽה־koh-H3541: “Becauseיַ֣עַןYa.'anH3282your heartלִבְּךָ֙li.be.KhaH3820isH1361haughtyגָּבַ֤הּga.VahH1361And you have saidוַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙va.To.merH559, ‘I am a godאֵ֣ל'elH410,I sitיָשַׁ֖בְתִּיya.Shav.tiH3427in the seatמוֹשַׁ֧בmo.ShavH4186ofgodsאֱלֹהִ֛ים'E.lo.HimH430In the heartבְּלֵ֣בbe.LevH3820of the seasיַמִּ֑יםya.MimH3220’; Yet you are amortalאָדָם֙'a.DamH120and not Godאֵ֔ל'ElH410,Although you makeוַתִּתֵּ֥ןva.ti.TenH5414your heartלִבְּךָ֖li.be.KhaH3820like the heartכְּלֵ֥בke.LevH3820of Godאֱלֹהִֽים׃'E.lo.HimH430--

3Beholdהִנֵּ֥הhi.NehH2009,you are wiserחָכָ֛םcha.KhamH2450thanH4480DanielH1840;There is noכָּל־ לֹ֥אkol- lo'H3605 H3808secretסָת֖וּםsa.TumH5640that isH6004aH6004matchH6004for you!

4By your wisdomבְּחָכְמָֽתְךָ֙be.cha.khe.ma.te.KhaH2451and understandingוּבִתְבוּנָ֣תְךָ֔u.vit.vu.Na.te.khaH8394You have acquiredעָשִׂ֥יתָ'a.Si.taH6213richesחָ֑יִלCha.yilH2428for yourselfAnd have acquiredוַתַּ֛עַשׂva.Ta.'asH6213goldזָהָ֥בza.HavH2091and silverוָכֶ֖סֶףva.Khe.sefH3701for your treasuriesבְּאוֹצְרוֹתֶֽיךָ׃be.'otz.ro.Tei.khaH214.

5By your greatבְּרֹ֧בbe.RoH7230wisdomחָכְמָתְךָ֛cha.khe.ma.te.KhaH2451, by yourtradeבִּרְכֻלָּתְךָ֖bir.khu.la.te.KhaH7404You have increasedהִרְבִּ֣יתָhir.Bi.taH7235your richesחֵילֶ֑ךָchei.Le.khaH2428, And yourheartלְבָבְךָ֖le.va.ve.KhaH3824isH1361haughtyוַיִּגְבַּ֥הּvai.yig.BahH1361because of your richesבְּחֵילֶֽךָ׃ סbe.chei.Le.khaH2428--

6Thereforeלָכֵ֕ןla.KhenH3651thisH3541isH3541whatH3541the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136 GodH3068saysאָמַ֖ר'a.MarH559: ‘Becauseיַ֛עַןYa.'anH3282you havemadeתִּתְּךָ֥ti.te.KhaH5414your heartלְבָבְךָ֖le.va.ve.KhaH3824Like the heartכְּלֵ֥בke.LevH3820of Godאֱלֹהִֽים׃'E.lo.HimH430,

7Thereforeלָכֵ֗ןla.KhenH3651,beholdH2009,I am going to bringמֵבִ֤יאme.Vi'H935strangersזָרִ֔יםza.RimH2114againstעָלֶ֙יךָ֙'a.Lei.khaH5921you, ThemostH6184ruthlessעָרִיצֵ֖י'a.ri.TzeiH6184of the nationsגּוֹיִ֑םgo.YimH1471.And they will drawH7385their swordsחַרְבוֹתָם֙char.vo.TamH2719Againstעַל־'al-H5921the beautyיְפִ֣יye.FiH3308of your wisdomחָכְמָתֶ֔ךָcha.khe.ma.Te.khaH2451And profaneוְחִלְּל֖וּve.chi.le.LuH2490your splendorיִפְעָתֶֽךָ׃yif.'a.Te.khaH3314.

8They will bringיֽוֹרִד֑וּךָyo.ri.Du.khaH3381you downH3381to the pitלַשַּׁ֖חַתla.Sha.chatH7845,And you will dieוָמַ֛תָּהva.Ma.tahH4191thedeathמְמוֹתֵ֥יme.mo.TeiH4463of those who are killedחָלָ֖לcha.LalH2491In the heartבְּלֵ֥בbe.LevH3820of the seasיַמִּֽים׃ya.MimH3220.

9Will you stillהֶאָמֹ֤רhe.'a.MorH559sayתֹּאמַר֙to.MarH559, “I am a godאֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.HimH430,”In the presenceלִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440of one who killsהֹֽרְגֶ֑ךָho.re.Ge.khaH2026you,Though you are a mortalאָדָ֛ם'a.DamH120and not Godאֵ֖ל'elH410,In the handsבְּיַ֥דbe.YadH3027of those who woundמְחַלְלֶֽיךָ׃me.cha.Lei.khaH2490you?

10You will dieתָּמ֖וּתta.MutH4191the deathמוֹתֵ֧יmo.TeiH4194of theuncircumcisedעֲרֵלִ֛ים'a.re.LimH6189By the handבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027of strangersזָרִ֑יםza.RimH2114,For I have spokenדִבַּ֔רְתִּיdi.Bar.tiH1696!’declaresנְאֻ֖םne.'UmH5002the Lordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136 GodH3068!”’”

11Again the wordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068cameוַיְהִ֥יvay.HiH1961to me, sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

12“Sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of manאָדָ֕ם'a.DamH120,takeשָׂ֥אsa'H5375upH5375a songH7015ofH7015mourningH7015overעַל־'al-H5921the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Tyreצ֑וֹרTzorH6865and sayוְאָמַ֣רְתָּve.'a.Mar.taH559to him, ‘ThisH3541isH3541whatH3541the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136 GodH3068saysאָמַר֙'a.MarH559: “Youhad the sealחוֹתֵ֣םcho.TemH2856ofperfectionתָּכְנִ֔יתta.khe.NitH8508,Fullמָלֵ֥אma.Le'H4392of wisdomחָכְמָ֖הchokh.mahH2451and perfectוּכְלִ֥ילu.khe.LilH3632in beautyיֹֽפִי׃Yo.fiH3308.

13You were inEdenבְּעֵ֨דֶןbe.'E.denH5731,the gardenגַּן־gan-H1588of Godאֱלֹהִ֜ים'E.lo.HimH430;Everyכָּל־kol-H3605preciousיְקָרָ֤הye.ka.RahH3368stoneאֶ֨בֶן'E.venH68was your coveringמְסֻכָתֶ֙ךָ֙me.su.kha.Te.khaH4540: Therubyאֹ֣דֶם'O.demH124,the topazפִּטְדָ֞הpit.DahH6357and the diamondוְיָהֲלֹ֗םve.ya.ha.LomH3095;The berylתַּרְשִׁ֥ישׁtar.ShishH8658,the onyxשֹׁ֙הַם֙sho.hamH7718and the jasperוְיָ֣שְׁפֵ֔הve.Ya.she.PehH3471;The lapisH5601lazuliH5601,the turquoiseנֹ֔פֶךְNo.fekhH5306and the emeraldוּבָרְקַ֖תu.va.re.KatH1304;And the goldוְזָהָ֑בve.za.HavH2091,the workmanshipמְלֶ֨אכֶתme.Le.khetH4399of yoursettingsתֻּפֶּ֤יךָtu.Pei.khaH8596andsocketsוּנְקָבֶ֙יךָ֙u.ne.ka.Vei.chaH5345, Was in you.On the dayבְּי֥וֹםbe.YomH3117that you were createdהִבָּרַאֲךָ֖hi.ba.ra.'a.KhaH1254They were preparedכּוֹנָֽנוּ׃ko.Na.nuH3559.

14You were theanointedמִמְשַׁ֖חmi.ShachH4473cherubכְּר֔וּבke.RuvH3742whocoversהַסּוֹכֵ֑ךְha.so.KhekhH5526,And I placedוּנְתַתִּ֗יךָu.ne.ta.Ti.khaH5414you there.You were on the holyקֹ֤דֶשׁKo.deshH6944mountainבְּהַ֨רbe.HarH2022of Godאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430;You walkedהִתְהַלָּֽכְתָּ׃hit.ha.La.khe.taH1980in the midstבְּת֥וֹךְbe.TokhH8432of thestonesאַבְנֵי־'av.nei-H68of fireאֵ֖שׁ'eshH784.

15You wereblamelessתָּמִ֤יםta.MimH8549in your waysבִּדְרָכֶ֔יךָbid.ra.Khei.khaH1870From the dayמִיּ֖וֹםmi.YomH3117you were createdהִבָּֽרְאָ֑ךְhi.ba.re.'AkhH1254Untilעַד־'ad-H5704unrighteousnessH5767was foundנִמְצָ֥אnim.Tza'H4672in you.

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