New American Standard Bible 2020

Ezekiel 3:22-27

22Now the handיַד־yad-H3027of the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068was on me thereשָׁ֖םshamH8033,and He saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to me, “GetH6965upH6965,goצֵא֙tze'H3318outH3318to the plainהַבִּקְעָ֔הha.bik.'AhH1237,and thereוְשָׁ֖םve.ShamH8033I willspeakאֲדַבֵּ֥ר'a.da.BerH1696to you.”

23So I gotH6965upH6965and wentH3318outH3318to the plainהַבִּקְעָה֒ha.bik.'AhH1237;and beholdוְהִנֵּה־ve.hi.neh-H2009, thegloryכְּבוֹד־ke.Vod-H3519of the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068was standingעֹמֵ֔ד'o.MedH5975thereשָׁ֤םshamH8033,like the gloryכַּכָּב֕וֹדka.ka.VodH3519thatI sawרָאִ֖יתִיra.'I.tiH7200by the riverנְהַר־ne.har-H5104Chebarכְּבָ֑רke.VarH3529,and I fellוָאֶפֹּ֖לva.'e.PolH5307on my faceפָּנָֽי׃pa.NaiH6440.

24But theSpiritר֔וּחַRu.achH7307enteredוַתָּבֹא־va.ta.vo'-H935me and setH5975me upH5975on my feetרַגְלָ֑יrag.LaiH7272;and He spokeוַיְדַבֵּ֤רvay.da.BerH1696with me and saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to me, “Goבֹּ֥אbo'H935,shutהִסָּגֵ֖רhi.sa.GerH5462yourself insideבְּת֥וֹךְbe.TokhH8432your houseבֵּיתֶֽךָ׃bei.Te.khaH1004.

25And as for you, sonבֶן־ven-H1121of manאָדָ֗ם'a.DamH120, they willputנָתְנ֤וּna.te.NuH5414ropesעֲבוֹתִ֔יםa.vo.TimH5688around you and bindוַאֲסָר֖וּךָva.'a.sa.Ru.khaH631you with them so that you do not goתֵצֵ֖אte.Tze'H3318outH3318amongבְּתוֹכָֽם׃be.to.KhamH8432them.

26Moreover,I will make your tongueוּלְשֽׁוֹנְךָ֙u.le.shon.KhaH3956stickאַדְבִּ֣יק'ad.BikH1692to the roofH2441ofH2441your mouthH2441so that you will be unableH481toH481speakH481and will not be a manלְאִ֣ישׁle.'IshH376who reprimandsמוֹכִ֑יחַmo.Khi.achH3198them, sinceכִּ֛יkiH3588they are a rebelliousמְרִ֖יme.RiH4805houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004.

27Butwhen I speakוּֽבְדַבְּרִ֤יu.ve.da.be.RiH1696to you, I will openאֶפְתַּ֣ח'ef.TachH6605your mouthפִּ֔יךָPi.khaH6310and you will sayוְאָמַרְתָּ֣ve.'a.mar.TaH559to them, ‘ThisH3541isH3541whatH3541the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GodH3068saysאָמַ֖ר'a.MarH559:’The one who hearsהַשֹּׁמֵ֤עַ׀ha.sho.Me.a'H8085,let him hearיִשְׁמָע֙yish.Ma'H8085;and the one who refusesוְהֶחָדֵ֣ל׀ve.he.cha.DelH2310,let him refuseיֶחְדָּ֔לyech.DalH2308;for they are a rebelliousמְרִ֖יme.RiH4805houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004.

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