New American Standard Bible 2020

Ezekiel 3:4-14

4Then He saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to me, “Sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of manאָדָ֗ם'a.DamH120,goלֶךְ־ בֹּא֙lekh- bo'H1980 H935to the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478and speakוְדִבַּרְתָּ֥ve.di.bar.TaH1696with My wordsבִדְבָרַ֖יvid.va.RaiH1697to them.

5Foryou are not being sentשָׁל֑וּחַsha.Lu.achH7971to a peopleעַ֨ם'amH5971ofunintelligibleעִמְקֵ֥י'im.KeiH6012speechשָׂפָ֛הsa.FahH8193or difficultוְכִבְדֵ֥יve.khiv.DeiH3515languageלָשׁ֖וֹןla.ShonH3956, butto the houseבֵּ֖יתbeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478,

6norH3808to manyרַבִּ֗יםra.BimH7227peoplesעַמִּ֣ים'a.MimH5971ofunintelligibleעִמְקֵ֤י'im.KeiH6012speechשָׂפָה֙sa.FahH8193or difficultוְכִבְדֵ֣יve.khiv.DeiH3515languageלָשׁ֔וֹןla.ShonH3956,whoseאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834wordsדִּבְרֵיהֶ֑םdiv.rei.HemH1697you cannotH3808understandתִשְׁמַ֖עtish.Ma'H8085.But I have sentשְׁלַחְתִּ֔יךָshe.lach.Ti.khaH7971you tothe people who understandיִשְׁמְע֥וּyish.me.'UH8085you;

7yet the houseוּבֵ֣יתu.VeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478will not beH14willingיֹאבוּ֙yo.VuH14to listenלִשְׁמֹ֣עַlish.Mo.a'H8085to you, sinceכִּֽי־ki-H3588they areH14not willingאֹבִ֖ים'o.VimH14to listenלִשְׁמֹ֣עַlish.Mo.a'H8085to Me. The entireכָּל־kol-H3605houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478certainlyכִּ֚יkiH3588isstubbornחִזְקֵי־ מֵ֥צַחchiz.kei- Me.tzachH2389 H4696and obstinateוּקְשֵׁי־ לֵ֖בu.ke.shei- levH7186 H3820.

8Beholdהִנֵּ֨הhi.NehH2009,I have madeנָתַ֧תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414your faceפָּנֶ֛יךָpa.Nei.khaH6440justלְעֻמַּ֣תle.'u.MatH5980as hardחֲזָקִ֖יםcha.za.KimH2389as their facesפְּנֵיהֶ֑םpe.nei.HemH6440,and your foreheadמִצְחֲךָ֥mitz.cha.KhaH4696justלְעֻמַּ֥תle.'u.MatH5980as hardחָזָ֖קcha.ZakH2389as their foreheadsמִצְחָֽם׃mitz.ChamH4696.

9Like emeryכְּשָׁמִ֛ירke.sha.MirH8068harderחָזָ֥קcha.ZakH2389thanH4480flintמִצֹּ֖רmi.TzorH6864I have madeנָתַ֣תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414your foreheadמִצְחֶ֑ךָmitz.Che.khaH4696.Do not beH3372afraidH3372of them or be dismayedתֵחַ֣תte.ChatH2865beforeמִפְּנֵיהֶ֔םmi.pe.nei.HemH4480 H6440them, sinceכִּ֛יkiH3588they are a rebelliousמְרִ֖יme.RiH4805houseבֵּֽית־beit-H1004.”

10Moreover, He saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to me, “Sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of manאָדָ֕ם'a.DamH120,takeקַ֥חkachH3947into your heartבִּֽלְבָבְךָ֖bil.va.ve.KhaH3824allכָּל־kol-H3605Mywordsדְּבָרַי֙de.va.RaiH1697whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834I will speakאֲדַבֵּ֣ר'a.da.BerH1696to you and listenשְׁמָֽע׃she.Ma'H8085closelyוּבְאָזְנֶ֥יךָu.ve.'a.ze.Nei.khaH241.

11Goוְלֵ֨ךְve.LekhH1980to the exilesהַגּוֹלָה֙ha.go.LahH1473,to the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of your peopleעַמֶּ֔ךָ'a.Me.khaH5971,and speakוְדִבַּרְתָּ֤ve.di.bar.TaH1696to them and tellוְאָמַרְתָּ֣ve.'a.mar.TaH559them, whetherאִֽם־'im-H518they listenיִשְׁמְע֖וּyish.me.'UH8085orוְאִם־ve.'im-H518not, ‘ThisH3541isH3541whatH3541the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GodH3068saysאָמַ֖ר'a.MarH559.’”

12Then theSpiritר֔וּחַRu.achH7307liftedוַתִּשָּׂאֵ֣נִיva.ti.sa.'E.niH5375me upH5375,and I heardוָאֶשְׁמַ֣עva.'esh.Ma'H8085a greatגָּד֑וֹלga.DolH1419rumblingרַ֣עַשׁRa.'ashH7494soundק֖וֹלKolH6963behindאַחֲרַ֔י'a.cha.RaiH310me: “Blessedבָּר֥וּךְba.RukhH1288be the gloryכְּבוֹד־ke.Vod-H3519of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068from His placeמִמְּקוֹמֽוֹ׃mi.me.ko.MoH4725!”

13And I heardthe soundוְק֣וֹל׀ve.KolH6963of the wingsכַּנְפֵ֣יkan.FeiH3671of the livingH2421beingsH2421touchingמַשִּׁיקוֹת֙ma.shi.kOtH5401oneאִשָּׁ֣ה'i.ShahH802anotherאֲחוֹתָ֔הּ'a.cho.TahH269and the soundוְק֥וֹלve.KolH6963of thewheelsהָאוֹפַנִּ֖יםha.'o.fa.NimH212besideלְעֻמָּתָ֑םle.'u.ma.TamH5980them, even a greatגָּדֽוֹל׃ga.DolH1419rumblingרַ֥עַשׁRa.'ashH7494soundוְק֖וֹלve.KolH6963.

14So the Spiritוְר֥וּחַve.Ru.achH7307liftedנְשָׂאַ֖תְנִיne.sa.'At.niH5375me upH5375and tookוַתִּקָּחֵ֑נִיva.ti.ka.Che.niH3947me away; and I wentוָאֵלֵ֥ךְva.'e.LekhH1980embitteredמַר֙marH4751in the rageבַּחֲמַ֣תba.cha.MatH2534of my spiritרוּחִ֔יru.ChiH7307, andthe handוְיַד־ve.yad-H3027of the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068was strongH2389on me.

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