New American Standard Bible 2020

Ezekiel 33:21-29

21Now in thetwelfthבִּשְׁתֵּ֧י עֶשְׂרֵ֣הbish.Tei 'es.RehH8147 H6240yearשָׁנָ֗הsha.NahH8141of our exileלְגָלוּתֵ֑נוּle.ga.lu.Te.nuH1546,on the fifthבַּחֲמִשָּׁ֥הba.cha.mi.ShahH2568of the tenthבָּעֲשִׂרִ֛יba.'a.si.RiH6224monthלַחֹ֖דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320,the survivorהַפָּלִ֧יטha.pa.LitH6412from Jerusalemמִירוּשָׁלִַ֛םmi.ru.sha.LimH3389cameבָּא־ba'-H935to me, sayingלֵאמֹ֖רle.MorH559, “The cityהָעִֽיר׃ha.'IrH5892has beentakenהֻכְּתָ֥הhu.ke.TahH5221.”

22Now thehandוְיַד־ve.yad-H3027of the Lordיְהוָה֩Yah.wehH3068had beenהָיְתָ֨הha.ye.TahH1961upon me in the eveningבָּעֶ֗רֶבba.'E.revH6153,beforeלִפְנֵי֙lif.NeiH6440the survivorsהַפָּלִ֔יטha.pa.LitH6412cameבּ֣וֹאBo'H935. And Heopenedוַיִּפְתַּ֣חvai.yif.TachH6605my mouthפִּ֔יPiH6310atH5704theH5704timeH5704theycameבּ֥וֹאBo'H935to me in the morningבַּבֹּ֑קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242;so my mouthפִּ֔יPiH6310wasopenedוַיִּפָּ֣תַחvai.yi.Pa.tachH6605and I wasH481noוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808longerעֽוֹד׃ פodH5750speechlessH481.

23Then the wordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of the Lordיְהֹוָ֖הYah.wehH3068cameוַיְהִ֥יvay.HiH1961to me, sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

24“Sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of manאָדָ֗ם'a.DamH120, they wholiveיֹ֠שְׁבֵיYo.she.veiH3427in theseהָאֵ֜לֶּהha.'E.lehH428ruinsהֶחֳרָב֨וֹתhe.cho.ra.VotH2723in the landאַדְמַ֤ת'ad.MatH127of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478are sayingH559, ‘Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֔ם'av.ra.HamH85was onlyoneאֶחָד֙'e.ChadH259,yet he possessedוַיִּירַ֖שׁvai.yi.RashH3423the landהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776; so tous who are manyרַבִּ֔יםra.BimH7227the landהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776has been givenנִתְּנָ֥הni.te.NahH5414as a possessionלְמוֹרָשָֽׁה׃ סle.mo.ra.ShahH4181.’

25Thereforeלָכֵן֩la.KhenH3651sayאֱמֹ֨ר'e.MorH559to them, ‘ThisH3541isH3541whatH3541the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136 GodH3068saysאָמַ֣ר׀'a.MarH559: “You eatתֹּאכֵ֛לוּto.Khe.luH398meat with thebloodהַדָּ֧ם׀ha.DamH1818in it,raiseתִּשְׂא֥וּtis.'UH5375your eyesוְעֵינֵכֶ֛םve.'ei.ne.KhemH5869to your idolsגִּלּוּלֵיכֶ֖םgi.lu.lei.KhemH1544as you shedתִּשְׁפֹּ֑כוּtish.Po.khuH8210bloodוְדָ֣םve.DamH1818.Should you then possessתִּירָֽשׁוּ׃ti.Ra.shuH3423the landוְהָאָ֖רֶץve.ha.'A.retzH776?

26Yourelyעֲמַדְתֶּ֤ם'a.mad.TemH5975on your swordחַרְבְּכֶם֙char.be.KhemH2719,you commitעֲשִׂיתֶ֣ן'a.si.TenH6213abominationsתּוֹעֵבָ֔הto.'e.VahH8441,and eachוְאִ֛ישׁve.'IshH376of you defilesטִמֵּאתֶ֑םti.me.TemH2930his neighbor’sרֵעֵ֖הוּre.'E.huH7453wifeאֵ֥שֶׁת'E.shetH802.Should you then possessתִּירָֽשׁוּ׃ סti.Ra.shuH3423the landוְהָאָ֖רֶץve.ha.'A.retzH776?”’

27You shall sayתֹאמַ֨רto.MarH559thisH3541to them: ‘ThisH3541isH3541whatH3541the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136 GodH3068saysאָמַ֨ר'a.MarH559: “As I liveH2416,those whoאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834are in the placesH2723ofH2723ruinsH2723certainlyאִם־ לֹ֞א'im- lo'H518 H3808willfallיִפֹּ֔לוּyi.Po.luH5307by the swordבַּחֶ֣רֶבba.Che.revH2719,and whoeverוַֽאֲשֶׁר֙va.'a.SherH834is in theopenפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440fieldהַשָּׂדֶ֔הha.sa.DehH7704I will giveנְתַתִּ֖יוne.ta.TivH5414to the animalsH2421to be devouredלְאָכְל֑וֹle.'a.khe.LoH398,and those whoוַאֲשֶׁ֛רva.'a.SherH834are in the strongholdsבַּמְּצָד֥וֹתba.me.tza.DotH4679and in thecavesוּבַמְּעָר֖וֹתu.va.me.'a.RotH4631will dieיָמֽוּתוּ׃ya.Mu.tuH4191of plagueבַּדֶּ֥בֶרba.De.verH1698.

28And I willmakeוְנָתַתִּ֤יve.na.ta.TiH5414the landהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ha.'A.retzH776a desolationשְׁמָמָ֣הshe.ma.MahH8077and a wasteוּמְשַׁמָּ֔הu.me.sha.MahH4923, and theprideגְּא֣וֹןge.'onH1347of her powerעֻזָּ֑הּ'u.ZahH5797will be broughtH7673toH7673anH7673endH7673;and the mountainsהָרֵ֥יha.ReiH2022of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478will beH8074desertedH8074soH4480thatH4480noH369oneH369will passH5674throughH5674.

29Then they will knowוְיָדְע֖וּve.ya.de.'UH3045that I am the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,when I makeבְּתִתִּ֤יbe.ti.TiH5414the landהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ha.'A.retzH776a desolationשְׁמָמָ֣הshe.ma.MahH8077and a wasteוּמְשַׁמָּ֔הu.me.sha.MahH4923becauseעַ֥ל'alH5921of allכָּל־kol-H3605their abominationsתּוֹעֲבֹתָ֖םto.'a.vo.TamH8441whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834they have committedעָשֽׂוּ׃ ס'a.SuH6213.”’

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