New American Standard Bible 2020

Ezekiel 33:23-33

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.”’

30“But as for you, sonבֶן־ven-H1121of manאָדָ֔ם'a.DamH120,your fellowבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121 H5971citizensH5971who talkהַנִּדְבָּרִ֤יםha.nid.ba.RimH1696with oneH2297anotherH259about you by the wallsהַקִּיר֔וֹתha.ki.RotH7023and in the doorwaysוּבְפִתְחֵ֖יu.ve.fit.CheiH6607of the housesהַבָּתִּ֑יםha.ba.TimH1004,speakוְדִבֶּר־ve.di.ber-H1696oneH2297with anotherH259,eachאִ֤ישׁ'ishH376with his brotherאָחִיו֙'a.ChivH251,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, ‘Comeבֹּֽאוּ־bo.'u-H935nowנָ֣אna'H4994and hearוְשִׁמְע֔וּve.shim.'UH8085whatמָ֣הmahH4100themessageהַדָּבָ֔רha.da.VarH1697is that comesהַיּוֹצֵ֖אhai.yo.Tze'H3318from the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.’

31And they comeוְיָב֣וֹאוּve.ya.Vo.'uH935to you as peopleעָ֞ם'amH5971comeכִּמְבוֹא־kim.Vo'-H3996,and sitוְיֵשְׁב֤וּve.ye.she.VuH3427beforeלְפָנֶ֙יךָ֙le.fa.Nei.khaH6440you asMy peopleעַמִּ֔י'a.MiH5971and hearוְשָֽׁמְעוּ֙ve.sha.me.'UH8085your wordsדְּבָרֶ֔יךָde.va.Rei.khaH1697,but they do not doיַֽעֲשׂ֑וּya.'a.SuH6213them; for they doעֹשִׂ֔ים'o.SimH6213the lustfulעֲגָבִ֤ים'a.ga.VimH5690desiresH5690expressed by theirmouthבְּפִיהֶם֙be.fi.HemH6310, andtheir heartלִבָּ֥םli.BamH3820followsאַחֲרֵ֥י הֹלֵֽךְ׃'a.cha.Rei ho.LekhH1980 H310their unlawfulH1215gainבִצְעָ֖םvitz.'AmH1215.

32And beholdH2009,you are to them like a loveעֲגָבִ֔ים'a.ga.VimH5690songכְּשִׁ֣ירke.ShirH7892by one who has abeautifulיְפֵ֥הye.PehH3303voiceק֖וֹלKolH6963and playsנַגֵּ֑ןna.GenH5059wellוּמֵטִ֣בu.me.TivH3190on anH5059instrumentH5059;for they hearוְשָֽׁמְעוּ֙ve.sha.me.'UH8085your wordsדְּבָרֶ֔יךָde.va.Rei.khaH1697but they do not practiceוְעֹשִׂ֥יםve.'o.SimH6213them.

33So when itcomesH935--as it certainlyהִנֵּ֣הhi.NehH2009will--then they will knowוְיָ֣דְע֔וּve.Ya.de.'UH3045that a prophetנָבִ֖יאna.Vi'H5030has beenהָיָ֥הha.YahH1961amongבְתוֹכָֽם׃ סve.to.KhamH8432them.”

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