New American Standard Bible 2020

Ezekiel 36:16-23

16Then the wordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068cameוַיְהִ֥יvay.HiH1961to me, sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

17“Sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of manאָדָ֗ם'a.DamH120,when the houseבֵּ֤יתbeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478was livingיֹשְׁבִ֣יםyo.she.VimH3427on their own landאַדְמָתָ֔ם'ad.ma.TamH127, theydefiledוַיְטַמְּא֣וּvay.ta.me.'UH2930it by their waysבְּדַרְכָּ֖םbe.dar.KamH1870and their deedsוּבַעֲלִֽילוֹתָ֑םu.va.'a.li.lo.TamH5949;their wayדַרְכָּ֖םdar.KamH1870beforeלְפָנָֽי׃le.fa.NaiH6440Me was likethe uncleannessכְּטֻמְאַת֙ke.tum.'AtH2932of a woman in her impurityהַנִּדָּ֔הha.ni.DahH5079.

18Therefore IpouredH8210outH8210My wrathחֲמָתִי֙cha.ma.TiH2534on them for the bloodהַדָּ֖םha.DamH1818whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834they had shedH8210on the landהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776,because they had defiledטִמְּאֽוּהָ׃ti.me.'U.haH2930it with their idolsוּבְגִלּוּלֵיהֶ֖םu.ve.gi.lu.lei.HemH1544.

19I alsoscatteredוָאָפִ֤יץva.'a.FitzH6327them among the nationsבַּגּוֹיִ֔םba.go.YimH1471,and they were dispersedוַיִּזָּר֖וּvai.yi.za.RuH2219throughout the landsבָּאֲרָצ֑וֹתba.'a.ra.TzotH776.According to their waysכְּדַרְכָּ֥םke.dar.KamH1870and their deedsוְכַעֲלִילוֹתָ֖םve.kha.'a.li.lo.TamH5949I judgedשְׁפַטְתִּֽים׃she.fa.TimH8199them.

20When they cameוַיָּב֗וֹאvai.ya.Vo'H935to the nationsהַגּוֹיִם֙ha.go.YimH1471whereאֲשֶׁר־ שָׁ֔ם'a.Sher- ShamH834 H8033they wentבָּ֣אוּBa.'uH935, theyprofanedוַֽיְחַלְּל֖וּvay.cha.le.LuH2490My holyקָדְשִׁ֑יkod.shiH6944nameשֵׁ֣םshemH8034,because it was saidבֶּאֱמֹ֤רbe.'e.MorH559of them, ‘Theseאֵ֔לֶּה'E.lehH428are thepeopleעַם־'am-H5971of the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068,yet they have leftיָצָֽאוּ׃ya.Tza.'uH3318His landוּמֵאַרְצ֖וֹu.me.'ar.TzoH776.’

21But I hadH2550concernH2550for Myholyקָדְשִׁ֑יkod.shiH6944nameשֵׁ֣םshemH8034,whichאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478had profanedחִלְּל֙וּהוּ֙chi.le.Lu.huH2490among the nationsבַּגּוֹיִ֖םba.go.YimH1471whereאֲשֶׁר־ שָֽׁמָּה׃ ס'a.Sher- Sha.mahH834 H8033they wentבָּ֥אוּBa.'uH935.

22“Thereforeלָכֵ֞ןla.KhenH3651sayאֱמֹ֣ר'e.MorH559to the houseלְבֵֽית־le.veit-H1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478, ‘ThisH3541isH3541whatH3541the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136 GodH3068saysאָמַר֙'a.MarH559: “It isnot for your sakeלְמַעַנְכֶ֛םle.ma.'an.KhemH4616,houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,that I am about to actעֹשֶׂ֖ה'o.SehH6213,but for My holyקָדְשִׁי֙kod.shiH6944nameלְשֵׁם־le.shem-H8034,whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834you have profanedחִלַּלְתֶּ֔םchi.lal.TemH2490among the nationsבַּגּוֹיִ֖םba.go.YimH1471whereאֲשֶׁר־ שָֽׁם׃'a.Sher- ShamH834 H8033you wentבָּ֥אתֶםBa.temH935.

23And I willvindicateH6942the holinessH6942of My greatהַגָּד֗וֹלha.ga.DolH1419nameשְׁמִ֣יshe.MiH8034which has been profanedהַֽמְחֻלָּל֙ham.chu.LalH2490among the nationsבַּגּוֹיִ֔םba.go.YimH1471,whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834you have profanedחִלַּלְתֶּ֖םchi.lal.TemH2490amongבְּתוֹכָ֑םbe.to.KhamH8432them. Then thenationsהַגּוֹיִ֜םha.go.YimH1471will knowוְיָדְע֨וּve.ya.de.'UH3045that I am the LordH3068,”declaresנְאֻם֙ne.'UmH5002the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136 GodH3068, “when I showוְקִדַּשְׁתִּ֞יve.ki.dash.TiH6942Myself holyבְּהִקָּדְשִׁ֥יbe.hi.ka.de.ShiH6942among you in their sightלְעֵינֵיהֶֽם׃le.'ei.nei.HemH5869.

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