New American Standard Bible 2020

Ezekiel 4:9-17

9“But as for you, takeקַח־kach-H3947wheatחִטִּ֡יןchi.TinH2406,barleyוּ֠שְׂעֹרִיםU.se.'o.rimH8184,beansוּפ֨וֹלu.FolH6321,lentilsוַעֲדָשִׁ֜יםva.'a.da.ShimH5742,milletוְדֹ֣חַןve.Do.chanH1764, andspeltוְכֻסְּמִ֗יםve.khu.se.MimH3698,and putוְנָתַתָּ֤הve.na.ta.TahH5414them in oneאֶחָ֔ד'e.ChadH259vesselבִּכְלִ֣יbikh.LiH3627and makeוְעָשִׂ֧יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213them into breadלְלָ֑חֶםle.La.chemH3899for yourself; you shall eatתֹּאכֲלֶֽנּוּ׃to.kha.Le.nuH398it according to the numberמִסְפַּ֨רmis.ParH4557of the daysהַיָּמִ֜יםhai.ya.MimH3117that you lieשׁוֹכֵ֣בsho.KhevH7901on your sideצִדְּךָ֗tzi.de.KhaH6654,390שְׁלֹשׁ־ מֵא֧וֹת וְתִשְׁעִ֛יםshe.losh- me.'ot ve.tish.'ImH7969 H3967 H8673daysי֖וֹםYomH3117.

10Your foodוּמַאֲכָֽלְךָ֙u.ma.'a.kha.le.KhaH3978whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834you eatתֹּאכֲלֶ֔נּוּto.kha.Le.nuH398shall betwentyעֶשְׂרִ֥ים'es.RimH6242shekelsשֶׁ֖קֶלShe.kelH8255a dayלַיּ֑וֹםlai.YomH3117by weightבְּמִשְׁק֕וֹלbe.mish.KolH4946;you shall eatתֹּאכֲלֶֽנּוּ׃to.kha.Le.nuH398it from timeמֵעֵ֥תme.'EtH6256to timeעֵ֖ת'etH6256.

11The waterוּמַ֛יִםu.Ma.yimH4325you drinkתִשְׁתֶּ֖הtish.TehH8354shall be asixthשִׁשִּׁ֣יתshi.ShitH8345of a hinהַהִ֑יןha.HinH1969by measureבִּמְשׂוּרָ֥הbim.su.RahH4884;you shall drinkתִּשְׁתֶּֽה׃tish.TehH8354it from timeמֵעֵ֥תme.'EtH6256to timeעֵ֖ת'etH6256.

12You shall eatתֹּֽאכֲלֶ֑נָּהto.kha.Le.nahH398it as a barleyשְׂעֹרִ֖יםse.'o.RimH8184cakeוְעֻגַ֥תve.'u.GatH5692,having bakedתְּעֻגֶ֖נָהte.'u.Ge.nahH5746itin their sightלְעֵינֵיהֶֽם׃ סle.'ei.nei.HemH5869over humanהָֽאָדָ֔םha.'a.DamH120dungבְּגֶֽלְלֵי֙ צֵאַ֣תbe.ge.Lei tze.'AtH1561 H6627.”

13Then the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “In thisH3602wayH3602the sonsבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478will eatיֹאכְל֧וּyo.khe.LuH398their breadלַחְמָ֖םlach.MamH3899uncleanטָמֵ֑אta.Me'H2931among the nationsבַּגּוֹיִ֕םba.go.YimH1471whereאֲשֶׁ֥ר שָֽׁם׃'a.Sher ShamH834 H8033I will scatterאַדִּיחֵ֖ם'a.di.ChemH5080them.”

14But I saidוָאֹמַ֗רva.'o.MarH559, “Ohאֲהָהּ֙'a.HahH162,Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GodH3068!Beholdהִנֵּ֥הhi.NehH2009, I haveneverלֹ֣אlo'H3808beenH2930defiledH2930;for from my youthמִנְּעוּרַ֣יmi.ne.'u.RaiH5271untilוְעַד־ve.'ad-H5704nowעַ֔תָּה'A.tahH6258I have neverלֹֽא־lo'-H3808eatenאָכַ֙לְתִּי֙'a.Khal.tiH398whatH5038diedH5038of itself or was tornוּטְרֵפָ֤הu.te.re.FahH2966byH2966animalsH2966,norוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808has anyuncleanפִּגּֽוּל׃ סpi.GulH6292meatבְּשַׂ֥רbe.SarH1320ever enteredבָ֥אva'H935my mouthבְּפִ֖יbe.FiH6310!”

15Then He saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to me, “Seeרְאֵ֗הre.'EhH7200,I will giveנָתַ֤תִּֽיna.Ta.tiH5414you cow’sהַבָּקָ֔רha.ba.KarH1241dungצְפִיעֵ֣יtze.fu.'eiH6832inH8478placeתַּ֖חַתTa.chatH8478ofH8478humanהָֽאָדָ֑םha.'a.DamH120dungגֶּלְלֵ֣יge.LeiH1561,so that you may prepareוְעָשִׂ֥יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213your breadלַחְמְךָ֖lach.me.KhaH3899overעֲלֵיהֶֽם׃ ס'a.lei.HemH5921it.”

16Moreover, He saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to me, “Sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of manאָדָם֙'a.DamH120,beholdH2009, I am going tobreakשֹׁבֵ֤רsho.VerH7665the staffמַטֵּה־ma.teh-H4294of breadלֶ֙חֶם֙le.chemH3899in Jerusalemבִּיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םbi.Ru.sha.LimH3389,and they will eatוְאָכְלוּ־ve.'a.khe.lu-H398breadלֶ֥חֶםLe.chemH3899byweightבְּמִשְׁקָ֖לbe.mish.KalH4948and with anxietyוּבִדְאָגָ֑הu.vid.'a.GahH1674,and drinkיִשְׁתּֽוּ׃yish.TuH8354waterוּמַ֕יִםu.Ma.yimH4325bymeasureבִּמְשׂוּרָ֥הbim.su.RahH4884and in horrorוּבְשִׁמָּמ֖וֹןu.ve.shi.ma.MonH8078,

17becauseלְמַ֥עַןle.Ma.'anH4616breadלֶ֣חֶםLe.chemH3899and waterוָמָ֑יִםva.Ma.yimH4325will beH2637scarceH2637;and they will trembleוְנָשַׁ֙מּוּ֙ve.na.Sha.muH8074with oneאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376anotherוְאָחִ֔יוve.'a.ChivH251andwasteוְנָמַ֖קּוּve.na.Ma.kuH4743awayH4743in their guiltבַּעֲוֹנָֽם׃ פba.'a.vo.NamH5771.

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