New American Standard Bible 2020

Ezekiel 8:16-18

16Then He broughtוַיָּבֵ֣אvai.ya.Ve'H935me into the innerהַפְּנִימִית֒ha.pe.ni.MitH6442courtyardחֲצַ֣רcha.TzarH2691of the Lord’sיְהוָה֮Yah.wehH3068houseבֵּית־beit-H1004.And beholdוְהִנֵּה־ve.hi.neh-H2009,at the entranceפֶ֜תַחFe.tachH6607to the templeהֵיכַ֣לhei.KhalH1964of the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,betweenH996the porchהָֽאוּלָם֙ha.'u.LamH197and the altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֔חַha.miz.Be.achH4196, wereabout twenty-fiveכְּעֶשְׂרִ֥ים וַחֲמִשָּׁ֖הke.'es.Rim va.cha.mi.ShahH6242 H2568menאִ֑ישׁ'IshH376with theirbacksאֲחֹ֨רֵיהֶ֜ם'a.Cho.rei.HemH268to the templeהֵיכַ֤לhei.KhalH1964of the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068while their facesוּפְנֵיהֶ֣םu.fe.nei.HemH6440were toward the eastקֵ֔דְמָהKe.de.mahH6924; and they wereprostratingH2331themselves eastwardקֵ֖דְמָהKe.de.mahH6924toward the sunלַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ׃la.Sha.meshH8121.

17And He saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to me, “Do you seeהֲרָאִ֣יתָha.ra.'I.taH7200this,sonבֶן־ven-H1121of manאָדָם֒'a.DamH120?IsH7043it aH7043trivialH7043thingH7043for the houseלְבֵ֣יתle.VeitH1004of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063to commitמֵעֲשׂ֕וֹתme.'a.SotH6213the abominationsהַתּוֹעֵב֖וֹתha.to.'e.VotH8441whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834they have committedעָֽשׂוּ־'a.su-H6213hereפֹ֑הFohH6311, that they havefilledמָלְא֨וּmal.'UH4390the landהָאָ֜רֶץha.'A.retzH776with violenceחָמָ֗סcha.MasH2555andprovokedלְהַכְעִיסֵ֔נִיle.hakh.'i.Se.niH3707Me toH3707angerH3707repeatedlyוַיָּשֻׁ֙בוּ֙vai.ya.Shu.vuH7725?Yet beholdH2009, they areputtingשֹׁלְחִ֥יםsho.le.ChimH7971the twigהַזְּמוֹרָ֖הha.ze.mo.RahH2156to their noseאַפָּֽם׃'a.PamH639!

18Therefore, I indeedוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571will dealאֶעֱשֶׂ֣ה'e.'e.SehH6213in wrathבְחֵמָ֔הve.che.MahH2534.My eyeעֵינִ֖י'ei.NiH5869will haveH2347noH3808pityH2347norH3808will I spareאֶחְמֹ֑ל'ech.MolH2550; andthough they cryH7121outH7121in My earsבְאָזְנַי֙ve.'a.ze.NaiH241with a loudגָּד֔וֹלga.DolH1419voiceק֣וֹלKolH6963,yet I will not listenאֶשְׁמַ֖ע'esh.Ma'H8085to them.”

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