New American Standard Bible 2020

Ezekiel 8:7-13

7Then He broughtוַיָּבֵ֥אvai.ya.Ve'H935me to the entranceפֶּ֣תַחPe.tachH6607of the courtyardהֶֽחָצֵ֑רhe.cha.TzerH2691,and when I lookedוָאֶרְאֶ֕הva.'er.'EhH7200,beholdוְהִנֵּ֥הve.hi.NehH2009,a holeחֹר־chor-H2356in the wallבַּקִּֽיר׃ba.KirH7023.

8And He saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to me, “Sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of manאָדָ֖ם'a.DamH120,nowנָ֣אna'H4994digחֲתָר־cha.tor-H2864through the wallבַקִּ֑ירva.KirH7023.”So I dugוָאֶחְתֹּ֣רva.'ech.TorH2864through the wallבַּקִּ֔ירba.KirH7023,and beholdוְהִנֵּ֖הve.hi.NehH2009,an entranceפֶּ֥תַחPe.tachH6607.

9Then He saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to me, “Goבֹּ֤אbo'H935inH935and seeוּרְאֵה֙u.re.'EhH7200the wickedהָרָע֔וֹתha.ra.'otH7451abominationsהַתּוֹעֵב֣וֹתha.to.'e.VotH8441that they are committingעֹשִׂ֖ים'o.SimH6213hereפֹּֽה׃PohH6311.”

10So I enteredוָאָבוֹא֮va.'a.Vo'H935and lookedוָֽאֶרְאֶה֒va.'er.'EhH7200,and beholdוְהִנֵּ֨הve.hi.NehH2009,everyכָל־khol-H3605formתַּבְנִ֜יתtav.NitH8403of crawlingH7431thingsרֶ֤מֶשׂRe.mesH7431and animalsוּבְהֵמָה֙u.ve.he.MahH929anddetestableשֶׁ֔קֶץShe.ketzH8263thingsH8263,with allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the idolsגִּלּוּלֵ֖יgi.lu.LeiH1544of the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,were carvedמְחֻקֶּ֥הme.chu.KehH2707on the wallהַקִּ֖ירha.KirH7023allסָבִ֥יב׀sa.VivH5439aroundסָבִֽיב׃sa.VivH5439.

11And standingעֹמֵ֤ד'o.MedH5975in frontלִפְנֵיהֶ֔םlif.nei.HemH6440of them wereseventyוְשִׁבְעִ֣יםve.shiv.'ImH7657eldersמִזִּקְנֵ֣יmi.zik.NeiH2205of the houseבֵֽית־veit-H1004of Israelיִ֠שְׂרָאֵלYis.ra.'elH3478,with Jaazaniahוְיַאֲזַנְיָ֨הוּve.ya.'a.zan.Ya.huH2970the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Shaphanשָׁפָ֜ןsha.FanH8227standingעֹמְדִ֣ים'o.me.DimH5975amongבְּתוֹכָם֙be.to.KhamH8432them, eachאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376manוְאִ֥ישׁve.'IshH376with hiscenserמִקְטַרְתּ֖וֹmik.tar.ToH4730in his handבְּיָד֑וֹbe.ya.DoH3027;and the fragranceוַעֲתַ֥רva.'a.TarH6282of the cloudעֲנַֽן־'a.nan-H6051of incenseהַקְּטֹ֖רֶתha.ke.To.retH7004was risingעֹלֶֽה׃'o.LehH5927.

12Then He saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to me, “Do you seeהֲרָאִ֣יתָha.ra.'I.taH7200,sonבֶן־ven-H1121of manאָדָם֒'a.DamH120,whatאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834the eldersזִקְנֵ֤יzik.NeiH2205of the houseבֵֽית־veit-H1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478are doingעֹשִׂ֣ים'o.SimH6213in the darkבַּחֹ֔שֶׁךְba.Cho.shekhH2822,eachH376manH376in the roomsבְּחַדְרֵ֣יbe.chad.ReiH2315of his carvedH4906imagesמַשְׂכִּית֑וֹmas.ki.ToH4906?For they sayאֹמְרִ֗ים'o.me.RimH559, ‘The Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068does not seeרֹאֶ֣הro.'EhH7200us; the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068hasabandonedעָזַ֥ב'a.ZavH5800the landהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.’”

13And He saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to me, “Yetע֣וֹדodH5750you will seeתִּרְאֶ֛הtir.'EhH7200stillתָּשׁ֥וּבta.ShuvH7725greaterגְּדֹל֖וֹתge.do.LotH1419abominationsתּוֹעֵב֥וֹתto.'e.VotH8441whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834they are committingעֹשִֽׂים׃'o.SimH6213!”

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