New American Standard Bible 2020

Ezekiel 9

The Vision of Slaughter

1Then He criedH7121outH7121in mypresenceבְאָזְנַ֗יve.'a.ze.NaiH241with a loudגָּדוֹל֙ga.dOlH1419voiceק֤וֹלKolH6963,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, “ComeH7126forwardH7126, youexecutionersפְּקֻדּ֣וֹתpe.ku.DotH6486of the cityהָעִ֑ירha.'IrH5892,eachוְאִ֛ישׁve.'IshH376withhis weaponכְּלִ֥יke.LiH3627of destructionמַשְׁחֵת֖וֹmash.che.ToH4892in his handבְּיָדֽוֹ׃be.ya.DoH3027.”

2And beholdוְהִנֵּ֣הve.hi.NehH2009,sixשִׁשָּׁ֣הshi.ShahH8337menH376cameH935from the directionמִדֶּרֶךְ־mi.de.rekh-H1870of the upperהָעֶלְי֜וֹןha.'el.YonH5945gateשַׁ֨עַרSha.'arH8179whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר׀'a.SherH834facesמָפְנֶ֣הma.fe.NehH6437northצָפ֗וֹנָהtza.Fo.nahH6828,eachH376withhis smashingמַפָּצוֹ֙ma.pa.TzoH4660weaponכְּלִ֤יke.LiH3627in his handבְּיָד֔וֹbe.ya.DoH3027;and amongבְּתוֹכָם֙be.to.KhamH8432them wasoneאֶחָ֤ד'e.ChadH259manH376clothedלָבֻ֣שׁla.VushH3847in linenבַּדִּ֔יםba.DimH906with a scribe’sH5613kitוְקֶ֥סֶתve.Ke.setH7083at his waistבְּמָתְנָ֑יוbe.ma.te.NavH4975.And they cameH935inH935and stoodוַיַּ֣עַמְד֔וּvai.Ya.'am.DuH5975besideאֵ֖צֶל'E.tzelH681the bronzeהַנְּחֹֽשֶׁת׃ha.ne.Cho.shetH5178altarמִזְבַּ֥חmiz.BachH4196.

3Then thegloryוּכְב֣וֹד׀u.khe.VodH3519of the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478ascendedנַעֲלָה֙na.'a.LahH5927from the cherubהַכְּרוּב֙ha.ke.RuvH3742on whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834it had beenהָיָ֣הha.YahH1961,to the thresholdמִפְתַּ֣ןmif.TanH4670of thetempleהַבָּ֑יִתha.Ba.yitH1004.And He calledוַיִּקְרָ֗אvai.yik.Ra'H7121to the manהָאִישׁ֙ha.'IshH376clothedהַלָּבֻ֣שׁha.la.VushH3847in linenהַבַּדִּ֔יםha.ba.DimH906at whoseאֲשֶׁ֛ר'a.SherH834waistבְּמָתְנָֽיו׃ סbe.ma.te.NavH4975was the scribe’sH5613kitקֶ֥סֶתKe.setH7083.

4And the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, “Goעֲבֹר֙'a.VorH5674through the midstבְּת֣וֹךְbe.TokhH8432of the cityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892,through the midstבְּת֖וֹךְbe.TokhH8432of Jerusalemיְרֽוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389,and makeוְהִתְוִ֨יתָve.hit.Vi.taH8427amarkתָּ֜וtavH8420on the foreheadsמִצְח֣וֹתmitz.ChotH4696of the peopleH376whogroanהַנֶּֽאֱנָחִים֙ha.ne.'e.na.ChimH584and sighוְהַנֶּ֣אֱנָקִ֔יםve.ha.Ne.'e.na.KimH602overH5921allכָּל־kol-H3605the abominationsהַתּ֣וֹעֵב֔וֹתha.To.'e.VotH8441which are being committedהַֽנַּעֲשׂ֖וֹתha.na.'a.SotH6213in its midstבְּתוֹכָֽהּ׃be.to.KhahH8432.”

5But to the othersוּלְאֵ֙לֶּה֙u.le.'E.lehH428He saidאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559in mypresenceבְּאָזְנַ֔יbe.'a.ze.NaiH241, “Goעִבְר֥וּ'iv.RuH5674through the cityבָעִ֛ירva.'IrH5892afterאַחֲרָ֖יו'a.cha.RavH310him and strikeוְהַכּ֑וּve.ha.KuH5221;do not let your eyeעֵינְכֶ֖םei.nei.khemH5869haveH2347pityH2347and do not spareתַּחְמֹֽלוּ׃tach.Mo.luH2550.

6Utterlyלְמַשְׁחִ֗יתle.mash.ChitH4889killתַּהַרְג֣וּta.har.GuH2026oldH2205menH2205,youngבָּח֣וּרba.ChurH970menH970, femalevirginsוּבְתוּלָה֩u.ve.tu.LahH1330,littleוְטַ֨ףve.TafH2945childrenH2945,and womenוְנָשִׁ֜יםve.na.ShimH802, but do nottouchתִּגַּ֔שׁוּti.Ga.shuH5066anyכָּל־kol-H3605personאִ֨ישׁ'ishH376on whomאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834is the markהַתָּו֙ha.TavH8420; and you shallstartתָּחֵ֑לּוּta.Che.luH2490from My sanctuaryוּמִמִּקְדָּשִׁ֖יu.mi.mik.da.ShiH4720.”So they startedוַיָּחֵ֙לּוּ֙vai.ya.Che.luH2490with theeldersH2205whoאֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834werebeforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440thetempleהַבָּֽיִת׃ha.Ba.yitH1004.

7He also saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to them, “Defileטַמְּא֣וּta.me.'UH2930thetempleהַבַּ֗יִתha.Ba.yitH1004and fillוּמַלְא֧וּu.mal.'UH4390the courtyardsהַחֲצֵר֛וֹתha.cha.tze.RotH2691with the deadחֲלָלִ֖יםcha.la.LimH2491.GoH3318outH3318!”So they wentH3318outH3318and struckH5221andH5221killedH5221the peoplein the cityבָעִֽיר׃va.'IrH5892.

8And as they were strikingכְּהַכּוֹתָ֔םke.ha.ko.TamH5221the people and I alonewas leftוְנֵֽאשֲׁאַ֖רve.ne.sha.'ArH7604, Ifellוָאֶפְּלָ֨הva.'e.pe.LahH5307on my faceפָּנַ֜יpa.NaiH6440and criedH2199outH2199,sayingוָֽאֹמַר֙va.'o.MarH559, “Ohאֲהָהּ֙'a.HahH162,Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GodH3068!Are You going to destroyהֲמַשְׁחִ֣יתha.mash.ChitH7843the entireכָּל־kol-H3605remnantשְׁאֵרִ֣יתshe.'e.RitH7611of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478by pouringבְּשָׁפְכְּךָ֥be.sha.fe.ke.KhaH8210outH8210Your wrathחֲמָתְךָ֖cha.ma.te.KhaH2534on Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389?”

9Then He saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to me, “The guiltעֲוֹ֨ן'a.VonH5771of the houseבֵּֽית־beit-H1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֤לYis.ra.'ElH3478and Judahוִֽיהוּדָה֙vi.hu.DahH3063is veryבִּמְאֹ֣דbim.'OdH3966,veryמְאֹ֔דme.'OdH3966greatגָּדוֹל֙ga.dOlH1419,and the landהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ha.'A.retzH776isfilledוַתִּמָּלֵ֤אva.ti.ma.Le'H4390with bloodדָּמִ֔יםda.MimH1818,and the cityוְהָעִ֖ירve.ha.'IrH5892isfullמָלְאָ֣הmal.'AhH4390of perversionמֻטֶּ֑הmu.TehH4297; forthey sayאָמְר֗וּ'a.me.RuH559, ‘The Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068has abandonedעָזַ֤ב'a.ZavH5800the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776,and the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068does not seeרֹאֶֽה׃ro.'EhH7200!’

10But as for Me,My eyeעֵינִ֖י'ei.NiH5869will haveH2347noלֹא־lo'-H3808pityH2347norוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808will I spareאֶחְמֹ֑ל'ech.MolH2550, butI will bringנָתָֽתִּי׃na.Ta.tiH5414their conductדַּרְכָּ֖םdar.KamH1870upon their headsבְּרֹאשָׁ֥םbe.ro.ShamH7218.”

11Then beholdוְהִנֵּ֞הve.hi.NehH2009,the manהָאִ֣ישׁ׀ha.'IshH376clothedH3847in linenהַבַּדִּ֗יםha.ba.DimH906,at whoseH834waistבְּמָתְנָ֔יוbe.ma.te.NavH4975was the scribe’skitהַקֶּ֙סֶת֙ha.Ke.setH7083,reportedמֵשִׁ֥יב דָּבָ֖רme.Shiv da.VarH7725 H1697,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, “I have doneעָשִׂ֕יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213justH3512asH3512You have commandedצִוִּיתָֽנִי׃ סtzi.vi.Ta.niH6680me.”

The Vision of Slaughter

Commentaries on Ezekiel 9