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Ezekiel 11:3-7

3Which sayהָאֹ֣מְרִ֔יםha.'O.me.RimH559, It isnot nearבְקָר֖וֹבve.ka.RovH7138;let us buildבְּנ֣וֹתbe.NotH1129housesבָּתִּ֑יםba.TimH1004: this city isthe caldronהַסִּ֔ירha.SirH5518, and we bethe fleshהַבָּשָֽׂר׃ha.ba.SarH1320.

4Therefore prophesyהִנָּבֵ֣אhi.na.Ve'H5012against them, prophesyהִנָּבֵ֖אhi.na.Ve'H5012,O sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of manאָדָֽם׃'a.DamH120.

5And the Spiritר֣וּחַRu.achH7307of Yhwhיְהוָה֒Yah.wehH3068fellוַתִּפֹּ֣לva.ti.PolH5307upon me, and saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto me, Speakאֱמֹר֙'e.MorH559;Thus saithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068;Thus have ye saidאֲמַרְתֶּ֖ם'a.mar.TemH559,O houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478:for I knowיְדַעְתִּֽיהָ׃ye.da'.Ti.haH3045the things that comeוּמַעֲל֥וֹתu.ma.'a.LotH4609into your mindרֽוּחֲכֶ֖םru.cha.KhemH7307, every one of them.

6Ye have multipliedהִרְבֵּיתֶ֥םhir.bei.TemH7235your slainחַלְלֵיכֶ֖םcha.lei.KhemH2491in this cityבָּעִ֣ירba.'IrH5892,and ye have filledוּמִלֵּאתֶ֥םu.mi.le.TemH4390the streetsחוּצֹתֶ֖יהָchu.tzo.Tei.haH2351thereof with the slainחָלָֽל׃ פcha.LalH2491.

7Therefore thus saithאָמַר֮'a.MarH559the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Yhwhיְהוִה֒Yah.wehH3069;Your slainחַלְלֵיכֶם֙cha.lei.KhemH2491whom ye have laidשַׂמְתֶּ֣םsam.TemH7760in the midstבְּתוֹכָ֔הּbe.to.KhahH8432of it, they arethe fleshהַבָּשָׂ֖רha.ba.SarH1320, and this city isthe caldronהַסִּ֑ירha.SirH5518:but I will bring you forthהוֹצִ֥יאho.Tzi'H3318out of the midstמִתּוֹכָֽהּ׃mi.to.KhahH8432of it.

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