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Ezekiel 12:21-28

21And the wordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068came unto me, sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

22Sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of manאָדָ֗ם'a.DamH120, what isthat proverbהַמָּשָׁ֤לha.ma.ShalH4912thatye have in the landאַדְמַ֥ת'ad.MatH127of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,The daysהַיָּמִ֔יםhai.ya.MimH3117are prolongedיַֽאַרְכוּ֙ya.'ar.KhuH748,and every visionחָזֽוֹן׃cha.ZonH2377failethוְאָבַ֖דve.'a.VadH6?

23Tellאֱמֹ֣ר'e.MorH559them therefore, Thus saithאָמַר֮'a.MarH559the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Yhwhיְהוִה֒Yah.wehH3069;I will make this proverbהַמָּשָׁ֣לha.ma.ShalH4912to ceaseהִשְׁבַּ֙תִּי֙hish.Ba.tiH7673,and they shall no more use it as a proverbיִמְשְׁל֥וּyim.she.LuH4911in Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478;but sayדַּבֵּ֣רda.BerH1696unto them, The daysהַיָּמִ֔יםhai.ya.MimH3117are at handקָֽרְבוּ֙ka.re.VuH7126,and the effectוּדְבַ֖רu.de.VarH1697of every visionחָזֽוֹן׃cha.ZonH2377.

24For there shall be no more any vainשָׁ֖וְאshav'H7723visionחֲז֥וֹןcha.ZonH2377nor flatteringחָלָ֑קcha.LakH2509divinationוּמִקְסַ֣םu.mik.SamH4738withinבְּת֖וֹךְbe.TokhH8432the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

25For I amYhwhיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068:I will speakאֲדַבֵּר֙'a.da.BerH1696,and the wordדָּבָר֙da.VarH1697that I shall speakאֲדַבֵּ֤ר'a.da.BerH1696shall come to passוְיֵ֣עָשֶׂ֔הve.Ye.'a.SehH6213;it shall be no more prolongedתִמָּשֵׁ֖ךְti.ma.ShekhH4900:for in your daysבִֽימֵיכֶ֞םvi.mei.KhemH3117,O rebelliousהַמֶּ֗רִיha.Me.riH4805houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004,will I sayאֲדַבֵּ֤ר'a.da.BerH1696the wordדָּבָר֙da.VarH1697,and will performוַעֲשִׂיתִ֔יוva.'a.si.TivH6213it, saithנְאֻ֖םne.'UmH5002the Lordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136Yhwhיְהוִֽה׃ פYah.wehH3069.

26Again the wordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068came to me, sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

27Sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of manאָדָ֗ם'a.DamH120, behold, they ofthe houseבֵֽית־veit-H1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478sayאֹֽמְרִ֔ים'o.me.RimH559,The visionהֶחָז֛וֹןhe.cha.ZonH2377that he seethחֹזֶ֖הcho.ZehH2372isfor manyרַבִּ֑יםra.BimH7227daysלְיָמִ֣יםle.ya.MimH3117to come,and he prophesiethנִבָּֽא׃ni.Ba'H5012of the timesוּלְעִתִּ֥יםu.le.'i.TimH6256that arefarרְחוֹק֖וֹתre.cho.KotH7350off.

28Therefore sayאֱמֹ֣ר'e.MorH559unto them, Thus saithאָמַר֙'a.MarH559the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Yhwhיְהוִ֔הYah.wehH3069;There shall none of my wordsדְּבָרָ֑יde.va.RaiH1697be prolongedתִמָּשֵׁ֥ךְti.ma.ShekhH4900any more, but the wordדָּבָר֙da.VarH1697which I have spokenאֲדַבֵּ֤ר'a.da.BerH1696shall be doneוְיֵ֣עָשֶׂ֔הve.Ye.'a.SehH6213,saithנְאֻ֖םne.'UmH5002the Lordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136Yhwhיְהוִֽה׃ סYah.wehH3069.

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