Revised Literal Translation

Ezekiel 13:1-7

1And the wordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068came unto me, sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

2Sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of manאָדָ֕ם'a.DamH120,prophesyהִנָּבֵ֛אhi.na.Ve'H5012against the prophetsנְבִיאֵ֥יne.vi.'EiH5030of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478that prophesyהַנִּבָּאִ֑יםha.ni.ba.'ImH5012,and sayוְאָֽמַרְתָּ֙ve.'a.mar.TaH559thou unto them that prophesyלִנְבִיאֵ֣יlin.vi.'EiH5030out of their own heartsמִלִּבָּ֔םmi.li.BamH3820,Hearשִׁמְע֖וּshim.'UH8085ye the wordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068;

3Thus saithאָמַר֙'a.MarH559the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Yhwhיְהוִ֔הYah.wehH3069;Woeה֖וֹיHoH1945unto the foolishהַנְּבָלִ֑יםha.ne.va.LimH5036prophetsהַנְּבִיאִ֣יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030,that followהֹלְכִ֛ים אַחַ֥רho.le.Khim 'a.CharH310 H1980their own spiritרוּחָ֖םru.ChamH7307,and have seenרָאֽוּ׃ra.'UH7200nothing!

4O Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,thy prophetsנְבִיאֶ֥יךָne.vi.'Ei.khaH5030are like the foxesכְּשֻׁעָלִ֖יםke.shu.'a.LimH7776in the desertsבָּחֳרָב֑וֹתbo.cho.ra.VotH2723.

5Ye have not gone upעֲלִיתֶם֙'a.li.TemH5927into the gapsבַּפְּרָצ֔וֹתba.pe.ra.TzotH6556,neither made upוַתִּגְדְּר֥וּva.tig.de.RuH1443the hedgeגָדֵ֖רga.DerH1447for the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478to standלַעֲמֹ֥דla.'a.ModH5975in the battleבַּמִּלְחָמָ֖הba.mil.cha.MahH4421in the dayבְּי֥וֹםbe.YomH3117of Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

6They have seenחָ֤זוּCha.zuH2372vanityשָׁוְא֙shaV'H7723and lyingכָּזָ֔בka.ZavH3577divinationוְקֶ֣סֶםve.Ke.semH7081,sayingהָאֹֽמְרִים֙ha.'o.me.RimH559,Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002:And Yhwhוַֽיהוָ֖הva.Yah.wehH3068hath not sentשְׁלָחָ֑םshe.la.ChamH7971them: and they have made othersto hopeוְיִֽחֲל֖וּve.yi.cha.LuH3176that they would confirmלְקַיֵּ֥םle.kai.YemH6965the wordדָּבָֽר׃da.VarH1697.

7Have ye not seenחֲזִיתֶ֔םcha.zi.TemH2372a vainשָׁוְא֙shaV'H7723visionמַֽחֲזֵה־ma.cha.zeh-H4236,and have ye not spokenדִבַּֽרְתִּי׃ סdi.Bar.tiH1696a lyingכָּזָ֖בka.ZavH3577divinationוּמִקְסַ֥םu.mik.SamH4738,whereas ye sayאֲמַרְתֶּ֑ם'a.mar.TemH559,Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002it;albeit I have not spokenוְאֹֽמְרִים֙ve.'o.me.RimH559?

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