Revised Literal Translation

Ezekiel 16:24-43

24Thatthou hast also builtוַתִּבְנִי־va.tiv.ni-H1129unto thee an eminent placeגֶּ֑בGevH1354,and hast madeוַתַּעֲשִׂי־va.ta.'a.si-H6213thee an high placeרָמָ֖הra.MahH7413in every streetרְחֽוֹב׃re.ChovH7339.

25Thou hast builtבָּנִית֙ba.NitH1129thy high placeרָֽמָתֵ֔ךְra.ma.TekhH7413at every headרֹ֣אשׁroshH7218of the wayדֶּ֗רֶךְDe.rekhH1870,and hast made thy beautyיָפְיֵ֔ךְya.fe.YekhH3308to be abhorredוַתְּתַֽעֲבִי֙va.te.ta.'a.ViH8581,and hast openedוַתְּפַשְּׂקִ֥יva.te.fa.se.KiH6589thy feetרַגְלַ֖יִךְrag.La.yikhH7272to every one that passed byעוֹבֵ֑רo.VerH5674,and multipliedוַתַּרְבִּ֖יva.tar.BiH7235thy whoredomsתַּזְנוּתָֽיִךְ׃taz.nu.tekhH8457.

26Thou hast also committed fornicationוַתִּזְנִ֧יva.tiz.NiH2181with the Egyptiansבְּנֵֽי־ מִצְרַ֛יִםbe.nei- mitz.Ra.yimH4714 H1121thy neighboursשְׁכֵנַ֖יִךְshe.khe.Na.yikhH7934,greatגִּדְלֵ֣יgid.LeiH1432of fleshבָשָׂ֑רva.SarH1320;and hast increasedוַתַּרְבִּ֥יva.tar.BiH7235thy whoredomsתַּזְנֻתֵ֖ךְtaz.nu.TekhH8457,to provoke me to angerלְהַכְעִיסֵֽנִי׃le.hakh.'i.Se.niH3707.

27Behold, therefore I have stretched outנָטִ֤יתִיna.Ti.tiH5186my handיָדִי֙ya.DiH3027over thee, and have diminishedוָאֶגְרַ֖עva.'eg.Ra'H1639thine ordinaryחֻקֵּ֑ךְchu.KekhH2706food,and deliveredוָאֶתְּנֵ֞ךְva.'e.te.NekhH5414thee unto the willבְּנֶ֤פֶשׁbe.Ne.feshH5315of them that hateשֹׂנְאוֹתַ֙יִךְ֙so.ne.'o.Ta.yikhH8130thee, the daughtersבְּנ֣וֹתbe.NotH1323of the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםpe.lish.TimH6430,which are ashamedהַנִּכְלָמ֖וֹתha.nikh.la.MotH3637of thy lewdזִמָּֽה׃zi.MahH2154wayמִדַּרְכֵּ֥ךְmi.dar.KekhH1870.

28Thou hast played the whoreוַתִּזְנִי֙va.tiz.NiH2181also with the Assyriansבְּנֵ֣י אַשּׁ֔וּרbe.Nei 'a.ShurH804 H1121,becauseמִבִּלְתִּ֖יmi.bil.TiH1115thou wast unsatiableשָׂבָֽעַתְּ׃sa.Va.'atH7646;yea, thou hast played the harlotוַתִּזְנִ֕יםva.tiz.NimH2181with them, and yet couldest not be satisfiedשָׂבְעָתֵ֑ךְsa.ve.'a.TekhH7654.

29Thou hast moreover multipliedוַתַּרְבִּ֧יva.tar.BiH7235thy fornicationתַּזְנוּתֵ֛ךְtaz.nu.TekhH8457in the landאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776of Canaanכְּנַ֖עַןke.Na.'anH3667unto Chaldeaכַּשְׂדִּ֑ימָהkas.Di.mahH3778;and yet thou wast not satisfiedשָׂבָֽעַתְּ׃sa.Va.'atH7646herewithבְּזֹ֖אתbe.ZotH2063.

30How weakאֲמֻלָה֙'a.mu.LahH535is thine heartלִבָּתֵ֔ךְli.ba.TekhH3826,saithנְאֻ֖םne.'UmH5002the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Yhwhיְהוִ֑הYah.wehH3069,seeing thou doestבַּעֲשׂוֹתֵךְ֙ba.'a.so.teKhH6213all these things,the workמַעֲשֵׂ֥הma.'a.SehH4639of an imperiousשַׁלָּֽטֶת׃sha.La.tetH7986whorishזוֹנָ֖הzo.NahH2181womanאִשָּֽׁה־'i.shah-H802;

31In that thou buildestבִּבְנוֹתַ֤יִךְbiv.no.Ta.yikhH1129thine eminent placeגַּבֵּךְ֙ga.beKhH1354in the headבְּרֹ֣אשׁbe.RoshH7218of every wayדֶּ֔רֶךְDe.rekhH1870,and makestעָשִׂ֖יתa.si.tiH6213thine high placeוְרָמָתֵ֥ךְve.ra.ma.TekhH7413in every streetרְח֑וֹבre.ChovH7339;and hast not been as an harlotכַּזּוֹנָ֖הka.zo.NahH2181,in that thou scornestלְקַלֵּ֥סle.ka.LesH7046hireאֶתְנָֽן׃'et.NanH868;

32But asa wifeהָאִשָּׁ֖הha.'i.ShahH802that committeth adulteryהַמְּנָאָ֑פֶתha.me.na.'A.fetH5003, whichtakethתִּקַּ֖חti.KachH3947strangersזָרִֽים׃za.RimH2114instead of her husbandאִישָׁ֔הּ'i.ShahH376!

33They giveיִתְּנוּ־yi.te.nu-H5414giftsנֵ֑דֶהNe.dehH5078to all whoresזֹנ֖וֹתzo.NotH2181:but thou givestנָתַ֤תְּna.TatH5414thy giftsנְדָנַ֙יִךְ֙ne.da.Na.yikhH5083to all thy loversמְאַֽהֲבַ֔יִךְme.'a.ha.Va.yikhH157,and hirestוַתִּשְׁחֳדִ֣יva.tish.cho.DiH7809them, that they may comeלָב֥וֹאla.Vo'H935unto thee on every sideמִסָּבִ֖יבmi.sa.VivH5439for thy whoredomבְּתַזְנוּתָֽיִךְ׃be.taz.nu.Ta.yikhH8457.

34And the contraryהֵ֤פֶךְHe.fekhH2016is in thee from otherwomenהַנָּשִׁים֙ha.na.ShimH802in thy whoredomsבְּתַזְנוּתַ֔יִךְbe.taz.nu.Ta.yikhH8457,whereas none followethוְאַחֲרַ֖יִךְve.'a.cha.Ra.yikhH310thee to commit whoredomsזוּנָּ֑הzu.NahH2181:and in that thou givestוּבְתִתֵּ֣ךְu.ve.ti.TekhH5414a rewardאֶתְנָ֗ן'et.NanH868,and no rewardוְאֶתְנַ֛ןve.'et.NanH868is givenנִתַּן־ni.tan-H5414unto thee, therefore thou artH1961contraryלְהֶֽפֶךְ׃le.He.fekhH2016.

35Wherefore, O harlotזוֹנָ֔הzo.NahH2181,hearשִׁמְעִ֖יshim.'IH8085the wordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃ פYah.wehH3068:

36Thus saithאָמַ֞ר'a.MarH559the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Yhwhיְהֹוִ֗הYah.wehH3069;Because thy filthinessנְחֻשְׁתֵּךְ֙ne.chush.teKhH5178was poured outהִשָּׁפֵ֤ךְhi.sha.FekhH8210,and thy nakednessעֶרְוָתֵ֔ךְ'er.va.TekhH6172discoveredוַתִּגָּלֶ֣הva.ti.ga.LehH1540through thy whoredomsבְּתַזְנוּתַ֖יִךְbe.taz.nu.Ta.yikhH8457with thy loversמְאַהֲבָ֑יִךְme.'a.ha.Va.yikhH157,and with all the idolsגִּלּוּלֵ֣יgi.lu.LeiH1544of thy abominationsתוֹעֲבוֹתַ֔יִךְto.'a.vo.Ta.yikhH8441,and by the bloodוְכִדְמֵ֣יve.khid.MeiH1818of thy childrenבָנַ֔יִךְva.Na.yikhH1121,which thou didst giveנָתַ֖תְּna.TatH5414unto them;

37Behold, therefore I will gatherמְקַבֵּ֤ץme.ka.BetzH6908all thy loversמְאַהֲבַ֙יִךְ֙me.'a.ha.Va.yikhH157,with whom thou hast taken pleasureעָרַ֣בְתְּ'a.RavtH6149, and all themthat thou hast lovedאָהַ֔בְתְּ'a.HavtH157, with all themthat thou hast hatedשָׂנֵ֑אתsa.NetH8130;I will even gatherוְקִבַּצְתִּי֩ve.ki.batz.TiH6908them round aboutמִסָּבִ֗יבmi.sa.VivH5439against thee, and will discoverוְגִלֵּיתִ֤יve.gi.lei.TiH1540thy nakednessעֶרְוָתֵךְ֙'er.va.teKhH6172unto them, that they may seeוְרָא֖וּve.ra.'UH7200all thy nakednessעֶרְוָתֵֽךְ׃'er.va.TekhH6172.

38And I will judgeוּשְׁפַטְתִּיךְ֙u.she.fa.tiKhH8199thee, as women that break wedlockנֹאֲפ֔וֹתno.'a.FotH5003and shedוְשֹׁפְכֹ֖תve.sho.fe.KhotH8210bloodדָּ֑םDamH1818are judgedמִשְׁפְּטֵ֣יmish.pe.TeiH4941;and I will giveוּנְתַתִּ֕יךְu.ne.ta.TikhH5414thee bloodדַּ֥םdamH1818in furyחֵמָ֖הche.MahH2534and jealousyוְקִנְאָֽה׃ve.kin.'AhH7068.

39And I will also giveוְנָתַתִּ֨יve.na.ta.TiH5414thee into their handבְּיָדָ֗םbe.ya.DamH3027,and they shall throw downוְהָרְס֤וּve.ha.re.SuH2040thine eminent placeגַבֵּךְ֙ga.beKhH1354,and shall break downוְנִתְּצ֣וּve.ni.te.TzuH5422thy high placesרָמֹתַ֔יִךְra.mo.Ta.yikhH7413:they shall stripוְהִפְשִׁ֤יטוּve.hif.Shi.tuH6584thee also of thy clothesבְּגָדַ֔יִךְbe.ga.Da.yikhH899,and shall takeוְלָקְח֖וּve.la.ke.ChuH3947thy fairתִפְאַרְתֵּ֑ךְtif.'ar.TekhH8597jewelsכְּלֵ֣יke.LeiH3627,and leaveH3240thee nakedעֵירֹ֥ם'ei.RomH5903and bareוְעֶרְיָֽה׃ve.'er.YahH6181.

40They shall also bring upוְהֶעֱל֤וּve.he.'e.LuH5927a companyקָהָ֔לka.HalH6951against thee, and they shall stoneוְרָגְמ֥וּve.ra.ge.MuH7275thee with stonesבָּאָ֑בֶןba.'A.venH68,and thrust thee throughוּבִתְּק֖וּךְu.vi.te.KukhH1333with their swordsבְּחַרְבוֹתָֽם׃be.char.vo.TamH2719.

41And they shall burnוְשָׂרְפ֤וּve.sa.re.FuH8313thine housesבָתַּ֙יִךְ֙va.Ta.yikhH1004with fireבָּאֵ֔שׁba.'EshH784,and executeוְעָשׂוּ־ve.'a.su-H6213judgmentsשְׁפָטִ֔יםshe.fa.TimH8201upon thee in the sightלְעֵינֵ֖יle.'ei.NeiH5869of manyרַבּ֑וֹתra.BotH7227womenנָשִׁ֣יםna.ShimH802:and I will cause thee to ceaseוְהִשְׁבַּתִּיךְ֙ve.hish.ba.tiKhH7673from playing the harlotמִזּוֹנָ֔הmi.zo.NahH2181,and thou also shalt giveתִתְּנִי־ti.te.ni-H5414no hireאֶתְנַ֖ן'et.NanH868any more.

42So will I make my furyחֲמָתִי֙cha.ma.TiH2534toward thee to restוַהֲנִחֹתִ֤יva.ha.ni.cho.TiH5117,and my jealousyקִנְאָתִ֖יkin.'a.TiH7068shall departוְסָ֥רָהve.Sa.rahH5493from thee, and I will be quietוְשָׁ֣קַטְתִּ֔יve.Sha.ka.TiH8252,and will be no more angryאֶכְעַ֖ס'ekh.'AsH3707.

43Because thou hast not rememberedזָכַרְתְּ֙za.khar.tiH2142the daysיְמֵ֣יye.MeiH3117of thy youthנְעוּרַ֔יִךְne.'u.Ra.yikhH5271,but hast frettedוַתִּרְגְּזִי־va.tir.ge.zi-H7264me in all these things;beholdהֵ֜אhe'H1887,therefore I also will recompenseנָתַ֗תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414thy wayדַּרְכֵּ֣ךְ׀dar.KekhH1870upon thineheadבְּרֹ֣אשׁbe.RoshH7218,saithנְאֻם֙ne.'UmH5002the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Yhwhיְהוִ֔הYah.wehH3069:and thou shalt not commitעָשִׂית֙a.si.tiH6213this lewdnessהַזִּמָּ֔הha.zi.MahH2154above all thine abominationsתּוֹעֲבֹתָֽיִךְ׃to.'a.vo.Ta.yikhH8441.

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