Revised Literal Translation

Ezekiel 17

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

2Sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of manאָדָ֕ם'a.DamH120,put forthח֥וּדchudH2330a riddleחִידָ֖הchi.DahH2420,and speakוּמְשֹׁ֣לu.me.SholH4911a parableמָשָׁ֑לma.ShalH4912unto the houseבֵּ֖יתbeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478;

3And sayוְאָמַרְתָּ֞ve.'a.mar.TaH559,Thus saithאָמַ֣ר׀'a.MarH559the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Yhwhיְהוִ֗הYah.wehH3069;A greatהַגָּדוֹל֙ha.ga.dOlH1419eagleהַנֶּ֤שֶׁרha.Ne.sherH5404with greatגְּד֤וֹלge.DolH1419wingsהַכְּנָפַ֙יִם֙ha.ke.na.Fa.yimH3671,longwingedאֶ֣רֶךְ הָאֵ֔בֶר'E.rekh ha.'E.verH750 H83,fullמָלֵא֙ma.Le'H4392of feathersהַנּוֹצָ֔הha.no.TzahH5133,which had divers coloursהָֽרִקְמָ֑הha.rik.MahH7553,cameבָּ֚אba'H935unto Lebanonהַלְּבָנ֔וֹןha.le.va.NonH3844,and tookוַיִּקַּ֖חvai.yi.KachH3947the highest branchצַמֶּ֥רֶתtza.Me.retH6788of the cedarהָאָֽרֶז׃ha.'A.rezH730:

4He cropped offקָטָ֑ףka.TafH6998the topרֹ֥אשׁroshH7218of his young twigsיְנִֽיקוֹתָ֖יוye.ni.ko.TavH3242,and carriedוַיְבִיאֵ֙הוּ֙vay.vi.'E.huH935it into a landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of traffickכְּנַ֔עַןke.Na.'anH3667;he setשָׂמֽוֹ׃sa.MoH7760it in a cityבְּעִ֥ירbe.'IrH5892of merchantsרֹכְלִ֖יםro.khe.LimH7402.

5He tookוַיִּקַּח֙vai.yi.KachH3947also of the seedמִזֶּ֣רַעmi.Ze.ra'H2233of the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776,and plantedוַֽיִּתְּנֵ֖הוּvai.yi.te.Ne.huH5414it in a fruitfulזָ֑רַעZa.ra'H2233fieldבִּשְׂדֵה־bis.deh-H7704;he placedקָ֚חkachH3947itby greatרַבִּ֔יםra.BimH7227watersמַ֣יִםMa.yimH4325, andsetשָׂמֽוֹ׃sa.MoH7760it asa willow treeצַפְצָפָ֖הtzaf.tza.FahH6851.

6And it grewוַיִּצְמַ֡חvai.yitz.MachH6779,and became a spreadingסֹרַ֜חַתso.Ra.chatH5628vineלְגֶ֨פֶןle.Ge.fenH1612of lowשִׁפְלַ֣תshif.LatH8217statureקוֹמָ֗הko.MahH6967,whose branchesדָּלִיּוֹתָיו֙da.li.yo.TavH1808turnedלִפְנ֤וֹתlif.NotH6437toward him, and the rootsוְשָׁרָשָׁ֖יוve.sha.ra.ShavH8328thereof were under him: so it became a vineלְגֶ֔פֶןle.Ge.fenH1612,and brought forthוַתַּ֣עַשׂva.Ta.'asH6213branchesבַּדִּ֔יםba.DimH905,and shotוַתְּשַׁלַּ֖חva.te.sha.LachH7971forth sprigsפֹּארֽוֹת׃po.RotH6288.

7There was also anotherאֶחָד֙'e.ChadH259greatגָּד֔וֹלga.DolH1419eagleנֶֽשֶׁר־ne.sher-H5404with greatגְּד֥וֹלge.DolH1419wingsכְּנָפַ֖יִםke.na.Fa.yimH3671and manyוְרַב־ve.rav-H7227feathersנוֹצָ֑הno.TzahH5133:and, behold, this vineהַגֶּ֨פֶןha.Ge.fenH1612did bendכָּֽפְנָ֧הka.fe.NahH3719her rootsשָׁרֳשֶׁ֣יהָsho.ro.Shei.haH8328toward him, and shot forthשִׁלְחָה־shil.chah-H7971her branchesוְדָֽלִיּוֹתָיו֙ve.da.li.yo.TavH1808toward him, that he might waterלְהַשְׁק֣וֹתle.hash.KotH8248it by the furrowsמֵעֲרֻג֖וֹתme.'a.ru.GotH6170of her plantationמַטָּעָֽהּ׃ma.ta.'AhH4302.

8It was plantedשְׁתוּלָ֑הshe.tu.LahH8362in a goodטּ֛וֹבTovH2896soilשָׂ֥דֶהSa.dehH7704by greatרַבִּ֖יםra.BimH7227watersמַ֥יִםMa.yimH4325,that it might bring forthלַעֲשׂ֤וֹתla.'a.SotH6213branchesעָנָף֙'a.NafH6057,and that it might bearוְלָשֵׂ֣אתve.la.SetH5375fruitפֶּ֔רִיPe.riH6529,that it might be a goodlyאַדָּֽרֶת׃ ס'a.Da.retH155vineלְגֶ֥פֶןle.Ge.fenH1612.

9Sayאֱמֹ֗ר'e.MorH559thou, Thus saithאָמַ֛ר'a.MarH559the Lordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136Yhwhיְהֹוִ֖הYah.wehH3069;Shall it prosperתִּצְלָ֑חtitz.LachH6743?shall he not pull upיְנַתֵּ֜קye.na.TekH5423the rootsשָׁרָשֶׁ֨יהָsha.ra.Shei.haH8328thereof, and cut offיְקוֹסֵ֣סye.ko.SesH7082the fruitפִּרְיָ֣הּ׀pir.YahH6529thereof, that it witherוְיָבֵ֗שׁve.ya.VeshH3001?it shall witherתִּיבָ֔שׁti.VashH3001in all the leavesH2964of her springצִמְחָהּ֙tzim.ChahH6780,even without greatגְּדוֹלָה֙ge.do.LahH1419powerבִזְרֹ֤עַviz.Ro.a'H2220or manyרָ֔בRavH7227peopleוּבְעַם־u.ve.'am-H5971to pluck it upלְמַשְׂא֥וֹתle.mas.'otH5375by the rootsמִשָּׁרָשֶֽׁיהָ׃mi.sha.ra.Shei.haH8328thereof.

10Yea, behold, beingplantedשְׁתוּלָ֖הshe.tu.LahH8362,shall it prosperהֲתִצְלָ֑חha.titz.LachH6743?shall it not utterlyתִּיבַ֣שׁti.VashH3001witherיָבֹ֔שׁya.VoshH3001,when the eastהַקָּדִים֙ha.ka.DimH6921windר֤וּחַRu.achH7307touchethכְגַ֨עַתkhe.Ga.'atH5060it? it shall witherתִּיבָֽשׁ׃ פti.VashH3001in the furrowsעֲרֻגֹ֥ת'a.ru.GotH6170where it grewצִמְחָ֖הּtzim.ChahH6780.

11Moreover the wordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068came unto me, sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

12Sayאֱמָר־'e.mor-H559now to the rebelliousהַמֶּ֔רִיha.Me.riH4805houseלְבֵ֣יתle.VeitH1004,Knowיְדַעְתֶּ֖םye.da'.TemH3045ye not what these things mean?tellאֱמֹ֗ר'e.MorH559them,Behold, the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֤לba.VelH894is comeבָ֨אva'H935to Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙ye.ru.sha.LimH3389,and hath takenוַיִּקַּ֤חvai.yi.KachH3947the kingמַלְכָּהּ֙mal.KahH4428thereof, and the princesשָׂרֶ֔יהָsa.Rei.haH8269thereof, and ledוַיָּבֵ֥אvai.ya.Ve'H935them with him to Babylonבָּבֶֽלָה׃ba.Ve.lahH894;

13And hath takenוַיִּקַּח֙vai.yi.KachH3947of the king’sהַמְּלוּכָ֔הha.me.lu.KhahH4410seedמִזֶּ֣רַעmi.Ze.ra'H2233,and madeוַיִּכְרֹ֥תvai.yikh.RotH3772a covenantבְּרִ֑יתbe.RitH1285with him, and hath takenוַיָּבֵ֤אvai.ya.Ve'H935an oathבְּאָלָ֔הbe.'a.LahH423of him: he hath also takenלָקָֽח׃la.KachH3947the mightyאֵילֵ֥י'ei.LeiH352of the landהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776:

14That the kingdomמַמְלָכָ֣הmam.la.KhahH4467might be baseשְׁפָלָ֔הshe.fa.LahH8217,that it might not lift itself upהִתְנַשֵּׂ֑אhit.na.Se'H5375, butthat by keepingלִשְׁמֹ֥רlish.MorH8104of his covenantבְּרִית֖וֹbe.ri.ToH1285it might standלְעָמְדָֽהּ׃le.'a.me.DahH5975.

15But he rebelledוַיִּמְרָד־vai.yim.rod-H4775against him in sendingלִשְׁלֹ֤חַlish.Lo.achH7971his ambassadorsמַלְאָכָיו֙mal.'a.KhavH4397into Egyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,that they might giveלָֽתֶת־la.tet-H5414him horsesסוּסִ֖יםsu.SimH5483and muchרָ֑בRavH7227peopleוְעַם־ve.'am-H5971.Shall he prosperהֲיִצְלָ֤חha.yitz.LachH6743?shall he escapeהֲיִמָּלֵט֙ha.yi.ma.LetH4422that doethהָעֹשֵׂ֣הha.'o.SehH6213such things?or shall he breakוְהֵפֵ֥רve.he.FerH6565the covenantבְּרִ֖יתbe.RitH1285,and be deliveredוְנִמְלָֽט׃ve.nim.LatH4422?

16AsI liveחַי־chai-H2416,saithנְאֻם֮ne.'UmH5002the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Yhwhיְהוִה֒Yah.wehH3069,surely in the placeבִּמְקוֹם֙bim.kOmH4725wherethe kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428dwelleththat made him kingהַמַּמְלִ֣יךְha.mam.LikhH4427,whose oathאָ֣לָת֔וֹ'a.la.ToH423he despisedבָּזָה֙ba.ZahH959,and whose covenantבְּרִית֑וֹbe.ri.ToH1285he brakeהֵפֵ֖רhe.FerH6565, evenwith him in the midstבְתוֹךְ־ve.tokh-H8432of Babylonבָּבֶ֖לba.VelH894he shall dieיָמֽוּת׃ya.MutH4191.

17Neither shall Pharaohפַרְעֹה֙far.'OhH6547with hismightyגָּד֜וֹלga.DolH1419armyבְחַ֨יִלve.Cha.yilH2428and greatרָ֗בRavH7227companyוּבְקָהָ֣לu.ve.ka.HalH6951makeיַעֲשֶׂ֨הya.'a.SehH6213for him in the warבַּמִּלְחָמָ֔הba.mil.cha.MahH4421,by casting upבִּשְׁפֹּ֥ךְbish.PokhH8210mountsסֹלְלָ֖הso.le.LahH5550,and buildingוּבִבְנ֣וֹתu.viv.NotH1129fortsדָּיֵ֑קda.YekH1785,to cut offלְהַכְרִ֖יתle.hakh.RitH3772manyרַבּֽוֹת׃ra.BotH7227personsנְפָשׁ֥וֹתne.fa.ShotH5315:

18Seeing he despisedוּבָזָ֥הu.va.ZahH959the oathאָלָ֖ה'a.LahH423by breakingלְהָפֵ֣רle.ha.FerH6565the covenantבְּרִ֑יתbe.RitH1285,when, lo, he had givenנָתַ֥ןna.TanH5414his handיָד֛וֹya.DoH3027,and hath doneעָשָׂ֖ה'a.SahH6213all these things,he shall not escapeיִמָּלֵֽט׃ סyi.ma.LetH4422.

19Therefore thus saithאָמַ֨ר'a.MarH559the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Yhwhיְהוִה֮Yah.wehH3069; AsI liveחַי־chai-H2416,surely mine oathאָֽלָתִי֙'a.la.TiH423that he hath despisedבָּזָ֔הba.ZahH959,and my covenantוּבְרִיתִ֖יu.ve.ri.TiH1285that he hath brokenהֵפִ֑ירhe.FirH6331,even it will I recompenseוּנְתַתִּ֖יוu.ne.ta.TivH5414upon his own headבְּרֹאשֽׁוֹ׃be.ro.ShoH7218.

20And I will spreadוּפָרַשְׂתִּ֤יu.fa.ras.TiH6566my netרִשְׁתִּ֔יrish.TiH7568upon him, and he shall be takenוְנִתְפַּ֖שׂve.nit.PasH8610in my snareבִּמְצֽוּדָתִ֑יbim.tzu.da.TiH4686,and I will bringוַהֲבִיאוֹתִ֣יהוּva.ha.vi.'o.Ti.huH935him to Babylonבָבֶ֗לָהva.Ve.lahH894,and will pleadוְנִשְׁפַּטְתִּ֤יve.nish.pa.TiH8199with him there for his trespassמָֽעַל־ma.'al-H4603that he hath trespassedמַעֲל֖וֹma.'a.LoH4604against me.

21And all his fugitivesמִבְרָחָ֤יוmiv.ra.chovH4015with all his bandsאֲגַפָּיו֙'a.ga.PavH102shall fallיִפֹּ֔לוּyi.Po.luH5307by the swordבַּחֶ֣רֶבba.Che.revH2719,and they that remainוְהַנִּשְׁאָרִ֖יםve.ha.nish.'a.RimH7604shall be scatteredיִפָּרֵ֑שׂוּyi.pa.Re.suH6566toward all windsר֣וּחַRu.achH7307:and ye shall knowוִידַעְתֶּ֕םvi.da'.TemH3045that I Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068have spokenדִּבַּֽרְתִּי׃ סdi.Bar.tiH1696it.

22Thus saithאָמַר֙'a.MarH559the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Yhwhיְהוִ֔הYah.wehH3069;I will also takeוְלָקַ֣חְתִּיve.la.Kach.tiH3947of the highest branchמִצַּמֶּ֧רֶתmi.tza.Me.retH6788of the highהָרָמָ֖הha.ra.MahH7311cedarהָאֶ֛רֶזha.'E.rezH730,and will setוְנָתָ֑תִּיve.na.Ta.tiH5414it;I will crop offאֶקְטֹ֔ף'ek.TofH6998from the topמֵרֹ֤אשׁme.RoshH7218of his young twigsיֹֽנְקוֹתָיו֙yo.ne.ko.TavH3127a tender oneרַ֣ךְrakhH7390,and will plantוְשָׁתַ֣לְתִּיve.sha.Tal.tiH8362itupon an highגָּבֹ֖הַga.Vo.haH1364mountainהַר־har-H2022and eminentוְתָלֽוּל׃ve.ta.LulH8524:

23In the mountainבְּהַ֨רbe.HarH2022of the heightמְר֤וֹםme.RomH4791of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478will I plantאֶשְׁתֳּלֶ֔נּוּ'esh.to.Le.nuH8362it: and it shall bring forthוְנָשָׂ֤אve.na.Sa'H5375boughsעָנָף֙'a.NafH6057,and bearוְעָ֣שָׂהve.'A.sahH6213fruitפֶ֔רִיFe.riH6529,and be a goodlyאַדִּ֑יר'a.DirH117cedarלְאֶ֣רֶזle.'E.rezH730:and under it shall dwellוְשָׁכְנ֣וּve.sha.khe.NuH7931all fowlצִפּ֣וֹרtzi.PorH6833of every wingכָּנָ֔ףka.NafH3671;in the shadowבְּצֵ֥לbe.TzelH6738of the branchesדָּלִיּוֹתָ֖יוda.li.yo.TavH1808thereof shall they dwellתִּשְׁכֹּֽנָּה׃tish.Ko.nahH7931.

24And all the treesעֲצֵ֣י'a.TzeiH6086of the fieldהַשָּׂדֶ֗הha.sa.DehH7704shall knowוְֽיָדְע֞וּve.ya.de.'UH3045that I Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068have brought downהִשְׁפַּ֣לְתִּי׀hish.Pal.tiH8213the highגָּבֹ֗הַga.Vo.haH1364treeעֵ֣ץ'etzH6086,have exaltedהִגְבַּ֙הְתִּי֙hig.Bah.tiH1361the lowשָׁפָ֔לsha.FalH8217treeעֵ֣ץ'etzH6086,have driedהוֹבַ֙שְׁתִּי֙ho.Vash.tiH3001up the greenלָ֔חLachH3892treeעֵ֣ץ'etzH6086,and have made the dryיָבֵ֑שׁya.VeshH3002treeעֵ֣ץ'etzH6086to flourishוְהִפְרַ֖חְתִּיve.hif.Rach.tiH6524:I Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068have spokenדִּבַּ֥רְתִּיdi.Bar.tiH1696and have doneוְעָשִֽׂיתִי׃ פve.'a.Si.tiH6213it.

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