Revised Literal Translation

Ezekiel 17:16-21

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.

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