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Ezekiel 17:22-24

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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