Revised Literal Translation

Ezekiel 19

1Moreover take thou upשָׂ֣אsa'H5375a lamentationקִינָ֔הki.NahH7015for the princesנְשִׂיאֵ֖יne.si.'EiH5387of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478,

2And sayוְאָמַרְתָּ֗ve.'a.mar.TaH559, What isthy motherאִמְּךָ֙'i.me.KhaH517?A lionessלְבִיָּ֔אle.vi.Ya'H3833:she lay downרָבָ֑צָהra.Va.tzahH7257among lionsאֲרָי֖וֹת'a.ra.YotH738,she nourishedרִבְּתָ֥הri.be.TahH7235her whelpsגוּרֶֽיהָ׃gu.Rei.haH1482amongבְּת֥וֹךְbe.TokhH8432young lionsכְּפִרִ֖יםke.fi.RimH3715.

3And she brought upוַתַּ֛עַלva.Ta.'alH5927oneאֶחָ֥ד'e.ChadH259of her whelpsמִגֻּרֶ֖יהָmi.gu.Rei.haH1482:it became a young lionכְּפִ֣ירke.FirH3715,and it learnedוַיִּלְמַ֥דvai.yil.MadH3925to catchלִטְרָף־lit.rof-H2963the preyטֶ֖רֶףTe.refH2964;it devouredאָכָֽל׃'a.KhalH398menאָדָ֥ם'a.DamH120.

4The nationsגּוֹיִ֖םgo.YimH1471also heardוַיִּשְׁמְע֥וּvai.yish.me.'UH8085of him; he was takenנִתְפָּ֑שׂnit.PasH8610in their pitבְּשַׁחְתָּ֣םbe.shach.TamH7845,and they broughtוַיְבִאֻ֥הוּvay.vi.'U.huH935him with chainsבַֽחַחִ֖יםva.cha.ChimH2397unto the landאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

5Now when she sawוַתֵּ֙רֶא֙va.Te.re'H7200that she had waitedנֽוֹחֲלָ֔הno.cha.LahH3176, andher hopeתִּקְוָתָ֑הּtik.va.TahH8615was lostאָבְדָ֖ה'a.ve.DahH6,then she tookוַתִּקַּ֛חva.ti.KachH3947anotherאֶחָ֥ד'e.ChadH259of her whelpsמִגֻּרֶ֖יהָmi.gu.Rei.haH1482, andmadeשָׂמָֽתְהוּ׃sa.Ma.te.huH7760him a young lionכְּפִ֥ירke.FirH3715.

6And he went up and downוַיִּתְהַלֵּ֥ךְvai.yit.ha.LekhH1980amongבְּתוֹךְ־be.tokh-H8432the lionsאֲרָי֖וֹת'a.ra.YotH738,he became a young lionכְּפִ֣ירke.FirH3715,and learnedוַיִּלְמַ֥דvai.yil.MadH3925to catchלִטְרָף־lit.rof-H2963the preyטֶ֖רֶףTe.refH2964, anddevouredאָכָֽל׃'a.KhalH398menאָדָ֥ם'a.DamH120.

7And he knewוַיֵּ֙דַע֙vai.Ye.da'H3045their desolate palacesאַלְמְנוֹתָ֔יו'al.me.no.TavH490,and he laid wasteהֶחֱרִ֑יבhe.che.RivH2717their citiesוְעָרֵיהֶ֖םve.'a.rei.HemH5892;and the landאֶ֙רֶץ֙'e.retzH776was desolateוַתֵּ֤שַׁםva.Te.shamH3456,and the fulnessוּמְלֹאָ֔הּu.me.lo.'AhH4393thereof, by the noiseמִקּ֖וֹלmi.KolH6963of his roaringשַׁאֲגָתֽוֹ׃sha.'a.ga.ToH7581.

8Then the nationsגּוֹיִ֛םgo.YimH1471setוַיִּתְּנ֨וּvai.yi.te.NuH5414against him on every sideסָבִ֖יבsa.VivH5439from the provincesמִמְּדִינ֑וֹתmi.me.di.NotH4082,and spreadוַֽיִּפְרְשׂ֥וּvai.yif.re.SuH6566their netרִשְׁתָּ֖םrish.TamH7568over him: he was takenנִתְפָּֽשׂ׃nit.PasH8610in their pitבְּשַׁחְתָּ֥םbe.shach.TamH7845.

9And they putוַֽיִּתְּנֻ֤הוּvai.yi.te.Nu.huH5414him in wardבַסּוּגַר֙va.su.GarH5474in chainsבַּֽחַחִ֔יםba.cha.ChimH2397,and broughtוַיְבִאֻ֖הוּvay.vi.'U.huH935him to the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֑לba.VelH894:they broughtיְבִאֻ֙הוּ֙ye.vi.'U.huH935him into holdsבַּמְּצֹד֔וֹתba.me.tzo.DotH4685,that his voiceקוֹל֛וֹko.LoH6963should no more be heardיִשָּׁמַ֥עyi.sha.Ma'H8085upon the mountainsהָרֵ֥יha.ReiH2022of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פYis.ra.'ElH3478.

10Thy motherאִמְּךָ֥'i.me.KhaH517islike a vineכַגֶּ֛פֶןkha.Ge.fenH1612in thy bloodבְּדָמְךָ֖be.da.me.KhaH1818,plantedשְׁתוּלָ֑הshe.tu.LahH8362by the watersמַ֣יִםMa.yimH4325:she was fruitfulפֹּֽרִיָּה֙po.ri.YahH6509and full of branchesוַֽעֲנֵפָ֔הva.'a.ne.FahH6058by reason of manyרַבִּֽים׃ra.BimH7227watersמִמַּ֥יִםmi.Ma.yimH4325.

11And she had strongעֹ֗ז'OzH5797rodsמַטּ֣וֹתma.TotH4294for the sceptresשִׁבְטֵי֙shiv.TeiH7626of them that bare ruleמֹֽשְׁלִ֔יםmo.she.LimH4910,and her statureקֽוֹמָת֖וֹko.ma.ToH6967was exaltedוַתִּגְבַּ֥הּva.tig.BahH1361among the thick branchesעֲבֹתִ֑ים'a.vo.TimH5688,and she appearedוַיֵּרָ֣אvai.ye.Ra'H7200in her heightבְגָבְה֔וֹve.ga.ve.HoH1363with the multitudeבְּרֹ֖בbe.RoH7230of her branchesדָּלִיֹּתָֽיו׃da.li.yo.TavH1808.

12But she was plucked upוַתֻּתַּ֤שׁva.tu.TashH5428in furyבְּחֵמָה֙be.che.MahH2534,she was cast downהֻשְׁלָ֔כָהhush.La.khahH7993to the groundלָאָ֣רֶץla.'A.retzH776,and the eastהַקָּדִ֖יםha.ka.DimH6921windוְר֥וּחַve.Ru.achH7307dried upהוֹבִ֣ישׁho.VishH3001her fruitפִּרְיָ֑הּpir.YahH6529:her strongעֻזָּ֖הּ'u.ZahH5797rodsמַטֵּ֥הma.TehH4294were brokenהִתְפָּרְק֧וּhit.pa.re.KuH6561and witheredוְיָבֵ֛שׁוּve.ya.Ve.shuH3001;the fireאֵ֥שׁ'eshH784consumedאֲכָלָֽתְהוּ׃'a.kha.La.te.huH398them.

13And now she isplantedשְׁתוּלָ֣הshe.tu.LahH8362in the wildernessבַמִּדְבָּ֑רva.mid.BarH4057,in a dryצִיָּ֥הtzi.YahH6723and thirstyוְצָמָֽא׃ve.tza.Ma'H6772groundבְּאֶ֖רֶץbe.'E.retzH776.

14And fireאֵ֜שׁ'eshH784is gone outוַתֵּצֵ֨אva.te.Tze'H3318of a rodמִמַּטֵּ֤הmi.ma.TehH4294of her branchesבַדֶּ֙יהָ֙va.Dei.haH905, whichhath devouredאָכָ֔לָה'a.Kha.lahH398her fruitפִּרְיָ֣הּpir.YahH6529,so that she hath no strongעֹ֖ז'ozH5797rodמַטֵּה־ma.teh-H4294to bea sceptreשֵׁ֣בֶטShe.vetH7626to ruleלִמְשׁ֑וֹלlim.SholH4910. This isa lamentationקִ֥ינָהKi.nahH7015,and shall be for a lamentationלְקִינָֽה׃ פle.ki.NahH7015.

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