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Ezekiel 20:27-32

27Therefore, sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of manאָדָ֔ם'a.DamH120,speakדַּבֵּ֨רda.BerH1696unto the houseבֵּ֤יתbeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478,and sayוְאָמַרְתָּ֣ve.'a.mar.TaH559unto them, Thus saithאָמַ֖ר'a.MarH559the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Yhwhיְהוִ֑הYah.wehH3069;Yet in this your fathersאֲב֣וֹתֵיכֶ֔ם'a.Vo.tei.KhemH1have blasphemedגִּדְּפ֤וּgi.de.FuH1442me, in that they have committedבְּמַעֲלָ֥םbe.ma.'a.LamH4603a trespassמָֽעַל׃Ma.'alH4604against me.

28Forwhen I had broughtוָאֲבִיאֵם֙va.'a.vi.'EmH935them into the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776, forthe which I lifted upנָשָׂ֙אתִי֙na.Sa.tiH5375mine handיָדִ֔יya.DiH3027to giveלָתֵ֥תla.TetH5414it to them, then they sawוַיִּרְאוּ֩vai.yir.'UH7200every highרָמָ֜הra.MahH7311hillגִּבְעָ֨הgiv.'AhH1389,and all the thickעָבֹ֗ת'a.VotH5687treesעֵ֣ץ'etzH6086,and they offeredוַיִּזְבְּחוּ־vai.yiz.be.chu-H2076there their sacrificesזִבְחֵיהֶם֙ziv.chei.HemH2077,and there they presentedוַיִּתְּנוּ־vai.yi.te.nu-H5414the provocationכַּ֣עַסKa.'asH3708of their offeringקָרְבָּנָ֔םka.re.ba.NamH7133:there also they madeוַיָּשִׂ֣ימוּvai.ya.Si.muH7760their sweetנִיח֣וֹחֵיהֶ֔םni.Cho.chei.HemH5207savourרֵ֚יחַRei.achH7381,and poured outוַיַּסִּ֥יכוּvai.ya.Si.khuH5258there their drink offeringsנִסְכֵּיהֶֽם׃nis.kei.HemH5262.

29Then I saidוָאֹמַ֣רva.'o.MarH559unto them, What isthe high placeהַבָּמָ֔הha.ba.MahH1116whereunto ye goהַבָּאִ֖יםha.ba.'ImH935?And the nameשְׁמָהּ֙she.MahH8034thereof is calledוַיִּקָּרֵ֤אvai.yi.ka.Re'H7121Bamahבָּמָ֔הba.MahH1117unto this dayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117.

30Wherefore sayאֱמֹ֣ר׀'e.MorH559unto the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478,Thus saithאָמַר֙'a.MarH559the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Yhwhיְהוִ֔הYah.wehH3069;Are ye pollutedנִטְמְאִ֑יםnit.me.'ImH2930after the mannerהַבְּדֶ֥רֶךְha.be.De.rekhH1870of your fathersאֲבֽוֹתֵיכֶ֖ם'a.vo.tei.KhemH1?and commit ye whoredomזֹנִֽים׃zo.NimH2181afterוְאַחֲרֵ֥יve.'a.cha.ReiH310their abominationsשִׁקּוּצֵיהֶ֖םshi.ku.tzei.HemH8251?

31For when ye offerוּבִשְׂאֵ֣תu.vis.'EtH5375your giftsמַתְּנֹֽתֵיכֶ֡םma.te.no.tei.KhemH4979,when ye make your sonsבְּנֵיכֶ֨םbe.nei.KhemH1121to pass throughבְּֽהַעֲבִיר֩be.ha.'a.VirH5674the fireבָּאֵ֜שׁba.'EshH784,ye polluteנִטְמְאִ֤֨יםnit.me.'ImH2930yourselves with all your idolsגִּלּֽוּלֵיכֶם֙gi.lu.lei.KhemH1544,even unto this dayהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117:and shall I be enquiredאִדָּרֵ֥שׁ'i.da.ReshH1875of by you, O houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478? AsI liveחַי־chai-H2416,saithנְאֻם֙ne.'UmH5002the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Yhwhיְהוִ֔הYah.wehH3069,I will not be enquiredאִדָּרֵ֖שׁ'i.da.ReshH1875of by you.

32And that which comethוְהָֽעֹלָה֙ve.ha.'o.LahH5927into your mindר֣וּחֲכֶ֔םru.cha.KhemH7307shall not be at all, that ye sayאֹמְרִ֗ים'o.me.RimH559,We will beH1961as the heathenכַגּוֹיִם֙kha.go.YimH1471,as the familiesכְּמִשְׁפְּח֣וֹתke.mish.pe.ChotH4940of the countriesהָאֲרָצ֔וֹתha.'a.ra.TzotH776,to serveלְשָׁרֵ֖תle.sha.RetH8334woodעֵ֥ץ'etzH6086and stoneוָאָֽבֶן׃va.'A.venH68.

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