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Ezekiel 21:1-5

1And the wordH1697of YhwhH3068came unto me, sayingH559,

2SonH1121of manH120,setH7760thy faceH6440toward Jerusalemיְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םye.Ru.sha.LimH3389,and dropH5197thy wordtoward the holy placesמִקְדָּשִׁ֑יםmik.da.ShimH4720,and prophesyH5012against the landאַדְמַ֥ת'ad.MatH127of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478,

3And sayH559to the landלְאַדְמַ֣תle.'ad.MatH127of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478,Thus saithH559YhwhH3068; Behold, I amagainst thee, and will draw forthוְהוֹצֵאתִ֥יve.ho.tze.TiH3318my swordחַרְבִּ֖יchar.BiH2719out of his sheathמִתַּעְרָ֑הּmi.ta'.RahH8593,and will cut offוְהִכְרַתִּ֥יve.hikh.ra.TiH3772from thee the righteousצַדִּ֥יקtza.DikH6662and the wickedוְרָשָֽׁע׃ve.ra.Sha'H7563.

4Seeingיַ֛עַןYa.'anH3282then that I will cut offהִכְרַ֥תִּיhikh.Ra.tiH3772from thee the righteousצַדִּ֣יקtza.DikH6662and the wickedוְרָשָׁ֑עve.ra.Sha'H7563,therefore shall my swordחַרְבִּ֧יchar.BiH2719go forthתֵּצֵ֨אte.Tze'H3318out of his sheathמִתַּעְרָ֛הּmi.ta'.RahH8593against all fleshH1320from the southמִנֶּ֥גֶבmi.Ne.gevH5045to the northצָפֽוֹן׃tza.FonH6828:

5That all fleshבָּשָׂ֔רba.SarH1320may knowוְיָֽדְעוּ֙ve.ya.de.'UH3045that I Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068have drawn forthהוֹצֵ֥אתִיho.Tze.tiH3318my swordחַרְבִּ֖יchar.BiH2719out of his sheathמִתַּעְרָ֑הּmi.ta'.RahH8593:it shall not returnתָשׁ֖וּבta.ShuvH7725any more.

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