Revised Literal Translation

Ezekiel 21:1-7

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.

6Sighהֵֽאָנַ֑חhe.'a.NachH584therefore, thou sonבֶן־ven-H1121of manאָדָ֖ם'a.DamH120,with the breakingבְּשִׁבְר֤וֹןbe.shiv.RonH7670of thyloinsמָתְנַ֙יִם֙ma.te.Na.yimH4975;and with bitternessוּבִמְרִיר֔וּתu.vim.ri.RutH4814sighתֵּֽאָנַ֖חte.'a.NachH584before their eyesלְעֵינֵיהֶֽם׃le.'ei.nei.HemH5869.

7And it shall be, when they sayיֹאמְר֣וּyo.me.RuH559unto thee, Wherefore sighestנֶאֱנָ֑חne.'e.NachH584thou? that thou shalt answerוְאָמַרְתָּ֡ve.'a.mar.TaH559,For the tidingsשְׁמוּעָ֣הshe.mu.'AhH8052;because it comethבָאָ֡הva.'AhH935:and every heartלֵב֩levH3820shall meltוְנָמֵ֣סve.na.MesH4549,and all handsיָדַ֜יִםya.Da.yimH3027shall be feebleוְרָפ֨וּve.ra.FuH7503,and every spiritר֗וּחַRu.achH7307shall faintוְכִהֲתָ֣הve.khi.ha.TahH3543,and all kneesבִּרְכַּ֙יִם֙bir.Ka.yimH1290shall be weakH3212aswaterמַּ֔יִםMa.yimH4325:behold, it comethבָאָה֙va.'AhH935,and shall be brought to passH1961,saithנְאֻ֖םne.'UmH5002the Lordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136Yhwhיְהוִֽה׃ פYah.wehH3069.

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