Revised Literal Translation

Ezekiel 21:12-21

12Cryזְעַ֤קze.'AkH2199and howlוְהֵילֵל֙ve.hei.LelH3213,sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of manאָדָ֔ם'a.DamH120:for it shall be upon my peopleבְעַמִּ֔יve.'a.MiH5971, it shall beupon all the princesנְשִׂיאֵ֣יne.si.'EiH5387of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478:terrorsמְגוּרֵ֤יme.gu.ReiH4048by reason ofH413the swordחֶ֙רֶב֙che.revH2719shall be upon my peopleעַמִּ֔י'a.MiH5971:smiteסְפֹ֥קse.FokH5606therefore upon thythighיָרֵֽךְ׃ya.RekhH3409.

13Because it isa trialבֹ֔חַןVo.chanH974, and what if the swordcontemnמֹאֶ֖סֶתmo.'E.setH3988even the rodשֵׁ֥בֶטShe.vetH7626? it shall be no more,saithנְאֻ֖םne.'UmH5002the Lordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136Yhwhיְהוִֽה׃ פYah.wehH3069.

14Thou therefore, sonH1121of manH120,prophesyH5012,and smiteH5221thinehandsH3709togetherH5221,and let the swordH2719be doubledוְתִכָּפֵ֞לve.ti.ka.FelH3717the thirdשְׁלִישִׁ֙תָה֙she.li.Shi.tahH7992time, the swordH2719of the slainחֲלָלִ֔יםcha.la.LimH2491: it isthe swordH2719of the greatהַגָּד֔וֹלha.ga.DolH1419men that areslainחָלָ֣לcha.LalH2491,which entereth into their privy chambersהַחֹדֶ֖רֶתha.cho.De.retH2314.

15I have setנָתַ֖תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414the pointאִבְחַת־'iv.chat-H19of the swordחָ֑רֶבCha.revH2719against all their gatesשַׁ֣עֲרֵיהֶ֔םsha.'a.rei.HemH8179, that theirheartלֵ֗בLevH3820may faintלָמ֣וּגla.MugH4127, and theirruinsהַמִּכְשֹׁלִ֔יםha.mikh.sho.LimH4383be multipliedוְהַרְבֵּה֙ve.har.BehH7235:ahאָ֛ח'achH253! it ismadeעֲשׂוּיָ֥ה'a.su.YahH6213brightH1300, it iswrapped upמְעֻטָּ֥הme.'u.TahH4593for the slaughterH2874.

16Go thee one way or otherהִתְאַחֲדִ֥יhit.'a.cha.DiH258, eitheronהָשִׂ֣ימִיha.Si.miH7760the right handהֵימִ֖נִיhei.Mi.niH3231, oron the leftהַשְׂמִ֑ילִיhas.Mi.liH8041,whithersoeverאָ֖נָה'A.nahH575thy faceפָּנַ֥יִךְpa.Na.yikhH6440issetמֻעָדֽוֹת׃mu.'a.DotH3259.

17I will also smiteאַכֶּ֤ה'a.KehH5221mine handsכַפִּי֙kha.PiH3709togetherכַּפִּ֔יka.PiH3709,and I will cause my furyחֲמָתִ֑יcha.ma.TiH2534to restוַהֲנִחֹתִ֖יva.ha.ni.cho.TiH5117:I Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068have saidדִּבַּֽרְתִּי׃ פdi.Bar.tiH1696it.

18The wordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068came unto me again, sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

19Also, thou sonH1121of manH120,appointשִׂים־sim-H7760thee twoשְׁנַ֣יִםshe.Na.yimH8147waysדְּרָכִ֗יםde.ra.KhimH1870,that the swordH2719of the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֔לba.VelH894may comeלָבוֹא֙la.Vo'H935:both twainשְׁנֵיהֶ֑םshe.nei.HemH8147shall come forthיֵצְא֣וּye.tze.'UH3318out of oneאֶחָ֖ד'e.ChadH259landמֵאֶ֥רֶץme.'E.retzH776:and chooseבָּרֵ֔אba.Re'H1254thou a placeוְיָ֣דve.YadH3027,chooseבָּרֵֽא׃ba.Re'H1254itat the headבְּרֹ֥אשׁbe.RoshH7218of the wayדֶּֽרֶךְ־de.rekh-H1870to the cityעִ֖יר'irH5892.

20Appointתָּשִׂ֔יםta.SimH7760a wayדֶּ֣רֶךְDe.rekhH1870,that the swordH2719may comeלָב֣וֹאla.Vo'H935to Rabbathרַבַּ֣תra.BatH7237of the Ammonitesבְּנֵֽי־ עַמּ֑וֹןbe.nei- a.MonH5983 H1121,and to Judahיְהוּדָ֥הye.hu.DahH3063in Jerusalemבִירוּשָׁלִַ֖םvi.ru.sha.LimH3389the defencedבְּצוּרָֽה׃be.tzu.RahH1219.

21For the kingמֶלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֜לba.VelH894stoodעָמַ֨ד'a.MadH5975at the partingאֵ֣ם'emH517of the wayהַדֶּ֗רֶךְha.De.rekhH1870,at the headבְּרֹ֛אשׁbe.RoshH7218of the twoשְׁנֵ֥יshe.NeiH8147waysהַדְּרָכִ֖יםha.de.ra.KhimH1870,to useלִקְסָם־lik.som-H7080divinationקָ֑סֶםKa.semH7081: he made hisarrowsבַּֽחִצִּים֙ba.chi.TzimH2671brightקִלְקַ֤לkil.KalH7043,he consultedשָׁאַ֣לsha.'AlH7592with imagesבַּתְּרָפִ֔יםba.te.ra.FimH8655,he lookedרָאָ֖הra.'AhH7200in the liverבַּכָּבֵֽד׃ba.ka.VedH3516.

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