Revised Literal Translation

Ezekiel 22

1Moreover the wordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068came unto me, sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

2Now, thou sonבֶן־ven-H1121of manאָדָ֔ם'a.DamH120,wilt thou judgeהֲתִשְׁפֹּ֥טha.tish.PotH8199,wilt thou judgeהֲתִשְׁפֹּ֖טha.tish.PotH8199the bloodyהַדָּמִ֑יםha.da.MimH1818cityעִ֣יר'irH5892?yea, thou shalt shewוְה֣וֹדַעְתָּ֔הּve.Ho.da'.TahH3045her all her abominationsתּוֹעֲבוֹתֶֽיהָ׃to.'a.vo.Tei.haH8441.

3Then sayוְאָמַרְתָּ֗ve.'a.mar.TaH559thou, Thus saithאָמַר֙'a.MarH559the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Yhwhיְהוִ֔הYah.wehH3069,The cityעִ֣יר'irH5892sheddethשֹׁפֶ֥כֶתsho.Fe.khetH8210bloodדָּ֛םdamH1818in the midstבְּתוֹכָ֖הּbe.to.KhahH8432of it, that her timeעִתָּ֑הּ'i.TahH6256may comeלָב֣וֹאla.Vo'H935,and makethוְעָשְׂתָ֧הve.'a.se.TahH6213idolsגִלּוּלִ֛יםgi.lu.LimH1544against herself to defileלְטָמְאָֽה׃le.ta.me.'AhH2930herself.

4Thou art become guiltyאָשַׁ֗מְתְּ'a.ShamtH816in thy bloodבְּדָמֵ֨ךְbe.da.MekhH1818that thou hast shedשָׁפַ֜כְתְּsha.FakhtH8210;and hast defiledטָמֵ֔אתta.MetH2930thyself in thine idolsוּבְגִלּוּלַ֤יִךְu.ve.gi.lu.La.yikhH1544which thou hast madeעָשִׂית֙'a.SitH6213;and thou hast caused thy daysיָמַ֔יִךְya.Ma.yikhH3117to draw nearוַתַּקְרִ֣יבִיva.tak.Ri.viH7126,and art comeוַתָּב֖וֹאva.ta.Vo'H935evenunto thy yearsשְׁנוֹתָ֑יִךְshe.no.Ta.yikhH8141:therefore have I madeנְתַתִּ֤יךְne.ta.TikhH5414thee a reproachחֶרְפָּה֙cher.PahH2781unto the heathenלַגּוֹיִ֔םla.go.YimH1471,and a mockingוְקַלָּסָ֖הve.ka.la.SahH7048to all countriesהָאֲרָצֽוֹת׃ha.'a.ra.TzotH776.

5Those that benearהַקְּרֹב֛וֹתha.ke.ro.VotH7138, and those that befarוְהָרְחֹק֥וֹתve.ha.re.cho.KotH7350from thee, shall mockיִתְקַלְּסוּ־yit.ka.le.su-H7046thee, which artinfamousטְמֵאַ֣ת הַשֵּׁ֔םte.me.'At ha.ShemH8034 H2931andmuchרַבַּ֖תra.BatH7227vexedהַמְּהוּמָֽה׃ha.me.hu.MahH4103.

6Behold, the princesנְשִׂיאֵ֣יne.si.'EiH5387of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,every oneאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376were in thee to their powerלִזְרֹע֖וֹliz.ro.'OH2220to shedשְׁפָךְ־she.fokh-H8210bloodדָּֽם׃DamH1818.

7In thee have they set lightהֵקַ֣לּוּhe.Ka.luH7043by fatherאָ֤ב'avH1and motherוָאֵם֙va.'EmH517:in the midstבְּתוֹכֵ֑ךְbe.to.KhekhH8432of thee have they dealtעָשׂ֥וּ'a.SuH6213by oppressionבַעֹ֖שֶׁקva.'O.shekH6233with the strangerלַגֵּ֛רla.GerH1616:in thee have they vexedה֥וֹנוּHo.nuH3238the fatherlessיָת֥וֹםya.TomH3490and the widowוְאַלְמָנָ֖הve.'al.ma.NahH490.

8Thou hast despisedבָּזִ֑יתba.ZitH959mine holy thingsקָדָשַׁ֖יka.da.ShaiH6944,and hast profanedחִלָּֽלְתְּ׃chi.La.letH2490my sabbathsשַׁבְּתֹתַ֖יsha.be.to.TaiH7676.

9In thee are menאַנְשֵׁ֥י'an.SheiH582that carry talesרָכִ֛ילra.KhilH7400to shedשְׁפָךְ־she.fokh-H8210bloodדָּ֑םDamH1818:and in thee they eatאָ֣כְלוּ'A.khe.luH398upon the mountainsהֶֽהָרִים֙he.ha.RimH2022:in the midstבְתוֹכֵֽךְ׃ve.to.KhekhH8432of thee they commitעָשׂ֥וּ'a.SuH6213lewdnessזִמָּ֖הzi.MahH2154.

10In thee have they discoveredגִּלָּה־gi.lah-H1540their fathers’אָ֖ב'avH1nakednessעֶרְוַת־'er.vat-H6172:in thee have they humbledעִנּוּ־'i.nu-H6031her that was set apartהַנִּדָּ֖הha.ni.DahH5079for pollutionטְמֵאַ֥תte.me.'AtH2931.

11And oneוְאִ֣ישׁ׀ve.'IshH376hath committedעָשָׂה֙'a.SahH6213abominationתּֽוֹעֵבָ֔הto.'e.VahH8441with his neighbour’sרֵעֵ֗הוּre.'E.huH7453wifeאֵ֣שֶׁת'E.shetH802;and anotherוְאִ֥ישׁve.'IshH376hath lewdlyבְזִמָּ֑הve.zi.MahH2154defiledטִמֵּ֣אti.Me'H2930his daughter in lawכַּלָּת֖וֹka.la.ToH3618;and anotherוְאִ֛ישׁve.'IshH376in thee hath humbledעִנָּה־'i.nah-H6031his sisterאֲחֹת֥וֹ'a.cho.ToH269,his father’sאָבִ֖יו'a.VivH1daughterבַת־vat-H1323.

12In thee have they takenלָֽקְחוּ־la.ke.chu-H3947giftsשֹׁ֥חַדSho.chadH7810to shedשְׁפָךְ־she.fokh-H8210bloodדָּ֑םDamH1818;thou hast takenלָקַ֗חַתְּla.Ka.chatH3947usuryנֶ֧שֶׁךְNe.shekhH5392and increaseוְתַרְבִּ֣יתve.tar.BitH8636,and thou hast greedily gainedוַתְּבַצְּעִ֤יva.te.va.tze.'IH1214of thy neighboursרֵעַ֙יִךְ֙re.'A.yikhH7453by extortionבַּעֹ֔שֶׁקba.'O.shekH6233,and hast forgottenשָׁכַ֔חַתְּsha.Kha.chatH7911me, saithנְאֻ֖םne.'UmH5002the Lordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136Yhwhיְהוִֽה׃Yah.wehH3069.

13Behold, therefore I have smittenהִכֵּ֣יתִיhi.Kei.tiH5221mine handכַפִּ֔יkha.PiH3709at thy dishonest gainבִּצְעֵ֖ךְbitz.'EkhH1215which thou hast madeעָשִׂ֑ית'a.SitH6213,and at thy bloodדָּמֵ֔ךְda.MekhH1818which hath been in the midstבְּתוֹכֵֽךְ׃be.to.KhekhH8432of thee.

14Can thine heartלִבֵּךְ֙li.beKhH3820endureהֲיַעֲמֹ֤דha.ya.'a.ModH5975,or can thine handsיָדַ֔יִךְya.Da.yikhH3027be strongתֶּחֱזַ֣קְנָהte.che.Zak.nahH2388,in the daysלַיָּמִ֕יםlai.ya.MimH3117that I shall dealעֹשֶׂ֣ה'o.SehH6213with thee? I Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068have spokenדִּבַּ֥רְתִּיdi.Bar.tiH1696it,and will doוְעָשִֽׂיתִי׃ve.'a.Si.tiH6213it.

15And I will scatterוַהֲפִיצוֹתִ֤יva.ha.fi.tzo.TiH6327thee among the heathenבַּגּוֹיִ֔םba.go.YimH1471,and disperseוְזֵרִיתִ֖יךְve.ze.ri.TikhH2219thee in the countriesבָּאֲרָצ֑וֹתba.'a.ra.TzotH776,and will consumeוַהֲתִמֹּתִ֥יva.ha.ti.mo.TiH8552thy filthinessטֻמְאָתֵ֖ךְtum.'a.TekhH2932out of thee.

16And thou shalt take thine inheritanceוְנִחַ֥לְתְּve.ni.ChaltH5157 H2490in thyself in the sightלְעֵינֵ֣יle.'ei.NeiH5869of the heathenגוֹיִ֑םgo.YimH1471,and thou shalt knowוְיָדַ֖עַתְּve.ya.Da.'atH3045that I amYhwhיְהוָֽה׃ פYah.wehH3068.

17And the wordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068came unto me, sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

18Sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of manאָדָ֕ם'a.DamH120,the houseבֵֽית־veit-H1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478is to me become drossלְסִ֑יגle.sugH5509: all they arebrassנְ֠חֹשֶׁתNe.cho.shetH5178,and tinוּבְדִ֨ילu.ve.DilH913,and ironוּבַרְזֶ֤לu.var.ZelH1270,and leadוְעוֹפֶ֙רֶת֙ve.'o.Fe.retH5777,in the midstבְּת֣וֹךְbe.TokhH8432of the furnaceכּ֔וּרKurH3564; they are eventhe drossסִגִ֥יםsi.GimH5509of silverכֶּ֖סֶףKe.sefH3701.

19Therefore thus saithאָמַר֙'a.MarH559the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Yhwhיְהוִ֔הYah.wehH3069;Because ye are all become drossלְסִגִ֑יםle.si.GimH5509,behold, therefore I will gatherקֹבֵ֣ץko.VetzH6908you into the midstתּ֖וֹךְTokhH8432of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389.

20Asthey gatherקְבֻ֣צַתke.Vu.tzatH6910silverכֶּ֡סֶףKe.sefH3701,and brassוּ֠נְחֹשֶׁתU.ne.cho.shetH5178,and ironוּבַרְזֶ֨לu.var.ZelH1270,and leadוְעוֹפֶ֤רֶתve.'o.Fe.retH5777,and tinוּבְדִיל֙u.ve.DilH913,into the midstתּ֣וֹךְTokhH8432of the furnaceכּ֔וּרKurH3564,to blowלָפַֽחַת־la.fa.chat-H5301the fireאֵ֖שׁ'eshH784upon it, to meltלְהַנְתִּ֑יךְle.han.TikhH5413it;so will I gatherאֶקְבֹּץ֙'ek.BotzH6908youin mine angerבְּאַפִּ֣יbe.'a.PiH639and in my furyוּבַחֲמָתִ֔יu.va.cha.ma.TiH2534,and I will leaveH3240you there,and meltוְהִתַּכְתִּ֖יve.hi.takh.TiH5413you.

21Yea, I will gatherוְכִנַּסְתִּ֣יve.khi.nas.TiH3664you, and blowוְנָפַחְתִּ֥יve.na.fach.TiH5301upon you in the fireבְּאֵ֣שׁbe.'EshH784of my wrathעֶבְרָתִ֑י'ev.ra.TiH5678,and ye shall be meltedוְנִתַּכְתֶּ֖םve.ni.takh.TemH5413in the midstבְּתוֹכָֽהּ׃be.to.KhahH8432thereof.

22As silverכֶּ֙סֶף֙ke.sefH3701is meltedכְּהִתּ֥וּךְke.hi.TukhH2046in the midstבְּת֣וֹךְbe.TokhH8432of the furnaceכּ֔וּרKurH3564,so shall ye be meltedתֻּתְּכ֣וּtu.te.KhuH5413in the midstבְתוֹכָ֑הּve.to.KhahH8432thereof; and ye shall knowוִֽידַעְתֶּם֙vi.da'.TemH3045that I Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068have poured outשָׁפַ֥כְתִּיsha.Fakh.tiH8210my furyחֲמָתִ֖יcha.ma.TiH2534upon you.

23And the wordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068came unto me, sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

24Sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of manאָדָ֕ם'a.DamH120,sayאֱמָר־'e.mor-H559unto her, Thou artthe landאֶ֔רֶץ'E.retzH776that is not cleansedמְטֹהָרָ֖הme.to.ha.RahH2891,nor rainedגֻשְׁמָ֖הּgush.MahH1656upon in the dayבְּי֥וֹםbe.YomH3117of indignationזָֽעַם׃Za.'amH2195.

25There isa conspiracyקֶ֤שֶׁרKe.sherH7195of her prophetsנְבִיאֶ֙יהָ֙ne.vi.'Ei.haH5030in the midstבְּתוֹכָ֔הּbe.to.KhahH8432thereof, like a roaringשׁוֹאֵ֖גsho.'EgH7580lionכַּאֲרִ֥יka.'a.RiH738raveningטֹ֣רֵֽףTo.refH2963the preyטָ֑רֶףTa.refH2964;they have devouredאָכָ֗לוּ'a.Kha.luH398soulsנֶ֣פֶשׁNe.feshH5315;they have takenיִקָּ֔חוּyi.Ka.chuH3947the treasureחֹ֤סֶןCho.senH2633and precious thingsוִיקָר֙vi.KarH3366;they have made her manyהִרְבּ֥וּhir.BuH7235widowsאַלְמְנוֹתֶ֖יהָ'al.me.no.Tei.haH490in the midstבְתוֹכָֽהּ׃ve.to.KhahH8432thereof.

26Her priestsכֹּהֲנֶ֜יהָko.ha.Nei.haH3548have violatedחָמְס֣וּcha.me.SuH2554my lawתוֹרָתִי֮to.ra.TiH8451,and have profanedוַיְחַלְּל֣וּvay.cha.le.LuH2490mine holy thingsקָדָשַׁי֒ka.da.ShaiH6944:they have put no differenceהִבְדִּ֔ילוּhiv.Di.luH914between the holyקֹ֤דֶשׁKo.deshH6944and profaneלְחֹל֙le.CholH2455,neither have they shewedהוֹדִ֑יעוּho.Di.'uH3045differencebetween the uncleanהַטָּמֵ֥אha.ta.Me'H2931and the cleanלְטָה֖וֹרle.ta.HorH2889,and have hidהֶעְלִ֣ימוּhe'.Li.muH5956their eyesעֵֽינֵיהֶ֔ם'ei.nei.HemH5869from my sabbathsוּמִשַׁבְּתוֹתַי֙u.mi.sha.be.to.TaiH7676,and I am profanedוָאֵחַ֖לva.'e.ChalH2490amongבְּתוֹכָֽם׃be.to.KhamH8432them.

27Her princesשָׂרֶ֣יהָsa.Rei.haH8269in the midstבְקִרְבָּ֔הּve.kir.BahH7130thereof arelike wolvesכִּזְאֵבִ֖יםkiz.'e.VimH2061raveningטֹ֣רְפֵיTo.re.feiH2963the preyטָ֑רֶףTa.refH2964,to shedלִשְׁפָּךְ־lish.pokh-H8210bloodדָּם֙damH1818, andto destroyלְאַבֵּ֣דle.'a.BedH6soulsנְפָשׁ֔וֹתne.fa.ShotH5315,to getבְּצֹ֥עַbe.Tzo.a'H1214dishonest gainבָּֽצַע׃Ba.tza'H1215.

28And her prophetsוּנְבִיאֶ֗יהָu.ne.vi.'Ei.haH5030have daubedטָח֤וּta.ChuH2902them with untemperedתָּפֵ֔לta.FelH8602morter,seeingH2374vanityשָׁ֔וְאShav'H7723,and diviningוְקֹסְמִ֥יםve.ko.se.MimH7080liesכָּזָ֑בka.ZavH3577unto them, sayingאֹמְרִ֗ים'o.me.RimH559,Thus saithאָמַר֙'a.MarH559the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Yhwhיְהוִ֔הYah.wehH3069,when Yhwhוַֽיהוָ֖הva.Yah.wehH3068hath not spokenדִבֵּֽר׃di.BerH1696.

29The peopleעַ֤ם'amH5971of the landהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ha.'A.retzH776have used oppressionעָ֣שְׁקוּ עֹ֔שֶׁק'A.she.ku 'O.shekH6233 H6231,and exercisedוְגָזְל֖וּve.ga.ze.LuH1497robberyגָּזֵ֑לga.ZelH1498,and have vexedהוֹנ֔וּho.NuH3238the poorוְעָנִ֤יve.'a.NiH6041and needyוְאֶבְיוֹן֙ve.'ev.yOnH34:yea, they have oppressedעָשְׁק֖וּ'a.she.KuH6231the strangerהַגֵּ֥רha.GerH1616wrongfullyמִשְׁפָּֽט׃mish.PatH4941.

30And I soughtוָאֲבַקֵּ֣שׁva.'a.va.KeshH1245for a manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376among them, that should make upגֹּֽדֵר־go.der-H1443the hedgeגָּדֵר֩ga.DerH1447,and standוְעֹמֵ֨דve.'o.MedH5975in the gapבַּפֶּ֧רֶץba.Pe.retzH6556beforeלְפָנַ֛יle.fa.NaiH6440me for the landהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776,that I should not destroyשַׁחֲתָ֑הּsha.cha.TahH7843it: but I foundמָצָֽאתִי׃ma.Tza.tiH4672none.

31Therefore have I poured outוָאֶשְׁפֹּ֤ךְva.'esh.PokhH8210mine indignationזַעְמִ֔יza'.MiH2195upon them; I have consumedכִּלִּיתִ֑יםki.li.TimH3615them with the fireבְּאֵ֥שׁbe.'EshH784of my wrathעֶבְרָתִ֖י'ev.ra.TiH5678:their own wayדַּרְכָּם֙dar.KamH1870have I recompensedנָתַ֔תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414upon their headsבְּרֹאשָׁ֣םbe.ro.ShamH7218,saithנְאֻ֖םne.'UmH5002the Lordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136Yhwhיְהֹוִֽה׃ פYah.wehH3069.

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