Revised Literal Translation

Ezekiel 22:23-29

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.

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