Revised Literal Translation

Ezekiel 22:6-16

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.

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