Revised Literal Translation

Ezekiel 23:22-35

22Therefore, O Aholibahאָהֳלִיבָ֗ה'o.ho.li.VahH172,thus saithאָמַר֮'a.MarH559the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Yhwhיְהוִה֒Yah.wehH3069;Behold, I will raise upמֵעִ֤ירme.'IrH5782thy loversמְאַהֲבַ֙יִךְ֙me.'a.ha.Va.yikhH157against thee, from whom thy mindנַפְשֵׁ֖ךְnaf.ShekhH5315is alienatedנָקְעָ֥הna.ke.'AhH5361,and I will bringוַהֲבֵאתִ֥יםva.ha.ve.TimH935them against thee on every sideמִסָּבִֽיב׃mi.sa.VivH5439;

23The Babyloniansבְּנֵ֧י בָבֶ֣לbe.Nei va.VelH894 H1121,and all the Chaldeansכַּשְׂדִּ֗יםkas.DimH3778,Pekodפְּק֤וֹדpe.KodH6489,and Shoaוְשׁ֙וֹעַ֙ve.Sho.a'H7772,and Koaוְק֔וֹעַve.Ko.a'H6970, andall the Assyriansבְּנֵ֥י אַשּׁ֖וּרbe.Nei 'a.ShurH804 H1121with them: all of them desirableחֶ֜מֶדChe.medH2531young menבַּח֨וּרֵיba.Chu.reiH970,captainsפַּח֤וֹתpa.ChotH6346and rulersוּסְגָנִים֙u.se.ga.NimH5461,great lordsשָֽׁלִשִׁים֙sha.li.ShimH7991and renownedוּקְרוּאִ֔יםu.ke.ru.'ImH7121,all of them ridingרֹכְבֵ֥יro.khe.VeiH7392upon horsesסוּסִ֖יםsu.SimH5483.

24And they shall comeוּבָ֣אוּu.Va.'uH935against thee with chariotsהֹ֠צֶןHo.tzenH2021,wagonsרֶ֤כֶבRe.khevH7393,and wheelsוְגַלְגַּל֙ve.gal.GalH1534,and with an assemblyוּבִקְהַ֣לu.vik.HalH6951of peopleעַמִּ֔ים'a.MimH5971, whichshall setיָשִׂ֥ימוּya.Si.muH7760against thee bucklerצִנָּ֤הtzi.NahH6793and shieldוּמָגֵן֙u.ma.GenH4043and helmetוְקוֹבַ֔עve.ko.Va'H6959round aboutסָבִ֑יבsa.VivH5439:and I will setוְנָתַתִּ֤יve.na.ta.TiH5414judgmentמִשְׁפָּ֔טmish.PatH4941beforeלִפְנֵיהֶם֙lif.nei.HemH6440them, and they shall judgeוּשְׁפָט֖וּךְu.she.fa.TukhH8199thee according to their judgmentsבְּמִשְׁפְּטֵיהֶֽם׃be.mish.pe.tei.HemH4941.

25And I will setוְנָתַתִּ֨יve.na.ta.TiH5414my jealousyקִנְאָתִ֜יkin.'a.TiH7068against thee, and they shall dealוְעָשׂ֤וּve.'a.SuH6213furiouslyבְּחֵמָ֔הbe.che.MahH2534with thee: they shall take awayיָסִ֔ירוּya.Si.ruH5493thy noseאַפֵּ֤ךְ'a.PekhH639and thine earsוְאָזְנַ֙יִךְ֙ve.'a.ze.Na.yikhH241;and thy remnantוְאַחֲרִיתֵ֖ךְve.'a.cha.ri.TekhH319shall fallתִּפּ֑וֹלti.PolH5307by the swordבַּחֶ֣רֶבba.Che.revH2719:they shall takeיִקָּ֔חוּyi.Ka.chuH3947thy sonsבָּנַ֤יִךְba.Na.yikhH1121and thy daughtersוּבְנוֹתַ֙יִךְ֙u.ve.no.Ta.yikhH1323;and thy residueוְאַחֲרִיתֵ֖ךְve.'a.cha.ri.TekhH319shall be devouredתֵּאָכֵ֥לte.'a.KhelH398by the fireבָּאֵֽשׁ׃ba.'EshH784.

26They shall also stripוְהִפְשִׁיט֖וּךְve.hif.shi.TukhH6584thee out of thy clothesבְּגָדָ֑יִךְbe.ga.Da.yikhH899,and take awayוְלָקְח֖וּve.la.ke.ChuH3947thy fairתִפְאַרְתֵּֽךְ׃tif.'ar.TekhH8597jewelsכְּלֵ֥יke.LeiH3627.

27Thus will I make thy lewdnessזִמָּתֵךְ֙zi.ma.teKhH2154to ceaseוְהִשְׁבַּתִּ֤יve.hish.ba.TiH7673from thee, and thy whoredomזְנוּתֵ֖ךְze.nu.TekhH2184broughtfrom the landמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714:so that thou shalt not lift upתִשְׂאִ֤יtis.'IH5375thine eyesעֵינַ֙יִךְ֙'ei.Na.yikhH5869unto them, nor rememberתִזְכְּרִי־tiz.ke.ri-H2142Egyptוּמִצְרַ֖יִםu.mitz.Ra.yimH4714any more.

28For thus saithאָמַר֙'a.MarH559the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Yhwhיְהוִ֔הYah.wehH3069;Behold, I will deliverנֹֽתְנָ֔ךְno.te.NakhH5414thee into the handבְּיַ֖דbe.YadH3027of themwhom thou hatestשָׂנֵ֑אתsa.NetH8130,into the handבְּיַ֛דbe.YadH3027of themfrom whom thy mindנַפְשֵׁ֖ךְnaf.ShekhH5315is alienatedנָקְעָ֥הna.ke.'AhH5361:

29And they shall dealוְעָשׂ֨וּve.'a.SuH6213with thee hatefullyבְּשִׂנְאָ֗הbe.sin.'AhH8135,and shall take awayוְלָקְחוּ֙ve.la.ke.ChuH3947all thy labourיְגִיעֵ֔ךְye.gi.'EkhH3018,and shall leaveוַעֲזָב֖וּךְva.'a.za.VukhH5800thee nakedעֵירֹ֣ם'ei.RomH5903and bareוְעֶרְיָ֑הve.'er.YahH6181:and the nakednessעֶרְוַ֣ת'er.VatH6172of thy whoredomsזְנוּנַ֔יִךְze.nu.Na.yikhH2183shall be discoveredוְנִגְלָה֙ve.nig.LahH1540,both thy lewdnessוְזִמָּתֵ֖ךְve.zi.ma.TekhH2154and thy whoredomsוְתַזְנוּתָֽיִךְ׃ve.taz.nu.Ta.yikhH8457.

30I will doעָשֹׂ֥ה'a.SohH6213these thingsunto thee, because thou hast gone a whoringבִּזְנוֹתֵךְ֙biz.no.teKhH2181afterאַחֲרֵ֣י'a.cha.ReiH310the heathenגוֹיִ֔םgo.YimH1471, andbecause thou art pollutedנִטְמֵ֖אתnit.MetH2930with their idolsבְּגִלּוּלֵיהֶֽם׃be.gi.lu.lei.HemH1544.

31Thou hast walkedהָלָ֑כְתְּha.La.khetH1980in the wayבְּדֶ֥רֶךְbe.De.rekhH1870of thy sisterאֲחוֹתֵ֖ךְ'a.cho.TekhH269;therefore will I giveוְנָתַתִּ֥יve.na.ta.TiH5414her cupכוֹסָ֖הּkho.SahH3563into thine handבְּיָדֵֽךְ׃ סbe.ya.DekhH3027.

32Thus saithאָמַר֙'a.MarH559the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Yhwhיְהֹוִ֔הYah.wehH3069;Thou shalt drinkתִּשְׁתִּ֔יtish.TiH8354of thy sister’sאֲחוֹתֵךְ֙'a.cho.teKhH269cupכּ֤וֹסKosH3563deepהָעֲמֻקָּ֖הha.'a.mu.KahH6013and largeוְהָרְחָבָ֑הve.ha.re.cha.VahH7342:thou shalt be laughed to scornלִצְחֹ֛קlitz.ChokH6712and had in derisionוּלְלַ֖עַגu.le.La.'agH3933;it containethלְהָכִֽיל׃le.ha.KhilH3557muchמִרְבָּ֥הmir.BahH4767.

33Thou shalt be filledתִּמָּלֵ֑אִיti.ma.Le.'iH4390with drunkennessשִׁכָּר֥וֹןshi.ka.RonH7943and sorrowוְיָג֖וֹןve.ya.GonH3015,with the cupכּ֚וֹסKosH3563of astonishmentשַׁמָּ֣הsha.MahH8047and desolationוּשְׁמָמָ֔הu.she.ma.MahH8077,with the cupכּ֖וֹסKosH3563of thy sisterאֲחוֹתֵ֥ךְ'a.cho.TekhH269Samariaשֹׁמְרֽוֹן׃sho.me.RonH8111.

34Thou shalt even drinkוְשָׁתִ֨יתve.sha.TitH8354it and suck itoutוּמָצִ֗יתu.ma.TzitH4680,and thou shalt breakתְּגָרֵ֖מִיte.ga.Re.miH1633the sherdsחֲרָשֶׂ֛יהָcha.ra.Sei.haH2789thereof, and pluck offתְּנַתֵּ֑קִיte.na.Te.kiH5423thine own breastsוְשָׁדַ֣יִךְve.sha.Da.yikhH7699:for I have spokenדִבַּ֔רְתִּיdi.Bar.tiH1696it,saithנְאֻ֖םne.'UmH5002the Lordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136Yhwhיְהוִֽה׃ סYah.wehH3069.

35Therefore thus saithאָמַר֙'a.MarH559the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Yhwhיְהוִ֔הYah.wehH3069;Because thou hast forgottenשָׁכַ֣חַתְּsha.Kha.chatH7911me, and castוַתַּשְׁלִ֥יכִיva.tash.Li.khiH7993me behindאַחֲרֵ֣י'a.cha.ReiH310thy backגַוֵּ֑ךְga.VekhH1458,therefore bearשְׂאִ֥יse.'IH5375thou also thy lewdnessזִמָּתֵ֖ךְzi.ma.TekhH2154and thy whoredomsתַּזְנוּתָֽיִךְ׃ סtaz.nu.Ta.yikhH8457.

Read all of Ezekiel 23

Commentaries on Ezekiel 23