Revised Literal Translation

Ezekiel 24

1Again in the ninthהַתְּשִׁיעִית֙ha.te.shi.'ItH8671yearבַּשָּׁנָ֤הba.sha.NahH8141,in the tenthהָעֲשִׂירִ֔יha.'a.si.RiH6224monthבַּחֹ֣דֶשׁba.Cho.deshH2320,in the tenthבֶּעָשׂ֥וֹרbe.'a.SorH6218dayof the monthלַחֹ֖דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320,the wordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of Yhwhיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068came unto me, sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

2Sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of manאָדָ֗ם'a.DamH120,writeכְּתָבke.tov-H3789thee the nameשֵׁ֣םshemH8034of the dayהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117, evenof this sameעֶ֖צֶם'E.tzemH6106dayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117:the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Babylonבָּבֶל֙ba.VelH894setסָמַ֤ךְsa.MakhH5564himself against Jerusalemיְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םye.Ru.sha.LimH3389this sameבְּעֶ֖צֶםbe.'E.tzemH6106dayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117.

3And utterוּמְשֹׁ֤לu.me.SholH4911a parableמָשָׁ֔לma.ShalH4912unto the rebelliousהַמֶּ֙רִי֙ha.Me.riH4805houseבֵּית־beit-H1004,and sayוְאָמַרְתָּ֣ve.'a.mar.TaH559unto them, Thus saithאָמַ֖ר'a.MarH559the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Yhwhיְהוִ֑הYah.wehH3069;Set onשְׁפֹ֤תshe.FotH8239a potהַסִּיר֙ha.SirH5518, set itonשְׁפֹ֔תshe.FotH8239,and also pourיְצֹ֥קye.TzokH3332waterמָֽיִם׃Ma.yimH4325into it:

4Gatherאֱסֹ֤ף'e.SofH622the piecesנְתָחֶ֙יהָ֙ne.ta.Chei.haH5409thereof into it, evenevery goodט֖וֹבTovH2896pieceנֵ֥תַחNe.tachH5409,the thighיָרֵ֣ךְya.RekhH3409,and the shoulderוְכָתֵ֑ףve.kha.TefH3802;fillמַלֵּֽא׃ma.Le'H4390itwith the choiceמִבְחַ֥רmiv.CharH4005bonesעֲצָמִ֖ים'a.tza.MimH6106.

5Takeלָק֔וֹחַla.Ko.achH3947the choiceמִבְחַ֤רmiv.CharH4005of the flockהַצֹּאן֙ha.tzoNH6629,and burnH1754also the bonesהָעֲצָמִ֖יםha.'a.tza.MimH6106under it, andmake it boilרַתַּ֣חra.TachH7570wellרְתָחֶ֔יהָre.ta.Chei.haH7571,and let them seetheבָּשְׁל֥וּba.she.LuH1310the bonesעֲצָמֶ֖יהָ'a.tza.Mei.haH6106of it thereinבְּתוֹכָֽהּ׃ סbe.to.KhahH8432.

6Wherefore thus saithאָמַ֣ר׀'a.MarH559the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Yhwhיְהֹוִ֗הYah.wehH3069;Woeאוֹי֮'OH188to the bloodyהַדָּמִים֒ha.da.MimH1818cityעִ֣יר'irH5892,to the potסִ֚ירsirH5518whose scumחֶלְאָתָ֣הchel.'a.TahH2457istherein, and whose scumוְחֶ֨לְאָתָ֔הּve.Chel.'a.TahH2457is not gone outיָצְאָ֖הya.tze.'AhH3318of it! bring it outהוֹצִיאָ֔הּho.tzi.'AhH3318pieceלִנְתָחֶ֤יהָlin.ta.Chei.haH5409by pieceלִנְתָחֶ֙יהָ֙lin.ta.Chei.haH5409;let no lotגּוֹרָֽל׃go.RalH1486fallנָפַ֥לna.FalH5307upon it.

7For her bloodדָמָהּ֙da.MahH1818is in the midstבְּתוֹכָ֣הּbe.to.KhahH8432of her; she setשָׂמָ֑תְהוּsa.Ma.te.huH7760it upon the topצְחִ֥יחַtze.Chi.achH6706of a rockסֶ֖לַעSe.la'H5553;she pouredשְׁפָכַ֙תְהוּ֙she.fa.Khat.huH8210it not upon the groundהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776,to coverלְכַסּ֥וֹתle.kha.SotH3680it with dustעָפָֽר׃'a.FarH6083;

8That it might cause furyחֵמָה֙che.MahH2534to come upלְהַעֲל֤וֹתle.ha.'a.LotH5927to takeלִנְקֹ֣םlin.KomH5358vengeanceנָקָ֔םna.KamH5359;I have setנָתַ֥תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414her bloodדָּמָ֖הּda.MahH1818upon the topצְחִ֣יחַtze.Chi.achH6706of a rockסָ֑לַעSa.la'H5553,that it should not be coveredהִכָּסֽוֹת׃ פhi.ka.SotH3680.

9Therefore thus saithאָמַר֙'a.MarH559the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Yhwhיְהוִ֔הYah.wehH3069;Woeא֖וֹי'oH188to the bloodyהַדָּמִ֑יםha.da.MimH1818cityעִ֣יר'irH5892!I will even make the pileהַמְּדוּרָֽה׃ha.me.du.RahH4071for fire greatאַגְדִּ֥יל'ag.DilH1431.

10Heapהַרְבֵּ֤הhar.BehH7235on woodהָעֵצִים֙ha.'e.TzimH6086,kindleהַדְלֵ֣קhad.LekH1814the fireהָאֵ֔שׁha.'EshH784,consumeהָתֵ֖םha.TemH8552the fleshהַבָּשָׂ֑רha.ba.SarH1320,and spiceוְהַרְקַח֙ve.har.KachH7543it wellהַמֶּרְקָחָ֔הha.mer.ka.ChahH4841,and let the bonesוְהָעֲצָמ֖וֹתve.ha.'a.tza.MotH6106be burnedיֵחָֽרוּ׃ye.Cha.ruH2787.

11Then setוְהַעֲמִידֶ֥הָve.ha.'a.mi.De.haH5975it emptyרֵקָ֑הre.KahH7386upon the coalsגֶּחָלֶ֖יהָge.cha.Lei.haH1513thereof, that the brassנְחֻשְׁתָּ֗הּne.chush.TahH5178of it may be hotH3179,and may burnוְחָ֣רָהve.Cha.rahH2787, and thatthe filthinessטֻמְאָתָ֔הּtum.'a.TahH2932of it may be moltenוְנִתְּכָ֤הve.ni.te.KhahH5413in itבְתוֹכָהּ֙ve.to.KhahH8432, thatthe scumחֶלְאָתָֽהּ׃chel.'a.TahH2457of it may be consumedתִּתֻּ֖םti.TumH8552.

12She hath weariedהֶלְאָ֑תhel.'AtH3811herselfwith liesתְּאֻנִ֖יםte.'u.NimH8383,and her greatרַבַּ֣תra.BatH7227scumחֶלְאָתָ֔הּchel.'a.TahH2457went not forthתֵצֵ֤אte.Tze'H3318out of her: her scumחֶלְאָתָֽהּ׃chel.'a.TahH2457shall bein the fireבְּאֵ֖שׁbe.'EshH784.

13In thy filthinessבְּטֻמְאָתֵ֖ךְbe.tum.'a.TekhH2932islewdnessזִמָּ֑הzi.MahH2154:because I have purgedטִֽהַרְתִּיךְ֙ti.har.tiKhH2891thee, and thou wast not purgedטָהַ֔רְתְּta.HartH2891,thou shalt not be purgedתִטְהֲרִי־tit.ha.ri-H2891from thy filthinessמִטֻּמְאָתֵךְ֙mi.tum.'a.teKhH2932any more, till I have caused my furyחֲמָתִ֖יcha.ma.TiH2534to restהֲנִיחִ֥יha.ni.ChiH5117upon thee.

14I Yhwhיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068have spokenדִּבַּ֙רְתִּי֙di.Bar.tiH1696it:it shall come to passבָּאָ֣הba.'AhH935,and I will doוְעָשִׂ֔יתִיve.'a.Si.tiH6213it;I will not go backאֶפְרַ֥ע'ef.Ra'H6544,neither will I spareאָח֖וּס'a.ChusH2347,neither will I repentאֶנָּחֵ֑ם'e.na.ChemH5162;according to thy waysכִּדְרָכַ֤יִךְkid.ra.Kha.yikhH1870,and according to thy doingsוְכַעֲלִילוֹתַ֙יִךְ֙ve.kha.'a.li.lo.Ta.yikhH5949,shall they judgeשְׁפָט֔וּךְshe.fa.TukhH8199thee, saithנְאֻ֖םne.'UmH5002the Lordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136Yhwhיְהֹוִֽה׃ פYah.wehH3069.

15Also the wordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068came unto me, sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

16Sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of manאָדָ֕ם'a.DamH120,behold, I take awayלֹקֵ֧חַlo.Ke.achH3947from thee the desireמַחְמַ֥דmach.MadH4261of thine eyesעֵינֶ֖יךָ'ei.Nei.khaH5869with a strokeבְּמַגֵּפָ֑הbe.ma.ge.FahH4046:yet neither shalt thou mournתִסְפֹּד֙tis.PodH5594nor weepתִבְכֶּ֔הtiv.KehH1058,neither shall thy tearsדִּמְעָתֶֽךָ׃dim.'a.Te.khaH1832run downתָב֖וֹאta.Vo'H935.

17Forbearדֹּ֗םDomH1826to cryהֵאָנֵ֣ק׀he.'a.NekH602,makeתַֽעֲשֶׂ֔הta.'a.SehH6213no mourningאֵ֣בֶל'E.velH60for the deadמֵתִים֙me.TimH4191,bindחֲב֣וֹשׁcha.Vo.oshH2280the tire of thine headפְאֵֽרְךָ֙fe.'e.re.KhaH6287upon thee, and put onתָּשִׂ֣יםta.SimH7760thy shoesוּנְעָלֶ֖יךָu.ne.'a.Lei.khaH5275upon thy feetבְּרַגְלֶ֑יךָbe.rag.Lei.khaH7272,and coverתַעְטֶה֙ta'.TehH5844not thylipsשָׂפָ֔םsa.FamH8222,and eatתֹאכֵֽל׃to.KhelH398not the breadוְלֶ֥חֶםve.Le.chemH3899of menאֲנָשִׁ֖ים'a.na.ShimH582.

18So I spakeוָאֲדַבֵּ֤רva.'a.da.BerH1696unto the peopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971in the morningבַּבֹּ֔קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242:and at evenבָּעָ֑רֶבba.'A.revH6153my wifeאִשְׁתִּ֖י'ish.TiH802diedוַתָּ֥מָתva.Ta.motH4191;and I didוָאַ֥עַשׂva.'A.'asH6213in the morningבַּבֹּ֖קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242as I was commandedצֻוֵּֽיתִי׃tzu.Vei.tiH6680.

19And the peopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971saidוַיֹּאמְר֥וּvai.yo.me.RuH559unto me, Wilt thou not tellתַגִּ֥ידta.GidH5046us what these things areto us, that thou doestעֹשֶֽׂה׃'o.SehH6213so?

20Then I answeredוָאֹמַ֖רva.'o.MarH559them, The wordדְּבַ֨ר־de.Var-H1697of Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068came unto me, sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

21Speakאֱמֹ֣ר׀'e.MorH559unto the houseלְבֵ֣יתle.VeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478,Thus saithאָמַר֮'a.MarH559the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Yhwhיְהוִה֒Yah.wehH3069;Behold, I will profaneמְחַלֵּ֤לme.cha.LelH2490my sanctuaryמִקְדָּשִׁי֙mik.da.ShiH4720,the excellencyגְּא֣וֹןge.'onH1347of your strengthעֻזְּכֶ֔ם'u.ze.KhemH5797,the desireמַחְמַ֥דmach.MadH4261of your eyesעֵֽינֵיכֶ֖ם'ei.nei.KhemH5869,and that which your soulנַפְשְׁכֶ֑םnaf.she.KhemH5315pitiethוּמַחְמַ֣לu.mach.MalH4263;and your sonsוּבְנֵיכֶ֧םu.ve.nei.KhemH1121and your daughtersוּבְנֽוֹתֵיכֶ֛םu.ve.no.tei.KhemH1323whom ye have leftעֲזַבְתֶּ֖ם'a.zav.TemH5800shall fallיִפֹּֽלוּ׃yi.Po.luH5307by the swordבַּחֶ֥רֶבba.Che.revH2719.

22And ye shall doוַעֲשִׂיתֶ֖םva.'a.si.TemH6213as I have doneעָשִׂ֑יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213:ye shall not coverתַעְט֔וּta'.TuH5844yourlipsשָׂפָם֙sa.FamH8222,nor eatתֹאכֵֽלוּ׃to.Khe.luH398the breadוְלֶ֥חֶםve.Le.chemH3899of menאֲנָשִׁ֖ים'a.na.ShimH582.

23And your tiresוּפְאֵרֵכֶ֣םu.fe.'e.re.KhemH6287shall beupon your headsרָאשֵׁיכֶ֗םra.shei.KhemH7218,and your shoesוְנַֽעֲלֵיכֶם֙ve.na.'a.lei.KhemH5275upon your feetבְּרַגְלֵיכֶ֔םbe.rag.lei.KhemH7272:ye shall not mournתִסְפְּד֖וּtis.pe.DuH5594nor weepתִבְכּ֑וּtiv.KuH1058;but ye shall pine awayוּנְמַקֹּתֶם֙u.ne.ma.ko.TemH4743for your iniquitiesבַּעֲוֹנֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔םba.'a.vo.No.tei.KhemH5771,and mournוּנְהַמְתֶּ֖םu.ne.ham.TemH5098oneאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376toward anotherאָחִֽיו׃'a.ChivH251.

24Thus Ezekielיְחֶזְקֵ֤אלye.chez.KelH3168is unto you a signלְמוֹפֵ֔תle.mo.FetH4159:according to all that he hath doneעָשָׂ֖ה'a.SahH6213shall ye doתַּעֲשׂ֑וּta.'a.SuH6213:and when this comethבְּבֹאָ֕הּbe.vo.'AhH935,ye shall knowוִֽידַעְתֶּ֕םvi.da'.TemH3045that I amthe Lordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136Yhwhיְהוִֽה׃ סYah.wehH3069.

25Also, thou sonבֶן־ven-H1121of manאָדָ֔ם'a.DamH120, shall it not bein the dayבְּי֨וֹםbe.YomH3117when I takeקַחְתִּ֤יkach.TiH3947from them their strengthמָ֣עוּזָּ֔םma.'u.ZamH4581,the joyמְשׂ֖וֹשׂme.SosH4885of their gloryתִּפְאַרְתָּ֑םtif.'ar.TamH8597,the desireמַחְמַ֤דmach.MadH4261of their eyesעֵֽינֵיהֶם֙'ei.nei.HemH5869,and that whereupon they setמַשָּׂ֣אma.Sa'H4853their mindsנַפְשָׁ֔םnaf.ShamH5315,their sonsבְּנֵיהֶ֖םbe.nei.HemH1121and their daughtersוּבְנוֹתֵיהֶֽם׃u.ve.no.tei.HemH1323,

26Thathe that escapethהַפָּלִ֖יטha.pa.LitH6412in that dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117shall comeיָב֥וֹאya.Vo'H935unto thee, to cause theeto hearלְהַשְׁמָע֖וּתle.hash.ma.'UtH2045it with thineearsאָזְנָֽיִם׃'a.ze.Na.yimH241?

27In that dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117shall thy mouthפִּ֙יךָ֙pi.khaH6310be openedיִפָּ֤תַחyi.Pa.tachH6605to him which is escapedהַפָּלִ֔יטha.pa.LitH6412,and thou shalt speakוּתְדַבֵּ֕רu.te.da.BerH1696,and be no more dumbתֵֽאָלֵ֖םte.'a.LemH481:and thou shalt be a signלְמוֹפֵ֔תle.mo.FetH4159unto them; and they shall knowוְיָדְע֖וּve.ya.de.'UH3045that I amYhwhיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.

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