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Ezekiel 24:20-24

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.

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