Revised Literal Translation

Ezekiel 24:6-14

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.

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