Revised Literal Translation

Ezekiel 26

1And it came to pass in the eleventhבְּעַשְׁתֵּֽי־ עֶשְׂרֵ֥הbe.'ash.tei- 'es.RehH6240 H6249yearשָׁנָ֖הsha.NahH8141,in the firstבְּאֶחָ֣דbe.'e.ChadH259dayof the monthלַחֹ֑דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320, thatthe wordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068came unto me, sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

2Sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of manאָדָ֗ם'a.DamH120,because that Tyreצֹּ֤רtzorH6865hath saidאָ֨מְרָה'A.me.rahH559against Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙ye.ru.sha.LimH3389,Ahaהֶאָ֔חhe.'AchH1889,she is brokenנִשְׁבְּרָ֛הnish.be.RahH7665that wasthe gatesדַּלְת֥וֹתdal.TotH1817of the peopleהָעַמִּ֖יםha.'a.MimH5971:she is turnedנָסֵ֣בָּהna.Se.bahH5437unto me: I shall be replenishedאִמָּלְאָ֖ה'i.mal.'AhH4390, nowshe is laid wasteהָחֳרָֽבָה׃ho.cho.Ra.vahH2717:

3Therefore thus saithאָמַר֙'a.MarH559the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Yhwhיְהוִ֔הYah.wehH3069; Behold, I amagainst thee, O Tyreצֹ֑רTzorH6865,and will cause manyרַבִּ֔יםra.BimH7227nationsגּוֹיִ֣םgo.YimH1471to come upוְהַעֲלֵיתִ֤יve.ha.'a.lei.TiH5927against thee, as the seaהַיָּ֖םhai.YamH3220causeth his wavesלְגַלָּֽיו׃le.ga.LavH1530to come upכְּהַעֲל֥וֹתke.ha.'a.LotH5927.

4And they shall destroyוְשִׁחֲת֞וּve.shi.cha.TuH7843the wallsחֹמ֣וֹתcho.MotH2346of Tyreצֹ֗רTzorH6865,and break downוְהָֽרְסוּ֙ve.ha.re.SuH2040her towersמִגְדָּלֶ֔יהָmig.da.Lei.haH4026:I will also scrapeוְסִֽחֵיתִ֥יve.si.chei.TiH5500her dustעֲפָרָ֖הּ'a.fa.RahH6083from her, and makeוְנָתַתִּ֥יve.na.ta.TiH5414her like the topלִצְחִ֥יחַlitz.Chi.achH6706of a rockסָֽלַע׃Sa.la'H5553.

5It shall be a place forthe spreadingמִשְׁטַ֨חmish.TachH4894of netsחֲרָמִ֤יםcha.ra.MimH2764in the midstבְּת֣וֹךְbe.TokhH8432of the seaהַיָּ֔םhai.YamH3220:for I have spokenדִבַּ֔רְתִּיdi.Bar.tiH1696it,saithנְאֻ֖םne.'UmH5002the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Yhwhיְהוִ֑הYah.wehH3069:and it shall become a spoilלְבַ֖זle.VazH957to the nationsלַגּוֹיִֽם׃la.go.YimH1471.

6And her daughtersוּבְנוֹתֶ֙יהָ֙u.ve.no.Tei.haH1323which arein the fieldבַּשָּׂדֶ֔הba.sa.DehH7704shall be slainתֵּהָרַ֑גְנָהte.ha.Rag.nahH2026by the swordבַּחֶ֖רֶבba.Che.revH2719;and they shall knowוְיָדְע֖וּve.ya.de.'UH3045that I amYhwhיְהוָֽה׃ פYah.wehH3068.

7For thus saithאָמַר֙'a.MarH559the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Yhwhיְהוִ֔הYah.wehH3069;Behold, I will bringמֵבִ֣יאme.Vi'H935upon Tyreצֹ֗רTzorH6865Nebuchadnezzarנְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּ֧רne.vu.khad.re.TzarH5019kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֛לba.VelH894,a kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of kingsמְלָכִ֑יםme.la.KhimH4428,from the northמִצָּפ֖וֹןmi.tza.FonH6828,with horsesבְּס֛וּסbe.SusH5483,and with chariotsוּבְרֶ֥כֶבu.ve.Re.khevH7393,and with horsemenוּבְפָרָשִׁ֖יםu.ve.fa.ra.ShimH6571,and companiesוְקָהָ֥לve.ka.HalH6951,and muchרָֽב׃RavH7227peopleוְעַם־ve.'am-H5971.

8He shall slayיַהֲרֹ֑גya.ha.RogH2026with the swordבַּחֶ֣רֶבba.Che.revH2719thy daughtersבְּנוֹתַ֥יִךְbe.no.Ta.yikhH1323in the fieldבַּשָּׂדֶ֖הba.sa.DehH7704:and he shall makeוְנָתַ֨ןve.na.TanH5414a fortדָּיֵ֗קda.YekH1785against thee, and castוְשָׁפַ֤ךְve.sha.FakhH8210a mountסֹֽלְלָ֔הso.le.LahH5550against thee, and lift upוְהֵקִ֥יםve.he.KimH6965the bucklerצִנָּֽה׃tzi.NahH6793against thee.

9And he shall setיִתֵּ֖ןyi.TenH5414enginesוּמְחִ֣יu.me.ChiH4239of warקָֽבָלּ֔וֹka.va.LoH6904against thy wallsבְּחֹֽמוֹתָ֑יִךְbe.cho.mo.Ta.yikhH2346,and with his axesבְּחַרְבוֹתָֽיו׃be.char.vo.TavH2719he shall break downיִתֹּ֖ץyi.TotzH5422thy towersוּמִ֨גְדְּלֹתַ֔יִךְu.Mig.de.lo.Ta.yikhH4026.

10By reason of the abundanceמִשִּׁפְעַ֥תmi.shif.'AtH8229of his horsesסוּסָ֖יוsu.SavH5483their dustאֲבָקָ֑ם'a.va.KamH80shall coverיְכַסֵּ֣ךְye.kha.SekhH3680thee: thy wallsחֽוֹמוֹתַ֔יִךְcho.mo.Ta.yikhH2346shall shakeתִּרְעַ֙שְׁנָה֙tir.'Ash.nahH7493at the noiseמִקּוֹל֩mi.kOlH6963of the horsemenפָּרַ֨שׁpa.RashH6571,and of the wheelsוְגַלְגַּ֜לve.gal.GalH1534,and of the chariotsוָרֶ֗כֶבva.Re.khevH7393,when he shall enterבְּבֹאוֹ֙be.vo.'OH935into thy gatesבִּשְׁעָרַ֔יִךְbish.'a.Ra.yikhH8179,as men enterכִּמְבוֹאֵ֖יkim.vo.'EiH3996into a cityעִ֥יר'irH5892wherein is made a breachמְבֻקָּעָֽה׃me.vu.ka.'AhH1234.

11With the hoofsבְּפַרְס֣וֹתbe.far.SotH6541of his horsesסוּסָ֔יוsu.SavH5483shall he tread downיִרְמֹ֖סyir.MosH7429all thy streetsחֽוּצוֹתָ֑יִךְchu.tzo.Ta.yikhH2351:he shall slayיַהֲרֹ֔גya.ha.RogH2026thy peopleעַמֵּךְ֙'a.meKhH5971by the swordבַּחֶ֣רֶבba.Che.revH2719,and thy strongעֻזֵּ֖ךְ'u.ZekhH5797garrisonsוּמַצְּב֥וֹתu.ma.tze.VotH4676shall go downתֵּרֵֽד׃te.RedH3381to the groundלָאָ֥רֶץla.'A.retzH776.

12And they shall make a spoilוְשָׁלְל֣וּve.sha.LuH7997of thy richesחֵילֵ֗ךְchei.LekhH2428,and make a preyוּבָֽזְזוּ֙u.va.ze.ZuH962of thy merchandiseרְכֻלָּתֵ֔ךְre.khu.la.TekhH7404:and they shall break downוְהָֽרְסוּ֙ve.ha.re.SuH2040thy wallsחוֹמוֹתַ֔יִךְcho.mo.Ta.yikhH2346,and destroyיִתֹּ֑צוּyi.To.tzuH5422thy pleasantחֶמְדָּתֵ֖ךְchem.da.TekhH2532housesוּבָתֵּ֥יu.va.TeiH1004:and they shall layיָשִֽׂימוּ׃ya.Si.muH7760thy stonesוַאֲבָנַ֤יִךְva.'a.va.Na.yikhH68and thy timberוְעֵצַ֙יִךְ֙ve.'e.Tza.yikhH6086and thy dustוַֽעֲפָרֵ֔ךְva.'a.fa.RekhH6083in the midstבְּת֥וֹךְbe.TokhH8432of the waterמַ֖יִםMa.yimH4325.

13And I will cause the noiseהֲמ֣וֹןha.MonH1995of thy songsשִׁירָ֑יִךְshi.Ra.yikhH7892to ceaseוְהִשְׁבַּתִּ֖יve.hish.ba.TiH7673;and the soundוְק֣וֹלve.KolH6963of thy harpsכִּנּוֹרַ֔יִךְki.no.Ra.yikhH3658shall be no more heardיִשָּׁמַ֖עyi.sha.Ma'H8085.

14And I will makeוּנְתַתִּ֞יךְu.ne.ta.TikhH5414thee like the topלִצְחִ֣יחַlitz.Chi.achH6706of a rockסֶ֗לַעSe.la'H5553: thou shalt be a placeto spreadמִשְׁטַ֤חmish.TachH4894netsחֲרָמִים֙cha.ra.MimH2764uponH4894;thou shalt be builtתִבָּנֶ֖הti.ba.NehH1129no more: for I Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068have spokenדִּבַּ֔רְתִּיdi.Bar.tiH1696it,saithנְאֻ֖םne.'UmH5002the Lordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136Yhwhיְהוִֽה׃ סYah.wehH3069.

15Thus saithאָמַ֛ר'a.MarH559the Lordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136Yhwhיְהוִ֖הYah.wehH3069to Tyreלְצ֑וֹרle.TzorH6865;Shall not the islesהָאִיִּֽים׃ha.'i.YimH339shakeיִרְעֲשׁ֖וּyir.'a.ShuH7493at the soundמִקּ֣וֹלmi.KolH6963of thy fallמַפַּלְתֵּ֗ךְma.pal.TekhH4658,when the woundedחָלָ֜לcha.LalH2491cryבֶּאֱנֹ֨קbe.'e.NokH602,when the slaughterהֶ֙רֶג֙he.regH2027is madeבֵּהָ֤רֵֽגbe.Ha.regH2026in the midstבְּתוֹכֵ֔ךְbe.to.KhekhH8432of thee?

16Then all the princesנְשִׂיאֵ֣יne.si.'EiH5387of the seaהַיָּ֔םhai.YamH3220shall come downוְֽיָרְד֞וּve.ya.re.DuH3381from their thronesכִּסְאוֹתָ֗םkis.'o.TamH3678,and lay awayוְהֵסִ֙ירוּ֙ve.he.Si.ruH5493their robesמְעִ֣ילֵיהֶ֔םme.'I.lei.HemH4598,and put offיִפְשֹׁ֑טוּyif.Sho.tuH6584their broideredרִקְמָתָ֖םrik.ma.TamH7553garmentsבִּגְדֵ֥יbig.DeiH899:they shall clotheיִלְבָּ֙שׁוּ֙yil.Ba.shuH3847themselves with tremblingחֲרָד֤וֹת׀cha.ra.DotH2731;they shall sitיֵשֵׁ֔בוּye.She.vuH3427upon the groundהָאָ֣רֶץha.'A.retzH776,and shall trembleוְחָֽרְדוּ֙ve.cha.re.DuH2729at everymomentלִרְגָעִ֔יםlir.ga.'ImH7281,and be astonishedוְשָׁמְמ֖וּve.sha.me.MuH8074at thee.

17And they shall take upוְנָשְׂא֨וּve.na.se.'UH5375a lamentationקִינָה֙ki.NahH7015for thee, and sayוְאָ֣מְרוּve.'A.me.ruH559to thee, How art thou destroyedאָבַ֔דְתְּ'a.VadtH6, that wastinhabitedנוֹשֶׁ֖בֶתno.She.vetH3427of seafaring menמִיַּמִּ֑יםmi.ya.MimH3220,the renownedהַהֻלָּ֗לָהha.hu.La.lahH1984cityהָעִ֣ירha.'IrH5892,which wast strongחֲזָקָ֤הcha.za.KahH2389in the seaבַיָּם֙vai.YamH3220,she and her inhabitantsוְיֹשְׁבֶ֔יהָve.yo.she.Vei.haH3427,which causeנָתְנ֥וּna.te.NuH5414their terrorחִתִּיתָ֖םchi.ti.TamH2851to beon all that hauntיוֹשְׁבֶֽיהָ׃yo.she.Vei.haH3427it!

18Now shall the islesהָֽאִיִּ֔ןha.'i.YinH339trembleיֶחְרְד֣וּyech.re.DuH2729in the dayי֖וֹםYomH3117of thy fallמַפַּלְתֵּ֑ךְma.pal.TekhH4658;yea, the islesהָאִיִּ֥יםha.'i.YimH339that arein the seaבַּיָּ֖םbai.YamH3220shall be troubledוְנִבְהֲל֛וּve.niv.ha.LuH926at thy departureמִצֵּאתֵֽךְ׃ סmi.tze.TekhH3318.

19For thus saithאָמַר֙'a.MarH559the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Yhwhיְהוִ֔הYah.wehH3069;When I shall makeבְּתִתִּ֤יbe.ti.TiH5414thee a desolateנֶחֱרֶ֔בֶתne.che.Re.vetH2717cityעִ֣יר'irH5892,like the citiesכֶּעָרִ֖יםke.'a.RimH5892that are not inhabitedנוֹשָׁ֑בוּno.Sha.vuH3427;when I shall bring upבְּהַעֲל֤וֹתbe.ha.'a.LotH5927the deepתְּה֔וֹםte.HomH8415upon thee, and greatהָרַבִּֽים׃ha.ra.BimH7227watersהַמַּ֥יִםha.Ma.yimH4325shall coverוְכִסּ֖וּךְve.khi.SukhH3680thee;

20When I shall bring thee downוְהוֹרַדְתִּיךְ֩ve.ho.rad.tiKhH3381with them that descendי֨וֹרְדֵיYor.deiH3381into the pitב֜וֹרVorH953,with the peopleעַ֣ם'amH5971of old timeעוֹלָ֗םo.LamH5769,and shall setוְ֠הוֹשַׁבְתִּיךְVe.ho.shav.tikhH3427thee in the low partsתַּחְתִּיּ֜וֹתtach.ti.YotH8482of the earthבְּאֶ֨רֶץbe.'E.retzH776,in places desolateכָּחֳרָב֤וֹתko.cho.ra.VotH2723of oldמֵֽעוֹלָם֙me.'o.LamH5769,with them that go downי֣וֹרְדֵיYor.deiH3381to the pitב֔וֹרVorH953,that thou be not inhabitedתֵשֵׁ֑בִיte.She.viH3427;and I shall setוְנָתַתִּ֥יve.na.ta.TiH5414gloryצְבִ֖יtze.ViH6643in the landבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of the livingחַיִּֽים׃chai.YimH2416;

21I will makeאֶתְּנֵ֖ךְ'e.te.NekhH5414thee a terrorבַּלָּה֥וֹתba.la.HotH1091, and thou shalt be no more:though thou be sought forוּֽתְבֻקְשִׁ֗יu.te.vuk.ShiH1245,yet shalt thou neverלְעוֹלָ֔םle.'o.LamH5769be foundתִמָּצְאִ֥יti.ma.tze.'IH4672again, saithנְאֻ֖םne.'UmH5002the Lordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136Yhwhיְהֹוִֽה׃ סYah.wehH3069.

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