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Ezekiel 28:2-9

2Sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of manאָדָ֡ם'a.DamH120,sayאֱמֹר֩'e.MorH559unto the princeלִנְגִ֨ידlin.GidH5057of Tyreצֹ֜רtzorH6865,Thus saithאָמַ֣ר׀'a.MarH559the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Yhwhיְהֹוִ֗הYah.wehH3069;Because thine heartלִבְּךָ֙li.be.KhaH3820islifted upגָּבַ֤הּga.VahH1361,and thou hast saidוַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙va.To.merH559, I ama Godאֵ֣ל'elH410,I sitיָשַׁ֖בְתִּיya.Shav.tiH3427inthe seatמוֹשַׁ֧בmo.ShavH4186of Godאֱלֹהִ֛ים'E.lo.HimH430,in the midstבְּלֵ֣בbe.LevH3820of the seasיַמִּ֑יםya.MimH3220; yet thou arta manאָדָם֙'a.DamH120,and not Godאֵ֔ל'ElH410,though thou setוַתִּתֵּ֥ןva.ti.TenH5414thine heartלִבְּךָ֖li.be.KhaH3820as the heartכְּלֵ֥בke.LevH3820of Godאֱלֹהִֽים׃'E.lo.HimH430:

3Behold, thou artwiserחָכָ֛םcha.KhamH2450than DanielH1840;there is no secretסָת֖וּםsa.TumH5640that they can hideעֲמָמֽוּךָ׃'a.ma.Mu.khaH6004from thee:

4With thy wisdomבְּחָכְמָֽתְךָ֙be.cha.khe.ma.te.KhaH2451and with thine understandingוּבִתְבוּנָ֣תְךָ֔u.vit.vu.Na.te.khaH8394thou hast gottenעָשִׂ֥יתָ'a.Si.taH6213thee richesחָ֑יִלCha.yilH2428,and hast gottenוַתַּ֛עַשׂva.Ta.'asH6213goldזָהָ֥בza.HavH2091and silverוָכֶ֖סֶףva.Khe.sefH3701into thy treasuresבְּאוֹצְרוֹתֶֽיךָ׃be.'otz.ro.Tei.khaH214:

5By thy greatבְּרֹ֧בbe.RoH7230wisdomחָכְמָתְךָ֛cha.khe.ma.te.KhaH2451andby thy traffickבִּרְכֻלָּתְךָ֖bir.khu.la.te.KhaH7404hast thou increasedהִרְבִּ֣יתָhir.Bi.taH7235thy richesחֵילֶ֑ךָchei.Le.khaH2428,and thine heartלְבָבְךָ֖le.va.ve.KhaH3824is lifted upוַיִּגְבַּ֥הּvai.yig.BahH1361because of thy richesבְּחֵילֶֽךָ׃ סbe.chei.Le.khaH2428:

6Therefore thus saithאָמַ֖ר'a.MarH559the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Yhwhיְהוִ֑הYah.wehH3069;Because thou hast setתִּתְּךָ֥ti.te.KhaH5414thine heartכְּלֵ֥בke.LevH3820as the heartלְבָבְךָ֖le.va.ve.KhaH3824of Godאֱלֹהִֽים׃'E.lo.HimH430;

7Behold, therefore I will bringמֵבִ֤יאme.Vi'H935strangersזָרִ֔יםza.RimH2114upon thee, the terribleעָרִיצֵ֖י'a.ri.TzeiH6184of the nationsגּוֹיִ֑םgo.YimH1471:and they shall drawוְהֵרִ֤יקוּve.he.Ri.kuH7324their swordsחַרְבוֹתָם֙char.vo.TamH2719against the beautyיְפִ֣יye.FiH3308of thy wisdomחָכְמָתֶ֔ךָcha.khe.ma.Te.khaH2451,and they shall defileוְחִלְּל֖וּve.chi.le.LuH2490thy brightnessיִפְעָתֶֽךָ׃yif.'a.Te.khaH3314.

8They shall bring thee downיֽוֹרִד֑וּךָyo.ri.Du.khaH3381to the pitלַשַּׁ֖חַתla.Sha.chatH7845,and thou shalt dieוָמַ֛תָּהva.Ma.tahH4191the deathsמְמוֹתֵ֥יme.mo.TeiH4463of them that areslainחָלָ֖לcha.LalH2491in the midstבְּלֵ֥בbe.LevH3820of the seasיַמִּֽים׃ya.MimH3220.

9Wilt thou yetהֶאָמֹ֤רhe.'a.MorH559sayתֹּאמַר֙to.MarH559beforeלִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440him that slayethהֹֽרְגֶ֑ךָho.re.Ge.khaH2026thee, I amGodאֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.HimH430? but thou shalt bea manאָדָ֛ם'a.DamH120,and no godאֵ֖ל'elH410,in the handבְּיַ֥דbe.YadH3027of him that slayethמְחַלְלֶֽיךָ׃me.cha.Lei.khaH2490thee.

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