Revised Literal Translation

Ezekiel 29

1In the tenthהָעֲשִׂירִ֔יתha.'a.si.RitH6224yearבַּשָּׁנָה֙ba.sha.NahH8141,in the tenthבָּעֲשִׂרִ֕יba.'a.si.RiH6224month,in the twelfthבִּשְׁנֵ֥ים עָשָׂ֖רbish.Neim 'a.SarH6240 H8147dayof the monthלַחֹ֑דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320,the wordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068came unto me, sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

2Sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of manאָדָ֕ם'a.DamH120,setשִׂ֣יםsimH7760thy faceפָּנֶ֔יךָpa.Nei.khaH6440against Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֖הpar.'OhH6547kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,and prophesyוְהִנָּבֵ֣אve.hi.na.Ve'H5012against him, and against all Egyptמִצְרַ֖יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714:

3Speakדַּבֵּ֨רda.BerH1696,and sayוְאָמַרְתָּ֜ve.'a.mar.TaH559,Thus saithאָמַ֣ר׀'a.MarH559the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Yhwhיְהוִ֗הYah.wehH3069; Behold, I amagainst thee, Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֣הpar.'OhH6547kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Egyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,the greatהַגָּד֔וֹלha.ga.DolH1419dragonהַתַּנִּים֙ha.ta.NimH8577that liethהָרֹבֵ֖ץha.ro.VetzH7257in the midstבְּת֣וֹךְbe.TokhH8432of his riversיְאֹרָ֑יוye.'o.RavH2975,which hath saidאָמַ֛ר'a.MarH559,My riverיְאֹרִ֖יye.'o.RiH2975ismine own, and I have madeעֲשִׂיתִֽנִי׃'a.si.Ti.niH6213it for myself.

4But I will putוְנָתַתִּ֤יve.na.ta.TiH5414hooksחַחִים֙cha.chi.yimH2397in thy jawsבִּלְחָיֶ֔יךָbil.cha.Yei.khaH3895,and I will cause the fishדְגַת־de.gat-H1710of thy riversיְאֹרֶ֖יךָye.'o.Rei.khaH2975to stickוְהִדְבַּקְתִּ֥יve.hid.bak.TiH1692unto thy scalesבְּקַשְׂקְשֹׂתֶ֑יךָbe.kas.ke.so.Tei.chaH7193,and I will bring thee upוְהַעֲלִיתִ֙יךָ֙ve.ha.'a.li.Ti.khaH5927out of the midstמִתּ֣וֹךְmi.TokhH8432of thy riversיְאֹרֶ֔יךָye.'o.Rei.khaH2975,and all the fishדְּגַ֣תde.GatH1710of thy riversיְאֹרֶ֔יךָye.'o.Rei.khaH2975shall stickתִּדְבָּֽק׃tid.BakH1692unto thy scalesבְּקַשְׂקְשֹׂתֶ֖יךָbe.kas.ke.so.Tei.chaH7193.

5And I will leaveוּנְטַשְׁתִּ֣יךָu.ne.tash.Ti.khaH5203thee throwninto the wildernessהַמִּדְבָּ֗רָהha.mid.Ba.rahH4057,thee and all the fishדְּגַ֣תde.GatH1710of thy riversיְאֹרֶ֔יךָye.'o.Rei.khaH2975:thou shalt fallתִּפּ֔וֹלti.PolH5307upon the openפְּנֵ֤יpe.NeiH6440fieldsהַשָּׂדֶה֙ha.sa.DehH7704;thou shalt not be brought togetherתֵאָסֵ֖ףte.'a.SefH622,nor gatheredתִקָּבֵ֑ץti.ka.VetzH6908:I have givenנְתַתִּ֥יךָne.ta.Ti.khaH5414thee for meatלְאָכְלָֽה׃le.'okh.LahH402to the beastsלְחַיַּ֥תle.chai.YatH2416of the fieldהָאָ֛רֶץha.'A.retzH776and to the fowlsוּלְע֥וֹףu.le.'ofH5775of the heavenהַשָּׁמַ֖יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064.

6And all the inhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֣יyo.she.VeiH3427of Egyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714shall knowוְיָֽדְעוּ֙ve.ya.de.'UH3045that I amYhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,because they have been a staffמִשְׁעֶ֥נֶתmish.'E.netH4938of reedקָנֶ֖הka.NehH7070to the houseלְבֵ֥יתle.VeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

7When they took holdבְּתָפְשָׂ֨םbe.ta.fe.SamH8610of thee by thy handבַכַּף֙va.kaf.khaH3709,thou didst breakתֵּר֔וֹץte.RotzH7533,and rendוּבָקַעְתָּ֥u.va.ka'.TaH1234all their shoulderכָּתֵ֑ףka.TefH3802:and when they leanedוּבְהִֽשָּׁעֲנָ֤םu.ve.hi.sha.'a.NamH8172upon thee, thou brakestתִּשָּׁבֵ֔רti.sha.VerH7665,and madest all their loinsמָתְנָֽיִם׃ סma.te.Na.yimH4975to be at a standוְהַעֲמַדְתָּ֥ve.ha.'a.mad.TaH5976.

8Therefore thus saithאָמַר֙'a.MarH559the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Yhwhיְהוִ֔הYah.wehH3069;Behold, I will bringמֵבִ֥יאme.Vi'H935a swordחָ֑רֶבCha.revH2719upon thee, and cut offוְהִכְרַתִּ֥יve.hikh.ra.TiH3772manאָדָ֥ם'a.DamH120and beastוּבְהֵמָֽה׃u.ve.he.MahH929out of thee.

9And the landאֶֽרֶץ־'e.retz-H776of Egyptמִצְרַ֙יִם֙mitz.Ra.yimH4714shall be desolateלִשְׁמָמָ֣הlish.ma.MahH8077and wasteוְחָרְבָּ֔הve.cha.re.BahH2723;and they shall knowוְיָדְע֖וּve.ya.de.'UH3045that I amYhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068:because he hath saidאָמַ֛ר'a.MarH559,The riverיְאֹ֥רye.'OrH2975ismine, and I have madeעָשִֽׂיתִי׃'a.Si.tiH6213it.

10Behold, therefore I amagainst thee, and against thy riversיְאֹרֶ֑יךָye.'o.Rei.khaH2975,and I will makeוְנָתַתִּ֞יve.na.ta.TiH5414the landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרַ֗יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714utterlyחֹ֣רֶבCho.revH2721wasteלְחָרְבוֹת֙le.cha.re.VotH2723anddesolateשְׁמָמָ֔הshe.ma.MahH8077,from the towerמִמִּגְדֹּ֥לmi.mig.DolH4024of Syeneסְוֵנֵ֖הse.ve.NehH5482even unto the borderגְּב֥וּלge.VulH1366of Ethiopiaכּֽוּשׁ׃KushH3568.

11No footרֶ֣גֶלRe.gelH7272of manאָדָ֔ם'a.DamH120shall pass throughתַעֲבָר־ta.'a.vor-H5674it, nor footוְרֶ֥גֶלve.Re.gelH7272of beastבְּהֵמָ֖הbe.he.MahH929shall pass throughתַעֲבָר־ta.'a.vor-H5674it, neither shall it be inhabitedתֵשֵׁ֖בte.ShevH3427fortyאַרְבָּעִ֥ים'ar.ba.'ImH705yearsשָׁנָֽה׃sha.NahH8141.

12And I will makeוְנָתַתִּ֣יve.na.ta.TiH5414the landאֶרֶץ֩'e.RetzH776of Egyptמִצְרַ֨יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714desolateשְׁמָמָ֜הshe.ma.MahH8077in the midstבְּת֣וֹךְ׀be.TokhH8432of the countriesאֲרָצ֣וֹת'a.ra.TzotH776that aredesolateנְשַׁמּ֗וֹתne.sha.MotH8074,and her citiesוְעָרֶ֙יהָ֙ve.'a.Rei.haH5892amongבְּת֨וֹךְbe.TokhH8432the citiesעָרִ֤ים'a.RimH5892that arelaid wasteמָֽחֳרָבוֹת֙mo.cho.ra.VotH2717shall be desolateשְׁמָמָ֔הshe.ma.MahH8077fortyאַרְבָּעִ֖ים'ar.ba.'ImH705yearsשָׁנָ֑הsha.NahH8141:and I will scatterוַהֲפִצֹתִ֤יva.ha.fi.tzo.TiH6327the Egyptiansמִצְרַ֙יִם֙mitz.Ra.yimH4714among the nationsבַּגּוֹיִ֔םba.go.YimH1471,and will disperseוְֽזֵרִיתִ֖יםve.ze.ri.TimH2219them through the countriesבָּאֲרָצֽוֹת׃ פba.'a.ra.TzotH776.

13Yet thus saithאָמַ֖ר'a.MarH559the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Yhwhיְהוִ֑הYah.wehH3069;At the endמִקֵּ֞ץmi.KetzH7093of fortyאַרְבָּעִ֤ים'ar.ba.'ImH705yearsשָׁנָה֙sha.NahH8141will I gatherאֲקַבֵּ֣ץ'a.ka.BetzH6908the Egyptiansמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714from the peopleהָעַמִּ֖יםha.'a.MimH5971whither they were scatteredנָפֹ֥צוּna.Fo.tzuH6327:

14And I will bring againוְשַׁבְתִּי֙ve.shav.TiH7725the captivityשְׁב֣וּתshe.VutH7622of Egyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,and will cause them to returnוַהֲשִׁבֹתִ֤יva.ha.shi.vo.TiH7725intothe landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of Pathrosפַּתְר֔וֹסpat.RosH6624,into the landאֶ֖רֶץ'E.retzH776of their habitationמְכֽוּרָתָ֑םme.khu.ra.TamH4351;and they shall be there a baseשְׁפָלָֽה׃she.fa.LahH8217kingdomמַמְלָכָ֥הmam.la.KhahH4467.

15It shall be the basestשְׁפָלָ֔הshe.fa.LahH8217of the kingdomsהַמַּמְלָכוֹת֙ha.mam.la.khOtH4467;neither shall it exaltתִתְנַשֵּׂ֥אtit.na.Se'H5375itself any more above the nationsהַגּוֹיִ֑םha.go.YimH1471:for I will diminishוְהִ֨מְעַטְתִּ֔יםve.Him.'a.TimH4591them, that they shall no more ruleרְד֥וֹתre.DotH7287over the nationsבַּגּוֹיִֽם׃ba.go.YimH1471.

16And it shall be no more the confidenceלְמִבְטָח֙le.miv.TachH4009of the houseלְבֵ֨יתle.VeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֤לYis.ra.'ElH3478,which bringethH2142theiriniquityעָוֹ֔ן'a.VonH5771to remembranceמַזְכִּ֣ירmaz.KirH2142,when they shall lookבִּפְנוֹתָ֖םbif.no.TamH6437afterאַחֲרֵיהֶ֑ם'a.cha.rei.HemH310them: but they shall knowוְיָ֣דְע֔וּve.Ya.de.'UH3045that I amthe Lordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136Yhwhיְהוִֽה׃ פYah.wehH3069.

17And it came to pass in the sevenוָשֶׁ֙בַע֙va.She.va'H7651and twentiethבְּעֶשְׂרִ֤יםbe.'es.RimH6242yearשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141,in the firstבָּֽרִאשׁ֖וֹןba.ri.ShonH7223month,in the firstבְּאֶחָ֣דbe.'e.ChadH259dayof the monthלַחֹ֑דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320,the wordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068came unto me, sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

18Sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of manאָדָ֗ם'a.DamH120,Nebuchadnezzarנְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּ֣רne.vu.khad.re.TzarH5019kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Babylonבָּ֠בֶלBa.velH894causedH5647his armyחֵיל֜וֹchei.LoH2428to serveH5647a greatגְדֹלָה֙ge.do.LahH1419serviceעֲבֹדָ֤ה'a.vo.DahH5656against Tyreצֹ֔רTzorH6865:every headרֹ֣אשׁroshH7218wasmade baldמֻקְרָ֔חmuk.RachH7139,and every shoulderכָּתֵ֖ףka.TefH3802waspeeledמְרוּטָ֑הme.ru.TahH4803:yet had he no wagesוְ֠שָׂכָרVe.sa.khorH7939,nor his armyוּלְחֵילוֹ֙u.le.chei.LoH2428,for Tyreמִצֹּ֔רmi.TzorH6865,for the serviceהָעֲבֹדָ֖הha.'a.vo.DahH5656that he had servedH5647against it:

19Therefore thus saithאָמַר֙'a.MarH559the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Yhwhיְהוִ֔הYah.wehH3069;Behold, I will giveנֹתֵ֛ןno.TenH5414the landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714unto Nebuchadnezzarלִנְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּ֥רlin.vu.khad.re.TzarH5019kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֖לba.VelH894;and he shall takeוְנָשָׂ֨אve.na.Sa'H5375her multitudeהֲמֹנָ֜הּha.mo.NahH1995,and takeוְשָׁלַ֤לve.sha.LalH7997her spoilשְׁלָלָהּ֙she.la.LahH7998,and takeוּבָזַ֣זu.va.ZazH962her preyבִּזָּ֔הּbi.ZahH957;and it shall be the wagesשָׂכָ֖רsa.KharH7939for his armyלְחֵילֽוֹ׃le.chei.LoH2428.

20I have givenנָתַ֥תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414him the landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714forhis labourפְּעֻלָּתוֹ֙pe.'u.la.ToH6468wherewith he servedעָ֣בַד'A.vadH5647against it, because they wroughtעָ֣שׂוּ'A.suH6213for me, saithנְאֻ֖םne.'UmH5002the Lordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136Yhwhיְהוִֽה׃ סYah.wehH3069.

21In that dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117will I causeH6779the hornקֶ֙רֶן֙ke.renH7161of the houseלְבֵ֣יתle.VeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478to bud forthH6779,and I will giveאֶתֵּ֥ן'e.TenH5414thee the openingפִּתְחֽוֹן־pit.chon-H6610of the mouthפֶּ֖הpehH6310in the midstבְּתוֹכָ֑םbe.to.KhamH8432of them; and they shall knowוְיָדְע֖וּve.ya.de.'UH3045that I amYhwhיְהוָֽה׃ פYah.wehH3068.

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