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Ezekiel 29:6-16

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.

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