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Ezekiel 29:7-10

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.

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