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Ezekiel 3:1-11

1Moreover he saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto me, Sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of manאָדָ֕ם'a.DamH120,eatאֱכ֑וֹל'e.KholH398that thou findestתִּמְצָ֖אtim.Tza'H4672;eatאֱכוֹל֙'e.khOlH398this rollהַמְּגִלָּ֣הha.me.gi.LahH4039,and goH3212speakדַּבֵּ֖רda.BerH1696unto the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

2So I openedוָאֶפְתַּ֖חva.'ef.TachH6605my mouthפִּ֑יPiH6310,and he caused me to eatוַיַּ֣אֲכִלֵ֔נִיvai.Ya.'a.khi.Le.niH398that rollהַמְּגִלָּ֥הha.me.gi.LahH4039.

3And he saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto me, Sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of manאָדָם֙'a.DamH120,cause thy bellyבִּטְנְךָ֤bit.ne.KhaH990to eatתַֽאֲכֵל֙ta.'a.KhelH398,and fillתְמַלֵּ֔אte.ma.Le'H4390thy bowelsוּמֵעֶ֣יךָu.me.'Ei.khaH4578with this rollהַמְּגִלָּ֣הha.me.gi.LahH4039that I giveנֹתֵ֣ןno.TenH5414thee. Then did I eatוָאֹ֣כְלָ֔הva.'O.khe.LahH398it;and it was in my mouthבְּפִ֖יbe.FiH6310as honeyכִּדְבַ֥שׁkid.VashH1706for sweetnessלְמָתֽוֹק׃ פle.ma.TokH4966.

4And he saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto me, Sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of manאָדָ֗ם'a.DamH120,goH3212,getבֹּא֙bo'H935thee unto the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,and speakוְדִבַּרְתָּ֥ve.di.bar.TaH1696with my wordsבִדְבָרַ֖יvid.va.RaiH1697unto them.

5For thou artnot sentשָׁל֑וּחַsha.Lu.achH7971to a peopleעַ֨ם'amH5971of a strangeעִמְקֵ֥י'im.KeiH6012speechשָׂפָ֛הsa.FahH8193and of an hardוְכִבְדֵ֥יve.khiv.DeiH3515languageלָשׁ֖וֹןla.ShonH3956, butto the houseבֵּ֖יתbeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478;

6Not to manyרַבִּ֗יםra.BimH7227peopleעַמִּ֣ים'a.MimH5971of a strangeעִמְקֵ֤י'im.KeiH6012speechשָׂפָה֙sa.FahH8193and of an hardוְכִבְדֵ֣יve.khiv.DeiH3515languageלָשׁ֔וֹןla.ShonH3956,whose wordsדִּבְרֵיהֶ֑םdiv.rei.HemH1697thou canst not understandתִשְׁמַ֖עtish.Ma'H8085.Surely, had I sentשְׁלַחְתִּ֔יךָshe.lach.Ti.khaH7971thee to them, they would have hearkenedיִשְׁמְע֥וּyish.me.'UH8085unto thee.

7But the houseוּבֵ֣יתu.VeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478willיֹאבוּ֙yo.VuH14not hearkenלִשְׁמֹ֣עַlish.Mo.a'H8085unto thee; for they willאֹבִ֖ים'o.VimH14not hearkenלִשְׁמֹ֣עַlish.Mo.a'H8085unto me: for all the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478areimpudentחִזְקֵי־ מֵ֥צַחchiz.kei- Me.tzachH4696 H2389and hardheartedוּקְשֵׁי־ לֵ֖בu.ke.shei- levH3820 H7186.

8Behold, I have madeנָתַ֧תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414thy faceפָּנֶ֛יךָpa.Nei.khaH6440strongחֲזָקִ֖יםcha.za.KimH2389againstלְעֻמַּ֣תle.'u.MatH5980their facesפְּנֵיהֶ֑םpe.nei.HemH6440,and thy foreheadמִצְחֲךָ֥mitz.cha.KhaH4696strongחָזָ֖קcha.ZakH2389againstלְעֻמַּ֥תle.'u.MatH5980their foreheadsמִצְחָֽם׃mitz.ChamH4696.

9As an adamantכְּשָׁמִ֛ירke.sha.MirH8068harderחָזָ֥קcha.ZakH2389than flintמִצֹּ֖רmi.TzorH6864have I madeנָתַ֣תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414thy foreheadמִצְחֶ֑ךָmitz.Che.khaH4696:fearתִירָ֤אti.Ra'H3372them not, neither be dismayedתֵחַ֣תte.ChatH2865at their looksמִפְּנֵיהֶ֔םmi.pe.nei.HemH6440, though they bea rebelliousמְרִ֖יme.RiH4805houseבֵּֽית־beit-H1004.

10Moreover he saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto me, Sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of manאָדָ֕ם'a.DamH120,all my wordsדְּבָרַי֙de.va.RaiH1697that I shall speakאֲדַבֵּ֣ר'a.da.BerH1696unto thee receiveקַ֥חkachH3947in thine heartבִּֽלְבָבְךָ֖bil.va.ve.KhaH3824,and hearשְׁמָֽע׃she.Ma'H8085with thine earsוּבְאָזְנֶ֥יךָu.ve.'a.ze.Nei.khaH241.

11And goH3212,getבֹּ֤אbo'H935thee to them of the captivityהַגּוֹלָה֙ha.go.LahH1473,unto the childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of thy peopleעַמֶּ֔ךָ'a.Me.khaH5971,and speakוְדִבַּרְתָּ֤ve.di.bar.TaH1696unto them, and tellוְאָמַרְתָּ֣ve.'a.mar.TaH559them, Thus saithאָמַ֖ר'a.MarH559the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Yhwhיְהֹוִ֑הYah.wehH3069;whether they will hearיִשְׁמְע֖וּyish.me.'UH8085,or whether they will forbearיֶחְדָּֽלוּ׃yech.Da.luH2308.

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