Revised Literal Translation

Ezekiel 31:9-18

9I have madeעֲשִׂיתִ֔יו'a.si.TivH6213him fairיָפֶ֣הya.PehH3303by the multitudeבְּרֹ֖בbe.RoH7230of his branchesדָּֽלִיּוֹתָ֑יוda.li.yo.TavH1808:so that all the treesעֲצֵי־'a.tzei-H6086of Edenעֵ֔דֶן'E.denH5731, that werein the gardenבְּגַ֥ןbe.GanH1588of Godהָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ סha.'E.lo.HimH430,enviedוַיְקַנְאֻ֙הוּ֙vay.kan.'U.huH7065him.

10Therefore thus saithאָמַר֙'a.MarH559the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Yhwhיְהוִ֔הYah.wehH3069;Because thou hast lifted upגָּבַ֖הְתָּga.Vah.taH1361thyself in heightבְּקוֹמָ֑הbe.ko.MahH6967,and he hath shot upוַיִּתֵּ֤ןvai.yi.TenH5414his topצַמַּרְתּוֹ֙tza.mar.ToH6788among the thick boughsעֲבוֹתִ֔יםa.vo.TimH5688,and his heartלְבָב֖וֹle.va.VoH3824is lifted upוְרָ֥םve.RamH7311in his heightבְּגָבְהֽוֹ׃be.ga.ve.HoH1363;

11I have therefore deliveredוְאֶ֨תְּנֵ֔הוּve.'E.te.Ne.huH5414him into the handבְּיַ֖דbe.YadH3027of the mighty oneH410of the heathenגּוֹיִ֑םgo.YimH1471;he shall surelyעָשׂ֤וֹa.SoH6213dealיַֽעֲשֶׂה֙ya.'a.SehH6213with him: I have driven him outגֵּרַשְׁתִּֽהוּ׃ge.rash.Ti.huH1644for his wickednessכְּרִשְׁע֖וֹke.rish.'OH7562.

12And strangersזָרִ֛יםza.RimH2114,the terribleעָרִיצֵ֥י'a.ri.TzeiH6184of the nationsגוֹיִ֖םgo.YimH1471,have cut him offוַיִּכְרְתֻ֧הוּvai.yikh.re.Tu.huH3772,and have leftוַֽיִּטְּשֻׁ֑הוּvai.yi.te.Shu.huH5203him: upon the mountainsהֶ֠הָרִיםHe.ha.rimH2022and in all the valleysגֵּ֨אָי֜וֹתge.'a.YotH1516his branchesדָלִיּוֹתָ֗יוda.li.yo.TavH1808are fallenנָפְל֣וּna.fe.LuH5307,and his boughsפֹֽארֹתָיו֙fo.ro.TavH6288are brokenוַתִּשָּׁבַ֤רְנָהva.ti.sha.Var.nahH7665by all the riversאֲפִיקֵ֣י'a.fi.KeiH650of the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776;and all the peopleעַמֵּ֥י'a.MeiH5971of the earthהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776are gone downוַיֵּרְד֧וּvai.ye.re.DuH3381from his shadowמִצִּלּ֛וֹmi.tzi.LoH6738,and have leftוַֽיִּטְּשֻֽׁהוּ׃Vai.yi.te.Shu.huH5203him.

13Upon his ruinמַפַּלְתּ֥וֹma.pal.ToH4658shall all the fowlsע֣וֹףofH5775of the heavenהַשָּׁמָ֑יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064remainיִשְׁכְּנ֖וּyish.ke.NuH7931,and all the beastsחַיַּ֥תchai.YatH2416of the fieldהַשָּׂדֶֽה׃ha.sa.DehH7704shall be upon his branchesפֹּארֹתָ֣יוpo.ro.TavH6288:

14To the end that none of all the treesעֲצֵי־'a.tzei-H6086by the watersמַ֗יִםMa.yimH4325exaltיִגְבְּה֨וּyig.be.HuH1361themselves for their heightבְקוֹמָתָ֜םve.ko.ma.TamH6967,neither shoot upיִתְּנ֤וּyi.te.NuH5414their topצַמַּרְתָּם֙tza.mar.TamH6788among the thick boughsעֲבֹתִ֔ים'a.vo.TimH5688,neither their treesאֵלֵיהֶ֛ם'e.lei.HemH352stand upיַעַמְד֧וּya.'am.DuH5975in their heightבְּגָבְהָ֖םbe.ga.ve.HamH1363,all that drinkשֹׁ֣תֵיSho.teiH8354waterמָ֑יִםMa.yimH4325:for they are all deliveredנִתְּנ֨וּni.te.NuH5414unto deathלַמָּ֜וֶתla.Ma.vetH4194,to the nether partsתַּחְתִּ֗יתtach.TitH8482of the earthאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776,in the midstבְּת֛וֹךְbe.TokhH8432of the childrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of menאָדָ֖ם'a.DamH120,with them that go downי֥וֹרְדֵיYor.deiH3381to the pitבֽוֹר׃ סVorH953.

15Thus saithאָמַ֞ר'a.MarH559the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Yhwhיְהוִ֗הYah.wehH3069;In the dayבְּי֨וֹםbe.YomH3117when he went downרִדְתּ֤וֹrid.ToH3381to the graveשְׁא֙וֹלָה֙she.'o.lahH7585I caused a mourningהֶאֱבַ֜לְתִּיhe.'e.Val.tiH56:I coveredכִּסֵּ֤תִיki.Se.tiH3680the deepתְּה֔וֹםte.HomH8415for him, and I restrainedוָֽאֶמְנַע֙va.'em.Na'H4513the floodsנַהֲרוֹתֶ֔יהָna.ha.ro.Tei.haH5104thereof, and the greatרַבִּ֑יםra.BimH7227watersמַ֣יִםMa.yimH4325were stayedוַיִּכָּלְא֖וּvai.yi.kal.'UH3607:and I caused Lebanonלְבָנ֔וֹןle.va.NonH3844to mournוָאַקְדִּ֤רva.'ak.DirH6937for him, and all the treesעֲצֵ֥י'a.TzeiH6086of the fieldהַשָּׂדֶ֖הha.sa.DehH7704faintedעֻלְפֶּֽה׃'ul.PehH5969for him.

16I made the nationsגוֹיִ֔םgo.YimH1471to shakeהִרְעַ֣שְׁתִּיhir.'Ash.tiH7493at the soundמִקּ֤וֹלmi.KolH6963of his fallמַפַּלְתּוֹ֙ma.pal.ToH4658,when I cast him downבְּהוֹרִדִ֥יbe.ho.ri.DiH3381to hellשְׁא֖וֹלָהshe.'o.lahH7585with them that descendי֣וֹרְדֵיYor.deiH3381into the pitב֑וֹרVorH953:and all the treesעֲצֵי־'a.tzei-H6086of Edenעֵ֔דֶן'E.denH5731,the choiceמִבְחַ֥רmiv.CharH4005and bestוְטוֹב־ve.tov-H2896of Lebanonלְבָנ֖וֹןle.va.NonH3844,all that drinkשֹׁ֥תֵיSho.teiH8354waterמָֽיִם׃Ma.yimH4325,shall be comfortedוַיִּנָּ֨חֲמ֜וּvai.yi.Na.cha.MuH5162in the nether partsתַּחְתִּית֙tach.TitH8482of the earthבְּאֶ֤רֶץbe.'E.retzH776.

17They also went downיָרְד֥וּya.re.DuH3381into hellשְׁא֖וֹלָהshe.'o.lahH7585with him unto them that beslainחַלְלֵי־cha.lei-H2491with the swordחָ֑רֶבCha.revH2719; and they that werehis armוּזְרֹע֛וֹu.ze.ro.'OH2220, thatdweltיָשְׁב֥וּya.she.VuH3427under his shadowבְצִלּ֖וֹve.tzi.LoH6738in the midstבְּת֥וֹךְbe.TokhH8432of the heathenגּוֹיִֽם׃go.YimH1471.

18To whom art thou thus likeדָמִ֥יתָda.Mi.taH1819in gloryבְּכָב֥וֹדbe.kha.VodH3519and in greatnessוּבְגֹ֖דֶלu.ve.Go.delH1433among the treesבַּעֲצֵי־ba.'a.tzei-H6086of Edenעֵ֑דֶן'E.denH5731?yet shalt thou be brought downוְהוּרַדְתָּ֨ve.hu.rad.TaH3381with the treesעֲצֵי־'a.tzei-H6086of Edenעֵ֜דֶן'E.denH5731unto the nether partsתַּחְתִּ֗יתtach.TitH8482of the earthאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776:thou shalt lieתִּשְׁכַּב֙tish.KavH7901in the midstבְּת֨וֹךְbe.TokhH8432of the uncircumcisedעֲרֵלִ֤ים'a.re.LimH6189with them that beslainחַלְלֵי־cha.lei-H2491by the swordחֶ֔רֶבChe.revH2719. This isPharaohפַרְעֹה֙far.'OhH6547and all his multitudeהֲמונ֔וֹha.mo.NoH1995,saithנְאֻ֖םne.'UmH5002the Lordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136Yhwhיְהוִֽה׃ סYah.wehH3069.

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