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Ezekiel 38:14-23

14Therefore, sonבֶן־ven-H1121of manאָדָ֔ם'a.DamH120,prophesyהִנָּבֵ֣אhi.na.Ve'H5012and sayוְאָמַרְתָּ֣ve.'a.mar.TaH559unto Gogלְג֔וֹגle.GogH1463,Thus saithאָמַ֖ר'a.MarH559the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Yhwhיְהוִ֑הYah.wehH3069;In that dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117when my peopleעַמִּ֧י'a.MiH5971of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478dwellethבְּשֶׁ֨בֶתbe.She.vetH3427safelyלָבֶ֖טַחla.Ve.tachH983,shalt thou not knowתֵּדָֽע׃te.Da'H3045it?

15And thou shalt comeוּבָ֤אתָu.Va.taH935from thy placeמִמְּקֽוֹמְךָ֙mi.me.kom.ChaH4725out of the northצָפ֔וֹןtza.FonH6828partsמִיַּרְכְּתֵ֣יmi.yar.ke.TeiH3411,thou, and manyרַבִּ֖יםra.BimH7227peopleוְעַמִּ֥יםve.'a.MimH5971with thee, all of them ridingרֹכְבֵ֤יro.khe.VeiH7392upon horsesסוּסִים֙su.SimH5483,a greatגָּד֖וֹלga.DolH1419companyקָהָ֥לka.HalH6951,and a mightyרָֽב׃RavH7227armyוְחַ֥יִלve.Cha.yilH2428:

16And thou shalt come upוְעָלִ֙יתָ֙ve.'a.Li.taH5927against my peopleעַמִּ֣י'a.MiH5971of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,as a cloudכֶּֽעָנָ֖ןke.'a.NanH6051to coverלְכַסּ֣וֹתle.kha.SotH3680the landהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776;it shall be in the latterבְּאַחֲרִ֨יתbe.'a.cha.RitH319daysהַיָּמִ֜יםhai.ya.MimH3117,and I will bringוַהֲבִאוֹתִ֙יךָ֙va.ha.vi.'o.Ti.khaH935thee against my landאַרְצִ֔י'ar.TziH776,that the heathenהַגּוֹיִ֜םha.go.YimH1471may knowדַּ֨עַתDa.'atH3045me, when I shall be sanctifiedבְּהִקָּדְשִׁ֥יbe.hi.ka.de.ShiH6942in thee, O Gogגּֽוֹג׃ סGogH1463,before their eyesלְעֵינֵיהֶ֖םle.'ei.nei.HemH5869.

17Thus saithאָמַ֞ר'a.MarH559the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Yhwhיְהוִ֗הYah.wehH3069; Artthou he of whom I have spokenדִּבַּ֜רְתִּיdi.Bar.tiH1696in oldקַדְמוֹנִ֗יםkad.mo.NimH6931timeבְּיָמִ֣יםbe.ya.MimH3117byבְּיַד֙be.YadH3027my servantsעֲבָדַי֙'a.va.DaiH5650the prophetsנְבִיאֵ֣יne.vi.'EiH5030of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,which prophesiedהַֽנִּבְּאִ֛יםha.ni.be.'ImH5012in those daysבַּיָּמִ֥יםbai.ya.MimH3117manyyearsשָׁנִ֑יםsha.NimH8141that I would bringלְהָבִ֥יאle.ha.Vi'H935thee against them?

18And it shall come to pass at the same timeבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117whenבְּי֨וֹםbe.YomH3117Gogגוֹג֙goyGH1463shall comeבּ֥וֹאBo'H935against the landאַדְמַ֣ת'ad.MatH127of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,saithנְאֻ֖םne.'UmH5002the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Yhwhיְהוִ֑הYah.wehH3069, thatmy furyחֲמָתִ֖יcha.ma.TiH2534shall come upתַּעֲלֶ֥הta.'a.LehH5927in my faceבְּאַפִּֽי׃be.'a.PiH639.

19For in my jealousyוּבְקִנְאָתִ֥יu.ve.kin.'a.TiH7068andin the fireבְאֵשׁ־ve.'esh-H784of my wrathעֶבְרָתִ֖י'ev.ra.TiH5678have I spokenדִּבַּ֑רְתִּיdi.Bar.tiH1696,Surely in that dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117there shall be a greatגָּד֔וֹלga.DolH1419shakingרַ֣עַשׁRa.'ashH7494in the landאַדְמַ֥ת'ad.MatH127of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478;

20So that the fishesדְּגֵ֣יde.GeiH1709of the seaהַיָּם֩hai.YamH3220,and the fowlsוְע֨וֹףve.'ofH5775of the heavenהַשָּׁמַ֜יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,and the beastsוְחַיַּ֣תve.chai.YatH2416of the fieldהַשָּׂדֶ֗הha.sa.DehH7704,and all creeping thingsהָרֶ֙מֶשׂ֙ha.Re.mesH7431that creepהָרֹמֵ֣שׂha.ro.MesH7430upon the earthהָֽאֲדָמָ֔הha.'a.da.MahH127,and all the menהָֽאָדָ֔םha.'a.DamH120that areupon the faceמִפָּנַ֡יmi.pa.NaiH6440of the earthהָאֲדָמָ֑הha.'a.da.MahH127,shall shakeוְרָעֲשׁ֣וּve.ra.'a.ShuH7493at my presenceפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440,and the mountainsהֶהָרִ֗יםhe.ha.RimH2022shall be thrown downוְנֶהֶרְס֣וּve.ne.her.SuH2040,and the steep placesהַמַּדְרֵג֔וֹתha.mad.re.GotH4095shall fallוְנָֽפְלוּ֙ve.na.fe.LuH5307,and every wallחוֹמָ֖הcho.MahH2346shall fallתִּפּֽוֹל׃ti.PolH5307to the groundלָאָ֥רֶץla.'A.retzH776.

21And I will callוְקָרָ֨אתִיve.ka.Ra.tiH7121for a swordחֶ֔רֶבChe.revH2719against him throughout all my mountainsהָרַי֙ha.RaiH2022,saithנְאֻ֖םne.'UmH5002the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Yhwhיְהוִ֑הYah.wehH3069:every man’sאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376swordחֶ֥רֶבChe.revH2719shall be against his brotherבְּאָחִ֥יוbe.'a.ChivH251.

22And I will pleadוְנִשְׁפַּטְתִּ֥יve.nish.pa.TiH8199against him with pestilenceבְּדֶ֣בֶרbe.De.verH1698and with bloodוּבְדָ֑םu.ve.DamH1818;and I will rainאַמְטִ֤יר'am.TirH4305upon him, and upon his bandsאֲגַפָּ֔יו'a.ga.PavH102,and upon the manyרַבִּ֖יםra.BimH7227peopleעַמִּ֥ים'a.MimH5971that arewith him, an overflowingשׁוֹטֵף֩sho.TefH7857rainוְגֶ֣שֶׁםve.Ge.shemH1653,and great hailstonesוְאַבְנֵ֨י אֶלְגָּבִ֜ישׁve.'av.Nei 'el.ga.VishH68 H417,fireאֵ֣שׁ'eshH784,and brimstoneוְגָפְרִ֗יתve.ga.fe.RitH1614.

23Thus will I magnifyוְהִתְגַּדִּלְתִּי֙ve.hit.ga.dil.TiH1431myself, and sanctifyוְהִתְקַדִּשְׁתִּ֔יve.hit.ka.dish.TiH6942myself; and I will be knownוְנ֣וֹדַעְתִּ֔יve.No.da'.TiH3045in the eyesלְעֵינֵ֖יle.'ei.NeiH5869of manyרַבִּ֑יםra.BimH7227nationsגּוֹיִ֣םgo.YimH1471,and they shall knowוְיָדְע֖וּve.ya.de.'UH3045that I amYhwhיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.

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