Revised Literal Translation

Ezekiel 38:9-16

9Thou shalt ascendוְעָלִ֙יתָ֙ve.'a.Li.taH5927and comeתָב֔וֹאta.Vo'H935like a stormכַּשֹּׁאָ֣הka.sho.'AhH7722,thou shalt be like a cloudכֶּעָנָ֛ןke.'a.NanH6051to coverלְכַסּ֥וֹתle.kha.SotH3680the landהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776,thou, and all thy bandsאֲגַפֶּ֔יךָ'a.ga.Pei.khaH102,and manyרַבִּ֖יםra.BimH7227peopleוְעַמִּ֥יםve.'a.MimH5971with thee.

10Thus saithאָמַ֖ר'a.MarH559the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Yhwhיְהוִ֑הYah.wehH3069; It shall also come to pass, thatat the same timeבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117shall thingsדְבָרִים֙de.va.RimH1697comeיַעֲל֤וּya.'a.LuH5927into thy mindלְבָבֶ֔ךָle.va.Ve.khaH3824,and thou shalt thinkוְחָשַׁבְתָּ֖ve.cha.shav.TaH2803an evilרָעָֽה׃ra.'AhH7451thoughtמַחֲשֶׁ֥בֶתma.cha.She.vetH4284:

11And thou shalt sayוְאָמַרְתָּ֗ve.'a.mar.TaH559,I will go upאֶֽעֱלֶה֙'e.'e.LehH5927to the landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of unwalled villagesפְּרָז֔וֹתpe.ra.ZotH6519;I will goאָבוֹא֙'a.Vo'H935to them that are at restהַשֹּׁ֣קְטִ֔יםha.Sho.ke.TimH8252,that dwellיֹשְׁבֵ֖יyo.she.VeiH3427safelyלָבֶ֑טַחla.Ve.tachH983,all of them dwellingיֹֽשְׁבִים֙yo.she.VimH3427without wallsחוֹמָ֔הcho.MahH2346,and having neither barsוּבְרִ֥יחַu.ve.Ri.achH1280nor gatesוּדְלָתַ֖יִםu.de.la.Ta.yimH1817,

12To takeלִשְׁלֹ֥לlish.LolH7997a spoilשָׁלָ֖לsha.LalH7998,and to takeוְלָבֹ֣זve.la.VozH962a preyבַּ֑זBazH957;to turnלְהָשִׁ֨יבle.ha.ShivH7725thine handיָדְךָ֜ya.de.KhaH3027upon the desolate placesחֳרָב֣וֹתcho.ra.VotH2723that are nowinhabitedנוֹשָׁבֹ֗תno.sha.VotH3427,and upon the peopleעַם֙'amH5971that aregatheredמְאֻסָּ֣ףme.'u.SafH622out of the nationsמִגּוֹיִ֔םmi.go.YimH1471,which have gottenעֹשֶׂה֙'o.SehH6213cattleמִקְנֶ֣הmik.NehH4735and goodsוְקִנְיָ֔ןve.kin.YanH7075,that dwellיֹשְׁבֵ֖יyo.she.VeiH3427in the midstטַבּ֥וּרta.BurH2872of the landהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

13Shebaשְׁבָ֡אshe.Va'H7614,and Dedanוּ֠דְדָןU.de.donH1719,and the merchantsוְסֹחֲרֵ֨יve.so.cha.ReiH5503of Tarshishתַרְשִׁ֤ישׁtar.ShishH8659,with all the young lionsכְּפִרֶ֙יהָ֙ke.fi.Rei.haH3715thereof, shall sayיֹאמְר֣וּyo.me.RuH559unto thee, Art thou comeבָ֔אVa'H935to takeהֲלִשְׁלֹ֤לha.lish.LolH7997a spoilשָׁלָל֙sha.LalH7998?hast thou gatheredהִקְהַ֣לְתָּhik.Hal.taH6950thy companyקְהָלֶ֑ךָke.ha.Le.chaH6951to takeהֲלָבֹ֥זha.la.VozH962a preyבַּ֖זbazH957?to carry awayלָשֵׂ֣את׀la.SetH5375silverכֶּ֣סֶףKe.sefH3701and goldוְזָהָ֗בve.za.HavH2091,to take awayלָקַ֙חַת֙la.Ka.chatH3947cattleמִקְנֶ֣הmik.NehH4735and goodsוְקִנְיָ֔ןve.kin.YanH7075,to takeלִשְׁלֹ֖לlish.LolH7997a greatגָּדֽוֹל׃ סga.DolH1419spoilשָׁלָ֥לsha.LalH7998?

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.

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