Revised Literal Translation

Ezekiel 39

1Therefore, thou sonבֶן־ven-H1121of manאָדָם֙'a.DamH120,prophesyהִנָּבֵ֣אhi.na.Ve'H5012against Gogגּ֔וֹגGogH1463,and sayוְאָ֣מַרְתָּ֔ve.'A.mar.taH559,Thus saithאָמַ֖ר'a.MarH559the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Yhwhיְהוִ֑הYah.wehH3069; Behold, I amagainst thee, O Gogגּ֔וֹגGogH1463,the chiefרֹ֖אשׁroshH7218princeנְשִׂ֕יאne.Si'H5387of Meshechמֶ֥שֶׁךְMe.shekhH4902and Tubalוְתֻבָֽל׃ve.tu.ValH8422:

2And I will turn thee backוְשֹׁבַבְתִּ֙יךָ֙ve.shoav.Ti.khaH7725,and leave but the sixth partוְשִׁשֵּׁאתִ֔יךָve.shi.she.Ti.khaH8338of thee, and will cause thee to come upוְהַעֲלִיתִ֖יךָve.ha.'a.li.Ti.khaH5927from the northצָפ֑וֹןtza.FonH6828partsמִיַּרְכְּתֵ֣יmi.yar.ke.TeiH3411,and will bringוַהֲבִאוֹתִ֖ךָva.ha.vi.'o.Ti.khaH935thee upon the mountainsהָרֵ֥יha.ReiH2022of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478:

3And I will smiteוְהִכֵּיתִ֥יve.hi.kei.TiH5221thy bowקַשְׁתְּךָ֖kash.te.ChaH7198out of thy leftשְׂמֹאולֶ֑ךָse.mo.Le.khaH8040handמִיַּ֣דmi.YadH3027,and will cause thine arrowsוְחִצֶּ֕יךָve.chi.Tzei.khaH2671to fallאַפִּֽיל׃'a.PilH5307out of thy rightיְמִינְךָ֖ye.mi.ne.KhaH3225handמִיַּ֥דmi.YadH3027.

4Thou shalt fallתִּפּ֗וֹלti.PolH5307upon the mountainsהָרֵ֨יha.ReiH2022of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לYis.ra.'ElH3478,thou, and all thy bandsאֲגַפֶּ֔יךָ'a.ga.Pei.khaH102,and the peopleוְעַמִּ֖יםve.'a.MimH5971that iswith thee: I will giveנְתַתִּ֥יךָne.ta.Ti.khaH5414thee unto the ravenousלְעֵ֨יטle.'EitH5861birdsצִפּ֧וֹרtzi.PorH6833of every sortכָּנָ֛ףka.NafH3671, and tothe beastsוְחַיַּ֥תve.chai.YatH2416of the fieldהַשָּׂדֶ֖הha.sa.DehH7704to be devouredלְאָכְלָֽה׃le.'okh.LahH402.

5Thou shalt fallתִּפּ֑וֹלti.PolH5307upon the openפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440fieldהַשָּׂדֶ֖הha.sa.DehH7704:for I have spokenדִבַּ֔רְתִּיdi.Bar.tiH1696it,saithנְאֻ֖םne.'UmH5002the Lordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136Yhwhיְהוִֽה׃Yah.wehH3069.

6And I will sendוְשִׁלַּחְתִּי־ve.shi.lach.ti-H7971a fireאֵ֣שׁ'eshH784on Magogבְּמָג֔וֹגbe.ma.GogH4031,and among them that dwellוּבְיֹשְׁבֵ֥יu.ve.yo.she.VeiH3427carelesslyלָבֶ֑טַחla.Ve.tachH983in the islesהָאִיִּ֖יםha.'i.YimH339:and they shall knowוְיָדְע֖וּve.ya.de.'UH3045that I amYhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

7So will I make my holyקָדְשִׁ֜יkod.shiH6944nameשֵׁ֨םshemH8034knownאוֹדִ֗יעַ'o.Di.a'H3045in the midstבְּתוֹךְ֙be.toKhH8432of my peopleעַמִּ֣י'a.MiH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478; and I will not let thempolluteאַחֵ֥ל'a.ChelH2490my holyקָדְשִׁ֖יkod.shiH6944nameשֵׁם־shem-H8034any more: and the heathenהַגּוֹיִם֙ha.go.YimH1471shall knowוְיָדְע֤וּve.ya.de.'UH3045that I amYhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,the Holy Oneקָד֖וֹשׁka.Do.oshH6918in Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃be.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

8Behold, it is comeבָאָה֙va.'AhH935,and it is doneוְנִֽהְיָ֔תָהve.nih.Ya.tahH1961,saithנְאֻ֖םne.'UmH5002the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Yhwhיְהוִ֑הYah.wehH3069; this isthe dayהַיּ֖וֹםhai.YomH3117whereof I have spokenדִּבַּֽרְתִּי׃di.Bar.tiH1696.

9And they that dwellיֹשְׁבֵ֣י׀yo.she.VeiH3427in the citiesעָרֵ֣י'a.ReiH5892of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478shall go forthוְֽיָצְא֞וּve.ya.tze.'UH3318,and shall setוּבִעֲר֡וּu.vi.'a.RuH1197on fireאֵ֖שׁ'eshH784and burnוְ֠הִשִּׂיקוּVe.hi.si.kuH5400the weaponsבְּנֶ֨שֶׁקbe.Ne.shekH5402,both the shieldsוּמָגֵ֤ןu.ma.GenH4043and the bucklersוְצִנָּה֙ve.tzi.NahH6793,the bowsבְּקֶ֣שֶׁתbe.Ke.shetH7198and the arrowsוּבְחִצִּ֔יםu.ve.chi.TzimH2671,and the handstavesוּבְמַקֵּ֥ל יָ֖דu.ve.ma.Kel yadH4731 H3027,and the spearsוּבְרֹ֑מַחu.ve.Ro.machH7420,and they shall burnוּבִעֲר֥וּu.vi.'a.RuH1197them with fireH784sevenשֶׁ֥בַעShe.va'H7651yearsשָׁנִֽים׃sha.NimH8141:

10So that they shall takeיִשְׂא֨וּyis.'UH5375no woodעֵצִ֜ים'e.TzimH6086out of the fieldהַשָּׂדֶ֗הha.sa.DehH7704,neither cut downיַחְטְבוּ֙yach.te.VuH2404anyout of the forestsהַיְּעָרִ֔יםhai.ye.'a.RimH3293;for they shall burnיְבַֽעֲרוּ־ye.va.'a.ru-H1197the weaponsבַנֶּ֖שֶׁקva.Ne.shekH5402with fireאֵ֑שׁ'EshH784:and they shall spoilוְשָׁלְל֣וּve.sha.LuH7997those that spoiledשֹׁלְלֵיהֶ֗םsho.le.lei.HemH7997them, and robוּבָֽזְזוּ֙u.va.ze.ZuH962those that robbedבֹּ֣זְזֵיהֶ֔םbo.ze.zei.HemH962them, saithנְאֻ֖םne.'UmH5002the Lordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136Yhwhיְהוִֽה׃ סYah.wehH3069.

11And it shall come to pass in that dayבַיּ֣וֹםvai.YomH3117, thatI will giveאֶתֵּ֣ן'e.TenH5414unto Gogלְגוֹג֩׀le.goyGH1463a placeמְקֽוֹם־me.kom-H4725there of gravesקֶ֜בֶרKe.verH6913in Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,the valleyגֵּ֤יgeiH1516of them that pass throughהָעֹֽבְרִים֙ha.'oe.RimH5674on the eastקִדְמַ֣תkid.MatH6926of the seaהַיָּ֔םhai.YamH3220:and it shall stopוְחֹסֶ֥מֶתve.cho.Se.metH2629the nosesof them that pass throughהָעֹֽבְרִ֑יםha.'oe.RimH5674:and there shall they buryוְקָ֣בְרוּve.Ka.ve.ruH6912Gogגּוֹג֙goyGH1463and all his multitudeהֲמוֹנ֔וֹha.mo.NoH1995:and they shall callוְקָ֣רְא֔וּve.Ka.re.'UH7121itThe valleyגֵּ֖יאgei'H1516of Hamon–gogH1996.

12And sevenשִׁבְעָ֖הshiv.'AhH7651monthsחֳדָשִֽׁים׃cho.da.ShimH2320shall the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478be buryingוּקְבָרוּם֙u.ke.va.RumH6912of them, that they may cleanseטַהֵ֣רta.HerH2891the landהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776.

13Yea, all the peopleעַ֣ם'amH5971of the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776shall buryוְקָֽבְרוּ֙ve.ka.ve.RuH6912them;and it shall be to them a renownלְשֵׁ֑םle.ShemH8034the dayי֚וֹםYomH3117that I shall be glorifiedהִכָּ֣בְדִ֔יhi.Ka.ve.DiH3513,saithנְאֻ֖םne.'UmH5002the Lordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136Yhwhיְהוִֽה׃Yah.wehH3069.

14And they shall sever outיַבְדִּ֙ילוּ֙yav.Di.luH914menוְאַנְשֵׁ֨יve.'an.SheiH582of continual employmentתָמִ֤ידta.MidH8548,passing throughעֹבְרִ֣ים'oe.RimH5674the landבָּאָ֔רֶץba.'A.retzH776to buryמְקַבְּרִ֣יםme.ka.be.RimH6912with them passing byהָעֹבְרִ֗יםha.'oe.RimH5674those that remainהַנּוֹתָרִ֛יםha.no.ta.RimH3498upon the faceפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440of the earthהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776,to cleanseלְטַֽהֲרָ֑הּle.ta.ha.RahH2891it: after the endמִקְצֵ֥הmik.TzehH7097of sevenשִׁבְעָֽה־shiv.'ah-H7651monthsחֳדָשִׁ֖יםcho.da.ShimH2320shall they searchיַחְקֹֽרוּ׃yach.Ko.ruH2713.

15And theyוְעָבְר֤וּve.'a.ve.RuH5674thatpass throughהָעֹֽבְרִים֙ha.'oe.RimH5674the landבָּאָ֔רֶץba.'A.retzH776, when anyseethוְרָאָה֙ve.ra.'AhH7200a man’sאָדָ֔ם'a.DamH120boneעֶ֣צֶם'E.tzemH6106,then shall he set upוּבָנָ֥הu.va.NahH1129a signצִיּ֑וּןtzi.YunH6725byאֶצְל֖וֹ'etz.LoH681it, till the buriersקָבְר֤וּka.ve.RuH6912have buriedהַֽמְקַבְּרִ֔יםham.ka.be.RimH6912it in the valleyגֵּ֖יאgei'H1516of Hamon–gogH1996.

16And also the nameשֶׁם־shem-H8034of the cityעִ֛יר'irH5892shall beHamonahהֲמוֹנָ֖הha.mo.NahH1997.Thus shall they cleanseוְטִהֲר֥וּve.ti.ha.RuH2891the landהָאָֽרֶץ׃ סha.'A.retzH776.

17And, thou sonבֶן־ven-H1121of manאָדָ֜ם'a.DamH120,thus saithאָמַ֣ר׀'a.MarH559the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Yhwhיְהֹוִ֗הYah.wehH3069;Speakאֱמֹר֩'e.MorH559unto every featheredכָּנָ֜ףka.NafH3671fowlלְצִפּ֨וֹרle.tzi.PorH6833,and to every beastחַיַּ֣תchai.YatH2416of the fieldהַשָּׂדֶ֗הha.sa.DehH7704,Assembleהִקָּבְצ֤וּhi.ka.ve.TzuH6908yourselves, and comeוָבֹ֙אוּ֙va.Vo.'uH935;gatherהֵאָסְפ֣וּhe.'a.se.FuH622yourselves on every sideמִסָּבִ֔יבmi.sa.VivH5439to my sacrificeזִבְחִ֗יziv.ChiH2077that I do sacrificeזֹבֵ֤חַzo.Ve.achH2076for you, evena greatגָּד֔וֹלga.DolH1419sacrificeזֶ֣בַחZe.vachH2077upon the mountainsהָרֵ֣יha.ReiH2022of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,that ye may eatוַאֲכַלְתֶּ֥םva.'a.khal.TemH398fleshבָּשָׂ֖רba.SarH1320,and drinkוּשְׁתִ֥יתֶםu.she.Ti.temH8354bloodדָּֽם׃DamH1818.

18Ye shall eatתֹּאכֵ֔לוּto.Khe.luH398the fleshבְּשַׂ֤רbe.SarH1320of the mightyגִּבּוֹרִים֙gi.bo.RimH1368,and drinkתִּשְׁתּ֑וּtish.TuH8354the bloodוְדַם־ve.dam-H1818of the princesנְשִׂיאֵ֥יne.si.'EiH5387of the earthהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776,of ramsאֵילִ֨ים'ei.LimH352,of lambsכָּרִ֤יםka.RimH3733,and of goatsוְעַתּוּדִים֙ve.'a.tu.DimH6260,of bullocksפָּרִ֔יםpa.RimH6499,all of them fatlingsמְרִיאֵ֥יme.ri.'EiH4806of Bashanבָשָׁ֖ןva.ShanH1316.

19And ye shall eatוַאֲכַלְתֶּם־va.'a.khal.tem-H398fatחֵ֣לֶבChe.levH2459till ye be fullלְשָׂבְעָ֔הle.sa.ve.'AhH7654,and drinkוּשְׁתִ֥יתֶםu.she.Ti.temH8354bloodדָּ֖םdamH1818till ye be drunkenלְשִׁכָּר֑וֹןle.shi.ka.RonH7943,of my sacrificeמִזִּבְחִ֖יmi.ziv.ChiH2077which I have sacrificedזָבַ֥חְתִּיza.Vach.tiH2076for you.

20Thus ye shall be filledוּשְׂבַעְתֶּ֤םu.se.va'.TemH7646at my tableשֻׁלְחָנִי֙shul.cha.NiH7979with horsesס֣וּסsusH5483and chariotsוָרֶ֔כֶבva.Re.khevH7393,with mighty menגִּבּ֖וֹרgi.BorH1368,and with all menאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376of warמִלְחָמָ֑הmil.cha.MahH4421,saithנְאֻ֖םne.'UmH5002the Lordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136Yhwhיְהוִֽה׃Yah.wehH3069.

21And I will setוְנָתַתִּ֥יve.na.ta.TiH5414my gloryכְּבוֹדִ֖יke.vo.DiH3519among the heathenבַּגּוֹיִ֑םba.go.YimH1471,and all the heathenהַגּוֹיִ֗םha.go.YimH1471shall seeוְרָא֣וּve.ra.'UH7200my judgmentמִשְׁפָּטִי֙mish.pa.TiH4941that I have executedעָשִׂ֔יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213,and my handיָדִ֖יya.DiH3027that I have laidשַׂ֥מְתִּיSam.tiH7760upon them.

22So the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478shall knowוְיָֽדְעוּ֙ve.ya.de.'UH3045that I amYhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068their Godאֱלֹֽהֵיהֶ֑ם'e.lo.hei.HemH430from that dayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117and forwardוָהָֽלְאָה׃va.Hal.'ahH1973.

23And the heathenהַ֠גּוֹיִםHa.go.yimH1471shall knowוְיָדְע֣וּve.ya.de.'UH3045that the houseבֵֽית־veit-H1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478went into captivityגָּל֣וּga.LuH1540for their iniquityבַעֲוֹנָ֞םva.'a.vo.NamH5771:because they trespassedמָֽעֲלוּ־ma.'a.lu-H4603against me, therefore hidוָאַסְתִּ֥רva.'as.TirH5641I my faceפָּנַ֖יpa.NaiH6440from them, and gaveוָֽאֶתְּנֵם֙va.'e.te.NemH5414them into the handבְּיַ֣דbe.YadH3027of their enemiesצָרֵיהֶ֔םtza.rei.HemH6862:so fellוַיִּפְּל֥וּvai.yi.pe.LuH5307they all by the swordבַחֶ֖רֶבva.Che.revH2719.

24According to their uncleannessכְּטֻמְאָתָ֥םke.tum.'a.TamH2932and according to their transgressionsוּכְפִשְׁעֵיהֶ֖םu.khe.fish.'ei.HemH6588have I doneעָשִׂ֣יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213unto them, and hidוָאַסְתִּ֥רva.'as.TirH5641my faceפָּנַ֖יpa.NaiH6440from them.

25Therefore thus saithאָמַר֙'a.MarH559the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Yhwhיְהוִ֔הYah.wehH3069;Now will I bring againאָשִׁיב֙'a.ShivH7725the captivityשְׁב֣וּתshe.vitH7622of Jacobיַֽעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290,and have mercyוְרִֽחַמְתִּ֖יve.ri.cham.TiH7355upon the whole houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,and will be jealousוְקִנֵּאתִ֖יve.ki.ne.TiH7065for my holyקָדְשִֽׁי׃kod.shiH6944nameלְשֵׁ֥םle.ShemH8034;

26After that they have borneוְנָשׂוּ֙ve.na.SuH5375their shameכְּלִמָּתָ֔םke.li.ma.TamH3639,and all their trespassesמַעֲלָ֖םma.'a.LamH4604whereby they have trespassedמָעֲלוּ־ma.'a.lu-H4603against me, when they dweltבְּשִׁבְתָּ֧םbe.shiv.TamH3427safelyלָבֶ֖טַחla.Ve.tachH983in their landאַדְמָתָ֛ם'ad.ma.TamH127, and none made themafraidמַחֲרִֽיד׃ma.cha.RidH2729.

27When I have brought them againבְּשׁוֹבְבִ֤יbe.sho.ViH7725from the peopleהָ֣עַמִּ֔יםha.'a.MimH5971,and gatheredוְקִבַּצְתִּ֣יve.ki.batz.TiH6908them out of their enemies’אֹֽיְבֵיהֶ֑ם'o.ye.vei.HemH341landsמֵֽאַרְצ֖וֹתme.'ar.TzotH776,and am sanctifiedוְנִקְדַּ֣שְׁתִּיve.nik.Dash.tiH6942in them in the sightלְעֵינֵ֖יle.'ei.NeiH5869of manyרַבִּֽים׃ra.BimH7227nationsהַגּוֹיִ֥םha.go.YimH1471;

28Then shall they knowוְיָדְע֗וּve.ya.de.'UH3045that I amYhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068their Godאֱלֹ֣הֵיהֶ֔ם'e.Lo.hei.HemH430,which caused them to be led into captivityבְּהַגְלוֹתִ֤יbe.hag.lo.TiH1540among the heathenהַגּוֹיִ֔םha.go.YimH1471:but I have gatheredוְכִנַּסְתִּ֖יםve.khi.nas.TimH3664them unto their own landאַדְמָתָ֑ם'ad.ma.TamH127,and have leftאוֹתִ֥יר'o.TirH3498none of them any more there.

29Neither will I hideאַסְתִּ֥יר'as.TirH5641my faceפָּנַ֖יpa.NaiH6440any more from them: for I have poured outשָׁפַ֤כְתִּיsha.Fakh.tiH8210my spiritרוּחִי֙ru.ChiH7307upon the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,saithנְאֻ֖םne.'UmH5002the Lordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136Yhwhיְהוִֽה׃ פYah.wehH3069.

Commentaries on Ezekiel 39