Revised Literal Translation

Ezekiel 39:1-10

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.

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