Revised Literal Translation

Ezekiel 5

1And thou, sonבֶן־ven-H1121of manאָדָ֜ם'a.DamH120,takeקַח־kach-H3947thee a sharpחַדָּ֗הcha.DahH2299knifeחֶ֣רֶבChe.revH2719,takeתִּקָּחֶ֣נָּהti.ka.Che.nahH3947thee a barber’sהַגַּלָּבִים֙ha.ga.la.VimH1532razorתַּ֤עַרTa.'arH8593, and cause itto passוְהַעֲבַרְתָּ֥ve.ha.'a.var.TaH5674upon thine headרֹאשְׁךָ֖ro.she.KhaH7218and upon thy beardזְקָנֶ֑ךָze.ka.Ne.chaH2206:then takeוְלָקַחְתָּ֥ve.la.kach.TaH3947thee balancesמֹאזְנֵ֥יmoz.NeiH3976to weighמִשְׁקָ֖לmish.KalH4948,and divideוְחִלַּקְתָּֽם׃ve.chi.lak.TamH2505the hair.

2Thou shalt burnתַּבְעִיר֙tav.'IrH1197with fireבָּא֤וּרba.'UrH217a third partשְׁלִשִׁ֗יתshe.li.ShitH7992in the midstבְּת֣וֹךְbe.TokhH8432of the cityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892,when the daysיְמֵ֣יye.MeiH3117of the siegeהַמָּצ֑וֹרha.ma.TzorH4692are fulfilledכִּמְלֹ֖אתkim.LotH4390:and thou shalt takeוְלָֽקַחְתָּ֣ve.la.kach.TaH3947a third partהַשְּׁלִשִׁ֗יתha.she.li.ShitH7992, andsmiteתַּכֶּ֤הta.KehH5221aboutסְבִ֣יבוֹתֶ֔יהָse.Vi.vo.Tei.haH5439it with a knifeבַחֶ֙רֶב֙va.Che.revH2719:and a third partוְהַשְּׁלִשִׁית֙ve.ha.she.li.ShitH7992thou shalt scatterתִּזְרֶ֣הtiz.RehH2219in the windלָר֔וּחַla.Ru.achH7307;and I will draw outאָרִ֥יק'a.RikH7324a swordוְחֶ֖רֶבve.Che.revH2719afterאַחֲרֵיהֶֽם׃'a.cha.rei.HemH310them.

3Thou shalt also takeוְלָקַחְתָּ֥ve.la.kach.TaH3947thereof a fewמְעַ֣טme.'AtH4592in numberבְּמִסְפָּ֑רbe.mis.ParH4557,and bindוְצַרְתָּ֥ve.tzar.TaH6696them in thy skirtsבִּכְנָפֶֽיךָ׃bikh.na.Fei.khaH3671.

4Then take of them againתִּקָּ֔חti.KachH3947,and castוְהִשְׁלַכְתָּ֤ve.hish.lakh.TaH7993them into the midstתּ֣וֹךְTokhH8432of the fireהָאֵ֔שׁha.'EshH784,and burnוְשָׂרַפְתָּ֥ve.sa.raf.TaH8313them in the fireבָּאֵ֑שׁba.'EshH784; forthereof shall a fireאֵ֖שׁ'eshH784come forthתֵצֵא־te.tze'-H3318into all the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פYis.ra.'ElH3478.

5Thus saithאָמַר֙'a.MarH559the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Yhwhיְהֹוִ֔הYah.wehH3069; This isJerusalemיְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םye.Ru.sha.LimH3389:I have setשַׂמְתִּ֑יהָsam.Ti.haH7760it in the midstבְּת֥וֹךְbe.TokhH8432of the nationsהַגּוֹיִ֖םha.go.YimH1471and countriesאֲרָצֽוֹת׃'a.ra.TzotH776that areround aboutוּסְבִיבוֹתֶ֖יהָu.se.vi.vo.Tei.haH5439her.

6And she hath changedוַתֶּ֨מֶרva.Te.merH4784my judgmentsמִשְׁפָּטַ֤יmish.pa.TaiH4941into wickednessלְרִשְׁעָה֙le.rish.'AhH7564more than the nationsהַגּוֹיִ֔םha.go.YimH1471,and my statutesחֻקּוֹתַ֔יchu.ko.TaiH2708more than the countriesהָאֲרָצ֖וֹתha.'a.ra.TzotH776that areround aboutסְבִיבוֹתֶ֑יהָse.vi.vo.Tei.haH5439her: for they have refusedמָאָ֔סוּma.'A.suH3988my judgmentsבְמִשְׁפָּטַי֙ve.mish.pa.TaiH4941and my statutesוְחֻקּוֹתַ֖יve.chu.ko.TaiH2708,they have not walkedהָלְכ֥וּha.le.KhuH1980in them.

7Therefore thus saithאָמַ֣ר׀'a.MarH559the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Yhwhיְהוִ֗הYah.wehH3069;Because ye multipliedהֲמָנְכֶם֙ha.ma.ne.KhemH1995more than the nationsהַגּוֹיִם֙ha.go.YimH1471that areround aboutסְבִיבֽוֹתֵיכֶ֔םse.vi.vo.tei.KhemH5439you, andhave not walkedהֲלַכְתֶּ֔םha.lakh.TemH1980in my statutesבְּחֻקּוֹתַי֙be.chu.ko.TaiH2708,neither have keptעֲשִׂיתֶ֑ם'a.si.TemH6213my judgmentsמִשְׁפָּטַ֖יmish.pa.TaiH4941,neither have doneעֲשִׂיתֶֽם׃ ס'a.si.TemH6213according to the judgmentsוּֽכְמִשְׁפְּטֵ֧יu.khe.mish.pe.TeiH4941of the nationsהַגּוֹיִ֛םha.go.YimH1471that areround aboutסְבִיבוֹתֵיכֶ֖םse.vi.vo.tei.KhemH5439you;

8Therefore thus saithאָמַר֙'a.MarH559the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Yhwhיְהוִ֔הYah.wehH3069; Behold, I, even I, amagainst thee, and will executeוְעָשִׂ֧יתִיve.'a.Si.tiH6213judgmentsמִשְׁפָּטִ֖יםmish.pa.TimH4941in the midstבְתוֹכֵ֛ךְve.to.KhekhH8432of thee in the sightלְעֵינֵ֥יle.'ei.NeiH5869of the nationsהַגּוֹיִֽם׃ha.go.YimH1471.

9And I will doוְעָשִׂ֣יתִיve.'a.Si.tiH6213in thee that which I have not doneעָשִׂ֔יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213,and whereunto I will not doאֶעֱשֶׂ֥ה'e.'e.SehH6213any more the like, becauseיַ֖עַןYa.'anH3282of all thine abominationsתּוֹעֲבֹתָֽיִךְ׃ סto.'a.vo.Ta.yikhH8441.

10Therefore the fathersאָב֞וֹת'a.VotH1shall eatיֹאכְל֤וּyo.khe.LuH398the sonsבָנִים֙va.NimH1121in the midstבְּתוֹכֵ֔ךְbe.to.KhekhH8432of thee, and the sonsוּבָנִ֖יםu.va.NimH1121shall eatיֹאכְל֣וּyo.khe.LuH398their fathersאֲבוֹתָ֑ם'a.vo.TamH1;and I will executeוְעָשִׂ֤יתִיve.'a.Si.tiH6213judgmentsשְׁפָטִ֔יםshe.fa.TimH8201in thee, and the whole remnantשְׁאֵרִיתֵ֖ךְshe.'e.ri.TekhH7611of thee will I scatterוְזֵרִיתִ֥יve.ze.ri.TiH2219into all the windsרֽוּחַ׃ פRu.achH7307.

11Wherefore, asI liveחַי־chai-H2416,saithנְאֻם֮ne.'UmH5002the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Yhwhיְהוִה֒Yah.wehH3069;Surely, because thou hast defiledטִמֵּ֔אתti.MetH2930my sanctuaryמִקְדָּשִׁ֣יmik.da.ShiH4720with all thy detestable thingsשִׁקּוּצַ֖יִךְshi.ku.Tza.yikhH8251,and with all thine abominationsתּוֹעֲבֹתָ֑יִךְto.'a.vo.Ta.yikhH8441,therefore will I also diminishאֶגְרַע֙'eg.Ra'H1639thee;neither shall mine eyeעֵינִ֔י'ei.NiH5869spareתָח֣וֹסta.ChosH2347,neither will I have any pityאֶחְמֽוֹל׃'ech.MolH2550.

12A third partשְׁלִשִׁתֵ֞יךְshe.li.shi.TeikhH7992of thee shall dieיָמ֗וּתוּya.Mu.tuH4191with the pestilenceבַּדֶּ֣בֶרba.De.verH1698,and with famineוּבָֽרָעָב֙u.va.ra.'AvH7458shall they be consumedיִכְל֣וּyikh.LuH3615in the midstבְתוֹכֵ֔ךְve.to.KhekhH8432of thee: and a third partוְהַ֨שְּׁלִשִׁ֔יתve.Ha.she.li.ShitH7992shall fallיִפְּל֣וּyi.pe.LuH5307by the swordבַּחֶ֖רֶבba.Che.revH2719round aboutסְבִיבוֹתָ֑יִךְse.vi.vo.Ta.yikhH5439thee; and I will scatterאֱזָרֶ֔ה'e.za.RehH2219a third partוְהַשְּׁלִישִׁית֙ve.ha.she.li.ShitH7992into all the windsר֣וּחַRu.achH7307,and I will draw outאָרִ֥יק'a.RikH7324a swordוְחֶ֖רֶבve.Che.revH2719afterאַחֲרֵיהֶֽם׃'a.cha.rei.HemH310them.

13Thus shall mine angerאַפִּ֗י'a.PiH639be accomplishedוְכָלָ֣הve.kha.LahH3615,and I will cause my furyחֲמָתִ֛יcha.ma.TiH2534to restוַהֲנִחוֹתִ֧יva.ha.ni.cho.TiH5117upon them, and I will be comfortedוְהִנֶּחָ֑מְתִּיve.hi.ne.Cha.me.tiH5162:and they shall knowוְֽיָדְע֞וּve.ya.de.'UH3045that I Yhwhיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068have spokenדִּבַּ֙רְתִּי֙di.Bar.tiH1696itin my zealבְּקִנְאָתִ֔יbe.kin.'a.TiH7068,when I have accomplishedבְּכַלּוֹתִ֥יbe.kha.lo.TiH3615my furyחֲמָתִ֖יcha.ma.TiH2534in them.

14Moreover I will makeוְאֶתְּנֵךְ֙ve.'e.te.neKhH5414thee wasteלְחָרְבָּ֣הle.cha.re.BahH2723,and a reproachוּלְחֶרְפָּ֔הu.le.cher.PahH2781among the nationsבַּגּוֹיִ֖םba.go.YimH1471that areround aboutסְבִיבוֹתָ֑יִךְse.vi.vo.Ta.yikhH5439thee, in the sightלְעֵינֵ֖יle.'ei.NeiH5869of all that pass byעוֹבֵֽר׃o.VerH5674.

15So it shall be a reproachחֶרְפָּ֤הcher.PahH2781and a tauntוּגְדוּפָה֙u.ge.du.FahH1422,an instructionמוּסָ֣רmu.SarH4148and an astonishmentוּמְשַׁמָּ֔הu.me.sha.MahH4923unto the nationsלַגּוֹיִ֖םla.go.YimH1471that areround aboutסְבִיבוֹתָ֑יִךְse.vi.vo.Ta.yikhH5439thee, when I shall executeבַּעֲשׂוֹתִי֩ba.'a.so.TiH6213judgmentsשְׁפָטִ֜יםshe.fa.TimH8201in thee in angerבְּאַ֤ףbe.'AfH639and in furyוּבְחֵמָה֙u.ve.che.MahH2534and in furiousחֵמָ֔הche.MahH2534rebukesוּבְתֹכְח֣וֹתu.ve.to.khe.ChotH8433.I Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068have spokenדִּבַּֽרְתִּי׃di.Bar.tiH1696it.

16When I shall sendבְּֽשַׁלְּחִ֡יbe.sha.le.ChiH7971upon them the evilהָרָעִ֤יםha.ra.'ImH7451arrowsחִצֵּי֩chi.TzeiH2671of famineהָרָעָ֨בha.ra.'AvH7458, which shall be for theirdestructionלְמַשְׁחִ֔יתle.mash.ChitH4889, andwhich I will sendאֲשַׁלַּ֥ח'a.sha.LachH7971to destroyלְשַֽׁחֶתְכֶ֑םle.sha.chet.KhemH7843you: and I will increaseאֹסֵ֣ף'o.SefH3254the famineוְרָעָב֙ve.ra.'AvH7458upon you, and will breakוְשָׁבַרְתִּ֥יve.sha.var.TiH7665your staffמַטֵּה־ma.teh-H4294of breadלָֽחֶם׃La.chemH3899:

17So will I sendוְשִׁלַּחְתִּ֣יve.shi.lach.TiH7971upon you famineרָעָ֞בra.'AvH7458and evilרָעָה֙ra.'AhH7451beastsוְחַיָּ֤הve.chai.YahH2416,and they shall bereaveוְשִׁכְּלֻ֔ךְve.shi.ke.LukhH7921thee; and pestilenceוְדֶ֥בֶרve.De.verH1698and bloodוָדָ֖םva.DamH1818shall pass throughיַעֲבָר־ya.'a.vor-H5674thee; and I will bringאָבִ֣יא'a.Vi'H935the swordוְחֶ֙רֶב֙ve.Che.revH2719upon thee. I Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068have spokenדִּבַּֽרְתִּי׃ פdi.Bar.tiH1696it.

Commentaries on Ezekiel 5