Revised Version 1895

Ezekiel 11

1MoreoverH2009thespiritר֗וּחַRu.achH7307liftedוַתִּשָּׂ֨אva.ti.Sa'H5375meH413upH5375, andbroughtוַתָּבֵ֣אva.ta.Ve'H935meH413unto theeastקָדִ֔ימָהka.Di.mahH6921gateשַׁ֨עַרSha.'arH8179of theLORD’Sיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068houseבֵּית־beit-H1004,whichH7307looketheastwardהַקַּדְמוֹנִי֙ha.kad.mo.NiH6931: andbeholdH2009, at thedoorבְּפֶ֣תַחbe.Fe.tachH6607of thegateהַשַּׁ֔עַרha.Sha.'arH8179fiveוַחֲמִשָּׁ֖הva.cha.mi.ShahH2568andtwentyעֶשְׂרִ֥ים'es.RimH6242menאִ֑ישׁ'IshH376; and Isawוָאֶרְאֶ֨הva.'er.'EhH7200in themidstבְתוֹכָ֜םve.to.KhamH8432of themJaazaniahיַאֲזַנְיָ֧הya.'a.zan.YahH2970thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofAzzurעַזֻּ֛ר'a.ZurH5809, andPelatiahפְּלַטְיָ֥הוּpe.lat.Ya.huH6410thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofBenaiahבְּנָיָ֖הוּbe.na.Ya.huH1141,princesשָׂרֵ֖יsa.ReiH8269of thepeopleהָעָֽם׃ פha.'AmH5971.

2And hesaidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untomeאֵלָ֑י'e.LaiH413,Sonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofmanH376,theseאֵ֣לֶּה'E.lehH428are themenH376thatdeviseהַחֹשְׁבִ֥יםha.cho.she.VimH2803iniquityH205, and thatgiveוְהַיֹּעֲצִ֥יםve.hai.yo.'a.TzimH3289wickedH205counselעֲצַת־'a.tzat-H6098in thiscityבָּעִ֥ירba.'IrH5892.

3whichH1931sayהָאֹ֣מְרִ֔יםha.'O.me.RimH559, The time isnotלֹ֥אlo'H3808nearבְקָר֖וֹבve.ka.RovH7138tobuildבְּנ֣וֹתbe.NotH1129housesבָּתִּ֑יםba.TimH1004: thiscityH1931is the caldron, andweוַאֲנַ֖חְנוּva.'a.Nach.nuH587be thefleshהַבָּשָֽׂר׃ha.ba.SarH1320.

4Thereforeprophesyהִנָּבֵ֣אhi.na.Ve'H5012againstעֲלֵיהֶ֑ם'a.lei.HemH5921them,prophesyהִנָּבֵ֖אhi.na.Ve'H5012, Osonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofmanאָדָֽם׃'a.DamH120.

5And thespiritר֣וּחַRu.achH7307of theLORDיְהוָה֒Yah.wehH3068fellH5307uponעָלַי֮'a.LaiH5921meH413, and hesaidH559untomeH413,SpeakH559,Thusכֹּה־koh-H3541saith theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068:ThusH3541have yesaidH559, Ohouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478; for Iknowיְדַעְתִּֽיהָ׃ye.da'.Ti.haH3045the things thatcomeH5307intoH413yourmindרֽוּחֲכֶ֖םru.cha.KhemH7307.

6Ye havemultipliedהִרְבֵּיתֶ֥םhir.bei.TemH7235yourslainחַלְלֵיכֶ֖םcha.lei.KhemH2491in thiscityבָּעִ֣ירba.'IrH5892, and ye havefilledוּמִלֵּאתֶ֥םu.mi.le.TemH4390thestreetsחוּצֹתֶ֖יהָchu.tzo.Tei.haH2351thereof with theslainחָלָֽל׃ פcha.LalH2491.

7Thereforethusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saith theLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODH136: Yourslainחַלְלֵיכֶם֙cha.lei.KhemH2491whomאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834ye havelaidשַׂמְתֶּ֣םsam.TemH7760in themidstבְּתוֹכָ֔הּbe.to.KhahH8432of it, they are thefleshהַבָּשָׂ֖רha.ba.SarH1320, and thiscityוְהִ֣יאve.Hi'H1931is the caldron: but ye shall bebroughtהוֹצִ֥יאho.Tzi'H3318forthH3318outH3318of themidstמִתּוֹכָֽהּ׃mi.to.KhahH8432of it.

8Ye havefearedיְרֵאתֶ֑םye.re.TemH3372theswordחֶ֖רֶבChe.revH2719; and I willbringאָבִ֣יא'a.Vi'H935theswordוְחֶ֙רֶב֙ve.Che.revH2719uponH5921youH5921, saith theLordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136GODH136.

9And I willbringוְהוֹצֵאתִ֤יve.ho.tze.TiH3318youH5414forthH3318outH3318of themidstמִתּוֹכָ֔הּmi.to.KhahH8432thereof, anddeliverH5414youH5414intoH8432thehandsבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027ofstrangersזָרִ֑יםza.RimH2114, and willexecuteH5414judgmentsשְׁפָטִֽים׃she.fa.TimH8201amongyouH5414.

10Ye shallfallתִּפֹּ֔לוּti.Po.luH5307by theswordבַּחֶ֣רֶבba.Che.revH2719; I willjudgeאֶשְׁפּ֣וֹט'esh.PotH8199youכִּֽי־ki-H3588in theborderגְּב֥וּלge.VulH1366ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478; and ye shallknowוִֽידַעְתֶּ֖םvi.da'.TemH3045that I am theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

11Thiscityהִ֗יאHi'H1931shallnotH3808be your caldron,neitherH3808shall ye be thefleshלְבָשָׂ֑רle.va.SarH1320in themidstבְתוֹכָ֖הּve.to.KhahH8432thereof; I willjudgeאֶשְׁפֹּ֥ט'esh.PotH8199youוְאַתֶּ֛םve.'a.TemH859in theborderגְּב֥וּלge.VulH1366ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478;

12and ye shallknowוִֽידַעְתֶּם֙vi.da'.TemH3045that I am theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068: for ye havenotלֹ֣אlo'H3808walkedהֲלַכְתֶּ֔םha.lakh.TemH1980in mystatutesבְּחֻקַּי֙be.chu.KaiH2706,neitherלֹ֣אlo'H3808have ye executed myjudgmentsוּמִשְׁפָּטַ֖יu.mish.pa.TaiH4941, but havedoneH6213afterכִּֽי־ki-H3588theordinancesוּֽכְמִשְׁפְּטֵ֧יu.khe.mish.pe.TeiH4941of thenationsהַגּוֹיִ֛םha.go.YimH1471that areroundH5439aboutH5439youH834.

13And itcameH1961topassH1961, when Iprophesiedכְּהִנָּ֣בְאִ֔יke.hi.Na.ve.'IH5012, thatPelatiahוּפְלַטְיָ֥הוּu.fe.lat.Ya.huH6410thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofBenaiahבְּנָיָ֖הbe.na.YahH1141diedמֵ֑תMetH4191. ThenfellH5307IdownH5307uponעַל־'al-H5921myfaceפָּנַ֜יpa.NaiH6440, andcriedוָאֶזְעַ֣קva.'ez.'AkH2199with aloudגָּד֗וֹלga.DolH1419voiceקוֹל־kol-H6963, andsaidוָאֹמַר֙va.'o.MarH559,Ahאֲהָהּ֙'a.HahH162Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODH136! wilt thoumakeעֹשֶׂ֔ה'o.SehH6213afullH3617endH3617of theremnantשְׁאֵרִ֥יתshe.'e.RitH7611ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פYis.ra.'ElH3478?

14And thewordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068cameוַיְהִ֥יvay.HiH1961untomeאֵלַ֥י'e.LaiH413,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

15Sonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofmanH376, thybrethrenאַחֶ֤יךָ'a.Chei.khaH251,evenH776thybrethrenאַחֶ֙יךָ֙'a.Chei.khaH251, themenH376of thy kindred, andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605thehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,allכֻּלֹּ֑הku.LohH3605of them, are they untowhomH834theinhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֣יyo.she.VeiH3427ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֗םye.ru.sha.LimH3389havesaidאָמְר֨וּ'a.me.RuH559, GetyouH834farרַֽחֲקוּ֙ra.cha.KuH7368from theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068; untousH5414is thislandהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776givenH5414for apossessionלְמוֹרָשָֽׁה׃ סle.mo.ra.ShahH4181:

16ThereforesayH559,Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saith theLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODH136: Whereas I haveremovedH7368themfarהִרְחַקְתִּים֙hir.chak.TimH7368off among thenationsבַּגּוֹיִ֔םba.go.YimH1471, and whereas I havescatteredהֲפִֽיצוֹתִ֖יםha.fi.tzo.TimH6327them among thecountriesבָּאֲרָצ֑וֹתba.'a.ra.TzotH776, yet will I be to them asanctuaryלְמִקְדָּ֣שׁle.mik.DashH4720for alittleמְעַ֔טme.'AtH4592whileוָאֱהִ֤יva.'e.HiH1961in thecountriesבָּאֲרָצ֖וֹתba.'a.ra.TzotH776whereאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834they arecomeבָּ֥אוּBa.'uH935.

17ThereforesayH559,Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saith theLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODH136: I willgatherוְקִבַּצְתִּ֤יve.ki.batz.TiH6908youH834from thepeoplesהָ֣עַמִּ֔יםha.'a.MimH5971, andassembleוְאָסַפְתִּ֣יve.'a.saf.TiH622youH834outH4480of thecountriesH776whereH834ye have beenscatteredנְפֹצוֹתֶ֖םne.fo.tzo.TemH6327, and I willgiveוְנָתַתִּ֥יve.na.ta.TiH5414youH834thelandהָ֣אֲרָצ֔וֹתha.'a.ra.TzotH776ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

18And they shallcomeוּבָ֖אוּ־u.Va.'u-H935thither, and they shalltakeH5493awayH5493allכָּל־kol-H3605thedetestableשִׁקּוּצֶ֛יהָshi.ku.Tzei.haH8251things thereof andallכָּל־kol-H3605theabominationsתּוֹעֲבוֹתֶ֖יהָto.'a.vo.Tei.haH8441thereof from thence.

19And I willgiveוְנָתַתִּ֤יve.na.ta.TiH5414them oneheartלֵ֣בlevH3820, and I willputאֶתֵּ֣ן'e.TenH5414anewחֲדָשָׁ֖הcha.da.ShahH2319spiritוְר֥וּחַve.Ru.achH7307withinבְּקִרְבְּכֶ֑םbe.kir.be.KhemH7130youH5414; and I willtakeוַהֲסִ֨רֹתִ֜יva.ha.Si.ro.TiH5493the stonyheartלֵ֤בlevH3820out of theirfleshמִבְּשָׂרָ֔םmi.be.sa.RamH1320, and willgiveוְנָתַתִּ֥יve.na.ta.TiH5414them anheartלֵ֥בlevH3820offleshבָּשָֽׂר׃ba.SarH1320:

20that they may walk in mystatutesבְּחֻקֹּתַ֣יbe.chu.ko.TaiH2708, andkeepיִשְׁמְר֖וּyish.me.RuH8104mineordinancesמִשְׁפָּטַ֥יmish.pa.TaiH4941, anddoוְעָשׂ֣וּve.'a.SuH6213them: and they shall be mypeopleלְעָ֔םle.'AmH5971, and I will be theirGodלֵאלֹהִֽים׃le.lo.HimH430.

21But as for them whoseheartלֵ֧בlevH3820walkethafterH413theheartלִבָּ֣םli.BamH3820of theirdetestableשִׁקּוּצֵיהֶ֛םshi.ku.tzei.HemH8251things and theirabominationsוְתוֹעֲבוֹתֵיהֶ֖םve.to.'a.vo.tei.HemH8441, I willbringנָתַ֔תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414theirwayדַּרְכָּם֙dar.KamH1870uponH413their ownheadsבְּרֹאשָׁ֣םbe.ro.ShamH7218, saith theLordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136GODH136.

22Then did thecherubimהַכְּרוּבִים֙ha.ke.ru.VimH3742liftוַיִּשְׂא֤וּvai.yis.'UH5375upH5375theirwingsכַּנְפֵיהֶ֔םkan.fei.HemH3671, and thewheelsוְהָאֽוֹפַנִּ֖יםve.ha.'o.fa.NimH212werebesideH5921them; and thegloryוּכְב֧וֹדu.khe.VodH3519of theGodאֱלֹהֵֽי־'e.lo.hei-H430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478was over themaboveH5921.

23And thegloryכְּב֣וֹדke.VodH3519of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068wentH5927upH5927from themidstתּ֣וֹךְTokhH8432of thecityהָעִ֑ירha.'IrH5892, andstoodוַֽיַּעֲמֹד֙vai.ya.'a.ModH5975uponH5921themountainהָהָ֔רha.HarH2022whichאֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834is on theeastמִקֶּ֥דֶםmi.Ke.demH6924side of thecityלָעִֽיר׃la.'IrH5892.

24And thespiritוְר֣וּחַve.Ru.achH7307liftedנְשָׂאַ֗תְנִיne.sa.'At.niH5375meH413upH5927, andbroughtH935meH413in thevisionבַּמַּרְאֶ֖הba.mar.'EhH4758by thespiritבְּר֣וּחַbe.Ru.achH7307ofGodאֱלֹהִ֑ים'E.lo.HimH430intoH413Chaldeaכַשְׂדִּ֙ימָה֙khas.Di.mahH3778, to them of the captivity.SoH5927thevisionהַמַּרְאֶ֖הha.mar.'EhH4758that I hadseenרָאִֽיתִי׃ra.'I.tiH7200wentH935upH5927frommeH413.

25Then I spake unto them of the captivityallכָּל־kol-H3605the things that theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068had shewedmeאֶל־'el-H413.

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