Revised Version 1895

Ezekiel 12

1Thewordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068alsocameוַיְהִ֥יvay.HiH1961untomeאֵלַ֥י'e.LaiH413,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

2Sonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofmanאָדָ֕ם'a.DamH120, thou dwellest in themidstבְּת֥וֹךְbe.TokhH8432of therebelliousהַמֶּ֖רִיha.Me.riH4805houseבֵּית־beit-H1004,whichH834haveeyesעֵינַיִם֩'ei.na.YimH5869toseeלִרְא֜וֹתlir.'otH7200, andseeרָא֗וּra.'UH7200notוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808,whichH834haveearsאָזְנַ֨יִם'a.ze.Na.yimH241tohearלִשְׁמֹ֙עַ֙lish.Mo.a'H8085, andhearשָׁמֵ֔עוּsha.Me.'uH8085notוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808; for they are arebelliousמְרִ֖יme.RiH4805houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004.

3Therefore, thousonבֶן־ven-H1121ofmanאָדָ֗ם'a.DamH120,prepareעֲשֵׂ֤ה'a.SehH6213thee stuff for removing, andremoveוּגְלֵ֥הu.ge.LehH1540bydayיוֹמָ֖םyo.MamH3119in theirsightלְעֵֽינֵיהֶ֑םle.'ei.nei.HemH5869; and thou shaltremoveוְגָלִ֨יתָve.ga.Li.taH1540from thyplaceמִמְּקוֹמְךָ֜mi.me.kom.ChaH4725toanotherאַחֵר֙'a.CherH312placeמָק֤וֹםma.KomH4725in theirsightלְעֵ֣ינֵיהֶ֔םle.'Ei.nei.HemH5869: it may be they willconsiderיִרְא֔וּyir.'UH7200,thoughכִּ֛יkiH3588they be arebelliousמְרִ֖יme.RiH4805houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004.

4And thou shaltbringוְהוֹצֵאתָ֨ve.ho.tze.TaH3318forthH3318thy stuff bydayיוֹמָ֖םyo.MamH3119in theirsightלְעֵֽינֵיהֶ֑םle.'ei.nei.HemH5869, as stuff for removing: and thou shaltgoתֵּצֵ֤אte.Tze'H3318forthH3318thyself at even in theirsightלְעֵ֣ינֵיהֶ֔םle.'Ei.nei.HemH5869, as when mengoH3318forthH3318intoH3318exileH1473.

5Digחֲתָר־cha.tor-H2864thouthroughH3318thewallבַקִּ֑ירva.KirH7023in theirsightלְעֵינֵיהֶ֖םle.'ei.nei.HemH5869, andcarryH3318outH3318thereby.

6In theirsightלְעֵ֨ינֵיהֶ֜םle.'Ei.nei.HemH5869shalt thoubearH5375ituponעַל־'al-H5921thyshoulderכָּתֵ֤ףka.TefH3802, andcarryH5375itforthתוֹצִ֔יאto.Tzi'H3318in thedarkבָּעֲלָטָ֣הba.'a.la.TahH5939; thou shaltcoverתְכַסֶּ֔הte.kha.SehH3680thyfaceפָּנֶ֣יךָpa.Nei.khaH6440, that thouseeתִרְאֶ֖הtir.'EhH7200notוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808thegroundהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776: for I havesetנְתַתִּ֖יךָne.ta.Ti.khaH5414thee for asignמוֹפֵ֥תmo.FetH4159unto thehouseלְבֵ֥יתle.VeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

7And Ididוָאַ֣עַשׂva.'A.'asH6213soכֵּן֮kenH3651as I wascommandedצֻוֵּיתִי֒tzu.vei.TiH6680: IbroughtH3318forthH3318my stuff bydayיוֹמָ֔םyo.MamH3119, as stuff for removing, and in theevenH3651I diggedthroughH3027thewallבַקִּ֖ירva.KirH7023with minehandבְּיָ֑דbe.YadH3027; IbroughtH3318itforthH3318in thedarkבָּעֲלָטָ֥הba.'a.la.TahH5939, and bare ituponעַל־'al-H5921myshoulderכָּתֵ֥ףka.TefH3802in theirsightלְעֵינֵיהֶֽם׃ פle.'ei.nei.HemH5869.

8And in themorningבַּבֹּ֥קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242cameוַיְהִ֧יvay.HiH1961thewordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068untomeאֵלַ֖י'e.LaiH413,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

9Sonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofmanאָדָ֕ם'a.DamH120, hathnotהֲלֹ֨אha.Lo'H3808thehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478, therebelliousהַמֶּ֑רִיha.Me.riH4805houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004,saidאָמְר֥וּ'a.me.RuH559unto thee,Whatמָ֖הmahH4100doest thou?

10SayH559thou unto them,Thusכֹּ֥הkohH3541saith theLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODH136: Thisburdenהַמַּשָּׂ֤אha.ma.Sa'H4853concerneth theprinceהַנָּשִׂ֞יאha.na.Si'H5387inJerusalemבִּיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םbi.Ru.sha.LamH3389, andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605thehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478amongwhomאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834they are.

11Sayאֱמֹ֖ר'e.MorH559, I am yoursignמֽוֹפֶתְכֶ֑םmo.fet.KhemH4159: like as I havedoneעָשִׂ֗יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213,soכֵּ֚ןkenH3651shall it bedoneיֵעָשֶׂ֣הye.'a.SehH6213unto them: they shall go intoexileבַּגּוֹלָ֥הba.go.LahH1473, intocaptivityבַשְּׁבִ֖יva.she.ViH7628.

12And theprinceוְהַנָּשִׂ֨יאve.ha.na.Si'H5387that is among them shallbearH5375uponאֶל־'el-H413hisshoulderכָּתֵ֤ףka.TefH3802in thedarkבָּעֲלָטָ֣הba.'a.la.TahH5939, and shallgoH3318forthH3318: they shalldigיַחְתְּר֖וּyach.te.RuH2864throughבְּתוֹכָ֜םbe.to.KhamH8432thewallבַּקִּ֥ירba.KirH7023tocarryH5375outH3318thereby: he shallcoverיְכַסֶּ֔הye.kha.SehH3680hisfaceפָּנָ֣יוpa.NavH6440,becauseיַ֗עַןYa.'anH3282he shallnotלֹא־lo'-H3808seeיִרְאֶ֥הyir.'EhH7200thegroundהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776with hiseyesלַעַ֛יִןla.'A.yinH5869.

13Mynetרִשְׁתִּי֙rish.TiH7568also will Ispreadוּפָרַשְׂתִּ֤יu.fa.ras.TiH6566uponעָלָ֔יו'a.LavH5921him, and he shall betakenוְנִתְפַּ֖שׂve.nit.PasH8610in my snare: and I willbringוְהֵבֵאתִ֨יve.he.ve.TiH935him toBabylonבָבֶ֙לָה֙va.Ve.lahH894to thelandאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of theChaldeansכַּשְׂדִּ֔יםkas.DimH3778; yet shall henotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808seeיִרְאֶ֖הyir.'EhH7200it, though he shalldieיָמֽוּת׃ya.MutH4191there.

14And I willscatterאֱזָרֶ֣ה'e.za.RehH2219towardeveryH3605windר֑וּחַRu.achH7307allH3605that areroundH5439aboutH5439him tohelpעֶזְר֛וֹez.roH5828him, andallH3605his bands; and I will drawoutH3605theswordוְחֶ֖רֶבve.Che.revH2719afterאַחֲרֵיהֶֽם׃'a.cha.rei.HemH310them.

15And they shallknowוְיָדְע֖וּve.ya.de.'UH3045that I am theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, when I shalldisperseוְזֵרִיתִ֥יve.ze.ri.TiH2219them among thenationsבַּגּוֹיִ֔םba.go.YimH1471, andscatterH2219themthroughH776thecountriesH776.

16But I willleaveוְהוֹתַרְתִּ֤יve.ho.tar.TiH3498afewמִסְפָּ֔רmis.ParH4557menH376of them from theswordמֵחֶ֖רֶבme.Che.revH2719, from thefamineמֵרָעָ֣בme.ra.'AvH7458, and from thepestilenceוּמִדָּ֑בֶרu.mi.Da.verH1698; that they maydeclareיְסַפְּר֜וּye.sa.pe.RuH5608allכָּל־kol-H3605theirabominationsתּוֹעֲבֽוֹתֵיהֶ֗םto.'a.vo.tei.HemH8441among thenationsבַּגּוֹיִם֙ba.go.YimH1471whither theycomeבָּ֣אוּBa.'uH935; and they shallknowוְיָדְע֖וּve.ya.de.'UH3045that I am theLORDיְהוָֽה׃ פYah.wehH3068.

17MoreoverH1961thewordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068cameH1961tomeאֵלַ֥י'e.LaiH413,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

18Sonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofmanאָדָ֕ם'a.DamH120,eatתֹּאכֵ֑לto.KhelH398thybreadלַחְמְךָ֖lach.me.KhaH3899with quaking, anddrinkתִּשְׁתֶּֽה׃tish.TehH8354thywaterוּמֵימֶ֕יךָu.mei.Mei.khaH4325withtremblingבְּרַ֣עַשׁbe.Ra.'ashH7494and with carefulness;

19andsayH559unto thepeopleעַ֣ם'amH5971of thelandהָאָ֡רֶץha.'A.retzH776,Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saith theLordאֲדֹנָ֨י'a.do.NaiH136GODH136concerning theinhabitantsלְיוֹשְׁבֵ֤יle.yo.she.VeiH3427ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙ye.ru.sha.LimH3389, and thelandאַרְצָהּ֙'ar.TzahH776ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478: They shalleatיֹאכֵ֔לוּyo.Khe.luH398theirbreadלַחְמָם֙lach.MamH3899with carefulness, anddrinkיִשְׁתּ֑וּyish.TuH8354theirwaterוּמֵֽימֵיהֶ֖םu.mei.mei.HemH4325with astonishment, thatherH3605landH776may bedesolateתֵּשַׁ֤םte.ShamH3456fromallH3605that is therein,becauseלְמַ֜עַןle.Ma.'anH4616of theviolenceמֵחֲמַ֖סme.cha.MasH2555ofallH3605them thatdwellהַיֹּשְׁבִ֥יםhai.yo.she.VimH3427therein.

20And thecitiesוְהֶעָרִ֤יםve.he.'a.RimH5892that areinhabitedהַנּֽוֹשָׁבוֹת֙ha.no.sha.VotH3427shall be laidwasteH8077, and thelandוְהָאָ֖רֶץve.ha.'A.retzH776shall be adesolationשְׁמָמָ֣הshe.ma.MahH8077; and ye shallknowוִֽידַעְתֶּ֖םvi.da'.TemH3045that I am theLORDיְהוָֽה׃ פYah.wehH3068.

21And thewordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068cameוַיְהִ֥יvay.HiH1961untomeאֵלַ֥י'e.LaiH413,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

22Sonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofmanאָדָ֗ם'a.DamH120,whatמָֽה־mah-H4100is thisproverbהַמָּשָׁ֤לha.ma.ShalH4912that ye have in thelandאַדְמַ֥ת'ad.MatH127ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, Thedaysהַיָּמִ֔יםhai.ya.MimH3117areprolongedיַֽאַרְכוּ֙ya.'ar.KhuH748, andeveryכָּל־kol-H3605visionחָזֽוֹן׃cha.ZonH2377faileth?

23Tellאֱמֹ֣ר'e.MorH559them therefore,Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saith theLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODH136: I willmakeכִּ֚יkiH3588thisproverbהַמָּשָׁ֣לha.ma.ShalH4912toceaseהִשְׁבַּ֙תִּי֙hish.Ba.tiH7673, and they shallnoוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808moreע֖וֹדodH5750use it as aproverbH4912inIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478; butsayאָמַר֮'a.MarH559unto them, Thedaysהַיָּמִ֔יםhai.ya.MimH3117are at hand, and theeffectH3117ofeveryכָּל־kol-H3605visionחָזֽוֹן׃cha.ZonH2377.

24For there shall benoH3808moreע֛וֹדodH5750anyכָּל־kol-H3605vainשָׁ֖וְאshav'H7723visionחֲז֥וֹןcha.ZonH2377,norH3808flatteringחָלָ֑קcha.LakH2509divinationוּמִקְסַ֣םu.mik.SamH4738withinבְּת֖וֹךְbe.TokhH8432thehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

25For I am theLORDH3068; I willspeakאֲדַבֵּר֙'a.da.BerH1696, and thewordדָּבָר֙da.VarH1697that I shallspeakאֲדַבֵּ֤ר'a.da.BerH1696shall be performed; it shall benoלֹ֥אlo'H3808moreע֑וֹדodH5750deferredתִמָּשֵׁ֖ךְti.ma.ShekhH4900: for in yourdaysבִֽימֵיכֶ֞םvi.mei.KhemH3117, Orebelliousהַמֶּ֗רִיha.Me.riH4805houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004, will Ispeakאֲדַבֵּ֤ר'a.da.BerH1696thewordדָּבָר֙da.VarH1697, and willperformH6213it, saith theLordH3068GODH3068.

26AgainH1961thewordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068cameH1961tomeאֵלַ֥י'e.LaiH413,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

27Sonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofmanאָדָ֗ם'a.DamH120,beholdהִנֵּ֤הhi.NehH2009, they of thehouseבֵֽית־veit-H1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478sayאֹֽמְרִ֔ים'o.me.RimH559, Thevisionהֶחָז֛וֹןhe.cha.ZonH2377that he seeth is formanyרַבִּ֑יםra.BimH7227daysלְיָמִ֣יםle.ya.MimH3117tocomeH7350, and he prophesieth oftimesוּלְעִתִּ֥יםu.le.'i.TimH6256that arefarH7350offH7350.

28ThereforesayH559unto them,Thusכֹּ֤הkohH3541saith theLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODH136: There shallnoneלֹא־lo'-H3808of mywordsדְּבָרָ֑יde.va.RaiH1697bedeferredתִמָּשֵׁ֥ךְti.ma.ShekhH4900anyכָּל־kol-H3605moreע֖וֹדodH5750, but thewordדָּבָר֙da.VarH1697whichאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834I shallspeakאֲדַבֵּ֤ר'a.da.BerH1696shall be performed, saith theLordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136GODH136.

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