Revised Version 1895

Ezekiel 14:1-14

1Thencameוַיָּב֤וֹאvai.ya.Vo'H935certainH376of theeldersמִזִּקְנֵ֖יmi.zik.NeiH2205ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478untomeH413, andsatוַיֵּשְׁב֖וּvai.ye.she.VuH3427beforeלְפָנָֽי׃ פle.fa.NaiH6440meH413.

2And thewordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068cameוַיְהִ֥יvay.HiH1961untomeאֵלַ֥י'e.LaiH413,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

3Sonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofmanH376,theseהָאֵ֙לֶּה֙ha.'E.lehH428menH376havetakenהֶעֱל֤וּhe.'e.LuH5927theiridolsגִלּֽוּלֵיהֶם֙gi.lu.lei.HemH1544intoעַל־'al-H5921theirheartלִבָּ֔םli.BamH3820, andputנָתְנ֖וּna.te.NuH5414the stumblingblock of theiriniquityעֲוֹנָ֔ם'a.vo.NamH5771beforeH6440theirfaceH6440: should I beinquiredH1875of atallH376by them?

4Thereforespeakדַּבֵּר־da.ber-H1696unto them, andsayH559unto them,Thusכֹּה־koh-H3541saith theLordH3068GODH3068:Everyאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376of thehouseמִבֵּ֣יתmi.BeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֡לYis.ra.'ElH3478that taketh hisidolsגִּלּוּלָ֜יוgi.lu.LavH1544intoH413hisheartלִבּ֗וֹli.BoH3820, and putteth the stumblingblock of hisiniquityעֲוֹנוֹ֙a.vo.NoH5771beforeH6440hisfaceפָּנָ֔יוpa.NavH6440, and cometh to theprophetהַנָּבִ֑יאha.na.Vi'H5030; I theLORDH3068willanswerנַעֲנֵ֧יתִיna.'a.Nei.tiH6030him thereinaccordingH413to themultitudeבְּרֹ֥בbe.RoH7230of hisidolsגִּלּוּלָֽיו׃gi.lu.LavH1544;

5that I maytakeתְּפֹ֥שׂte.FosH8610thehouseבֵּֽית־beit-H1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478in their ownheartבְּלִבָּ֑םbe.li.BamH3820,becauseH5921they areallכֻּלָּֽם׃ סku.LamH3605estranged frommeH5921throughH5921theiridolsבְּגִלּֽוּלֵיהֶ֖םbe.gi.lu.lei.HemH1544.

6ThereforesayH559unto thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478,Thusכֹּ֤הkohH3541saith theLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODH136:ReturnH7725ye, andturnשׁ֣וּבוּShu.vuH7725yourselves from youridolsגִּלּֽוּלֵיכֶ֑םgi.lu.lei.KhemH1544; andturnוְהָשִׁ֔יבוּve.ha.Shi.vuH7725awayהָשִׁ֥יבוּha.Shi.vuH7725yourfacesפְנֵיכֶֽם׃fe.nei.KhemH6440fromallכָּל־kol-H3605yourabominationsתּוֹעֲבֹתֵיכֶ֖םto.'a.vo.tei.KhemH8441.

7ForeveryH376one of thehouseמִבֵּ֣יתmi.BeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478, or of thestrangersוּמֵהַגֵּר֮u.me.ha.GerH1616that sojourn inIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵל֒be.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834separatethhimselfH3820frommeH413, and taketh hisidolsגִּלּוּלָיו֙gi.lu.LavH1544intoH413hisheartלִבּ֔וֹli.BoH3820, and putteth the stumblingblock of hisiniquityעֲוֹנ֔וֹa.vo.NoH5771beforeH6440hisfaceפָּנָ֑יוpa.NavH6440, and cometh to theprophetהַנָּבִיא֙ha.na.Vi'H5030toinquireלִדְרָשׁ־lid.rosh-H1875forhimselfH3820ofmeH413; I theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068willanswerנַֽעֲנֶה־na.'a.neh-H6030him bymyselfאֲנִ֣י'a.NiH589:

8and I willsetוְנָתַתִּ֨יve.na.ta.TiH5414myfaceפָנַ֜יfa.NaiH6440againstH6440thatmanבָּאִ֣ישׁba.'IshH376, and willmakeH5414him an astonishment, for asignלְא֣וֹתle.'otH226and aproverbוְלִמְשָׁלִ֔יםve.lim.sha.LimH4912, and I willcutוְהִכְרַתִּ֖יוve.hikh.ra.TivH3772himoffH3772from themidstמִתּ֣וֹךְmi.TokhH8432of mypeopleעַמִּ֑י'a.MiH5971; and ye shallknowוִֽידַעְתֶּ֖םvi.da'.TemH3045that I am theLORDיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.

9Andifכִֽי־khi-H3588theprophetוְהַנָּבִ֤יאve.ha.na.Vi'H5030be deceived and speaketh awordדָּבָ֔רda.VarH1697, I theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068have deceived thatprophetהַנָּבִ֣יאha.na.Vi'H5030, and I willstretchוְנָטִ֤יתִיve.na.Ti.tiH5186outH5186myhandיָדִי֙ya.DiH3027uponעָלָ֔יו'a.LavH5921him, and willdestroyוְהִ֨שְׁמַדְתִּ֔יוve.Hish.mad.TivH8045him from themidstמִתּ֖וֹךְmi.TokhH8432of mypeopleעַמִּ֥י'a.MiH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

10And they shallbearוְנָשְׂא֖וּve.na.se.'UH5375theiriniquityעֲוֹנָ֑ם'a.vo.NamH5771: theiniquityכַּֽעֲוֹן֙ka.'a.VonH5771of theprophetהַנָּבִ֖יאha.na.Vi'H5030shall be even as theiniquityכַּעֲוֹ֥ןka.'a.VonH5771of him that seeketh unto him;

11that thehouseבֵּֽית־beit-H1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478maygoH1961noלֹֽא־lo'-H3808moreע֤וֹדodH5750astrayיִתְע֨וּyit.'UH8582frommeH310,neitherוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808defileיִטַּמְּא֥וּyi.ta.me.'UH2930themselvesH310anyH3605moreע֖וֹדodH5750withallH3605theirtransgressionsפִּשְׁעֵיהֶ֑םpish.'ei.HemH6588; but that they may be mypeopleלְעָ֗םle.'AmH5971, and I may be theirGodלֵֽאלֹהִ֔יםle.lo.HimH430, saith theLordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136GODH430.

12And thewordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068cameוַיְהִ֥יvay.HiH1961untomeאֵלַ֥י'e.LaiH413,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

13Sonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofmanאָדָ֗ם'a.DamH120, when alandאֶ֚רֶץ'E.retzH776sinnethagainstH5921meH7971bycommittingלִמְעָל־lim.'ol-H4603atrespassמַ֔עַלMa.'alH4604, and Istretchוְנָטִ֤יתִיve.na.Ti.tiH5186outH4480mineH4480handיָדִי֙ya.DiH3027uponH5921it, andbreakוְשָׁבַ֥רְתִּיve.sha.Var.tiH7665thestaffמַטֵּה־ma.teh-H4294of thebreadלָ֑חֶםLa.chemH3899thereof, andsendוְהִשְׁלַחְתִּי־ve.hish.lach.ti-H7971famineרָעָ֔בra.'AvH7458uponH5921it, andcutוְהִכְרַתִּ֥יve.hikh.ra.TiH3772offH3772from itmanאָדָ֥ם'a.DamH120andbeastוּבְהֵמָֽה׃u.ve.he.MahH929;

14thoughtheseהָאֵ֙לֶּה֙ha.'E.lehH428threeשְׁלֹ֨שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969menH376,Noahנֹ֖חַNo.achH5146,DanielH1840, andJobוְאִיּ֑וֹבve.'i.YovH347, were in it, they shoulddeliverיְנַצְּל֣וּye.na.tze.LuH5337but theirownוְ֠הָיוּVe.ha.yuH1961soulsנַפְשָׁ֔םnaf.ShamH5315by theirrighteousnessבְצִדְקָתָם֙ve.tzid.ka.TamH6666, saith theLordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136GODH136.

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