Revised Version 1895

Ezekiel 16:35-52

35Wherefore, Oharlotזוֹנָ֔הzo.NahH2181,hearשִׁמְעִ֖יshim.'IH8085thewordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of theLORDיְהוָֽה׃ פYah.wehH3068:

36Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saith theLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODH136,BecauseH5921thy filthiness waspouredהִשָּׁפֵ֤ךְhi.sha.FekhH8210outH8210, and thynakednessעֶרְוָתֵ֔ךְ'er.va.TekhH6172discoveredthroughH5921thy whoredoms with thyloversמְאַהֲבָ֑יִךְme.'a.ha.Va.yikhH157; andbecauseH5921ofallכָּל־kol-H3605theidolsגִּלּוּלֵ֣יgi.lu.LeiH1544of thyabominationsתוֹעֲבוֹתַ֔יִךְto.'a.vo.Ta.yikhH8441, and for thebloodוְכִדְמֵ֣יve.khid.MeiH1818of thychildrenבָנַ֔יִךְva.Na.yikhH1121,whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834thou didstgiveנָתַ֖תְּna.TatH5414unto them;

37thereforebeholdהִנְנִ֨יhi.NiH2005, I willgatherמְקַבֵּ֤ץme.ka.BetzH6908allH3605thyloversמְאַהֲבַ֙יִךְ֙me.'a.ha.Va.yikhH157, withwhomH834thou hasttakenוְגִלֵּיתִ֤יve.gi.lei.TiH1540pleasureH7200, andallH3605them that thou hastlovedאָהַ֔בְתְּ'a.HavtH157, withallH3605them that thou hasthatedשָׂנֵ֑אתsa.NetH8130; I willevenלָ֠כֵןLa.khenH3651gatherוְקִבַּצְתִּי֩ve.ki.batz.TiH6908themagainstH5921thee oneveryH3605sideמִסָּבִ֗יבmi.sa.VivH5439, and will discover thynakednessעֶרְוָתֵךְ֙'er.va.teKhH6172unto them, that they mayseeוְרָא֖וּve.ra.'UH7200allH3605thynakednessעֶרְוָתֵֽךְ׃'er.va.TekhH6172.

38And I willjudgeוּשְׁפַטְתִּיךְ֙u.she.fa.tiKhH8199thee, as women that break wedlock andshedוְשֹׁפְכֹ֖תve.sho.fe.KhotH8210bloodדָּ֑םDamH1818arejudgedH8199; and I willbringוּנְתַתִּ֕יךְu.ne.ta.TikhH5414uponמִשְׁפְּטֵ֣יmish.pe.TeiH4941thee thebloodדַּ֥םdamH1818offuryחֵמָ֖הche.MahH2534andjealousyוְקִנְאָֽה׃ve.kin.'AhH7068.

39I will alsogiveוְנָתַתִּ֨יve.na.ta.TiH5414theeintoH3027theirhandבְּיָדָ֗םbe.ya.DamH3027, and they shall throwdownH5422thine eminentplaceH5414, andbreakH2040downH5422thy loftyplacesH2040; and they shallstripוְהִפְשִׁ֤יטוּve.hif.Shi.tuH6584thee of thyclothesבְּגָדַ֔יִךְbe.ga.Da.yikhH899, andtakeוְלָקְח֖וּve.la.ke.ChuH3947thy fairjewelsכְּלֵ֣יke.LeiH3627: and they shallleaveH3240theenakedעֵירֹ֥ם'ei.RomH5903andbareוְעֶרְיָֽה׃ve.'er.YahH6181.

40They shall alsobringוְהֶעֱל֤וּve.he.'e.LuH5927upH5927anassemblyקָהָ֔לka.HalH6951againstH5921thee, and they shallstoneבָּאָ֑בֶןba.'A.venH68thee withstonesH68, and thrust theethroughH5921with theirswordsבְּחַרְבוֹתָֽם׃be.char.vo.TamH2719.

41And they shallburnוְשָׂרְפ֤וּve.sa.re.FuH8313thinehousesבָתַּ֙יִךְ֙va.Ta.yikhH1004withfireבָּאֵ֔שׁba.'EshH784, andexecuteH5414judgmentsשְׁפָטִ֔יםshe.fa.TimH8201uponH784thee in thesightלְעֵינֵ֖יle.'ei.NeiH5869ofmanyרַבּ֑וֹתra.BotH7227womenנָשִׁ֣יםna.ShimH802; and I willcauseH5414thee toceaseוְהִשְׁבַּתִּיךְ֙ve.hish.ba.tiKhH7673fromplayingH2181theharlotH2181, and thou shalt alsogiveתִתְּנִי־ti.te.ni-H5414noלֹ֥אlo'H3808hireאֶתְנַ֖ן'et.NanH868anyH5750moreH5750.

42SoH4480will Isatisfyוַהֲנִחֹתִ֤יva.ha.ni.cho.TiH5117myfuryחֲמָתִי֙cha.ma.TiH2534upon thee, and myjealousyקִנְאָתִ֖יkin.'a.TiH7068shalldepartוְסָ֥רָהve.Sa.rahH5493from thee, and I will bequietוְשָׁ֣קַטְתִּ֔יve.Sha.ka.TiH8252, and will benoוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808moreH4480angryאֶכְעַ֖ס'ekh.'AsH3707.

43BecauseH5921thou hastnotH3808rememberedזָכַרְתְּ֙za.khar.tiH2142thedaysיְמֵ֣יye.MeiH3117of thyyouthנְעוּרַ֔יִךְne.'u.Ra.yikhH5271, but hast frettedmeH5414inallבְּכָל־be.kholH3605theseאֵ֑לֶּה'E.lehH428things; thereforebeholdH3808, I also willbringH5414thywayדַּרְכֵּ֣ךְ׀dar.KekhH1870uponH5921thineheadבְּרֹ֣אשׁbe.RoshH7218, saith theLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODH136: and thou shaltnotH3808commitH5414thislewdnessהַזִּמָּ֔הha.zi.MahH2154aboveH5921allכָּל־kol-H3605thineabominationsתּוֹעֲבֹתָֽיִךְ׃to.'a.vo.Ta.yikhH8441.

44Beholdהִנֵּה֙hi.NehH2009,everyH3605one that useth proverbs shall use this proverbagainstH5921thee,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, As is themotherכְּאִמָּ֖הke.'i.MahH517,soH5921isherH3605daughterבִּתָּֽהּ׃bi.TahH1323.

45Thou art thymother’sאִמֵּ֣ךְ'i.MekhH517daughterבַּת־bat-H1323, that loathethherH1602husbandאִישָׁ֖הּ'i.ShahH376andherH1602childrenוּבָנֶ֑יהָu.va.Nei.haH1121; and thou art thesisterוַאֲח֨וֹתva.'a.ChotH269of thysistersאֲחוֹתֵ֜ךְ'a.cho.TekhH269,whichאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834loathedH1602theirhusbandsH376and theirchildrenוּבְנֵיהֶ֔ןu.ve.nei.HenH1121: yourmotherאִמְּכֶ֣ן'i.me.KhenH517was anHittiteחִתִּ֔יתchi.TitH2850, and yourfatherוַאֲבִיכֶ֖ןva.'a.vi.KhenH1anAmoriteאֱמֹרִֽי׃'e.mo.RiH567.

46And thineelderהַגְּדוֹלָ֤הha.ge.do.LahH1419sisterוַאֲחוֹתֵ֨ךְva.'a.cho.TekhH269isSamariaשֹֽׁמְרוֹן֙sho.me.rOnH8111, that dwelleth at thyleftשְׂמֹאולֵ֑ךְse.mo.LekhH8040handH3225,sheהִ֣יאhi'H1931andherH5921daughtersוּבְנוֹתֶ֔יהָu.ve.no.Tei.haH1323: and thyyoungerהַקְּטַנָּ֣הha.ke.ta.NahH6996sisterוַאֲחוֹתֵ֞ךְva.'a.cho.TekhH269, that dwelleth at thyrightH3225handH3225, isSodomסְדֹ֖םse.DomH5467andherH5921daughtersוּבְנוֹתֶֽיהָ׃u.ve.no.Tei.haH1323.

47Yet hast thounotH3808walkedהָלַ֔כְתְּha.LakhtH1980in theirwaysבְדַרְכֵיהֶן֙ve.dar.khei.HenH1870,norH3808doneעָשִׂ֑יתa.si.tiH6213afterH1980theirabominationsוּבְתוֹעֲבֽוֹתֵיהֶ֖ןu.ve.to.'a.vo.tei.HenH8441; but, as if that were averyH1980littleכִּמְעַ֣טkim.'AtH4592thingH8441, thou wastmoreH3808corruptוַתַּשְׁחִ֥תִיva.tash.Chi.tiH7843thanH3808they inallבְּכָל־be.kholH3605thywaysדְּרָכָֽיִךְ׃de.ra.Kha.yikhH1870.

48As Iliveחַי־chai-H2416, saith theLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODH136,Sodomסְדֹ֣םse.DomH5467thysisterאֲחוֹתֵ֔ךְ'a.cho.TekhH269hathnotH518doneעָֽשְׂתָה֙'a.se.TahH6213,sheהִ֖יאhi'H1931norH518herH518daughtersוּבְנוֹתֶ֑יהָu.ve.no.Tei.haH1323, as thou hastdoneעָשִׂ֔ית'a.SitH6213, thou and thydaughtersוּבְנוֹתָֽיִךְ׃u.ve.no.Ta.yikhH1323.

49Beholdהִנֵּה־hi.neh-H2009, this was theiniquityעֲוֹ֖ן'a.VonH5771of thysisterאֲחוֹתֵ֑ךְ'a.cho.TekhH269Sodomסְדֹ֣םse.DomH5467;prideגָּא֨וֹןga.'onH1347, fulness ofbreadלֶ֜חֶםLe.chemH3899, and prosperouseaseוְשַׁלְוַ֣תve.shal.VatH7962was inherהָיָ֔הha.YahH1961and inherהָ֤יָהHa.yahH1961daughtersוְלִבְנוֹתֶ֔יהָve.liv.no.Tei.haH1323;neitherH3808didH3808sheH3808strengthenהֶחֱזִֽיקָה׃he.che.Zi.kahH2388thehandוְיַד־ve.yad-H3027of thepoorעָנִ֥י'a.NiH6041andneedyוְאֶבְי֖וֹןve.'ev.YonH34.

50And they were haughty, andcommittedוַתַּעֲשֶׂ֥ינָהva.ta.'a.Sei.nahH6213abominationתוֹעֵבָ֖הto.'e.VahH8441beforeH6440meH6440: therefore ItookH5493themawayH5493as Isawרָאִֽיתִי׃ סra.'I.tiH7200good.

51NeitherH3808hathSamariaוְשֹׁ֣מְר֔וֹןve.Sho.me.RonH8111committedH2398halfכַּחֲצִ֥יka.cha.TziH2677of thysinsH2398; but thou hastmultipliedוַתַּרְבִּ֤יva.tar.BiH7235thineabominationsתּוֹעֲבוֹתַ֙יִךְ֙to.'a.vo.Ta.yikhH8441moreH3808thanH3808they, and hastjustifiedוַתְּצַדְּקִי֙va.te.tza.de.KiH6663thysistersאֲחוֹתַ֔יִךְ'a.cho.tekhH269byallבְּכָל־be.kholH3605thineabominationsתּוֹעֲבוֹתַ֖יִךְto.'a.vo.Ta.yikhH8441whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834thou hastdoneעָשִֽׂית׃a.si.tH6213.

52Thou also,bearשְׂאִ֣יse.'IH5375thine ownshameH954, in that thou hast givenjudgmentH834for thysistersלַֽאֲחוֹתֵ֔ךְla.'a.cho.TekhH269;throughH4480thysinsבְּחַטֹּאתַ֛יִךְbe.cha.to.Ta.yikhH2403that thou hastcommittedH8581moreמִמֵּ֑ךְmi.MekhH4480abominableH8581thanH4480they, they aremoreH4480righteousתִּצְדַּ֣קְנָהtitz.Dak.nahH6663thanH4480thou: yea, be thou alsoconfoundedH954, andbearוּשְׂאִ֣יu.se.'IH5375thyshameH954, in that thou hastjustifiedבְּצַדֶּקְתֵּ֖ךְbe.tza.dek.TekhH6663thysistersאַחְיוֹתֵֽךְ׃'ach.yo.TekhH269.

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