Revised Version 1895

Ezekiel 16:44-52

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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