Revised Version 1895

Ezekiel 16:44-63

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.

53And I willturnוְשַׁבְתִּי֙ve.shav.TiH7725againH7725theircaptivityH7622, thecaptivityH7622ofSodomסְדֹם֙se.DomH5467andherH7725daughtersוּבְנוֹתֶ֔יהָu.ve.no.Tei.haH1323, and thecaptivityH7622ofSamariaשֹׁמְר֖וֹןsho.me.RonH8111andherH7725daughtersוּבְנוֹתֶ֑יהָu.ve.no.Tei.haH1323, and thecaptivityH7622of thycaptivesH7628in themidstבְּתוֹכָֽהְנָה׃be.to.Kha.he.nahH8432of them:

54that thou mayestbearתִּשְׂאִ֣יtis.'IH5375thine ownshameכְלִמָּתֵ֔ךְkhe.li.ma.TekhH3639, and mayest beashamedוְנִכְלַ֕מְתְּve.nikh.LamtH3637becauseאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834ofallמִכֹּ֖לmi.KolH3605that thou hastdoneעָשִׂ֑ית'a.SitH6213, in that thou art acomfortבְּנַחֲמֵ֖ךְbe.na.cha.MekhH5162unto them.

55And thysistersוַאֲחוֹתַ֗יִךְva.'a.cho.Ta.yikhH269,Sodomסְדֹ֤םse.DomH5467andherH7725daughtersוּבְנוֹתֶ֙יהָ֙u.ve.no.Tei.haH1323, shallreturnתָּשֹׁ֣בְןָta.Shoe.naH7725to theirformerלְקַדְמָתָ֔ןle.kad.ma.TanH6927estate, andSamariaוְשֹֽׁמְרוֹן֙ve.sho.me.rOnH8111andherH7725daughtersוּבְנוֹתֶ֔יהָu.ve.no.Tei.haH1323shallreturnתָּשֹׁ֖בְןָta.Shoe.naH7725to theirformerלְקַדְמָתָ֑ןle.kad.ma.TanH6927estate, and thou and thydaughtersוּבְנוֹתַ֔יִךְu.ve.no.Ta.yikhH1323shallreturnתְּשֻׁבֶ֖ינָהte.shu.Vei.nahH7725to yourformerלְקַדְמַתְכֶֽן׃le.kad.mat.KhenH6927estate.

56For thysisterאֲחוֹתֵ֔ךְ'a.cho.TekhH269Sodomסְדֹ֣םse.DomH5467wasnotוְל֤וֹאve.Lo'H3808mentioned by thymouthבְּפִ֑יךְbe.FikhH6310in thedayבְּי֖וֹםbe.YomH3117of thyprideגְּאוֹנָֽיִךְ׃ge.'o.Na.yikhH1347;

57beforeבְּטֶרֶם֮be.te.RemH2962thywickednessרָעָתֵךְ֒ra.'a.teKhH7451was discovered, as at the time of thereproachחֶרְפַּ֣תcher.PatH2781of thedaughtersבְּנוֹת־be.not-H1323ofSyriaאֲרָ֔ם'a.RamH758, and ofallH3605that areroundH5439aboutH5439herH3605, thedaughtersבְּנ֣וֹתbe.NotH1323of thePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֑יםpe.lish.TimH6430, whichdoH3605despite unto theeroundH5439aboutH5439.

58Thou hastborneנְשָׂאתִ֑יםne.sa.TimH5375thylewdnessזִמָּתֵ֥ךְzi.ma.TekhH2154and thineabominationsתּוֹעֲבוֹתַ֖יִךְto.'a.vo.Ta.yikhH8441, saith theLORDיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.

59Forthusכֹ֤הkhohH3541saith theLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODH136: I willevenכִּ֣יkiH3588dealוְעָשִׂ֥יתִיve.'a.sitH6213with thee as thou hastdoneעָשִׂ֑ית'a.SitH6213,whichH834hastdespisedבָּזִ֥יתba.ZitH959theoathאָלָ֖ה'a.LahH423in breaking thecovenantבְּרִֽית׃be.RitH1285.

60Nevertheless I willrememberוְזָכַרְתִּ֨יve.za.khar.TiH2142mycovenantבְּרִיתִ֛יbe.ri.TiH1285with thee in thedaysבִּימֵ֣יbi.MeiH3117of thyyouthנְעוּרָ֑יִךְne.'u.Ra.yikhH5271, and I willestablishוַהֲקִמוֹתִ֥יva.ha.ki.mo.TiH6965unto thee aneverlastingעוֹלָֽם׃o.LamH5769covenantבְּרִ֥יתbe.RitH1285.

61Then shalt thourememberוְזָכַ֣רְתְּve.za.KhartH2142thywaysדְּרָכַיִךְ֮de.ra.kha.yiKhH1870, and beashamedוְנִכְלַמְתְּ֒ve.nikh.lamTH3637, when thou shaltreceiveבְּקַחְתֵּ֗ךְbe.kach.TekhH3947thysistersאֲחוֹתַ֙יִךְ֙'a.cho.Ta.yikhH269, thineelderהַגְּדֹל֣וֹתha.ge.do.LotH1419sistersH269and thyyoungerהַקְּטַנּ֖וֹתha.ke.ta.NotH6996: and I willgiveוְנָתַתִּ֨יve.na.ta.TiH5414them unto thee fordaughtersלְבָנ֖וֹתle.va.NotH1323, butnotוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808by thycovenantמִבְּרִיתֵֽךְ׃mi.be.ri.TekhH1285.

62And I willestablishוַהֲקִימוֹתִ֥יva.ha.ki.mo.TiH6965mycovenantבְּרִיתִ֖יbe.ri.TiH1285with thee; and thou shaltknowוְיָדַ֖עַתְּve.ya.Da.'atH3045that I am theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068:

63that thou mayestrememberתִּזְכְּרִי֙tiz.ke.RiH2142, and beconfoundedH954, andneverוְלֹ֨אve.Lo'H3808openמִפְּנֵ֖יmi.pe.NeiH6440thymouthפֶּ֔הPehH6310anyH3605moreעוֹד֙'OdH5750,becauseאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834of thyshameH954; when I have forgiven theeallH3605that thou hastdoneעָשִׂ֔ית'a.SitH6213, saith theLordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136GODH136.

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