Revised Version 1895

Ezekiel 20:7-24

7And Isaidוָאֹמַ֣רva.'o.MarH559unto them,CastH7993yeawayהַשְׁלִ֔יכוּhash.Li.khuH7993everyH376manH376theabominationsשִׁקּוּצֵ֤יshi.ku.TzeiH8251of hiseyesעֵינָיו֙'ei.NavH5869, anddefileתִּטַּמָּ֑אוּti.ta.Ma.'uH2930notאַל־'al-H408yourselves with theidolsוּבְגִלּוּלֵ֥יu.ve.gi.lu.LeiH1544ofEgyptמִצְרַ֖יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714; I am theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068yourGodאֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei.KhemH430.

8But theyrebelledוַיַּמְרוּ־vai.yam.ru-H4784againstH5921meH413, and wouldnotH3808hearken untomeH413; theydidH3808notH3808everyH376manH376castH7993awayהִשְׁלִ֔יכוּhish.Li.khuH7993theabominationsשִׁקּוּצֵ֤יshi.ku.TzeiH8251of theireyesעֵֽינֵיהֶם֙'ei.nei.HemH5869,neitherH3808didH3808theyforsakeעָזָ֑בוּ'a.Za.vuH5800theidolsגִּלּוּלֵ֥יgi.lu.LeiH1544ofEgyptמִצְרַ֖יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714: then Isaidוָאֹמַ֞רva.'o.MarH559I wouldpourלִשְׁפֹּ֧ךְlish.PokhH8210outH8210myfuryחֲמָתִ֣יcha.ma.TiH2534uponH5921them, toaccomplishלְכַלּ֤וֹתle.kha.LotH3615myangerאַפִּי֙'a.PiH639againstH5921them in themidstבְּת֖וֹךְbe.TokhH8432of thelandאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

9But I wrought for myname’sשְׁמִ֔יshe.MiH8034sakeלְמַ֣עַןle.Ma.'anH4616, that it shouldnotלְבִלְתִּ֥יle.vil.TiH1115beprofanedהֵחֵ֛לhe.ChelH2490in thesightלְעֵינֵ֥יle.'ei.NeiH5869of thenationsהַגּוֹיִ֖םha.go.YimH1471, amongwhomאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834they were, inwhoseאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834sightלְעֵ֣ינֵיהֶ֔םle.'Ei.nei.HemH5869Imadeוָאַ֙עַשׂ֙va.'A.'asH6213myselfH3045knownH3045unto them, inbringingH3318themforthH3318outH3318of thelandמֵאֶ֥רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

10SoH3318I caused them togoH3318forthH3318outH3318of thelandמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714, andbroughtוָאֲבִאֵ֖םva.'a.vi.'EmH935themintoאֶל־'el-H413thewildernessהַמִּדְבָּֽר׃ha.mid.BarH4057.

11And Igaveוָאֶתֵּ֤ןva.'e.TenH5414them mystatutesחֻקּוֹתַ֔יchu.ko.TaiH2708, and shewed them myjudgmentsמִשְׁפָּטַ֖יmish.pa.TaiH4941,whichH834ifH834amanהָאָדָ֖םha.'a.DamH120doיַעֲשֶׂ֥הya.'a.SehH6213, he shall live in them.

12Moreoverוְגַ֤םve.GamH1571also IgaveH5414them mysabbathsשַׁבְּתוֹתַי֙sha.be.to.TaiH7676, to be asignלְא֔וֹתle.'otH226betweenH996meH5414and them, that they mightknowלָדַ֕עַתla.Da.'atH3045that I am theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068thatsanctifyמְקַדְּשָֽׁם׃me.ka.de.ShamH6942them.

13But thehouseבֵֽית־veit-H1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לYis.ra.'ElH3478rebelledוַיַּמְרוּ־vai.yam.ru-H4784againstH5921meH5921in thewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֗רba.mid.BarH4057: theywalkedהָלָ֜כוּha.La.khuH1980notלֹא־lo'-H3808in mystatutesבְּחֻקּוֹתַ֨יbe.chu.ko.TaiH2708, and theyrejectedמָאָ֗סוּma.'A.suH3988myjudgmentsמִשְׁפָּטַ֣יmish.pa.TaiH4941,whichH834ifH834amanהָֽאָדָם֙ha.'a.DamH120doיַעֲשֶׂ֨הya.'a.SehH6213, he shallliveH1980in them; and mysabbathsשַׁבְּתֹתַ֖יsha.be.to.TaiH7676theygreatlyמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966profanedחִלְּל֣וּchi.le.LuH2490: then Isaidוָאֹמַ֞רva.'o.MarH559I wouldpourלִשְׁפֹּ֨ךְlish.PokhH8210outH8210myfuryחֲמָתִ֧יcha.ma.TiH2534uponH5921them in thewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֖רba.mid.BarH4057, toconsumeלְכַלּוֹתָֽם׃le.kha.lo.TamH3615them.

14But I wrought for myname’sשְׁמִ֑יshe.MiH8034sakeלְמַ֣עַןle.Ma.'anH4616, that it shouldnotלְבִלְתִּ֤יle.vil.TiH1115beprofanedהֵחֵל֙he.ChelH2490in thesightלְעֵינֵ֣יle.'ei.NeiH5869of thenationsהַגּוֹיִ֔םha.go.YimH1471, inwhoseאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834sightלְעֵינֵיהֶֽם׃le.'ei.nei.HemH5869IbroughtH3318themoutH3318.

15Moreoverוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571also Iliftedנָשָׂ֧אתִיna.Sa.tiH5375upH5375myhandיָדִ֛יya.DiH3027unto them in thewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֑רba.mid.BarH4057, that I wouldnotלְבִלְתִּי֩le.vil.TiH1115bringהָבִ֨יאha.Vi'H935themintoאֶל־'el-H413thelandהָאָ֣רֶץha.'A.retzH776whichH834I hadgivenנָתַ֗תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414them,flowingזָבַ֤תza.VatH2100withmilkחָלָב֙cha.LavH2461andhoneyוּדְבַ֔שׁu.de.VashH1706,whichH834is the glory ofallלְכָל־le.kholH3605landsהָאֲרָצֽוֹת׃ha.'a.ra.TzotH776;

16becauseכִּ֛יkiH3588theyrejectedמָאָ֗סוּma.'A.suH3988myjudgmentsבְּמִשְׁפָּטַ֣יbe.mish.pa.TaiH4941, andwalkedהָלְכ֣וּha.le.KhuH1980notלֹא־lo'-H3808in mystatutesחֻקּוֹתַי֙chu.ko.TaiH2708, andprofanedחִלֵּ֑לוּchi.Le.luH2490mysabbathsשַׁבְּתוֹתַ֖יsha.be.to.TaiH7676: for theirheartלִבָּ֥םli.BamH3820wentהֹלֵֽךְ׃ho.LekhH1980afterאַחֲרֵ֥י'a.cha.ReiH310theiridolsגִלּוּלֵיהֶ֖םgi.lu.lei.HemH1544.

17Nevertheless mineeyeעֵינִ֛י'ei.NiH5869sparedוַתָּ֧חָסva.Ta.chosH2347them fromdestroyingמִֽשַּׁחֲתָ֑םmi.sha.cha.TamH7843them,neitherוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808didH6213ImakeH6213afullH3617endH3617of them in thewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּֽר׃ba.mid.BarH4057.

18And Isaidוָאֹמַ֤רva.'o.MarH559unto theirchildrenבְּנֵיהֶם֙be.nei.HemH1121in thewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֔רba.mid.BarH4057, Walk yenotאַל־'al-H408in thestatutesבְּחוּקֵּ֤יbe.chu.KeiH2706of yourfathersאֲבֽוֹתֵיכֶם֙'a.vo.tei.KhemH1,neitherאַל־'al-H408observeתִּשְׁמֹ֑רוּtish.Mo.ruH8104theirjudgmentsמִשְׁפְּטֵיהֶ֖םmish.pe.tei.HemH4941,norאַל־'al-H408defileתִּטַּמָּֽאוּ׃ti.ta.Ma.'uH2930yourselves with theiridolsוּבְגִלּוּלֵיהֶ֖םu.ve.gi.lu.lei.HemH1544:

19I am theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068yourGodאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֔ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430; walk in mystatutesבְּחֻקּוֹתַ֖יbe.chu.ko.TaiH2708, andkeepשִׁמְר֖וּshim.RuH8104myjudgmentsמִשְׁפָּטַ֥יmish.pa.TaiH4941, anddoוַעֲשׂ֥וּva.'a.SuH6213them:

20and hallow mysabbathsשַׁבְּתוֹתַ֖יsha.be.to.TaiH7676; and they shall be asignלְאוֹת֙le.'OtH226betweenH996meאֲנִ֥י'a.NiH589andyouכִּ֛יkiH3588, that ye mayknowלָדַ֕עַתla.Da.'atH3045that I am theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068yourGodאֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei.KhemH430.

21But thechildrenהַבָּנִ֗יםha.ba.NimH1121rebelledוַיַּמְרוּ־vai.yam.ru-H4784againstH5921meH5921; theywalkedהָ֠לָכוּHa.la.khuH1980notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808in mystatutesבְּחֻקּוֹתַ֣יbe.chu.ko.TaiH2708,neitherלֹא־lo'-H3808keptשָׁמְר֜וּsha.me.RuH8104myjudgmentsמִשְׁפָּטַ֨יmish.pa.TaiH4941todoלַעֲשׂ֣וֹתla.'a.SotH6213them,whichH834ifH834amanהָֽאָדָם֙ha.'a.DamH120doיַעֲשֶׂ֨הya.'a.SehH6213, he shallliveH1980in them; theyprofanedחִלֵּ֑לוּchi.Le.luH2490mysabbathsשַׁבְּתוֹתַ֖יsha.be.to.TaiH7676: then Isaidוָאֹמַ֞רva.'o.MarH559I wouldpourלִשְׁפֹּ֧ךְlish.PokhH8210outH8210myfuryחֲמָתִ֣יcha.ma.TiH2534uponH5921them, toaccomplishלְכַלּ֥וֹתle.kha.LotH3615myangerאַפִּ֛י'a.PiH639againstH5921them in thewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּֽר׃ba.mid.BarH4057.

22Nevertheless Iwithdrewוַהֲשִׁבֹ֙תִי֙va.ha.shi.Vo.tiH7725minehandיָדִ֔יya.DiH3027, and wrought for myname’sשְׁמִ֑יshe.MiH8034sakeלְמַ֣עַןle.Ma.'anH4616, that it shouldnotלְבִלְתִּ֤יle.vil.TiH1115heprofanedהֵחֵל֙he.ChelH2490in thesightלְעֵינֵ֣יle.'ei.NeiH5869of thenationsהַגּוֹיִ֔םha.go.YimH1471, inwhoseאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834sightלְעֵינֵיהֶֽם׃le.'ei.nei.HemH5869IbroughtH3318themforthH3318.

23Moreoverגַּם־gam-H1571Iliftedנָשָׂ֧אתִיna.Sa.tiH5375upH5375minehandיָדִ֛יya.DiH3027unto them in thewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֑רba.mid.BarH4057, that I wouldscatterH2219them among thenationsבַּגּוֹיִ֔םba.go.YimH1471, anddisperseוּלְזָר֥וֹתu.le.za.RotH2219themthroughH3027thecountriesבָּאֲרָצֽוֹת׃ba.'a.ra.TzotH776,

24becauseיַ֜עַןYa.'anH3282they hadnotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808executed myjudgmentsמִשְׁפָּטַ֤יmish.pa.TaiH4941, but hadrejectedמָאָ֔סוּma.'A.suH3988mystatutesוְחֻקּוֹתַ֣יve.chu.ko.TaiH2708, and hadprofanedחִלֵּ֑לוּchi.Le.luH2490mysabbathsשַׁבְּתוֹתַ֖יsha.be.to.TaiH7676, and theireyesעֵינֵיהֶֽם׃'ei.nei.HemH5869wereafterוְאַחֲרֵי֙ve.'a.cha.ReiH310theirfathers’אֲבוֹתָ֔ם'a.vo.TamH1idolsגִּלּוּלֵ֣יgi.lu.LeiH1544.

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