12Cry and howl, son ofmanH3605: for it isuponH5921mypeopleH3820, it isuponH5921allH3605the princes of Israel: they aredeliveredיָדַ֜יִםya.Da.yimH3027over to the sword with mypeopleH3820: smite thereforeuponH5921thy thigh.
13For there is a trial; andwhatדְבַר־de.var-H1697ifH1961even the rod that contemneth shall be no more? saith theLordH3068GODH3068.
14Thou therefore,sonH1121ofmanH120,prophesyH5012, and smite thine handstogetherוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571; and let theswordחֶ֥רֶבChe.revH2719be doubled the third time, theswordחֶ֛רֶבChe.revH2719of the deadly wounded: it is theswordחֶ֤רֶבChe.revH2719of the great one that is deadly wounded,whichחֶ֣רֶבChe.revH2719enterethintoחֶ֚רֶבChe.revH2719their chambers.
15I have set thepointבָּ֖רָקBa.rokH1300of the swordagainstכָּל־kol-H3605allכָּל־kol-H3605their gates, that their heart may melt, and their stumblings be multiplied: ah! it ismadeהֱיֵה־he.yeh-H1961aslightningלְבָרָ֖קle.va.RakH1300, it is pointed forslaughterH2874.
16Gather thee together, go to the right;setH5414thyself in array, go to theleftH5414; whithersoever thy face issetH5414.
17I will also smite mine handstogetherזְעַ֤קze.'AkH2199, and I will satisfy my fury: I the LORD havespokenH413it.
19Also, thousonH1121ofmanH120, appoint theetwoוְהַ֖ךְve.HakhH5221ways, that theswordH2719of the king of Babylon may come; they twain shall come forthoutH413of one land: and markoutH413a place, mark itoutH413at the head of the way to thecityהִ֗יאHi'H1931.
20Thou shaltappointנָתַ֖תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414awayכָּל־kol-H3605, for theswordH2719to come to Rabbah of the children of Ammon, and to Judah inJerusalemלְמַ֣עַן׀le.Ma.'anH4616the defenced.
21For the king of Babylon stood at the parting of thewayH6440, at theheadH6440of the two ways, to use divination: he shook the arrows to and fro, he consulted the teraphim, he looked in the liver.
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