Revised Version 1895

Ezekiel 23

1Thewordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068cameH1961againH1961untomeאֵלַ֥י'e.LaiH413,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

2Sonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofmanאָדָ֑ם'a.DamH120, there weretwoשְׁתַּ֣יִםshe.Ta.yimH8147womenנָשִׁ֔יםna.ShimH802, thedaughtersבְּנ֥וֹתbe.NotH1323of onemotherאֵם־'em-H517:

3and theycommittedH6213whoredoms inEgyptבְמִצְרַ֔יִםve.mitz.Ra.yimH4714; theycommittedH6213whoredoms in theiryouthבִּנְעוּרֵיהֶ֖ןbin.'u.rei.HenH5271: there were theirbreastsשְׁדֵיהֶ֔ןshe.dei.HenH7699pressedH4600, and there theybruisedH4600the teats of theirvirginityבְּתוּלֵיהֶֽן׃be.tu.lei.HenH1331.

4And thenamesוּשְׁמוֹתָ֗ןu.she.mo.TanH8034of them wereOholahאָהֳלָ֤ה'o.ho.LahH170theelderהַגְּדוֹלָה֙ha.ge.do.LahH1419, andOholibahוְאָהֳלִיבָ֣הve.'o.ho.li.VahH172herוַתִּֽהְיֶ֣ינָהva.tih.Yei.nahH1961sisterאֲחוֹתָ֔הּ'a.cho.TahH269: and theybecameוַתֵּלַ֖דְנָהva.te.Lad.nahH3205mine, and they baresonsבָּנִ֣יםba.NimH1121anddaughtersוּבָנ֑וֹתu.va.NotH1323. And as for theirnamesוּשְׁמוֹתָ֕ןu.she.mo.TanH8034,Samariaשֹׁמְר֣וֹןsho.me.RonH8111isOholahאָהֳלָ֔ה'o.ho.LahH170, andJerusalemוִירוּשָׁלִַ֖םvi.ru.sha.LimH3389Oholibahאָהֳלִיבָֽה׃'o.ho.li.VahH172.

5AndOholahאָהֳלָ֖ה'o.ho.LahH170playedH2181theharlotH2181when she wasmineתַּחְתָּ֑יtach.TaiH8478; and she doted onherH413loversמְאַהֲבֶ֔יהָme.'a.ha.Vei.haH157, on the AssyriansherH413neighbours,

6which wereclothedH3847withblueתְכֵ֙לֶת֙te.Khe.letH8504,governorsפַּח֣וֹתpa.ChotH6346andrulersוּסְגָנִ֔יםu.se.ga.NimH5461,allכֻּלָּ֑םku.LamH3605of themdesirableחֶ֖מֶדChe.medH2531youngבַּח֥וּרֵיba.Chu.reiH970menH970,horsemenפָּרָשִׁ֕יםpa.ra.ShimH6571ridingרֹכְבֵ֖יro.khe.VeiH7392uponH3847horsesסוּסִֽים׃su.SimH5483.

7AndsheH834bestowedוַתִּתֵּ֤ןva.ti.TenH5414herכֻּלָּ֑םku.LamH3605whoredomsuponH5921them, thechoicestמִבְחַ֥רmiv.CharH4005menבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121ofAssyriaאַשּׁ֖וּר'a.ShurH804allוּבְכֹ֧לu.ve.KholH3605of them: and on whomsoeversheH834doted, withallבְּכָל־be.kholH3605theiridolsגִּלּוּלֵיהֶ֖םgi.lu.lei.HemH1544sheH834defiledנִטְמָֽאָה׃nit.Ma.'ahH2930herselfH5921.

8Neitherלֹ֣אlo'H3808hath,sheH3588leftעָזָ֔בָה'a.Za.vahH5800herH5921whoredomssinceH3588the days ofEgyptמִמִּצְרַ֙יִם֙mi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714; for inherH5921youthבִנְעוּרֶ֔יהָvin.'u.Rei.haH5271theylayשָׁכְב֣וּsha.khe.VuH7901withherH5921, and they bruised the teats ofherH5921virginityבְתוּלֶ֑יהָve.tu.Lei.haH1331: and theypouredוַיִּשְׁפְּכ֥וּvai.yish.pe.KhuH8210outH8210their whoredomuponH5921herH5921.

9Wherefore Ideliveredנְתַתִּ֖יהָne.ta.Ti.haH5414herH5921intoH5921thehandבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027ofherH5921loversמְאַֽהֲבֶ֑יהָme.'a.ha.Vei.haH157,intoH5921thehandבְּיַד֙be.YadH3027of the Assyrians,uponH5921whomH834sheH834doted.

10Theseהֵמָּה֮he.MahH1992discoveredherH1540nakednessעֶרְוָתָהּ֒'er.va.TahH6172: theytookלָקָ֔חוּla.Ka.chuH3947herH1540sonsבָּנֶ֤יהָba.Nei.haH1121andherH1540daughtersוּבְנוֹתֶ֙יהָ֙u.ve.no.Tei.haH1323, andherH1540theyslewהָרָ֑גוּha.Ra.guH2026with theswordבַּחֶ֣רֶבba.Che.revH2719: and shebecameH1961abywordשֵׁם֙shemH8034amongwomenלַנָּשִׁ֔יםla.na.ShimH802; for they executedjudgmentsוּשְׁפוּטִ֖יםu.she.fu.TimH8196uponH1961herH1540.

11AndherH7200sisterאֲחוֹתָ֣הּ'a.cho.TahH269Oholibahאָהֳלִיבָ֔ה'o.ho.li.VahH172sawH7200this, yet was shemoreמִמֶּ֑נָּהmi.Me.nahH4480corruptוַתַּשְׁחֵ֥תva.tash.ChetH7843inherH7200dotingthanH4480she, and inherH7200whoredoms which weremoreH4480thanH4480the whoredoms ofherH7200sisterאֲחוֹתָֽהּ׃'a.cho.TahH269.

12She doteduponH413the Assyrians,governorsפַּח֨וֹתpa.ChotH6346andrulersוּסְגָנִ֤יםu.se.ga.NimH5461,herH3605neighbours,clothedלְבֻשֵׁ֣יle.vu.SheiH3847most gorgeously,horsemenפָּרָשִׁ֖יםpa.ra.ShimH6571ridingרֹכְבֵ֣יro.khe.VeiH7392uponH413horsesסוּסִ֑יםsu.SimH5483,allH3605of themdesirableחֶ֖מֶדChe.medH2531youngבְּנֵי֩be.NeiH1121menבַּח֥וּרֵיba.Chu.reiH970.

13And Isawוָאֵ֖רֶאva.'E.re'H7200thatsheכִּ֣יkiH3588wasdefiledנִטְמָ֑אָהnit.Ma.'ahH2930; theybothH8147tookH8147onewayדֶּ֥רֶךְDe.rekhH1870.

14And sheincreasedוַתּ֖וֹסֶףva.To.sefH3254herאֶל־'el-H413whoredoms; for shesawוַתֵּ֗רֶאva.Te.re'H7200menH376pourtrayeduponעַל־'al-H5921thewallהַקִּ֔ירha.KirH7023, theimagesצַלְמֵ֣יtzal.MeiH6754of theChaldeansכַשְׂדִּ֔יםkhas.di.yimH3778pourtrayed withvermilionבַּשָּׁשַֽׁר׃ba.sha.SharH8350,

15girdedחֲגוֹרֵ֨יcha.go.ReiH2289with girdles upon theirloinsבְּמָתְנֵיהֶ֗םbe.ma.te.nei.HemH4975, exceeding in dyed attire upon theirheadsבְּרָ֣אשֵׁיהֶ֔םbe.Ra.shei.HemH7218,allכֻּלָּ֑םku.LamH3605of them princes to look upon,afterH776thelikenessדְּמ֤וּתde.MutH1823of theBabyloniansH3778inChaldeaכַּשְׂדִּ֔יםkas.DimH3778, thelandאֶ֖רֶץ'E.retzH776of their nativity.

16And as soon as she saw them she doteduponעֲלֵיהֶ֖ם'a.lei.HemH5921them, andsentוַתִּשְׁלַ֧חva.tish.LachH7971messengersמַלְאָכִ֛יםmal.'a.KhimH4397unto themintoאֲלֵיהֶ֖ם'a.lei.HemH413Chaldeaכַּשְׂדִּֽימָה׃kas.Di.mahH3778.

17And the Babylonianscameוַיָּבֹ֨אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935toherH413intoH413thebedלְמִשְׁכַּ֣בle.mish.KavH4904ofloveדֹּדִ֔יםdo.DimH1730; and theydefiledH2930herH413with their whoredom, and she was polluted with them, andherH413soulנַפְשָׁ֖הּnaf.ShahH5315wasalienatedוַתֵּ֥קַעva.Te.ka'H3363from them.

18SoH834sheH834discoveredherH1540whoredoms, and discoveredherH1540nakednessעֶרְוָתָ֑הּ'er.va.TahH6172: then mysoulנַפְשִׁי֙naf.ShiH5315wasalienatedH5361fromherH1540, like as mysoulנַפְשִׁ֖יnaf.ShiH5315wasalienatedH5361fromherH1540sisterאֲחוֹתָֽהּ׃'a.cho.TahH269.

19YetsheH834multipliedוַתַּרְבֶּ֖הva.tar.BehH7235herH3117whoredoms,rememberingלִזְכֹּר֙liz.KorH2142thedaysיְמֵ֣יye.MeiH3117ofherH3117youthנְעוּרֶ֔יהָne.'u.Rei.haH5271,whereinH834sheH834hadplayedH2181theharlotH2181in thelandבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

20AndsheH834doteduponעַ֖ל'alH5921theirparamoursפִּֽלַגְשֵׁיהֶ֑םpi.lag.shei.HemH6370,whoseH834fleshבְּשַׂר־be.sar-H1320is as thefleshבְּשָׂרָ֔םbe.sa.RamH1320of asses, andwhoseH834issueוְזִרְמַ֥תve.zir.MatH2231is like theissueזִרְמָתָֽם׃zir.ma.TamH2231ofhorsesסוּסִ֖יםsu.SimH5483.

21Thusלְמַ֖עַןle.Ma.'anH4616thou calledst to remembrance thelewdnessזִמַּ֣תzi.MatH2154of thyyouthנְעוּרָ֑יִךְne.'u.Ra.yikhH5271, in the bruising of thy teats by theEgyptiansמִמִּצְרַ֙יִם֙mi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714for thebreastsשְׁדֵ֥יshe.DeiH7699of thyyouthנְעוּרָֽיִךְ׃ סne.'u.Ra.yikhH5271.

22Therefore, OOholibahאָהֳלִיבָ֗ה'o.ho.li.VahH172,thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saith theLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODH136:Beholdהִנְנִ֨יhi.NiH2005, I willraiseמֵעִ֤ירme.'IrH5782upH5921thyloversמְאַהֲבַ֙יִךְ֙me.'a.ha.Va.yikhH157againstH5921thee, fromwhomאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834thysoulנַפְשֵׁ֖ךְnaf.ShekhH5315isalienatedנָקְעָ֥הna.ke.'AhH5361, and I willbringוַהֲבֵאתִ֥יםva.ha.ve.TimH935themagainstH5921thee oneveryH5439sideH5439;

23theBabyloniansH3778andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605theChaldeansכַּשְׂדִּ֗יםkas.DimH3778,Pekodפְּק֤וֹדpe.KodH6489andShoaוְשׁ֙וֹעַ֙ve.Sho.a'H7772andKoaוְק֔וֹעַve.Ko.a'H6970, andallכָּל־kol-H3605the Assyrians with them:desirableחֶ֜מֶדChe.medH2531youngH1121menH970,governorsפַּח֤וֹתpa.ChotH6346andrulersוּסְגָנִים֙u.se.ga.NimH5461allכֻּלָּ֔םku.LamH3605of them, princes andmenH970ofrenownH7121,allכֻּלָּֽם׃ku.LamH3605of themridingרֹכְבֵ֥יro.khe.VeiH7392uponH7121horsesסוּסִ֖יםsu.SimH5483.

24And they shallcomeוּבָ֣אוּu.Va.'uH935againstH5921thee withweaponsהֹ֠צֶןHo.tzenH2021,chariotsרֶ֤כֶבRe.khevH7393, andwagonsוְגַלְגַּל֙ve.gal.GalH1534, and with anassemblyוּבִקְהַ֣לu.vik.HalH6951ofpeoplesעַמִּ֔ים'a.MimH5971; they shallsetיָשִׂ֥ימוּya.Si.muH7760themselvesH5921againstH5921thee withbucklerH4043andshieldוּמָגֵן֙u.ma.GenH4043andhelmetוְקוֹבַ֔עve.ko.Va'H6959roundH5439aboutH5439: and I willcommitוְנָתַתִּ֤יve.na.ta.TiH5414thejudgmentמִשְׁפָּ֔טmish.PatH4941unto them, and they shalljudgeוּשְׁפָט֖וּךְu.she.fa.TukhH8199theeaccordingH5921to theirjudgmentsבְּמִשְׁפְּטֵיהֶֽם׃be.mish.pe.tei.HemH4941.

25And I willsetוְנָתַתִּ֨יve.na.ta.TiH5414myjealousyקִנְאָתִ֜יkin.'a.TiH7068againstאוֹתָךְ֙'o.toKhH854thee, and they shalldealוְעָשׂ֤וּve.'a.SuH6213with thee infuryבְּחֵמָ֔הbe.che.MahH2534: they shalltakeיִקָּ֔חוּyi.Ka.chuH3947awayיָסִ֔ירוּya.Si.ruH5493thynoseאַפֵּ֤ךְ'a.PekhH639and thineearsוְאָזְנַ֙יִךְ֙ve.'a.ze.Na.yikhH241; and thy residue shallfallתִּפּ֑וֹלti.PolH5307by theswordבַּחֶ֣רֶבba.Che.revH2719: they shalltakeH3947thysonsבָּנַ֤יִךְba.Na.yikhH1121and thydaughtersוּבְנוֹתַ֙יִךְ֙u.ve.no.Ta.yikhH1323; and thy residue shall bedevouredתֵּאָכֵ֥לte.'a.KhelH398by thefireבָּאֵֽשׁ׃ba.'EshH784.

26They shall alsostripוְהִפְשִׁיט֖וּךְve.hif.shi.TukhH6584thee of thyclothesבְּגָדָ֑יִךְbe.ga.Da.yikhH899, andtakeוְלָקְח֖וּve.la.ke.ChuH3947awayH3947thy fairjewelsכְּלֵ֥יke.LeiH3627.

27ThusH3808will ImakeH2142thylewdnessזִמָּתֵךְ֙zi.ma.teKhH2154toceaseוְהִשְׁבַּתִּ֤יve.hish.ba.TiH7673from thee, and thy whoredombroughtH5375from thelandמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714:soH4480that thou shaltnotH3808liftתִשְׂאִ֤יtis.'IH5375upH5375thineeyesעֵינַ֙יִךְ֙'ei.Na.yikhH5869unto them,norH3808rememberתִזְכְּרִי־tiz.ke.ri-H2142Egyptוּמִצְרַ֖יִםu.mitz.Ra.yimH4714anyH4480moreH4480.

28Forthusכֹ֤הkhohH3541saith theLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODH136:Beholdהִנְנִי֙hi.NiH2005, I willdeliverנֹֽתְנָ֔ךְno.te.NakhH5414theeintoH3027thehandבְּיַ֖דbe.YadH3027of themwhomאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834thou hatest,intoH3027thehandבְּיַ֛דbe.YadH3027of them fromwhomאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834thysoulנַפְשֵׁ֖ךְnaf.ShekhH5315isalienatedנָקְעָ֥הna.ke.'AhH5361:

29and they shalldealוְעָשׂ֨וּve.'a.SuH6213with thee inhatredבְּשִׂנְאָ֗הbe.sin.'AhH8135, and shalltakeוְלָקְחוּ֙ve.la.ke.ChuH3947awayH1540allH3605thy labour, and shallleaveוַעֲזָב֖וּךְva.'a.za.VukhH5800theenakedעֵירֹ֣ם'ei.RomH5903andbareH1540: and thenakednessעֶרְוַ֣ת'er.VatH6172of thy whoredoms shall be discovered,bothH3605thylewdnessוְזִמָּתֵ֖ךְve.zi.ma.TekhH2154and thy whoredoms.

30Theseאֵ֖לֶּה'E.lehH428things shall bedoneעָשֹׂ֥ה'a.SohH6213unto thee, for that thou hast gone a whoringafterאַחֲרֵ֣י'a.cha.ReiH310the heathen, andbecauseעַ֥ל'alH5921thou art polluted with theiridolsבְּגִלּוּלֵיהֶֽם׃be.gi.lu.lei.HemH1544.

31Thou hastwalkedהָלָ֑כְתְּha.La.khetH1980in thewayבְּדֶ֥רֶךְbe.De.rekhH1870of thysisterאֲחוֹתֵ֖ךְ'a.cho.TekhH269; therefore will IgiveH5414herH5414cupכוֹסָ֖הּkho.SahH3563intoH1980thinehandבְּיָדֵֽךְ׃ סbe.ya.DekhH3027.

32Thusכֹּ֤הkohH3541saith theLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODH136: Thou shaltdrinkתִּשְׁתִּ֔יtish.TiH8354of thysister’sאֲחוֹתֵךְ֙'a.cho.teKhH269cupכּ֤וֹסKosH3563, which isdeepהָעֲמֻקָּ֖הha.'a.mu.KahH6013and large: thou shalt belaughedלִצְחֹ֛קlitz.ChokH6712to scorn and had in derision; it containethmuchמִרְבָּ֥הmir.BahH4767.

33Thou shalt befilledתִּמָּלֵ֑אִיti.ma.Le.'iH4390withdrunkennessשִׁכָּר֥וֹןshi.ka.RonH7943andsorrowוְיָג֖וֹןve.ya.GonH3015, with thecupכּ֚וֹסKosH3563of astonishment anddesolationוּשְׁמָמָ֔הu.she.ma.MahH8077, with thecupכּ֖וֹסKosH3563of thysisterאֲחוֹתֵ֥ךְ'a.cho.TekhH269Samariaשֹׁמְרֽוֹן׃sho.me.RonH8111.

34Thou shaltevenכִּ֚יkiH3588drinkוְשָׁתִ֨יתve.sha.TitH8354it anddrainוּמָצִ֗יתu.ma.TzitH4680itoutH4680, and thou shaltgnawH4680the sherds thereof, and shalttearתְּנַתֵּ֑קִיte.na.Te.kiH5423thybreastsוְשָׁדַ֣יִךְve.sha.Da.yikhH7699: for I havespokenדִבַּ֔רְתִּיdi.Bar.tiH1696it, saith theLordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136GODH136.

35Thereforethusכֹּ֤הkohH3541saith theLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODH136:Becauseיַ֚עַןYa.'anH3282thou hastforgottenשָׁכַ֣חַתְּsha.Kha.chatH7911meH310, andcastוַתַּשְׁלִ֥יכִיva.tash.Li.khiH7993meH310behindH310thybackH310, thereforebearשְׂאִ֥יse.'IH5375thou also thylewdnessזִמָּתֵ֖ךְzi.ma.TekhH2154and thy whoredoms.

36TheLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559moreover untomeאֵלַ֔י'e.LaiH413:Sonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofmanאָדָ֕ם'a.DamH120, wilt thoujudgeהֲתִשְׁפּ֥וֹטha.tish.PotH8199Oholahאָהֳלָ֖ה'o.ho.LahH170andOholibahאָהֳלִיבָ֑ה'o.ho.li.VahH172? thendeclareוְהַגֵּ֣דve.ha.GedH5046unto them theirabominationsתוֹעֲבוֹתֵיהֶֽן׃to.'a.vo.tei.HenH8441.

37For they havecommittedH5003adulteryנִאֵ֗פוּni.'E.fuH5003, andbloodוְדָם֙ve.DamH1818is in theirhandsבִּֽידֵיהֶ֔ןbi.dei.HenH3027, and with theiridolsגִּלּֽוּלֵיהֶ֖ןgi.lu.lei.HenH1544have theycommittedH5003adulteryנִאֵ֑פוּni.'E.fuH5003; and they have alsocausedוְאֶת־ve.'EtH854theirsonsבְּנֵיהֶן֙be.nei.HenH1121,whomאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834they bare untomeיָֽלְדוּ־yal.du-H3205, topassהֶעֱבִ֥ירוּhe.'e.Vi.ruH5674throughH3027the fire unto them to be devoured.

38Moreoverע֥וֹדodH5750this they havedoneעָ֣שׂוּ'A.suH6213untomeH3117: they havedefiledטִמְּא֤וּti.me.'UH2930mysanctuaryמִקְדָּשִׁי֙mik.da.ShiH4720in thesameהַה֔וּאha.Hu'H1931dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117, and haveprofanedחִלֵּֽלוּ׃chi.Le.luH2490mysabbathsשַׁבְּתוֹתַ֖יsha.be.to.TaiH7676.

39For when they hadslainוּֽבְשַׁחֲטָ֤םu.ve.sha.cha.TamH7819theirchildrenבְּנֵיהֶם֙be.nei.HemH1121to theiridolsלְגִלּ֣וּלֵיהֶ֔םle.gi.Lu.lei.HemH1544, then theycameוַיָּבֹ֧אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935thesameהַה֖וּאha.Hu'H1931dayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117intoאֶל־'el-H413mysanctuaryמִקְדָּשִׁ֛יmik.da.ShiH4720toprofaneלְחַלְּל֑וֹle.cha.le.LoH2490it; and,loוְהִנֵּה־ve.hi.neh-H2009,thusכֹ֥הkhohH3541have theydoneעָשׂ֖וּ'a.SuH6213in themidstבְּת֥וֹךְbe.TokhH8432of minehouseבֵּיתִֽי׃bei.TiH1004.

40Andfurthermoreוְאַ֗ףve.'AfH637ye havesentתִשְׁלַ֙חְנָה֙tish.Lach.nahH7971formenH376thatcomeבָּאִ֖יםba.'ImH935fromfarמִמֶּרְחָ֑קmi.mer.ChakH4801: untowhomאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834amessengerמַלְאָ֜ךְmal.'AkhH4397wassentשָׁל֤וּחַsha.Lu.achH7971, and,loוְהִנֵּה־ve.hi.neh-H2009, theycameבָ֔אוּVa.'uH935; forwhomלַאֲשֶׁ֥רla.'a.SherH834thou didstwashרָחַ֛צְתְּra.ChatztH7364thyself, paintedst thineeyesעֵינַ֖יִךְ'ei.Na.yikhH5869, and deckedst thyself withornamentsעֶֽדִי׃'E.diH5716;

41and satestuponH5921a statelybedמִטָּ֣הmi.TahH4296. with atableוְשֻׁלְחָ֥ןve.shul.ChanH7979preparedbeforeלְפָנֶ֑יהָle.fa.Nei.haH6440it, whereupon thou didstsetשַׂ֥מְתְּsamtH7760mineincenseוּקְטָרְתִּ֥יu.ke.ta.re.TiH7004and mineoilוְשַׁמְנִ֖יve.sham.NiH8081.

42And thevoiceוְק֣וֹלve.KolH6963of amultitudeהָמוֹן֮ha.mOnH1995being ateaseשָׁלֵ֣וsha.LevH7961was withherH413: and withmenH376of the common sort werebroughtמוּבָאִ֥יםmu.va.'ImH935drunkardsH5433from thewildernessמִמִּדְבָּ֑רmi.mid.BarH4057; and theyputוַֽיִּתְּנ֤וּvai.yi.te.NuH5414braceletsצְמִידִים֙tze.mi.DimH6781uponH5921thehandsיְדֵיהֶ֔ןye.dei.HenH3027of them twain, andbeautifulתִּפְאֶ֖רֶתtif.'E.retH8597crownsוַעֲטֶ֥רֶתva.'a.Te.retH5850uponH5921theirheadsרָאשֵׁיהֶֽן׃ra.shei.HenH7218.

43ThensaidH559I ofherH559that was old inadulteriesנִֽאוּפִ֑יםni.'u.FimH5004,Nowעַתָּ֛הa.taH6258will theycommitיִזְנ֥וּyiz.nuhH2181whoredoms withherH559, andsheוָהִֽיא׃va.Hi'H1931with them.

44And theywentוַיָּב֣וֹאvai.ya.Vo'H935in untoherH413, as theygoכְּב֖וֹאke.Vo'H935in unto anharlotזוֹנָ֑הzo.NahH2181:soכֵּ֣ןkenH3651wentבָּ֗אוּBa.'uH935they in untoOholahאָֽהֳלָה֙'o.ho.LahH170and untoOholibahאָ֣הֳלִיבָ֔ה'o.ho.li.VahH172, thelewdהַזִּמָּֽה׃ha.zi.MahH2154womenH802.

45Andrighteousצַדִּיקִ֗םtza.di.KimH6662menH376, they shalljudgeיִשְׁפְּט֣וּyish.pe.TuH8199them with thejudgmentמִשְׁפַּט֙mish.PatH4941ofadulteressesנֹֽאֲפ֔וֹתno.'a.FotH5003, and with thejudgmentוּמִשְׁפַּ֖טu.mish.PatH4941of women thatshedשֹׁפְכ֣וֹתsho.fe.KhotH8210bloodדָּ֑םDamH1818;becauseכִּ֤יkiH3588they areadulteressesנֹֽאֲפֹת֙no.'a.FotH5003, andbloodוְדָ֖םve.DamH1818is in theirhandsבִּֽידֵיהֶֽן׃ סBi.dei.HenH3027.

46Forthusכֹּ֥הkohH3541saith theLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODH136: I willbringהַעֲלֵ֤הha.'a.LehH5927upH5927anassemblyקָהָ֔לka.HalH6951againstעֲלֵיהֶם֙'a.lei.HemH5921them, and willgiveוְנָתֹ֥ןve.na.TonH5414them to be tossed to and fro and spoiled.

47And theassemblyקָהָ֔לka.HalH6951shallstoneאֶ֙בֶן֙'e.venH68them withstonesH68, and despatch them with theirswordsבְּחַרְבוֹתָ֑םbe.char.vo.TamH2719; they shallslayיַהֲרֹ֔גוּya.ha.Ro.guH2026theirsonsבְּנֵיהֶ֤םbe.nei.HemH1121and theirdaughtersוּבְנֽוֹתֵיהֶם֙u.ve.no.tei.HemH1323, andburnיִשְׂרֹֽפוּ׃yis.Ro.fuH8313upעֲלֵיהֶ֥ן'a.lei.HenH5921theirhousesוּבָתֵּיהֶ֖ןu.va.tei.HenH1004withfireבָּאֵ֥שׁba.'EshH784.

48ThusH3808will I causelewdnessזִמָּ֖הzi.MahH2154toceaseוְהִשְׁבַּתִּ֥יve.hish.ba.TiH7673outH4480of thelandהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776, thatallכָּל־kol-H3605womenהַנָּשִׁ֔יםha.na.ShimH802may betaughtוְנִֽוַּסְּרוּ֙ve.ni.va.se.RuH3256notH3808todoתַעֲשֶׂ֖ינָהta.'a.Sei.nahH6213afterH4480yourlewdnessכְּזִמַּתְכֶֽנָה׃ke.zi.mat.Khe.nahH2154.

49And they shall recompense yourlewdnessזִמַּתְכֶ֙נָה֙zi.mat.Khe.nahH2154uponעֲלֵיכֶ֔ן'a.lei.KhenH5921youכִּ֥יkiH3588, and ye shallbearתִּשֶּׂ֑אינָהti.Se.nahH5375thesinsוַחֲטָאֵ֥יva.cha.ta.'EiH2399of youridolsגִלּוּלֵיכֶ֖ןgi.lu.lei.KhenH1544: and ye shallknowוִידַעְתֶּ֕םvi.da'.TemH3045that I am theLordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136GODH136.

Commentaries on Ezekiel 23

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