Revised Version 1895

Ezekiel 23:11-35

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.

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