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Ezekiel 23:22-44

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.

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