Revised Version 1895

Ezekiel 23:36-44

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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