Revised Version 1895

Ezekiel 24

1AgainH1961, in theninthהַתְּשִׁיעִית֙ha.te.shi.'ItH8671yearבַּשָּׁנָ֤הba.sha.NahH8141, in thetenthהָעֲשִׂירִ֔יha.'a.si.RiH6224monthבַּחֹ֣דֶשׁba.Cho.deshH2320, in thetenthH6224dayH2320of themonthלַחֹ֖דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320, thewordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of theLORDיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068cameH1961untomeאֵלַ֜י'e.LaiH413,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

2Sonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofmanאָדָ֗ם'a.DamH120,writeכְּתָבke.tov-H3789thee thenameשֵׁ֣םshemH8034of thedayהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117,evenH853of this selfsamedayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117: thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofBabylonבָּבֶל֙ba.VelH894drew close untoJerusalemיְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םye.Ru.sha.LimH3389this selfsamedayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117.

3And utter aparableמָשָׁ֔לma.ShalH4912unto therebelliousהַמֶּ֙רִי֙ha.Me.riH4805houseבֵּית־beit-H1004, andsayH559unto them,Thusכֹּ֥הkohH3541saith theLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODH136,Setשְׁפֹ֤תshe.FotH8239on the caldron,setשְׁפֹ֔תshe.FotH8239it on, and alsopourיְצֹ֥קye.TzokH3332waterמָֽיִם׃Ma.yimH4325intoH413it:

4gatherאֱסֹ֤ף'e.SofH622thepiecesנְתָחֶ֙יהָ֙ne.ta.Chei.haH5409thereofintoאֵלֶ֔יהָ'e.Lei.haH413it, eveneveryכָּל־kol-H3605goodט֖וֹבTovH2896pieceנֵ֥תַחNe.tachH5409, thethighיָרֵ֣ךְya.RekhH3409, and theshoulderוְכָתֵ֑ףve.kha.TefH3802;fillמַלֵּֽא׃ma.Le'H4390it with thechoiceמִבְחַ֥רmiv.CharH4005bonesעֲצָמִ֖ים'a.tza.MimH6106.

5Takeלָק֔וֹחַla.Ko.achH3947thechoiceמִבְחַ֤רmiv.CharH4005of theflockהַצֹּאן֙ha.tzoNH6629, andpileH1754also thebonesהָעֲצָמִ֖יםha.'a.tza.MimH6106underתַּחְתֶּ֑יהָtach.Tei.haH8478it:makeH3947itboilבָּשְׁל֥וּba.she.LuH1310wellH1571; yea, let thebonesעֲצָמֶ֖יהָ'a.tza.Mei.haH6106thereof be seethed in themidstבְּתוֹכָֽהּ׃ סbe.to.KhahH8432of it.

6Whereforethusכֹּה־koh-H3541saith theLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODH136:Woeאוֹי֮'OH188to thebloodyהַדָּמִים֒ha.da.MimH1818cityעִ֣יר'irH5892, to the caldronwhoseH834rustחֶלְאָתָ֣הchel.'a.TahH2457is therein, andwhoseH834rustוְחֶ֨לְאָתָ֔הּve.Chel.'a.TahH2457isnotלֹ֥אlo'H3808goneH3318outH3318of it!bringH3318itoutH3318pieceלִנְתָחֶ֤יהָlin.ta.Chei.haH5409bypieceלִנְתָחֶ֙יהָ֙lin.ta.Chei.haH5409;noלֹא־lo'-H3808lotגּוֹרָֽל׃go.RalH1486isfallenנָפַ֥לna.FalH5307uponעָלֶ֖יהָ'a.Lei.haH5921it.

7ForherH5921bloodדָמָהּ֙da.MahH1818is in themidstבְּתוֹכָ֣הּbe.to.KhahH8432ofherH5921;sheH3588setשָׂמָ֑תְהוּsa.Ma.te.huH7760ituponH5921thebareצְחִ֥יחַtze.Chi.achH6706rockסֶ֖לַעSe.la'H5553;sheH3588pouredשְׁפָכַ֙תְהוּ֙she.fa.Khat.huH8210itnotלֹ֤אlo'H3808uponH5921thegroundהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776, tocoverלְכַסּ֥וֹתle.kha.SotH3680it withdustעָפָֽר׃'a.FarH6083;

8That it mightcauseH5414furyחֵמָה֙che.MahH2534tocomeH5927upH5927totakeלִנְקֹ֣םlin.KomH5358vengeanceנָקָ֔םna.KamH5359, I havesetH5414herH5921bloodדָּמָ֖הּda.MahH1818uponH5921thebareצְחִ֣יחַtze.Chi.achH6706rockסָ֑לַעSa.la'H5553, that it shouldnotלְבִלְתִּ֖יle.vil.TiH1115becoveredהִכָּסֽוֹת׃ פhi.ka.SotH3680.

9Thereforethusכֹּ֤הkohH3541saith theLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODH136:Woeא֖וֹי'oH188to thebloodyהַדָּמִ֑יםha.da.MimH1818cityעִ֣יר'irH5892! I also willmakeאַגְדִּ֥יל'ag.DilH1431thepileהַמְּדוּרָֽה׃ha.me.du.RahH4071greatH1431.

10Heap on thewoodהָעֵצִים֙ha.'e.TzimH6086,makeH8552thefireהָאֵ֔שׁha.'EshH784hot,boilH8552wellH8552thefleshהַבָּשָׂ֑רha.ba.SarH1320, andmakeH8552thick the broth, and let thebonesוְהָעֲצָמ֖וֹתve.ha.'a.tza.MotH6106beburnedיֵחָֽרוּ׃ye.Cha.ruH2787.

11Thensetוְהַעֲמִידֶ֥הָve.ha.'a.mi.De.haH5975itemptyרֵקָ֑הre.KahH7386uponעַל־'al-H5921thecoalsגֶּחָלֶ֖יהָge.cha.Lei.haH1513thereof, that it may behotH1513, and thebrassנְחֻשְׁתָּ֗הּne.chush.TahH5178thereof mayburnוְחָ֣רָהve.Cha.rahH2787, and that the filthiness of it may be molten in it, that therustחֶלְאָתָֽהּ׃chel.'a.TahH2457of it may beconsumedתִּתֻּ֖םti.TumH8552.

12SheH3808hathweariedהֶלְאָ֑תhel.'AtH3811herself withtoilתְּאֻנִ֖יםte.'u.NimH8383: yetherH4480greatרַבַּ֣תra.BatH7227rustחֶלְאָתָ֔הּchel.'a.TahH2457goethnotH3808forthH3318outH3318ofherH4480;herH4480rustחֶלְאָתָֽהּ׃chel.'a.TahH2457goethnotH3808forthH3318byfireבְּאֵ֖שׁbe.'EshH784.

13In thy filthiness islewdnessזִמָּ֑הzi.MahH2154:becauseיַ֤עַןYa.'anH3282I havepurgedטִֽהַרְתִּיךְ֙ti.har.tiKhH2891thee and thou wastnotוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808purgedטָהַ֔רְתְּta.HartH2891, thou shaltnotלֹ֣אlo'H3808bepurgedתִטְהֲרִי־tit.ha.ri-H2891from thy filthinessanyH5750moreH5750,tillעַד־'ad-H5704I have satisfied myfuryחֲמָתִ֖יcha.ma.TiH2534upon thee.

14I theLORDH3068havespokenדִּבַּ֙רְתִּי֙di.Bar.tiH1696it: it shallcomeH935topassH935, and I willdoוְעָשִׂ֔יתִיve.'a.Si.tiH6213it; I willnotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808goH935backH935,neitherוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808will Ispareאָח֖וּס'a.ChusH2347,neitherוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808will Irepentאֶנָּחֵ֑ם'e.na.ChemH5162; according to thywaysכִּדְרָכַ֤יִךְkid.ra.Kha.yikhH1870, and according to thy doings, shall theyjudgeשְׁפָט֔וּךְshe.fa.TukhH8199thee, saith theLordH3068GODH3068.

15Also thewordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068cameוַיְהִ֥יvay.HiH1961untomeאֵלַ֥י'e.LaiH413,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

16Sonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofmanאָדָ֕ם'a.DamH120,beholdהִנְנִ֨יhi.NiH2005, Itakeלֹקֵ֧חַlo.Ke.achH3947awayH3947from thee thedesireמַחְמַ֥דmach.MadH4261of thineeyesעֵינֶ֖יךָ'ei.Nei.khaH5869with a stroke: yetneitherוְלֹ֤אve.Lo'H3808shalt thoumournתִסְפֹּד֙tis.PodH5594norוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808weepתִבְכֶּ֔הtiv.KehH1058,neitherוְל֥וֹאve.Lo'H3808shall thytearsדִּמְעָתֶֽךָ׃dim.'a.Te.khaH1832run down.

17Sigh, butnotH3808aloud;makeתָּשִׂ֣יםta.SimH7760noH3808mourningאֵ֣בֶל'E.velH60for thedeadמֵתִים֙me.TimH4191,bindחֲב֣וֹשׁcha.Vo.oshH2280thy headtireuponעָלֶ֔יךָ'a.Lei.khaH5921thee, andputH4191thyshoesוּנְעָלֶ֖יךָu.ne.'a.Lei.khaH5275uponעַל־'al-H5921thyfeetבְּרַגְלֶ֑יךָbe.rag.Lei.khaH7272, andcoverתַעְטֶה֙ta'.TehH5844notH3808thy lips, andeatתֹאכֵֽל׃to.KhelH398notH3808thebreadוְלֶ֥חֶםve.Le.chemH3899ofmenH376.

18SoH6213I spake unto thepeopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971in themorningבַּבֹּ֔קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242; and atevenH6213mywifeאִשְׁתִּ֖י'ish.TiH802diedוַתָּ֥מָתva.Ta.motH4191: and IdidH6213in themorningבַּבֹּ֖קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242as I wascommandedצֻוֵּֽיתִי׃tzu.Vei.tiH6680.

19And thepeopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971saidוַיֹּאמְר֥וּvai.yo.me.RuH559untomeH413, Wilt thounotהֲלֹֽא־ha.lo'-H3808tellתַגִּ֥ידta.GidH5046usH413whatמָה־mah-H4100theseאֵ֣לֶּה'E.lehH428things are tousH413, that thou doestsoעֹשֶֽׂה׃'o.SehH6213?

20Then Isaidוָאֹמַ֖רva.'o.MarH559unto them, Thewordדְּבַ֨ר־de.Var-H1697of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068cameהָיָ֥הha.YahH1961untomeH413,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

21SpeakH559unto thehouseלְבֵ֣יתle.VeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478,Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saith theLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODH136:Beholdהִנְנִ֨יhi.NiH2005, I willprofaneמְחַלֵּ֤לme.cha.LelH2490mysanctuaryמִקְדָּשִׁי֙mik.da.ShiH4720, theprideגְּא֣וֹןge.'onH1347of yourpowerעֻזְּכֶ֔ם'u.ze.KhemH5797, thedesireH5315of youreyesעֵֽינֵיכֶ֖ם'ei.nei.KhemH5869, and thatwhichH834yoursoulH5315pitieth; and yoursonsוּבְנֵיכֶ֧םu.ve.nei.KhemH1121and yourdaughtersוּבְנֽוֹתֵיכֶ֛םu.ve.no.tei.KhemH1323whomH834ye haveleftעֲזַבְתֶּ֖ם'a.zav.TemH5800behind shallfallיִפֹּֽלוּ׃yi.Po.luH5307by theswordבַּחֶ֥רֶבba.Che.revH2719.

22And ye shalldoוַעֲשִׂיתֶ֖םva.'a.si.TemH6213as I havedoneעָשִׂ֑יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213: ye shallnotלֹ֣אlo'H3808coverתַעְט֔וּta'.TuH5844your lips,norלֹ֥אlo'H3808eatתֹאכֵֽלוּ׃to.Khe.luH398thebreadוְלֶ֥חֶםve.Le.chemH3899ofmenH376.

23And your tires shall beuponH5921yourheadsרָאשֵׁיכֶ֗םra.shei.KhemH7218, and yourshoesוְנַֽעֲלֵיכֶם֙ve.na.'a.lei.KhemH5275uponH5921yourfeetבְּרַגְלֵיכֶ֔םbe.rag.lei.KhemH7272: ye shallnotלֹ֥אlo'H3808mournתִסְפְּד֖וּtis.pe.DuH5594norוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808weepתִבְכּ֑וּtiv.KuH1058; but ye shall pineawayוּנְמַקֹּתֶם֙u.ne.ma.ko.TemH4743in youriniquitiesבַּעֲוֹנֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔םba.'a.vo.No.tei.KhemH5771, and moan onetowardאֶל־'el-H413anotherאָחִֽיו׃'a.ChivH251.

24Thusוְהָיָ֨הve.ha.YahH1961shallEzekielיְחֶזְקֵ֤אלye.chez.KelH3168be untoyouאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834asignלְמוֹפֵ֔תle.mo.FetH4159; according toallכְּכֹ֥לke.KholH3605that he hathdoneעָשָׂ֖ה'a.SahH6213shall yedoתַּעֲשׂ֑וּta.'a.SuH6213: when this cometh, then shall yeknowוִֽידַעְתֶּ֕םvi.da'.TemH3045that I am theLordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136GODH136.

25And thou,sonבֶן־ven-H1121ofmanאָדָ֔ם'a.DamH120, shall itnotהֲל֗וֹאha.Lo'H3808be in thedayבְּי֨וֹםbe.YomH3117when Itakeקַחְתִּ֤יkach.TiH3947from them theirstrengthמָ֣עוּזָּ֔םma.'u.ZamH4581, thejoyמְשׂ֖וֹשׂme.SosH4885of theirgloryתִּפְאַרְתָּ֑םtif.'ar.TamH8597, thedesireH5315of theireyesעֵֽינֵיהֶם֙'ei.nei.HemH5869, and that whereupon they set theirheartH5315, theirsonsבְּנֵיהֶ֖םbe.nei.HemH1121and theirdaughtersוּבְנוֹתֵיהֶֽם׃u.ve.no.tei.HemH1323,

26that in thatdayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117he that escapeth shallcomeיָב֥וֹאya.Vo'H935unto thee, to cause thee tohearH241it with thineearsאָזְנָֽיִם׃'a.ze.Na.yimH241?

27In thatdayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117shall thymouthפִּ֙יךָ֙pi.khaH6310beopenedיִפָּ֤תַחyi.Pa.tachH6605to himwhichהַה֗וּאha.Hu'H1931is escaped, and thou shaltspeakוּתְדַבֵּ֕רu.te.da.BerH1696, and benoוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808moreע֑וֹדodH5750dumb:soוְהָיִ֤יתָve.ha.Yi.taH1961shalt thou be asignלְמוֹפֵ֔תle.mo.FetH4159unto them; and they shallknowוְיָדְע֖וּve.ya.de.'UH3045that I am theLORDיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.

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