Revised Version 1895

Ezekiel 28

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

2Sonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofmanאָדָ֡ם'a.DamH120,sayH559unto theprinceלִנְגִ֨ידlin.GidH5057ofTyreצֹ֜רtzorH6865,Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saith theLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODאֱלֹהִ֛ים'E.lo.HimH430:Becauseיַ֣עַןYa.'anH3282thineheartלִבְּךָ֙li.be.KhaH3820is liftedupH5414, and thou hastsaidH559, I am agodאֱלֹהִֽים׃'E.lo.HimH430, Isitיָשַׁ֖בְתִּיya.Shav.tiH3427in theseatמוֹשַׁ֧בmo.ShavH4186ofGodH430, in themidstבְּלֵ֣בbe.LevH3820of theseasיַמִּ֑יםya.MimH3220; yet thou artmanאָדָם֙'a.DamH120, andnotוְֽלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808GodH430, though thou didstsetH5414thineheartלִבְּךָ֖li.be.KhaH3820as theheartכְּלֵ֥בke.LevH3820ofGodH430:

3beholdהִנֵּ֥הhi.NehH2009, thou artwiserחָכָ֛םcha.KhamH2450thanH3808DanielH1840; there isnoH3808secretסָת֖וּםsa.TumH5640that theycanH3808hide from thee:

4by thywisdomבְּחָכְמָֽתְךָ֙be.cha.khe.ma.te.KhaH2451and by thineunderstandingוּבִתְבוּנָ֣תְךָ֔u.vit.vu.Na.te.khaH8394thou hast gotten theerichesחָ֑יִלCha.yilH2428, and hast gottengoldזָהָ֥בza.HavH2091andsilverוָכֶ֖סֶףva.Khe.sefH3701intoH3701thytreasuresבְּאוֹצְרוֹתֶֽיךָ׃be.'otz.ro.Tei.khaH214:

5by thygreatH7230wisdomחָכְמָתְךָ֛cha.khe.ma.te.KhaH2451and by thy traffic hast thouincreasedH7230thyrichesחֵילֶ֑ךָchei.Le.khaH2428, and thineheartלְבָבְךָ֖le.va.ve.KhaH3824is lifted upbecauseH7230of thyrichesבְּחֵילֶֽךָ׃ סbe.chei.Le.khaH2428:

6thereforethusכֹּ֥הkohH3541saith theLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODאֱלֹהִֽים׃'E.lo.HimH430:Becauseיַ֛עַןYa.'anH3282thou hastsetתִּתְּךָ֥ti.te.KhaH5414thineheartכְּלֵ֥בke.LevH3820as theheartH3820ofGodH430;

7thereforebeholdהִנְנִ֨יhi.NiH2005, I willbringמֵבִ֤יאme.Vi'H935strangersזָרִ֔יםza.RimH2114uponעָלֶ֙יךָ֙'a.Lei.khaH5921thee, the terrible of thenationsגּוֹיִ֑םgo.YimH1471: and they shall draw theirswordsחַרְבוֹתָם֙char.vo.TamH2719againstעַל־'al-H5921thebeautyיְפִ֣יye.FiH3308of thywisdomחָכְמָתֶ֔ךָcha.khe.ma.Te.khaH2451, and they shalldefileוְחִלְּל֖וּve.chi.le.LuH2490thy brightness.

8They shallbringיֽוֹרִד֑וּךָyo.ri.Du.khaH3381theedownH3381to thepitלַשַּׁ֖חַתla.Sha.chatH7845; and thou shaltdieוָמַ֛תָּהva.Ma.tahH4191the deaths of them that areslainחָלָ֖לcha.LalH2491, in theheartבְּלֵ֥בbe.LevH3820of theseasיַמִּֽים׃ya.MimH3220.

9Wilt thou yetsayH559beforeלִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440him that slayeth thee, I amGodאֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.HimH430? but thou artmanאָדָ֛ם'a.DamH120, andnotוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808GodH430, in thehandבְּיַ֥דbe.YadH3027of him that woundeth thee.

10Thou shaltdieתָּמ֖וּתta.MutH4191the deaths of theuncircumcisedעֲרֵלִ֛ים'a.re.LimH6189by thehandבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027ofstrangersזָרִ֑יםza.RimH2114: for I havespokenדִבַּ֔רְתִּיdi.Bar.tiH1696it, saith theLordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136GODH136.

11MoreoverH1961thewordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068cameH1961untomeאֵלַ֥י'e.LaiH413,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

12Sonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofmanאָדָ֕ם'a.DamH120,takeשָׂ֥אsa'H5375upH5375alamentationקִינָ֖הki.NahH7015for thekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofTyreצ֑וֹרTzorH6865, andsayH559unto him,Thusכֹּ֤הkohH3541saith theLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODH136: Thou sealestupH5375the sum,fullמָלֵ֥אma.Le'H4392ofwisdomחָכְמָ֖הchokh.mahH2451, andperfectוּכְלִ֥ילu.khe.LilH3632inbeautyיֹֽפִי׃Yo.fiH3308.

13Thou wast inEdenבְּעֵ֨דֶןbe.'E.denH5731thegardenגַּן־gan-H1588ofGodאֱלֹהִ֜ים'E.lo.HimH430;everyכָּל־kol-H3605preciousיְקָרָ֤הye.ka.RahH3368stoneאֶ֨בֶן'E.venH68was thycoveringמְסֻכָתֶ֙ךָ֙me.su.kha.Te.khaH4540, the sardius, thetopazפִּטְדָ֞הpit.DahH6357, and thediamondוְיָהֲלֹ֗םve.ya.ha.LomH3095, theberylתַּרְשִׁ֥ישׁtar.ShishH8658, theonyxשֹׁ֙הַם֙sho.hamH7718, and thejasperוְיָ֣שְׁפֵ֔הve.Ya.she.PehH3471, thesapphireסַפִּ֣ירsa.PirH5601, the emerald, and the carbuncle, andgoldוְזָהָ֑בve.za.HavH2091: theworkmanshipמְלֶ֨אכֶתme.Le.khetH4399of thy tabrets and of thy pipes was in thee; in thedayבְּי֥וֹםbe.YomH3117that thou wastcreatedהִבָּרַאֲךָ֖hi.ba.ra.'a.KhaH1254they werepreparedכּוֹנָֽנוּ׃ko.Na.nuH3559.

14Thou wast theanointedמִמְשַׁ֖חmi.ShachH4473cherubכְּר֔וּבke.RuvH3742that covereth: and IsetH5414thee,soH1980that thou wastuponהָיִ֔יתָha.Yi.taH1961theholyקֹ֤דֶשׁKo.deshH6944mountainבְּהַ֨רbe.HarH2022ofGodאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430; thou hastwalkedהִתְהַלָּֽכְתָּ׃hit.ha.La.khe.taH1980upH5414anddownH1980in themidstבְּת֥וֹךְbe.TokhH8432of thestonesאַבְנֵי־'av.nei-H68offireאֵ֖שׁ'eshH784.

15Thou wastperfectתָּמִ֤יםta.MimH8549in thywaysבִּדְרָכֶ֔יךָbid.ra.Khei.khaH1870from thedayמִיּ֖וֹםmi.YomH3117that thou wastcreatedהִבָּֽרְאָ֑ךְhi.ba.re.'AkhH1254,tillעַד־'ad-H5704unrighteousnessעַוְלָ֖תָה'av.La.tahH5766wasfoundנִמְצָ֥אnim.Tza'H4672in thee.

16By themultitudeבְּרֹ֣בbe.RoH7230of they traffic theyfilledמָל֧וּma.LuH4390themidstתוֹכְךָ֛tokh.KhaH8432of thee withviolenceחָמָ֖סcha.MasH2555, and thou hastsinnedוַֽתֶּחֱטָ֑אva.te.che.Ta'H2398: therefore, have I cast thee asprofaneוָאֶחַלֶּלְךָ֩va.'e.cha.lel.KhaH2490outH6of themountainמֵהַ֨רme.HarH2022ofGodאֱלֹהִ֤ים'E.lo.HimH430; and I havedestroyedוָֽאַבֶּדְךָ֙va.'a.bed.KhaH6thee, O coveringcherubכְּר֣וּבke.RuvH3742, from themidstמִתּ֖וֹךְmi.TokhH8432of thestonesאַבְנֵי־'av.nei-H68offireאֵֽשׁ׃'EshH784.

17Thineheartלִבְּךָ֙li.be.KhaH3820was liftedupH7200becauseעַל־'al-H5921of thybeautyבְּיָפְיֶ֔ךָbe.ya.fe.Ye.khaH3308, thou hastcorruptedשִׁחַ֥תָּshi.Cha.taH7843thywisdomחָכְמָתְךָ֖cha.khe.ma.te.KhaH2451byreasonעַל־'al-H5921of thy brightness: I havecastהִשְׁלַכְתִּ֗יךָhish.lakh.Ti.khaH7993thee to thegroundאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776, I havelaidנְתַתִּ֖יךָne.ta.Ti.khaH5414theebeforeלִפְנֵ֧יlif.NeiH6440kingsמְלָכִ֛יםme.la.KhimH4428, that they maybeholdH7200thee.

18By themultitudeמֵרֹ֣בme.RoH7230of thineiniquitiesעֲוֹנֶ֗יךָ'a.vo.Nei.khaH5771, in theunrighteousnessבְּעֶ֙וֶל֙be.'E.velH5766of thy traffic, thou hastprofanedחִלַּ֖לְתָּchi.Lal.taH2490thysanctuariesמִקְדָּשֶׁ֑יךָmik.da.Shei.chaH4720; therefore have IbroughtH3318forthH3318afireאֵ֤שׁ'eshH784from themidstמִתּֽוֹכְךָ֙mi.tokh.KhaH8432of thee, it hathdevouredאֲכָלַ֔תְךָ'a.kha.Lat.khaH398thee, and I haveturnedוָאֶתֶּנְךָ֤va.'e.ten.KhaH5414thee toashesלְאֵ֙פֶר֙le.'E.ferH665uponעַל־'al-H5921theearthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776in thesightלְעֵינֵ֖יle.'ei.NeiH5869ofallכָּל־kol-H3605them thatbeholdרֹאֶֽיךָ׃ro.'Ei.khaH7200thee.

19AllH3605they thatknowיוֹדְעֶ֙יךָ֙yod.'Ei.khaH3045thee among thepeoplesבָּֽעַמִּ֔יםba.'a.MimH5971shall beastonishedשָׁמְמ֖וּsha.me.MuH8074at thee: thou artbecomeהָיִ֔יתָha.Yi.taH1961aterrorבַּלָּה֣וֹתba.la.HotH1091, and thou shaltneverH369beanyH3605moreH369.

20And thewordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068cameוַיְהִ֥יvay.HiH1961untomeאֵלַ֥י'e.LaiH413,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

21Sonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofmanאָדָ֕ם'a.DamH120,setשִׂ֥יםsimH7760thyfaceפָּנֶ֖יךָpa.Nei.khaH6440towardאֶל־'el-H413Zidon, andprophesyוְהִנָּבֵ֖אve.hi.na.Ve'H5012againstעָלֶֽיהָ׃'a.Lei.haH5921it,

22andsayH559,Thusכֹּ֤הkohH3541saith theLordH3068GODH3068:Beholdהִנְנִ֤יhi.NiH2005, I amagainstH5921thee, O Zidon; and I will beglorifiedוְנִכְבַּדְתִּ֖יve.nikh.bad.TiH3513in themidstבְּתוֹכֵ֑ךְbe.to.KhekhH8432of thee: and they shallknowוְֽיָדְע֞וּve.ya.de.'UH3045that I am theLORDH3068, when I shall have executedjudgmentsשְׁפָטִ֖יםshe.fa.TimH8201inherH5921, and shall besanctifiedוְנִקְדַּ֥שְׁתִּיve.nik.Dash.tiH6942inherH5921.

23For I willsendוְשִׁלַּחְתִּי־ve.shi.lach.ti-H7971intoH8432herH7971pestilenceדֶּ֤בֶרDe.verH1698andbloodוָדָם֙va.DamH1818inherH7971streetsבְּח֣וּצוֹתֶ֔יהָbe.Chu.tzo.Tei.haH2351; and thewoundedחָלָל֙cha.LalH2491shallfallוְנִפְלַ֤לve.nif.LalH5307in themidstבְּתוֹכָ֔הּbe.to.KhahH8432ofherH7971, with theswordבְּחֶ֥רֶבbe.Che.revH2719uponעָלֶ֖יהָ'a.Lei.haH5921herH7971oneveryH5439sideH5439; and they shallknowוְיָדְע֖וּve.ya.de.'UH3045that I am theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

24And there shall benoH3808moreע֜וֹדodH5750a prickingbrierסִלּ֤וֹןsi.LonH5544unto thehouseלְבֵ֣יתle.VeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478,norH3808a grievingthornוְק֣וֹץve.KotzH6975ofanyמִכֹּל֙mi.KolH3605that areroundסְבִ֣יבֹתָ֔םse.Vi.vo.TamH5439aboutיִהְיֶ֨הyih.YehH1961them, thatdidH3808despite unto them; and they shallknowוְיָ֣דְע֔וּve.Ya.de.'UH3045that I am theLordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136GODH136.

25Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saith theLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODH136: When I shall havegatheredבְּקַבְּצִ֣י׀be.ka.be.TziH6908thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478from thepeoplesהָֽעַמִּים֙ha.'a.MimH5971amongwhomאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834they arescatteredנָפֹ֣צוּna.Fo.tzuH6327, and shall besanctifiedוְנִקְדַּ֥שְׁתִּיve.nik.Dash.tiH6942in them in thesightH5869of thenationsהַגּוֹיִ֑םha.go.YimH1471, then shall theydwellוְיָֽשְׁבוּ֙ve.ya.she.VuH3427in theirownH5869landאַדְמָתָ֔ם'ad.ma.TamH127whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834Igaveנָתַ֖תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414myservantלְעַבְדִּ֥יle.'av.DiH5650Jacobלְיַעֲקֹֽב׃le.ya.'a.KoH3290.

26And they shalldwellוְיָשְׁב֣וּve.ya.she.VuH3427securelyלָבֶטַח֒la.ve.TachH983therein;yeaכִּ֛יkiH3588, they shallbuildוּבָנ֤וּu.va.NuH1129housesבָתִּים֙va.TimH1004, andplantוְנָטְע֣וּve.na.te.'UH5193vineyardsכְרָמִ֔יםkhe.ra.MimH3754, and shalldwellוְיָשְׁב֖וּve.ya.she.VuH3427securelyלָבֶ֑טַחla.Ve.tachH983; when I have executedjudgmentsשְׁפָטִ֗יםshe.fa.TimH8201uponH5921allH3605thoseH3605thatdoבַּעֲשׂוֹתִ֣יba.'a.so.TiH6213themdespiteH5921roundH5439aboutH5439them; and they shallknowוְיָ֣דְע֔וּve.Ya.de.'UH3045that I am theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068theirGodאֱלֹהֵיהֶֽם׃ ס'e.lo.hei.HemH430.

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