Revised Version 1895

Ezekiel 4

1Thou also,sonבֶן־ven-H1121ofmanאָדָם֙'a.DamH120,takeקַח־kach-H3947thee a tile, andlayוְנָתַתָּ֥הve.na.ta.TahH5414itbeforeלְפָנֶ֑יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440thee, and pourtrayuponעָלֶ֛יהָ'a.Lei.haH5921it acityעִ֖יר'irH5892,evenH853Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389:

2andlayH5414siegeמָצ֗וֹרma.TzorH4692againstH5921it, andbuildוּבָנִ֤יתָu.va.Ni.taH1129fortsagainstH5921it, andcastוְשָׁפַכְתָּ֥ve.sha.fakh.TaH8210upH5921a mountagainstH5921it;setוְשִׂים־ve.sim-H7760campsמַחֲנ֛וֹתma.cha.NotH4264alsoagainstH5921it, andplantH7760batteringramsכָּרִ֖יםka.RimH3733againstH5921itroundH5439aboutH5439.

3Andtakeקַח־kach-H3947thou unto thee anironבַּרְזֶ֔לbar.ZelH1270panמַחֲבַ֣תma.cha.VatH4227, andsetH5414it for awallקִ֣ירkirH7023ofironבַּרְזֶ֔לbar.ZelH1270betweenH996thee and thecityהָעִ֑ירha.'IrH5892: andsetH5414thyfaceפָּנֶ֨יךָpa.Nei.khaH6440towardאֵלֶ֜יהָ'e.Lei.haH413it, and it shall bebesiegedH4692, and thou shaltlayH5414siegeבַמָּצוֹר֙va.ma.tzOrH4692againstעָלֶ֔יהָ'a.Lei.haH5921it. This shall be asignא֥וֹת'otH226to thehouseלְבֵ֥יתle.VeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ סYis.ra.'ElH3478.

4Moreoverlieשְׁכַב֙she.KhavH7901thouuponH5921thyleftהַשְּׂמָאלִ֔יha.se.ma.LiH8042sideצִדְּךָ֣tzi.de.KhaH6654, andlayתִּשְׁכַּ֣בtish.KavH7901theiniquityעֲוֹ֥ן'a.VonH5771of thehouseבֵּֽית־beit-H1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478uponH5921it:accordingH5921to thenumberמִסְפַּ֤רmis.ParH4557of thedaysהַיָּמִים֙hai.ya.MimH3117that thou shaltlieH7901uponH5921it, thou shaltbearתִּשָּׂ֖אti.Sa'H5375theiriniquityעֲוֹנָֽם׃'a.vo.NamH5771.

5For I haveappointedH5414theyearsשְׁנֵ֣יshe.NeiH8141of theiriniquityעֲוֹנָ֔ם'a.vo.NamH5771to be unto thee anumberלְמִסְפַּ֣רle.mis.ParH4557ofdaysיָמִ֔יםya.MimH3117,evenאֶת־'et-H853threeשְׁלֹשׁ־she.losh-H7969hundredמֵא֥וֹתme.'otH3967andninetyוְתִשְׁעִ֖יםve.tish.'ImH8673daysי֑וֹםYomH3117:soH5414shalt thoubearוְנָשָׂ֖אתָve.na.Sa.taH5375theiniquityעֲוֹ֥ן'a.VonH5771of thehouseבֵּֽית־beit-H1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

6Andagainשֵׁנִ֔יתshe.NitH8145, when thou hastaccomplishedוְכִלִּיתָ֣ve.khi.li.TaH3615theseאֵ֗לֶּה'E.lehH428, thou shaltlieוְשָׁ֨כַבְתָּ֜ve.Sha.khav.taH7901on thy rightsideצִדְּךָ֤tzi.de.KhaH6654, and shaltbearוְנָשָׂ֖אתָve.na.Sa.taH5375theiniquityעֲוֹ֣ן'a.VonH5771of thehouseבֵּית־beit-H1004ofJudahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063:fortyאַרְבָּעִ֣ים'ar.ba.'ImH705daysי֔וֹםYomH3117,eachי֧וֹםYomH3117dayי֥וֹםYomH3117for ayearH8141, have Iappointedנְתַתִּ֥יוne.ta.TivH5414it unto thee.

7And thou shaltsetתָּכִ֣יןta.KhinH3559thyfaceפָּנֶ֔יךָpa.Nei.khaH6440towardוְאֶל־ve.'el-H413thesiegeמְצ֤וֹרme.TzorH4692ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙ye.ru.sha.LimH3389, with thinearmוּֽזְרֹעֲךָ֖u.ze.ro.'a.KhaH2220uncoveredחֲשׂוּפָ֑הcha.su.FahH2834; and thou shaltprophesyוְנִבֵּאתָ֖ve.ni.be.TaH5012againstעָלֶֽיהָ׃'a.Lei.haH5921it.

8And,beholdוְהִנֵּ֛הve.hi.NehH2009, Ilayנָתַ֥תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414bandsuponעָלֶ֖יךָ'a.Lei.khaH5921thee, and thou shaltnotH3808turnתֵהָפֵ֤ךְte.ha.FekhH2015thee from onesideH6654toanotherH3808,tillעַד־'ad-H5704thou hastaccomplishedכַּלּוֹתְךָ֖ka.lot.KhaH3615thedaysיְמֵ֥יye.MeiH3117of thysiegeמְצוּרֶֽךָ׃me.tzu.Re.khaH4692.

9Takeקַח־kach-H3947thou also unto theewheatחִטִּ֡יןchi.TinH2406, andbarleyוּ֠שְׂעֹרִיםU.se.'o.rimH8184, andbeansוּפ֨וֹלu.FolH6321, andlentilsוַעֲדָשִׁ֜יםva.'a.da.ShimH5742, andmilletוְדֹ֣חַןve.Do.chanH1764, andspeltוְכֻסְּמִ֗יםve.khu.se.MimH3698, andputוְנָתַתָּ֤הve.na.ta.TahH5414them in onevesselבִּכְלִ֣יbikh.LiH3627, andmakeH5414theebreadלְלָ֑חֶםle.La.chemH3899thereof;accordingH5921to thenumberמִסְפַּ֨רmis.ParH4557of thedaysהַיָּמִ֜יםhai.ya.MimH3117that thou shaltlieשׁוֹכֵ֣בsho.KhevH7901uponH5921thysideצִדְּךָ֗tzi.de.KhaH6654,evenH853threeשְׁלֹשׁ־she.losh-H7969hundredמֵא֧וֹתme.'otH3967andninetyוְתִשְׁעִ֛יםve.tish.'ImH8673daysי֖וֹםYomH3117, shalt thoueatתֹּאכֲלֶֽנּוּ׃to.kha.Le.nuH398thereof.

10And thy meatwhichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834thou shalteatתֹּאכֲלֶ֔נּוּto.kha.Le.nuH398shall be byweightבְּמִשְׁק֕וֹלbe.mish.KolH4946,twentyעֶשְׂרִ֥ים'es.RimH6242shekelsשֶׁ֖קֶלShe.kelH8255adayלַיּ֑וֹםlai.YomH3117: from time to time shalt thoueatתֹּאכֲלֶֽנּוּ׃to.kha.Le.nuH398it.

11And thou shaltdrinkתִשְׁתֶּ֖הtish.TehH8354waterוּמַ֛יִםu.Ma.yimH4325bymeasureבִּמְשׂוּרָ֥הbim.su.RahH4884, thesixthשִׁשִּׁ֣יתshi.ShitH8345partH8345of anhinהַהִ֑יןha.HinH1969: from time to time shalt thoudrinkתִּשְׁתֶּֽה׃tish.TehH8354.

12And thou shalteatתֹּֽאכֲלֶ֑נָּהto.kha.Le.nahH398it asbarleyשְׂעֹרִ֖יםse.'o.RimH8184cakesוְעֻגַ֥תve.'u.GatH5692, and thou shalt bake it in theirsightלְעֵינֵיהֶֽם׃ סle.'ei.nei.HemH5869withdungבְּגֶֽלְלֵי֙be.ge.LeiH1561that cometh out ofmanהָֽאָדָ֔םha.'a.DamH120.

13And theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Evenאֶת־'et-H853thusכָּ֣כָהKa.khahH3602shall thechildrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478eatיֹאכְל֧וּyo.khe.LuH398theirbreadלַחְמָ֖םlach.MamH3899uncleanטָמֵ֑אta.Me'H2931, among thenationsבַּגּוֹיִ֕םba.go.YimH1471whither I willdriveאַדִּיחֵ֖ם'a.di.ChemH5080them.

14Thensaidוָאֹמַ֗רva.'o.MarH559I,Ahאֲהָהּ֙'a.HahH162Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODH136!beholdהִנֵּ֥הhi.NehH2009, mysoulנַפְשִׁ֖יnaf.ShiH5315hathnotלֹ֣אlo'H3808been polluted: for from myyouthמִנְּעוּרַ֣יmi.ne.'u.RaiH5271upH5704evenH5704tillH5704nowעַ֔תָּה'A.tahH6258have Inotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808eatenאָכַ֙לְתִּי֙'a.Khal.tiH398of thatwhichוּנְבֵלָ֨הu.ne.ve.LahH5038dieth of itself, or istornוּטְרֵפָ֤הu.te.re.FahH2966ofbeastsH2966;neitherוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808cameH935there abominablefleshבְּשַׂ֥רbe.SarH1320intoH935mymouthבְּפִ֖יbe.FiH6310;

15Then hesaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untomeאֵלַ֔י'e.LaiH413,Seeרְאֵ֗הre.'EhH7200, I havegivenנָתַ֤תִּֽיna.Ta.tiH5414theecow’sהַבָּקָ֔רha.ba.KarH1241dungH6832forman’sהָֽאָדָ֑םha.'a.DamH120dungH6832, and thou shaltprepareוְעָשִׂ֥יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213thybreadלַחְמְךָ֖lach.me.KhaH3899thereonעֲלֵיהֶֽם׃ ס'a.lei.HemH5921.

16Moreover hesaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untomeאֵלַ֗י'e.LaiH413,Sonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofmanאָדָם֙'a.DamH120,beholdהִנְנִ֨יhi.NiH2005, I willbreakשֹׁבֵ֤רsho.VerH7665thestaffמַטֵּה־ma.teh-H4294ofbreadלֶ֙חֶם֙le.chemH3899inJerusalemבִּיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םbi.Ru.sha.LimH3389: and they shalleatוְאָכְלוּ־ve.'a.khe.lu-H398breadלֶ֥חֶםLe.chemH3899byweightבְּמִשְׁקָ֖לbe.mish.KalH4948, and with carefulness; and they shalldrinkיִשְׁתּֽוּ׃yish.TuH8354waterוּמַ֕יִםu.Ma.yimH4325bymeasureבִּמְשׂוּרָ֥הbim.su.RahH4884, and with astonishment:

17that they maywantיַחְסְר֖וּyach.se.RuH2637breadלֶ֣חֶםLe.chemH3899andwaterוָמָ֑יִםva.Ma.yimH4325, and be astonied one withanotherוְאָחִ֔יוve.'a.ChivH251, and pineawayוְנָמַ֖קּוּve.na.Ma.kuH4743in theiriniquityבַּעֲוֹנָֽם׃ פba.'a.vo.NamH5771.

Commentaries on Ezekiel 4

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