Revised Version 1895

Ezekiel 5

1And thou,sonבֶן־ven-H1121ofmanאָדָ֜ם'a.DamH120,takeקַח־kach-H3947thee asharpחַדָּ֗הcha.DahH2299swordחֶ֣רֶבChe.revH2719, as abarber’sהַגַּלָּבִים֙ha.ga.la.VimH1532razorתַּ֤עַרTa.'arH8593shalt thoutakeתִּקָּחֶ֣נָּהti.ka.Che.nahH3947it unto thee, and shalt cause it topassוְהַעֲבַרְתָּ֥ve.ha.'a.var.TaH5674uponעַל־'al-H5921thineheadרֹאשְׁךָ֖ro.she.KhaH7218anduponוְעַל־ve.'al-H5921thybeardזְקָנֶ֑ךָze.ka.Ne.chaH2206: thentakeוְלָקַחְתָּ֥ve.la.kach.TaH3947theebalancesמֹאזְנֵ֥יmoz.NeiH3976toweighמִשְׁקָ֖לmish.KalH4948, anddivideוְחִלַּקְתָּֽם׃ve.chi.lak.TamH2505thehairH7218.

2Athirdשְׁלִשִׁ֗יתshe.li.ShitH7992partH8432shalt thouburnתַּבְעִיר֙tav.'IrH1197in thefireבָּא֤וּרba.'UrH217in themidstבְּת֣וֹךְbe.TokhH8432of thecityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892, when thedaysיְמֵ֣יye.MeiH3117of thesiegeהַמָּצ֑וֹרha.ma.TzorH4692arefulfilledכִּמְלֹ֖אתkim.LotH4390; and thou shalttakeוְלָֽקַחְתָּ֣ve.la.kach.TaH3947athirdהַשְּׁלִשִׁ֗יתha.she.li.ShitH7992partH8432, andsmiteתַּכֶּ֤הta.KehH5221with theswordבַחֶ֙רֶב֙va.Che.revH2719roundH5439aboutH5439it; and athirdוְהַשְּׁלִשִׁית֙ve.ha.she.li.ShitH7992partH8432thou shaltscatterתִּזְרֶ֣הtiz.RehH2219to thewindלָר֔וּחַla.Ru.achH7307, and I will drawoutאֶת־'et-H853aswordוְחֶ֖רֶבve.Che.revH2719afterאַחֲרֵיהֶֽם׃'a.cha.rei.HemH310them.

3And thou shalttakeוְלָקַחְתָּ֥ve.la.kach.TaH3947thereof afewמְעַ֣טme.'AtH4592innumberבְּמִסְפָּ֑רbe.mis.ParH4557, and bind them in thyskirtsבִּכְנָפֶֽיךָ׃bikh.na.Fei.khaH3671.

4And oftheseH1992againע֣וֹדodH5750shalt thoutakeתִּקָּ֔חti.KachH3947, andcastוְהִשְׁלַכְתָּ֤ve.hish.lakh.TaH7993themintoאֶל־'el-H413themidstתּ֣וֹךְTokhH8432of thefireהָאֵ֔שׁha.'EshH784, andburnוְשָׂרַפְתָּ֥ve.sa.raf.TaH8313them in thefireבָּאֵ֑שׁba.'EshH784; therefrom shall afireאֵ֖שׁ'eshH784comeH3318forthH3318intoאֶל־'el-H413allכָּל־kol-H3605thehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פYis.ra.'ElH3478.

5Thusכֹּ֤הkohH3541saith theLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODH136: This isJerusalemיְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םye.Ru.sha.LimH3389: I havesetשַׂמְתִּ֑יהָsam.Ti.haH7760herH5439in themidstבְּת֥וֹךְbe.TokhH8432of thenationsהַגּוֹיִ֖םha.go.YimH1471, andcountriesאֲרָצֽוֹת׃'a.ra.TzotH776areroundH5439aboutH5439herH5439.

6Andsheאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834hathrebelledוַתֶּ֨מֶרva.Te.merH4784againstH4480myjudgmentsמִשְׁפָּטַ֤יmish.pa.TaiH4941in doingwickednessלְרִשְׁעָה֙le.rish.'AhH7564moreמִן־min-H4480thanH4480thenationsהַגּוֹיִ֔םha.go.YimH1471, andagainstH4480mystatutesחֻקּוֹתַ֔יchu.ko.TaiH2708moreמִן־min-H4480thanH4480thecountriesהָאֲרָצ֖וֹתha.'a.ra.TzotH776that areroundH5439aboutH5439herH5439: for they haverejectedמָאָ֔סוּma.'A.suH3988myjudgmentsבְמִשְׁפָּטַי֙ve.mish.pa.TaiH4941, and as for mystatutesוְחֻקּוֹתַ֖יve.chu.ko.TaiH2708, they havenotלֹא־lo'-H3808walkedהָלְכ֥וּha.le.KhuH1980in them.

7Thereforethusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saith theLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODH136:BecauseH4480ye are turbulentmoreמִן־min-H4480thanH4480thenationsהַגּוֹיִם֙ha.go.YimH1471that areroundH5439aboutH5439youאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834, and havenotלֹ֣אlo'H3808walkedהֲלַכְתֶּ֔םha.lakh.TemH1980in mystatutesבְּחֻקּוֹתַי֙be.chu.ko.TaiH2708,neitherלֹ֣אlo'H3808havekeptעֲשִׂיתֶ֑ם'a.si.TemH6213myjudgmentsמִשְׁפָּטַ֖יmish.pa.TaiH4941,neitherלֹ֥אlo'H3808havedoneעֲשִׂיתֶֽם׃ ס'a.si.TemH6213afterH4480theordinancesוּֽכְמִשְׁפְּטֵ֧יu.khe.mish.pe.TeiH4941of thenationsהַגּוֹיִ֛םha.go.YimH1471that areroundH5439aboutH5439youאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834;

8thereforethusכֹּ֤הkohH3541saith theLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODH136:Beholdהִנְנִ֥יhi.NiH2005, I,evenגַּם־gam-H1571I, amagainstעָלַ֖יִךְ'a.La.yikhH5921thee; and I will executejudgmentsמִשְׁפָּטִ֖יםmish.pa.TimH4941in themidstבְתוֹכֵ֛ךְve.to.KhekhH8432of thee in thesightלְעֵינֵ֥יle.'ei.NeiH5869of thenationsהַגּוֹיִֽם׃ha.go.YimH1471.

9And I willdoוְעָשִׂ֣יתִיve.'a.Si.tiH6213in thee thatwhichH834I havenotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808doneעָשִׂ֔יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213, and whereunto I willnotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808doאֶעֱשֶׂ֥ה'e.'e.SehH6213anyH3605moreע֑וֹדodH5750the like,becauseיַ֖עַןYa.'anH3282ofallH3605thineabominationsתּוֹעֲבֹתָֽיִךְ׃ סto.'a.vo.Ta.yikhH8441.

10Therefore thefathersאָב֞וֹת'a.VotH1shalleatיֹאכְל֤וּyo.khe.LuH398thesonsבָנִים֙va.NimH1121in themidstבְּתוֹכֵ֔ךְbe.to.KhekhH8432of thee, and thesonsוּבָנִ֖יםu.va.NimH1121shalleatיֹאכְל֣וּyo.khe.LuH398theirfathersאֲבוֹתָ֑ם'a.vo.TamH1; and I will executejudgmentsשְׁפָטִ֔יםshe.fa.TimH8201in thee, and thewholeכָּל־kol-H3605remnantשְׁאֵרִיתֵ֖ךְshe.'e.ri.TekhH7611of thee will Iscatterוְזֵרִיתִ֥יve.ze.ri.TiH2219untoallלְכָל־le.kholH3605thewindsרֽוּחַ׃ פRu.achH7307.

11Wherefore, as Iliveחַי־chai-H2416, saith theLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODH136,surelyאִם־'im-H518,becauseיַ֚עַןYa.'anH3282thou hastdefiledטִמֵּ֔אתti.MetH2930mysanctuaryמִקְדָּשִׁ֣יmik.da.ShiH4720withallבְּכָל־be.kholH3605thydetestableשִׁקּוּצַ֖יִךְshi.ku.Tza.yikhH8251things, and withallוּבְכָל־u.ve.Khol-H3605thineabominationsתּוֹעֲבֹתָ֑יִךְto.'a.vo.Ta.yikhH8441, therefore will I also diminish thee;neitherH3808shall mineeyeעֵינִ֔י'ei.NiH5869spareאֶחְמֽוֹל׃'ech.MolH2550, and I also will havenoH3808pityתָח֣וֹסta.ChosH2347.

12Athirdשְׁלִשִׁתֵ֞יךְshe.li.shi.TeikhH7992partH8432of thee shalldieיָמ֗וּתוּya.Mu.tuH4191with thepestilenceבַּדֶּ֣בֶרba.De.verH1698, and withfamineוּבָֽרָעָב֙u.va.ra.'AvH7458shall they beconsumedיִכְל֣וּyikh.LuH3615in themidstבְתוֹכֵ֔ךְve.to.KhekhH8432of thee; and athirdוְהַ֨שְּׁלִשִׁ֔יתve.Ha.she.li.ShitH7992partH8432shallfallיִפְּל֣וּyi.pe.LuH5307by theswordבַּחֶ֖רֶבba.Che.revH2719roundH5439aboutH5439thee; and athirdוְהַשְּׁלִישִׁית֙ve.ha.she.li.ShitH7992partH8432I willscatterאֱזָרֶ֔ה'e.za.RehH2219untoallH3605thewindsר֣וּחַRu.achH7307, and will drawoutH3605aswordוְחֶ֖רֶבve.Che.revH2719afterאַחֲרֵיהֶֽם׃'a.cha.rei.HemH310them.

13ThusH639shall mineangerאַפִּ֗י'a.PiH639beaccomplishedוְכָלָ֣הve.kha.LahH3615, and I willsatisfyוַהֲנִחוֹתִ֧יva.ha.ni.cho.TiH5117myfuryחֲמָתִ֛יcha.ma.TiH2534upon them, and I will becomfortedוְהִנֶּחָ֑מְתִּיve.hi.ne.Cha.me.tiH5162: and they shallknowוְֽיָדְע֞וּve.ya.de.'UH3045that I theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068havespokenדִּבַּ֙רְתִּי֙di.Bar.tiH1696in myzealבְּקִנְאָתִ֔יbe.kin.'a.TiH7068, when I haveaccomplishedבְּכַלּוֹתִ֥יbe.kha.lo.TiH3615myfuryחֲמָתִ֖יcha.ma.TiH2534upon them.

14Moreover I willmakeוְאֶתְּנֵךְ֙ve.'e.te.neKhH5414thee adesolationלְחָרְבָּ֣הle.cha.re.BahH2723and areproachוּלְחֶרְפָּ֔הu.le.cher.PahH2781, among thenationsבַּגּוֹיִ֖םba.go.YimH1471that areroundH5439aboutH5439thee, in thesightלְעֵינֵ֖יle.'ei.NeiH5869ofallכָּל־kol-H3605thatpassעוֹבֵֽר׃o.VerH5674by.

15Soבַּעֲשׂוֹתִי֩ba.'a.so.TiH6213it shall be areproachחֶרְפָּ֤הcher.PahH2781and a taunt, aninstructionמוּסָ֣רmu.SarH4148and an astonishment, unto thenationsלַגּוֹיִ֖םla.go.YimH1471that areroundסְבִיבוֹתָ֑יִךְse.vi.vo.Ta.yikhH5439aboutוְֽהָ֨יְתָ֜הve.Ha.ye.TahH1961thee, when I shall executejudgmentsשְׁפָטִ֜יםshe.fa.TimH8201in thee inangerבְּאַ֤ףbe.'AfH639and infuryH2534, and in furiousrebukesוּבְתֹכְח֣וֹתu.ve.to.khe.ChotH8433: I theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068havespokenדִּבַּֽרְתִּי׃di.Bar.tiH1696it:

16when I shallsendבְּֽשַׁלְּחִ֡יbe.sha.le.ChiH7971uponH5921them theevilהָרָעִ֤יםha.ra.'ImH7451arrowsחִצֵּי֩chi.TzeiH2671offamineהָרָעָ֨בha.ra.'AvH7458, that are fordestructionH7843,whichH834I willsendאֲשַׁלַּ֥ח'a.sha.LachH7971todestroyלְשַֽׁחֶתְכֶ֑םle.sha.chet.KhemH7843youH834; and I willincreaseאֹסֵ֣ף'o.SefH3254thefamineוְרָעָב֙ve.ra.'AvH7458uponH5921youH834, and willbreakוְשָׁבַרְתִּ֥יve.sha.var.TiH7665yourstaffמַטֵּה־ma.teh-H4294ofbreadלָֽחֶם׃La.chemH3899;

17and I willsendוְשִׁלַּחְתִּ֣יve.shi.lach.TiH7971uponעֲ֠לֵיכֶם'A.lei.khemH5921youH7971famineרָעָ֞בra.'AvH7458andevilרָעָה֙ra.'AhH7451beastsוְחַיָּ֤הve.chai.YahH2416, and they shallbereaveוְשִׁכְּלֻ֔ךְve.shi.ke.LukhH7921thee; andpestilenceוְדֶ֥בֶרve.De.verH1698andbloodוָדָ֖םva.DamH1818shallpassיַעֲבָר־ya.'a.vor-H5674throughH5674thee; and I willbringאָבִ֣יא'a.Vi'H935theswordוְחֶ֙רֶב֙ve.Che.revH2719uponעָלַ֔יִךְ'a.La.yikhH5921thee: I theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068havespokenדִּבַּֽרְתִּי׃ פdi.Bar.tiH1696it.

Commentaries on Ezekiel 5

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