Revised Version 1895

Ezekiel 7

1MoreoverH1961thewordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068cameH1961untomeאֵלַ֥י'e.LaiH413,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

2And thou,sonבֶן־ven-H1121ofmanאָדָ֗ם'a.DamH120,thusכֹּה־koh-H3541saith theLordאֲדֹנָ֧י'a.do.NaiH136GODH136unto thelandהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478, Anendקֵ֑ץKetzH7093: theendהַקֵּ֔ץha.KetzH7093iscomeבָּ֣אba'H935uponעַל־'al-H5921thefourאַרְבַּ֖ע'ar.ba.'atH702cornersכַּנְפ֥וֹתkan.FotH3671of thelandH776.

3Nowעַתָּה֙'a.TahH6258is theendהַקֵּ֣ץha.KetzH7093uponH5921thee, and I willsendוְשִׁלַּחְתִּ֤יve.shi.lach.TiH7971mineangerאַפִּי֙'a.PiH639uponH5921thee, and willjudgeוּשְׁפַטְתִּ֖יךְu.she.fa.TikhH8199theeaccordingH5921to thywaysכִּדְרָכָ֑יִךְkid.ra.Kha.yikhH1870; and I willbringוְנָתַתִּ֣יve.na.ta.TiH5414uponH5921theeallכָּל־kol-H3605thineabominationsתּוֹעֲבֹתָֽיִךְ׃to.'a.vo.Ta.yikhH8441.

4And mineeyeעֵינִ֛י'ei.NiH5869shallnotוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808spareאֶחְמ֑וֹל'ech.MolH2550thee,neitherוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808will I havepityתָח֥וֹסta.ChosH2347: but I willbringאֶתֵּ֗ן'e.TenH5414thywaysדְרָכַ֜יִךְde.ra.Kha.yikhH1870uponH5921thee, and thineabominationsוְתוֹעֲבוֹתַ֙יִךְ֙ve.to.'a.vo.Ta.yikhH8441shall be in themidstבְּתוֹכֵ֣ךְbe.to.KhekhH8432of thee: and ye shallknowוִידַעְתֶּ֖םvi.da'.TemH3045that I am theLORDיְהוָֽה׃ פYah.wehH3068.

5Thusכֹּ֥הkohH3541saith theLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODH136: Anevilרָעָ֛הra.'AhH7451, anonlyאַחַ֥ת'a.ChatH259evilרָעָ֖הra.'AhH7451;beholdהִנֵּ֥הhi.NehH2009, it cometh.

6Anendקֵ֣ץketzH7093iscomeH935, theendהַקֵּ֖ץha.KetzH7093iscomeH935, it awakethagainstאֵלָ֑יִךְ'e.La.yikhH413thee;beholdהִנֵּ֖הhi.NehH2009, it cometh.

7Thydoomהַצְּפִירָ֛הha.tze.fi.RahH6843iscomeבָּ֧אָהBa.'ahH935unto thee, Oinhabitantיוֹשֵׁ֣בyo.ShevH3427of thelandהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776: the time iscomeבָּ֣אba'H935, thedayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117isnearקָר֛וֹבka.RovH7138; adayH3117oftumultמְהוּמָ֖הme.hu.MahH4103, andnotוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808ofjoyfulH1906shoutingH1906,uponH935themountainsהָרִֽים׃ha.RimH2022.

8Nowעַתָּ֣ה'a.TahH6258will Ishortlyמִקָּר֗וֹבmi.ka.RovH7138pourאֶשְׁפּ֤וֹךְ'esh.PokhH8210outH8210myfuryחֲמָתִי֙cha.ma.TiH2534uponH5921thee, andaccomplishוְכִלֵּיתִ֤יve.khi.lei.TiH3615mineangerאַפִּי֙'a.PiH639againstH5921thee, and willjudgeוּשְׁפַטְתִּ֖יךְu.she.fa.TikhH8199theeaccordingH5921to thywaysכִּדְרָכָ֑יִךְkid.ra.Kha.yikhH1870; and I willbringוְנָתַתִּ֣יve.na.ta.TiH5414uponH5921theeallכָּל־kol-H3605thineabominationsתּוֹעֲבוֹתָֽיִךְ׃to.'a.vo.Ta.yikhH8441.

9And mineeyeעֵינִ֖י'ei.NiH5869shallnotוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808spareאֶחְמ֑וֹל'ech.MolH2550,neitherוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808will I havepityתָח֥וֹסta.ChosH2347: I willbringאֶתֵּ֗ן'e.TenH5414uponH5921theeaccordingH5921to thywaysכִּדְרָכַ֜יִךְkid.ra.Kha.yikhH1870, and thineabominationsוְתוֹעֲבוֹתַ֙יִךְ֙ve.to.'a.vo.Ta.yikhH8441shall be in themidstבְּתוֹכֵ֣ךְbe.to.KhekhH8432of thee; and ye shallknowוִֽידַעְתֶּ֕םvi.da'.TemH3045that I theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068doאֲנִ֥י'a.NiH589smiteמַכֶּֽה׃ma.KehH5221.

10Beholdהִנֵּ֥הhi.NehH2009, thedayהַיּ֖וֹםhai.YomH3117,beholdהִנֵּ֣הhi.NehH2009, it cometh: thydoomהַצְּפִרָ֔הha.tze.fi.RahH6843isgoneH3318forthיָֽצְאָה֙ya.tze.'AhH3318; therodהַמַּטֶּ֔הha.ma.TehH4294hath blossomed,prideהַזָּדֽוֹן׃ha.za.DonH2087hathbuddedפָּרַ֖חpa.RachH6524.

11Violenceהֶחָמָ֥ס׀he.cha.MasH2555isrisenH6965upH6965into arodלְמַטֵּה־le.ma.teh-H4294ofwickednessרֶ֑שַׁעRe.sha'H7562;noneH3808of them shallremainH3808,norH3808of theirmultitudeמֵהֲמוֹנָ֛םme.ha.mo.NamH1995,norH3808of theirwealthH1995:neitherH3808shall there be eminency among them.

12The time iscomeבָּ֤אba'H935, thedayהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117drawethnearהִגִּ֣יעַhi.Gi.a'H5060:letH408notH408thebuyerהַקּוֹנֶה֙ha.ko.NehH7069rejoiceיִשְׂמָ֔חyis.MachH8055,norH408thesellerוְהַמּוֹכֵ֖רve.ha.mo.KherH4376mournיִתְאַבָּ֑לyit.'a.BalH56: forwrathחָר֖וֹןcha.RonH2740isuponH935allכָּל־kol-H3605themultitudeהֲמוֹנָֽהּ׃ha.mo.NahH1995thereof.

13For thesellerהַמּוֹכֵ֗רha.mo.KherH4376shallnotלֹ֣אlo'H3808returnיָשׁ֔וּבya.ShuvH7725to that which issoldH4376,althoughH3588they be yetaliveH2416: for thevisionחָז֤וֹןcha.ZonH2377is touching thewholeH3605multitudeהֲמוֹנָהּ֙ha.mo.NahH1995thereof,noneלֹ֣אlo'H3808shallreturnיָשׁ֔וּבya.ShuvH7725;neitherלֹ֥אlo'H3808shallanyH3605strengthenיִתְחַזָּֽקוּ׃yit.cha.Za.kuH2388himselfH2388in theiniquityבַּעֲוֹנ֛וֹba.'a.vo.NoH5771of hislifeH2416.

14They haveblownתָּקְע֤וּta.ke.'UH8628thetrumpetבַתָּק֙וֹעַ֙va.ta.Ko.a'H8619, and havemadeH3559allהַכֹּ֔לha.KolH3605readyH3559; butnoneוְאֵ֥יןve.'EinH369goeth to thebattleלַמִּלְחָמָ֑הla.mil.cha.MahH4421: for mywrathחֲרוֹנִ֖יcha.ro.NiH2740isuponאֶל־'el-H413allכָּל־kol-H3605themultitudeהֲמוֹנָֽהּ׃ha.mo.NahH1995thereof.

15Theswordהַחֶ֣רֶבha.Che.revH2719is without, and thepestilenceוְהַדֶּ֥בֶרve.ha.De.verH1698and thefamineוְהָרָעָ֖בve.ha.ra.'AvH7458withinמִבָּ֑יִתmi.Ba.yitH1004: he that is in thefieldבַּשָּׂדֶה֙ba.sa.DehH7704shalldieיָמ֔וּתya.MutH4191with theswordבַּחֶ֣רֶבba.Che.revH2719; and he that is in thecityבָּעִ֔ירba.'IrH5892,famineרָעָ֥בra.'AvH7458andpestilenceוָדֶ֖בֶרva.De.verH1698shalldevourיֹאכֲלֶֽנּוּ׃yo.kha.Le.nuH398him.

16But they thatescapeפְּלִ֣יטֵיהֶ֔םpe.Li.tei.HemH6412of them shallescapeH6412, and shall be on themountainsהֶהָרִ֗יםhe.ha.RimH2022likedovesכְּיוֹנֵ֧יke.yo.NeiH3123of thevalleysהַגֵּאָי֛וֹתha.ge.'a.YotH1516,allH3605of themmourningהֹמ֑וֹתho.MotH1993,everyH3605one in hisiniquityבַּעֲוֹנֽוֹ׃ba.'a.vo.NoH5771.

17AllH3605handsהַיָּדַ֖יִםhai.ya.Da.yimH3027shall befeebleתִּרְפֶּ֑ינָהtir.Pei.nahH7503, andallH3605kneesבִּרְכַּ֖יִםbir.Ka.yimH1290shall beweakH3605aswaterמָּֽיִם׃Ma.yimH4325.

18They shall alsogirdוְחָגְר֣וּve.cha.ge.RuH2296themselvesH7218withsackclothשַׂקִּ֔יםsa.KimH8242, andhorrorפַּלָּצ֑וּתpa.la.TzutH6427shallcoverוְכִסְּתָ֥הve.khi.se.TahH3680them; andshameבּוּשָׁ֔הbu.ShahH955shall beuponH413allכָּל־kol-H3605facesפָּנִים֙pa.NimH6440, andbaldnessקָרְחָֽה׃ka.re.ChahH7144uponH413allוּבְכָל־u.ve.Khol-H3605theirheadsרָאשֵׁיהֶ֖םra.shei.HemH7218.

19They shallcastיַשְׁלִ֗יכוּyash.Li.khuH7993theirsilverכַּסְפָּ֞םkas.PamH3701in thestreetsבַּחוּצ֣וֹתba.chu.TzotH2351, and theirgoldוּזְהָבָם֮u.ze.ha.VamH2091shall be as anuncleanH5079thingלְנִדָּ֣הle.ni.DahH5079; theirsilverכַּסְפָּ֨םkas.PamH3701and theirgoldוּזְהָבָ֜םu.ze.ha.VamH2091shallnotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808beableיוּכַ֣לyu.KhalH3201todeliverלְהַצִּילָ֗םle.ha.tzi.LamH5337them in thedayבְּיוֹם֙be.yOmH3117of thewrathעֶבְרַ֣ת'ev.RatH5678of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068; they shallnotלֹ֣אlo'H3808satisfyיְשַׂבֵּ֔עוּye.sa.Be.'uH7646theirsoulsנַפְשָׁם֙naf.ShamH5315,neitherלֹ֣אlo'H3808fillיְמַלֵּ֑אוּye.ma.Le.'uH4390theirbowelsוּמֵעֵיהֶ֖םu.me.'ei.HemH4578:becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588it hath been the stumblingblock of theiriniquityעֲוֹנָ֖ם'a.vo.NamH5771.

20As for the beauty of his ornament, hesetשָׂמָ֔הוּsa.Ma.huH7760it in majesty: but theymadeH6213theimagesוְצַלְמֵ֧יve.tzal.MeiH6754of theirabominationsתוֹעֲבֹתָ֛םto.'a.vo.TamH8441and theirdetestableשִׁקּוּצֵיהֶ֖םshi.ku.tzei.HemH8251things therein: therefore have ImadeH6213it unto them as anuncleanH5079thingלְנִדָּֽה׃le.ni.DahH5079.

21And I willgiveוּנְתַתִּ֤יוu.ne.ta.TivH5414itintoH776thehandsבְּיַֽד־be.yad-H3027of thestrangersהַזָּרִים֙ha.za.RimH2114for apreyלָבַ֔זla.VazH957, and to thewickedוּלְרִשְׁעֵ֥יu.le.rish.'EiH7563of theearthהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776for aspoilלְשָׁלָ֑לle.sha.LalH7998; and they shallprofaneוְחִלְּלֽוּהוּ׃ve.chil.lu.huH2490it.

22Myfaceפָנַי֙fa.NaiH6440will Iturnוַהֲסִבּוֹתִ֤יva.ha.si.bo.TiH5437also from them, and they shallprofaneוְחִלְּל֖וּve.chi.le.LuH2490mysecretצְפוּנִ֑יtze.fu.NiH6845placeH935: androbbersפָּרִיצִ֖יםpa.ri.TzimH6530shallenterH935intoH935it, andprofaneוְחִלְּלֽוּהָ׃ פve.chi.le.Lu.haH2490it.

23Makeעֲשֵׂ֖ה'a.SehH6213thechainהָֽרַתּ֑וֹקha.ra.TokH7569: for thelandהָאָ֗רֶץha.'A.retzH776isfullמָֽלְאָה֙mal.'AhH4390ofbloodyדָּמִ֔יםda.MimH1818crimesמִשְׁפַּ֣טmish.PatH4941, and thecityוְהָעִ֖ירve.ha.'IrH5892isfullמָלְאָ֥הmal.'AhH4390ofviolenceחָמָֽס׃cha.MasH2555.

24Wherefore I willbringוְהֵֽבֵאתִי֙ve.he.ve.TiH935the worst of the heathen, and they shallpossessוְיָרְשׁ֖וּve.ya.re.ShuH3423theirhousesH1004: I will also make theprideגְּא֣וֹןge.'onH1347of thestrongעַזִּ֔ים'a.ZimH5794toceaseוְהִשְׁבַּתִּי֙ve.hish.ba.TiH7673; and theirholyH6942placesH1004shall beprofanedוְנִחֲל֖וּve.ni.cha.LuH2490.

25Destruction cometh; and they shallseekוּבִקְשׁ֥וּu.vik.ShuH1245peaceשָׁל֖וֹםsha.LomH7965, and there shall benoneוָאָֽיִן׃va.'A.yinH369.

26Mischief shallcomeתָּב֔וֹאta.Vo'H935uponH5921mischief, and rumour shall beuponH5921rumour; and they shallseekוּבִקְשׁ֤וּu.vik.ShuH1245avisionחָזוֹן֙cha.zOnH2377of theprophetמִנָּבִ֔יאmi.na.Vi'H5030; but thelawוְתוֹרָה֙ve.to.RahH8451shallperishתֹּאבַ֣דto.VadH6from thepriestמִכֹּהֵ֔ןmi.ko.HenH3548, andcounselוְעֵצָ֖הve.'e.TzahH6098from the ancients.

27Thekingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428shallmournיִתְאַבָּ֗לyit.'a.BalH56, and theprinceוְנָשִׂיא֙ve.na.Si'H5387shall beclothedיִלְבַּ֣שׁyil.BashH3847withdesolationשְׁמָמָ֔הshe.ma.MahH8077, and thehandsוִידֵ֥יvi.DeiH3027of thepeopleעַם־'am-H5971of thelandהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776shall be troubled: I willdoאֶעֱשֶׂ֤ה'e.'e.SehH6213unto themafterכִּֽי־ki-H3588theirwayמִדַּרְכָּ֞םmi.dar.KamH1870, andaccordingוּבְמִשְׁפְּטֵיהֶ֣םu.ve.mish.pe.tei.HemH4941to their deserts will Ijudgeאֶשְׁפְּטֵ֔ם'esh.pe.TemH8199them; and they shallknowוְיָדְע֖וּve.ya.de.'UH3045that I am theLORDיְהוָֽה׃ פYah.wehH3068.

Commentaries on Ezekiel 7

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