Revised Version 1895

Ezekiel 9

1Then hecriedH7121in mineearsבְאָזְנַ֗יve.'a.ze.NaiH241with aloudגָּדוֹל֙ga.dOlH1419voiceק֤וֹלKolH6963,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,CauseH7121ye them that havechargeH3027over thecityהָעִ֑ירha.'IrH5892todrawH7126nearH7126,everyH376manH376with hisdestroyingמַשְׁחֵת֖וֹmash.che.ToH4892weaponכְּלִ֥יke.LiH3627in hishandבְּיָדֽוֹ׃be.ya.DoH3027.

2Andbeholdוְהִנֵּ֣הve.hi.NehH2009,sixשִׁשָּׁ֣הshi.ShahH8337menH376cameבָּאִ֣ים׀ba.'ImH935from thewayH1870of theupperהָעֶלְי֜וֹןha.'el.YonH5945gateשַׁ֨עַרSha.'arH8179,whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר׀'a.SherH834liethtowardH1870thenorthצָפ֗וֹנָהtza.Fo.nahH6828,everyH376manH376with his slaughterweaponכְּלִ֤יke.LiH3627in hishandבְּיָד֔וֹbe.ya.DoH3027; and onemanH376in themidstבְּתוֹכָם֙be.to.KhamH8432of themclothedלָבֻ֣שׁla.VushH3847inlinenבַּדִּ֔יםba.DimH906, with a writer’s inkhorn by hissideH6828. And theywentוַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙vai.ya.Vo.'uH935in, andstoodוַיַּ֣עַמְד֔וּvai.Ya.'am.DuH5975besideאֵ֖צֶל'E.tzelH681the brasenaltarמִזְבַּ֥חmiz.BachH4196.

3And thegloryוּכְב֣וֹד׀u.khe.VodH3519of theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478wasgoneH5927upH5927from thecherubהַכְּרוּב֙ha.ke.RuvH3742, whereupon it was, to thethresholdמִפְתַּ֣ןmif.TanH4670of thehouseהַבָּ֑יִתha.Ba.yitH1004: and hecalledוַיִּקְרָ֗אvai.yik.Ra'H7121to themanהָאִישׁ֙ha.'IshH376clothedהַלָּבֻ֣שׁha.la.VushH3847inlinenהַבַּדִּ֔יםha.ba.DimH906,whichH834had the writer’s inkhorn by hissideבְּמָתְנָֽיו׃ סbe.ma.te.NavH4975.

4And theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him,GoH5674throughH5674themidstבְּת֣וֹךְbe.TokhH8432of thecityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892,throughH5674themidstבְּת֖וֹךְbe.TokhH8432ofJerusalemיְרֽוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389, andsetH6213a markuponH5921theforeheadsמִצְח֣וֹתmitz.ChotH4696of themenH376thatsighהַנֶּֽאֱנָחִים֙ha.ne.'e.na.ChimH584and that cry forallכָּל־kol-H3605theabominationsהַתּ֣וֹעֵב֔וֹתha.To.'e.VotH8441that bedoneH6213in themidstבְּתוֹכָֽהּ׃be.to.KhahH8432thereof.

5And to theothersוּלְאֵ֙לֶּה֙u.le.'E.lehH428hesaidאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559in minehearingבְּאָזְנַ֔יbe.'a.ze.NaiH241,GoH5674yethroughH5674thecityבָעִ֛ירva.'IrH5892afterאַחֲרָ֖יו'a.cha.RavH310him, andsmiteוְהַכּ֑וּve.ha.KuH5221:letH408notH408youreyeעֵינְכֶ֖םei.nei.khemH5869spareתַּחְמֹֽלוּ׃tach.Mo.luH2550,neitherH408have yepityתָּחֹ֥סta.ChosH2347:

6slayתַּהַרְג֣וּta.har.GuH2026utterlyלְמַשְׁחִ֗יתle.mash.ChitH4889theoldH2205manH376, theyoungבָּח֣וּרba.ChurH970manH376and the maiden, andlittleוְטַ֨ףve.TafH2945childrenH2945andwomenוְנָשִׁ֜יםve.na.ShimH802: butcomeH5066notאַל־'al-H408nearH5066anyכָּל־kol-H3605manH376uponH5921whomאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834is the mark; andbeginתָּחֵ֑לּוּta.Che.luH2490at mysanctuaryוּמִמִּקְדָּשִׁ֖יu.mi.mik.da.ShiH4720. Then theybeganוַיָּחֵ֙לּוּ֙vai.ya.Che.luH2490at the ancientmenH376whichאֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834werebeforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440thehouseהַבָּֽיִת׃ha.Ba.yitH1004.

7And hesaidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto them,Defileטַמְּא֣וּta.me.'UH2930thehouseהַבַּ֗יִתha.Ba.yitH1004, andfillוּמַלְא֧וּu.mal.'UH4390the courts with theslainH5221:goצֵ֑אוּTze.'uH3318yeforthוְיָצְא֖וּve.ya.tze.'UH3318. And theywentH3318forthH3318, andsmoteH5221in thecityבָעִֽיר׃va.'IrH5892.

8And itcameH1961topassH1961,whileH1961they weresmitingכְּהַכּוֹתָ֔םke.ha.ko.TamH5221, and I wasleftוְנֵֽאשֲׁאַ֖רve.ne.sha.'ArH7604, that Ifellוָאֶפְּלָ֨הva.'e.pe.LahH5307uponעַל־'al-H5921myfaceפָּנַ֜יpa.NaiH6440, andcriedוָאֶזְעַ֗קva.'ez.'AkH2199, andsaidוָֽאֹמַר֙va.'o.MarH559,Ahאֲהָהּ֙'a.HahH162Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODH136! wilt thoudestroyהֲמַשְׁחִ֣יתha.mash.ChitH7843allכָּל־kol-H3605the residue ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478in thypouringבְּשָׁפְכְּךָ֥be.sha.fe.ke.KhaH8210outH8210of thyfuryחֲמָתְךָ֖cha.ma.te.KhaH2534uponעַל־'al-H5921Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389?

9Thensaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559he untomeאֵלַ֗י'e.LaiH413, Theiniquityעֲוֹ֨ן'a.VonH5771of thehouseבֵּֽית־beit-H1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֤לYis.ra.'ElH3478andJudahוִֽיהוּדָה֙vi.hu.DahH3063isexceedingH3966greatגָּדוֹל֙ga.dOlH1419, and thelandהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ha.'A.retzH776isfullוַתִּמָּלֵ֤אva.ti.ma.Le'H4390ofbloodדָּמִ֔יםda.MimH1818, and thecityוְהָעִ֖ירve.ha.'IrH5892fullמָלְאָ֣הmal.'AhH4390of wresting of judgment: for theysayאָמְר֗וּ'a.me.RuH559, TheLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068hath forsaken theearthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776, and theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068seethnotוְאֵ֥יןve.'EinH369.

10And as formeH5414also, mineeyeעֵינִ֖י'ei.NiH5869shallnotלֹא־lo'-H3808spareאֶחְמֹ֑ל'ech.MolH2550,neitherוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808will I havepityתָח֥וֹסta.ChosH2347, but I willbringH5414theirwayדַּרְכָּ֖םdar.KamH1870upon theirheadבְּרֹאשָׁ֥םbe.ro.ShamH7218.

11Andbeholdוְהִנֵּ֞הve.hi.NehH2009, themanהָאִ֣ישׁ׀ha.'IshH376clothedלְבֻ֣שׁle.VushH3830inlinenהַבַּדִּ֗יםha.ba.DimH906,whichH834had the inkhorn by hissideבְּמָתְנָ֔יוbe.ma.te.NavH4975,reportedH7725thematterדָּבָ֖רda.VarH1697,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, I havedoneעָשִׂ֕יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213as thou hastcommandedצִוִּיתָֽנִי׃ סtzi.vi.Ta.niH6680meH7725.

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Revised Version 1895 — 1895 — Public Domain