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Ezekiel 12

1Thewordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068also came to me,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

2Sonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofmanאָדָ֕ם'a.DamH120, thoudwellestיֹשֵׁ֑בyo.ShevH3427in themidstבְּת֥וֹךְbe.TokhH8432of arebelliousהַמֶּ֖רִיha.Me.riH4805houseבֵּית־beit-H1004, who haveeyesעֵינַיִם֩'ei.na.YimH5869toseeלִרְא֜וֹתlir.'otH7200, andseeרָא֗וּra.'UH7200not; they haveearsאָזְנַ֨יִם'a.ze.Na.yimH241tohearלִשְׁמֹ֙עַ֙lish.Mo.a'H8085, andhearשָׁמֵ֔עוּsha.Me.'uH8085not: for they are arebelliousמְרִ֖יme.RiH4805houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004.

3Therefore, thousonבֶן־ven-H1121ofmanאָדָ֗ם'a.DamH120,prepareעֲשֵׂ֤ה'a.SehH6213thee thybaggageכְּלֵ֣יke.LeiH3627forcaptivityגוֹלָ֔הgo.LahH1473, andmoveוּגְלֵ֥הu.ge.LehH1540bydayיוֹמָ֖םyo.MamH3119in theirsightלְעֵֽינֵיהֶ֑םle.'ei.nei.HemH5869; and thou shaltmoveוְגָלִ֨יתָve.ga.Li.taH1540from thyplaceמִמְּקוֹמְךָ֜mi.me.kom.ChaH4725toanotherאַחֵר֙'a.CherH312placeמָק֤וֹםma.KomH4725in theirsightלְעֵ֣ינֵיהֶ֔םle.'Ei.nei.HemH5869: it may be they willconsiderיִרְא֔וּyir.'UH7200, though they are arebelliousמְרִ֖יme.RiH4805houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004.

4Then shalt thou bringforthוְהוֹצֵאתָ֨ve.ho.tze.TaH3318thybaggageכֵלֶ֜יךָkhe.Lei.khaH3627bydayיוֹמָ֖םyo.MamH3119in theirsightלְעֵֽינֵיהֶ֑םle.'ei.nei.HemH5869, asbaggageכִּכְלֵ֥יkikh.LeiH3627forcaptivityגוֹלָ֛הgo.LahH1473: and thou shalt goforthתֵּצֵ֤אte.Tze'H3318ateveningבָעֶ֙רֶב֙va.'E.revH6153in theirsightלְעֵ֣ינֵיהֶ֔םle.'Ei.nei.HemH5869, as they that goforthכְּמוֹצָאֵ֖יke.mo.tza.'EiH4161intocaptivityגּוֹלָֽה׃go.LahH1473.

5Digחֲתָר־cha.tor-H2864thou through thewallבַקִּ֑ירva.KirH7023in theirsightלְעֵינֵיהֶ֖םle.'ei.nei.HemH5869, and carry themoutוְהוֹצֵאתָ֖ve.ho.tze.TaH3318through it.

6In theirsightלְעֵ֨ינֵיהֶ֜םle.'Ei.nei.HemH5869shalt thoubearתִּשָּׂא֙ti.Sa'H5375it upon thyshouldersכָּתֵ֤ףka.TefH3802, and carry itforthתוֹצִ֔יאto.Tzi'H3318in thetwilightבָּעֲלָטָ֣הba.'a.la.TahH5939: thou shaltcoverתְכַסֶּ֔הte.kha.SehH3680thyfaceפָּנֶ֣יךָpa.Nei.khaH6440, that thou mayest notseeתִרְאֶ֖הtir.'EhH7200thegroundהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776: for I havesetנְתַתִּ֖יךָne.ta.Ti.khaH5414thee for asignמוֹפֵ֥תmo.FetH4159to thehouseלְבֵ֥יתle.VeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

7And Ididוָאַ֣עַשׂva.'A.'asH6213so as I wascommandedצֻוֵּיתִי֒tzu.vei.TiH6680: I broughtforthהוֹצֵ֜אתִיho.Tze.tiH3318mybaggageכֵּ֠לַיKe.laiH3627bydayיוֹמָ֔םyo.MamH3119, asbaggageכִּכְלֵ֤יkikh.LeiH3627forcaptivityגוֹלָה֙go.LahH1473, and in theeveningוּבָעֶ֛רֶבu.va.'E.revH6153Idugחָתַֽרְתִּי־cha.tar.ti-H2864through thewallבַקִּ֖ירva.KirH7023with myhandבְּיָ֑דbe.YadH3027; I brought itforthהוֹצֵ֛אתִיho.Tze.tiH3318in thetwilightבָּעֲלָטָ֥הba.'a.la.TahH5939, and Iboreנָשָׂ֖אתִיna.Sa.tiH5375it upon myshoulderכָּתֵ֥ףka.TefH3802in theirsightלְעֵינֵיהֶֽם׃ פle.'ei.nei.HemH5869.

8And in themorningבַּבֹּ֥קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242came thewordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068to me,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

9Sonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofmanאָדָ֕ם'a.DamH120, hath not thehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478, therebelliousהַמֶּ֑רִיha.Me.riH4805houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004,saidאָמְר֥וּ'a.me.RuH559to thee, Whatdoestעֹשֶֽׂה׃'o.SehH6213thou?

10Sayאֱמֹ֣ר'e.MorH559thou to them, Thussaithאָמַ֖ר'a.MarH559theLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהֹוִ֑הYah.wehH3069; Thisburdenהַמַּשָּׂ֤אha.ma.Sa'H4853concerneth theprinceהַנָּשִׂ֞יאha.na.Si'H5387inJerusalemבִּיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םbi.Ru.sha.LamH3389, and all thehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478that areamongבְתוֹכָֽם׃ve.to.KhamH8432them.

11Sayאֱמֹ֖ר'e.MorH559, I am yoursignמֽוֹפֶתְכֶ֑םmo.fet.KhemH4159: as I havedoneעָשִׂ֗יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213, so shall it bedoneיֵעָשֶׂ֣הye.'a.SehH6213to them: they shallmoveבַּגּוֹלָ֥הba.go.LahH1473andgoH3212intocaptivityבַשְּׁבִ֖יva.she.ViH7628.

12And theprinceוְהַנָּשִׂ֨יאve.ha.na.Si'H5387that isamongבְּתוֹכָ֜םbe.to.KhamH8432them shallbearיִשָּׂא֙yi.Sa'H5375upon hisshoulderכָּתֵ֤ףka.TefH3802in thetwilightבָּעֲלָטָ֣הba.'a.la.TahH5939, and shall goforthוְיֵצֵ֔אve.ye.Tze'H3318: they shalldigיַחְתְּר֖וּyach.te.RuH2864through thewallבַּקִּ֥ירba.KirH7023to carry themoutלְה֣וֹצִיאle.Ho.tzi'H3318through it: he shallcoverיְכַסֶּ֔הye.kha.SehH3680hisfaceפָּנָ֣יוpa.NavH6440,thatיַ֗עַןYa.'anH3282he may notseeיִרְאֶ֥הyir.'EhH7200thegroundהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776with hiseyesלַעַ֛יִןla.'A.yinH5869.

13Mynetרִשְׁתִּי֙rish.TiH7568also will Ispreadוּפָרַשְׂתִּ֤יu.fa.ras.TiH6566upon him, and he shall betakenוְנִתְפַּ֖שׂve.nit.PasH8610in mysnareבִּמְצֽוּדָתִ֑יbim.tzu.da.TiH4686: and I willbringוְהֵבֵאתִ֨יve.he.ve.TiH935him toBabylonבָבֶ֙לָה֙va.Ve.lahH894to thelandאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of theChaldeansכַּשְׂדִּ֔יםkas.DimH3778; yet shall he notseeיִרְאֶ֖הyir.'EhH7200it, though he shalldieיָמֽוּת׃ya.MutH4191there.

14And I willscatterאֱזָרֶ֣ה'e.za.RehH2219toward everywindר֑וּחַRu.achH7307all that areaboutסְבִיבֹתָ֥יוse.vi.vo.TavH5439him tohelpעֶזְר֛וֹez.roH5828him, and all hisbandsאֲגַפָּ֖יו'a.ga.PavH102; and I will drawoutאָרִ֥יק'a.RikH7324theswordוְחֶ֖רֶבve.Che.revH2719afterאַחֲרֵיהֶֽם׃'a.cha.rei.HemH310them.

15And they shallknowוְיָדְע֖וּve.ya.de.'UH3045that I am theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, when I shallscatterבַּהֲפִיצִ֤יba.ha.fi.TziH6327them among thenationsבַּגּוֹיִ֔םba.go.YimH1471, anddisperseוְזֵרִיתִ֥יve.ze.ri.TiH2219them in thecountriesבָּאֲרָצֽוֹת׃ba.'a.ra.TzotH776.

16But I willleaveוְהוֹתַרְתִּ֤יve.ho.tar.TiH3498afewמִסְפָּ֔רmis.ParH4557menאַנְשֵׁ֣י'an.SheiH582of them from theswordמֵחֶ֖רֶבme.Che.revH2719, from thefamineמֵרָעָ֣בme.ra.'AvH7458, and from thepestilenceוּמִדָּ֑בֶרu.mi.Da.verH1698; that they maydeclareיְסַפְּר֜וּye.sa.pe.RuH5608all theirabominationsתּוֹעֲבֽוֹתֵיהֶ֗םto.'a.vo.tei.HemH8441among theheathenבַּגּוֹיִם֙ba.go.YimH1471where theycomeבָּ֣אוּBa.'uH935; and they shallknowוְיָדְע֖וּve.ya.de.'UH3045that I am theLORDיְהוָֽה׃ פYah.wehH3068.

17Moreover thewordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068came to me,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

18Sonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofmanאָדָ֕ם'a.DamH120,eatתֹּאכֵ֑לto.KhelH398thybreadלַחְמְךָ֖lach.me.KhaH3899withquakingבְּרַ֣עַשׁbe.Ra.'ashH7494, anddrinkתִּשְׁתֶּֽה׃tish.TehH8354thywaterוּמֵימֶ֕יךָu.mei.Mei.khaH4325withtremblingבְּרָגְזָ֥הbe.ra.ge.ZahH7269and anxiouscareוּבִדְאָגָ֖הu.vid.'a.GahH1674;

19Andsayוְאָמַרְתָּ֣ve.'a.mar.TaH559to thepeopleעַ֣ם'amH5971of thelandאַדְמַ֣ת'ad.MatH127, Thussaithאָמַר֩'a.MarH559theLordאֲדֹנָ֨י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהוִ֜הYah.wehH3069of theinhabitantsלְיוֹשְׁבֵ֤יle.yo.she.VeiH3427ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙ye.ru.sha.LimH3389, and of thelandהָאָ֡רֶץha.'A.retzH776ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478; They shalleatיֹאכֵ֔לוּyo.Khe.luH398theirbreadלַחְמָם֙lach.MamH3899with anxiouscareבִּדְאָגָ֣הbid.'a.GahH1674, anddrinkיִשְׁתּ֑וּyish.TuH8354theirwaterוּמֵֽימֵיהֶ֖םu.mei.mei.HemH4325withhorrorבְּשִׁמָּמ֣וֹןbe.shi.ma.MonH8078, that herlandאַרְצָהּ֙'ar.TzahH776may bedesolateתֵּשַׁ֤םte.ShamH3456from all that is initמִמְּלֹאָ֔הּmi.me.lo.'AhH4393, because of theviolenceמֵחֲמַ֖סme.cha.MasH2555of all them thatdwellהַיֹּשְׁבִ֥יםhai.yo.she.VimH3427in it.

20And thecitiesוְהֶעָרִ֤יםve.he.'a.RimH5892that areinhabitedהַנּֽוֹשָׁבוֹת֙ha.no.sha.VotH3427shall be laidwasteתֶּחֱרַ֔בְנָהte.che.Rav.nahH2717, and thelandוְהָאָ֖רֶץve.ha.'A.retzH776shall bedesolateשְׁמָמָ֣הshe.ma.MahH8077; and ye shallknowוִֽידַעְתֶּ֖םvi.da'.TemH3045that I am theLORDיְהוָֽה׃ פYah.wehH3068.

21And thewordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068came to me,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

22Sonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofmanאָדָ֗ם'a.DamH120, what is thatproverbהַמָּשָׁ֤לha.ma.ShalH4912that ye have in thelandאַדְמַ֥ת'ad.MatH127ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, Thedaysהַיָּמִ֔יםhai.ya.MimH3117areprolongedיַֽאַרְכוּ֙ya.'ar.KhuH748, and everyvisionחָזֽוֹן׃cha.ZonH2377failethוְאָבַ֖דve.'a.VadH6?

23Tellאֱמֹ֣ר'e.MorH559them therefore, Thussaithאָמַר֮'a.MarH559theLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהוִה֒Yah.wehH3069; I will make thisproverbהַמָּשָׁ֣לha.ma.ShalH4912toceaseהִשְׁבַּ֙תִּי֙hish.Ba.tiH7673, and they shall no more use it as aproverbיִמְשְׁל֥וּyim.she.LuH4911inIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478; butsayדַּבֵּ֣רda.BerH1696to them, Thedaysהַיָּמִ֔יםhai.ya.MimH3117are athandקָֽרְבוּ֙ka.re.VuH7126, and theeffectוּדְבַ֖רu.de.VarH1697of everyvisionחָזֽוֹן׃cha.ZonH2377.

24For there shall no more be anyvainשָׁ֖וְאshav'H7723visionחֲז֥וֹןcha.ZonH2377norflatteringחָלָ֑קcha.LakH2509divinationוּמִקְסַ֣םu.mik.SamH4738withinבְּת֖וֹךְbe.TokhH8432thehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

25For I am theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068: I willspeakאֲדַבֵּר֙'a.da.BerH1696, and thewordדָּבָר֙da.VarH1697that I shallspeakאֲדַבֵּ֤ר'a.da.BerH1696shall come topassוְיֵ֣עָשֶׂ֔הve.Ye.'a.SehH6213; it shall no more beprolongedתִמָּשֵׁ֖ךְti.ma.ShekhH4900: for in yourdaysבִֽימֵיכֶ֞םvi.mei.KhemH3117, Orebelliousהַמֶּ֗רִיha.Me.riH4805houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004, will Isayאֲדַבֵּ֤ר'a.da.BerH1696thewordדָּבָר֙da.VarH1697, and willperformוַעֲשִׂיתִ֔יוva.'a.si.TivH6213it,saithנְאֻ֖םne.'UmH5002theLordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהוִֽה׃ פYah.wehH3069.

26Again thewordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068came to me,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

27Sonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofmanאָדָ֗ם'a.DamH120, behold, they of thehouseבֵֽית־veit-H1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478sayאֹֽמְרִ֔ים'o.me.RimH559, Thevisionהֶחָז֛וֹןhe.cha.ZonH2377that heseethחֹזֶ֖הcho.ZehH2372is formanyרַבִּ֑יםra.BimH7227daysלְיָמִ֣יםle.ya.MimH3117to come, and heprophesiethנִבָּֽא׃ni.Ba'H5012of thetimesוּלְעִתִּ֥יםu.le.'i.TimH6256that aredistantרְחוֹק֖וֹתre.cho.KotH7350.

28Thereforesayאֱמֹ֣ר'e.MorH559to them, Thussaithאָמַר֙'a.MarH559theLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהוִ֔הYah.wehH3069; There shall none of mywordsדְּבָרָ֑יde.va.RaiH1697be furtherdeferredתִמָּשֵׁ֥ךְti.ma.ShekhH4900, but thewordדָּבָר֙da.VarH1697which I havespokenאֲדַבֵּ֤ר'a.da.BerH1696shall bedoneוְיֵ֣עָשֶׂ֔הve.Ye.'a.SehH6213,saithנְאֻ֖םne.'UmH5002theLordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהוִֽה׃ סYah.wehH3069.

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