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Ezekiel 14

1Thencameוַיָּב֤וֹאvai.ya.Vo'H935certainאֲנָשִׁ֔ים'a.na.ShimH582of theeldersמִזִּקְנֵ֖יmi.zik.NeiH2205ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478to me, andsatוַיֵּשְׁב֖וּvai.ye.she.VuH3427beforeלְפָנָֽי׃ פle.fa.NaiH6440me.

2And thewordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068came to me,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

3Sonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofmanאָדָ֗ם'a.DamH120, thesemenהָאֲנָשִׁ֤יםha.'a.na.ShimH582have setupהֶעֱל֤וּhe.'e.LuH5927theiridolsגִלּֽוּלֵיהֶם֙gi.lu.lei.HemH1544in theirheartלִבָּ֔םli.BamH3820, andputנָתְנ֖וּna.te.NuH5414thestumblingblockוּמִכְשׁ֣וֹלu.mikh.SholH4383of theiriniquityעֲוֹנָ֔ם'a.vo.NamH5771beforeנֹ֣כַחNo.khachH5227theirfaceפְּנֵיהֶ֑םpe.nei.HemH6440: should I beenquiredהַאִדָּרֹ֥שׁha.'i.da.RoshH1875of atallאִדָּרֵ֖שׁ'i.da.ReshH1875by them?

4Thereforespeakדַּבֵּר־da.ber-H1696to them, andsayוְאָמַרְתָּ֨ve.'a.mar.TaH559to them, Thussaithאָמַ֣ר׀'a.MarH559theLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהוִ֗הYah.wehH3069; EverymanH376of thehouseמִבֵּ֣יתmi.BeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֡לYis.ra.'ElH3478that settethupיַעֲלֶ֨הya.'a.LehH5927hisidolsגִּלּוּלָ֜יוgi.lu.LavH1544in hisheartלִבּ֗וֹli.BoH3820, andputtethיָשִׂים֙ya.SimH7760thestumblingblockוּמִכְשׁ֤וֹלu.mikh.SholH4383of hisiniquityעֲוֹנוֹ֙a.vo.NoH5771beforeנֹ֣כַחNo.khachH5227hisfaceפָּנָ֔יוpa.NavH6440, andcomethוּבָ֖אu.Va'H935to theprophetהַנָּבִ֑יאha.na.Vi'H5030; I theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068willanswerנַעֲנֵ֧יתִיna.'a.Nei.tiH6030him thatcomethבָ֖אvah'H935according to themultitudeבְּרֹ֥בbe.RoH7230of hisidolsגִּלּוּלָֽיו׃gi.lu.LavH1544;

5That I maytakeתְּפֹ֥שׂte.FosH8610thehouseבֵּֽית־beit-H1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478in their ownheartבְּלִבָּ֑םbe.li.BamH3820, because they are allestrangedנָזֹ֙רוּ֙na.Zo.ruH2114from me through theiridolsבְּגִלּֽוּלֵיהֶ֖םbe.gi.lu.lei.HemH1544.

6Thereforesayאֱמֹ֣ר׀'e.MorH559to thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478, Thussaithאָמַר֙'a.MarH559theLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהוִ֔הYah.wehH3069;Repentשׁ֣וּבוּShu.vuH7725, andturnוְהָשִׁ֔יבוּve.ha.Shi.vuH7725yourselves from youridolsגִּלּֽוּלֵיכֶ֑םgi.lu.lei.KhemH1544; and turnawayהָשִׁ֥יבוּha.Shi.vuH7725yourfacesפְנֵיכֶֽם׃fe.nei.KhemH6440from all yourabominationsתּוֹעֲבֹתֵיכֶ֖םto.'a.vo.tei.KhemH8441.

7For everyoneH376of thehouseמִבֵּ֣יתmi.BeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478, or of theforeignerוּמֵהַגֵּר֮u.me.ha.GerH1616thatsojournethיָג֣וּרya.GurH1481inIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵל֒be.Yis.ra.'ElH3478, whoseparatethוְיִנָּזֵ֣רve.yi.na.ZerH5144himself frommeמֵֽאַחֲרַ֗יme.'a.cha.RaiH310, and settethupוְיַ֤עַלve.Ya.'alH5927hisidolsגִּלּוּלָיו֙gi.lu.LavH1544in hisheartלִבּ֔וֹli.BoH3820, andputtethיָשִׂ֖יםya.SimH7760thestumblingblockוּמִכְשׁ֣וֹלu.mikh.SholH4383of hisiniquityעֲוֹנ֔וֹa.vo.NoH5771beforeנֹ֣כַחNo.khachH5227hisfaceפָּנָ֑יוpa.NavH6440, andcomethוּבָ֤אu.Va'H935to aprophetהַנָּבִיא֙ha.na.Vi'H5030toenquireלִדְרָשׁ־lid.rosh-H1875of him concerning me; I theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068willanswerנַֽעֲנֶה־na.'a.neh-H6030him by myself:

8And I willsetוְנָתַתִּ֨יve.na.ta.TiH5414myfaceפָנַ֜יfa.NaiH6440against thatmanבָּאִ֣ישׁba.'IshH376, and willmakeH8074him asignלְא֣וֹתle.'otH226and aproverbוְלִמְשָׁלִ֔יםve.lim.sha.LimH4912, and I will cut himoffוְהִכְרַתִּ֖יוve.hikh.ra.TivH3772from themidstמִתּ֣וֹךְmi.TokhH8432of mypeopleעַמִּ֑י'a.MiH5971; and ye shallknowוִֽידַעְתֶּ֖םvi.da'.TemH3045that I am theLORDיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.

9And if theprophetוְהַנָּבִ֤יאve.ha.na.Vi'H5030bedeceivedיְפֻתֶּה֙ye.fu.TehH6601when he hathspokenוְדִבֶּ֣רve.di.BerH1696athingדָּבָ֔רda.VarH1697, I theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068havedeceivedפִּתֵּ֔יתִיpi.Tei.tiH6601thatprophetהַנָּבִ֣יאha.na.Vi'H5030, and I will stretchoutוְנָטִ֤יתִיve.na.Ti.tiH5186myhandיָדִי֙ya.DiH3027upon him, and willdestroyוְהִ֨שְׁמַדְתִּ֔יוve.Hish.mad.TivH8045him from themidstמִתּ֖וֹךְmi.TokhH8432of mypeopleעַמִּ֥י'a.MiH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

10And they shallbearוְנָשְׂא֖וּve.na.se.'UH5375the punishment of theiriniquityעֲוֹנָ֑ם'a.vo.NamH5771: thepunishmentכַּֽעֲוֹן֙ka.'a.VonH5771of theprophetהַנָּבִ֖יאha.na.Vi'H5030shall be even as thepunishmentכַּעֲוֹ֥ןka.'a.VonH5771of him thatseekethהַדֹּרֵ֔שׁha.do.ReshH1875to him ;

11That thehouseבֵּֽית־beit-H1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478may no more goastrayיִתְע֨וּyit.'UH8582frommeמֵאַֽחֲרַ֔יme.'a.cha.RaiH310, neither bepollutedיִטַּמְּא֥וּyi.ta.me.'UH2930any more with all theirtransgressionsפִּשְׁעֵיהֶ֑םpish.'ei.HemH6588; but that they may be mypeopleלְעָ֗םle.'AmH5971, and I may be theirGodלֵֽאלֹהִ֔יםle.lo.HimH430,saithנְאֻ֖םne.'UmH5002theLordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהוִֽה׃ פYah.wehH3069.

12Thewordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068came again to me,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

13Sonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofmanאָדָ֗ם'a.DamH120, when thelandאֶ֚רֶץ'E.retzH776sinnethתֶחֱטָא־te.che.ta'-H2398against me bytrespassingלִמְעָל־lim.'ol-H4603grievouslyמַ֔עַלMa.'alH4604, then will I stretchoutוְנָטִ֤יתִיve.na.Ti.tiH5186myhandיָדִי֙ya.DiH3027upon it, and willbreakוְשָׁבַ֥רְתִּיve.sha.Var.tiH7665thestaffמַטֵּה־ma.teh-H4294of itsbreadלָ֑חֶםLa.chemH3899, and willsendוְהִשְׁלַחְתִּי־ve.hish.lach.ti-H7971famineרָעָ֔בra.'AvH7458upon it, and will cutoffוְהִכְרַתִּ֥יve.hikh.ra.TiH3772manאָדָ֥ם'a.DamH120andbeastוּבְהֵמָֽה׃u.ve.he.MahH929from it:

14Though thesethreeשְׁלֹ֨שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969menהָאֲנָשִׁ֤יםha.'a.na.ShimH582,Noahנֹ֖חַNo.achH5146,DanielH1840, andJobוְאִיּ֑וֹבve.'i.YovH347, were initבְּתוֹכָ֔הּbe.to.KhahH8432, they shoulddeliverיְנַצְּל֣וּye.na.tze.LuH5337their ownsoulsנַפְשָׁ֔םnaf.ShamH5315only by theirrighteousnessבְצִדְקָתָם֙ve.tzid.ka.TamH6666,saithנְאֻ֖םne.'UmH5002theLordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהוִֽה׃Yah.wehH3069.

15Ifלֽוּ־lu-H3863I causeevilרָעָ֛הra.'AhH7451beastsחַיָּ֥הchai.YahH2416to passthroughאַעֲבִ֥יר'a.'a.VirH5674thelandבָּאָ֖רֶץba.'A.retzH776, and they lay itwasteוְשִׁכְּלָ֑תָּהve.shi.ke.La.tahH7921, so that it bedesolateשְׁמָמָה֙she.ma.MahH8077, that no man may passthroughעוֹבֵ֔רo.VerH5674becauseמִפְּנֵ֖יmi.pe.NeiH6440of thebeastsהַחַיָּֽה׃ha.chai.YahH2416:

16Though thesethreeשְׁלֹ֨שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969menהָאֲנָשִׁ֣יםha.'a.na.ShimH582were initבְּתוֹכָהּ֒be.to.KhahH8432, as Iliveחַי־chai-H2416,saithנְאֻם֙ne.'UmH5002theLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהוִ֔הYah.wehH3069, they shalldeliverיַצִּ֑ילוּya.Tzi.luH5337neithersonsבָּנִ֥יםba.NimH1121nordaughtersבָּנ֖וֹתba.NotH1323; they only shall bedeliveredיִנָּצֵ֔לוּyi.na.Tze.luH5337, but thelandוְהָאָ֖רֶץve.ha.'A.retzH776shall bedesolateשְׁמָמָֽה׃she.ma.MahH8077.

17Or if Ibringאָבִ֖יא'a.Vi'H935aswordחֶ֥רֶבChe.revH2719upon thatlandהָאָ֣רֶץha.'A.retzH776, andsayוְאָמַרְתִּ֗יve.'a.mar.TiH559,Swordחֶ֚רֶבChe.revH2719, gothroughתַּעֲבֹ֣רta.'a.VorH5674thelandבָּאָ֔רֶץba.'A.retzH776; so that I cutoffוְהִכְרַתִּ֥יve.hikh.ra.TiH3772manאָדָ֥ם'a.DamH120andbeastוּבְהֵמָֽה׃u.ve.he.MahH929from it:

18Though thesethreeוּשְׁלֹ֨שֶׁתu.she.Lo.shetH7969menהָאֲנָשִׁ֣יםha.'a.na.ShimH582were initבְּתוֹכָהּ֒be.to.KhahH8432, as Iliveחַי־chai-H2416,saithנְאֻם֙ne.'UmH5002theLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהוִ֔הYah.wehH3069, they shalldeliverיַצִּ֖ילוּya.Tzi.luH5337neithersonsבָּנִ֣יםba.NimH1121nordaughtersוּבָנ֑וֹתu.va.NotH1323, but they only shall bedeliveredיִנָּצֵֽלוּ׃yi.na.Tze.luH5337themselves.

19Or if Isendאֲשַׁלַּ֖ח'a.sha.LachH7971apestilenceדֶּ֥בֶרDe.verH1698into thatlandהָאָ֣רֶץha.'A.retzH776, and pouroutוְשָׁפַכְתִּ֨יve.sha.fakh.TiH8210myfuryחֲמָתִ֤יcha.ma.TiH2534upon it inbloodבְּדָ֔םbe.DamH1818, to cutoffלְהַכְרִ֥יתle.hakh.RitH3772from itmanאָדָ֥ם'a.DamH120andbeastוּבְהֵמָֽה׃u.ve.he.MahH929:

20ThoughNoahוְנֹ֨חַve.No.achH5146,DanielH1840, andJobוְאִיּוֹב֮ve.'i.yOvH347, were initבְּתוֹכָהּ֒be.to.KhahH8432, as Iliveחַי־chai-H2416,saithנְאֻם֙ne.'UmH5002theLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהוִ֔הYah.wehH3069, they shalldeliverיַצִּ֑ילוּya.Tzi.luH5337neithersonבֵּ֥ןbenH1121norH518daughterבַּ֖תbatH1323; they shalldeliverיַצִּ֥ילוּya.Tzi.luH5337their ownsoulsנַפְשָֽׁם׃ פnaf.ShamH5315only by theirrighteousnessבְצִדְקָתָ֖םve.tzid.ka.TamH6666.

21For thussaithאָמַ֜ר'a.MarH559theLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהֹוִ֗הYah.wehH3069; How much more when Isendשִׁלַּ֖חְתִּיshi.Lach.tiH7971myfourאַרְבַּ֣עַת'ar.Ba.'atH702grievousהָרָעִ֡יםha.ra.'ImH7451judgmentsשְׁפָטַ֣י׀she.fa.TaiH8201uponJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389, theswordחֶ֠רֶבChe.revH2719, and thefamineוְרָעָ֞בve.ra.'AvH7458, and theevilרָעָה֙ra.'AhH7451beastוְחַיָּ֤הve.chai.YahH2416, and thepestilenceוָדֶ֔בֶרva.De.verH1698, to cutoffלְהַכְרִ֥יתle.hakh.RitH3772from itmanאָדָ֥ם'a.DamH120andbeastוּבְהֵמָֽה׃u.ve.he.MahH929?

22Yet, behold, in it shall beleftנֽוֹתְרָה־not.rah-H3498aremnantפְּלֵטָ֗הpe.le.TahH6413that shall be broughtforthהַֽמּוּצָאִים֮ha.mu.tza.'ImH3318, bothsonsבָּנִ֣יםba.NimH1121anddaughtersוּבָנוֹת֒u.va.nOtH1323: behold, they shall comeforthיוֹצְאִ֣יםyotz.'ImH3318to you, and ye shallseeוּרְאִיתֶ֥םu.re.'i.TemH7200theirwayדַּרְכָּ֖םdar.KamH1870and theirdoingsעֲלִֽילוֹתָ֑םa.li.lo.TamH5949: and ye shall becomfortedוְנִחַמְתֶּ֗םve.ni.cham.TemH5162concerning theevilהָֽרָעָה֙ha.ra.'AhH7451that I havebroughtהֵבֵ֙אתִי֙he.Ve.tiH935uponJerusalemיְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םye.Ru.sha.LimH3389, even concerning all that I havebroughtהֵבֵ֖אתִיhe.Ve.tiH935upon it.

23And they shallcomfortוְנִחֲמ֣וּve.ni.cha.MuH5162you, when yeseeתִרְא֥וּtir.'UH7200theirwaysדַּרְכָּ֖םdar.KamH1870and theirdoingsעֲלִֽילוֹתָ֑םa.li.lo.TamH5949: and ye shallknowוִֽידַעְתֶּ֗םvi.da'.TemH3045that I have notdoneעָשִׂ֙יתִי֙'a.Si.tiH6213withoutcauseחִנָּ֤םchi.NamH2600all that I havedoneעָשִׂ֣יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213in it,saithנְאֻ֖םne.'UmH5002theLordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהֹוִֽה׃ פYah.wehH3069.

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