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Ezekiel 16:24-43

24That thou hast alsobuiltוַתִּבְנִי־va.tiv.ni-H1129to thee an eminentplaceגֶּ֑בGevH1354, and hastmadeוַתַּעֲשִׂי־va.ta.'a.si-H6213thee an highplaceרָמָ֖הra.MahH7413in everystreetרְחֽוֹב׃re.ChovH7339.

25Thou hastbuiltבָּנִית֙ba.NitH1129thy highplaceרָֽמָתֵ֔ךְra.ma.TekhH7413at everyheadרֹ֣אשׁroshH7218of thewayדֶּ֗רֶךְDe.rekhH1870, and hast made thybeautyיָפְיֵ֔ךְya.fe.YekhH3308to beabhorredוַתְּתַֽעֲבִי֙va.te.ta.'a.ViH8581, and hast offeredthyselfוַתְּפַשְּׂקִ֥י רַגְלַ֖יִךְva.te.fa.se.Ki rag.La.yikhH6589 H7272to every one that passedbyעוֹבֵ֑רo.VerH5674, andmultipliedוַתַּרְבִּ֖יva.tar.BiH7235thyharlotriesתַּזְנוּתָֽיִךְ׃taz.nu.tekhH8457.

26Thou hast also committedharlotryוַתִּזְנִ֧יva.tiz.NiH2181with theEgyptiansבְּנֵֽי־ מִצְרַ֛יִםbe.nei- mitz.Ra.yimH1121 H4714thyneighboursשְׁכֵנַ֖יִךְshe.khe.Na.yikhH7934,greatגִּדְלֵ֣יgid.LeiH1432offleshבָשָׂ֑רva.SarH1320; and hastmultipliedוַתַּרְבִּ֥יva.tar.BiH7235thyharlotryתַּזְנֻתֵ֖ךְtaz.nu.TekhH8457, to provoke me toangerלְהַכְעִיסֵֽנִי׃le.hakh.'i.Se.niH3707.

27Behold, therefore I have stretchedoutנָטִ֤יתִיna.Ti.tiH5186myhandיָדִי֙ya.DiH3027over thee, and havediminishedוָאֶגְרַ֖עva.'eg.Ra'H1639thyordinaryחֻקֵּ֑ךְchu.KekhH2706food, anddeliveredוָאֶתְּנֵ֞ךְva.'e.te.NekhH5414thee to thewillבְּנֶ֤פֶשׁbe.Ne.feshH5315of them thathateשֹׂנְאוֹתַ֙יִךְ֙so.ne.'o.Ta.yikhH8130thee, thedaughtersבְּנ֣וֹתbe.NotH1323of thePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםpe.lish.TimH6430, who areashamedהַנִּכְלָמ֖וֹתha.nikh.la.MotH3637of thylewdזִמָּֽה׃zi.MahH2154wayמִדַּרְכֵּ֥ךְmi.dar.KekhH1870.

28Thou hast played theharlotוַתִּזְנִי֙va.tiz.NiH2181also with theAssyriansבְּנֵ֣י אַשּׁ֔וּרbe.Nei 'a.ShurH1121 H804,becauseמִבִּלְתִּ֖יmi.bil.TiH1115thou wast notsatisfiedשָׂבָֽעַתְּ׃sa.Va.'atH7646; yea, thou hast played theharlotוַתִּזְנִ֕יםva.tiz.NimH2181with them, and yet couldest not besatisfiedשָׂבְעָתֵ֑ךְsa.ve.'a.TekhH7654.

29Thou hast moreovermultipliedוַתַּרְבִּ֧יva.tar.BiH7235thyharlotryתַּזְנוּתֵ֛ךְtaz.nu.TekhH8457in thelandאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776ofCanaanכְּנַ֖עַןke.Na.'anH3667toChaldeaכַּשְׂדִּ֑ימָהkas.Di.mahH3778; and yet withthisבְּזֹ֖אתbe.ZotH2063thou wast notsatisfiedשָׂבָֽעַתְּ׃sa.Va.'atH7646.

30Howweakאֲמֻלָה֙'a.mu.LahH535is thyheartלִבָּתֵ֔ךְli.ba.TekhH3826,saithנְאֻ֖םne.'UmH5002theLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהוִ֑הYah.wehH3069, seeing thoudoestבַּעֲשׂוֹתֵךְ֙ba.'a.so.teKhH6213all these things, theworkמַעֲשֵׂ֥הma.'a.SehH4639of animperiousשַׁלָּֽטֶת׃sha.La.tetH7986harlotאִשָּֽׁה־ זוֹנָ֖ה'i.shah- zo.NahH2181 H802;

31In that thoubuildestבִּבְנוֹתַ֤יִךְbiv.no.Ta.yikhH1129thy eminentplaceגַּבֵּךְ֙ga.beKhH1354in theheadבְּרֹ֣אשׁbe.RoshH7218of everywayדֶּ֔רֶךְDe.rekhH1870, andmakestעָשִׂ֖יתa.si.tiH6213thy highplaceוְרָמָתֵ֥ךְve.ra.ma.TekhH7413in everystreetרְח֑וֹבre.ChovH7339; and hast not been as anharlotכַּזּוֹנָ֖הka.zo.NahH2181, in that thouscornestלְקַלֵּ֥סle.ka.LesH7046hireאֶתְנָֽן׃'et.NanH868;

32But as awifeהָאִשָּׁ֖הha.'i.ShahH802that committethadulteryהַמְּנָאָ֑פֶתha.me.na.'A.fetH5003, whotakethתִּקַּ֖חti.KachH3947strangersזָרִֽים׃za.RimH2114instead of herhusbandאִישָׁ֔הּ'i.ShahH376!

33Theygiveיִתְּנוּ־yi.te.nu-H5414giftsנֵ֑דֶהNe.dehH5078to allharlotsזֹנ֖וֹתzo.NotH2181: but thougivestנָתַ֤תְּna.TatH5414thygiftsנְדָנַ֙יִךְ֙ne.da.Na.yikhH5083to all thyloversמְאַֽהֲבַ֔יִךְme.'a.ha.Va.yikhH157, andhirestוַתִּשְׁחֳדִ֣יva.tish.cho.DiH7809them, that they maycomeלָב֥וֹאla.Vo'H935to thee on everysideמִסָּבִ֖יבmi.sa.VivH5439for thyharlotryבְּתַזְנוּתָֽיִךְ׃be.taz.nu.Ta.yikhH8457.

34And thou art theoppositeהֵ֤פֶךְHe.fekhH2016from otherwomenהַנָּשִׁים֙ha.na.ShimH802in thyharlotriesבְּתַזְנוּתַ֔יִךְbe.taz.nu.Ta.yikhH8457, though nonefollowethוְאַחֲרַ֖יִךְve.'a.cha.Ra.yikhH310thee to commitharlotriesזוּנָּ֑הzu.NahH2181: and in that thougivestוּבְתִתֵּ֣ךְu.ve.ti.TekhH5414arewardאֶתְנָ֗ן'et.NanH868, and norewardוְאֶתְנַ֛ןve.'et.NanH868isgivenנִתַּן־ni.tan-H5414to thee, therefore thouartH1961theoppositeלְהֶֽפֶךְ׃le.He.fekhH2016.

35Therefore, Oharlotזוֹנָ֔הzo.NahH2181,hearשִׁמְעִ֖יshim.'IH8085thewordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of theLORDיְהוָֽה׃ פYah.wehH3068:

36Thussaithאָמַ֞ר'a.MarH559theLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהֹוִ֗הYah.wehH3069; Because thyfilthinessנְחֻשְׁתֵּךְ֙ne.chush.teKhH5178was pouredoutהִשָּׁפֵ֤ךְhi.sha.FekhH8210, and thynakednessעֶרְוָתֵ֔ךְ'er.va.TekhH6172uncoveredוַתִּגָּלֶ֣הva.ti.ga.LehH1540through thyharlotriesבְּתַזְנוּתַ֖יִךְbe.taz.nu.Ta.yikhH8457with thyloversמְאַהֲבָ֑יִךְme.'a.ha.Va.yikhH157, and with all theidolsגִּלּוּלֵ֣יgi.lu.LeiH1544of thyabominationsתוֹעֲבוֹתַ֔יִךְto.'a.vo.Ta.yikhH8441, and by thebloodוְכִדְמֵ֣יve.khid.MeiH1818of thychildrenבָנַ֔יִךְva.Na.yikhH1121, which thou didstgiveנָתַ֖תְּna.TatH5414to them;

37Behold, therefore I willgatherמְקַבֵּ֤ץme.ka.BetzH6908all thyloversמְאַהֲבַ֙יִךְ֙me.'a.ha.Va.yikhH157, with whom thou hast takenpleasureעָרַ֣בְתְּ'a.RavtH6149, and all them that thou hastlovedאָהַ֔בְתְּ'a.HavtH157, with all them that thou hasthatedשָׂנֵ֑אתsa.NetH8130; I will evengatherוְקִבַּצְתִּי֩ve.ki.batz.TiH6908them on everysideמִסָּבִ֗יבmi.sa.VivH5439against thee, and willuncoverוְגִלֵּיתִ֤יve.gi.lei.TiH1540thynakednessעֶרְוָתֵךְ֙'er.va.teKhH6172to them, that they mayseeוְרָא֖וּve.ra.'UH7200all thynakednessעֶרְוָתֵֽךְ׃'er.va.TekhH6172.

38And I willjudgeוּשְׁפַטְתִּיךְ֙u.she.fa.tiKhH8199thee, as women that breakwedlockנֹאֲפ֔וֹתno.'a.FotH5003andshedוְשֹׁפְכֹ֖תve.sho.fe.KhotH8210bloodדָּ֑םDamH1818arejudgedמִשְׁפְּטֵ֣יmish.pe.TeiH4941; and I willgiveוּנְתַתִּ֕יךְu.ne.ta.TikhH5414theebloodדַּ֥םdamH1818infuryחֵמָ֖הche.MahH2534andjealousyוְקִנְאָֽה׃ve.kin.'AhH7068.

39And I will alsogiveוְנָתַתִּ֨יve.na.ta.TiH5414thee into theirhandבְּיָדָ֗םbe.ya.DamH3027, and they shall throwdownוְהָרְס֤וּve.ha.re.SuH2040thy eminentplaceגַבֵּךְ֙ga.beKhH1354, and shall breakdownוְנִתְּצ֣וּve.ni.te.TzuH5422thy highplacesרָמֹתַ֔יִךְra.mo.Ta.yikhH7413: they shallstripוְהִפְשִׁ֤יטוּve.hif.Shi.tuH6584thee also of thyclothesבְּגָדַ֔יִךְbe.ga.Da.yikhH899, and shalltakeוְלָקְח֖וּve.la.ke.ChuH3947thyfairתִפְאַרְתֵּ֑ךְtif.'ar.TekhH8597jewelsכְּלֵ֣יke.LeiH3627, andleaveH3240theenakedעֵירֹ֥ם'ei.RomH5903andbareוְעֶרְיָֽה׃ve.'er.YahH6181.

40They shall also bringupוְהֶעֱל֤וּve.he.'e.LuH5927acompanyקָהָ֔לka.HalH6951against thee, and they shallstoneוְרָגְמ֥וּve.ra.ge.MuH7275thee withstonesבָּאָ֑בֶןba.'A.venH68, and thrust theethroughוּבִתְּק֖וּךְu.vi.te.KukhH1333with theirswordsבְּחַרְבוֹתָֽם׃be.char.vo.TamH2719.

41And they shallburnוְשָׂרְפ֤וּve.sa.re.FuH8313thyhousesבָתַּ֙יִךְ֙va.Ta.yikhH1004withfireבָּאֵ֔שׁba.'EshH784, andexecuteוְעָשׂוּ־ve.'a.su-H6213judgmentsשְׁפָטִ֔יםshe.fa.TimH8201upon thee in thesightלְעֵינֵ֖יle.'ei.NeiH5869ofmanyרַבּ֑וֹתra.BotH7227womenנָשִׁ֣יםna.ShimH802: and I will cause thee toceaseוְהִשְׁבַּתִּיךְ֙ve.hish.ba.tiKhH7673from playing theharlotמִזּוֹנָ֔הmi.zo.NahH2181, and thou also shaltgiveתִתְּנִי־ti.te.ni-H5414nohireאֶתְנַ֖ן'et.NanH868any more.

42So will I make myfuryחֲמָתִי֙cha.ma.TiH2534toward thee torestוַהֲנִחֹתִ֤יva.ha.ni.cho.TiH5117, and myjealousyקִנְאָתִ֖יkin.'a.TiH7068shalldepartוְסָ֥רָהve.Sa.rahH5493from thee, and I will bequietוְשָׁ֣קַטְתִּ֔יve.Sha.ka.TiH8252, and will be no moreangryאֶכְעַ֖ס'ekh.'AsH3707.

43Because thou hast notrememberedזָכַרְתְּ֙za.khar.tiH2142thedaysיְמֵ֣יye.MeiH3117of thyyouthנְעוּרַ֔יִךְne.'u.Ra.yikhH5271, but hastprovokedוַתִּרְגְּזִי־va.tir.ge.zi-H7264me in all these things ;beholdהֵ֜אhe'H1887, therefore I also willrecompenseנָתַ֗תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414thywayדַּרְכֵּ֣ךְ׀dar.KekhH1870upon thyheadבְּרֹ֣אשׁbe.RoshH7218,saithנְאֻם֙ne.'UmH5002theLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהוִ֔הYah.wehH3069: and thou shalt notcommitעָשִׂית֙a.si.tiH6213thislewdnessהַזִּמָּ֔הha.zi.MahH2154above all thyabominationsתּוֹעֲבֹתָֽיִךְ׃to.'a.vo.Ta.yikhH8441.

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