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Ezekiel 16:44-58

44Behold, every one that usethproverbsהַמֹּשֵׁ֔לha.mo.ShelH4911shall use thisproverbיִמְשֹׁ֖לyim.SholH4911against thee,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, As is themotherכְּאִמָּ֖הke.'i.MahH517, so is herdaughterבִּתָּֽהּ׃bi.TahH1323.

45Thou art thymother’sאִמֵּ֣ךְ'i.MekhH517daughterבַּת־bat-H1323, thatlothethגֹּעֶ֥לֶתgo.'E.letH1602herhusbandאִישָׁ֖הּ'i.ShahH376and herchildrenוּבָנֶ֑יהָu.va.Nei.haH1121; and thou art thesisterוַאֲח֨וֹתva.'a.ChotH269of thysistersאֲחוֹתֵ֜ךְ'a.cho.TekhH269, wholothedגָּֽעֲ֙לוּ֙ga.'A.luH1602theirhusbandsאַנְשֵׁיהֶ֣ן'an.shei.HenH582and theirchildrenוּבְנֵיהֶ֔ןu.ve.nei.HenH1121: yourmotherאִמְּכֶ֣ן'i.me.KhenH517was anHittiteחִתִּ֔יתchi.TitH2850, and yourfatherוַאֲבִיכֶ֖ןva.'a.vi.KhenH1anAmoriteאֱמֹרִֽי׃'e.mo.RiH567.

46And thyelderהַגְּדוֹלָ֤הha.ge.do.LahH1419sisterוַאֲחוֹתֵ֨ךְva.'a.cho.TekhH269isSamariaשֹֽׁמְרוֹן֙sho.me.rOnH8111, she and herdaughtersוּבְנוֹתֶ֔יהָu.ve.no.Tei.haH1323thatdwellהַיּוֹשֶׁ֖בֶתhai.yo.She.vetH3427at thy lefthandשְׂמֹאולֵ֑ךְse.mo.LekhH8040: and thyyoungerהַקְּטַנָּ֣הha.ke.ta.NahH6996sisterוַאֲחוֹתֵ֞ךְva.'a.cho.TekhH269, thatdwellethהַיּוֹשֶׁ֙בֶת֙hai.yo.She.vetH3427at thy righthandמִֽימִינֵ֔ךְmi.mi.NekhH3225, isSodomסְדֹ֖םse.DomH5467and herdaughtersוּבְנוֹתֶֽיהָ׃u.ve.no.Tei.haH1323.

47Yet hast thou notwalkedהָלַ֔כְתְּha.LakhtH1980after theirwaysבְדַרְכֵיהֶן֙ve.dar.khei.HenH1870, nordoneעָשִׂ֑יתa.si.tiH6213after theirabominationsוּבְתוֹעֲבֽוֹתֵיהֶ֖ןu.ve.to.'a.vo.tei.HenH8441: but, as if that were averyקָ֔טKatH6985littleכִּמְעַ֣טkim.'AtH4592 H6962thing, thou wastcorruptedוַתַּשְׁחִ֥תִיva.tash.Chi.tiH7843more thantheyH2004in all thywaysדְּרָכָֽיִךְ׃de.ra.Kha.yikhH1870.

48As Iliveחַי־chai-H2416,saithנְאֻם֙ne.'UmH5002theLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהוִ֔הYah.wehH3069,Sodomסְדֹ֣םse.DomH5467thysisterאֲחוֹתֵ֔ךְ'a.cho.TekhH269hath notdoneעָֽשְׂתָה֙'a.se.TahH6213, she nor herdaughtersוּבְנוֹתֶ֑יהָu.ve.no.Tei.haH1323, as thou hastdoneעָשִׂ֔ית'a.SitH6213, thou and thydaughtersוּבְנוֹתָֽיִךְ׃u.ve.no.Ta.yikhH1323.

49Behold, this was theiniquityעֲוֹ֖ן'a.VonH5771of thysisterאֲחוֹתֵ֑ךְ'a.cho.TekhH269Sodomסְדֹ֣םse.DomH5467,prideגָּא֨וֹןga.'onH1347,fulnessשִׂבְעַת־siv.'at-H7653ofbreadלֶ֜חֶםLe.chemH3899, andabundanceוְשַׁלְוַ֣תve.shal.VatH7962ofidlenessהַשְׁקֵ֗טhash.KetH8252was in her and in herdaughtersוְלִבְנוֹתֶ֔יהָve.liv.no.Tei.haH1323, neither did shestrengthenהֶחֱזִֽיקָה׃he.che.Zi.kahH2388thehandוְיַד־ve.yad-H3027of thepoorעָנִ֥י'a.NiH6041andneedyוְאֶבְי֖וֹןve.'ev.YonH34.

50And they werehaughtyוַֽתִּגְבְּהֶ֔ינָהva.tig.be.Hei.nahH1361, andcommittedוַתַּעֲשֶׂ֥ינָהva.ta.'a.Sei.nahH6213abominationתוֹעֵבָ֖הto.'e.VahH8441beforeלְפָנָ֑יle.fa.NaiH6440me: therefore I took themawayוָאָסִ֥ירva.'a.SirH5493as Isawרָאִֽיתִי׃ סra.'I.tiH7200good .

51Neither hathSamariaוְשֹׁ֣מְר֔וֹןve.Sho.me.RonH8111committedחָטָ֑אָהcha.Ta.'ahH2398halfכַּחֲצִ֥יka.cha.TziH2677of thysinsחַטֹּאתַ֖יִךְcha.to.Ta.yikhH2403; but thou hastmultipliedוַתַּרְבִּ֤יva.tar.BiH7235thyabominationsתּוֹעֲבוֹתַ֙יִךְ֙to.'a.vo.Ta.yikhH8441more thantheyH2007, and hastjustifiedוַתְּצַדְּקִי֙va.te.tza.de.KiH6663thysistersאֲחוֹתַ֔יִךְ'a.cho.tekhH269in all thyabominationsתּוֹעֲבוֹתַ֖יִךְto.'a.vo.Ta.yikhH8441which thou hastdoneעָשִֽׂית׃a.si.tH6213.

52Thou also, who hastjudgedפִּלַּלְתְּ֙pi.lalTH6419thysistersלַֽאֲחוֹתֵ֔ךְla.'a.cho.TekhH269,bearשְׂאִ֣יse.'IH5375thy ownshameכְלִמָּתֵ֗ךְkhe.li.ma.TekhH3639for thysinsבְּחַטֹּאתַ֛יִךְbe.cha.to.Ta.yikhH2403that thou hast committed moreabominableהִתְעַ֥בְתְּhit.'AvtH8581thantheyH2004: they are morerighteousתִּצְדַּ֣קְנָהtitz.Dak.nahH6663than thou: yea, be thouconfoundedבּ֙וֹשִׁי֙bo.shiH954also, andbearוּשְׂאִ֣יu.se.'IH5375thyshameכְלִמָּתֵ֔ךְkhe.li.ma.TekhH3639, in that thou hastjustifiedבְּצַדֶּקְתֵּ֖ךְbe.tza.dek.TekhH6663thysistersאַחְיוֹתֵֽךְ׃'ach.yo.TekhH269.

53When I shall bringagainוְשַׁבְתִּי֙ve.shav.TiH7725theircaptivityשְׁבִ֣יתְהֶ֔ןshe.Vi.te.HenH7622, thecaptivityשְׁב֤וּתshe.vitH7622ofSodomסְדֹם֙se.DomH5467and herdaughtersוּבְנוֹתֶ֔יהָu.ve.no.Tei.haH1323, and thecaptivityשְׁב֥וּתshe.vitH7622ofSamariaשֹׁמְר֖וֹןsho.me.RonH8111and herdaughtersוּבְנוֹתֶ֑יהָu.ve.no.Tei.haH1323, then will I bring again thecaptivityוּשְׁב֥וּתu.she.vitH7622of thycaptivesשְׁבִיתַ֖יִךְshe.vi.Ta.yikhH7622in themidstבְּתוֹכָֽהְנָה׃be.to.Kha.he.nahH8432of them:

54That thou mayestbearתִּשְׂאִ֣יtis.'IH5375thy ownshameכְלִמָּתֵ֔ךְkhe.li.ma.TekhH3639, and mayest beconfoundedוְנִכְלַ֕מְתְּve.nikh.LamtH3637in all that thou hastdoneעָשִׂ֑ית'a.SitH6213, in that thou art acomfortבְּנַחֲמֵ֖ךְbe.na.cha.MekhH5162to them.

55When thysistersוַאֲחוֹתַ֗יִךְva.'a.cho.Ta.yikhH269,Sodomסְדֹ֤םse.DomH5467and herdaughtersוּבְנוֹתֶ֙יהָ֙u.ve.no.Tei.haH1323, shallreturnתָּשֹׁ֣בְןָta.Shoe.naH7725to their formerstateלְקַדְמָתָ֔ןle.kad.ma.TanH6927, andSamariaוְשֹֽׁמְרוֹן֙ve.sho.me.rOnH8111and herdaughtersוּבְנוֹתֶ֔יהָu.ve.no.Tei.haH1323shallreturnתָּשֹׁ֖בְןָta.Shoe.naH7725to their formerstateלְקַדְמָתָ֑ןle.kad.ma.TanH6927, then thou and thydaughtersוּבְנוֹתַ֔יִךְu.ve.no.Ta.yikhH1323shallreturnתְּשֻׁבֶ֖ינָהte.shu.Vei.nahH7725to your formerstateלְקַדְמַתְכֶֽן׃le.kad.mat.KhenH6927.

56For thysisterאֲחוֹתֵ֔ךְ'a.cho.TekhH269Sodomסְדֹ֣םse.DomH5467was notmentionedלִשְׁמוּעָ֖הlish.mu.'AhH8052by thymouthבְּפִ֑יךְbe.FikhH6310in thedayבְּי֖וֹםbe.YomH3117of thyprideגְּאוֹנָֽיִךְ׃ge.'o.Na.yikhH1347,

57Before thywickednessרָעָתֵךְ֒ra.'a.teKhH7451wasdiscoveredתִּגָּלֶ֣הti.ga.LehH1540, as at thetimeעֵ֚ת'etH6256of thyreproachחֶרְפַּ֣תcher.PatH2781of thedaughtersבְּנוֹת־be.not-H1323ofSyriaאֲרָ֔ם'a.RamH758, and all that arearoundסְבִיבוֹתֶ֖יהָse.vi.vo.Tei.haH5439her, thedaughtersבְּנ֣וֹתbe.NotH1323of thePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֑יםpe.lish.TimH6430, whodespiseהַשָּׁאט֥וֹתha.sha.TotH7590thee on everysideמִסָּבִֽיב׃mi.sa.VivH5439.

58Thou hastborneנְשָׂאתִ֑יםne.sa.TimH5375thylewdnessזִמָּתֵ֥ךְzi.ma.TekhH2154and thyabominationsתּוֹעֲבוֹתַ֖יִךְto.'a.vo.Ta.yikhH8441,saithנְאֻ֖םne.'UmH5002theLORDיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.

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