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Ezekiel 16:8-32

8Now when Ipassedוָאֶעֱבֹ֨רva.'e.'e.VorH5674by thee, andlookedוָאֶרְאֵ֗ךְva.'er.'EkhH7200upon thee, behold, thytimeעִתֵּךְ֙'i.teKhH6256was thetimeעֵ֣ת'etH6256ofloveדֹּדִ֔יםdo.DimH1730; and Ispreadוָאֶפְרֹ֤שׂva.'ef.RosH6566myskirtכְּנָפִי֙ke.na.FiH3671over thee, andcoveredוָאֲכַסֶּ֖הva.'a.kha.SehH3680thynakednessעֶרְוָתֵ֑ךְ'er.va.TekhH6172: yea, Isworeוָאֶשָּׁ֣בַֽעva.'e.Sha.va'H7650to thee, andenteredוָאָב֨וֹאva.'a.Vo'H935into acovenantבִבְרִ֜יתviv.RitH1285with thee,saithנְאֻ֛םne.'UmH5002theLordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהוִ֖הYah.wehH3069, and thou becamest mine.

9Then Iwashedוָאֶרְחָצֵ֣ךְva.'er.cha.TzekhH7364thee withwaterבַּמַּ֔יִםba.Ma.yimH4325; yea, I thoroughly washedawayוָאֶשְׁטֹ֥ףva.'esh.TofH7857thybloodדָּמַ֖יִךְda.Ma.yikhH1818from thee, and Ianointedוָאֲסֻכֵ֖ךְva.'a.su.KhekhH5480thee withoilבַּשָּֽׁמֶן׃ba.Sha.menH8081.

10Iclothedוָאַלְבִּישֵׁ֣ךְva.'al.bi.ShekhH3847thee also with embroideredworkרִקְמָ֔הrik.MahH7553, andshodוָאֶנְעֲלֵ֖ךְva.'en.'a.LekhH5274thee with badgers’skinתָּ֑חַשׁTa.chashH8476, and Igirdedוָאֶחְבְּשֵׁ֣ךְva.'ech.be.ShekhH2280thee with finelinenבַּשֵּׁ֔שׁba.SheshH8336, and Icoveredוַאֲכַסֵּ֖ךְva.'a.kha.SekhH3680thee withsilkמֶֽשִׁי׃Me.shiH4897.

11Ideckedוָאֶעְדֵּ֖ךְva.'e'.DekhH5710thee also withornamentsעֶ֑דִי'E.diH5716, and Iputוָאֶתְּנָ֤הva.'e.te.NahH5414braceletsצְמִידִים֙tze.mi.DimH6781upon thyhandsיָדַ֔יִךְya.Da.yikhH3027, and achainוְרָבִ֖ידve.ra.VidH7242on thyneckגְּרוֹנֵֽךְ׃ge.ro.NekhH1627.

12And Iputוָאֶתֵּ֥ןva.'e.TenH5414ajewelנֶ֙זֶם֙ne.zemH5141on thyforeheadאַפֵּ֔ךְ'a.PekhH639, andearringsוַעֲגִילִ֖יםva.'a.gi.LimH5694in thyearsאָזְנָ֑יִךְ'a.ze.Na.yikhH241, and abeautifulתִּפְאֶ֖רֶתtif.'E.retH8597crownוַעֲטֶ֥רֶתva.'a.Te.retH5850upon thyheadבְּרֹאשֵֽׁךְ׃be.ro.ShekhH7218.

13Thus wast thoudeckedוַתַּעְדִּ֞יva.ta'.DiH5710withgoldזָהָ֣בza.HavH2091andsilverוָכֶ֗סֶףva.Khe.sefH3701; and thyraimentוּמַלְבּוּשֵׁךְ֙u.mal.bu.sheKhH4403was of finelinenשֵׁ֤שׁshe.shiH8336, andsilkוָמֶ֙שִׁי֙va.Me.shiH4897, and embroideredworkוְרִקְמָ֔הve.rik.MahH7553; thou didsteatאָכָ֑לְתְּ'a.khal.tiH398fineflourסֹ֧לֶתSo.letH5560, andhoneyוּדְבַ֛שׁu.de.VashH1706, andoilוָשֶׁ֖מֶןva.She.menH8081: and thou wastexceedingH3966beautifulוַתִּ֙יפִי֙va.Ti.fiH3302, and thou didstprosperוַֽתִּצְלְחִ֖יva.titz.le.ChiH6743into akingdomלִמְלוּכָֽה׃lim.lu.KhahH4410.

14And thyrenownשֵׁ֛םshemH8034wentforthוַיֵּ֨צֵאvai.Ye.tze'H3318among theheathenבַּגּוֹיִ֖םba.go.YimH1471for thybeautyבְּיָפְיֵ֑ךְbe.ya.fe.YekhH3308: for it wasperfectכָּלִ֣ילka.LilH3632through mycomelinessבַּֽהֲדָרִי֙ba.ha.da.RiH1926, which I hadputשַׂ֣מְתִּיSam.tiH7760upon thee,saithנְאֻ֖םne.'UmH5002theLordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהוִֽה׃Yah.wehH3069.

15But thou didsttrustוַתִּבְטְחִ֣יva.tiv.te.ChiH982in thy ownbeautyבְיָפְיֵ֔ךְve.ya.fe.YekhH3308, and didst play theharlotוַתִּזְנִ֖יva.tiz.NiH2181because of thyrenownשְׁמֵ֑ךְshe.MekhH8034, and didst pouroutוַתִּשְׁפְּכִ֧יva.tish.pe.KhiH8210thyharlotriesתַּזְנוּתַ֛יִךְtaz.nu.Ta.yikhH8457on every one that passedbyעוֹבֵ֖רo.VerH5674; his it was.

16And of thygarmentsמִבְּגָדַ֗יִךְmi.be.ga.Da.yikhH899thou didsttakeוַתִּקְחִ֣יva.tik.ChiH3947, and didstdeckוַתַּֽעֲשִׂי־va.ta.'a.si-H6213thy highplacesבָּמ֣וֹתba.MotH1116with variouscoloursטְלֻא֔וֹתte.lu.'otH2921, and didst play theharlotוַתִּזְנִ֖יva.tiz.NiH2181upon them: the like things shall notcomeבָא֖וֹתva.'otH935, neither shall it be so .

17Thou hast alsotakenוַתִּקְחִ֞יva.tik.ChiH3947thyfairתִפְאַרְתֵּ֗ךְtif.'ar.TekhH8597jewelsכְּלֵ֣יke.LeiH3627of mygoldמִזְּהָבִ֤יmi.ze.ha.ViH2091and of mysilverוּמִכַּסְפִּי֙u.mi.kas.PiH3701, which I hadgivenנָתַ֣תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414thee, and hastmadeוַתַּעֲשִׂי־va.ta.'a.si-H6213to thyselfimagesצַלְמֵ֣יtzal.MeiH6754ofmenזָכָ֑רza.KharH2145, and hast committedharlotryוַתִּזְנִי־va.tiz.ni-H2181with them,

18And hasttakenוַתִּקְחִ֛יva.tik.ChiH3947thyembroideredרִקְמָתֵ֖ךְrik.ma.TekhH7553garmentsבִּגְדֵ֥יbig.DeiH899, and didstcoverוַתְּכַסִּ֑יםva.te.kha.SimH3680them: and thou hastsetנָתַ֖תְּna.ta.tiH5414myoilוְשַׁמְנִי֙ve.sham.NiH8081and myincenseוּקְטָרְתִּ֔יu.ke.ta.re.TiH7004beforeלִפְנֵיהֶֽם׃lif.nei.HemH6440them.

19Myfoodוְלַחְמִי֩ve.lach.MiH3899also which Igaveנָתַ֨תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414thee, fineflourסֹ֣לֶתSo.letH5560, andoilוָשֶׁ֤מֶןva.She.menH8081, andhoneyוּדְבַשׁ֙u.de.VashH1706, with which Ifedהֶֽאֱכַלְתִּ֔יךְhe.'e.khal.TikhH398thee, thou hast evensetוּנְתַתִּ֧יהוּu.ne.ta.Ti.huH5414beforeלִפְנֵיהֶ֛םlif.nei.HemH6440them for asweetנִיחֹ֖חַni.Cho.achH5207savourלְרֵ֥יחַle.Rei.achH7381: and thus it was,saithנְאֻ֖םne.'UmH5002theLordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהוִֽה׃Yah.wehH3069.

20Moreover thou hasttakenוַתִּקְחִ֞יva.tik.ChiH3947thysonsבָּנַ֤יִךְba.Na.yikhH1121and thydaughtersבְּנוֹתַ֙יִךְ֙be.no.Ta.yikhH1323, whom thou hastborneיָלַ֣דְתְּya.LadtH3205to me, and these hast thousacrificedוַתִּזְבָּחִ֥יםva.tiz.ba.ChimH2076to them to bedevouredלֶאֱכ֑וֹלle.'e.KholH398. Is this of thyharlotriesמִתַּזְנוּתָֽיִךְ׃mi.taz.nu.tekhH8457a smallmatterהַמְעַ֖טham.'AtH4592,

21That thou hastslainוַֽתִּשְׁחֲטִ֖יva.tish.cha.TiH7819mychildrenבָּנָ֑יba.NaiH1121, anddeliveredוַֽתִּתְּנִ֔יםva.ti.te.NimH5414them to cause them to passthroughבְּהַעֲבִ֥ירbe.ha.'a.VirH5674the fire for them?

22And in all thyabominationsתּוֹעֲבֹתַ֙יִךְ֙to.'a.vo.Ta.yikhH8441and thyharlotriesוְתַזְנֻתַ֔יִךְve.taz.nu.Ta.yikhH8457thou hast notrememberedזָכַ֖רְתְּza.khar.tiH2142thedaysיְמֵ֣יye.MeiH3117of thyyouthנְעוּרָ֑יִךְne.'u.Ra.yikhH5271, when thou wastnakedעֵרֹ֣ם'e.RomH5903andbareוְעֶרְיָ֔הve.'er.YahH6181, and wastpollutedמִתְבּוֹסֶ֥סֶתmit.bo.Se.setH947in thybloodבְּדָמֵ֖ךְbe.da.MekhH1818.

23And it came to passafterאַחֲרֵ֖י'a.cha.ReiH310all thywickednessרָעָתֵ֑ךְra.'a.TekhH7451,woeא֣וֹי'oH188, (woeא֣וֹי'oH188to thee!saithנְאֻ֖םne.'UmH5002theLordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהוִֽה׃Yah.wehH3069;)

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!

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