Revised Webster's Bible

Ezekiel 20

1And it came to pass in theseventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֗יתha.she.vi.'ItH7637yearבַּשָּׁנָ֣הba.sha.NahH8141, in thefifthבַּֽחֲמִשִׁי֙ba.cha.mi.ShiH2549month, thetenthבֶּעָשׂ֣וֹרbe.'a.SorH6218day of themonthלַחֹ֔דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320, thatcertainאֲנָשִׁ֛ים'a.na.ShimH582of theeldersמִזִּקְנֵ֥יmi.zik.NeiH2205ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478cameבָּ֧אוּBa.'uH935toenquireלִדְרֹ֣שׁlid.RoshH1875of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, andsatוַיֵּשְׁב֖וּvai.ye.she.VuH3427beforeלְפָנָֽי׃ סle.fa.NaiH6440me.

2Then came thewordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068to me,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

3Sonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofmanאָדָ֗ם'a.DamH120,speakדַּבֵּ֞רda.BerH1696to theeldersזִקְנֵ֤יzik.NeiH2205ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478, andsayוְאָמַרְתָּ֣ve.'a.mar.TaH559to them, Thussaithאָמַר֙'a.MarH559theLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהוִ֔הYah.wehH3069; Are yecomeבָּאִ֑יםba.'ImH935toenquireהֲלִדְרֹ֥שׁha.lid.RoshH1875of me? As Iliveחַי־chai-H2416,saithנְאֻ֖םne.'UmH5002theLordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהוִֽה׃Yah.wehH3069, I will not beenquiredאִדָּרֵ֣שׁ'i.da.ReshH1875of by you.

4Wilt thoujudgeהֲתִשְׁפֹּ֣טha.tish.PotH8199them,sonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofmanאָדָ֑ם'a.DamH120, wilt thoujudgeהֲתִשְׁפּ֖וֹטha.tish.PotH8199them ? cause them toknowהוֹדִיעֵֽם׃ho.di.'EmH3045theabominationsתּוֹעֲבֹ֥תto.'a.VotH8441of theirfathersאֲבוֹתָ֖ם'a.vo.TamH1:

5Andsayוְאָמַרְתָּ֣ve.'a.mar.TaH559to them, Thussaithאָמַר֮'a.MarH559theLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהוִה֒Yah.wehH3069; In thedayבְּיוֹם֙be.yOmH3117when Ichoseבָּחֳרִ֣יbo.cho.RiH977Israelבְיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לve.Yis.ra.'ElH3478, and liftedupוָאֶשָּׂ֣אva.'e.Sa'H5375myhandיָדִ֗יya.DiH3027to theseedלְזֶ֙רַע֙le.Ze.ra'H2233of thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofJacobיַֽעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290, and made myselfknownוָאִוָּדַ֥עva.'i.va.Da'H3045to them in thelandבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714, when Iliftedוָאֶשָּׂ֨אva.'e.Sa'H5375up myhandיָדִ֤יya.DiH3027to them,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, I am theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068yourGodאֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei.KhemH430;

6In thedayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117that I liftedupנָשָׂ֤אתִיna.Sa.tiH5375myhandיָדִי֙ya.DiH3027to them, to bring themforthלְהֽוֹצִיאָ֖םle.ho.tzi.'AmH3318from thelandמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714into alandאֶ֜רֶץ'E.retzH776that I had searchedoutתַּ֣רְתִּיTar.tiH8446for them,flowingזָבַ֤תza.VatH2100withmilkחָלָב֙cha.LavH2461andhoneyוּדְבַ֔שׁu.de.VashH1706, which is thegloryצְבִ֥יtze.ViH6643of alllandsהָאֲרָצֽוֹת׃ha.'a.ra.TzotH776:

7Thensaidוָאֹמַ֣רva.'o.MarH559I to them, Cast yeawayהַשְׁלִ֔יכוּhash.Li.khuH7993everymanאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376theabominationsשִׁקּוּצֵ֤יshi.ku.TzeiH8251of hiseyesעֵינָיו֙'ei.NavH5869, anddefileתִּטַּמָּ֑אוּti.ta.Ma.'uH2930not yourselves with theidolsוּבְגִלּוּלֵ֥יu.ve.gi.lu.LeiH1544ofEgyptמִצְרַ֖יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714: I am theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068yourGodאֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei.KhemH430.

8But theyrebelledוַיַּמְרוּ־vai.yam.ru-H4784against me, andwouldאָבוּ֙'a.VuH14nothearkenלִּשְׁמֹ֣עַlish.Mo.a'H8085to me: they did not everymanאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376castawayהִשְׁלִ֔יכוּhish.Li.khuH7993theabominationsשִׁקּוּצֵ֤יshi.ku.TzeiH8251of theireyesעֵֽינֵיהֶם֙'ei.nei.HemH5869, neither did theyforsakeעָזָ֑בוּ'a.Za.vuH5800theidolsגִּלּוּלֵ֥יgi.lu.LeiH1544ofEgyptמִצְרַ֖יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714: then Isaidוָאֹמַ֞רva.'o.MarH559, I will pouroutלִשְׁפֹּ֧ךְlish.PokhH8210myfuryחֲמָתִ֣יcha.ma.TiH2534upon them, toaccomplishלְכַלּ֤וֹתle.kha.LotH3615myangerאַפִּי֙'a.PiH639against them in themidstבְּת֖וֹךְbe.TokhH8432of thelandאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

9But Iwroughtוָאַ֙עַשׂ֙va.'A.'asH6213for myname’sשְׁמִ֔יshe.MiH8034sake, that it should not beprofanedהֵחֵ֛לhe.ChelH2490beforeלְעֵינֵ֥יle.'ei.NeiH5869theheathenהַגּוֹיִ֖םha.go.YimH1471,amongבְתוֹכָ֑םve.to.KhamH8432whom they were, in whosesightלְעֵ֣ינֵיהֶ֔םle.'Ei.nei.HemH5869I made myselfknownנוֹדַ֤עְתִּיno.Da'.tiH3045to them, in bringing themforthלְהוֹצִיאָ֖םle.ho.tzi.'AmH3318from thelandמֵאֶ֥רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

10Therefore I caused them to goforthוָאֽוֹצִיאֵ֖םva.'o.tzi.'EmH3318from thelandמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714, andbroughtוָאֲבִאֵ֖םva.'a.vi.'EmH935them into thewildernessהַמִּדְבָּֽר׃ha.mid.BarH4057.

11And Igaveוָאֶתֵּ֤ןva.'e.TenH5414them mystatutesחֻקּוֹתַ֔יchu.ko.TaiH2708, andshowedהוֹדַ֣עְתִּיho.Da'.tiH3045them myjudgmentsמִשְׁפָּטַ֖יmish.pa.TaiH4941, which if amanהָאָדָ֖םha.'a.DamH120doethיַעֲשֶׂ֥הya.'a.SehH6213, he shall evenliveH2425in them.

12Moreover also Igaveנָתַ֣תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414them mysabbathsשַׁבְּתוֹתַי֙sha.be.to.TaiH7676, to be asignלְא֔וֹתle.'otH226between me and them, that they mightknowלָדַ֕עַתla.Da.'atH3045that I am theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068thatsanctifyמְקַדְּשָֽׁם׃me.ka.de.ShamH6942them.

13But thehouseבֵֽית־veit-H1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לYis.ra.'ElH3478rebelledוַיַּמְרוּ־vai.yam.ru-H4784against me in thewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֗רba.mid.BarH4057: theywalkedהָלָ֜כוּha.La.khuH1980not in mystatutesבְּחֻקּוֹתַ֨יbe.chu.ko.TaiH2708, and theydespisedמָאָ֗סוּma.'A.suH3988myjudgmentsמִשְׁפָּטַ֣יmish.pa.TaiH4941, which if amanהָֽאָדָם֙ha.'a.DamH120doethיַעֲשֶׂ֨הya.'a.SehH6213, he shall evenliveH2425in them; and mysabbathsשַׁבְּתֹתַ֖יsha.be.to.TaiH7676theygreatlyמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966profanedחִלְּל֣וּchi.le.LuH2490: then Isaidוָאֹמַ֞רva.'o.MarH559, I would pouroutלִשְׁפֹּ֨ךְlish.PokhH8210myfuryחֲמָתִ֧יcha.ma.TiH2534upon them in thewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֖רba.mid.BarH4057, toconsumeלְכַלּוֹתָֽם׃le.kha.lo.TamH3615them.

14But Iwroughtוָאֶעֱשֶׂ֖הva.'e.'e.SehH6213for myname’sשְׁמִ֑יshe.MiH8034sake, that it should not beprofanedהֵחֵל֙he.ChelH2490beforeלְעֵינֵ֣יle.'ei.NeiH5869theheathenהַגּוֹיִ֔םha.go.YimH1471, in whosesightלְעֵינֵיהֶֽם׃le.'ei.nei.HemH5869I brought themoutהוֹצֵאתִ֖יםho.tze.TimH3318.

15Yet also I liftedupנָשָׂ֧אתִיna.Sa.tiH5375myhandיָדִ֛יya.DiH3027to them in thewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֑רba.mid.BarH4057, that I would notbringהָבִ֨יאha.Vi'H935them into thelandהָאָ֣רֶץha.'A.retzH776which I hadgivenנָתַ֗תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414them,flowingזָבַ֤תza.VatH2100withmilkחָלָב֙cha.LavH2461andhoneyוּדְבַ֔שׁu.de.VashH1706, which is thegloryצְבִ֥יtze.ViH6643of alllandsהָאֲרָצֽוֹת׃ha.'a.ra.TzotH776;

16Because theydespisedמָאָ֗סוּma.'A.suH3988myjudgmentsבְּמִשְׁפָּטַ֣יbe.mish.pa.TaiH4941, andwalkedהָלְכ֣וּha.le.KhuH1980not in mystatutesחֻקּוֹתַי֙chu.ko.TaiH2708, butprofanedחִלֵּ֑לוּchi.Le.luH2490mysabbathsשַׁבְּתוֹתַ֖יsha.be.to.TaiH7676: for theirheartלִבָּ֥םli.BamH3820wentהֹלֵֽךְ׃ho.LekhH1980afterאַחֲרֵ֥י'a.cha.ReiH310theiridolsגִלּוּלֵיהֶ֖םgi.lu.lei.HemH1544.

17Nevertheless myeyeעֵינִ֛י'ei.NiH5869sparedוַתָּ֧חָסva.Ta.chosH2347them fromdestroyingמִֽשַּׁחֲתָ֑םmi.sha.cha.TamH7843them, neither did Imakeעָשִׂ֧יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213anendכָּלָ֖הka.LahH3617of them in thewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּֽר׃ba.mid.BarH4057.

18But Isaidוָאֹמַ֤רva.'o.MarH559to theirchildrenבְּנֵיהֶם֙be.nei.HemH1121in thewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֔רba.mid.BarH4057,WalkH3212ye not in thestatutesבְּחוּקֵּ֤יbe.chu.KeiH2706of yourfathersאֲבֽוֹתֵיכֶם֙'a.vo.tei.KhemH1, neitherobserveתִּשְׁמֹ֑רוּtish.Mo.ruH8104theirjudgmentsמִשְׁפְּטֵיהֶ֖םmish.pe.tei.HemH4941, nordefileתִּטַּמָּֽאוּ׃ti.ta.Ma.'uH2930yourselves with theiridolsוּבְגִלּוּלֵיהֶ֖םu.ve.gi.lu.lei.HemH1544:

19I am theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068yourGodאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֔ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430;walkH3212in mystatutesבְּחֻקּוֹתַ֖יbe.chu.ko.TaiH2708, andkeepשִׁמְר֖וּshim.RuH8104myjudgmentsמִשְׁפָּטַ֥יmish.pa.TaiH4941, anddoוַעֲשׂ֥וּva.'a.SuH6213them;

20Andhallowקַדֵּ֑שׁוּka.De.shuH6942mysabbathsשַׁבְּתוֹתַ֖יsha.be.to.TaiH7676; and they shall be asignלְאוֹת֙le.'OtH226between me and you, that ye mayknowלָדַ֕עַתla.Da.'atH3045that I am theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068yourGodאֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei.KhemH430.

21However thechildrenהַבָּנִ֗יםha.ba.NimH1121rebelledוַיַּמְרוּ־vai.yam.ru-H4784against me: theywalkedהָ֠לָכוּHa.la.khuH1980not in mystatutesבְּחֻקּוֹתַ֣יbe.chu.ko.TaiH2708, neitherkeptשָׁמְר֜וּsha.me.RuH8104myjudgmentsמִשְׁפָּטַ֨יmish.pa.TaiH4941todoלַעֲשׂ֣וֹתla.'a.SotH6213them, which if amanהָֽאָדָם֙ha.'a.DamH120doethיַעֲשֶׂ֨הya.'a.SehH6213, he shall evenliveH2425in them; theyprofanedחִלֵּ֑לוּchi.Le.luH2490mysabbathsשַׁבְּתוֹתַ֖יsha.be.to.TaiH7676: then Isaidוָאֹמַ֞רva.'o.MarH559, I would pouroutלִשְׁפֹּ֧ךְlish.PokhH8210myfuryחֲמָתִ֣יcha.ma.TiH2534upon them, toaccomplishלְכַלּ֥וֹתle.kha.LotH3615myangerאַפִּ֛י'a.PiH639against them in thewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּֽר׃ba.mid.BarH4057.

22Nevertheless Iwithdrewוַהֲשִׁבֹ֙תִי֙va.ha.shi.Vo.tiH7725myhandיָדִ֔יya.DiH3027, andwroughtוָאַ֖עַשׂva.'A.'asH6213for myname’sשְׁמִ֑יshe.MiH8034sake, that it should not beprofanedהֵחֵל֙he.ChelH2490in thesightלְעֵינֵ֣יle.'ei.NeiH5869of theheathenהַגּוֹיִ֔םha.go.YimH1471, in whosesightלְעֵינֵיהֶֽם׃le.'ei.nei.HemH5869I brought themforthהוֹצֵ֥אתִיho.Tze.tiH3318.

23I liftedupנָשָׂ֧אתִיna.Sa.tiH5375myhandיָדִ֛יya.DiH3027to them also in thewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֑רba.mid.BarH4057, that I wouldscatterלְהָפִ֤יץle.ha.FitzH6327them among theheathenבַּגּוֹיִ֔םba.go.YimH1471, anddisperseוּלְזָר֥וֹתu.le.za.RotH2219them through thecountriesבָּאֲרָצֽוֹת׃ba.'a.ra.TzotH776;

24Because they had notexecutedעָשׂוּ֙'a.SuH6213myjudgmentsמִשְׁפָּטַ֤יmish.pa.TaiH4941, but haddespisedמָאָ֔סוּma.'A.suH3988mystatutesוְחֻקּוֹתַ֣יve.chu.ko.TaiH2708, and hadprofanedחִלֵּ֑לוּchi.Le.luH2490mysabbathsשַׁבְּתוֹתַ֖יsha.be.to.TaiH7676, and theireyesעֵינֵיהֶֽם׃'ei.nei.HemH5869wereafterוְאַחֲרֵי֙ve.'a.cha.ReiH310theirfathersאֲבוֹתָ֔ם'a.vo.TamH1’idolsגִּלּוּלֵ֣יgi.lu.LeiH1544.

25Therefore Igaveנָתַ֣תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414them alsostatutesחֻקִּ֖יםchu.KimH2706that were notgoodטוֹבִ֑יםto.VimH2896, andjudgmentsוּמִ֨שְׁפָּטִ֔יםu.Mish.pa.TimH4941by which they should notliveיִֽחְי֖וּyich.YuH2421;

26And Ipollutedוָאֲטַמֵּ֤אva.'a.ta.Me'H2930them in their owngiftsבְּמַתְּנוֹתָ֔םbe.ma.te.no.TamH4979, in that they caused to passthroughבְּהַעֲבִ֖ירbe.ha.'a.VirH5674the fire all thatopenethפֶּ֣טֶרPe.terH6363thewombרָ֑חַםRa.chamH7356, that I might make themdesolateאֲשִׁמֵּ֔ם'a.shi.MemH8074, to the end that they mightknowיֵֽדְע֔וּye.de.'UH3045that I am theLORDיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.

27Therefore,sonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofmanאָדָ֔ם'a.DamH120,speakדַּבֵּ֨רda.BerH1696to thehouseבֵּ֤יתbeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478, andsayוְאָמַרְתָּ֣ve.'a.mar.TaH559to them, Thussaithאָמַ֖ר'a.MarH559theLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהוִ֑הYah.wehH3069; Yet in this yourfathersאֲב֣וֹתֵיכֶ֔ם'a.Vo.tei.KhemH1haveblasphemedגִּדְּפ֤וּgi.de.FuH1442me, in that they havecommittedבְּמַעֲלָ֥םbe.ma.'a.LamH4603atrespassמָֽעַל׃Ma.'alH4604against me.

28For when I hadbroughtוָאֲבִיאֵם֙va.'a.vi.'EmH935them into thelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776, for which I liftedupנָשָׂ֙אתִי֙na.Sa.tiH5375myhandיָדִ֔יya.DiH3027togiveלָתֵ֥תla.TetH5414it to them, then theysawוַיִּרְאוּ֩vai.yir.'UH7200everyhighרָמָ֜הra.MahH7311hillגִּבְעָ֨הgiv.'AhH1389, and all thethickעָבֹ֗ת'a.VotH5687treesעֵ֣ץ'etzH6086, and theyofferedוַיִּזְבְּחוּ־vai.yiz.be.chu-H2076there theirsacrificesזִבְחֵיהֶם֙ziv.chei.HemH2077, and there theypresentedוַיִּתְּנוּ־vai.yi.te.nu-H5414theprovocationכַּ֣עַסKa.'asH3708of theirofferingקָרְבָּנָ֔םka.re.ba.NamH7133: there also theymadeוַיָּשִׂ֣ימוּvai.ya.Si.muH7760theirsweetנִיח֣וֹחֵיהֶ֔םni.Cho.chei.HemH5207savourרֵ֚יחַRei.achH7381, and pouredoutוַיַּסִּ֥יכוּvai.ya.Si.khuH5258there their drinkofferingsנִסְכֵּיהֶֽם׃nis.kei.HemH5262.

29Then Isaidוָאֹמַ֣רva.'o.MarH559to them, What is the highplaceהַבָּמָ֔הha.ba.MahH1116to which yegoהַבָּאִ֖יםha.ba.'ImH935? And itsnameשְׁמָהּ֙she.MahH8034iscalledוַיִּקָּרֵ֤אvai.yi.ka.Re'H7121Bamahבָּמָ֔הba.MahH1117to thisdayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117.

30Thereforesayאֱמֹ֣ר׀'e.MorH559to thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478, Thussaithאָמַר֙'a.MarH559theLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהוִ֔הYah.wehH3069; Are yepollutedנִטְמְאִ֑יםnit.me.'ImH2930after themannerהַבְּדֶ֥רֶךְha.be.De.rekhH1870of yourfathersאֲבֽוֹתֵיכֶ֖ם'a.vo.tei.KhemH1? and commit yeharlotryזֹנִֽים׃zo.NimH2181afterוְאַחֲרֵ֥יve.'a.cha.ReiH310theirabominationsשִׁקּוּצֵיהֶ֖םshi.ku.tzei.HemH8251?

31For when yeofferוּבִשְׂאֵ֣תu.vis.'EtH5375yourgiftsמַתְּנֹֽתֵיכֶ֡םma.te.no.tei.KhemH4979, when ye make yoursonsבְּנֵיכֶ֨םbe.nei.KhemH1121to passthroughבְּֽהַעֲבִיר֩be.ha.'a.VirH5674thefireבָּאֵ֜שׁba.'EshH784, yepolluteנִטְמְאִ֤֨יםnit.me.'ImH2930yourselves with all youridolsגִּלּֽוּלֵיכֶם֙gi.lu.lei.KhemH1544, even to thisdayהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117: and shall I beenquiredאִדָּרֵ֥שׁ'i.da.ReshH1875of by you, Ohouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478? As Iliveחַי־chai-H2416,saithנְאֻם֙ne.'UmH5002theLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהוִ֔הYah.wehH3069, I will not beenquiredאִדָּרֵ֖שׁ'i.da.ReshH1875of by you.

32And that whichcomethוְהָֽעֹלָה֙ve.ha.'o.LahH5927into yourmindר֣וּחֲכֶ֔םru.cha.KhemH7307shall not be at all, that yesayאֹמְרִ֗ים'o.me.RimH559, We willbeH1961as theheathenכַגּוֹיִם֙kha.go.YimH1471, as thefamiliesכְּמִשְׁפְּח֣וֹתke.mish.pe.ChotH4940of thecountriesהָאֲרָצ֔וֹתha.'a.ra.TzotH776, toserveלְשָׁרֵ֖תle.sha.RetH8334woodעֵ֥ץ'etzH6086andstoneוָאָֽבֶן׃va.'A.venH68.

33As Iliveחַי־chai-H2416,saithנְאֻ֖םne.'UmH5002theLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהוִ֑הYah.wehH3069, surely with amightyחֲזָקָ֜הcha.za.KahH2389handבְּיָ֨דbe.YadH3027, and with anoutstretchedנְטוּיָ֛הne.tu.YahH5186armוּבִזְר֧וֹעַu.viz.Ro.a'H2220, and withfuryוּבְחֵמָ֥הu.ve.che.MahH2534pouredoutשְׁפוּכָ֖הshe.fu.KhahH8210, will Iruleאֶמְל֥וֹךְ'em.LokhH4427over you:

34And I will bring yououtוְהוֹצֵאתִ֤יve.ho.tze.TiH3318from thepeopleהָ֣עַמִּ֔יםha.'a.MimH5971, and willgatherוְקִבַּצְתִּ֣יve.ki.batz.TiH6908you out of thecountriesהָ֣אֲרָצ֔וֹתha.'a.ra.TzotH776in which ye arescatteredנְפוֹצֹתֶ֖םne.fo.tzo.TemH6327, with amightyחֲזָקָה֙cha.za.KahH2389handבְּיָ֤דbe.YadH3027, and with anoutstretchedנְטוּיָ֔הne.tu.YahH5186armוּבִזְר֣וֹעַu.viz.Ro.a'H2220, and withfuryוּבְחֵמָ֖הu.ve.che.MahH2534pouredoutשְׁפוּכָֽה׃she.fu.KhahH8210.

35And I willbringוְהֵבֵאתִ֣יve.he.ve.TiH935you into thewildernessמִדְבַּ֖רmid.BarH4057of thepeopleהָֽעַמִּ֑יםha.'a.MimH5971, and there will I enter intojudgmentוְנִשְׁפַּטְתִּ֤יve.nish.pa.TiH8199with youfaceפָּנִ֖יםpa.NimH6440tofaceפָּנִֽים׃pa.NimH6440.

36As I entered intojudgmentנִשְׁפַּ֙טְתִּי֙nish.Pa.tiH8199with yourfathersאֲב֣וֹתֵיכֶ֔ם'a.Vo.tei.KhemH1in thewildernessבְּמִדְבַּ֖רbe.mid.BarH4057of thelandאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714, so will I enter intojudgmentאִשָּׁפֵ֣ט'i.sha.FetH8199with you,saithנְאֻ֖םne.'UmH5002theLordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהוִֽה׃Yah.wehH3069.

37And I will cause you topassוְהַעֲבַרְתִּ֥יve.ha.'a.var.TiH5674under therodהַשָּׁ֑בֶטha.Sha.vetH7626, and I willbringוְהֵבֵאתִ֥יve.he.ve.TiH935you into thebondבְּמָסֹ֥רֶתbe.ma.So.retH4562of thecovenantהַבְּרִֽית׃ha.be.RitH1285:

38And I will purgeoutוּבָרוֹתִ֣יu.va.ro.TiH1305from among you therebelsהַמֹּרְדִ֤יםha.mo.re.DimH4775, and them thattransgressוְהַפּֽוֹשְׁעִים֙ve.ha.po.she.'ImH6586against me: I will bring themforthאוֹצִ֣יא'o.Tzi'H3318out of thecountryמֵאֶ֤רֶץme.'E.retzH776where theysojournמְגֽוּרֵיהֶם֙me.gu.rei.HemH4033, and they shall notenterיָב֑וֹאya.Vo'H935into thelandאַדְמַ֥ת'ad.MatH127ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478: and ye shallknowוִֽידַעְתֶּ֖םvi.da'.TemH3045that I am theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

39As for you, Ohouseבֵּֽית־beit-H1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לYis.ra.'ElH3478, thussaithאָמַ֣ר׀'a.MarH559theLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהֹוִ֗הYah.wehH3069;GoH3212ye,serveעֲבֹ֔דוּ'a.Vo.duH5647ye everyoneאִ֤ישׁ'ishH376hisidolsגִּלּוּלָיו֙gi.lu.LavH1544, and afterthisוְאַחַ֕רve.'a.CharH310also, if ye will nothearkenשֹׁמְעִ֣יםsho.me.'ImH8085to me: butprofaneתְחַלְּלוּ־te.cha.le.lu-H2490ye myholyקָדְשִׁי֙kod.shiH6944nameשֵׁ֤םshemH8034no more with yourgiftsבְּמַתְּנֽוֹתֵיכֶ֖םbe.ma.te.no.tei.KhemH4979, and with youridolsוּבְגִלּוּלֵיכֶֽם׃u.ve.gi.lu.lei.KhemH1544.

40For on myholyקָדְשִׁ֞יkod.shiH6944mountainבְהַר־ve.har-H2022, on themountainבְּהַ֣ר׀be.HarH2022of theheightמְר֣וֹםme.RomH4791ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478,saithנְאֻם֙ne.'UmH5002theLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהוִ֔הYah.wehH3069, there shall all thehouseבֵּ֧יתbeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478, all of them in thelandבָּאָ֑רֶץba.'A.retzH776,serveיַעַבְדֻ֜נִיya.'av.Du.niH5647me: there will Iacceptאֶרְצֵ֔ם'er.TzemH7521them, and there will Irequireאֶדְר֣וֹשׁ'ed.Ro.oshH1875yourofferingsתְּרוּמֹֽתֵיכֶ֗םte.ru.mo.tei.KhemH8641, and thefirstfruitsרֵאשִׁ֛יתre.ShitH7225of youroblationsמַשְׂאוֹתֵיכֶ֖םmas.'o.tei.KhemH4864, with all your holythingsקָדְשֵׁיכֶֽם׃ka.de.shei.KhemH6944.

41I willacceptאֶרְצֶ֣ה'er.TzehH7521you with yoursweetנִיחֹחַ֮ni.cho.aChH5207savourבְּרֵ֣יחַbe.Rei.achH7381, when I bring yououtבְּהוֹצִיאִ֤יbe.ho.tzi.'IH3318from thepeopleהָ֣עַמִּ֔יםha.'a.MimH5971, andgatherוְקִבַּצְתִּ֣יve.ki.batz.TiH6908you out of thecountriesהָ֣אֲרָצ֔וֹתha.'a.ra.TzotH776in which ye have beenscatteredנְפֹצֹתֶ֖םne.fo.tzo.TemH6327; and I will besanctifiedוְנִקְדַּשְׁתִּ֥יve.nik.dash.TiH6942in youbeforeלְעֵינֵ֥יle.'ei.NeiH5869theheathenהַגּוֹיִֽם׃ha.go.YimH1471.

42And ye shallknowוִֽידַעְתֶּם֙vi.da'.TemH3045that I am theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, when I shallbringבַּהֲבִיאִ֥יba.ha.vi.'IH935you into thelandאַדְמַ֣ת'ad.MatH127ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478, into thecountryהָאָ֗רֶץha.'A.retzH776for which I liftedupנָשָׂ֙אתִי֙na.Sa.tiH5375myhandיָדִ֔יya.DiH3027togiveלָתֵ֥תla.TetH5414it to yourfathersלַאֲבֽוֹתֵיכֶֽם׃la.'a.Vo.tei.KhemH1.

43And there shall yerememberוּזְכַרְתֶּם־u.ze.khar.tem-H2142yourwaysדַּרְכֵיכֶם֙dar.khei.KhemH1870, and all yourdoingsעֲלִיל֣וֹתֵיכֶ֔םa.li.Lo.tei.KhemH5949, in which ye have beendefiledנִטְמֵאתֶ֖םnit.me.TemH2930; and ye shalllotheוּנְקֹֽטֹתֶם֙u.ne.ko.to.TemH6962yourselves in your ownsightבִּפְנֵיכֶ֔םbif.nei.KhemH6440for all yourevilsרָעוֹתֵיכֶ֖םra.'o.tei.KhemH7451that ye havecommittedעֲשִׂיתֶֽם׃'a.si.TemH6213.

44And ye shallknowוִֽידַעְתֶּם֙vi.da'.TemH3045that I am theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, when I havewroughtבַּעֲשׂוֹתִ֥יba.'a.so.TiH6213with you for myname’sשְׁמִ֑יshe.MiH8034sake, not according to yourwickedהָרָעִ֜יםha.ra.'ImH7451waysכְדַרְכֵיכֶ֨םkhe.dar.khei.KhemH1870, nor according to yourcorruptהַנִּשְׁחָתוֹת֙ha.nish.cha.tOtH7843doingsוְכַעֲלִילֽוֹתֵיכֶ֤םve.kha.'a.li.lo.tei.KhemH5949, O yehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,saithנְאֻ֖םne.'UmH5002theLordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהוִֽה׃ פYah.wehH3069.

45Moreover thewordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068came to me,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

46Sonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofmanאָדָ֗ם'a.DamH120,setשִׂ֤יםsimH7760thyfaceפָּנֶ֙יךָ֙pa.Nei.khaH6440towardדֶּ֣רֶךְDe.rekhH1870thesouthתֵּימָ֔נָהtei.Ma.nahH8486, anddropוְהַטֵּ֖ףve.ha.TefH5197thy word toward thesouthדָּר֑וֹםda.RomH1864, andprophesyוְהִנָּבֵ֛אve.hi.na.Ve'H5012against theforestיַ֥עַרYa.'arH3293of thesouthנֶֽגֶב׃Ne.gevH5045fieldהַשָּׂדֶ֖הha.sa.DehH7704;

47Andsayוְאָֽמַרְתָּ֙ve.'a.mar.TaH559to theforestלְיַ֣עַרle.Ya.'arH3293of thesouthהַנֶּ֔גֶבha.Ne.gevH5045,Hearשְׁמַ֖עshe.Ma'H8085thewordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068; Thussaithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559theLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהוִ֡הYah.wehH3069; Behold, I willkindleמַֽצִּית־ma.tzit-H3341afireאֵ֡שׁ'eshH784in thee, and it shalldevourוְאָכְלָ֣הve.'a.khe.LahH398everygreenלַח֩lachH3892treeעֵֽץ־'etz-H6086in thee, and everydryיָבֵ֤שׁya.VeshH3002treeעֵ֨ץ'etzH6086: theblazingלַהֶ֣בֶתla.He.vetH3852flameשַׁלְהֶ֔בֶתshal.He.vetH7957shall not bequenchedתִכְבֶּה֙tikh.BehH3518, and allfacesפָּנִ֖יםpa.NimH6440from thesouthמִנֶּ֥גֶבmi.Ne.gevH5045to thenorthצָפֽוֹנָה׃tza.Fo.nahH6828shall beburnedוְנִצְרְבוּ־ve.nitz.re.vu-H6866in it.

48And allfleshבָּשָׂ֔רba.SarH1320shallseeוְרָאוּ֙ve.ra.'UH7200that I theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068havekindledבִּֽעַרְתִּ֑יהָbi.'ar.Ti.haH1197it: it shall not bequenchedתִּכְבֶּֽה׃tikh.BehH3518.

49Thensaidוָאֹמַ֕רva.'o.MarH559I,Ahאֲהָ֖הּ'a.HahH162Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהוִ֑הYah.wehH3069! theysayאֹמְרִ֣ים'o.me.RimH559of me, Doth he notspeakמְמַשֵּׁ֥לme.ma.ShelH4911parablesמְשָׁלִ֖יםme.sha.LimH4912?

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