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Ezekiel 20:20-38

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.

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