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Ezekiel 20:7-24

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.

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