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Ezekiel 21

1And thewordH1697of theLORDH3068came to me,sayingH559,

2SonH1121ofmanH120,setH7760thyfaceH6440towardJerusalemיְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םye.Ru.sha.LimH3389, anddropH5197thy word toward the holyplacesמִקְדָּשִׁ֑יםmik.da.ShimH4720, andprophesyH5012against thelandאַדְמַ֥ת'ad.MatH127ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478,

3AndsayH559to thelandלְאַדְמַ֣תle.'ad.MatH127ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478, ThussaithH559theLORDH3068; Behold, I am against thee, and will drawforthוְהוֹצֵאתִ֥יve.ho.tze.TiH3318myswordחַרְבִּ֖יchar.BiH2719out of itssheathמִתַּעְרָ֑הּmi.ta'.RahH8593, and will cutoffוְהִכְרַתִּ֥יve.hikh.ra.TiH3772from thee therighteousצַדִּ֥יקtza.DikH6662and thewickedוְרָשָֽׁע׃ve.ra.Sha'H7563.

4Seeingיַ֛עַןYa.'anH3282then that I will cutoffהִכְרַ֥תִּיhikh.Ra.tiH3772from thee therighteousצַדִּ֣יקtza.DikH6662and thewickedוְרָשָׁ֑עve.ra.Sha'H7563, therefore shall myswordחַרְבִּ֧יchar.BiH2719goforthתֵּצֵ֨אte.Tze'H3318from itssheathמִתַּעְרָ֛הּmi.ta'.RahH8593against allfleshH1320from thesouthמִנֶּ֥גֶבmi.Ne.gevH5045to thenorthצָפֽוֹן׃tza.FonH6828:

5That allfleshבָּשָׂ֔רba.SarH1320mayknowוְיָֽדְעוּ֙ve.ya.de.'UH3045that I theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068havedrawnהוֹצֵ֥אתִיho.Tze.tiH3318myswordחַרְבִּ֖יchar.BiH2719out of itssheathמִתַּעְרָ֑הּmi.ta'.RahH8593: it shall notreturnתָשׁ֖וּבta.ShuvH7725any more.

6Sighהֵֽאָנַ֑חhe.'a.NachH584therefore, thousonבֶן־ven-H1121ofmanאָדָ֖ם'a.DamH120, withbreakingבְּשִׁבְר֤וֹןbe.shiv.RonH7670heartמָתְנַ֙יִם֙ma.te.Na.yimH4975; and withbitternessוּבִמְרִיר֔וּתu.vim.ri.RutH4814sighתֵּֽאָנַ֖חte.'a.NachH584before theireyesלְעֵינֵיהֶֽם׃le.'ei.nei.HemH5869.

7And it shall be, when theysayיֹאמְר֣וּyo.me.RuH559to thee, Whysighestנֶאֱנָ֑חne.'e.NachH584thou? that thou shaltanswerוְאָמַרְתָּ֡ve.'a.mar.TaH559, For thetidingsשְׁמוּעָ֣הshe.mu.'AhH8052; because itcomethבָאָ֡הva.'AhH935: and everyheartלֵב֩levH3820shallmeltוְנָמֵ֣סve.na.MesH4549, and allhandsיָדַ֜יִםya.Da.yimH3027shall befeebleוְרָפ֨וּve.ra.FuH7503, and everyspiritר֗וּחַRu.achH7307shallfaintוְכִהֲתָ֣הve.khi.ha.TahH3543, and allkneesבִּרְכַּ֙יִם֙bir.Ka.yimH1290shall beweakH3212aswaterמַּ֔יִםMa.yimH4325: behold, itcomethבָאָה֙va.'AhH935, and shall be brought topassH1961,saithנְאֻ֖םne.'UmH5002theLordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהוִֽה׃ פYah.wehH3069.

8Again thewordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of theLORDH3068came to me,sayingH559,

9Sonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofmanאָדָ֕ם'a.DamH120,prophesyהִנָּבֵא֙hi.na.Ve'H5012, andsayוְאָ֣מַרְתָּ֔ve.'A.mar.taH559, Thussaithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559theLORDH3068;Sayאֱמֹ֕ר'e.MorH559, AswordH2719, aswordH2719issharpenedהוּחַ֖דָּהhu.Cha.dahH2300, and alsopolishedמְרוּטָֽה׃me.ru.TahH4803:

10It issharpenedהוּחַ֔דָּהhu.Cha.dahH2300to make agrievousטֶ֙בַח֙te.vachH2874slaughterטְבֹ֤חַte.Vo.achH2873; it ispolishedH4178that it mayglitterבָּ֖רָקBa.rokH1300:shouldא֣וֹ'oH176we then makemirthנָשִׂ֔ישׂna.SisH7797? itdespisethמֹאֶ֥סֶתmo.'E.setH3988therodשֵׁ֥בֶטShe.vetH7626of mysonבְּנִ֖יbe.NiH1121, as everytreeעֵֽץ׃'EtzH6086.

11And he hathgivenוַיִּתֵּ֥ןvai.yi.TenH5414it to bepolishedH4803, that it may behandledלִתְפֹּ֣שׂ בַּכָּ֑ףlit.Pos ba.KafH3709 H8610: theswordחֶ֙רֶב֙che.revH2719issharpenedהוּחַ֤דָּהhu.Cha.dahH2300, and it ispolishedH4178, togiveלָתֵ֥תla.TetH5414it into thehandבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027of theslayerהוֹרֵֽג׃ho.RegH2026.

12Cryזְעַ֤קze.'AkH2199andwailוְהֵילֵל֙ve.hei.LelH3213,sonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofmanאָדָ֔ם'a.DamH120: for it shall be upon mypeopleבְעַמִּ֔יve.'a.MiH5971, it shall be upon all theprincesנְשִׂיאֵ֣יne.si.'EiH5387ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478:terrorsמְגוּרֵ֤יme.gu.ReiH4048by reasonofH413theswordחֶ֙רֶב֙che.revH2719shall be upon mypeopleעַמִּ֔י'a.MiH5971:smiteסְפֹ֥קse.FokH5606therefore upon thythighיָרֵֽךְ׃ya.RekhH3409.

13Because it is atrialבֹ֔חַןVo.chanH974, and what if the sworddespiseמֹאֶ֖סֶתmo.'E.setH3988even therodשֵׁ֥בֶטShe.vetH7626? it shall be no more,saithנְאֻ֖םne.'UmH5002theLordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהוִֽה׃ פYah.wehH3069.

14Thou therefore,sonH1121ofmanH120,prophesyH5012, andsmiteH5221thyhandsH3709togetherH5221, and let theswordH2719bedoubledוְתִכָּפֵ֞לve.ti.ka.FelH3717thethirdשְׁלִישִׁ֙תָה֙she.li.Shi.tahH7992time, theswordH2719of theslainחֲלָלִ֔יםcha.la.LimH2491: it is theswordH2719of thegreatהַגָּד֔וֹלha.ga.DolH1419men that areslainחָלָ֣לcha.LalH2491, which entereth into their privatechambersהַחֹדֶ֖רֶתha.cho.De.retH2314.

15I havesetנָתַ֖תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414thepointאִבְחַת־'iv.chat-H19of theswordחָ֑רֶבCha.revH2719against all theirgatesשַׁ֣עֲרֵיהֶ֔םsha.'a.rei.HemH8179, that theirheartלֵ֗בLevH3820mayfaintלָמ֣וּגla.MugH4127, and theirruinsהַמִּכְשֹׁלִ֔יםha.mikh.sho.LimH4383bemultipliedוְהַרְבֵּה֙ve.har.BehH7235:ahאָ֛ח'achH253! it ismadeעֲשׂוּיָ֥ה'a.su.YahH6213brightH1300, it issharpenedמְעֻטָּ֥הme.'u.TahH4593for theslaughterH2874.

16Go thee one way orotherהִתְאַחֲדִ֥יhit.'a.cha.DiH258, eitheronהָשִׂ֣ימִיha.Si.miH7760the righthandהֵימִ֖נִיhei.Mi.niH3231, or on theleftהַשְׂמִ֑ילִיhas.Mi.liH8041,whereverאָ֖נָה'A.nahH575thyfaceפָּנַ֥יִךְpa.Na.yikhH6440issetמֻעָדֽוֹת׃mu.'a.DotH3259.

17I will alsosmiteאַכֶּ֤ה'a.KehH5221myhandsכַפִּי֙kha.PiH3709togetherכַּפִּ֔יka.PiH3709, and I will cause myfuryחֲמָתִ֑יcha.ma.TiH2534torestוַהֲנִחֹתִ֖יva.ha.ni.cho.TiH5117: I theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068havesaidדִּבַּֽרְתִּי׃ פdi.Bar.tiH1696it .

18Thewordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068came to me again,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

19Also, thousonH1121ofmanH120,markשִׂים־sim-H7760twoשְׁנַ֣יִםshe.Na.yimH8147waysדְּרָכִ֗יםde.ra.KhimH1870, that theswordH2719of thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofBabylonבָּבֶ֔לba.VelH894maycomeלָבוֹא֙la.Vo'H935: both waysshallשְׁנֵיהֶ֑םshe.nei.HemH8147comeforthיֵצְא֣וּye.tze.'UH3318fromoneאֶחָ֖ד'e.ChadH259landמֵאֶ֥רֶץme.'E.retzH776: andchooseבָּרֵ֔אba.Re'H1254thou aplaceוְיָ֣דve.YadH3027,chooseבָּרֵֽא׃ba.Re'H1254it at theheadבְּרֹ֥אשׁbe.RoshH7218of thewayדֶּֽרֶךְ־de.rekh-H1870to thecityעִ֖יר'irH5892.

20Markתָּשִׂ֔יםta.SimH7760awayדֶּ֣רֶךְDe.rekhH1870, that theswordH2719maycomeלָב֣וֹאla.Vo'H935toRabbahרַבַּ֣תra.BatH7237of theAmmonitesבְּנֵֽי־ עַמּ֑וֹןbe.nei- a.MonH1121 H5983, and toJudahיְהוּדָ֥הye.hu.DahH3063inJerusalemבִירוּשָׁלִַ֖םvi.ru.sha.LimH3389thefortifiedבְּצוּרָֽה׃be.tzu.RahH1219.

21For thekingמֶלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofBabylonבָּבֶ֜לba.VelH894stoodעָמַ֨ד'a.MadH5975at thepartingאֵ֣ם'emH517of thewayהַדֶּ֗רֶךְha.De.rekhH1870, at theheadבְּרֹ֛אשׁbe.RoshH7218of thetwoשְׁנֵ֥יshe.NeiH8147waysהַדְּרָכִ֖יםha.de.ra.KhimH1870, touseלִקְסָם־lik.som-H7080divinationקָ֑סֶםKa.semH7081: he made hisarrowsבַּֽחִצִּים֙ba.chi.TzimH2671brightקִלְקַ֤לkil.KalH7043, heconsultedשָׁאַ֣לsha.'AlH7592withimagesבַּתְּרָפִ֔יםba.te.ra.FimH8655, helookedרָאָ֖הra.'AhH7200in theliverבַּכָּבֵֽד׃ba.ka.VedH3516.

22At his righthandבִּֽימִינ֞וֹbi.mi.NoH3225was thedivinationהַקֶּ֣סֶםha.Ke.semH7081forJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֗םye.ru.sha.LimH3389, toappointלָשׂ֤וּםla.SumH7760captainsכָּרִים֙ka.RimH3733, toopenלִפְתֹּ֤חַlif.To.achH6605themouthפֶּה֙pehH6310in theslaughterבְּרֶ֔צַחbe.Re.tzachH7524, to liftupלְהָרִ֥יםle.ha.RimH7311thevoiceק֖וֹלKolH6963withshoutingבִּתְרוּעָ֑הbit.ru.'AhH8643, toappointלָשׂ֤וּםla.SumH7760batteringramsכָּרִים֙ka.RimH3733against thegatesשְׁעָרִ֔יםshe.'a.RimH8179, tocastלִשְׁפֹּ֥ךְlish.PokhH8210a siegemoundסֹלְלָ֖הso.le.LahH5550, and tobuildלִבְנ֥וֹתliv.NotH1129afortדָּיֵֽק׃da.YekH1785.

23And it shall be to them as afalseשָׁוְא֙shaV'H7723divinationכִּקְסָםkik.som-H7080in theirsightבְּעֵ֣ינֵיהֶ֔םbe.'Ei.nei.HemH5869, to them that haveswornשְׁבֻעֵ֥יshe.vu.'EiH7650oathsשְׁבֻע֖וֹתshe.vu.'otH7621: but he will call toremembranceמַזְכִּ֥ירmaz.KirH2142theiniquityעָוֹ֖ן'a.VonH5771, that they may betakenלְהִתָּפֵֽשׂ׃ פle.hi.ta.FesH8610.

24Therefore thussaithאָמַר֮'a.MarH559theLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהוִה֒Yah.wehH3069; Because ye have made youriniquityעֲוֹ֣נְכֶ֔ם'a.Vo.ne.KhemH5771to berememberedהַזְכַּרְכֶם֙haz.kar.KhemH2142, in that yourtransgressionsפִּשְׁעֵיכֶ֗םpish.'ei.KhemH6588arediscoveredבְּהִגָּל֣וֹתbe.hi.ga.LotH1540, so that in all yourdoingsעֲלִילֽוֹתֵיכֶ֑םa.li.lo.tei.KhemH5949yoursinsחַטֹּ֣אותֵיכֶ֔םcha.To.tei.KhemH2403doappearלְהֵֽרָאוֹת֙le.he.ra.'OtH7200; because, I say, that ye are come toremembranceהִזָּ֣כֶרְכֶ֔םhi.Za.kher.KhemH2142, ye shall betakenתִּתָּפֵֽשׂוּ׃ פti.ta.Fe.suH8610with thehandבַּכַּ֖ףba.KafH3709.

25And thou,profaneחָלָ֣לcha.LalH2491wickedרָשָׁ֔עra.Sha'H7563princeנְשִׂ֖יאne.Si'H5387ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478, whosedayיוֹמ֔וֹyo.MoH3117iscomeH935,whenבְּעֵ֖תbe.'EtH6256iniquityעֲוֹ֥ן'a.VonH5771shall have anendקֵֽץ׃ סKetzH7093,

26Thussaithאָמַר֙'a.MarH559theLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהוִ֔הYah.wehH3069;Removeהָסִיר֙ha.SirH5493thediademהַמִּצְנֶ֔פֶתha.mitz.Ne.fetH4701, and takeoffוְהָרִ֖יםve.ha.RimH7311thecrownהָֽעֲטָרָ֑הha.'a.ta.RahH5850: this shall not be thesameH2063:exaltהַגְבֵּ֔הַhag.Be.haH1361him that islowהַשָּׁפָ֣לָהha.sha.Fa.lahH8217, andabaseהַשְׁפִּֽיל׃hash.PilH8213him that ishighוְהַגָּבֹ֖הַve.ha.ga.Vo.haH1364.

27I willoverturnעַוָּ֥ה'a.VahH5754,overturnעַוָּ֖ה'a.VahH5754,overturnעַוָּ֣ה'a.VahH5754, it: and it shallbeH7760no more, until hecomethבֹּ֛אbo'H935whoserightהַמִּשְׁפָּ֖טha.mish.PatH4941it is; and I willgiveוּנְתַתִּֽיו׃ פu.ne.ta.TivH5414it him .

28And thou,sonבֶן־ven-H1121ofmanאָדָ֗ם'a.DamH120,prophesyהִנָּבֵ֤אhi.na.Ve'H5012andsayוְאָֽמַרְתָּ֙ve.'a.mar.TaH559, Thussaithאָמַר֙'a.MarH559theLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהֹוִ֔הYah.wehH3069concerning theAmmonitesבְּנֵ֥י עַמּ֖וֹןbe.Nei a.MonH1121 H5983, and concerning theirreproachחֶרְפָּתָ֑םcher.pa.TamH2781; evensayוְאָמַרְתָּ֗ve.'a.mar.TaH559thou, Theswordחֶ֣רֶבChe.revH2719, theswordחֶ֤רֶבChe.revH2719isdrawnפְּתוּחָה֙pe.tu.ChahH6605: for theslaughterלְטֶ֣בַחle.Te.vachH2874it ispolishedמְרוּטָ֔הme.ru.TahH4803, toconsumeH398because of theglitteringבָּרָֽק׃ba.RakH1300:

29While theyseeבַּחֲז֥וֹתba.cha.ZotH2372vanityשָׁ֔וְאShav'H7723to thee, while theydivineבִּקְסָם־bik.som-H7080alieכָּזָ֑בka.ZavH3577to thee, tobringלָתֵ֣תla.TetH5414thee upon thenecksצַוְּארֵי֙tza.ve.ReiH6677of them that areslainחַֽלְלֵ֣יcha.LeiH2491, of thewickedרְשָׁעִ֔יםre.sha.'ImH7563, whosedayיוֹמָ֔םyo.MamH3117iscomeבָּ֣אba'H935,whenבְּעֵ֖תbe.'EtH6256theiriniquityH5771shall have anendקֵֽץ׃KetzH7093.

30Shall I cause it toreturnהָשַׁ֖בha.ShavH7725into itssheathתַּעְרָ֑הּta'.RahH8593? I willjudgeאֶשְׁפֹּ֥ט'esh.PotH8199thee in theplaceבִּמְק֧וֹםbim.KomH4725where thou wastcreatedנִבְרֵ֛אתniv.RetH1254, in thelandבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of thynativityמְכֻרוֹתַ֖יִךְme.khu.ro.Ta.yikhH4351.

31And I will pouroutוְשָׁפַכְתִּ֤יve.sha.fakh.TiH8210myindignationזַעְמִ֔יza'.MiH2195upon thee, I willblowאָפִ֣יחַ'a.Fi.achH6315against thee in thefireבְּאֵ֥שׁbe.'EshH784of mywrathעֶבְרָתִ֖י'ev.ra.TiH5678, anddeliverוּנְתַתִּ֗יךְu.ne.ta.TikhH5414thee into thehandבְּיַד֙be.YadH3027ofcruelבֹּֽעֲרִ֔יםbo.'a.RimH1197menאֲנָשִׁ֣ים'a.na.ShimH582, andskilfulחָרָשֵׁ֖יcha.ra.SheiH2796todestroyמַשְׁחִֽית׃mash.ChitH4889.

32Thou shalt be forfuelלְאָכְלָ֔הle.'okh.LahH402to thefireלָאֵ֤שׁla.'EshH784; thybloodדָּמֵ֥ךְda.MekhH1818shall be in themidstבְּת֣וֹךְbe.TokhH8432of thelandהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776; thou shalt be no morerememberedתִזָּכֵ֔רִיti.za.Khe.riH2142: for I theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068havespokenדִּבַּֽרְתִּי׃ פdi.Bar.tiH1696it .

Commentaries on Ezekiel 21

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