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Ezekiel 21:1-17

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 .

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