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Ezekiel 21:8-27

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 .

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