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Ezekiel 22

1Moreover thewordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068came to me,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

2Now, thousonבֶן־ven-H1121ofmanאָדָ֔ם'a.DamH120, wilt thoujudgeהֲתִשְׁפֹּ֥טha.tish.PotH8199, wilt thoujudgeהֲתִשְׁפֹּ֖טha.tish.PotH8199thebloodyהַדָּמִ֑יםha.da.MimH1818cityעִ֣יר'irH5892? yea, thou shaltshowוְה֣וֹדַעְתָּ֔הּve.Ho.da'.TahH3045her all herabominationsתּוֹעֲבוֹתֶֽיהָ׃to.'a.vo.Tei.haH8441.

3Thensayוְאָמַרְתָּ֗ve.'a.mar.TaH559thou, Thussaithאָמַר֙'a.MarH559theLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהוִ֔הYah.wehH3069, Thecityעִ֣יר'irH5892sheddethשֹׁפֶ֥כֶתsho.Fe.khetH8210bloodדָּ֛םdamH1818in themidstבְּתוֹכָ֖הּbe.to.KhahH8432of it, that hertimeעִתָּ֑הּ'i.TahH6256maycomeלָב֣וֹאla.Vo'H935, andmakethוְעָשְׂתָ֧הve.'a.se.TahH6213idolsגִלּוּלִ֛יםgi.lu.LimH1544against herself todefileלְטָמְאָֽה׃le.ta.me.'AhH2930herself.

4Thou art becomeguiltyאָשַׁ֗מְתְּ'a.ShamtH816in thybloodבְּדָמֵ֨ךְbe.da.MekhH1818that thou hastshedשָׁפַ֜כְתְּsha.FakhtH8210; and hastdefiledטָמֵ֔אתta.MetH2930thyself by thyidolsוּבְגִלּוּלַ֤יִךְu.ve.gi.lu.La.yikhH1544which thou hastmadeעָשִׂית֙'a.SitH6213; and thou hast caused thydaysיָמַ֔יִךְya.Ma.yikhH3117to drawnearוַתַּקְרִ֣יבִיva.tak.Ri.viH7126, and artcomeוַתָּב֖וֹאva.ta.Vo'H935even to thyyearsשְׁנוֹתָ֑יִךְshe.no.Ta.yikhH8141: therefore have Imadeנְתַתִּ֤יךְne.ta.TikhH5414thee areproachחֶרְפָּה֙cher.PahH2781to theheathenלַגּוֹיִ֔םla.go.YimH1471, and amockingוְקַלָּסָ֖הve.ka.la.SahH7048to allcountriesהָאֲרָצֽוֹת׃ha.'a.ra.TzotH776.

5Those that arenearהַקְּרֹב֛וֹתha.ke.ro.VotH7138, and those that arefarוְהָרְחֹק֥וֹתve.ha.re.cho.KotH7350from thee, shallmockיִתְקַלְּסוּ־yit.ka.le.su-H7046thee, who artinfamousטְמֵאַ֣ת הַשֵּׁ֔םte.me.'At ha.ShemH2931 H8034andmuchרַבַּ֖תra.BatH7227troubledהַמְּהוּמָֽה׃ha.me.hu.MahH4103.

6Behold, theprincesנְשִׂיאֵ֣יne.si.'EiH5387ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, everyoneאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376were in thee to theirpowerלִזְרֹע֖וֹliz.ro.'OH2220toshedשְׁפָךְ־she.fokh-H8210bloodדָּֽם׃DamH1818.

7In thee have they setlightהֵקַ֣לּוּhe.Ka.luH7043byfatherאָ֤ב'avH1andmotherוָאֵם֙va.'EmH517: in themidstבְּתוֹכֵ֑ךְbe.to.KhekhH8432of thee have theydealtעָשׂ֥וּ'a.SuH6213byoppressionבַעֹ֖שֶׁקva.'O.shekH6233with thestrangerלַגֵּ֛רla.GerH1616: in thee have theyoppressedה֥וֹנוּHo.nuH3238thefatherlessיָת֥וֹםya.TomH3490and thewidowוְאַלְמָנָ֖הve.'al.ma.NahH490.

8Thou hastdespisedבָּזִ֑יתba.ZitH959my holythingsקָדָשַׁ֖יka.da.ShaiH6944, and hastprofanedחִלָּֽלְתְּ׃chi.La.letH2490mysabbathsשַׁבְּתֹתַ֖יsha.be.to.TaiH7676.

9In thee aremenאַנְשֵׁ֥י'an.SheiH582that carrytalesרָכִ֛ילra.KhilH7400toshedשְׁפָךְ־she.fokh-H8210bloodדָּ֑םDamH1818: and in thee theyeatאָ֣כְלוּ'A.khe.luH398upon themountainsהֶֽהָרִים֙he.ha.RimH2022: in themidstבְתוֹכֵֽךְ׃ve.to.KhekhH8432of thee theycommitעָשׂ֥וּ'a.SuH6213lewdnessזִמָּ֖הzi.MahH2154.

10In thee have theyuncoveredגִּלָּה־gi.lah-H1540theirfathersאָ֖ב'avH1’nakednessעֶרְוַת־'er.vat-H6172: in thee have theyhumbledעִנּוּ־'i.nu-H6031her that was setapartהַנִּדָּ֖הha.ni.DahH5079forpollutionטְמֵאַ֥תte.me.'AtH2931.

11Andoneוְאִ֣ישׁ׀ve.'IshH376hathcommittedעָשָׂה֙'a.SahH6213abominationתּֽוֹעֵבָ֔הto.'e.VahH8441with hisneighbour’sרֵעֵ֗הוּre.'E.huH7453wifeאֵ֣שֶׁת'E.shetH802; andanotherוְאִ֥ישׁve.'IshH376hathlewdlyבְזִמָּ֑הve.zi.MahH2154defiledטִמֵּ֣אti.Me'H2930his daughter inlawכַּלָּת֖וֹka.la.ToH3618; andanotherוְאִ֛ישׁve.'IshH376in thee hathhumbledעִנָּה־'i.nah-H6031hissisterאֲחֹת֥וֹ'a.cho.ToH269, hisfather’sאָבִ֖יו'a.VivH1daughterבַת־vat-H1323.

12In thee have theytakenלָֽקְחוּ־la.ke.chu-H3947giftsשֹׁ֥חַדSho.chadH7810toshedשְׁפָךְ־she.fokh-H8210bloodדָּ֑םDamH1818; thou hasttakenלָקַ֗חַתְּla.Ka.chatH3947interestנֶ֧שֶׁךְNe.shekhH5392andincreaseוְתַרְבִּ֣יתve.tar.BitH8636, and thou hast greedilygainedוַתְּבַצְּעִ֤יva.te.va.tze.'IH1214from thyneighboursרֵעַ֙יִךְ֙re.'A.yikhH7453byextortionבַּעֹ֔שֶׁקba.'O.shekH6233, and hastforgottenשָׁכַ֔חַתְּsha.Kha.chatH7911me,saithנְאֻ֖םne.'UmH5002theLordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהוִֽה׃Yah.wehH3069.

13Behold, therefore I havesmittenהִכֵּ֣יתִיhi.Kei.tiH5221myhandכַפִּ֔יkha.PiH3709at thy dishonestgainבִּצְעֵ֖ךְbitz.'EkhH1215which thou hastmadeעָשִׂ֑ית'a.SitH6213, and at thybloodדָּמֵ֔ךְda.MekhH1818which hath been in themidstבְּתוֹכֵֽךְ׃be.to.KhekhH8432of thee.

14Can thyheartלִבֵּךְ֙li.beKhH3820endureהֲיַעֲמֹ֤דha.ya.'a.ModH5975, or can thyhandsיָדַ֔יִךְya.Da.yikhH3027bestrongתֶּחֱזַ֣קְנָהte.che.Zak.nahH2388, in thedaysלַיָּמִ֕יםlai.ya.MimH3117that I shalldealעֹשֶׂ֣ה'o.SehH6213with thee? I theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068havespokenדִּבַּ֥רְתִּיdi.Bar.tiH1696it, and willdoוְעָשִֽׂיתִי׃ve.'a.Si.tiH6213it .

15And I willscatterוַהֲפִיצוֹתִ֤יva.ha.fi.tzo.TiH6327thee among theheathenבַּגּוֹיִ֔םba.go.YimH1471, anddisperseוְזֵרִיתִ֖יךְve.ze.ri.TikhH2219thee in thecountriesבָּאֲרָצ֑וֹתba.'a.ra.TzotH776, and willconsumeוַהֲתִמֹּתִ֥יva.ha.ti.mo.TiH8552thyfilthinessטֻמְאָתֵ֖ךְtum.'a.TekhH2932out of thee.

16And thou shalt take thyinheritanceוְנִחַ֥לְתְּve.ni.ChaltH2490 H5157in thyself in thesightלְעֵינֵ֣יle.'ei.NeiH5869of theheathenגוֹיִ֑םgo.YimH1471, and thou shaltknowוְיָדַ֖עַתְּve.ya.Da.'atH3045that I am theLORDיְהוָֽה׃ פYah.wehH3068.

17And thewordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068came to me,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

18Sonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofmanאָדָ֕ם'a.DamH120, thehouseבֵֽית־veit-H1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478is to me becomedrossלְסִ֑יגle.sugH5509: all they arebrassנְ֠חֹשֶׁתNe.cho.shetH5178, andtinוּבְדִ֨ילu.ve.DilH913, andironוּבַרְזֶ֤לu.var.ZelH1270, andleadוְעוֹפֶ֙רֶת֙ve.'o.Fe.retH5777, in themidstבְּת֣וֹךְbe.TokhH8432of thefurnaceכּ֔וּרKurH3564; they are even thedrossסִגִ֥יםsi.GimH5509ofsilverכֶּ֖סֶףKe.sefH3701.

19Therefore thussaithאָמַר֙'a.MarH559theLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהוִ֔הYah.wehH3069; Because ye are all becomedrossלְסִגִ֑יםle.si.GimH5509, behold, therefore I willgatherקֹבֵ֣ץko.VetzH6908you into themidstתּ֖וֹךְTokhH8432ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389.

20As theygatherקְבֻ֣צַתke.Vu.tzatH6910silverכֶּ֡סֶףKe.sefH3701, andbrassוּ֠נְחֹשֶׁתU.ne.cho.shetH5178, andironוּבַרְזֶ֨לu.var.ZelH1270, andleadוְעוֹפֶ֤רֶתve.'o.Fe.retH5777, andtinוּבְדִיל֙u.ve.DilH913, into themidstתּ֣וֹךְTokhH8432of thefurnaceכּ֔וּרKurH3564, toblowלָפַֽחַת־la.fa.chat-H5301thefireאֵ֖שׁ'eshH784upon it, tomeltלְהַנְתִּ֑יךְle.han.TikhH5413it ; so will Igatherאֶקְבֹּץ֙'ek.BotzH6908you in myangerבְּאַפִּ֣יbe.'a.PiH639and in myfuryוּבַחֲמָתִ֔יu.va.cha.ma.TiH2534, and I willleaveH3240you there, andmeltוְהִתַּכְתִּ֖יve.hi.takh.TiH5413you.

21Yea, I willgatherוְכִנַּסְתִּ֣יve.khi.nas.TiH3664you, andblowוְנָפַחְתִּ֥יve.na.fach.TiH5301upon you in thefireבְּאֵ֣שׁbe.'EshH784of mywrathעֶבְרָתִ֑י'ev.ra.TiH5678, and ye shall bemeltedוְנִתַּכְתֶּ֖םve.ni.takh.TemH5413in themidstבְּתוֹכָֽהּ׃be.to.KhahH8432of it.

22Assilverכֶּ֙סֶף֙ke.sefH3701ismeltedכְּהִתּ֥וּךְke.hi.TukhH2046in themidstבְּת֣וֹךְbe.TokhH8432of thefurnaceכּ֔וּרKurH3564, so shall ye bemeltedתֻּתְּכ֣וּtu.te.KhuH5413in themidstבְתוֹכָ֑הּve.to.KhahH8432of it; and ye shallknowוִֽידַעְתֶּם֙vi.da'.TemH3045that I theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068have pouredoutשָׁפַ֥כְתִּיsha.Fakh.tiH8210myfuryחֲמָתִ֖יcha.ma.TiH2534upon you.

23And thewordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068came to me,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

24Sonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofmanאָדָ֕ם'a.DamH120,sayאֱמָר־'e.mor-H559to her, Thou art thelandאֶ֔רֶץ'E.retzH776that is notcleansedמְטֹהָרָ֖הme.to.ha.RahH2891, norrainedגֻשְׁמָ֖הּgush.MahH1656upon in thedayבְּי֥וֹםbe.YomH3117ofindignationזָֽעַם׃Za.'amH2195.

25There is aconspiracyקֶ֤שֶׁרKe.sherH7195of herprophetsנְבִיאֶ֙יהָ֙ne.vi.'Ei.haH5030in themidstבְּתוֹכָ֔הּbe.to.KhahH8432of her, like aroaringשׁוֹאֵ֖גsho.'EgH7580lionכַּאֲרִ֥יka.'a.RiH738raveningטֹ֣רֵֽףTo.refH2963thepreyטָ֑רֶףTa.refH2964; they havedevouredאָכָ֗לוּ'a.Kha.luH398soulsנֶ֣פֶשׁNe.feshH5315; they havetakenיִקָּ֔חוּyi.Ka.chuH3947thetreasureחֹ֤סֶןCho.senH2633and preciousthingsוִיקָר֙vi.KarH3366; they have made hermanyהִרְבּ֥וּhir.BuH7235widowsאַלְמְנוֹתֶ֖יהָ'al.me.no.Tei.haH490in themidstבְתוֹכָֽהּ׃ve.to.KhahH8432of her.

26Herpriestsכֹּהֲנֶ֜יהָko.ha.Nei.haH3548haveviolatedחָמְס֣וּcha.me.SuH2554mylawתוֹרָתִי֮to.ra.TiH8451, and haveprofanedוַיְחַלְּל֣וּvay.cha.le.LuH2490my holythingsקָדָשַׁי֒ka.da.ShaiH6944: they have put nodifferenceהִבְדִּ֔ילוּhiv.Di.luH914between theholyקֹ֤דֶשׁKo.deshH6944andprofaneלְחֹל֙le.CholH2455, neither have theyshownהוֹדִ֑יעוּho.Di.'uH3045difference between theuncleanהַטָּמֵ֥אha.ta.Me'H2931and thecleanלְטָה֖וֹרle.ta.HorH2889, and havehidהֶעְלִ֣ימוּhe'.Li.muH5956theireyesעֵֽינֵיהֶ֔ם'ei.nei.HemH5869from mysabbathsוּמִשַׁבְּתוֹתַי֙u.mi.sha.be.to.TaiH7676, and I amprofanedוָאֵחַ֖לva.'e.ChalH2490amongבְּתוֹכָֽם׃be.to.KhamH8432them.

27Herprincesשָׂרֶ֣יהָsa.Rei.haH8269in themidstבְקִרְבָּ֔הּve.kir.BahH7130of her are likewolvesכִּזְאֵבִ֖יםkiz.'e.VimH2061raveningטֹ֣רְפֵיTo.re.feiH2963thepreyטָ֑רֶףTa.refH2964, toshedלִשְׁפָּךְ־lish.pokh-H8210bloodדָּם֙damH1818, and todestroyלְאַבֵּ֣דle.'a.BedH6soulsנְפָשׁ֔וֹתne.fa.ShotH5315, togetבְּצֹ֥עַbe.Tzo.a'H1214dishonestgainבָּֽצַע׃Ba.tza'H1215.

28And herprophetsוּנְבִיאֶ֗יהָu.ne.vi.'Ei.haH5030havedaubedטָח֤וּta.ChuH2902them withuntemperedתָּפֵ֔לta.FelH8602mortar,seeingH2374vanityשָׁ֔וְאShav'H7723, anddiviningוְקֹסְמִ֥יםve.ko.se.MimH7080liesכָּזָ֑בka.ZavH3577to them,sayingאֹמְרִ֗ים'o.me.RimH559, Thussaithאָמַר֙'a.MarH559theLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהוִ֔הYah.wehH3069, when theLORDוַֽיהוָ֖הva.Yah.wehH3068hath notspokenדִבֵּֽר׃di.BerH1696.

29Thepeopleעַ֤ם'amH5971of thelandהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ha.'A.retzH776have usedoppressionעָ֣שְׁקוּ עֹ֔שֶׁק'A.she.ku 'O.shekH6231 H6233, andexercisedוְגָזְל֖וּve.ga.ze.LuH1497robberyגָּזֵ֑לga.ZelH1498, and haveoppressedהוֹנ֔וּho.NuH3238thepoorוְעָנִ֤יve.'a.NiH6041andneedyוְאֶבְיוֹן֙ve.'ev.yOnH34: yea, they haveoppressedעָשְׁק֖וּ'a.she.KuH6231thestrangerהַגֵּ֥רha.GerH1616wrongfullyמִשְׁפָּֽט׃mish.PatH4941.

30And Isoughtוָאֲבַקֵּ֣שׁva.'a.va.KeshH1245for amanאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376among them, that should makeupגֹּֽדֵר־go.der-H1443thehedgeגָּדֵר֩ga.DerH1447, andstandוְעֹמֵ֨דve.'o.MedH5975in thegapבַּפֶּ֧רֶץba.Pe.retzH6556beforeלְפָנַ֛יle.fa.NaiH6440me for thelandהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776, that I should notdestroyשַׁחֲתָ֑הּsha.cha.TahH7843it: but Ifoundמָצָֽאתִי׃ma.Tza.tiH4672none.

31Therefore have I pouredoutוָאֶשְׁפֹּ֤ךְva.'esh.PokhH8210myindignationזַעְמִ֔יza'.MiH2195upon them; I haveconsumedכִּלִּיתִ֑יםki.li.TimH3615them with thefireבְּאֵ֥שׁbe.'EshH784of mywrathעֶבְרָתִ֖י'ev.ra.TiH5678: their ownwayדַּרְכָּם֙dar.KamH1870have Irecompensedנָתַ֔תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414upon theirheadsבְּרֹאשָׁ֣םbe.ro.ShamH7218,saithנְאֻ֖םne.'UmH5002theLordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהֹוִֽה׃ פYah.wehH3069.

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