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Ezekiel 23

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

2Sonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofmanאָדָ֑ם'a.DamH120, there weretwoשְׁתַּ֣יִםshe.Ta.yimH8147womenנָשִׁ֔יםna.ShimH802, thedaughtersבְּנ֥וֹתbe.NotH1323ofoneאַחַ֖ת'a.ChatH259motherאֵם־'em-H517:

3And they committedharlotriesוַתִּזְנֶ֣ינָהva.tiz.Nei.nahH2181inEgyptבְמִצְרַ֔יִםve.mitz.Ra.yimH4714; they committedharlotriesזָנ֑וּza.NuH2181in theiryouthבִּנְעוּרֵיהֶ֖ןbin.'u.rei.HenH5271: there were theirbreastsשְׁדֵיהֶ֔ןshe.dei.HenH7699pressedמֹעֲכ֣וּmo.'a.KhuH4600, and there theybruisedעִשּׂ֔וּ'i.SuH6213theteatsדַּדֵּ֖יda.DeiH1717of theirvirginityבְּתוּלֵיהֶֽן׃be.tu.lei.HenH1331.

4And thenamesוּשְׁמוֹתָ֗ןu.she.mo.TanH8034of them wereAholahאָהֳלָ֤ה'o.ho.LahH170theelderהַגְּדוֹלָה֙ha.ge.do.LahH1419, andAholibahוְאָהֳלִיבָ֣הve.'o.ho.li.VahH172hersisterאֲחוֹתָ֔הּ'a.cho.TahH269: and they were mine, and theyboreוַתֵּלַ֖דְנָהva.te.Lad.nahH3205sonsבָּנִ֣יםba.NimH1121anddaughtersוּבָנ֑וֹתu.va.NotH1323. Thus were theirnamesוּשְׁמוֹתָ֕ןu.she.mo.TanH8034;Samariaשֹׁמְר֣וֹןsho.me.RonH8111isAholahאָהֳלָ֔ה'o.ho.LahH170, andJerusalemוִירוּשָׁלִַ֖םvi.ru.sha.LimH3389Aholibahאָהֳלִיבָֽה׃'o.ho.li.VahH172.

5AndAholahאָהֳלָ֖ה'o.ho.LahH170played theharlotוַתִּ֥זֶןva.Ti.zenH2181when she wasmineתַּחְתָּ֑יtach.TaiH8478; and shedotedוַתַּעְגַּב֙va.ta'.GavH5689on herloversמְאַהֲבֶ֔יהָme.'a.ha.Vei.haH157, on theAssyriansאַשּׁ֖וּר'a.ShurH804herneighboursקְרוֹבִֽים׃ke.ro.VimH7138,

6Who wereclothedלְבֻשֵׁ֤יle.vu.SheiH3847withblueתְכֵ֙לֶת֙te.Khe.letH8504,captainsפַּח֣וֹתpa.ChotH6346andrulersוּסְגָנִ֔יםu.se.ga.NimH5461, all of themdesirableחֶ֖מֶדChe.medH2531youngmenבַּח֥וּרֵיba.Chu.reiH970,horsemenפָּרָשִׁ֕יםpa.ra.ShimH6571ridingרֹכְבֵ֖יro.khe.VeiH7392uponhorsesסוּסִֽים׃su.SimH5483.

7Thus shecommittedוַתִּתֵּ֤ןva.ti.TenH5414herharlotriesתַּזְנוּתֶ֙יהָ֙taz.nu.Tei.haH8457with them, with all them that were thechosenמִבְחַ֥רmiv.CharH4005menבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121ofAssyriaאַשּׁ֖וּר'a.ShurH804, and with all on whom shedotedעָֽגְבָ֛ה'a.ge.VahH5689: with all theiridolsגִּלּוּלֵיהֶ֖םgi.lu.lei.HemH1544shedefiledנִטְמָֽאָה׃nit.Ma.'ahH2930herself.

8Neitherleftעָזָ֔בָה'a.Za.vahH5800she herharlotriesתַּזְנוּתֶ֤יהָtaz.nu.Tei.haH8457brought fromEgyptמִמִּצְרַ֙יִם֙mi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714: for in heryouthבִנְעוּרֶ֔יהָvin.'u.Rei.haH5271theylayשָׁכְב֣וּsha.khe.VuH7901with her, and theybruisedעִשּׂ֖וּ'i.SuH6213thebreastsדַּדֵּ֣יda.DeiH1717of hervirginityבְתוּלֶ֑יהָve.tu.Lei.haH1331, andpouredוַיִּשְׁפְּכ֥וּvai.yish.pe.KhuH8210theirlustתַזְנוּתָ֖םtaz.nu.TamH8457upon her.

9Therefore I havedeliveredנְתַתִּ֖יהָne.ta.Ti.haH5414her into thehandבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027of herloversמְאַֽהֲבֶ֑יהָme.'a.ha.Vei.haH157, into thehandבְּיַד֙be.YadH3027of theAssyriansבְּנֵ֣י אַשּׁ֔וּרbe.Nei 'a.ShurH1121 H804, upon whom shedotedעָגְבָ֖ה'a.ge.VahH5689.

10Theseuncoveredגִּלּ֣וּgi.LuH1540hernakednessעֶרְוָתָהּ֒'er.va.TahH6172: theytookלָקָ֔חוּla.Ka.chuH3947hersonsבָּנֶ֤יהָba.Nei.haH1121and herdaughtersוּבְנוֹתֶ֙יהָ֙u.ve.no.Tei.haH1323, andslewהָרָ֑גוּha.Ra.guH2026her with theswordבַּחֶ֣רֶבba.Che.revH2719: and she became abywordשֵׁם֙shemH8034amongwomenלַנָּשִׁ֔יםla.na.ShimH802; for they hadexecutedעָ֥שׂוּ'A.suH6213judgmentוּשְׁפוּטִ֖יםu.she.fu.TimH8196upon her.

11And when hersisterאֲחוֹתָ֣הּ'a.cho.TahH269Aholibahאָהֳלִיבָ֔ה'o.ho.li.VahH172sawוַתֵּ֙רֶא֙va.Te.re'H7200this, she was morecorruptוַתַּשְׁחֵ֥תva.tash.ChetH7843in her inordinateloveעַגְבָתָ֖הּ'ag.va.TahH5691than she, and in herharlotriesתַּ֨זְנוּתֶ֔יהָtaz.nu.Tei.haH8457more than hersisterאֲחוֹתָֽהּ׃'a.cho.TahH269in herharlotriesמִזְּנוּנֵ֖יmi.ze.nu.NeiH2183.

12Shedotedעָגָ֜בָה'a.Ga.vahH5689upon theAssyriansבְּנֵי֩ אַשּׁ֨וּרbe.Nei 'a.ShurH1121 H804herneighboursקְרֹבִים֙ke.ro.VimH7138,captainsפַּח֨וֹתpa.ChotH6346andrulersוּסְגָנִ֤יםu.se.ga.NimH5461clothedלְבֻשֵׁ֣יle.vu.SheiH3847mostgorgeouslyמִכְל֔וֹלmikh.LolH4358,horsemenפָּרָשִׁ֖יםpa.ra.ShimH6571ridingרֹכְבֵ֣יro.khe.VeiH7392uponhorsesסוּסִ֑יםsu.SimH5483, all of themdesirableחֶ֖מֶדChe.medH2531youngmenבַּח֥וּרֵיba.Chu.reiH970.

13Then Isawוָאֵ֖רֶאva.'E.re'H7200that she wasdefiledנִטְמָ֑אָהnit.Ma.'ahH2930, that they tookbothלִשְׁתֵּיהֶֽן׃lish.tei.HenH8147oneאֶחָ֖ד'e.ChadH259wayדֶּ֥רֶךְDe.rekhH1870,

14And that sheincreasedוַתּ֖וֹסֶףva.To.sefH3254herharlotriesתַּזְנוּתֶ֑יהָtaz.nu.Tei.haH8457: for when shesawוַתֵּ֗רֶאva.Te.re'H7200menאַנְשֵׁי֙'an.SheiH582portrayedמְחֻקֶּ֣הme.chu.KehH2707upon thewallהַקִּ֔ירha.KirH7023, theimagesצַלְמֵ֣יtzal.MeiH6754of theChaldeansכַשְׂדִּ֔יםkhas.di.yimH3778portrayedחֲקֻקִ֖יםcha.ku.KimH2710withvermilionבַּשָּׁשַֽׁר׃ba.sha.SharH8350,

15Girdedחֲגוֹרֵ֨יcha.go.ReiH2289withbeltsאֵז֜וֹר'e.ZorH232upon theirloinsבְּמָתְנֵיהֶ֗םbe.ma.te.nei.HemH4975,flowingסְרוּחֵ֤יse.ru.CheiH5628turbansטְבוּלִים֙te.vu.LimH2871upon theirheadsבְּרָ֣אשֵׁיהֶ֔םbe.Ra.shei.HemH7218, all of themprincesשָׁלִשִׁ֖יםsha.li.ShimH7991to looktoמַרְאֵ֥הmar.'EhH4758, after themannerדְּמ֤וּתde.MutH1823of theBabyloniansבְּנֵֽי־ בָבֶל֙be.nei- va.VelH1121 H894ofChaldeaכַּשְׂדִּ֔יםkas.DimH3778, thelandאֶ֖רֶץ'E.retzH776of theirnativityמוֹלַדְתָּֽם׃mo.lad.TamH4138:

16And as soon as shesawלְמַרְאֵ֣הle.mar.'EhH4758them with hereyesעֵינֶ֑יהָ'ei.Nei.haH5869, shedotedוַתַּעְגְּבָ֥הva.ta'.gavhH5689upon them, andsentוַתִּשְׁלַ֧חva.tish.LachH7971messengersמַלְאָכִ֛יםmal.'a.KhimH4397to them intoChaldeaכַּשְׂדִּֽימָה׃kas.Di.mahH3778.

17And theBabyloniansבְנֵֽי־ בָבֶל֙ve.nei- va.VelH1121 H894cameוַיָּבֹ֨אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935to her into thebedלְמִשְׁכַּ֣בle.mish.KavH4904ofloveדֹּדִ֔יםdo.DimH1730, and theydefiledוַיְטַמְּא֥וּvay.ta.me.'UH2930her with theirimmoralityבְּתַזְנוּתָ֑םbe.taz.nu.TamH8457, and she waspollutedוַתִּ֨טְמָא־va.Tit.ma'-H2930with them, and hermindנַפְשָׁ֖הּnaf.ShahH5315wasalienatedוַתֵּ֥קַעva.Te.ka'H3363from them.

18So sherevealedוַתְּגַל֙va.te.GalH1540herharlotriesתַּזְנוּתֶ֔יהָtaz.nu.Tei.haH8457, anduncoveredוַתְּגַ֖לva.te.GalH1540hernakednessעֶרְוָתָ֑הּ'er.va.TahH6172: then mymindנַפְשִׁי֙naf.ShiH5315wasalienatedוַתֵּ֤קַעva.Te.ka'H3363from her, as mymindנַפְשִׁ֖יnaf.ShiH5315wasalienatedנָקְעָ֥הna.ke.'AhH5361from hersisterאֲחוֹתָֽהּ׃'a.cho.TahH269.

19Yet shemultipliedוַתַּרְבֶּ֖הva.tar.BehH7235herharlotriesתַּזְנוּתֶ֑יהָtaz.nu.Tei.haH8457, in calling toremembranceלִזְכֹּר֙liz.KorH2142thedaysיְמֵ֣יye.MeiH3117of heryouthנְעוּרֶ֔יהָne.'u.Rei.haH5271, when she had played theharlotזָנְתָ֖הza.ne.TahH2181in thelandבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

20For shedotedוַֽתַּעְגְּבָ֔הva.ta'.ge.VahH5689upon theirparamoursפִּֽלַגְשֵׁיהֶ֑םpi.lag.shei.HemH6370, whosefleshבְּשַׂר־be.sar-H1320is as thefleshבְּשָׂרָ֔םbe.sa.RamH1320ofdonkeysחֲמוֹרִים֙cha.mo.RimH2543, and whoseissueוְזִרְמַ֥תve.zir.MatH2231is like theissueזִרְמָתָֽם׃zir.ma.TamH2231ofhorsesסוּסִ֖יםsu.SimH5483.

21Thus thou didst call toremembranceוַֽתִּפְקְדִ֔יva.tif.ke.DiH6485thelewdnessזִמַּ֣תzi.MatH2154of thyyouthנְעוּרָ֑יִךְne.'u.Ra.yikhH5271, inbruisingבַּעְשׂ֤וֹתba'.SotH6213thyteatsדַּדַּ֔יִךְda.Da.yikhH1717by theEgyptiansמִמִּצְרַ֙יִם֙mi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714for thebreastsשְׁדֵ֥יshe.DeiH7699of thyyouthנְעוּרָֽיִךְ׃ סne.'u.Ra.yikhH5271.

22Therefore, OAholibahאָהֳלִיבָ֗ה'o.ho.li.VahH172, thussaithאָמַר֮'a.MarH559theLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהוִה֒Yah.wehH3069; Behold, I will raiseupמֵעִ֤ירme.'IrH5782thyloversמְאַהֲבַ֙יִךְ֙me.'a.ha.Va.yikhH157against thee, from whom thymindנַפְשֵׁ֖ךְnaf.ShekhH5315isalienatedנָקְעָ֥הna.ke.'AhH5361, and I willbringוַהֲבֵאתִ֥יםva.ha.ve.TimH935them against thee on everysideמִסָּבִֽיב׃mi.sa.VivH5439;

23TheBabyloniansבְּנֵ֧י בָבֶ֣לbe.Nei va.VelH1121 H894, and all theChaldeansכַּשְׂדִּ֗יםkas.DimH3778,Pekodפְּק֤וֹדpe.KodH6489, andShoaוְשׁ֙וֹעַ֙ve.Sho.a'H7772, andKoaוְק֔וֹעַve.Ko.a'H6970, and all theAssyriansבְּנֵ֥י אַשּׁ֖וּרbe.Nei 'a.ShurH1121 H804with them: all of themdesirableחֶ֜מֶדChe.medH2531youngmenבַּח֨וּרֵיba.Chu.reiH970,captainsפַּח֤וֹתpa.ChotH6346andrulersוּסְגָנִים֙u.se.ga.NimH5461, greatlordsשָֽׁלִשִׁים֙sha.li.ShimH7991andrenownedוּקְרוּאִ֔יםu.ke.ru.'ImH7121, all of themridingרֹכְבֵ֥יro.khe.VeiH7392uponhorsesסוּסִ֖יםsu.SimH5483.

24And they shallcomeוּבָ֣אוּu.Va.'uH935against thee withchariotsהֹ֠צֶןHo.tzenH2021,wagonsרֶ֤כֶבRe.khevH7393, andwheelsוְגַלְגַּל֙ve.gal.GalH1534, and with anassemblyוּבִקְהַ֣לu.vik.HalH6951ofpeopleעַמִּ֔ים'a.MimH5971, which shallcommitיָשִׂ֥ימוּya.Si.muH7760against theebucklerצִנָּ֤הtzi.NahH6793andshieldוּמָגֵן֙u.ma.GenH4043andhelmetוְקוֹבַ֔עve.ko.Va'H6959on everysideסָבִ֑יבsa.VivH5439: and I willsetוְנָתַתִּ֤יve.na.ta.TiH5414judgmentמִשְׁפָּ֔טmish.PatH4941beforeלִפְנֵיהֶם֙lif.nei.HemH6440them, and they shalljudgeוּשְׁפָט֖וּךְu.she.fa.TukhH8199thee according to theirjudgmentsבְּמִשְׁפְּטֵיהֶֽם׃be.mish.pe.tei.HemH4941.

25And I willsetוְנָתַתִּ֨יve.na.ta.TiH5414myjealousyקִנְאָתִ֜יkin.'a.TiH7068against thee, and they shalldealוְעָשׂ֤וּve.'a.SuH6213furiouslyבְּחֵמָ֔הbe.che.MahH2534with thee: they shall takeawayיָסִ֔ירוּya.Si.ruH5493thynoseאַפֵּ֤ךְ'a.PekhH639and thyearsוְאָזְנַ֙יִךְ֙ve.'a.ze.Na.yikhH241; and thyremnantוְאַחֲרִיתֵ֖ךְve.'a.cha.ri.TekhH319shallfallתִּפּ֑וֹלti.PolH5307by theswordבַּחֶ֣רֶבba.Che.revH2719: they shalltakeיִקָּ֔חוּyi.Ka.chuH3947thysonsבָּנַ֤יִךְba.Na.yikhH1121and thydaughtersוּבְנוֹתַ֙יִךְ֙u.ve.no.Ta.yikhH1323; and thyremnantוְאַחֲרִיתֵ֖ךְve.'a.cha.ri.TekhH319shall bedevouredתֵּאָכֵ֥לte.'a.KhelH398by thefireבָּאֵֽשׁ׃ba.'EshH784.

26They shall alsostripוְהִפְשִׁיט֖וּךְve.hif.shi.TukhH6584thee of thyclothesבְּגָדָ֑יִךְbe.ga.Da.yikhH899, and takeawayוְלָקְח֖וּve.la.ke.ChuH3947thyfairתִפְאַרְתֵּֽךְ׃tif.'ar.TekhH8597jewelsכְּלֵ֥יke.LeiH3627.

27Thus will I make thylewdnessזִמָּתֵךְ֙zi.ma.teKhH2154toceaseוְהִשְׁבַּתִּ֤יve.hish.ba.TiH7673from thee, and thyharlotryזְנוּתֵ֖ךְze.nu.TekhH2184brought from thelandמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714: so that thou shalt not liftupתִשְׂאִ֤יtis.'IH5375thyeyesעֵינַ֙יִךְ֙'ei.Na.yikhH5869to them, norrememberתִזְכְּרִי־tiz.ke.ri-H2142Egyptוּמִצְרַ֖יִםu.mitz.Ra.yimH4714any more.

28For thussaithאָמַר֙'a.MarH559theLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהוִ֔הYah.wehH3069; Behold, I willdeliverנֹֽתְנָ֔ךְno.te.NakhH5414thee into thehandבְּיַ֖דbe.YadH3027of them whom thouhatestשָׂנֵ֑אתsa.NetH8130, into thehandבְּיַ֛דbe.YadH3027of them from whom thymindנַפְשֵׁ֖ךְnaf.ShekhH5315isalienatedנָקְעָ֥הna.ke.'AhH5361:

29And they shalldealוְעָשׂ֨וּve.'a.SuH6213with thee inhatredבְּשִׂנְאָ֗הbe.sin.'AhH8135, and shall takeawayוְלָקְחוּ֙ve.la.ke.ChuH3947all thylabourיְגִיעֵ֔ךְye.gi.'EkhH3018, and shallleaveוַעֲזָב֖וּךְva.'a.za.VukhH5800theenakedעֵירֹ֣ם'ei.RomH5903andbareוְעֶרְיָ֑הve.'er.YahH6181: and thenakednessעֶרְוַ֣ת'er.VatH6172of thyharlotriesזְנוּנַ֔יִךְze.nu.Na.yikhH2183shall beuncoveredוְנִגְלָה֙ve.nig.LahH1540, both thylewdnessוְזִמָּתֵ֖ךְve.zi.ma.TekhH2154and thyharlotriesוְתַזְנוּתָֽיִךְ׃ve.taz.nu.Ta.yikhH8457.

30I willdoעָשֹׂ֥ה'a.SohH6213these things to thee, because thou hast played theharlotבִּזְנוֹתֵךְ֙biz.no.teKhH2181withאַחֲרֵ֣י'a.cha.ReiH310theheathenגוֹיִ֔םgo.YimH1471, and because thou artpollutedנִטְמֵ֖אתnit.MetH2930with theiridolsבְּגִלּוּלֵיהֶֽם׃be.gi.lu.lei.HemH1544.

31Thou hastwalkedהָלָ֑כְתְּha.La.khetH1980in thewayבְּדֶ֥רֶךְbe.De.rekhH1870of thysisterאֲחוֹתֵ֖ךְ'a.cho.TekhH269; therefore will Igiveוְנָתַתִּ֥יve.na.ta.TiH5414hercupכוֹסָ֖הּkho.SahH3563into thyhandבְּיָדֵֽךְ׃ סbe.ya.DekhH3027.

32Thussaithאָמַר֙'a.MarH559theLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהֹוִ֔הYah.wehH3069; Thou shaltdrinkתִּשְׁתִּ֔יtish.TiH8354of thysister’sאֲחוֹתֵךְ֙'a.cho.teKhH269cupכּ֤וֹסKosH3563deepהָעֲמֻקָּ֖הha.'a.mu.KahH6013andlargeוְהָרְחָבָ֑הve.ha.re.cha.VahH7342: thou shalt be laughedatלִצְחֹ֛קlitz.ChokH6712and had inderisionוּלְלַ֖עַגu.le.La.'agH3933; itcontainethלְהָכִֽיל׃le.ha.KhilH3557muchמִרְבָּ֥הmir.BahH4767.

33Thou shalt befilledתִּמָּלֵ֑אִיti.ma.Le.'iH4390withdrunkennessשִׁכָּר֥וֹןshi.ka.RonH7943andsorrowוְיָג֖וֹןve.ya.GonH3015, with thecupכּ֚וֹסKosH3563ofhorrorשַׁמָּ֣הsha.MahH8047anddesolationוּשְׁמָמָ֔הu.she.ma.MahH8077, with thecupכּ֖וֹסKosH3563of thysisterאֲחוֹתֵ֥ךְ'a.cho.TekhH269Samariaשֹׁמְרֽוֹן׃sho.me.RonH8111.

34Thou shalt evendrinkוְשָׁתִ֨יתve.sha.TitH8354it and drainitוּמָצִ֗יתu.ma.TzitH4680, and thou shaltbreakתְּגָרֵ֖מִיte.ga.Re.miH1633itspiecesחֲרָשֶׂ֛יהָcha.ra.Sei.haH2789, and pluckoffתְּנַתֵּ֑קִיte.na.Te.kiH5423thy ownbreastsוְשָׁדַ֣יִךְve.sha.Da.yikhH7699: for I havespokenדִבַּ֔רְתִּיdi.Bar.tiH1696it,saithנְאֻ֖םne.'UmH5002theLordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהוִֽה׃ סYah.wehH3069.

35Therefore thussaithאָמַר֙'a.MarH559theLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהוִ֔הYah.wehH3069; Because thou hastforgottenשָׁכַ֣חַתְּsha.Kha.chatH7911me, andcastוַתַּשְׁלִ֥יכִיva.tash.Li.khiH7993mebehindאַחֲרֵ֣י'a.cha.ReiH310thybackגַוֵּ֑ךְga.VekhH1458, thereforebearשְׂאִ֥יse.'IH5375thou also thylewdnessזִמָּתֵ֖ךְzi.ma.TekhH2154and thyharlotriesתַּזְנוּתָֽיִךְ׃ סtaz.nu.Ta.yikhH8457.

36TheLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559moreover to me;Sonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofmanאָדָ֕ם'a.DamH120, wilt thoujudgeהֲתִשְׁפּ֥וֹטha.tish.PotH8199Aholahאָהֳלָ֖ה'o.ho.LahH170andAholibahאָהֳלִיבָ֑ה'o.ho.li.VahH172? yea,declareוְהַגֵּ֣דve.ha.GedH5046to them theirabominationsתוֹעֲבוֹתֵיהֶֽן׃to.'a.vo.tei.HenH8441;

37That they have committedadulteryנִאֵ֗פוּni.'E.fuH5003, andbloodוְדָם֙ve.DamH1818is in theirhandsבִּֽידֵיהֶ֔ןbi.dei.HenH3027, and with theiridolsגִּלּֽוּלֵיהֶ֖ןgi.lu.lei.HenH1544have they committedadulteryנִאֵ֑פוּni.'E.fuH5003, and have also caused theirsonsבְּנֵיהֶן֙be.nei.HenH1121, whom theyboreיָֽלְדוּ־yal.du-H3205to me, to pass for themthroughהֶעֱבִ֥ירוּhe.'e.Vi.ruH5674the fire, todevourלְאָכְלָֽה׃le.'okh.LahH402them .

38Moreover this they havedoneעָ֣שׂוּ'A.suH6213to me: they havedefiledטִמְּא֤וּti.me.'UH2930mysanctuaryמִקְדָּשִׁי֙mik.da.ShiH4720in the samedayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117, and haveprofanedחִלֵּֽלוּ׃chi.Le.luH2490mysabbathsשַׁבְּתוֹתַ֖יsha.be.to.TaiH7676.

39For when they hadslainוּֽבְשַׁחֲטָ֤םu.ve.sha.cha.TamH7819theirchildrenבְּנֵיהֶם֙be.nei.HemH1121to theiridolsלְגִלּ֣וּלֵיהֶ֔םle.gi.Lu.lei.HemH1544, then theycameוַיָּבֹ֧אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935the samedayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117into mysanctuaryמִקְדָּשִׁ֛יmik.da.ShiH4720toprofaneלְחַלְּל֑וֹle.cha.le.LoH2490it; and, lo, thus have theydoneעָשׂ֖וּ'a.SuH6213in themidstבְּת֥וֹךְbe.TokhH8432of myhouseבֵּיתִֽי׃bei.TiH1004.

40Andfurthermoreוְאַ֗ףve.'AfH637, that ye havesentתִשְׁלַ֙חְנָה֙tish.Lach.nahH7971formenלַֽאֲנָשִׁ֔יםla.'a.na.ShimH582tocomeבָּאִ֖יםba.'ImH935fromfarמִמֶּרְחָ֑קmi.mer.ChakH4801, to whom amessengerמַלְאָ֜ךְmal.'AkhH4397wassentשָׁל֤וּחַsha.Lu.achH7971; and, lo, theycameבָ֔אוּVa.'uH935: for whom thou didstwashרָחַ֛צְתְּra.ChatztH7364thyself, didstpaintכָּחַ֥לְתְּka.ChaltH3583thyeyesעֵינַ֖יִךְ'ei.Na.yikhH5869, and didstdeckוְעָ֥דִיתve.'A.ditH5710thyself withornamentsעֶֽדִי׃'E.diH5716,

41Andsatestוְיָשַׁבְתְּ֙ve.ya.shavTH3427upon astatelyכְבוּדָּ֔הkhe.vu.DahH3520bedמִטָּ֣הmi.TahH4296, and atableוְשֻׁלְחָ֥ןve.shul.ChanH7979preparedעָר֖וּךְ'a.RukhH6186beforeלְפָנֶ֑יהָle.fa.Nei.haH6440it, upon which thou hastsetשַׂ֥מְתְּsamtH7760myincenseוּקְטָרְתִּ֥יu.ke.ta.re.TiH7004and myoilוְשַׁמְנִ֖יve.sham.NiH8081.

42And avoiceוְק֣וֹלve.KolH6963of amultitudeהָמוֹן֮ha.mOnH1995being ateaseשָׁלֵ֣וsha.LevH7961was with her: and with themenאֲנָשִׁים֙'a.na.ShimH582of the commonsortמֵרֹ֣ב אָדָ֔םme.Ro 'a.DamH7230 H120werebroughtמוּבָאִ֥יםmu.va.'ImH935Sabeansסָבָאִ֖יםsoa.'imH5436 H5433from thewildernessמִמִּדְבָּ֑רmi.mid.BarH4057, whoputוַֽיִּתְּנ֤וּvai.yi.te.NuH5414braceletsצְמִידִים֙tze.mi.DimH6781upon theirhandsיְדֵיהֶ֔ןye.dei.HenH3027, andbeautifulתִּפְאֶ֖רֶתtif.'E.retH8597crownsוַעֲטֶ֥רֶתva.'a.Te.retH5850upon theirheadsרָאשֵׁיהֶֽן׃ra.shei.HenH7218.

43Thensaidוָאֹמַ֕רva.'o.MarH559I to her that wasoldלַבָּלָ֖הla.ba.LahH1087inadulteriesנִֽאוּפִ֑יםni.'u.FimH5004, Will they nowcommitיִזְנ֥וּyiz.nuhH2181harlotriesתַזְנוּתֶ֖הָtaz.nu.Te.haH8457with her, and she with them ?

44Yet they wentinוַיָּב֣וֹאvai.ya.Vo'H935to her, as they goinכְּב֖וֹאke.Vo'H935to awomanאִשָּׁ֣ה'i.ShahH802that playeth theharlotזוֹנָ֑הzo.NahH2181: so they wentinבָּ֗אוּBa.'uH935toAholahאָֽהֳלָה֙'o.ho.LahH170and toAholibahאָ֣הֳלִיבָ֔ה'o.ho.li.VahH172, thelewdהַזִּמָּֽה׃ha.zi.MahH2154womenאִשֹּׁ֖ת'i.ShotH802.

45And therighteousצַדִּיקִ֗םtza.di.KimH6662menוַאֲנָשִׁ֣יםva.'a.na.ShimH582, they shalljudgeיִשְׁפְּט֣וּyish.pe.TuH8199them after themannerמִשְׁפַּט֙mish.PatH4941ofadulteressesנֹֽאֲפ֔וֹתno.'a.FotH5003, and after themannerוּמִשְׁפַּ֖טu.mish.PatH4941of women thatshedשֹׁפְכ֣וֹתsho.fe.KhotH8210bloodדָּ֑םDamH1818; because they areadulteressesנֹֽאֲפֹת֙no.'a.FotH5003, andbloodוְדָ֖םve.DamH1818is in theirhandsבִּֽידֵיהֶֽן׃ סBi.dei.HenH3027.

46For thussaithאָמַ֖ר'a.MarH559theLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהוִ֑הYah.wehH3069; I will bringupהַעֲלֵ֤הha.'a.LehH5927acompanyקָהָ֔לka.HalH6951upon them, and willgiveוְנָתֹ֥ןve.na.TonH5414them to beremovedלְזַעֲוָ֥הle.za.'a.VahH2189andplunderedוְלָבַֽז׃ve.la.VazH957.

47And thecompanyקָהָ֔לka.HalH6951shallstoneוְרָגְמ֨וּve.ra.ge.MuH7275them withstonesאֶ֙בֶן֙'e.venH68, anddispatchוּבָרֵ֥אu.va.Re'H1254them with theirswordsבְּחַרְבוֹתָ֑םbe.char.vo.TamH2719; they shallslayיַהֲרֹ֔גוּya.ha.Ro.guH2026theirsonsבְּנֵיהֶ֤םbe.nei.HemH1121and theirdaughtersוּבְנֽוֹתֵיהֶם֙u.ve.no.tei.HemH1323, andburnיִשְׂרֹֽפוּ׃yis.Ro.fuH8313theirhousesוּבָתֵּיהֶ֖ןu.va.tei.HenH1004withfireבָּאֵ֥שׁba.'EshH784.

48Thus will I causelewdnessזִמָּ֖הzi.MahH2154toceaseוְהִשְׁבַּתִּ֥יve.hish.ba.TiH7673out of thelandהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776, that allwomenהַנָּשִׁ֔יםha.na.ShimH802may betaughtוְנִֽוַּסְּרוּ֙ve.ni.va.se.RuH3256not todoתַעֲשֶׂ֖ינָהta.'a.Sei.nahH6213after yourlewdnessכְּזִמַּתְכֶֽנָה׃ke.zi.mat.Khe.nahH2154.

49And they shallrecompenseוְנָתְנ֤וּve.na.te.NuH5414yourlewdnessזִמַּתְכֶ֙נָה֙zi.mat.Khe.nahH2154upon you, and ye shallbearתִּשֶּׂ֑אינָהti.Se.nahH5375thesinsוַחֲטָאֵ֥יva.cha.ta.'EiH2399of youridolsגִלּוּלֵיכֶ֖ןgi.lu.lei.KhenH1544: and ye shallknowוִידַעְתֶּ֕םvi.da'.TemH3045that I am theLordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהוִֽה׃ פYah.wehH3069.

Commentaries on Ezekiel 23

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