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Ezekiel 23:11-35

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.

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