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Ezekiel 23:22-44

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.

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