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Ezekiel 3:1-11

1Moreover hesaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to me,Sonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofmanאָדָ֕ם'a.DamH120,eatאֱכ֑וֹל'e.KholH398what thoufindestתִּמְצָ֖אtim.Tza'H4672;eatאֱכוֹל֙'e.khOlH398thisscrollהַמְּגִלָּ֣הha.me.gi.LahH4039, andgoH3212speakדַּבֵּ֖רda.BerH1696to thehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

2So Iopenedוָאֶפְתַּ֖חva.'ef.TachH6605mymouthפִּ֑יPiH6310, and he caused me toeatוַיַּ֣אֲכִלֵ֔נִיvai.Ya.'a.khi.Le.niH398thatscrollהַמְּגִלָּ֥הha.me.gi.LahH4039.

3And hesaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to me,Sonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofmanאָדָם֙'a.DamH120, cause thystomachבִּטְנְךָ֤bit.ne.KhaH990toeatתַֽאֲכֵל֙ta.'a.KhelH398, andfillתְמַלֵּ֔אte.ma.Le'H4390thybodyוּמֵעֶ֣יךָu.me.'Ei.khaH4578with thisscrollהַמְּגִלָּ֣הha.me.gi.LahH4039that Igiveנֹתֵ֣ןno.TenH5414thee. Then did Ieatוָאֹ֣כְלָ֔הva.'O.khe.LahH398it ; and it was in mymouthבְּפִ֖יbe.FiH6310ashoneyכִּדְבַ֥שׁkid.VashH1706forsweetnessלְמָתֽוֹק׃ פle.ma.TokH4966.

4And hesaidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to me,Sonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofmanאָדָ֗ם'a.DamH120,departH3212,goבֹּא֙bo'H935to thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, andspeakוְדִבַּרְתָּ֥ve.di.bar.TaH1696with mywordsבִדְבָרַ֖יvid.va.RaiH1697to them.

5For thou art notsentשָׁל֑וּחַsha.Lu.achH7971to apeopleעַ֨ם'amH5971of astrangeעִמְקֵ֥י'im.KeiH6012speechשָׂפָ֛הsa.FahH8193and of anhardוְכִבְדֵ֥יve.khiv.DeiH3515languageלָשׁ֖וֹןla.ShonH3956, but to thehouseבֵּ֖יתbeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478;

6Not tomanyרַבִּ֗יםra.BimH7227peopleעַמִּ֣ים'a.MimH5971of astrangeעִמְקֵ֤י'im.KeiH6012speechשָׂפָה֙sa.FahH8193and of anhardוְכִבְדֵ֣יve.khiv.DeiH3515languageלָשׁ֔וֹןla.ShonH3956, whosewordsדִּבְרֵיהֶ֑םdiv.rei.HemH1697thou canst notunderstandתִשְׁמַ֖עtish.Ma'H8085. Surely, had Isentשְׁלַחְתִּ֔יךָshe.lach.Ti.khaH7971thee to them, they would havehearkenedיִשְׁמְע֥וּyish.me.'UH8085to thee.

7But thehouseוּבֵ֣יתu.VeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478willיֹאבוּ֙yo.VuH14nothearkenלִשְׁמֹ֣עַlish.Mo.a'H8085to thee; for theywillאֹבִ֖ים'o.VimH14nothearkenלִשְׁמֹ֣עַlish.Mo.a'H8085to me: for all thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478areimpudentחִזְקֵי־ מֵ֥צַחchiz.kei- Me.tzachH2389 H4696andhardheartedוּקְשֵׁי־ לֵ֖בu.ke.shei- levH7186 H3820.

8Behold, I havemadeנָתַ֧תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414thyfaceפָּנֶ֛יךָpa.Nei.khaH6440strongחֲזָקִ֖יםcha.za.KimH2389againstלְעֻמַּ֣תle.'u.MatH5980theirfacesפְּנֵיהֶ֑םpe.nei.HemH6440, and thyforeheadמִצְחֲךָ֥mitz.cha.KhaH4696strongחָזָ֖קcha.ZakH2389againstלְעֻמַּ֥תle.'u.MatH5980theirforeheadsמִצְחָֽם׃mitz.ChamH4696.

9As anadamantכְּשָׁמִ֛ירke.sha.MirH8068harderחָזָ֥קcha.ZakH2389thanflintמִצֹּ֖רmi.TzorH6864have Imadeנָתַ֣תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414thyforeheadמִצְחֶ֑ךָmitz.Che.khaH4696:fearתִירָ֤אti.Ra'H3372them not, neither bedismayedתֵחַ֣תte.ChatH2865at theirlooksמִפְּנֵיהֶ֔םmi.pe.nei.HemH6440, though they are arebelliousמְרִ֖יme.RiH4805houseבֵּֽית־beit-H1004.

10Moreover hesaidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to me,Sonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofmanאָדָ֕ם'a.DamH120, all mywordsדְּבָרַי֙de.va.RaiH1697that I shallspeakאֲדַבֵּ֣ר'a.da.BerH1696to theereceiveקַ֥חkachH3947in thyheartבִּֽלְבָבְךָ֖bil.va.ve.KhaH3824, andhearשְׁמָֽע׃she.Ma'H8085with thyearsוּבְאָזְנֶ֥יךָu.ve.'a.ze.Nei.khaH241.

11AnddepartH3212,goבֹּ֤אbo'H935to them of thecaptivityהַגּוֹלָה֙ha.go.LahH1473, to thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of thypeopleעַמֶּ֔ךָ'a.Me.khaH5971, andspeakוְדִבַּרְתָּ֤ve.di.bar.TaH1696to them, andtellוְאָמַרְתָּ֣ve.'a.mar.TaH559them, Thussaithאָמַ֖ר'a.MarH559theLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהֹוִ֑הYah.wehH3069; whether they willhearיִשְׁמְע֖וּyish.me.'UH8085, or whether they willforbearיֶחְדָּֽלוּ׃yech.Da.luH2308.

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