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Ezekiel 33:17-33

17Yet thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of thypeopleעַמְּךָ֔'a.me.KhaH5971sayוְאָמְרוּ֙ve.'a.me.RuH559, Thewayדֶּ֣רֶךְDe.rekhH1870of theLordאֲדֹנָ֑י'a.do.NaiH136is notequalיִתָּכֵ֖ןyi.ta.KhenH8505: but as for them, theirwayדַּרְכָּ֥םdar.KamH1870is notequalיִתָּכֵֽן׃yi.ta.KhenH8505.

18When therighteousצַדִּ֥יקtza.DikH6662turnethבְּשׁוּב־be.shuv-H7725from hisrighteousnessמִצִּדְקָת֖וֹmi.tzid.ka.ToH6666, andcommittethוְעָ֣שָׂהve.'A.sahH6213iniquityעָ֑וֶל'A.velH5766, for that he shall evendieוּמֵ֖תu.MetH4191.

19But if thewickedרָשָׁע֙ra.Sha'H7563willturnוּבְשׁ֤וּבu.ve.ShuvH7725from hiswickednessמֵֽרִשְׁעָת֔וֹme.rish.'a.ToH7564, anddoוְעָשָׂ֥הve.'a.SahH6213that which islawfulמִשְׁפָּ֖טmish.PatH4941andrightוּצְדָקָ֑הu.tze.da.KahH6666, for that he shallliveיִֽחְיֶֽה׃Yich.YehH2421.

20Yet yesayוַאֲמַרְתֶּ֕םva.'a.mar.TemH559, Thewayדֶּ֣רֶךְDe.rekhH1870of theLordאֲדֹנָ֑י'a.do.NaiH136is notequalיִתָּכֵ֖ןyi.ta.KhenH8505. O yehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל פYis.ra.'ElH3478, I willjudgeאֶשְׁפּ֥וֹט'esh.PotH8199you everyoneאִ֧ישׁ'ishH376after hiswaysכִּדְרָכָ֛יוkid.ra.KhavH1870.

21And it came to pass in thetwelfthבִּשְׁתֵּ֧י עֶשְׂרֵ֣הbish.Tei 'es.RehH8147 H6240yearשָׁנָ֗הsha.NahH8141of ourcaptivityלְגָלוּתֵ֑נוּle.ga.lu.Te.nuH1546, in thetenthבָּעֲשִׂרִ֛יba.'a.si.RiH6224month, in thefifthבַּחֲמִשָּׁ֥הba.cha.mi.ShahH2568day of themonthלַחֹ֖דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320, that one that hadescapedהַפָּלִ֧יטha.pa.LitH6412out ofJerusalemמִירוּשָׁלִַ֛םmi.ru.sha.LimH3389cameבָּא־ba'-H935to me,sayingלֵאמֹ֖רle.MorH559, Thecityהָעִֽיר׃ha.'IrH5892issmittenהֻכְּתָ֥הhu.ke.TahH5221.

22Now thehandוְיַד־ve.yad-H3027of theLORDיְהוָה֩Yah.wehH3068was upon me in theeveningבָּעֶ֗רֶבba.'E.revH6153,beforeלִפְנֵי֙lif.NeiH6440he that hadescapedהַפָּלִ֔יטha.pa.LitH6412cameבּ֣וֹאBo'H935; and hadopenedוַיִּפְתַּ֣חvai.yif.TachH6605mymouthפִּ֔יPiH6310, until hecameבּ֥וֹאBo'H935to me in themorningבַּבֹּ֑קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242; and mymouthפִּ֔יPiH6310wasopenedוַיִּפָּ֣תַחvai.yi.Pa.tachH6605, and I was no moredumbנֶאֱלַ֖מְתִּיne.'e.Lam.tiH481.

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

24Sonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofmanאָדָ֗ם'a.DamH120, they thatinhabitיֹ֠שְׁבֵיYo.she.veiH3427thosewastesהֶחֳרָב֨וֹתhe.cho.ra.VotH2723of thelandאַדְמַ֤ת'ad.MatH127ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478speakאֹמְרִ֣ים'o.me.RimH559,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֔ם'av.ra.HamH85wasoneאֶחָד֙'e.ChadH259, and heinheritedוַיִּירַ֖שׁvai.yi.RashH3423thelandהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776: but we aremanyרַבִּ֔יםra.BimH7227; thelandהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776isgivenנִתְּנָ֥הni.te.NahH5414to us forinheritanceלְמוֹרָשָֽׁה׃ סle.mo.ra.ShahH4181.

25Thereforesayאֱמֹ֨ר'e.MorH559to them, Thussaithאָמַ֣ר׀'a.MarH559theLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהֹוִ֗הYah.wehH3069; Yeeatתֹּאכֵ֛לוּto.Khe.luH398with thebloodהַדָּ֧ם׀ha.DamH1818, and liftupתִּשְׂא֥וּtis.'UH5375youreyesוְעֵינֵכֶ֛םve.'ei.ne.KhemH5869toward youridolsגִּלּוּלֵיכֶ֖םgi.lu.lei.KhemH1544, andshedתִּשְׁפֹּ֑כוּtish.Po.khuH8210bloodוְדָ֣םve.DamH1818: and shall yepossessתִּירָֽשׁוּ׃ti.Ra.shuH3423thelandוְהָאָ֖רֶץve.ha.'A.retzH776?

26Yestandעֲמַדְתֶּ֤ם'a.mad.TemH5975upon yourswordחַרְבְּכֶם֙char.be.KhemH2719, yeworkעֲשִׂיתֶ֣ן'a.si.TenH6213abominationתּוֹעֵבָ֔הto.'e.VahH8441, and yedefileטִמֵּאתֶ֑םti.me.TemH2930everyoneוְאִ֛ישׁve.'IshH376hisneighbour’sרֵעֵ֖הוּre.'E.huH7453wifeאֵ֥שֶׁת'E.shetH802: and shall yepossessתִּירָֽשׁוּ׃ סti.Ra.shuH3423thelandוְהָאָ֖רֶץve.ha.'A.retzH776?

27Sayתֹאמַ֨רto.MarH559thou thus to them, Thussaithאָמַ֨ר'a.MarH559theLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהוִה֮Yah.wehH3069; As Iliveחַי־chai-H2416, surely they that are in thewastesבֶּֽחֳרָבוֹת֙be.cho.ra.VotH2723shallfallיִפֹּ֔לוּyi.Po.luH5307by theswordבַּחֶ֣רֶבba.Che.revH2719, and him that is in theopenפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440fieldהַשָּׂדֶ֔הha.sa.DehH7704will Igiveנְתַתִּ֖יוne.ta.TivH5414to thebeastsלַחַיָּ֥הla.chai.YahH2416to bedevouredלְאָכְל֑וֹle.'a.khe.LoH398, and they that are in thefortsבַּמְּצָד֥וֹתba.me.tza.DotH4679and in thecavesוּבַמְּעָר֖וֹתu.va.me.'a.RotH4631shalldieיָמֽוּתוּ׃ya.Mu.tuH4191by thepestilenceבַּדֶּ֥בֶרba.De.verH1698.

28For I willlayוְנָתַתִּ֤יve.na.ta.TiH5414thelandהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ha.'A.retzH776mostוּמְשַׁמָּ֔הu.me.sha.MahH4923desolateשְׁמָמָ֣הshe.ma.MahH8077, and thepompגְּא֣וֹןge.'onH1347of herstrengthעֻזָּ֑הּ'u.ZahH5797shallceaseוְנִשְׁבַּ֖תve.nish.BatH7673; and themountainsהָרֵ֥יha.ReiH2022ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478shall bedesolateוְשָֽׁמְמ֛וּve.sha.me.MuH8074, that none shall passthroughעוֹבֵֽר׃o.VerH5674.

29Then shall theyknowוְיָדְע֖וּve.ya.de.'UH3045that I am theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, when I havelaidבְּתִתִּ֤יbe.ti.TiH5414thelandהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ha.'A.retzH776mostוּמְשַׁמָּ֔הu.me.sha.MahH4923desolateשְׁמָמָ֣הshe.ma.MahH8077because of all theirabominationsתּוֹעֲבֹתָ֖םto.'a.vo.TamH8441which they havecommittedעָשֽׂוּ׃ ס'a.SuH6213.

30Also, thousonבֶן־ven-H1121ofmanאָדָ֔ם'a.DamH120, thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of thypeopleעַמְּךָ֗'a.me.KhaH5971still aretalkingהַנִּדְבָּרִ֤יםha.nid.ba.RimH1696againstאֵ֣צֶל'E.tzelH681thee by thewallsהַקִּיר֔וֹתha.ki.RotH7023and in thedoorsוּבְפִתְחֵ֖יu.ve.fit.CheiH6607of thehousesהַבָּתִּ֑יםha.ba.TimH1004, andspeakוְדִבֶּר־ve.di.ber-H1696oneחַ֣דchadH2297toanotherאַחַ֗ד'a.ChadH259, everyoneאִ֤ישׁ'ishH376to hisbrotherאָחִיו֙'a.ChivH251,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Comeבֹּֽאוּ־bo.'u-H935, I pray you, andhearוְשִׁמְע֔וּve.shim.'UH8085what is thewordהַדָּבָ֔רha.da.VarH1697that comethforthהַיּוֹצֵ֖אhai.yo.Tze'H3318from theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

31And theycomeוְיָב֣וֹאוּve.ya.Vo.'uH935to thee as thepeopleעָ֞ם'amH5971comeכִּמְבוֹא־kim.Vo'-H3996, and theysitוְיֵשְׁב֤וּve.ye.she.VuH3427beforeלְפָנֶ֙יךָ֙le.fa.Nei.khaH6440thee as mypeopleעַמִּ֔י'a.MiH5971, and theyhearוְשָֽׁמְעוּ֙ve.sha.me.'UH8085thywordsדְּבָרֶ֔יךָde.va.Rei.khaH1697, but they will notdoיַֽעֲשׂ֑וּya.'a.SuH6213them: for with theirmouthבְּפִיהֶם֙be.fi.HemH6310theyshowעֹשִׂ֔ים'o.SimH6213muchloveעֲגָבִ֤ים'a.ga.VimH5690, but theirheartלִבָּ֥םli.BamH3820goethהֹלֵֽךְ׃ho.LekhH1980afterאַחֲרֵ֥י'a.cha.ReiH310theircovetousnessבִצְעָ֖םvitz.'AmH1215.

32And, lo, thou art to them as a verylovelyעֲגָבִ֔ים'a.ga.VimH5690songכְּשִׁ֣ירke.ShirH7892of one that hath apleasantיְפֵ֥הye.PehH3303voiceק֖וֹלKolH6963, and can playwellH2895on aninstrumentנַגֵּ֑ןna.GenH5059: for theyhearוְשָֽׁמְעוּ֙ve.sha.me.'UH8085thywordsדְּבָרֶ֔יךָde.va.Rei.khaH1697, but theydoוְעֹשִׂ֥יםve.'o.SimH6213not perform them.

33And when this cometh topassוּבְבֹאָ֑הּu.ve.vo.'AhH935, (lo, it willcomeבָאָ֔הva.'AhH935,) then shall theyknowוְיָ֣דְע֔וּve.Ya.de.'UH3045that aprophetנָבִ֖יאna.Vi'H5030hath beenamongבְתוֹכָֽם׃ סve.to.KhamH8432them.

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