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Ezekiel 4

1Thou also,sonבֶן־ven-H1121ofmanאָדָם֙'a.DamH120,takeקַח־kach-H3947thee atileלְבֵנָ֔הle.ve.NahH3843, andlayוְנָתַתָּ֥הve.na.ta.TahH5414itbeforeלְפָנֶ֑יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440thee, andportrayוְחַקּוֹתָ֥ve.cha.ko.TaH2710upon it thecityעִ֖יר'irH5892, evenJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389:

2Andlayוְנָתַתָּ֨הve.na.ta.TahH5414siegeמָצ֗וֹרma.TzorH4692against it, andbuildוּבָנִ֤יתָu.va.Ni.taH1129afortדָּיֵ֔קda.YekH1785against it, andcastוְשָׁפַכְתָּ֥ve.sha.fakh.TaH8210amoundסֹֽלְלָ֑הso.le.LahH5550against it;setוְנָתַתָּ֨הve.na.ta.TahH5414thecampמַחֲנ֛וֹתma.cha.NotH4264also against it, andsetוְשִׂים־ve.sim-H7760batteringramsכָּרִ֖יםka.RimH3733against it on everysideסָבִֽיב׃sa.VivH5439.

3Moreovertakeקַח־kach-H3947thou to thee anironבַּרְזֶ֔לbar.ZelH1270panמַחֲבַ֣תma.cha.VatH4227, andsetוְנָתַתָּ֤הve.na.ta.TahH5414it for awallקִ֣ירkirH7023ofironבַּרְזֶ֔לbar.ZelH1270between thee and thecityהָעִ֑ירha.'IrH5892: andsetוַהֲכִינֹתָה֩va.ha.khi.no.TahH3559thyfaceפָּנֶ֨יךָpa.Nei.khaH6440against it, and it shall bebesiegedבַמָּצוֹר֙va.ma.tzOrH4692, and thou shalt laysiegeוְצַרְתָּ֣ve.tzar.TaH6696against it. This shall be asignא֥וֹת'otH226to thehouseלְבֵ֥יתle.VeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ סYis.ra.'ElH3478.

4Lieשְׁכַב֙she.KhavH7901thou also upon thyleftהַשְּׂמָאלִ֔יha.se.ma.LiH8042sideצִדְּךָ֣tzi.de.KhaH6654, andlayוְשַׂמְתָּ֛ve.sam.TaH7760theiniquityעֲוֹ֥ן'a.VonH5771of thehouseבֵּֽית־beit-H1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478upon it: according to thenumberמִסְפַּ֤רmis.ParH4557of thedaysהַיָּמִים֙hai.ya.MimH3117that thou shaltlieתִּשְׁכַּ֣בtish.KavH7901upon it thou shaltbearתִּשָּׂ֖אti.Sa'H5375theiriniquityעֲוֹנָֽם׃'a.vo.NamH5771.

5For I havelaidנָתַ֤תִּֽיna.Ta.tiH5414upon thee theyearsשְׁנֵ֣יshe.NeiH8141of theiriniquityעֲוֹנָ֔ם'a.vo.NamH5771, according to thenumberלְמִסְפַּ֣רle.mis.ParH4557of thedaysיָמִ֔יםya.MimH3117,threeשְׁלֹשׁ־she.losh-H7969hundredמֵא֥וֹתme.'otH3967andninetyוְתִשְׁעִ֖יםve.tish.'ImH8673daysי֑וֹםYomH3117: so shalt thoubearוְנָשָׂ֖אתָve.na.Sa.taH5375theiniquityעֲוֹ֥ן'a.VonH5771of thehouseבֵּֽית־beit-H1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

6And when thou hastaccomplishedוְכִלִּיתָ֣ve.khi.li.TaH3615themאֵ֗לֶּה'E.lehH428,lieוְשָׁ֨כַבְתָּ֜ve.Sha.khav.taH7901againשֵׁנִ֔יתshe.NitH8145on thyrightהַיְמָנִי֙hay.mo.niH3233 H3227sideצִדְּךָ֤tzi.de.KhaH6654, and thou shaltbearוְנָשָׂ֖אתָve.na.Sa.taH5375theiniquityעֲוֹ֣ן'a.VonH5771of thehouseבֵּית־beit-H1004ofJudahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063fortyאַרְבָּעִ֣ים'ar.ba.'ImH705daysH3117: I haveappointedנְתַתִּ֥יוne.ta.TivH5414thee eachdayH3117for ayearH8141.

7Therefore thou shaltsetתָּכִ֣יןta.KhinH3559thyfaceפָּנֶ֔יךָpa.Nei.khaH6440toward thesiegeמְצ֤וֹרme.TzorH4692ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙ye.ru.sha.LimH3389, and thyarmוּֽזְרֹעֲךָ֖u.ze.ro.'a.KhaH2220shall beuncoveredחֲשׂוּפָ֑הcha.su.FahH2834, and thou shaltprophesyוְנִבֵּאתָ֖ve.ni.be.TaH5012against it.

8And, behold, I willlayנָתַ֥תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414cordsעֲבוֹתִ֑יםa.vo.TimH5688upon thee, and thou shalt notturnתֵהָפֵ֤ךְte.ha.FekhH2015thee from onesideמִֽצִּדְּךָ֙mi.tzi.de.KhaH6654toanotherצִדֶּ֔ךָtzi.De.khaH6654, till thou hastendedכַּלּוֹתְךָ֖ka.lot.KhaH3615thedaysיְמֵ֥יye.MeiH3117of thysiegeמְצוּרֶֽךָ׃me.tzu.Re.khaH4692.

9Takeקַח־kach-H3947thou also to theewheatחִטִּ֡יןchi.TinH2406, andbarleyוּ֠שְׂעֹרִיםU.se.'o.rimH8184, andbeansוּפ֨וֹלu.FolH6321, andlentilesוַעֲדָשִׁ֜יםva.'a.da.ShimH5742, andmilletוְדֹ֣חַןve.Do.chanH1764, andspeltוְכֻסְּמִ֗יםve.khu.se.MimH3698, andputוְנָתַתָּ֤הve.na.ta.TahH5414them inoneאֶחָ֔ד'e.ChadH259vesselבִּכְלִ֣יbikh.LiH3627, andmakeוְעָשִׂ֧יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213theebreadלְלָ֑חֶםle.La.chemH3899of them, according to thenumberמִסְפַּ֨רmis.ParH4557of thedaysהַיָּמִ֜יםhai.ya.MimH3117that thou shaltlieשׁוֹכֵ֣בsho.KhevH7901upon thysideצִדְּךָ֗tzi.de.KhaH6654,threeשְׁלֹשׁ־she.losh-H7969hundredמֵא֧וֹתme.'otH3967andninetyוְתִשְׁעִ֛יםve.tish.'ImH8673daysי֖וֹםYomH3117shalt thoueatתֹּאכֲלֶֽנּוּ׃to.kha.Le.nuH398of it.

10And thyfoodוּמַאֲכָֽלְךָ֙u.ma.'a.kha.le.KhaH3978which thou shalteatתֹּאכֲלֶ֔נּוּto.kha.Le.nuH398shall be byweightבְּמִשְׁק֕וֹלbe.mish.KolH4946,twentyעֶשְׂרִ֥ים'es.RimH6242shekelsשֶׁ֖קֶלShe.kelH8255adayלַיּ֑וֹםlai.YomH3117: fromtimeמֵעֵ֥תme.'EtH6256totimeעֵ֖ת'etH6256shalt thoueatתֹּאכֲלֶֽנּוּ׃to.kha.Le.nuH398it.

11Thou shaltdrinkתִשְׁתֶּ֖הtish.TehH8354alsowaterוּמַ֛יִםu.Ma.yimH4325bymeasureבִּמְשׂוּרָ֥הbim.su.RahH4884, the sixthpartשִׁשִּׁ֣יתshi.ShitH8345of anhinהַהִ֑יןha.HinH1969: fromtimeמֵעֵ֥תme.'EtH6256totimeעֵ֖ת'etH6256shalt thoudrinkתִּשְׁתֶּֽה׃tish.TehH8354.

12And thou shalteatתֹּֽאכֲלֶ֑נָּהto.kha.Le.nahH398it asbarleyשְׂעֹרִ֖יםse.'o.RimH8184cakesוְעֻגַ֥תve.'u.GatH5692, and thou shaltbakeתְּעֻגֶ֖נָהte.'u.Ge.nahH5746it withdungבְּגֶֽלְלֵי֙be.ge.LeiH1561that comethoutצֵאַ֣תtze.'AtH6627ofmanהָֽאָדָ֔םha.'a.DamH120, in theirsightלְעֵינֵיהֶֽם׃ סle.'ei.nei.HemH5869.

13And theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Even thus shall thechildrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478eatיֹאכְל֧וּyo.khe.LuH398theirdefiledטָמֵ֑אta.Me'H2931breadלַחְמָ֖םlach.MamH3899among theGentilesבַּגּוֹיִ֕םba.go.YimH1471, where I willdriveאַדִּיחֵ֖ם'a.di.ChemH5080them.

14Thensaidוָאֹמַ֗רva.'o.MarH559I,Ahאֲהָהּ֙'a.HahH162Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהוִ֔הYah.wehH3069! behold, mysoulנַפְשִׁ֖יnaf.ShiH5315hath not beenpollutedמְטֻמָּאָ֑הme.tu.ma.'AhH2930: for from myyouthמִנְּעוּרַ֣יmi.ne.'u.RaiH5271even till now have I noteatenאָכַ֙לְתִּי֙'a.Khal.tiH398of that which dieth ofitselfוּנְבֵלָ֨הu.ne.ve.LahH5038, or is torn inpiecesוּטְרֵפָ֤הu.te.re.FahH2966; neither hathabominableפִּגּֽוּל׃ סpi.GulH6292fleshבְּשַׂ֥רbe.SarH1320comeבָ֥אva'H935into mymouthבְּפִ֖יbe.FiH6310.

15Then hesaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to me,Loרְאֵ֗הre.'EhH7200, I havegivenנָתַ֤תִּֽיna.Ta.tiH5414theecow’sהַבָּקָ֔רha.ba.KarH1241dungצְפִיעֵ֣יtze.fu.'eiH6832forman’sהָֽאָדָ֑םha.'a.DamH120dungגֶּלְלֵ֣יge.LeiH1561, and thou shaltprepareוְעָשִׂ֥יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213thybreadלַחְמְךָ֖lach.me.KhaH3899with them.

16Moreover hesaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to me,Sonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofmanאָדָם֙'a.DamH120, behold, I willbreakשֹׁבֵ֤רsho.VerH7665thestaffמַטֵּה־ma.teh-H4294ofbreadלֶ֙חֶם֙le.chemH3899inJerusalemבִּיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םbi.Ru.sha.LimH3389: and they shalleatוְאָכְלוּ־ve.'a.khe.lu-H398breadלֶ֥חֶםLe.chemH3899byweightבְּמִשְׁקָ֖לbe.mish.KalH4948, and withcareוּבִדְאָגָ֑הu.vid.'a.GahH1674; and they shalldrinkיִשְׁתּֽוּ׃yish.TuH8354waterוּמַ֕יִםu.Ma.yimH4325bymeasureבִּמְשׂוּרָ֥הbim.su.RahH4884, and inhorrorוּבְשִׁמָּמ֖וֹןu.ve.shi.ma.MonH8078:

17That they maylackיַחְסְר֖וּyach.se.RuH2637breadלֶ֣חֶםLe.chemH3899andwaterוָמָ֑יִםva.Ma.yimH4325, and beappalledוְנָשַׁ֙מּוּ֙ve.na.Sha.muH8074oneאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376withanotherוְאָחִ֔יוve.'a.ChivH251, and pineawayוְנָמַ֖קּוּve.na.Ma.kuH4743for theiriniquityבַּעֲוֹנָֽם׃ פba.'a.vo.NamH5771.

Commentaries on Ezekiel 4

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