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Ezekiel 8

1And it came to pass in thesixthהַשִּׁשִּׁ֗יתha.shi.ShitH8345yearבַּשָּׁנָ֣הba.sha.NahH8141, in thesixthבַּשִּׁשִּׁי֙ba.shi.ShiH8345month, in thefifthבַּחֲמִשָּׁ֣הba.cha.mi.ShahH2568day of themonthלַחֹ֔דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320, as Isatיוֹשֵׁ֣בyo.ShevH3427in myhouseבְּבֵיתִ֔יbe.vei.TiH1004, and theeldersוְזִקְנֵ֥יve.zik.NeiH2205ofJudahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063satיוֹשְׁבִ֣יםyo.she.VimH3427beforeלְפָנָ֑יle.fa.NaiH6440me, that thehandיַ֖דyadH3027of theLordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהֹוִֽה׃Yah.wehH3069fellוַתִּפֹּ֤לva.ti.PolH5307there upon me.

2Then Ibeheldוָאֶרְאֶ֗הva.'er.'EhH7200, and lo alikenessדְמוּת֙de.MutH1823as theappearanceכְּמַרְאֵה־ke.mar.'eh-H4758offireאֵ֔שׁ'EshH784: from theappearanceמִמַּרְאֵ֥הmi.mar.'EhH4758of hisloinsמָתְנָ֛יוma.te.NavH4975evendownwardוּלְמַ֖טָּהu.le.Ma.tahH4295,fireאֵ֑שׁ'EshH784; and from hisloinsוּמִמָּתְנָ֣יוu.mi.ma.te.NavH4975evenupwardוּלְמַ֔עְלָהu.le.Ma'.lahH4605, as theappearanceכְּמַרְאֵה־ke.mar.'eh-H4758ofbrightnessזֹ֖הַרZo.harH2096, as thecolourכְּעֵ֥יןke.'EinH5869ofamberהַחַשְׁמַֽלָה׃ha.chash.Ma.lahH2830.

3And he putforthוַיִּשְׁלַח֙vai.yish.LachH7971theformתַּבְנִ֣יתtav.NitH8403of anhandיָ֔דYadH3027, andtookוַיִּקָּחֵ֖נִיvai.yi.ka.Che.niH3947me by alockבְּצִיצִ֣תbe.tzi.TzitH6734of myheadרֹאשִׁ֑יro.ShiH7218; and thespiritר֣וּחַ׀Ru.achH7307lifted meupוַתִּשָּׂ֣אva.ti.Sa'H5375between theearthהָאָ֣רֶץha.'A.retzH776and theheavenהַשָּׁמַ֡יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064, andbroughtוַתָּבֵא֩va.ta.Ve'H935me in thevisionsבְּמַרְא֣וֹתbe.mar.'otH4759ofGodאֱלֹהִ֗ים'E.lo.HimH430toJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלְַ֜מָהye.ru.sha.Le.mahH3389, to thedoorפֶּ֜תַחPe.tachH6607of theinnerהַפְּנִימִית֙ha.pe.ni.MitH6442gateשַׁ֤עַרSha.'arH8179thatlookethהַפּוֹנֶ֣הha.po.NehH6437toward thenorthצָפ֔וֹנָהtza.Fo.nahH6828; where was theseatמוֹשַׁ֔בmo.ShavH4186of theimageסֵ֖מֶלSe.melH5566ofjealousyהַקִּנְאָ֥הha.kin.'AhH7068, which provoketh tojealousyH7069.

4And, behold, thegloryכְּב֖וֹדke.VodH3519of theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478was there, according to thevisionכַּמַּרְאֶ֕הka.mar.'EhH4758that Isawרָאִ֖יתִיra.'I.tiH7200in theplainבַּבִּקְעָֽה׃ba.bik.'AhH1237.

5Thensaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559he to me,Sonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofmanאָדָ֕ם'a.DamH120, liftupשָׂא־sa'-H5375thyeyesעֵינֶ֖יךָ'ei.Nei.khaH5869now thewayדֶּ֣רֶךְDe.rekhH1870toward thenorthצָפ֑וֹנָהtza.Fo.nahH6828. So I liftedupוָאֶשָּׂ֤אva.'e.Sa'H5375myeyesעֵינַי֙'ei.NaiH5869thewayדֶּ֣רֶךְDe.rekhH1870toward thenorthצָפ֔וֹנָהtza.Fo.nahH6828, and beholdnorthwardמִצָּפוֹן֙mi.tza.fOnH6828at thegateלְשַׁ֣עַרle.Sha.'arH8179of thealtarהַמִּזְבֵּ֔חַha.miz.Be.achH4196thisimageסֵ֛מֶלSe.melH5566ofjealousyהַקִּנְאָ֥הha.kin.'AhH7068in theentranceבַּבִּאָֽה׃ba.bi.'AhH872.

6Hesaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559furthermore to me,Sonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofmanאָדָ֕ם'a.DamH120,seestהֲרֹאֶ֥הha.ro.'EhH7200thou what theydoעֹשִׂ֑ים'o.SimH6213? even thegreatגְּדֹל֜וֹתge.do.LotH1419abominationsתּוֹעֵב֨וֹתto.'e.VotH8441that thehouseבֵּֽית־beit-H1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֣ל׀Yis.ra.'ElH3478committethעֹשִׂ֣ים'o.SimH6213here, that I shouldwithdrawלְרָֽחֳקָה֙le.ro.cho.KahH7368from mysanctuaryמִקְדָּשִׁ֔יmik.da.ShiH4720? butturnתָּשׁ֣וּבta.ShuvH7725thee yet again, and thou shaltseeתִּרְאֶ֔הtir.'EhH7200greaterגְּדֹלֽוֹת׃ סge.do.LotH1419abominationsתּוֹעֵב֖וֹתto.'e.VotH8441.

7And hebroughtוַיָּבֵ֥אvai.ya.Ve'H935me to thedoorפֶּ֣תַחPe.tachH6607of thecourtהֶֽחָצֵ֑רhe.cha.TzerH2691; and when Ilookedוָאֶרְאֶ֕הva.'er.'EhH7200, beholdaאֶחָ֖ד'e.ChadH259holeחֹר־chor-H2356in thewallבַּקִּֽיר׃ba.KirH7023.

8Thensaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559he to me,Sonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofmanאָדָ֖ם'a.DamH120,digחֲתָר־cha.tor-H2864now in thewallבַקִּ֑ירva.KirH7023: and when I haddugוָאֶחְתֹּ֣רva.'ech.TorH2864in thewallבַּקִּ֔ירba.KirH7023, beholdaאֶחָֽד׃'e.ChadH259doorפֶּ֥תַחPe.tachH6607.

9And hesaidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to me, Goinבֹּ֤אbo'H935, andbeholdוּרְאֵה֙u.re.'EhH7200thewickedהָרָע֔וֹתha.ra.'otH7451abominationsהַתּוֹעֵב֣וֹתha.to.'e.VotH8441that theydoעֹשִׂ֖ים'o.SimH6213here.

10So I wentinוָאָבוֹא֮va.'a.Vo'H935andsawוָֽאֶרְאֶה֒va.'er.'EhH7200; and behold everyformתַּבְנִ֜יתtav.NitH8403of creepingthingsרֶ֤מֶשׂRe.mesH7431, andabominableשֶׁ֔קֶץShe.ketzH8263beastsוּבְהֵמָה֙u.ve.he.MahH929, and all theidolsגִּלּוּלֵ֖יgi.lu.LeiH1544of thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,portrayedמְחֻקֶּ֥הme.chu.KehH2707aroundH5439upon thewallהַקִּ֖ירha.KirH7023.

11And therestoodעֹמֵ֤ד'o.MedH5975beforeלִפְנֵיהֶ֔םlif.nei.HemH6440themseventyוְשִׁבְעִ֣יםve.shiv.'ImH7657menאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376of theeldersמִזִּקְנֵ֣יmi.zik.NeiH2205of thehouseבֵֽית־veit-H1004ofIsraelיִ֠שְׂרָאֵלYis.ra.'elH3478, and in themidstבְּתוֹכָם֙be.to.KhamH8432of themstoodעֹמְדִ֣ים'o.me.DimH5975Jaazaniahוְיַאֲזַנְיָ֨הוּve.ya.'a.zan.Ya.huH2970thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofShaphanשָׁפָ֜ןsha.FanH8227, with everymanוְאִ֥ישׁve.'IshH376hiscenserמִקְטַרְתּ֖וֹmik.tar.ToH4730in hishandבְּיָד֑וֹbe.ya.DoH3027; and athickוַעֲתַ֥רva.'a.TarH6282cloudעֲנַֽן־'a.nan-H6051ofincenseהַקְּטֹ֖רֶתha.ke.To.retH7004wentupעֹלֶֽה׃'o.LehH5927.

12Thensaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559he to me,Sonבֶן־ven-H1121ofmanאָדָם֒'a.DamH120, hast thouseenהֲרָאִ֣יתָha.ra.'I.taH7200what theeldersזִקְנֵ֤יzik.NeiH2205of thehouseבֵֽית־veit-H1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478doעֹשִׂ֣ים'o.SimH6213in thedarkבַּחֹ֔שֶׁךְba.Cho.shekhH2822, everymanאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376in thechambersבְּחַדְרֵ֣יbe.chad.ReiH2315of hisimageryמַשְׂכִּית֑וֹmas.ki.ToH4906? for theysayאֹמְרִ֗ים'o.me.RimH559, TheLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068seethרֹאֶ֣הro.'EhH7200us not; theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068hathforsakenעָזַ֥ב'a.ZavH5800theearthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

13Hesaidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559also to me,Turnתָּשׁ֥וּבta.ShuvH7725thee yet again, and thou shaltseeתִּרְאֶ֛הtir.'EhH7200greaterגְּדֹל֖וֹתge.do.LotH1419abominationsתּוֹעֵב֥וֹתto.'e.VotH8441that theydoעֹשִֽׂים׃'o.SimH6213.

14Then hebroughtוַיָּבֵ֣אvai.ya.Ve'H935me to thedoorפֶּ֙תַח֙pe.tachH6607of thegateשַׁ֣עַרSha.'arH8179of theLORD’Sיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068houseבֵּית־beit-H1004which was toward thenorthהַצָּפ֑וֹנָהha.tza.Fo.nahH6828; and, behold, theresatיֹֽשְׁב֔וֹתyo.she.VotH3427womenהַנָּשִׁ֣יםha.na.ShimH802weepingמְבַכּ֖וֹתme.va.KotH1058forTammuzהַתַּמּֽוּז׃ סha.ta.MuzH8542.

15Thensaidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559he to me, Hast thouseenהֲרָאִ֣יתָha.ra.'I.taH7200this, Osonבֶן־ven-H1121ofmanאָדָ֑ם'a.DamH120?turnתָּשׁ֥וּבta.ShuvH7725thee yet again, and thou shaltseeתִּרְאֶ֛הtir.'EhH7200greaterגְּדֹל֖וֹתge.do.LotH1419abominationsתּוֹעֵב֥וֹתto.'e.VotH8441than these.

16And hebroughtוַיָּבֵ֣אvai.ya.Ve'H935me into theinnerהַפְּנִימִית֒ha.pe.ni.MitH6442courtחֲצַ֣רcha.TzarH2691of theLORD’Sיְהוָה֮Yah.wehH3068houseבֵּית־beit-H1004, and, behold, at thedoorפֶ֜תַחFe.tachH6607of thetempleהֵיכַ֣לhei.KhalH1964of theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068, between theporchהָֽאוּלָם֙ha.'u.LamH197and thealtarהַמִּזְבֵּ֔חַha.miz.Be.achH4196, were aboutfiveוַחֲמִשָּׁ֖הva.cha.mi.ShahH2568andtwentyכְּעֶשְׂרִ֥יםke.'es.RimH6242menאִ֑ישׁ'IshH376, with theirbacksאֲחֹ֨רֵיהֶ֜ם'a.Cho.rei.HemH268toward thetempleהֵיכַ֤לhei.KhalH1964of theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068, and theirfacesוּפְנֵיהֶ֣םu.fe.nei.HemH6440toward theeastקֵ֔דְמָהKe.de.mahH6924; and theyworshippedמִשְׁתַּחֲוִיתֶ֥םmish.ta.cha.vi.TemH7812thesunלַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ׃la.Sha.meshH8121toward theeastקֵ֖דְמָהKe.de.mahH6924.

17Then hesaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to me, Hast thouseenהֲרָאִ֣יתָha.ra.'I.taH7200this, Osonבֶן־ven-H1121ofmanאָדָם֒'a.DamH120? Is it a lightthingהֲנָקֵל֙ha.na.KelH7043to thehouseלְבֵ֣יתle.VeitH1004ofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063that theycommitמֵעֲשׂ֕וֹתme.'a.SotH6213theabominationsהַתּוֹעֵב֖וֹתha.to.'e.VotH8441which theycommitעָֽשׂוּ־'a.su-H6213here? for they havefilledמָלְא֨וּmal.'UH4390thelandהָאָ֜רֶץha.'A.retzH776withviolenceחָמָ֗סcha.MasH2555, and havereturnedוַיָּשֻׁ֙בוּ֙vai.ya.Shu.vuH7725to provoke me toangerלְהַכְעִיסֵ֔נִיle.hakh.'i.Se.niH3707: and, lo, theyputשֹׁלְחִ֥יםsho.le.ChimH7971thebranchהַזְּמוֹרָ֖הha.ze.mo.RahH2156to theirnoseאַפָּֽם׃'a.PamH639.

18Therefore will I alsodealאֶעֱשֶׂ֣ה'e.'e.SehH6213infuryבְחֵמָ֔הve.che.MahH2534: myeyeעֵינִ֖י'ei.NiH5869shall notspareתָח֥וֹסta.ChosH2347, neither will I havepityאֶחְמֹ֑ל'ech.MolH2550: and though theycryוְקָרְא֤וּve.ka.re.'UH7121in myearsבְאָזְנַי֙ve.'a.ze.NaiH241with aloudגָּד֔וֹלga.DolH1419voiceק֣וֹלKolH6963, yet I will nothearאֶשְׁמַ֖ע'esh.Ma'H8085them.

Commentaries on Ezekiel 8

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