Ezekiel 17
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וְאָמַרְתָּ֞and you will sayכֹּה־thusאָמַ֣ר׀he saysאֲדֹנָ֣יthe Lordיְהוִ֗הYahwehהַנֶּ֤שֶׁרthe eagleהַגָּדוֹל֙the greatגְּד֤וֹלthe great ofהַכְּנָפַ֙יִם֙the wingsאֶ֣רֶךְthe long ofהָאֵ֔בֶרthe pinionמָלֵא֙fullהַנּוֹצָ֔הthe plumageאֲשֶׁר־whichל֖וֹbelonged to itהָֽרִקְמָ֑הthe variegated plumageבָּ֚אit cameאֶל־toהַלְּבָנ֔וֹןthe Lebanonוַיִּקַּ֖חand it tookאֶת־obj.צַמֶּ֥רֶתthe treetop ofהָאָֽרֶז׃the cedar
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וַיִּצְמַ֡חand it sproutedוַיְהִי֩and it becameלְגֶ֨פֶןinto a vineסֹרַ֜חַתspreadingשִׁפְלַ֣תlow ofקוֹמָ֗הstatureלִפְנ֤וֹתto turnדָּלִיּוֹתָיו֙branches itsאֵלָ֔יוto itוְשָׁרָשָׁ֖יוand roots itsתַּחְתָּ֣יוunder itיִֽהְי֑וּthey wereוַתְּהִ֣יand it becameלְגֶ֔פֶןinto a vineוַתַּ֣עַשׂand it producedבַּדִּ֔יםshootsוַתְּשַׁלַּ֖חand it sent outפֹּארֽוֹת׃boughs
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וַיְהִ֤יand it wasנֶֽשֶׁר־an eagleאֶחָד֙oneגָּד֔וֹלgreatגְּד֥וֹלgreat ofכְּנָפַ֖יִםwingsוְרַב־and great ofנוֹצָ֑הplumageוְהִנֵּה֩and there!הַגֶּ֨פֶןthe vineהַזֹּ֜אתthe thisכָּֽפְנָ֧הit bentשָׁרֳשֶׁ֣יהָroots itsעָלָ֗יוon itוְדָֽלִיּוֹתָיו֙and branches itsשִׁלְחָה־it sent outלּ֔וֹto itלְהַשְׁק֣וֹתto waterאוֹתָ֔הּobj. itמֵעֲרֻג֖וֹתfrom the beds ofמַטָּעָֽהּ׃planting its
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אֱמֹ֗רsayכֹּ֥הthusאָמַ֛רhe saysאֲדֹנָ֥יthe Lordיְהֹוִ֖הYahwehתִּצְלָ֑חwill it prosper?הֲלוֹא֩¿ notאֶת־obj.שָׁרָשֶׁ֨יהָroots itsיְנַתֵּ֜קwill it pull upוְאֶת־and obj.פִּרְיָ֣הּ׀fruit itsיְקוֹסֵ֣סwill it strip off?וְיָבֵ֗שׁand it will witherכָּל־allטַרְפֵּ֤יthe fresh things ofצִמְחָהּ֙growth itsתִּיבָ֔שׁit will witherוְלֹֽא־and notבִזְרֹ֤עַby an armגְּדוֹלָה֙greatוּבְעַם־and by a peopleרָ֔בnumerousלְמַשְׂא֥וֹתto lift upאוֹתָ֖הּobj. itמִשָּׁרָשֶֽׁיהָ׃from roots its
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אֱמָר־sayנָא֙pleaseלְבֵ֣יתto the house ofהַמֶּ֔רִיthe rebellionהֲלֹ֥א¿ notיְדַעְתֶּ֖םdo you knowמָה־what?אֵ֑לֶּהare these thingsאֱמֹ֗רsayהִנֵּה־there!בָ֨אhe wentמֶֽלֶךְ־the king ofבָּבֶ֤לBabylonיְרוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙Jerusalemוַיִּקַּ֤חand he tookאֶת־obj.מַלְכָּהּ֙king itsוְאֶת־and obj.שָׂרֶ֔יהָprinces itsוַיָּבֵ֥אand he broughtאוֹתָ֛םobj. themאֵלָ֖יוto himselfבָּבֶֽלָה׃Babylon towards
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וַיִּמְרָד־and he rebelledבּ֗וֹagainst himלִשְׁלֹ֤חַby sendingמַלְאָכָיו֙messengers hisמִצְרַ֔יִםEgyptלָֽתֶת־to giveל֥וֹto the himסוּסִ֖יםhorsesוְעַם־and a peopleרָ֑בnumerousהֲיִצְלָ֤ח¿ will he prosperהֲיִמָּלֵט֙¿ will he escapeהָעֹשֵׂ֣הthe one who doesאֵ֔לֶּהthese thingsוְהֵפֵ֥רand will he break?בְּרִ֖יתa covenantוְנִמְלָֽט׃and will he escape?
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חַי־by the lifeאָ֗נִיof meנְאֻם֮the utterance ofאֲדֹנָ֣יthe Lordיְהוִה֒Yahwehאִם־ifלֹ֗אnotבִּמְקוֹם֙in the place ofהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙the kingהַמַּמְלִ֣יךְwho made kingאֹת֔וֹobj. himאֲשֶׁ֤רwhomבָּזָה֙he despisedאֶת־obj.אָ֣לָת֔וֹoath hisוַאֲשֶׁ֥רand whomהֵפֵ֖רhe brokeאֶת־obj.בְּרִית֑וֹcovenant hisאִתּ֥וֹwith himבְתוֹךְ־in the midst ofבָּבֶ֖לBabylonיָמֽוּת׃he will die
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וּפָרַשְׂתִּ֤יand I will spreadעָלָיו֙over himרִשְׁתִּ֔יnet myוְנִתְפַּ֖שׂand he will be caughtבִּמְצֽוּדָתִ֑יin hunting net myוַהֲבִיאוֹתִ֣יהוּand I will bring himבָבֶ֗לָהBabylon towardsוְנִשְׁפַּטְתִּ֤יand I will enter into judgmentאִתּוֹ֙with himשָׁ֔םthereמַעֲל֖וֹunfaithfulness hisאֲשֶׁ֥רwhichמָֽעַל־he has acted unfaithfullyבִּֽי׃against me
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וְאֵ֨תand obj.כָּל־allמִבְרָחָ֤יוfugitives hisבְּכָל־among allאֲגַפָּיו֙troops hisבַּחֶ֣רֶבby the swordיִפֹּ֔לוּthey will fallוְהַנִּשְׁאָרִ֖יםand the ones who surviveלְכָל־to everyר֣וּחַwindיִפָּרֵ֑שׂוּthey will be scatteredוִידַעְתֶּ֕םand you will knowכִּ֛יthatאֲנִ֥יIיְהוָ֖הYahwehדִּבַּֽרְתִּי׃ סI have spoken
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כֹּ֤הthusאָמַר֙he saysאֲדֹנָ֣יthe Lordיְהוִ֔הYahwehוְלָקַ֣חְתִּיand I will takeאָ֗נִיIמִצַּמֶּ֧רֶתfrom the treetop ofהָאֶ֛רֶזthe cedarהָרָמָ֖הthe highוְנָתָ֑תִּיand I will place itמֵרֹ֤אשׁfrom the top ofיֹֽנְקוֹתָיו֙young shoots itsרַ֣ךְa tender shootאֶקְטֹ֔ףI will pluck offוְשָׁתַ֣לְתִּיand I will plant itאָ֔נִיIעַ֥לonהַר־a mountainגָּבֹ֖הַhighוְתָלֽוּל׃and lofty
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בְּהַ֨רon the mountain ofמְר֤וֹםthe height ofיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Israelאֶשְׁתֳּלֶ֔נּוּI will plant itוְנָשָׂ֤אand it will bearעָנָף֙branchesוְעָ֣שָׂהand it will produceפֶ֔רִיfruitוְהָיָ֖הand it will becomeלְאֶ֣רֶזinto a cedarאַדִּ֑ירmajesticוְשָׁכְנ֣וּand they will dwellתַחְתָּ֗יוunder itכֹּ֚לeveryצִפּ֣וֹרbirdכָּל־everyכָּנָ֔ףwingבְּצֵ֥לin the shadow ofדָּלִיּוֹתָ֖יוbranches itsתִּשְׁכֹּֽנָּה׃they will dwell
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וְֽיָדְע֞וּand they will knowכָּל־allעֲצֵ֣יthe trees ofהַשָּׂדֶ֗הthe fieldכִּ֣יthatאֲנִ֤יIיְהוָה֙Yahwehהִשְׁפַּ֣לְתִּי׀I bring lowעֵ֣ץa treeגָּבֹ֗הַtallהִגְבַּ֙הְתִּי֙I raise upעֵ֣ץa treeשָׁפָ֔לlowהוֹבַ֙שְׁתִּי֙I make dryעֵ֣ץa treeלָ֔חmoistוְהִפְרַ֖חְתִּיand I make sproutעֵ֣ץa treeיָבֵ֑שׁdryאֲנִ֥יIיְהוָ֖הYahwehדִּבַּ֥רְתִּיI have spokenוְעָשִֽׂיתִי׃ פand I will act
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