Ezekiel 38
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וְשׁ֣וֹבַבְתִּ֔יךָand I will turn around youוְנָתַתִּ֥יand I will putחַחִ֖יםhooksבִּלְחָיֶ֑יךָin jaws yourוְהוֹצֵאתִי֩and I will bring outאוֹתְךָ֨obj. youוְאֶת־and obj.כָּל־allחֵילֶ֜ךָarmy yourסוּסִ֣יםhorsesוּפָרָשִׁ֗יםand horsemenלְבֻשֵׁ֤יclothed ofמִכְלוֹל֙perfectionכֻּלָּ֔םall of themקָהָ֥לa companyרָב֙greatצִנָּ֣הbody shieldוּמָגֵ֔ןand shieldתֹּפְשֵׂ֥יwielders ofחֲרָב֖וֹתswordsכֻּלָּֽם׃all of them
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מִיָּמִ֣יםfrom daysרַבִּים֮manyתִּפָּקֵד֒you will be musteredבְּאַחֲרִ֨יתat the end ofהַשָּׁנִ֜יםthe yearsתָּב֣וֹא׀you will goאֶל־intoאֶ֣רֶץ׀a landמְשׁוֹבֶ֣בֶתrestoredמֵחֶ֗רֶבfrom the swordמְקֻבֶּ֙צֶת֙gathered togetherמֵעַמִּ֣יםfrom peoplesרַבִּ֔יםmanyעַ֚לonהָרֵ֣יthe mountains ofיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לIsraelאֲשֶׁר־whichהָי֥וּthey had becomeלְחָרְבָּ֖הinto a desolationתָּמִ֑ידcontinuallyוְהִיא֙and itמֵעַמִּ֣יםfrom peoplesהוּצָ֔אָהit had been brought outוְיָשְׁב֥וּand they will be dwellingלָבֶ֖טַחto securityכֻּלָּֽם׃all of them
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וְאָמַרְתָּ֗and you will sayאֶֽעֱלֶה֙I will go upעַל־onאֶ֣רֶץa land ofפְּרָז֔וֹתvillagesאָבוֹא֙I will goהַשֹּׁ֣קְטִ֔יםthose at peaceיֹשְׁבֵ֖יwho dwellלָבֶ֑טַחto securityכֻּלָּ֗םall of themיֹֽשְׁבִים֙are dwellingבְּאֵ֣יןwith notחוֹמָ֔הa wallוּבְרִ֥יחַand barsוּדְלָתַ֖יִםand gatesאֵ֥יןnotלָהֶֽם׃belong to them
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לִשְׁלֹ֥לto plunderשָׁלָ֖לplunderוְלָבֹ֣זand to take as spoilבַּ֑זspoilלְהָשִׁ֨יבto turnיָדְךָ֜hand yourעַל־onחֳרָב֣וֹתwaste placesנוֹשָׁבֹ֗תinhabitedוְאֶל־and againstעַם֙a peopleמְאֻסָּ֣ףgatheredמִגּוֹיִ֔םfrom nationsעֹשֶׂה֙who have acquiredמִקְנֶ֣הlivestockוְקִנְיָ֔ןand possessionsיֹשְׁבֵ֖יwho dwellעַל־atטַבּ֥וּרthe center ofהָאָֽרֶץ׃the earth
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שְׁבָ֡אShebaוּ֠דְדָןand Dedanוְסֹחֲרֵ֨יand the traders ofתַרְשִׁ֤ישׁTarshishוְכָל־and allכְּפִרֶ֙יהָ֙young lions itsיֹאמְר֣וּthey will sayלְךָ֔to youהֲלִשְׁלֹ֤ל¿ to plunderשָׁלָל֙plunderאַתָּ֣הare youבָ֔אcomingהֲלָבֹ֥ז¿ to take as spoilבַּ֖זspoilהִקְהַ֣לְתָּhave you assembledקְהָלֶ֑ךָcompany yourלָשֵׂ֣את׀to carry awayכֶּ֣סֶףsilverוְזָהָ֗בand goldלָקַ֙חַת֙to takeמִקְנֶ֣הlivestockוְקִנְיָ֔ןand possessionsלִשְׁלֹ֖לto plunderשָׁלָ֥לplunderגָּדֽוֹל׃ סgreat
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וְעָלִ֙יתָ֙and you will go upעַל־onעַמִּ֣יpeople myיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לIsraelכֶּֽעָנָ֖ןlike the cloudלְכַסּ֣וֹתto coverהָאָ֑רֶץthe landבְּאַחֲרִ֨יתat the end ofהַיָּמִ֜יםthe daysתִּֽהְיֶ֗הit will happenוַהֲבִאוֹתִ֙יךָ֙and I will bring youעַל־onאַרְצִ֔יland myלְמַעַן֩so asדַּ֨עַתto knowהַגּוֹיִ֜םthe nationsאֹתִ֗יobj. meבְּהִקָּדְשִׁ֥יwhen I show holy myselfבְךָ֛by youלְעֵינֵיהֶ֖םto eyes theirגּֽוֹג׃ סO Gog
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כֹּֽה־thusאָמַ֞רhe saysאֲדֹנָ֣יthe Lordיְהוִ֗הYahwehהַֽאַתָּה־¿ are youה֨וּאheאֲשֶׁר־whomדִּבַּ֜רְתִּיI spokeבְּיָמִ֣יםin daysקַדְמוֹנִ֗יםformerבְּיַד֙by the hand ofעֲבָדַי֙servants myנְבִיאֵ֣יthe prophets ofיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לIsraelהַֽנִּבְּאִ֛יםwho prophesiedבַּיָּמִ֥יםin the daysהָהֵ֖םthe thoseשָׁנִ֑יםyearsלְהָבִ֥יאto bringאֹתְךָ֖obj. youעֲלֵיהֶֽם׃ סon them
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וְרָעֲשׁ֣וּand they will shakeמִפָּנַ֡יfrom before meדְּגֵ֣יthe fish ofהַיָּם֩the seaוְע֨וֹףand the birds ofהַשָּׁמַ֜יִםthe heavensוְחַיַּ֣תand the animals ofהַשָּׂדֶ֗הthe fieldוְכָל־and everyהָרֶ֙מֶשׂ֙the creeping thingהָרֹמֵ֣שׂwhich creepsעַל־onהָֽאֲדָמָ֔הthe groundוְכֹל֙and allהָֽאָדָ֔םthe humankindאֲשֶׁ֖רwhichעַל־is onפְּנֵ֣יthe surface ofהָאֲדָמָ֑הthe groundוְנֶהֶרְס֣וּand they will be thrown downהֶהָרִ֗יםthe mountainsוְנָֽפְלוּ֙and they will fallהַמַּדְרֵג֔וֹתthe steep placesוְכָל־and everyחוֹמָ֖הwallלָאָ֥רֶץto the groundתִּפּֽוֹל׃it will fall
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וְנִשְׁפַּטְתִּ֥יand I will enter into judgmentאִתּ֖וֹwith himבְּדֶ֣בֶרby pestilenceוּבְדָ֑םand by bloodוְגֶ֣שֶׁםand rainשׁוֹטֵף֩overflowingוְאַבְנֵ֨יand stones ofאֶלְגָּבִ֜ישׁhailאֵ֣שׁfireוְגָפְרִ֗יתand sulfurאַמְטִ֤ירI will rain downעָלָיו֙on himוְעַל־and onאֲגַפָּ֔יוtroops hisוְעַל־and onעַמִּ֥יםpeoplesרַבִּ֖יםmanyאֲשֶׁ֥רwhichאִתּֽוֹ׃are with him
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