Ezekiel 5
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וְאַתָּ֨הand youבֶן־O son ofאָדָ֜םhumankindקַח־takeלְךָ֣׀for yourselfחֶ֣רֶבa swordחַדָּ֗הsharpתַּ֤עַרthe razor ofהַגַּלָּבִים֙the barbersתִּקָּחֶ֣נָּהyou will take itלָּ֔ךְfor yourselfוְהַעֲבַרְתָּ֥and you will make it passעַל־overרֹאשְׁךָ֖head yourוְעַל־and overזְקָנֶ֑ךָbeard yourוְלָקַחְתָּ֥and you will takeלְךָ֛for yourselfמֹאזְנֵ֥יscales ofמִשְׁקָ֖לweightוְחִלַּקְתָּֽם׃and you will divide them
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שְׁלִשִׁ֗יתa third partבָּא֤וּרin the fireתַּבְעִיר֙you will burnבְּת֣וֹךְin the midst ofהָעִ֔ירthe cityכִּמְלֹ֖אתwhen are completedיְמֵ֣יthe days ofהַמָּצ֑וֹרthe siegeוְלָֽקַחְתָּ֣and you will takeאֶת־obj.הַשְּׁלִשִׁ֗יתthe third partתַּכֶּ֤הyou will strike itבַחֶ֙רֶב֙with the swordסְבִ֣יבוֹתֶ֔יהָaround itוְהַשְּׁלִשִׁית֙and the third partתִּזְרֶ֣הyou will disperseלָר֔וּחַto the windוְחֶ֖רֶבand a swordאָרִ֥יקI will drawאַחֲרֵיהֶֽם׃after them
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וּמֵהֶם֙and some of themע֣וֹדagainתִּקָּ֔חyou will takeוְהִשְׁלַכְתָּ֤and you will throwאוֹתָם֙obj. themאֶל־intoתּ֣וֹךְthe middle ofהָאֵ֔שׁthe fireוְשָׂרַפְתָּ֥and you will burnאֹתָ֖םobj. themבָּאֵ֑שׁin the fireמִמֶּ֥נּוּfrom itתֵצֵא־it will go outאֵ֖שׁa fireאֶל־toכָּל־allבֵּ֥יתthe house ofיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פIsrael
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וַתֶּ֨מֶרand it has rebelled againstאֶת־obj.מִשְׁפָּטַ֤יjudgments myלְרִשְׁעָה֙to wickednessמִן־more thanהַגּוֹיִ֔םthe nationsוְאֶ֨ת־and obj.חֻקּוֹתַ֔יstatutes myמִן־more thanהָאֲרָצ֖וֹתthe landsאֲשֶׁ֣רwhichסְבִיבוֹתֶ֑יהָare around itכִּ֤יforבְמִשְׁפָּטַי֙in judgments myמָאָ֔סוּthey have rejectedוְחֻקּוֹתַ֖יand statutes myלֹא־notהָלְכ֥וּthey have walkedבָהֶֽם׃ סin them
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לָכֵ֞ןto thereforeכֹּֽה־thusאָמַ֣ר׀he saysאֲדֹנָ֣יthe Lordיְהוִ֗הYahwehיַ֤עַןbecauseהֲמָנְכֶם֙tumult yourמִן־is more thanהַגּוֹיִם֙the nationsאֲשֶׁ֣רwhichסְבִיבֽוֹתֵיכֶ֔םare around youבְּחֻקּוֹתַי֙in statutes myלֹ֣אnotהֲלַכְתֶּ֔םyou have walkedוְאֶת־and obj.מִשְׁפָּטַ֖יjudgments myלֹ֣אnotעֲשִׂיתֶ֑םyou have observedוּֽכְמִשְׁפְּטֵ֧יand according to the judgments ofהַגּוֹיִ֛םthe nationsאֲשֶׁ֥רwhichסְבִיבוֹתֵיכֶ֖םare around youלֹ֥אnotעֲשִׂיתֶֽם׃ סyou have done
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לָכֵ֗ןto thereforeאָב֞וֹתparentsיֹאכְל֤וּthey will eatבָנִים֙childrenבְּתוֹכֵ֔ךְin the midst of youוּבָנִ֖יםand childrenיֹאכְל֣וּthey will eatאֲבוֹתָ֑םparents theirוְעָשִׂ֤יתִיand I will bring aboutבָךְ֙on youשְׁפָטִ֔יםjudgmentsוְזֵרִיתִ֥יand I will disperseאֶת־obj.כָּל־allשְׁאֵרִיתֵ֖ךְthe rest of youלְכָל־to everyרֽוּחַ׃ פwind
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לָכֵ֣ןto thereforeחַי־by the lifeאָ֗נִיof meנְאֻם֮the utterance ofאֲדֹנָ֣יthe Lordיְהוִה֒Yahwehאִם־ifלֹ֗אnotיַ֚עַןbecauseאֶת־obj.מִקְדָּשִׁ֣יsanctuary myטִמֵּ֔אתyou have made uncleanבְּכָל־by allשִׁקּוּצַ֖יִךְdetestable things yourוּבְכָל־and by allתּוֹעֲבֹתָ֑יִךְabominations yourוְגַם־and alsoאֲנִ֤יIאֶגְרַע֙I will shave youוְלֹא־and notתָח֣וֹסit will look with compassionעֵינִ֔יeye myוְגַם־and alsoאֲנִ֖יIלֹ֥אnotאֶחְמֽוֹל׃I will show pity
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שְׁלִשִׁתֵ֞יךְthe third part of youבַּדֶּ֣בֶרby the pestilenceיָמ֗וּתוּthey will dieוּבָֽרָעָב֙and by the famineיִכְל֣וּthey will come to an endבְתוֹכֵ֔ךְin the midst of youוְהַ֨שְּׁלִשִׁ֔יתand the third partבַּחֶ֖רֶבby the swordיִפְּל֣וּthey will fallסְבִיבוֹתָ֑יִךְaround youוְהַשְּׁלִישִׁית֙and the third partלְכָל־to everyר֣וּחַwindאֱזָרֶ֔הI will disperseוְחֶ֖רֶבand a swordאָרִ֥יקI will drawאַחֲרֵיהֶֽם׃after them
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וְכָלָ֣הand it will be spentאַפִּ֗יanger myוַהֲנִחוֹתִ֧יand I will give rest toחֲמָתִ֛יrage myבָּ֖םon themוְהִנֶּחָ֑מְתִּיand I will gain reliefוְֽיָדְע֞וּand they will knowכִּי־thatאֲנִ֣יIיְהוָ֗הYahwehדִּבַּ֙רְתִּי֙I have spokenבְּקִנְאָתִ֔יin jealousy myבְּכַלּוֹתִ֥יwhen complete Iחֲמָתִ֖יrage myבָּֽם׃on them
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וְֽהָ֨יְתָ֜הand it will beחֶרְפָּ֤הa reproachוּגְדוּפָה֙and a tauntמוּסָ֣רa warningוּמְשַׁמָּ֔הand a horrorלַגּוֹיִ֖םto the nationsאֲשֶׁ֣רwhichסְבִיבוֹתָ֑יִךְare around youבַּעֲשׂוֹתִי֩when bring about Iבָ֨ךְon youשְׁפָטִ֜יםjudgmentsבְּאַ֤ףin angerוּבְחֵמָה֙and in rageוּבְתֹכְח֣וֹתand with rebukes ofחֵמָ֔הrageאֲנִ֥יIיְהוָ֖הYahwehדִּבַּֽרְתִּי׃I have spoken
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בְּֽשַׁלְּחִ֡יwhen shoot Iאֶת־obj.חִצֵּי֩the arrows ofהָרָעָ֨בthe famineהָרָעִ֤יםthe harmfulבָּהֶם֙on themאֲשֶׁ֣רwhichהָי֣וּthey will beלְמַשְׁחִ֔יתfor destructionאֲשֶׁר־whichאֲשַׁלַּ֥חI will shootאוֹתָ֖םobj. themלְשַֽׁחֶתְכֶ֑םto destroy youוְרָעָב֙and famineאֹסֵ֣ףI will increaseעֲלֵיכֶ֔םon youוְשָׁבַרְתִּ֥יand I will breakלָכֶ֖םof youמַטֵּה־staff ofלָֽחֶם׃bread
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וְשִׁלַּחְתִּ֣יand I will sendעֲ֠לֵיכֶםon youרָעָ֞בfamineוְחַיָּ֤הand animalsרָעָה֙wildוְשִׁכְּלֻ֔ךְand they will make childless youוְדֶ֥בֶרand pestilenceוָדָ֖םand bloodיַעֲבָר־it will passבָּ֑ךְin youוְחֶ֙רֶב֙and swordאָבִ֣יאI will bringעָלַ֔יִךְon youאֲנִ֥יIיְהוָ֖הYahwehדִּבַּֽרְתִּי׃ פI have spoken
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