Ezekiel

Chapter 14

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּab֤o 'elay֙ 'anashshi֔ym mizּiqene֖y yishsera'e֑l vayּeshsheb֖u lepanaֽy׃p

Edified Edition (EDE)Then came certain of the elders of Israel to me, and sat before me.

וַיָּב֤וֹא אֵלַי֙ אֲנָשִׁ֔ים מִזִּקְנֵ֖י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וַיֵּשְׁב֖וּ לְפָנָֽי׃פ

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayehi֥y debar-yehva֖h 'ela֥y le'moֽr׃

Edified Edition (EDE)And the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

וַיְהִ֥י דְבַר־יְהוָ֖ה אֵלַ֥י לֵאמֹֽר׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): bּen-'ada֗m ha'anashshi֤ym ha'e֨lּeh֙ he'el֤u gilּֽuleyhem֙ 'al-libּa֔m umikeshsh֣ol 'avona֔m naten֖u no֣kach pּeneyhe֑m ha'idּaro֥shsh 'idּare֖shsh laheֽm׃s

Edified Edition (EDE)"Son of man, these men have set up their idols in their heart, and put the stumblingblock of their iniquity before their face: should I be enquired of at all by them?"

בֶּן־אָדָ֗ם הָאֲנָשִׁ֤ים הָאֵ֨לֶּה֙ הֶעֱל֤וּ גִלּֽוּלֵיהֶם֙ עַל־לִבָּ֔ם וּמִכְשׁ֣וֹל עֲוֺנָ֔ם נָתְנ֖וּ נֹ֣כַח פְּנֵיהֶ֑ם הַאִדָּרֹ֥שׁ אִדָּרֵ֖שׁ לָהֶֽם׃ס

Phonetic (Hebrew): lake֣n dּabּer-'֠otam ve'amaretּa֨ 'aleyhe֜m kּoh-'ama֣r ׀ 'adona֣y yehvi֗h 'i֣yshsh 'i֣yshsh mibּe֣yt yishsera'e֡l 'ashsher֩ ya'ale֨h 'et-gּilּula֜yv 'el-libּ֗o umikeshsh֤ol 'avono֙ yashsiym֙ no֣kach pּana֔yv uba֖ 'el-hanּabi֑y 'ani֣y yehva֗h na'ane֧ytiy l֦o bh ba֖ bּero֥b gּilּulaֽyv׃

Edified Edition (EDE)"Therefore speak to them, and say to them, 'Thus says the Lord GOD; Every man of the house of Israel that sets up his idols in his heart, and puts the stumblingblock of his iniquity before his face, and comes to the prophet; I the LORD will answer him that comes according to the multitude of his idols;'"

לָכֵ֣ן דַּבֵּר־א֠וֹתָם וְאָמַרְתָּ֨ אֲלֵיהֶ֜ם כֹּה־אָמַ֣ר ׀ אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִ֗ה אִ֣ישׁ אִ֣ישׁ מִבֵּ֣ית יִשְׂרָאֵ֡ל אֲשֶׁר֩ יַעֲלֶ֨ה אֶת־גִּלּוּלָ֜יו אֶל־לִבּ֗וֹ וּמִכְשׁ֤וֹל עֲוֺנוֹ֙ יָשִׂים֙ נֹ֣כַח פָּנָ֔יו וּבָ֖א אֶל־הַנָּבִ֑יא אֲנִ֣י יְהוָ֗ה נַעֲנֵ֧יתִי ל֦וֹ בה בָ֖א בְּרֹ֥ב גִּלּוּלָֽיו׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): lema֛'an tּepo֥shs 'et-bּeֽyt-yishsera'e֖l bּelibּa֑m 'ashshe֤r nazo֨ru֙ meֽ'ala֔y bּegilּֽuleyhe֖m kּulּaֽm׃s

Edified Edition (EDE)"That I may take the house of Israel in their own heart, because they are all estranged from Me through their idols."

לְמַ֛עַן תְּפֹ֥שׂ אֶת־בֵּֽית־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל בְּלִבָּ֑ם אֲשֶׁ֤ר נָזֹ֨רוּ֙ מֵֽעָלַ֔י בְּגִלּֽוּלֵיהֶ֖ם כֻּלָּֽם׃ס

Phonetic (Hebrew): lake֞n 'emo֣r ׀ 'el-bּe֣yt yishsera'e֗l kּo֤h 'amar֙ 'adona֣y yehvi֔h shsh֣ubu vehashshi֔ybu me'a֖l gּilּֽuleyke֑m ume'a֥l kּal-tּo'aboteyke֖m hashshi֥ybu peneykeֽm׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Therefore say to the house of Israel, "Thus says the Lord GOD; 'Repent, and turn yourselves from your idols; and turn away your faces from all your abominations.'"

לָכֵ֞ן אֱמֹ֣ר ׀ אֶל־בֵּ֣ית יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל כֹּ֤ה אָמַר֙ אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִ֔ה שׁ֣וּבוּ וְהָשִׁ֔יבוּ מֵעַ֖ל גִּלּֽוּלֵיכֶ֑ם וּמֵעַ֥ל כָּל־תּוֹעֲבֹתֵיכֶ֖ם הָשִׁ֥יבוּ פְנֵיכֶֽם׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): kּiy֩ 'i֨yshsh 'i֜yshsh mibּe֣yt yishsera'e֗l umehagּer֮ 'ashsher-yag֣ur bּeyishsera'el֒ veyinּaze֣r meֽ'achara֗y veya֤'al gּilּulayv֙ 'el-libּ֔o umikeshsh֣ol 'avon֔o yashsi֖ym no֣kach pּana֑yv uba֤ 'el-hanּabiy'֙ liderashsh-l֣o bi֔y 'ani֣y yehva֔h naֽ'aneh-lּ֖o bּiֽy׃

Edified Edition (EDE)"For every one of the house of Israel, or of the stranger that sojourns in Israel, which separates himself from Me, and sets up his idols in his heart, and puts the stumblingblock of his iniquity before his face, and comes to a prophet to enquire of him concerning Me; I the LORD will answer him by Myself:"

כִּי֩ אִ֨ישׁ אִ֜ישׁ מִבֵּ֣ית יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל וּמֵהַגֵּר֮ אֲשֶׁר־יָג֣וּר בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל֒ וְיִנָּזֵ֣ר מֵֽאַחֲרַ֗י וְיַ֤עַל גִּלּוּלָיו֙ אֶל־לִבּ֔וֹ וּמִכְשׁ֣וֹל עֲוֺנ֔וֹ יָשִׂ֖ים נֹ֣כַח פָּנָ֑יו וּבָ֤א אֶל־הַנָּבִיא֙ לִדְרָשׁ־ל֣וֹ בִ֔י אֲנִ֣י יְהוָ֔ה נַֽעֲנֶה־לּ֖וֹ בִּֽי׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): venatatּi֨y pana֜y bּa'i֣yshsh hah֗u vahashsiֽmoti֨yhu֙ le'֣ot velimeshshali֔ym vehikeratּi֖yv mitּ֣oke 'amּi֑y viֽyda'etּe֖m kּiֽy-'ani֥y yehvaֽh׃s

Edified Edition (EDE)"And I will set My face against that man, and will make him a sign and a proverb, and I will cut him off from the midst of My people; and you shall know that I am the LORD."

וְנָתַתִּ֨י פָנַ֜י בָּאִ֣ישׁ הַה֗וּא וַהֲשִֽׂמֹתִ֨יהוּ֙ לְא֣וֹת וְלִמְשָׁלִ֔ים וְהִכְרַתִּ֖יו מִתּ֣וֹךְ עַמִּ֑י וִֽידַעְתֶּ֖ם כִּֽי־אֲנִ֥י יְהוָֽה׃ס

Phonetic (Hebrew): vehanּabi֤y kiֽy-yeputּeh֙ vedibּe֣r dּaba֔r 'ani֤y yehvah֙ pּitּe֔ytiy 'e֖t hanּabi֣y hah֑u venati֤ytiy 'et-yadiy֙ 'ala֔yv vehi֨shshemadetּi֔yv mitּ֖oke 'amּi֥y yishsera'eֽl׃

Edified Edition (EDE)"And if the prophet be deceived when he has spoken a thing, I the LORD have deceived that prophet, and I will stretch out My hand upon him, and will destroy him from the midst of My people Israel."

וְהַנָּבִ֤יא כִֽי־יְפֻתֶּה֙ וְדִבֶּ֣ר דָּבָ֔ר אֲנִ֤י יְהוָה֙ פִּתֵּ֔יתִי אֵ֖ת הַנָּבִ֣יא הַה֑וּא וְנָטִ֤יתִי אֶת־יָדִי֙ עָלָ֔יו וְהִ֨שְׁמַדְתִּ֔יו מִתּ֖וֹךְ עַמִּ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): venashse'֖u 'avona֑m kּaֽ'avon֙ hadּore֔shsh kּa'avo֥n hanּabi֖y yiֽheyeֽh׃

Edified Edition (EDE)"And they shall bear the punishment of their iniquity: the punishment of the prophet shall be even as the punishment of him that seeks to him;"

וְנָשְׂא֖וּ עֲוֺנָ֑ם כַּֽעֲוֺן֙ הַדֹּרֵ֔שׁ כַּעֲוֺ֥ן הַנָּבִ֖יא יִֽהְיֶֽה׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): le֠ma'an loֽ'-yite'֨u '֤od bּeֽyt-yishsera'el֙ me'aֽchara֔y veloֽ'-yitּamּe'֥u '֖od bּekal-pּishshe'eyhe֑m veha֥yu li֣y le'a֗m vaֽ'aniy֙ 'eheye֤h lahem֙ leֽ'lohi֔ym ne'u֖m 'adona֥y yehviֽh׃p

Edified Edition (EDE)"That the house of Israel may go no more astray from Me, neither be polluted anymore with all their transgressions; but that they may be My people, and I may be their God," says the Lord GOD.

לְ֠מַעַן לֹֽא־יִתְע֨וּ ע֤וֹד בֵּֽית־יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ מֵאַֽחֲרַ֔י וְלֹֽא־יִטַּמְּא֥וּ ע֖וֹד בְּכָל־פִּשְׁעֵיהֶ֑ם וְהָ֥יוּ לִ֣י לְעָ֗ם וַֽאֲנִי֙ אֶהְיֶ֤ה לָהֶם֙ לֵֽאלֹהִ֔ים נְאֻ֖ם אֲדֹנָ֥י יְהוִֽה׃פ

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayehi֥y debar-yehva֖h 'ela֥y le'moֽr׃

Edified Edition (EDE)The word of the LORD came again to me, saying,

וַיְהִ֥י דְבַר־יְהוָ֖ה אֵלַ֥י לֵאמֹֽר׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): bּen-'ada֗m 'e֚retz kּi֤y techeta'-liy֙ lime'al-ma֔'al venati֤ytiy yadiy֙ 'ale֔yha veshshaba֥retּiy la֖hּ matּeh-la֑chem vehishshelachetּiy-ba֣hּ ra'a֔b vehikeratּi֥y mimּe֖nּah 'ada֥m ubehemaֽh׃

Edified Edition (EDE)"Son of man, when the land sins against Me by trespassing grievously, then will I stretch out Mine hand upon it, and will break the staff of the bread thereof, and will send famine upon it, and will cut off man and beast from it:"

בֶּן־אָדָ֗ם אֶ֚רֶץ כִּ֤י תֶחֱטָא־לִי֙ לִמְעָל־מַ֔עַל וְנָטִ֤יתִי יָדִי֙ עָלֶ֔יהָ וְשָׁבַ֥רְתִּי לָ֖הּ מַטֵּה־לָ֑חֶם וְהִשְׁלַחְתִּי־בָ֣הּ רָעָ֔ב וְהִכְרַתִּ֥י מִמֶּ֖נָּה אָדָ֥ם וּבְהֵמָֽה׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): ve֠hayu shshelo֨shshet ha'anashshi֤ym ha'e֨lּeh֙ bּetoka֔hּ no֖cha dn'l dּaniyּe֣'l ve'iyּ֑ob he֤mּah betzideqatam֙ yenatzּel֣u napeshsha֔m ne'u֖m 'adona֥y yehviֽh׃

Edified Edition (EDE)"Though these three men, Noah, Daniel, and Job, were in it, they should deliver but their own souls by their righteousness," says the Lord GOD.

וְ֠הָיוּ שְׁלֹ֨שֶׁת הָאֲנָשִׁ֤ים הָאֵ֨לֶּה֙ בְּתוֹכָ֔הּ נֹ֖חַ דנאל דָּנִיֵּ֣אל וְאִיּ֑וֹב הֵ֤מָּה בְצִדְקָתָם֙ יְנַצְּל֣וּ נַפְשָׁ֔ם נְאֻ֖ם אֲדֹנָ֥י יְהוִֽה׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): lֽu-chayּa֥h ra'a֛h 'a'abi֥yr bּa'a֖retz veshshikּela֑tּah vehayeta֤h shshemamah֙ mibּeli֣y 'obe֔r mipּene֖y hachayּaֽh׃

Edified Edition (EDE)"If I cause noisome beasts to pass through the land, and they spoil it, so that it be desolate, that no man may pass through because of the beasts:"

לֽוּ־חַיָּ֥ה רָעָ֛ה אַעֲבִ֥יר בָּאָ֖רֶץ וְשִׁכְּלָ֑תָּה וְהָיְתָ֤ה שְׁמָמָה֙ מִבְּלִ֣י עוֹבֵ֔ר מִפְּנֵ֖י הַחַיָּֽה׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): shshelo֨shshet ha'anashshi֣ym ha'elּeh֮ bּetokahּ֒ chay-'a֗niy ne'um֙ 'adona֣y yehvi֔h 'im-bּani֥ym ve'im-bּan֖ot yatzּi֑ylu he֤mּah lebadּam֙ yinּatze֔lu veha'a֖retz tּiheye֥h shshemamaֽh׃

Edified Edition (EDE)"Though these three men were in it, as I live," says the Lord GOD, "they shall deliver neither sons nor daughters; they only shall be delivered, but the land shall be desolate."

שְׁלֹ֨שֶׁת הָאֲנָשִׁ֣ים הָאֵלֶּה֮ בְּתוֹכָהּ֒ חַי־אָ֗נִי נְאֻם֙ אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִ֔ה אִם־בָּנִ֥ים וְאִם־בָּנ֖וֹת יַצִּ֑ילוּ הֵ֤מָּה לְבַדָּם֙ יִנָּצֵ֔לוּ וְהָאָ֖רֶץ תִּהְיֶ֥ה שְׁמָמָֽה׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): ֛o che֥reb 'abi֖y 'al-ha'a֣retz hahi֑y ve'amaretּi֗y che֚reb tּa'abo֣r bּa'a֔retz vehikeratּi֥y mimּe֖nּah 'ada֥m ubehemaֽh׃

Edified Edition (EDE)"Or if I bring a sword upon that land, and say, 'Sword, go through the land;' so that I cut off man and beast from it:"

א֛וֹ חֶ֥רֶב אָבִ֖יא עַל־הָאָ֣רֶץ הַהִ֑יא וְאָמַרְתִּ֗י חֶ֚רֶב תַּעֲבֹ֣ר בָּאָ֔רֶץ וְהִכְרַתִּ֥י מִמֶּ֖נָּה אָדָ֥ם וּבְהֵמָֽה׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): ushshelo֨shshet ha'anashshi֣ym ha'elּeh֮ bּetokahּ֒ chay-'a֗niy ne'um֙ 'adona֣y yehvi֔h lo֥ yatzּi֖ylu bּani֣ym uban֑ot kּi֛y he֥m lebadּa֖m yinּatzeֽlu׃

Edified Edition (EDE)"Though these three men were in it, as I live, they shall deliver neither sons nor daughters, but they only shall be delivered themselves."

וּשְׁלֹ֨שֶׁת הָאֲנָשִׁ֣ים הָאֵלֶּה֮ בְּתוֹכָהּ֒ חַי־אָ֗נִי נְאֻם֙ אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִ֔ה לֹ֥א יַצִּ֖ילוּ בָּנִ֣ים וּבָנ֑וֹת כִּ֛י הֵ֥ם לְבַדָּ֖ם יִנָּצֵֽלוּ׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): ֛o dּe֥ber 'ashshalּa֖ch 'el-ha'a֣retz hahi֑y veshshapaketּi֨y chamati֤y 'ale֨yha֙ bּeda֔m lehakeri֥yt mimּe֖nּah 'ada֥m ubehemaֽh׃

Edified Edition (EDE)"Or if I send a pestilence into that land, and pour out My fury upon it in blood, to cut off from it man and beast:"

א֛וֹ דֶּ֥בֶר אֲשַׁלַּ֖ח אֶל־הָאָ֣רֶץ הַהִ֑יא וְשָׁפַכְתִּ֨י חֲמָתִ֤י עָלֶ֨יהָ֙ בְּדָ֔ם לְהַכְרִ֥ית מִמֶּ֖נָּה אָדָ֥ם וּבְהֵמָֽה׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): veno֨cha dn'l dּaniyּe֣'l ve'iyּob֮ bּetokahּ֒ chay-'a֗niy ne'um֙ 'adona֣y yehvi֔h 'im-bּe֥n 'im-bּa֖t yatzּi֑ylu he֥mּah betzideqata֖m yatzּi֥ylu napeshshaֽm׃p

Edified Edition (EDE)"Though Noah, Daniel, and Job, were in it, as I live," says the Lord GOD, "they shall deliver neither son nor daughter; they shall but deliver their own souls by their righteousness."

וְנֹ֨חַ דנאל דָּנִיֵּ֣אל וְאִיּוֹב֮ בְּתוֹכָהּ֒ חַי־אָ֗נִי נְאֻם֙ אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִ֔ה אִם־בֵּ֥ן אִם־בַּ֖ת יַצִּ֑ילוּ הֵ֥מָּה בְצִדְקָתָ֖ם יַצִּ֥ילוּ נַפְשָֽׁם׃פ

Phonetic (Hebrew): kּiy֩ ko֨h 'ama֜r 'adona֣y yehovi֗h 'a֣p kּiֽy-'arebּa֣'at shshepata֣y ׀ hara'i֡ym che֠reb vera'a֞b vechayּa֤h ra'ah֙ vade֔ber shshilּa֖chetּiy 'el-yerushshala֑im lehakeri֥yt mimּe֖nּah 'ada֥m ubehemaֽh׃

Edified Edition (EDE)For thus says the Lord GOD; "How much more when I send My four sore judgements upon Jerusalem, the sword, and the famine, and the noisome beast, and the pestilence, to cut off from it man and beast?"

כִּי֩ כֹ֨ה אָמַ֜ר אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהֹוִ֗ה אַ֣ף כִּֽי־אַרְבַּ֣עַת שְׁפָטַ֣י ׀ הָרָעִ֡ים חֶ֠רֶב וְרָעָ֞ב וְחַיָּ֤ה רָעָה֙ וָדֶ֔בֶר שִׁלַּ֖חְתִּי אֶל־יְרוּשָׁלִָ֑ם לְהַכְרִ֥ית מִמֶּ֖נָּה אָדָ֥ם וּבְהֵמָֽה׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vehinּe֨h nֽoterah-bּa֜hּ pּeleta֗h haֽmּutza'iym֮ bּani֣ym ubanot֒ hinּam֙ yotze'i֣ym 'aleyke֔m ure'iyte֥m 'et-dּarekּa֖m ve'et-'aliֽylota֑m venichametּe֗m 'al-haֽra'ah֙ 'ashshe֤r hebe֨'tiy֙ 'al-yer֣ushshalai֔m 'e֛t kּal-'ashshe֥r hebe֖'tiy 'aleֽyha׃

Edified Edition (EDE)"Yet, behold, therein shall be left a remnant that shall be brought forth, both sons and daughters: behold, they shall come forth to you, and you shall see their way and their doings: and you shall be comforted concerning the evil that I have brought upon Jerusalem, even concerning all that I have brought upon it."

וְהִנֵּ֨ה נֽוֹתְרָה־בָּ֜הּ פְּלֵטָ֗ה הַֽמּוּצָאִים֮ בָּנִ֣ים וּבָנוֹת֒ הִנָּם֙ יוֹצְאִ֣ים אֲלֵיכֶ֔ם וּרְאִיתֶ֥ם אֶת־דַּרְכָּ֖ם וְאֶת־עֲלִֽילוֹתָ֑ם וְנִחַמְתֶּ֗ם עַל־הָֽרָעָה֙ אֲשֶׁ֤ר הֵבֵ֨אתִי֙ עַל־יְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם אֵ֛ת כָּל־אֲשֶׁ֥ר הֵבֵ֖אתִי עָלֶֽיהָ׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): venicham֣u 'eteke֔m kּiֽy-tire'֥u 'et-dּarekּa֖m ve'et-'aliֽylota֑m viֽyda'etּe֗m kּiy֩ lo֨ chinּa֤m 'ashsi֨ytiy֙ 'e֣t kּal-'ashsher-'ashsi֣ytiy ba֔hּ ne'u֖m 'adona֥y yehoviֽh׃p

Edified Edition (EDE)"And they shall comfort you, when you see their ways and their doings: and you shall know that I have not done without cause all that I have done in it," says the Lord GOD.

וְנִחֲמ֣וּ אֶתְכֶ֔ם כִּֽי־תִרְא֥וּ אֶת־דַּרְכָּ֖ם וְאֶת־עֲלִֽילוֹתָ֑ם וִֽידַעְתֶּ֗ם כִּי֩ לֹ֨א חִנָּ֤ם עָשִׂ֨יתִי֙ אֵ֣ת כָּל־אֲשֶׁר־עָשִׂ֣יתִי בָ֔הּ נְאֻ֖ם אֲדֹנָ֥י יְהֹוִֽה׃פ