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Ezekiel

Chapter 4
1
Phonetic (Hebrew): ve'atּa֤h ben-'adam֙ qach-leka֣ lebena֔h venatatּa֥h 'ota֖hּ lepane֑yka vechaqּota֥ 'ale֛yha 'i֖yr 'et-yerushshalaiֽm׃
Edified Edition (EDE)You also, son of man, take you a tile, and lay it before you, and portray upon it the city, even Jerusalem:

וְאַתָּ֤ה בֶן־אָדָם֙ קַח־לְךָ֣ לְבֵנָ֔ה וְנָתַתָּ֥ה אוֹתָ֖הּ לְפָנֶ֑יךָ וְחַקּוֹתָ֥ עָלֶ֛יהָ עִ֖יר אֶת־יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃

2
Phonetic (Hebrew): venatatּa֨h 'ale֜yha matz֗or ubani֤yta 'ale֨yha֙ dּaye֔q veshshapaketּa֥ 'ale֖yha soֽlela֑h venatatּa֨h 'ale֧yha machan֛ot veshsiym-'ale֥yha kּari֖ym sabiֽyb׃
Edified Edition (EDE)And lay siege against it, and build a fort against it, and cast a mount against it; set the camp also against it, and set battering rams against it round about.

וְנָתַתָּ֨ה עָלֶ֜יהָ מָצ֗וֹר וּבָנִ֤יתָ עָלֶ֨יהָ֙ דָּיֵ֔ק וְשָׁפַכְתָּ֥ עָלֶ֖יהָ סֹֽלְלָ֑ה וְנָתַתָּ֨ה עָלֶ֧יהָ מַחֲנ֛וֹת וְשִׂים־עָלֶ֥יהָ כָּרִ֖ים סָבִֽיב׃

3
Phonetic (Hebrew): ve'atּa֤h qach-leka֙ machaba֣t bּareze֔l venatatּa֤h 'otahּ֙ qi֣yr bּareze֔l bּeyneka֖ ube֣yn ha'i֑yr vahakiynotah֩ 'et-pּane֨yka 'ele֜yha vehayeta֤h bamּatzor֙ vetzaretּa֣ 'ale֔yha '֥ot hi֖y lebe֥yt yishsera'eֽl׃s
Edified Edition (EDE)Moreover take you to you an iron pan, and set it for a wall of iron between you and the city: and set your face against it, and it shall be besieged, and you shall lay siege against it. This shall be a sign to the house of Israel.

וְאַתָּ֤ה קַח־לְךָ֙ מַחֲבַ֣ת בַּרְזֶ֔ל וְנָתַתָּ֤ה אוֹתָהּ֙ קִ֣יר בַּרְזֶ֔ל בֵּינְךָ֖ וּבֵ֣ין הָעִ֑יר וַהֲכִינֹתָה֩ אֶת־פָּנֶ֨יךָ אֵלֶ֜יהָ וְהָיְתָ֤ה בַמָּצוֹר֙ וְצַרְתָּ֣ עָלֶ֔יהָ א֥וֹת הִ֖יא לְבֵ֥ית יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ס

4
Phonetic (Hebrew): ve'atּa֤h shshekab֙ 'al-tzidּeka֣ hashsּema'li֔y veshsametּa֛ 'et-'avo֥n bּeֽyt-yishsera'e֖l 'ala֑yv misepּa֤r hayּamiym֙ 'ashshe֣r tּishshekּa֣b 'ala֔yv tּishsּa֖ 'et-'avonaֽm׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Lie you also upon your left side, and lay the iniquity of the house of Israel upon it: according to the number of the days that you shall lie upon it you shall bear their iniquity.

וְאַתָּ֤ה שְׁכַב֙ עַל־צִדְּךָ֣ הַשְּׂמָאלִ֔י וְשַׂמְתָּ֛ אֶת־עֲוֺ֥ן בֵּֽית־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל עָלָ֑יו מִסְפַּ֤ר הַיָּמִים֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר תִּשְׁכַּ֣ב עָלָ֔יו תִּשָּׂ֖א אֶת־עֲוֺנָֽם׃

5
Phonetic (Hebrew): va'ani֗y nata֤tּiֽy leka֙ 'et-shshene֣y 'avona֔m lemisepּa֣r yami֔ym shsheloshsh-me'֥ot vetishshe'i֖ym y֑om venashsa֖'ta 'avo֥n bּeֽyt-yishsera'eֽl׃
Edified Edition (EDE)For I have laid upon you the years of their iniquity, according to the number of the days, three hundred and ninety days: so shall you bear the iniquity of the house of Israel.

וַאֲנִ֗י נָתַ֤תִּֽי לְךָ֙ אֶת־שְׁנֵ֣י עֲוֺנָ֔ם לְמִסְפַּ֣ר יָמִ֔ים שְׁלֹשׁ־מֵא֥וֹת וְתִשְׁעִ֖ים י֑וֹם וְנָשָׂ֖אתָ עֲוֺ֥ן בֵּֽית־יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃

6
Phonetic (Hebrew): vekilּiyta֣ 'et-'e֗lּeh veshsha֨kabetּa֜ 'al-tzidּeka֤ hymyny hayemaniy֙ shsheni֔yt venashsa֖'ta 'et-'avo֣n bּeyt-yehuda֑h 'arebּa'i֣ym y֔om y֧om lashshּana֛h y֥om lashshּana֖h netatּi֥yv laֽke׃
Edified Edition (EDE)And when you hast accomplished them, lie again on your right side, and you shall bear the iniquity of the house of Judah forty days: I have appointed you each day for a year.

וְכִלִּיתָ֣ אֶת־אֵ֗לֶּה וְשָׁ֨כַבְתָּ֜ עַל־צִדְּךָ֤ הימיני הַיְמָנִי֙ שֵׁנִ֔ית וְנָשָׂ֖אתָ אֶת־עֲוֺ֣ן בֵּית־יְהוּדָ֑ה אַרְבָּעִ֣ים י֔וֹם י֧וֹם לַשָּׁנָ֛ה י֥וֹם לַשָּׁנָ֖ה נְתַתִּ֥יו לָֽךְ׃

7
Phonetic (Hebrew): ve'el-metz֤or yerushshalai֨m֙ tּaki֣yn pּane֔yka uֽzero'aka֖ chashsupa֑h venibּe'ta֖ 'aleֽyha׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Therefore you shall set your face toward the siege of Jerusalem, and your arm shall be uncovered, and you shall prophesy against it.

וְאֶל־מְצ֤וֹר יְרוּשָׁלִַ֨ם֙ תָּכִ֣ין פָּנֶ֔יךָ וּֽזְרֹעֲךָ֖ חֲשׂוּפָ֑ה וְנִבֵּאתָ֖ עָלֶֽיהָ׃

8
Phonetic (Hebrew): vehinּe֛h nata֥tּiy 'ale֖yka 'aboti֑ym veloֽ'-tehape֤ke miֽtzּidּeka֙ 'el-tzidּe֔ka 'ad-kּalּoteka֖ yeme֥y metzureֽka׃
Edified Edition (EDE)And, behold, I will lay bands upon you, and you shall not turn you from one side to another, till you hast ended the days of your siege.

וְהִנֵּ֛ה נָתַ֥תִּי עָלֶ֖יךָ עֲבוֹתִ֑ים וְלֹֽא־תֵהָפֵ֤ךְ מִֽצִּדְּךָ֙ אֶל־צִדֶּ֔ךָ עַד־כַּלּוֹתְךָ֖ יְמֵ֥י מְצוּרֶֽךָ׃

9
Phonetic (Hebrew): ve'atּa֣h qach-leka֡ chitּi֡yn u֠shse'oriym up֨ol va'adashshi֜ym vedo֣chan vekusּemi֗ym venatatּa֤h 'otam֙ bּikeli֣y 'echa֔d ve'ashsi֧yta 'ota֛m leka֖ lela֑chem misepּa֨r hayּami֜ym 'ashsher-'atּa֣h ׀ shshoke֣b 'aֽl-tzidּeka֗ shsheloshsh-me'֧ot vetishshe'i֛ym y֖om tּo'kaleֽnּu׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Take you also to you wheat, and barley, and beans, and lentiles, and millet, and fitches, and put them in one vessel, and make you bread thereof, according to the number of the days that you shall lie upon your side, three hundred and ninety days shall you eat thereof.

וְאַתָּ֣ה קַח־לְךָ֡ חִטִּ֡ין וּ֠שְׂעֹרִים וּפ֨וֹל וַעֲדָשִׁ֜ים וְדֹ֣חַן וְכֻסְּמִ֗ים וְנָתַתָּ֤ה אוֹתָם֙ בִּכְלִ֣י אֶחָ֔ד וְעָשִׂ֧יתָ אוֹתָ֛ם לְךָ֖ לְלָ֑חֶם מִסְפַּ֨ר הַיָּמִ֜ים אֲשֶׁר־אַתָּ֣ה ׀ שׁוֹכֵ֣ב עַֽל־צִדְּךָ֗ שְׁלֹשׁ־מֵא֧וֹת וְתִשְׁעִ֛ים י֖וֹם תֹּאכֲלֶֽנּוּ׃

10
Phonetic (Hebrew): uma'akaֽleka֙ 'ashshe֣r tּo'kale֔nּu bּemishsheq֕ol 'eshseri֥ym shshe֖qel layּ֑om me'e֥t 'ad-'e֖t tּo'kaleֽnּu׃
Edified Edition (EDE)And your meat which you shall eat shall be by weight, twenty shekels a day: from time to time shall you eat it.

וּמַאֲכָֽלְךָ֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר תֹּאכֲלֶ֔נּוּ בְּמִשְׁק֕וֹל עֶשְׂרִ֥ים שֶׁ֖קֶל לַיּ֑וֹם מֵעֵ֥ת עַד־עֵ֖ת תֹּאכֲלֶֽנּוּ׃

11
Phonetic (Hebrew): uma֛yim bּimeshsura֥h tishshetּe֖h shshishshּi֣yt hahi֑yn me'e֥t 'ad-'e֖t tּishshetּeֽh׃
Edified Edition (EDE)You shall drink also water by measure, the sixth part of an hin: from time to time shall you drink.

וּמַ֛יִם בִּמְשׂוּרָ֥ה תִשְׁתֶּ֖ה שִׁשִּׁ֣ית הַהִ֑ין מֵעֵ֥ת עַד־עֵ֖ת תִּשְׁתֶּֽה׃

12
Phonetic (Hebrew): ve'uga֥t shse'ori֖ym tּoֽ'kale֑nּah vehi֗y bּegeֽleley֙ tze'a֣t haֽ'ada֔m tּe'uge֖nah le'eyneyheֽm׃s
Edified Edition (EDE)You shall eat it as barley cakes, and you shall bake it with dung that comes out of man, in their sight.

וְעֻגַ֥ת שְׂעֹרִ֖ים תֹּֽאכֲלֶ֑נָּה וְהִ֗יא בְּגֶֽלְלֵי֙ צֵאַ֣ת הָֽאָדָ֔ם תְּעֻגֶ֖נָה לְעֵינֵיהֶֽם׃ס

13
Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּo֣'mer yehva֔h kּa֣kah yo'kel֧u beneֽy-yishsera'e֛l 'et-lachema֖m tame֑ bּagּoyi֕m 'ashshe֥r 'adּiyche֖m shshaֽm׃
Edified Edition (EDE)And the LORD said, "Even thus shall the children of Israel eat their defiled bread among the Gentiles, Where I will drive them."

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר יְהוָ֔ה כָּ֣כָה יֹאכְל֧וּ בְנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל אֶת־לַחְמָ֖ם טָמֵ֑א בַּגּוֹיִ֕ם אֲשֶׁ֥ר אַדִּיחֵ֖ם שָֽׁם׃

14
Phonetic (Hebrew): va'oma֗r 'ahahּ֙ 'adona֣y yehvi֔h hinּe֥h napeshshi֖y lo֣ metumּa'a֑h unebela֨h uterepa֤h loֽ'-'aka֨letּiy֙ minּe'ura֣y ve'ad-'a֔tּah velo'-ba֥ bּepi֖y bּeshsa֥r pּigּֽul׃s
Edified Edition (EDE)Then said I, "Ah Lord GOD! behold, my soul has not been polluted: for from my youth up even till now have I not eaten of that which dies of itself, or is torn in pieces; neither came there abominable flesh into my mouth."

וָאֹמַ֗ר אֲהָהּ֙ אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִ֔ה הִנֵּ֥ה נַפְשִׁ֖י לֹ֣א מְטֻמָּאָ֑ה וּנְבֵלָ֨ה וּטְרֵפָ֤ה לֹֽא־אָכַ֨לְתִּי֙ מִנְּעוּרַ֣י וְעַד־עַ֔תָּה וְלֹא־בָ֥א בְּפִ֖י בְּשַׂ֥ר פִּגּֽוּל׃ס

15
Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּo֣'mer 'ela֔y re'e֗h nata֤tּiֽy leka֙ 'et-tzpv'y tzepiy'e֣y habּaqa֔r tּa֖chat gּelele֣y haֽ'ada֑m ve'ashsi֥yta 'eֽt-lachemeka֖ 'aleyheֽm׃s
Edified Edition (EDE)Then He said to me, "Lo, I have given you cow's dung for man's dung, and you shall prepare your bread therewith."

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֵלַ֔י רְאֵ֗ה נָתַ֤תִּֽי לְךָ֙ אֶת־צפועי צְפִיעֵ֣י הַבָּקָ֔ר תַּ֖חַת גֶּלְלֵ֣י הָֽאָדָ֑ם וְעָשִׂ֥יתָ אֶֽת־לַחְמְךָ֖ עֲלֵיהֶֽם׃ס

16
Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּo֣'mer 'ela֗y bּen-'adam֙ hineni֨y shshobe֤r matּeh-le֨chem֙ bּiyr֣ushshalai֔m ve'akelu-le֥chem bּemishsheqa֖l ubide'aga֑h uma֕yim bּimeshsura֥h ubeshshimּam֖on yishshetּֽu׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Moreover He said to me, "Son of man, behold, I will break the staff of bread in Jerusalem: and they shall eat bread by weight, and with care; and they shall drink water by measure, and with astonishment:"

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֵלַ֗י בֶּן־אָדָם֙ הִנְנִ֨י שֹׁבֵ֤ר מַטֵּה־לֶ֨חֶם֙ בִּיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם וְאָכְלוּ־לֶ֥חֶם בְּמִשְׁקָ֖ל וּבִדְאָגָ֑ה וּמַ֕יִם בִּמְשׂוּרָ֥ה וּבְשִׁמָּמ֖וֹן יִשְׁתּֽוּ׃

17
Phonetic (Hebrew): lema֥'an yacheser֖u le֣chem vama֑yim venashsha֨mּu֙ 'i֣yshsh ve'achi֔yv venama֖qּu bּa'avonaֽm׃p
Edified Edition (EDE)"That they may want bread and water, and be astonished one with another, and consume away for their iniquity."

לְמַ֥עַן יַחְסְר֖וּ לֶ֣חֶם וָמָ֑יִם וְנָשַׁ֨מּוּ֙ אִ֣ישׁ וְאָחִ֔יו וְנָמַ֖קּוּ בַּעֲוֺנָֽם׃פ