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The Book of Ezekiel

Ezekiel 29:14

וְשַׁבְתִּי֙ אֶת־שְׁב֣וּת מִצְרַ֔יִם וַהֲשִׁבֹתִ֤י אֹתָם֙ אֶ֣רֶץ פַּתְרֹ֔וס עַל־אֶ֖רֶץ מְכֽוּרָתָ֑ם וְהָ֥יוּ שָׁ֖ם מַמְלָכָ֥ה שְׁפָלָֽה׃ And I will restore the captivity of Mitsrayim and will bring them back to the land of Pathros, to the land of their origin, and there they … Continue reading

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Ezekiel 29:13

כִּ֛י כֹּ֥ה אָמַ֖ר אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִ֑ה מִקֵּ֞ץ אַרְבָּעִ֤ים שָׁנָה֙ אֲקַבֵּ֣ץ אֶת־מִצְרַ֔יִם מִן־הָעַמִּ֖ים אֲשֶׁר־נָפֹ֥צוּ שָֽׁמָּה׃ For thus says the Lord YHWH: “At the end of forty years I will gather Mitsrayim from among the peoples where they were scattered.   Morphology כִּי … Continue reading

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Ezekiel 29:12

וְנָתַתִּ֣י אֶת־אֶרֶץ֩ מִצְרַ֨יִם שְׁמָמָ֜ה בְּתֹ֣וךְ אֲרָצֹ֣ות נְשַׁמֹּ֗ות וְעָרֶ֨יהָ֙ בְּתֹ֨וךְ עָרִ֤ים מָֽחֳרָבֹות֙ תִּֽהְיֶ֣יןָ שְׁמָמָ֔ה אַרְבָּעִ֖ים שָׁנָ֑ה וַהֲפִצֹתִ֤י אֶת־מִצְרַ֨יִם֙ בַּגֹּויִ֔ם וְֽזֵרִיתִ֖ים בָּאֲרָצֹֽות׃ פ And I will make the land of Mitsrayim a desolation in the midst of desolated lands, and her cities … Continue reading

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Ezekiel 29:11

לֹ֤א תַעֲבָר־בָּהּ֙ רֶ֣גֶל אָדָ֔ם וְרֶ֥גֶל בְּהֵמָ֖ה לֹ֣א תַעֲבָר־בָּ֑הּ וְלֹ֥א תֵשֵׁ֖ב אַרְבָּעִ֥ים שָׁנָֽה׃ No foot of man shall pass through it, nor shall the foot of beast pass through it, and it shall not be inhabited for forty years.   Morphology … Continue reading

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Ezekiel 29:10

לָכֵ֛ן הִנְנִ֥י אֵלֶ֖יךָ וְאֶל־יְאֹרֶ֑יךָ וְנָתַתִּ֞י אֶת־אֶ֣רֶץ מִצְרַ֗יִם לְחָרְבֹות֙ חֹ֣רֶב שְׁמָמָ֔ה מִמִּגְדֹּ֥ל סְוֵנֵ֖ה וְעַד־גְּב֥וּל כּֽוּשׁ׃ Therefore, behold, I am against you and against your rivers, and I will make the land of Mitsrayim into ruins, a desolation and a waste, from … Continue reading

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Ezekiel 29:9

וְהָיְתָ֤ה אֶֽרֶץ־מִצְרַ֨יִם֙ לִשְׁמָמָ֣ה וְחָרְבָּ֔ה וְיָדְע֖וּ כִּֽי־אֲנִ֣י יְהוָ֑ה יַ֧עַן אָמַ֛ר יְאֹ֥ר לִ֖י וַאֲנִ֥י עָשִֽׂיתִי׃ And the land of Mitsrayim shall become a desolation and a waste, and they shall know that I am YHWH, because he said, ‘The river is mine, … Continue reading

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Ezekiel 29:8

לָכֵ֗ן כֹּ֤ה אָמַר֙ אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִ֔ה הִנְנִ֛י מֵבִ֥יא עָלַ֖יִךְ חָ֑רֶב וְהִכְרַתִּ֥י מִמֵּ֖ךְ אָדָ֥ם וּבְהֵמָֽה׃ Therefore, thus says the Lord YHWH: “Behold, I am bringing a sword upon you, and I will cut off from you man and beast.   Morphology לָכֵן … Continue reading

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Ezekiel 29:7

בְּתָפְשָׂ֨ם בְּךָ֤ בְּכַפְּךָ֙ תֵּרֹ֔וץ וּבָקַעְתָּ֥ לָהֶ֖ם כָּל־כָּתֵ֑ף וּבְהִשָּׁעֲנָ֤ם עָלֶ֨יךָ֙ תִּשָּׁבֵ֔ר וְהַעֲמַדְתָּ֥ לָהֶ֖ם כָּל־מָתְנָֽיִם׃ ס When they grasped you with the hand, you broke and tore for them every shoulder; and when they leaned upon you, you were broken, and you … Continue reading

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Ezekiel 29:6

וְיָֽדְעוּ֙ כָּל־יֹשְׁבֵ֣י מִצְרַ֔יִם כִּ֖י אֲנִ֣י יְהוָ֑ה יַ֧עַן הֱיֹותָ֛ם מִשְׁעֶ֥נֶת קָנֶ֖ה לְבֵ֥ית יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ And all the inhabitants of Mitsrayim shall know that I am YHWH, because they have been a staff of reed to the house of Yisraʾel.   Morphology וְיָדְעוּ … Continue reading

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Ezekiel 29:5

וּנְטַשְׁתִּ֣יךָ הַמִּדְבָּ֗רָה אֹותְךָ֙ וְאֵת֙ כָּל־דְּגַ֣ת יְאֹרֶ֔יךָ עַל־פְּנֵ֤י הַשָּׂדֶה֙ תִּפֹּ֔ול לֹ֥א תֵאָסֵ֖ף וְלֹ֣א תִקָּבֵ֑ץ לְחַיַּ֥ת הָאָ֛רֶץ וּלְעֹ֥וף הַשָּׁמַ֖יִם נְתַתִּ֥יךָ לְאָכְלָֽה׃ And I will cast you into the wilderness, you and all the fish of your rivers; upon the face of the … Continue reading

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Ezekiel 29:4

וְנָתַתִּ֤י חחיים בִּלְחָיֶ֔יךָ וְהִדְבַּקְתִּ֥י דְגַת־יְאֹרֶ֖יךָ בְּקַשְׂקְשֹׂתֶ֑יךָ וְהַעֲלִיתִ֨יךָ֙ מִתֹּ֣וךְ יְאֹרֶ֔יךָ וְאֵת֙ כָּל־דְּגַ֣ת יְאֹרֶ֔יךָ בְּקַשְׂקְשֹׂתֶ֖יךָ תִּדְבָּֽק׃ And I will put hooks in your jaws, and I will cause the fish of your rivers to stick to your scales, and I will bring … Continue reading

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Ezekiel 29:3

דַּבֵּ֨ר וְאָמַרְתָּ֜ כֹּֽה־אָמַ֣ר אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִ֗ה הִנְנִ֤י עָלֶ֨יךָ֙ פַּרְעֹ֣ה מֶֽלֶךְ־מִצְרַ֔יִם הַתַּנִּים֙ הַגָּדֹ֔ול הָרֹבֵ֖ץ בְּתֹ֣וךְ יְאֹרָ֑יו אֲשֶׁ֥ר אָמַ֛ר לִ֥י יְאֹרִ֖י וַאֲנִ֥י עֲשִׂיתִֽנִי׃ Speak and say, ‘Thus says the Lord YHWH: “Behold, I am against you, Parʿo king of Mitsrayim, the great tannin … Continue reading

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Ezekiel 29:2

בֶּן־אָדָ֕ם שִׂ֣ים פָּנֶ֔יךָ עַל־פַּרְעֹ֖ה מֶ֣לֶךְ מִצְרָ֑יִם וְהִנָּבֵ֣א עָלָ֔יו וְעַל־מִצְרַ֖יִם כֻּלָּֽהּ׃ “Son of man, set your face against Parʿo king of Mitsrayim, and prophesy against him and against all Mitsrayim.   Morphology בֶּן־אָדָם (ben-ʾadam) – Root: בן (ben), אדם (ʾadam); Form: … Continue reading

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Ezekiel 29:1

בַּשָּׁנָה֙ הָעֲשִׂירִ֔ית בָּעֲשִׂרִ֕י בִּשְׁנֵ֥ים עָשָׂ֖ר לַחֹ֑דֶשׁ הָיָ֥ה דְבַר־יְהוָ֖ה אֵלַ֥י לֵאמֹֽר׃ In the tenth year, in the tenth month, on the twelfth of the month, the word of YHWH came to me, saying,   Morphology בַּשָּׁנָה (ba-shanah) – Root: שׁנה (shanah); … Continue reading

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Ezekiel 28:26

וְיָשְׁב֣וּ עָלֶיהָ֮ לָבֶטַח֒ וּבָנ֤וּ בָתִּים֙ וְנָטְע֣וּ כְרָמִ֔ים וְיָשְׁב֖וּ לָבֶ֑טַח בַּעֲשֹׂותִ֣י שְׁפָטִ֗ים בְּכֹ֨ל הַשָּׁאטִ֤ים אֹתָם֙ מִסְּבִ֣יבֹותָ֔ם וְיָ֣דְע֔וּ כִּ֛י אֲנִ֥י יְהוָ֖ה אֱלֹהֵיהֶֽם׃ ס And they shall dwell upon it securely, and they shall build houses and plant vineyards and dwell securely, when … Continue reading

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Ezekiel 28:25

כֹּֽה־אָמַר֮ אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִה֒ בְּקַבְּצִ֣י אֶת־בֵּ֣ית יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל מִן־הָֽעַמִּים֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר נָפֹ֣צוּ בָ֔ם וְנִקְדַּ֥שְׁתִּי בָ֖ם לְעֵינֵ֣י הַגֹּויִ֑ם וְיָֽשְׁבוּ֙ עַל־אַדְמָתָ֔ם אֲשֶׁ֥ר נָתַ֖תִּי לְעַבְדִּ֥י לְיַעֲקֹֽב׃ ‘Thus says the Lord YHWH: “When I gather the house of Yisraʾel from among the nations where they were scattered, … Continue reading

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Ezekiel 28:24

וְלֹֽא־יִהְיֶ֨ה עֹ֜וד לְבֵ֣ית יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל סִלֹּ֤ון מַמְאִיר֙ וְקֹ֣וץ מַכְאִ֔ב מִכֹּל֙ סְבִ֣יבֹתָ֔ם הַשָּׁאטִ֖ים אֹותָ֑ם וְיָ֣דְע֔וּ כִּ֥י אֲנִ֖י אֲדֹנָ֥י יְהוִֽה׃ ס And there shall no more be to the house of Yisraʾel a pricking brier or a painful thorn from all around them … Continue reading

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Ezekiel 28:23

וְשִׁלַּחְתִּי־בָ֞הּ דֶּ֤בֶר וָדָם֙ בְּח֣וּצֹותֶ֔יהָ וְנִפְלַ֤ל חָלָל֙ בְּתֹוכָ֔הּ בְּחֶ֥רֶב עָלֶ֖יהָ מִסָּבִ֑יב וְיָדְע֖וּ כִּֽי־אֲנִ֥י יְהוָֽה׃ And I will send pestilence and blood into her streets, and the slain shall fall in her midst by the sword upon her all around; and they … Continue reading

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Ezekiel 28:22

וְאָמַרְתָּ֗ כֹּ֤ה אָמַר֙ אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִ֔ה הִנְנִ֤י עָלַ֨יִךְ֙ צִידֹ֔ון וְנִכְבַּדְתִּ֖י בְּתֹוכֵ֑ךְ וְֽיָדְע֞וּ כִּֽי־אֲנִ֣י יְהוָ֗ה בַּעֲשֹׂ֥ותִי בָ֛הּ שְׁפָטִ֖ים וְנִקְדַּ֥שְׁתִּי בָֽהּ׃ And you shall say, ‘Thus says the Lord YHWH: “Behold, I am against you, Tsidon, and I will be glorified in your … Continue reading

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Ezekiel 28:21

בֶּן־אָדָ֕ם שִׂ֥ים פָּנֶ֖יךָ אֶל־צִידֹ֑ון וְהִנָּבֵ֖א עָלֶֽיהָ׃ “Son of man, set your face toward Tsidon, and prophesy against her.   Morphology בֶּן־ (ben) – Root: בן (ben); Form: Noun masculine singular construct; Translation: “son of”; Notes: Part of the prophetic title … Continue reading

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Ezekiel 28:20

וַיְהִ֥י דְבַר־יְהוָ֖ה אֵלַ֥י לֵאמֹֽר׃ And the word of YHWH came to me, saying,   Morphology וַיְהִי (va-yehi) – Root: היה (hayah); Form: Qal wayyiqtol (narrative past) 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “And it came to pass”; Notes: Typical narrative opening … Continue reading

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Ezekiel 28:19

כָּל־יֹודְעֶ֨יךָ֙ בָּֽעַמִּ֔ים שָׁמְמ֖וּ עָלֶ֑יךָ בַּלָּהֹ֣ות הָיִ֔יתָ וְאֵינְךָ֖ עַד־עֹולָֽם׃ פ All who know you among the peoples are appalled at you; you have become terrors, and you shall be no more forever.   Morphology כָּל־ (kol) – Root: כל (kol); Form: … Continue reading

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Ezekiel 28:18

מֵרֹ֣ב עֲוֹנֶ֗יךָ בְּעֶ֨וֶל֙ רְכֻלָּ֣תְךָ֔ חִלַּ֖לְתָּ מִקְדָּשֶׁ֑יךָ וָֽאֹוצִא־אֵ֤שׁ מִתֹּֽוכְךָ֙ הִ֣יא אֲכָלַ֔תְךָ וָאֶתֶּנְךָ֤ לְאֵ֨פֶר֙ עַל־הָאָ֔רֶץ לְעֵינֵ֖י כָּל־רֹאֶֽיךָ׃ By the abundance of your iniquities, in the unrighteousness of your trade, you profaned your sanctuaries; and I brought forth fire from your midst; it … Continue reading

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Ezekiel 28:17

גָּבַ֤הּ לִבְּךָ֙ בְּיָפְיֶ֔ךָ שִׁחַ֥תָּ חָכְמָתְךָ֖ עַל־יִפְעָתֶ֑ךָ עַל־אֶ֣רֶץ הִשְׁלַכְתִּ֗יךָ לִפְנֵ֧י מְלָכִ֛ים נְתַתִּ֖יךָ לְרַ֥אֲוָה בָֽךְ׃ Your heart was lifted up because of your beauty; you corrupted your wisdom on account of your splendor. Upon the earth I have cast you; before kings … Continue reading

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Ezekiel 28:16

בְּרֹ֣ב רְכֻלָּתְךָ֗ מָל֧וּ תֹוכְךָ֛ חָמָ֖ס וַֽתֶּחֱטָ֑א וָאֶחַלֶּלְךָ֩ מֵהַ֨ר אֱלֹהִ֤ים וָֽאַבֶּדְךָ֙ כְּר֣וּב הַסֹּכֵ֔ךְ מִתֹּ֖וךְ אַבְנֵי־אֵֽשׁ׃ By the abundance of your trade they filled your midst with violence, and you sinned; so I profaned you from the mountain of God, and I … Continue reading

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Ezekiel 28:15

תָּמִ֤ים אַתָּה֙ בִּדְרָכֶ֔יךָ מִיֹּ֖ום הִבָּֽרְאָ֑ךְ עַד־נִמְצָ֥א עַוְלָ֖תָה בָּֽךְ׃ You were blameless in your ways from the day you were created, until unrighteousness was found in you.   Morphology תָּמִים (tamim) – Root: תםם (tamam); Form: Adjective masculine singular; Translation: “blameless,” … Continue reading

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Ezekiel 28:14

אַ֨תְּ־כְּר֔וּב מִמְשַׁ֖ח הַסֹּוכֵ֑ךְ וּנְתַתִּ֗יךָ בְּהַ֨ר קֹ֤דֶשׁ אֱלֹהִים֙ הָיִ֔יתָ בְּתֹ֥וךְ אַבְנֵי־אֵ֖שׁ הִתְהַלָּֽכְתָּ׃ You were the anointed cherub who covers, and I set you; you were on the holy mountain of God, you walked in the midst of stones of fire.   … Continue reading

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Ezekiel 28:13

בְּעֵ֨דֶן גַּן־אֱלֹהִ֜ים הָיִ֗יתָ כָּל־אֶ֨בֶן יְקָרָ֤ה מְסֻכָתֶ֨ךָ֙ אֹ֣דֶם פִּטְדָ֞ה וְיָהֲלֹ֗ם תַּרְשִׁ֥ישׁ שֹׁ֨הַם֙ וְיָ֣שְׁפֵ֔ה סַפִּ֣יר נֹ֔פֶךְ וּבָרְקַ֖ת וְזָהָ֑ב מְלֶ֨אכֶת תֻּפֶּ֤יךָ וּנְקָבֶ֨יךָ֙ בָּ֔ךְ בְּיֹ֥ום הִבָּרַאֲךָ֖ כֹּונָֽנוּ׃ You were in ʿEden, the garden of God; every precious stone was your covering: ruby, topaz, and … Continue reading

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Ezekiel 28:12

בֶּן־אָדָ֕ם שָׂ֥א קִינָ֖ה עַל־מֶ֣לֶךְ צֹ֑ור וְאָמַ֣רְתָּ לֹּ֗ו כֹּ֤ה אָמַר֙ אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִ֔ה אַתָּה֙ חֹותֵ֣ם תָּכְנִ֔ית מָלֵ֥א חָכְמָ֖ה וּכְלִ֥יל יֹֽפִי׃ “Son of man, take up a lamentation over the king of Tsor, and say to him, ‘Thus says the Lord YHWH: “You … Continue reading

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Ezekiel 28:11

וַיְהִ֥י דְבַר־יְהוָ֖ה אֵלַ֥י לֵאמֹֽר׃ And the word of YHWH came to me, saying,   Morphology וַיְהִי (va-yehi) – Root: היה (hayah); Form: Qal wayyiqtol (narrative past) 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “And it came to pass”; Notes: Standard narrative introduction … Continue reading

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