Ezekiel 20

of Israel

came

דּרשׁ

Darash

to enquire

of the Lord

ישׁב

Yashab

H3427

and sat

פּנים

Paniym

before

2

דּבר

Dabar

Then came the word

of the Lord

אדם

'adam

of man

,

דּבר

Dabar

H1696

speak

זקן

Zaqen

H2205

unto the elders

ישׂראל

Yisra'el

of Israel

,

and say

unto them, Thus saith

אדני

'Adonay

the Lord

יהוה

Y@hovih

Are ye come

דּרשׁ

Darash

to enquire

חי

Chay

H2416

of me As I live

נאם

N@'um

אדני

'Adonay

the Lord

יהוה

Y@hovih

דּרשׁ

Darash

I will not be enquired

4

שׁפט

Shaphat

Wilt thou judge

them, son

אדם

'adam

of man

,

שׁפט

Shaphat

wilt thou judge

ידע

Yada`

them cause them to know

תּעבה תּועבה

Tow`ebah

the abominations

unto them, Thus saith

אדני

'Adonay

the Lord

יהוה

Y@hovih

יום

Yowm

H3117

In the day

בּחר

Bachar

H977

when I chose

ישׂראל

Yisra'el

Israel

נסה נשׂא

Nasa'

and lifted up

יד

Yad

זרע

Zera`

H2233

unto the seed

בּית

Bayith

of the house

יעקב

Ya`aqob

H3290

of Jacob

ידע

Yada`

and made myself known

ארץ

'erets

unto them in the land

מצרים

Mitsrayim

of Egypt

נסה נשׂא

Nasa'

when I lifted

יד

Yad

up mine hand

I am the Lord

יום

Yowm

H3117

In the day

נסה נשׂא

Nasa'

that I lifted up

יד

Yad

יצא

Yatsa'

unto them, to bring them forth

ארץ

'erets

of the land

מצרים

Mitsrayim

of Egypt

ארץ

'erets

into a land

תּוּר

Tuwr

H8446

that I had espied

זוּב

Zuwb

H2100

for them, flowing

חלב

Chalab

H2461

with milk

דּבשׁ

D@bash

H1706

and honey

,

צבי

Ts@biy

H6643

which is the glory

,

7

Then said

שׁלך

Shalak

H7993

I unto them, Cast ye away

אישׁ

'iysh

H376

every man

שׁקּץ שׁקּוּץ

Shiqquwts

H8251

the abominations

עין

`ayin

of his eyes

,

טמא

Tame'

and defile

גּלּל גּלּוּל

Gilluwl

not yourselves with the idols

מצרים

Mitsrayim

of Egypt

I am the Lord

8

מרה

Marah

H4784

But they rebelled

אבה

'abah

H14

against me, and would

שׁמע

Shama`

H8085

not hearken

אישׁ

'iysh

H376

unto me they did not every man

שׁלך

Shalak

H7993

cast away

שׁקּץ שׁקּוּץ

Shiqquwts

H8251

the abominations

עין

`ayin

of their eyes

,

עזב

`azab

H5800

neither did they forsake

גּלּל גּלּוּל

Gilluwl

the idols

מצרים

Mitsrayim

of Egypt

then I said

,

שׁפך

Shaphak

I will pour out

חמא חמה

Chemah

my fury

כּלה

Kalah

H3615

upon them, to accomplish

אף

'aph

H639

my anger

תּוך

Tavek

H8432

against them in the midst

ארץ

'erets

of the land

9

But I wrought

שׁם

Shem

for my name's

חלל

Chalal

sake, that it should not be polluted

עין

`ayin

before

גּי גּוי

Gowy

the heathen

,

תּוך

Tavek

H8432

among

עין

`ayin

whom they were, in whose sight

ידע

Yada`

I made myself known

יצא

Yatsa'

unto them, in bringing them forth

ארץ

'erets

out of the land

10

יצא

Yatsa'

Wherefore I caused them to go forth

ארץ

'erets

out of the land

מצרים

Mitsrayim

of Egypt

,

and brought

11

נתן

Nathan

And I gave

חקּה

Chuqqah

them my statutes

,

ידע

Yada`

and shewed

משׁפּט

Mishpat

them my judgments

,

אדם

'adam

which if a man

,

do

,

חיי

Chayay

H2425

he shall even live

12

נתן

Nathan

Moreover also I gave

שׁבּת

Shabbath

them my sabbaths

,

אות

'owth

H226

to be a sign

ידע

Yada`

between me and them, that they might know

that I am the Lord

קדשׁ

Qadash

H6942

that sanctify

13

בּית

Bayith

But the house

ישׂראל

Yisra'el

of Israel

מרה

Marah

H4784

rebelled

מדבּר

Midbar

against me in the wilderness

הלך

Halak

they walked

חקּה

Chuqqah

not in my statutes

,

מאס

Ma'ac

H3988

and they despised

משׁפּט

Mishpat

,

אדם

'adam

which if a man

,

do

,

חיי

Chayay

H2425

he shall even live

שׁבּת

Shabbath

in them and my sabbaths

מאד

M@`od

H3966

they greatly

חלל

Chalal

polluted

then I said

,

שׁפך

Shaphak

I would pour out

חמא חמה

Chemah

my fury

מדבּר

Midbar

upon them in the wilderness

,

כּלה

Kalah

H3615

to consume

14

But I wrought

שׁם

Shem

for my name's

חלל

Chalal

sake, that it should not be polluted

עין

`ayin

before

גּי גּוי

Gowy

the heathen

,

עין

`ayin

in whose sight

15

נסה נשׂא

Nasa'

Yet also I lifted up

יד

Yad

my hand

מדבּר

Midbar

unto them in the wilderness

,

that I would not bring

ארץ

'erets

them into the land

נתן

Nathan

which I had given

זוּב

Zuwb

H2100

them, flowing

חלב

Chalab

H2461

with milk

דּבשׁ

D@bash

H1706

and honey

,

צבי

Ts@biy

H6643

which is the glory

,

16

מאס

Ma'ac

H3988

Because they despised

משׁפּט

Mishpat

,

הלך

Halak

and walked

חקּה

Chuqqah

not in my statutes

,

חלל

Chalal

but polluted

שׁבּת

Shabbath

לב

Leb

H3820

for their heart

הלך

Halak

went

אחר

'achar

after

17

עין

`ayin

Nevertheless mine eye

חוּס

Chuwc

H2347

spared

שׁחת

Shachath

H7843

them from destroying

them, neither did I make

כּלה

Kalah

an end

But I said

מדבּר

Midbar

in the wilderness

,

ילך

Yalak

H3212

Walk

חק

Choq

H2706

ye not in the statutes

אב

'ab

of your fathers

,

שׁמר

Shamar

H8104

neither observe

משׁפּט

Mishpat

their judgments

,

טמא

Tame'

I am the Lord

אלהים

'elohiym

H430

your God

ילך

Yalak

H3212

walk

חקּה

Chuqqah

in my statutes

,

שׁמר

Shamar

H8104

and keep

משׁפּט

Mishpat

,

and do

20

קדשׁ

Qadash

H6942

And hallow

שׁבּת

Shabbath

אות

'owth

H226

and they shall be a sign

ידע

Yada`

between me and you, that ye may know

that I am the Lord

21

Notwithstanding the children

מרה

Marah

H4784

rebelled

הלך

Halak

against me they walked

חקּה

Chuqqah

not in my statutes

,

שׁמר

Shamar

H8104

neither kept

משׁפּט

Mishpat

to do

אדם

'adam

them, which if a man

do

,

חיי

Chayay

H2425

he shall even live

חלל

Chalal

in them they polluted

שׁבּת

Shabbath

then I said

,

שׁפך

Shaphak

I would pour out

חמא חמה

Chemah

my fury

כּלה

Kalah

H3615

upon them, to accomplish

אף

'aph

H639

my anger

22

שׁוּב

Shuwb

H7725

Nevertheless I withdrew

יד

Yad

,

and wrought

שׁם

Shem

for my name's

חלל

Chalal

sake, that it should not be polluted

עין

`ayin

in the sight

גּי גּוי

Gowy

of the heathen

,

עין

`ayin

in whose sight

23

נסה נשׂא

Nasa'

I lifted up

יד

Yad

מדבּר

Midbar

unto them also in the wilderness

,

פּוּץ

Puwts

H6327

that I would scatter

גּי גּוי

Gowy

them among the heathen

,

זרה

Zarah

H2219

and disperse

24

Because they had not executed

משׁפּט

Mishpat

,

מאס

Ma'ac

H3988

but had despised

חקּה

Chuqqah

my statutes

,

חלל

Chalal

and had polluted

שׁבּת

Shabbath

,

עין

`ayin

and their eyes

אחר

'achar

were after

אב

'ab

their fathers'

25

נתן

Nathan

Wherefore I gave

חק

Choq

H2706

them also statutes

טוב

Towb

H2896

that were not good

משׁפּט

Mishpat

and judgments

26

טמא

Tame'

And I polluted

מתּנה

Mattanah

H4979

them in their own gifts

,

עבר

`abar

H5674

in that they caused to pass through

פּטרה פּטר

Peter

H6363

the fire all that openeth

רחם

Racham

H7356

the womb

,

שׁמם

Shamem

H8074

that I might make them desolate

,

ידע

Yada`

to the end that they might know

27

Therefore, son

אדם

'adam

of man

,

דּבר

Dabar

H1696

speak

בּית

Bayith

unto the house

ישׂראל

Yisra'el

of Israel

,

and say

unto them, Thus saith

אדני

'Adonay

the Lord

יהוה

Y@hovih

אב

'ab

Yet in this your fathers

גּדף

Gadaph

H1442

have blasphemed

מעל

Ma`al

H4603

me, in that they have committed

מעל

Ma`al

For when I had brought

ארץ

'erets

them into the land

,

נסה נשׂא

Nasa'

for the which I lifted up

,

יד

Yad

נתן

Nathan

to give

ראה

Ra'ah

H7200

it to them, then they saw

רוּם

Ruwm

H7311

every high

גּבעה

Gib`ah

H1389

hill

,

עבות עבת

`aboth

H5687

and all the thick

עץ

`ets

trees

,

זבח

Zabach

H2076

and they offered

זבח

Zebach

H2077

there their sacrifices

,

נתן

Nathan

and there they presented

כּעשׂ כּעס

Ka`ac

H3708

the provocation

קרבּן קרבּן

Qorban

H7133

of their offering

שׂים שׂוּם

Suwm

H7760

there also they made

ניחח ניחוח

Nichowach

H5207

their sweet

ריח

Reyach

H7381

savour

,

נסך

Nacak

H5258

and poured out

29

Then I said

בּמה

Bamah

H1116

unto them, What is the high place

whereunto ye go

שׁם

Shem

And the name

קרא

Qara'

H7121

thereof is called

בּמה

Bamah

בּית

Bayith

unto the house

ישׂראל

Yisra'el

of Israel

,

Thus saith

אדני

'Adonay

the Lord

יהוה

Y@hovih

טמא

Tame'

Are ye polluted

דּרך

Derek

after the manner

אב

'ab

of your fathers

זנה

Zanah

H2181

and commit ye whoredom

אחר

'achar

after

31

נסה נשׂא

Nasa'

For when ye offer

מתּנה

Mattanah

H4979

your gifts

,

when ye make your sons

עבר

`abar

H5674

to pass through

אשׁ

'esh

H784

the fire

,

טמא

Tame'

ye pollute

גּלּל גּלּוּל

Gilluwl

yourselves with all your idols

,

יום

Yowm

H3117

even unto this day

דּרשׁ

Darash

and shall I be enquired

בּית

Bayith

of by you, O house

ישׂראל

Yisra'el

of Israel

חי

Chay

H2416

As I live

נאם

N@'um

אדני

'Adonay

the Lord

יהוה

Y@hovih

דּרשׁ

Darash

I will not be enquired

32

עלה

`alah

H5927

And that which cometh

רוּח

Ruwach

H7307

into your mind

shall not be at all, that ye say

,

H1961

We will be

גּי גּוי

Gowy

as the heathen

,

משׁפּחה

Mishpachah

H4940

as the families

ארץ

'erets

of the countries

,

שׁרת

Sharath

H8334

to serve

עץ

`ets

wood

33

חי

Chay

H2416

As I live

נאם

N@'um

אדני

'Adonay

the Lord

יהוה

Y@hovih

חזק

Chazaq

H2389

surely with a mighty

יד

Yad

hand

,

נטה

Natah

H5186

and with a stretched out

זרעה זרועה זרע זרוע

Z@rowa`

H2220

arm

,

חמא חמה

Chemah

and with fury

שׁפך

Shaphak

poured out

,

מלך

Malak

H4427

will I rule

34

יצא

Yatsa'

And I will bring you out

עם

`am

H5971

from the people

,

קבץ

Qabats

H6908

and will gather

ארץ

'erets

you out of the countries

פּוּץ

Puwts

H6327

wherein ye are scattered

,

חזק

Chazaq

H2389

with a mighty

יד

Yad

hand

,

נטה

Natah

H5186

and with a stretched out

זרעה זרועה זרע זרוע

Z@rowa`

H2220

arm

,

חמא חמה

Chemah

and with fury

35

And I will bring

מדבּר

Midbar

you into the wilderness

עם

`am

H5971

of the people

,

שׁפט

Shaphat

and there will I plead

פּנים

Paniym

with you face

36

שׁפט

Shaphat

Like as I pleaded

אב

'ab

with your fathers

מדבּר

Midbar

in the wilderness

ארץ

'erets

of the land

מצרים

Mitsrayim

of Egypt

,

שׁפט

Shaphat

so will I plead

נאם

N@'um

with you, saith

אדני

'Adonay

the Lord

37

עבר

`abar

H5674

And I will cause you to pass

שׁבט

Shebet

H7626

under the rod

,

and I will bring

מסרת

Macoreth

H4562

you into the bond

38

בּרר

Barar

H1305

And I will purge out

מרד

Marad

H4775

from among you the rebels

,

פּשׁע

Pasha`

H6586

and them that transgress

יצא

Yatsa'

against me I will bring them forth

ארץ

'erets

out of the country

מגר מגוּר

Maguwr

H4033

where they sojourn

,

and they shall not enter

אדמה

'adamah

H127

into the land

ישׂראל

Yisra'el

of Israel

ידע

Yada`

and ye shall know

39

בּית

Bayith

As for you, O house

ישׂראל

Yisra'el

of Israel

,

thus saith

אדני

'Adonay

the Lord

יהוה

Y@hovih

ילך

Yalak

H3212

Go

עבד

`abad

H5647

ye, serve

אישׁ

'iysh

H376

ye every one

גּלּל גּלּוּל

Gilluwl

his idols

,

אחר

'achar

and hereafter

שׁמע

Shama`

H8085

also, if ye will not hearken

חלל

Chalal

unto me but pollute

קדשׁ

Qodesh

H6944

ye my holy

שׁם

Shem

name

מתּנה

Mattanah

H4979

no more with your gifts

,

40

קדשׁ

Qodesh

H6944

For in mine holy

הר

Har

H2022

mountain

,

הר

Har

H2022

in the mountain

מרום

Marowm

H4791

of the height

ישׂראל

Yisra'el

of Israel

,

נאם

N@'um

אדני

'Adonay

the Lord

יהוה

Y@hovih

בּית

Bayith

there shall all the house

ישׂראל

Yisra'el

of Israel

,

ארץ

'erets

all of them in the land

,

עבד

`abad

H5647

serve

רצה

Ratsah

H7521

me there will I accept

דּרשׁ

Darash

them, and there will I require

תּרמה תּרוּמה

T@ruwmah

H8641

your offerings

,

ראשׁית

Re'shiyth

H7225

and the firstfruits

משׂאת

Mas'eth

H4864

of your oblations

,

41

רצה

Ratsah

H7521

I will accept

ניחח ניחוח

Nichowach

H5207

you with your sweet

ריח

Reyach

H7381

savour

,

יצא

Yatsa'

when I bring you out

עם

`am

H5971

from the people

,

קבץ

Qabats

H6908

and gather

ארץ

'erets

you out of the countries

פּוּץ

Puwts

H6327

wherein ye have been scattered

קדשׁ

Qadash

H6942

and I will be sanctified

עין

`ayin

in you before

42

ידע

Yada`

And ye shall know

that I am the Lord

when I shall bring

אדמה

'adamah

H127

you into the land

ישׂראל

Yisra'el

of Israel

,

ארץ

'erets

into the country

נסה נשׂא

Nasa'

for the which I lifted up

יד

Yad

נתן

Nathan

to give

43

זכר

Zakar

H2142

And there shall ye remember

דּרך

Derek

your ways

,

עללה עלילה

`aliylah

H5949

and all your doings

,

טמא

Tame'

wherein ye have been defiled

קוּט

Quwt

H6962

and ye shall lothe

פּנים

Paniym

yourselves in your own sight

רעה רע

Ra`

H7451

for all your evils

44

ידע

Yada`

And ye shall know

that I am the Lord

when I have wrought

שׁם

Shem

with you for my name's

רעה רע

Ra`

H7451

sake, not according to your wicked

דּרך

Derek

ways

,

שׁחת

Shachath

H7843

nor according to your corrupt

עללה עלילה

`aliylah

H5949

doings

,

בּית

Bayith

O ye house

ישׂראל

Yisra'el

of Israel

,

נאם

N@'um

אדני

'Adonay

the Lord

45

דּבר

Dabar

Moreover the word

of the Lord

אדם

'adam

of man

,

שׂים שׂוּם

Suwm

H7760

set

פּנים

Paniym

thy face

דּרך

Derek

toward

תּמן תּימן

Teyman

H8486

the south

,

נטף

Nataph

H5197

and drop

דּרום

Darowm

H1864

thy word toward the south

נבא

Naba'

H5012

and prophesy

יער

Ya`ar

H3293

against the forest

נגב

Negeb

of the south

יער

Ya`ar

H3293

to the forest

נגב

Negeb

H5045

of the south

,

שׁמע

Shama`

H8085

Hear

דּבר

Dabar

the word

of the Lord

אדני

'Adonay

the Lord

יהוה

Y@hovih

יצת

Yatsath

H3341

Behold, I will kindle

אשׁ

'esh

H784

a fire

אכל

'akal

H398

in thee, and it shall devour

לח

Lach

H3892

every green

עץ

`ets

tree

יבשׁ

Yabesh

H3002

in thee, and every dry

עץ

`ets

tree

להבת להבה

Lehabah

H3852

the flaming

שׁלהבת

Shalhebeth

H7957

flame

כּבה

Kabah

H3518

shall not be quenched

,

פּנים

Paniym

and all faces

נגב

Negeb

H5045

from the south

צפן צפון

Tsaphown

H6828

to the north

צרב

Tsarab

H6866

shall be burned

48

בּשׂר

Basar

H1320

And all flesh

ראה

Ra'ah

H7200

shall see

that I the Lord

בּער

Ba`ar

אההּ

'ahahh

H162

I, Ah

אדני

'Adonay

Lord

יהוה

Y@hovih