Ezekiel 12

Ezekiel performs symbolic actions, packing baggage and digging through a wall to depict the exile of Jerusalem's prince and inhabitants. YHWH declares that no vision or prophecy of the rebellious people will be delayed, emphasizing the certainty of judgment.

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וְ/אַתָּ֣ה 𐤅/𐤀𐤕𐤄 veatah And-you and you (masculine singular) HC/Pp2ms בֶן 𐤁𐤍 ven Bene (Bemba) son son of HNcmsc אָדָ֗ם 𐤀𐤃𐤌 adam of man human being HNcmsa עֲשֵׂ֤ה 𐤏𐤔𐤄 aseh prepare Do! HVqv2ms לְ/ךָ֙ 𐤋/𐤊 lekha for yourself HR/Sp2ms כְּלֵ֣י 𐤊𐤋𐤉 keley utensils implements of HNcmpc גוֹלָ֔ה 𐤂𐤅𐤋𐤄 golah of exile exile-community HNcfsa וּ/גְלֵ֥ה 𐤅/𐤂𐤋𐤄 ugeleh and go into exile and uncover yourself HC/Vqv2ms יוֹמָ֖ם 𐤉𐤅𐤌𐤌 yomam by day in the daytime HD לְ/עֵֽינֵי/הֶ֑ם 𐤋/𐤏𐤉𐤍𐤉/𐤄𐤌 leeyneyhem in their sight to their eyes HR/Ncbdc/Sp3mp וְ/גָלִ֨יתָ 𐤅/𐤂𐤋𐤉𐤕 vegalita and you shall go into exile and you uncovered HC/Vqq2ms מִ/מְּקוֹמְ/ךָ֜ 𐤌/𐤌𐤒𐤅𐤌/𐤊 mimeqomekha from your place from your standing-place HR/Ncmsc/Sp2ms אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward HR מָק֤וֹם 𐤌𐤒𐤅𐤌 maqom place standing-place HNcmsa אַחֵר֙ 𐤀𐤇𐤓 acher another another (masculine) HAamsa לְ/עֵ֣ינֵי/הֶ֔ם 𐤋/𐤏𐤉𐤍𐤉/𐤄𐤌 leeyneyhem-2 in their sight to their eyes HR/Ncbdc/Sp3mp אוּלַ֣י 𐤀𐤅𐤋𐤉 ulay perhaps perhaps HD יִרְא֔וּ 𐤉𐤓𐤀𐤅 yireu they will see they will see HVqi3mp כִּ֛י 𐤊𐤉 ki that for/because HC בֵּ֥ית 𐤁𐤉𐤕 beyt house house-of HNcmsc מְרִ֖י 𐤌𐤓𐤉 meri of rebellion willful rebellion HNcmsa הֵֽמָּה 𐤄𐤌𐤄 hemah they they HPp3mp
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וָ/אַ֣עַשׂ 𐤅/𐤀𐤏𐤔 vaaas And I did and I did HC/Vqw1cs כֵּן֮ 𐤊𐤍 ken so thus HTm כַּ/אֲשֶׁ֣ר 𐤊/𐤀𐤔𐤓 kaasher as as that which HR/Tr צֻוֵּיתִי֒ 𐤑𐤅𐤉𐤕𐤉 tsuveyti I was commanded I was commanded HVPp1cs כֵּ֠לַ/י 𐤊𐤋/𐤉 kelay my baggage my prepared-implements HNcmpc/Sp1cs הוֹצֵ֜אתִי 𐤄𐤅𐤑𐤀𐤕𐤉 hotseti I brought out I caused to go out HVhp1cs כִּ/כְלֵ֤י 𐤊/𐤊𐤋𐤉 kikheley as vessels implements of HR/Ncmpc גוֹלָה֙ 𐤂𐤅𐤋𐤄 golah exile exile-community HNcfsa יוֹמָ֔ם 𐤉𐤅𐤌𐤌 yomam by day in the daytime HD וּ/בָ/עֶ֛רֶב 𐤅/𐤁/𐤏𐤓𐤁 uvaerev and in the evening and in the mingling-dusk HC/Rd/Ncmsa חָתַֽרְתִּי 𐤇𐤕𐤓𐤕𐤉 chatareti I dug I dug through HVqp1cs לִ֥/י 𐤋/𐤉 li for myself HR/Sp1cs בַ/קִּ֖יר 𐤁/𐤒𐤉𐤓 vaqir through the wall in the wall HRd/Ncmsa בְּ/יָ֑ד 𐤁/𐤉𐤃 beyad with my hand by the hand of HR/Ncbsa בָּ/עֲלָטָ֥ה 𐤁/𐤏𐤋𐤈𐤄 baalatah in the dusk enveloping twilight HRd/Ncfsa הוֹצֵ֛אתִי 𐤄𐤅𐤑𐤀𐤕𐤉 hotseti-2 I brought out I caused to go out HVhp1cs עַל 𐤏𐤋 al upon upon HR כָּתֵ֥ף 𐤊𐤕𐤐 katef shoulder bearing-shoulder HNcfsa נָשָׂ֖אתִי 𐤍𐤔𐤀𐤕𐤉 nasati I carried I have lifted HVqp1cs לְ/עֵינֵי/הֶֽם 𐤋/𐤏𐤉𐤍𐤉/𐤄𐤌 leeyneyhem before their eyes to their eyes HR/Ncbdc/Sp3mp
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וְ/הַ/נָּשִׂ֨יא 𐤅/𐤄/𐤍𐤔𐤉𐤀 vehanasi and-the-prince the exalted leader HC/Td/Ncmsa אֲשֶׁר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher who that-which HTr בְּ/תוֹכָ֜/ם 𐤁/𐤕𐤅𐤊/𐤌 betokham in-their-midst in their midst HR/Ncmsc/Sp3mp אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el upon toward HR כָּתֵ֤ף 𐤊𐤕𐤐 katef shoulder bearing-shoulder HNcfsa יִשָּׂא֙ 𐤉𐤔𐤀 yisa he-will-bear he will lift HVqi3ms בָּ/עֲלָטָ֣ה 𐤁/𐤏𐤋𐤈𐤄 baalatah in-the-darkness enveloping twilight HRd/Ncfsa וְ/יֵצֵ֔א 𐤅/𐤉𐤑𐤀 veyetse and-he-will-go-out and he goes out HC/Vqi3ms בַּ/קִּ֥יר 𐤁/𐤒𐤉𐤓 baqir through-the-wall in the boundary-wall HRd/Ncmsa יַחְתְּר֖וּ 𐤉𐤇𐤕𐤓𐤅 yacheteru they-will-dig they break through HVqi3mp לְ/ה֣וֹצִיא 𐤋/𐤄𐤅𐤑𐤉𐤀 lehotsi to-bring-out to cause to go out HR/Vhc ב֑/וֹ 𐤁/𐤅 vo through-it HR/Sp3ms פָּנָ֣י/ו 𐤐𐤍𐤉/𐤅 panayv his-face his face HNcbpc/Sp3ms יְכַסֶּ֔ה 𐤉𐤊𐤎𐤄 yekhaseh he-will-cover he covers over HVpi3ms יַ֗עַן 𐤉𐤏𐤍 yaan because because HC אֲשֶׁ֨ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher-2 that that-which HTr לֹא 𐤋𐤀 lo not not HTn יִרְאֶ֥ה 𐤉𐤓𐤀𐤄 yireeh he-will-see he sees HVqi3ms לַ/עַ֛יִן 𐤋/𐤏𐤉𐤍 laayin with-the-eye to an eye HRd/Ncbsa ה֖וּא 𐤄𐤅𐤀 hu he he HPp3ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker HTo הָ/אָֽרֶץ 𐤄/𐤀𐤓𐤑 haarets the-land the earth HTd/Ncbsa
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וְ/הוֹתַרְתִּ֤י 𐤅/𐤄𐤅𐤕𐤓𐤕𐤉 vehotareti and-I-will-leave and I will cause to remain HC/Vhq1cs מֵ/הֶם֙ 𐤌/𐤄𐤌 mehem from-them HR/Sp3mp אַנְשֵׁ֣י 𐤀𐤍𐤔𐤉 aneshey men men of HNcmpc מִסְפָּ֔ר 𐤌𐤎𐤐𐤓 misepar few counted total HNcmsa מֵ/חֶ֖רֶב 𐤌/𐤇𐤓𐤁 mecherev from-sword from a bladed destroyer HR/Ncfsa מֵ/רָעָ֣ב 𐤌/𐤓𐤏𐤁 meraav from-famine from famine HR/Ncmsa וּ/מִ/דָּ֑בֶר 𐤅/𐤌/𐤃𐤁𐤓 umidaver and-from-pestilence and from destructive plague HC/R/Ncmsa לְמַ֨עַן 𐤋𐤌𐤏𐤍 lemaan that in order that HR יְסַפְּר֜וּ 𐤉𐤎𐤐𐤓𐤅 yesaperu they-may-declare they recount HVpi3mp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et object-marker HTo כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal all entirety of HNcmsc תּוֹעֲבֽוֹתֵי/הֶ֗ם 𐤕𐤅𐤏𐤁𐤅𐤕𐤉/𐤄𐤌 toavoteyhem their-abominations their detestable things HNcfpc/Sp3mp בַּ/גּוֹיִם֙ 𐤁/𐤂𐤅𐤉𐤌 bagoyim among-the-nations in the people-groups HRd/Ncmpa אֲשֶׁר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher which that-which HTr בָּ֣אוּ 𐤁𐤀𐤅 bau they-come they came HVqp3cp שָׁ֔ם 𐤔𐤌 sham there in that place HD וְ/יָדְע֖וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤃𐤏𐤅 veyadeu and-they-shall-know and they knew HC/Vqq3cp כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki that for/because HC אֲנִ֥י 𐤀𐤍𐤉 ani Ine (Bemba) I I HPp1cs יְהוָֽה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp
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וְ/אָמַרְתָּ֣ 𐤅/𐤀𐤌𐤓𐤕 veamareta and-you-shall-say and you said HC/Vqq2ms אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward HR עַ֣ם 𐤏𐤌 am people gathered people HNcmsc הָ/אָ֡רֶץ 𐤄/𐤀𐤓𐤑 haarets the-land the earth HTd/Ncbsa כֹּֽה 𐤊𐤄 koh thus in this manner HD אָמַר֩ 𐤀𐤌𐤓 amar says he said HVqp3ms אֲדֹנָ֨/י 𐤀𐤃𐤍/𐤉 adonay Lord my Sovereign Lord HNcmpc/Sp1cs יְהוִ֜ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvih GOD the Being-One Yahweh HNp לְ/יוֹשְׁבֵ֤י 𐤋/𐤉𐤅𐤔𐤁𐤉 leyoshevey to-inhabitants-of to the dwellers of HR/Vqrmpc יְרוּשָׁלִַ֨ם֙ 𐤉𐤓𐤅𐤔𐤋𐤌 yerushalaim Jerusalem Foundation of Wholeness Yerushalam HNp אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el-2 to toward HR אַדְמַ֣ת 𐤀𐤃𐤌𐤕 ademat soil-of soil of HNcfsc יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael Israel El-Contends Yiserael HNp לַחְמָ/ם֙ 𐤋𐤇𐤌/𐤌 lachemam their-bread their bread HNcbsc/Sp3mp בִּ/דְאָגָ֣ה 𐤁/𐤃𐤀𐤂𐤄 bideagah in-anxiety in anxiety HR/Ncfsa יֹאכֵ֔לוּ 𐤉𐤀𐤊𐤋𐤅 yokhelu they-shall-eat they will consume HVqi3mp וּ/מֵֽימֵי/הֶ֖ם 𐤅/𐤌𐤉𐤌𐤉/𐤄𐤌 umeymeyhem Amanzi (Zulu) and-from-waters-their and their waters HC/Ncmpc/Sp3mp בְּ/שִׁמָּמ֣וֹן 𐤁/𐤔𐤌𐤌𐤅𐤍 beshimamon in-dismay in devastating desolation HR/Ncmsa יִשְׁתּ֑וּ 𐤉𐤔𐤕𐤅 yishetu they-shall-drink they drink HVqi3mp לְמַ֜עַן 𐤋𐤌𐤏𐤍 lemaan in-order-that in order that HR תֵּשַׁ֤ם 𐤕𐤔𐤌 tesham it-may-be-desolated she will become desolate HVqi3fs אַרְצָ/הּ֙ 𐤀𐤓𐤑/𐤄 aretsah her-land earthward HNcbsc/Sp3fs מִ/מְּלֹאָ֔/הּ 𐤌/𐤌𐤋𐤀/𐤄 mimeloah from-fullness-its her fullness HR/Ncmsc/Sp3fs מֵ/חֲמַ֖ס 𐤌/𐤇𐤌𐤎 mechamas because-of-violence from violent injustice HR/Ncmsc כָּֽל 𐤊𐤋 kal all entirety of HNcmsc הַ/יֹּשְׁבִ֥ים 𐤄/𐤉𐤔𐤁𐤉𐤌 hayoshevim the-dwellers the ones dwelling HTd/Vqrmpa בָּֽ/הּ 𐤁/𐤄 bah in-it HR/Sp3fs
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לָ/כֵ֞ן 𐤋/𐤊𐤍 lakhen therefore accordingly HR/D אֱמֹ֣ר 𐤀𐤌𐤓 emor say Speak! HVqv2ms אֲלֵי/הֶ֗ם 𐤀𐤋𐤉/𐤄𐤌 aleyhem to-them toward them HR/Sp3mp כֹּֽה 𐤊𐤄 koh thus in this manner HD אָמַר֮ 𐤀𐤌𐤓 amar says he said HVqp3ms אֲדֹנָ֣/י 𐤀𐤃𐤍/𐤉 adonay Lord my Sovereign Lord HNcmpc/Sp1cs יְהוִה֒ 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvih GOD the Being-One Yahweh HNp הִשְׁבַּ֨תִּי֙ 𐤄𐤔𐤁𐤕𐤉 hishebati I-have-made-cease I caused to cease HVhp1cs אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker HTo הַ/מָּשָׁ֣ל 𐤄/𐤌𐤔𐤋 hamashal the-proverb the ruling saying HTd/Ncmsa הַ/זֶּ֔ה 𐤄/𐤆𐤄 hazeh this this one HTd/Pdxms וְ/לֹֽא 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo and-not and not HC/Tn יִמְשְׁל֥וּ 𐤉𐤌𐤔𐤋𐤅 yimeshelu they-will-use-it they will speak in parables HVqi3mp אֹת֛/וֹ 𐤀𐤕/𐤅 oto it him HTo/Sp3ms ע֖וֹד 𐤏𐤅𐤃 od anymore still, again, further HD בְּ/יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל 𐤁/𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 beyiserael in-Israel in Yisraʾel in Yiserael HR/Np כִּ֚י 𐤊𐤉 ki for for/because HC אִם 𐤀𐤌 im if if / whether HC דַּבֵּ֣ר 𐤃𐤁𐤓 daber you-speak Declare! HVpv2ms אֲלֵי/הֶ֔ם 𐤀𐤋𐤉/𐤄𐤌 aleyhem-2 to-them toward them HR/Sp3mp קָֽרְבוּ֙ 𐤒𐤓𐤁𐤅 qarevu have-drawn-near they came near HVqp3cp הַ/יָּמִ֔ים 𐤄/𐤉𐤌𐤉𐤌 hayamim the-days the days HTd/Ncmpa וּ/דְבַ֖ר 𐤅/𐤃𐤁𐤓 udevar and-word and word-of HC/Ncmsc כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal every entirety of HNcmsc חָזֽוֹן 𐤇𐤆𐤅𐤍 chazon vision prophetic vision HNcmsa
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כִּ֣י 𐤊𐤉 ki For for/because HC אֲנִ֣י 𐤀𐤍𐤉 ani Ine (Bemba) I I HPp1cs יְהוָ֗ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp אֲדַבֵּר֙ 𐤀𐤃𐤁𐤓 adaber will speak I will speak HVpi1cs אֵת֩ 𐤀𐤕 et (direct object marker) object-marker HTo אֲשֶׁ֨ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher what that-which HTr אֲדַבֵּ֤ר 𐤀𐤃𐤁𐤓 adaber-2 I speak I will speak HVpi1cs דָּבָר֙ 𐤃𐤁𐤓 davar word spoken matter HNcmsa וְ/יֵ֣עָשֶׂ֔ה 𐤅/𐤉𐤏𐤔𐤄 veyeaseh it shall be done and it will be done HC/VNi3ms לֹ֥א 𐤋𐤀 lo no not HTn תִמָּשֵׁ֖ךְ 𐤕𐤌𐤔𐤊 timashekhe longer she will be drawn out HVNi3fs ע֑וֹד 𐤏𐤅𐤃 od delayed still, again, further HD כִּ֣י 𐤊𐤉 ki-2 for for/because HC בִֽ/ימֵי/כֶ֞ם 𐤁/𐤉𐤌𐤉/𐤊𐤌 vimeykhem in your days your days HR/Ncmpc/Sp2mp בֵּ֣ית 𐤁𐤉𐤕 beyt house house-of HNcmsc הַ/מֶּ֗רִי 𐤄/𐤌𐤓𐤉 hameri of rebellion the rebellion HTd/Ncmsa אֲדַבֵּ֤ר 𐤀𐤃𐤁𐤓 adaber-3 I will speak I will speak HVpi1cs דָּבָר֙ 𐤃𐤁𐤓 davar-2 word spoken matter HNcmsa וַ/עֲשִׂיתִ֔י/ו 𐤅/𐤏𐤔𐤉𐤕𐤉/𐤅 vaasitiv and I will do it and I will do it HC/Vqq1cs/Sp3ms נְאֻ֖ם 𐤍𐤀𐤌 neum says solemn utterance of HNcmsc אֲדֹנָ֥/י 𐤀𐤃𐤍/𐤉 adonay Lord my Sovereign Lord HNcmpc/Sp1cs יְהוִֽה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvih GOD the Being-One Yahweh HNp
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