And you,וְאַתָּהsonבֶןof man,אָדָםtakeקַחfor yourselfלְךָa sharpחַדָּהsword;חֶרֶבas a barbers'הַגַּלָּבִיםrazorתַּעַרyou will take itתִּקָּחֶנָּהfor yourself,לָּךְand pass itוְהַעֲבַרְתָּover your headעַל רֹאשְׁךָand over your beard;וְעַל זְקָנֶךָand takeוְלָקַחְתָּfor yourselfלְךָscalesמֹאזְנֵיfor weighing,מִשְׁקָלand divide them.וְחִלַּקְתָּם
A thirdשְׁלִשִׁיתyou will burnתַּבְעִירwith fireבָּאוּרin the midstבְּתוֹךְof the city,הָעִירwhenכִּthe daysיְמֵיof the siegeהַמָּצוֹרare completed;מְלֹאתand you will takeוְלָקַחְתָּa thirdהַשְּׁלִשִׁיתand strike itתַּכֶּהwith the swordבַחֶרֶבall around it;סְבִיבוֹתֶיהָand a thirdוְהַשְּׁלִשִׁיתyou will scatterתִּזְרֶהto the wind,לָרוּחַand a swordוְחֶרֶבI will unsheatheאָרִיקafter them.אַחֲרֵיהֶם
And you will takeוְלָקַחְתָּfrom thereמִשָּׁםa fewמְעַטin numberבְּמִסְפָּרand bind themוְצַרְתָּ אוֹתָםin the hemsבִּכְנָפֶיof your robe.ךָ
And from themוּמֵהֶםagainעוֹדyou will take,תִּקָּחand throw themוְהִשְׁלַכְתָּ אוֹתָםinto the midstאֶל תּוֹךְof the fire,הָאֵשׁand burn themוְשָׂרַפְתָּ אֹתָםin the fire;בָּאֵשׁfrom itמִמֶּנּוּfireאֵשׁwill go outתֵצֵאto allאֶל כָּלthe houseבֵּיתof Israel.יִשְׂרָאֵל
ThusכֹּהsaysאָמַרAdonaiאֲדֹנָיYHWH:יְהֹוִה“This isזֹאתJerusalem;יְרוּשָׁלִַםin the midstבְּתוֹךְof the nationsהַגּוֹיִםI have set it,שַׂמְתִּיהָand around itוּסְבִיבוֹתֶיהָlands.אֲרָצוֹת
And it rebelledוַתֶּמֶרagainst my rulesאֶת מִשְׁפָּטַיwith wickednessלְרִשְׁעָהmore thanמִןthe nations,הַגּוֹיִםand against my statutesוְאֶת חֻקּוֹתַיmore thanמִןthe landsהָאֲרָצוֹתthat areאֲשֶׁרaround it;סְבִיבוֹתֶיהָforכִּיmy rulesבְמִשְׁפָּטַיthey rejected,מָאָסוּand as for my statutes,וְחֻקּוֹתַיthey did notלֹאwalkהָלְכוּin them.”בָהֶם
ThereforeלָכֵןthusכֹּהsaysאָמַרAdonaiאֲדֹנָיYHWH:יְהוִה“Becauseיַעַןyou have been more turbulentהֲמָנְכֶםthanמִןthe nationsהַגּוֹיִםthat areאֲשֶׁרaround you,סְבִיבוֹתֵיכֶםand in my statutesבְּחֻקּוֹתַיyou have notלֹאwalked,הֲלַכְתֶּםand my rulesוְ מִשְׁפָּטַיyou have notלֹאcarried out,עֲשִׂיתֶםand according to the rulesוּכְמִשְׁפְּטֵיof the nationsהַגּוֹיִםthat areאֲשֶׁרaround youסְבִיבוֹתֵיכֶםyou have notלֹאacted,עֲשִׂיתֶם
thereforeלָכֵןthusכֹּהsaysאָמַרAdonaiאֲדֹנָיYHWH:יְהוִהLook, I amהִנְנִיagainst you,עָלַיִךְI too;גַּם אָנִיand I will carry outוְעָשִׂיתִיjudgmentsמִשְׁפָּטִיםin your midstבְתוֹכֵךְin the sightלְעֵינֵיof the nations.הַגּוֹיִם
And I will doוְעָשִׂיתִיin youבָךְwhatאֲשֶׁרI have notלֹאdone,עָשִׂיתִיand the like of whichוְ אֲשֶׁר כָמֹהוּI will notלֹאdoאֶעֱשֶׂהagain,עוֹדbecause ofיַעַןallכָּלyour abominations.תּוֹעֲבֹתָיִךְ
Thereforeלָכֵןfathersאָבוֹתwill eatיֹאכְלוּsonsבָנִיםin your midst,בְּתוֹכֵךְand sonsוּבָנִיםwill eatיֹאכְלוּtheir fathers;אֲבוֹתָםand I will carry outוְעָשִׂיתִיjudgmentsשְׁפָטִיםon you,בָךְand I will scatterוְזֵרִיתִיallכָּלyour remnantשְׁאֵרִיתֵךְto everyלְכָלwind.רוּחַ
Therefore,לָכֵןas I live,חַי אָנִיdeclaresנְאֻםAdonaiאֲדֹנָיYHWH,יְהוִהsurely,אִם לֹאbecauseיַעַןyou have defiledטִמֵּאתmy sanctuaryמִקְדָּשִׁיwith allבְּכָלyour detestable thingsשִׁקּוּצַיִךְand with allוּבְכָלyour abominations,תּוֹעֲבֹתָיִךְI tooוְגַם אֲנִיwill withdraw,אֶגְרַעand my eyeוְ עֵינִיwill notלֹאspare,תָחוֹסand I tooוְגַם אֲנִיwill notלֹאshow pity.אֶחְמוֹל
A third of youשְׁלִשִׁתֵיךְwill dieיָמוּתוּby pestilenceבַּדֶּבֶרand be consumedיִכְלוּby famineוּבָרָעָבin your midst;בְתוֹכֵךְand a thirdוְהַשְּׁלִשִׁיתwill fallיִפְּלוּby the swordבַּחֶרֶבall around you;סְבִיבוֹתָיִךְand a thirdוְהַשְּׁלִישִׁיתto everyלְכָלwindרוּחַI will scatter,אֱזָרֶהand a swordוְחֶרֶבI will unsheatheאָרִיקafter them.אַחֲרֵיהֶם
And my angerוְ אַפִּיwill be spent,כָלָהand I will makeוַהֲנִחוֹתִיmy furyחֲמָתִיrestהֲנִחוֹתִיon them,בָּםand I will be comforted;וְהִנֶּחָמְתִּיand they will knowוְיָדְעוּthatכִּיI,אֲנִיYHWH,יְהוָהhave spokenדִּבַּרְתִּיin my jealousyבְּקִנְאָתִיwhen I have spentבְּכַלּוֹתִיmy furyחֲמָתִיon them.בָּם
And I will make youוְאֶתְּנֵךְa ruinלְחָרְבָּהand a reproachוּלְחֶרְפָּהamong the nationsבַּגּוֹיִםthat areאֲשֶׁרaround you,סְבִיבוֹתָיִךְin the sightלְעֵינֵיof allכָּלwho pass by.עוֹבֵר
And it will beוְהָיְתָהa reproachחֶרְפָּהand a taunt,וּגְדוּפָהa correctionמוּסָרand a horrorוּמְשַׁמָּהto the nationsלַגּוֹיִםthat areאֲשֶׁרaround you,סְבִיבוֹתָיִךְwhen I carry outבַּעֲשׂוֹתִיjudgmentsשְׁפָטִיםon youבָךְin angerבְּאַףand in furyוּבְחֵמָהand with rebukesוּבְתֹכְחוֹתof fury.חֵמָהI,אֲנִיYHWH,יְהוָהhave spoken.דִּבַּרְתִּי
When I sendבְּשַׁלְּחִיthe evilהָרָעִיםarrowsחִצֵּיof famineהָרָעָבagainst them,בָּהֶםwhichאֲשֶׁרareהָיוּfor destruction,לְמַשְׁחִיתwhichאֲשֶׁרI will sendאֲשַׁלַּחto destroy you,לְשַׁחֶתְכֶםand famineוְרָעָבI will addאֹסֵףon you,עֲלֵיכֶםand I will breakוְשָׁבַרְתִּיfor youלָכֶםthe staffמַטֵּהof bread.לָחֶם
And I will sendוְשִׁלַּחְתִּיagainst youעֲלֵיכֶםfamineרָעָבand fierceרָעָהanimals,וְחַיָּהand they will bereave you;וְשִׁכְּלֻךְand pestilenceוְדֶבֶרand bloodוָדָםwill pass through you,יַעֲבָר בָּךְand the swordוְחֶרֶבI will bringאָבִיאupon you.עָלַיִךְI,אֲנִיYHWH,יְהוָהhave spoken.”דִּבַּרְתִּי