And the wordוַ דְבַרof YHWHיְהוָהcameיְהִיto me,אֵלַיsaying,לֵאמֹר
“Sonבֶּןof man,אָדָםsetשִׂיםyour faceפָּנֶיךָtoward the mountainsאֶל הָרֵיof Israel,יִשְׂרָאֵלand prophesyוְהִנָּבֵאagainst them,אֲלֵיהֶם
and say,וְאָמַרְתָּ‘Mountainsהָרֵיof Israel,יִשְׂרָאֵלhearשִׁמְעוּthe wordדְּבַרof AdonaiאֲדֹנָיYHWH!יְהוִהThusכֹּהsaysאָמַרAdonaiאֲדֹנָיYHWHיְהוִהto the mountainsלֶהָרִיםand to the hills,וְלַגְּבָעוֹתto the watercoursesלָאֲפִיקִיםand to the valleys:וְלַגֵּאָיוֹתLook, I myselfהִנְנִי אֲנִיam bringingמֵבִיאupon youעֲלֵיכֶםa sword,חֶרֶבand I will destroyוְאִבַּדְתִּיyour high places.בָּמוֹתֵיכֶם
And your altarsוְ מִזְבְּחוֹתֵיכֶםwill be desolate,נָשַׁמּוּand your incense altarsוְ חַמָּנֵיכֶםwill be broken,נִשְׁבְּרוּand I will cast downוְהִפַּלְתִּיyour slainחַלְלֵיכֶםbeforeלִפְנֵיyour idols.גִּלּוּלֵיכֶם
And I will layוְנָתַתִּיthe corpsesפִּגְרֵיof the sonsבְּנֵיof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלbeforeלִפְנֵיtheir idols,גִּלּוּלֵיהֶםand I will scatterוְזֵרִיתִיyour bonesעַצְמוֹתֵיכֶםaroundסְבִיבוֹתyour altars.מִזְבְּחוֹתֵיכֶם
In allבְּכֹלyour dwelling placesמוֹשְׁבוֹתֵיכֶםthe citiesהֶעָרִיםwill be laid waste,תֶּחֱרַבְנָהand the high placesוְהַבָּמוֹתwill be desolate,תִּישָׁמְנָהso thatלְמַעַןyour altarsמִזְבְּחוֹתֵיכֶםwill be laid wasteיֶחֶרְבוּand be guilty,וְיֶאְשְׁמוּand your idolsגִּלּוּלֵיכֶםwill be brokenוְנִשְׁבְּרוּand cease,וְנִשְׁבְּתוּand your incense altarsוְ חַמָּנֵיכֶםwill be cut down,נִגְדְּעוּand your worksמַעֲשֵׂיכֶםwiped out.וְנִמְחוּ
And the slainוְ חָלָלwill fallנָפַלin your midst,בְּתוֹכְכֶםand you will knowוִידַעְתֶּםthatכִּיI amאֲנִיYHWH.יְהוָה
But I will leave a remnant,וְהוֹתַרְתִּיin that you will haveבִּהְיוֹת לָכֶםthose who escapeפְּלִיטֵיthe swordחֶרֶבamong the nations,בַּגּוֹיִםwhen you are scatteredבְּהִזָּרוֹתֵיכֶםin the lands.בָּאֲרָצוֹת
And those of you who escapeוְ פְלִיטֵיכֶםwill rememberזָכְרוּmeאוֹתִיamong the nationsבַּגּוֹיִםwhereאֲשֶׁר שָׁםthey are carried captive,נִשְׁבּוּwhenאֲשֶׁרI was brokenנִשְׁבַּרְתִּיwith their heartאֶת לִבָּםthat prostitutes itself,הַזּוֹנֶהwhichאֲשֶׁרturned awayסָרfrom me,מֵעָלַיand with their eyesוְאֵת עֵינֵיהֶםthat prostitute themselvesהַזֹּנוֹתafter their idols;אַחֲרֵי גִּלּוּלֵיהֶםand they will loatheוְנָקֹטּוּthemselvesבִּפְנֵיהֶםfor the evilsאֶל הָרָעוֹתthatאֲשֶׁרthey didעָשׂוּin allלְכֹלtheir abominations.תּוֹעֲבֹתֵיהֶם
And they will knowוְיָדְעוּthatכִּיI amאֲנִיYHWH;יְהוָהnotלֹאin vainאֶל חִנָּםdid I sayדִּבַּרְתִּיI would doלַעֲשׂוֹתthisהַזֹּאתevilהָרָעָהto them.’”לָהֶם
ThusכֹּהsaysאָמַרAdonaiאֲדֹנָיYHWH:יְהוִה“Strikeהַכֵּהwith your palmבְכַפְּךָand stampוּרְקַעwith your foot,בְּרַגְלְךָand say,וֶאֱמָר‘Ah!’אָחover allאֶל כָּלthe evilרָעוֹתabominationsתּוֹעֲבוֹתof the houseבֵּיתof Israel,יִשְׂרָאֵלwhoאֲשֶׁרby the sword,בַּחֶרֶבby famine,בָּרָעָבand by pestilenceוּבַדֶּבֶרwill fall.יִפֹּלוּ
The one who is far offהָרָחוֹקwill dieיָמוּתby pestilence,בַּדֶּבֶרand the one who is nearוְהַקָּרוֹבwill fallיִפּוֹלby the sword,בַּחֶרֶבand the one who remainsוְהַנִּשְׁאָרand is besiegedוְהַנָּצוּרwill dieיָמוּתby famine;בָּרָעָבand I will spendוְכִלֵּיתִיmy furyחֲמָתִיon them.בָּם
And you will knowוִידַעְתֶּםthatכִּיI amאֲנִיYHWH,יְהוָהwhenבִּtheir slainחַלְלֵיהֶםareהְיוֹתamongבְּתוֹךְtheir idols,גִּלּוּלֵיהֶםaroundסְבִיבוֹתtheir altars,מִזְבְּחוֹתֵיהֶםonאֶלeveryכָּלhighרָמָהhill,גִּבְעָהon allבְּכֹלthe topsרָאשֵׁיof the mountains,הֶהָרִיםand underוְתַחַתeveryכָּלleafyרַעֲנָןtree,עֵץand underוְתַחַתeveryכָּלdenseעֲבֻתָּהoak,אֵלָהthe placeמְקוֹםwhereאֲשֶׁר שָׁםthey gaveנָתְנוּa pleasingנִיחֹחַaromaרֵיחַto allלְכֹלtheir idols.גִּלּוּלֵיהֶם
And I will stretch outוְנָטִיתִיmy handיָדִיagainst them,עֲלֵיהֶםand makeוְנָתַתִּיthe landהָאָרֶץa desolationשְׁמָמָהand a horrorוּמְשַׁמָּהmore thanמִthe wildernessמִּדְבַּרof Diblah,דִּבְלָתָהin allבְּכֹלtheir dwelling places;מוֹשְׁבוֹתֵיהֶםand they will knowוְיָדְעוּthatכִּיI amאֲנִיYHWH.”יְהוָה