And he criedוַיִּקְרָאin my earsבְאָזְנַיwith a loudגָּדוֹלvoice,קוֹלsaying,לֵאמֹר“Draw near,קָרְבוּyou who are in chargeפְּקֻדּוֹתof the city,הָעִירeachוְאִישׁwith his instrumentכְּלִי וֹof destructionמַשְׁחֵתin his hand.”בְּיָדוֹ
And look,וְהִנֵּהsixשִׁשָּׁהmenאֲנָשִׁיםcomingבָּאִיםfrom the directionמִדֶּרֶךְof the upperהָעֶלְיוֹןgateשַׁעַרthatאֲשֶׁרfacesמָפְנֶהnorth,צָפוֹנָהeachוְאִישׁwith his instrumentכְּלִי וֹfor smashingמַפָּצin his hand;בְּיָדוֹand oneוְ אֶחָדmanאִישׁin their midstבְּתוֹכָםclothedלָבֻשׁin linen,בַּדִּיםwith a scribe'sהַסֹּפֵרinkhornוְקֶסֶתat his waist;בְּמָתְנָיוand they came inוַיָּבֹאוּand stoodוַיַּעַמְדוּbesideאֵצֶלthe bronzeהַנְּחֹשֶׁתaltar.מִזְבַּח
And the gloryוּכְבוֹדof the Elohimאֱלֹהֵיof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלhad gone upנַעֲלָהfrom uponמֵעַלthe cherubהַכְּרוּבon whichאֲשֶׁר עָלָיוit had been,הָיָהto the thresholdאֶל מִפְתַּןof the house;הַבָּיִתand he calledוַיִּקְרָאto the manאֶל הָאִישׁclothedהַלָּבֻשׁin linen,הַבַּדִּיםwho hadאֲשֶׁרthe scribe'sהַסֹּפֵרinkhornקֶסֶתat his waist.בְּמָתְנָיו
And YHWHיְהוָהsaidוַיֹּאמֶרto him,אֵלָיו“Passעֲבֹרthrough the midstבְּתוֹךְof the city,הָעִירthrough the midstבְּתוֹךְof Jerusalem,יְרוּשָׁלִָםand putוְהִתְוִיתָa markתָּוon the foreheadsעַל מִצְחוֹתof the menהָאֲנָשִׁיםwho sighהַנֶּאֱנָחִיםand groanוְהַנֶּאֱנָקִיםover allעַל כָּלthe abominationsהַתּוֹעֵבוֹתthat are doneהַנַּעֲשׂוֹתin its midst.”בְּתוֹכָהּ
And to the othersוּלְאֵלֶּהhe saidאָמַרin my ears,בְּאָזְנַי“Passעִבְרוּthrough the cityבָעִירafter himאַחֲרָיוand strike;וְהַכּוּlet your eyeעֵינְכֶםnotאַלspare,תָּחֹסand do notוְאַלshow pity.תַּחְמֹלוּ
Old man,זָקֵןyoung man,בָּחוּרand virgin,וּבְתוּלָהand little ones,וְטַףand women,וְנָשִׁיםkillתַּהַרְגוּto destruction;לְמַשְׁחִיתbut anyוְעַל כָּלmanאִישׁon whomאֲשֶׁר עָלָיוis the mark,הַתָּוdo notאַלcome near;תִּגַּשׁוּand from my sanctuaryוּמִמִּקְדָּשִׁיbegin.”תָּחֵלּוּAnd they beganוַיָּחֵלּוּwith the men,בָּאֲנָשִׁיםthe eldersהַזְּקֵנִיםwho wereאֲשֶׁרbeforeלִפְנֵיthe house.הַבָּיִת
And he saidוַיֹּאמֶרto them,אֲלֵיהֶם“Defileטַמְּאוּthe house,הַבַּיִתand fillוּמַלְאוּthe courtsהַחֲצֵרוֹתwith slain.חֲלָלִיםGo out!”צֵאוּAnd they went outוְיָצְאוּand struckוְהִכּוּin the city.בָעִיר
And it came about,וַיְהִיwhile they were strikingכְּהַכּוֹתָםand I was left alone,וְנֵאשֲׁאַר אָנִיthat I fellוָאֶפְּלָהon my faceעַל פָּנַיand cried outוָאֶזְעַקand said,וָאֹמַר“Ah,אֲהָהּAdonaiאֲדֹנָיYHWH!יְהוִהAre you destroyingהֲמַשְׁחִית אַתָּהallכָּלthe remnantשְׁאֵרִיתof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלin pouring outבְּשָׁפְכְּךָyour furyחֲמָתְךָon Jerusalem?”עַל יְרוּשָׁלִָם
And he saidוַיֹּאמֶרto me,אֵלַי“The iniquityעֲוֺןof the houseבֵּיתof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלand Judahוִיהוּדָהis exceedinglyבִּמְאֹד מְאֹדgreat,גָּדוֹלand the landוַ הָאָרֶץhas been filledתִּמָּלֵאwith blood,דָּמִיםand the cityוְהָעִירis fullמָלְאָהof perversion,מֻטֶּהforכִּיthey say,אָמְרוּ‘YHWHיְהוָהhas forsakenעָזַבthe land,הָאָרֶץand YHWHוְ יְהוָהdoes notאֵיןsee.’רֹאֶה
And I too,וְגַם אֲנִיmy eyeעֵינִיwill notלֹאspare,תָחוֹסand I will notוְלֹאshow pity;אֶחְמֹלtheir wayדַּרְכָּםI will layנָתָתִּיon their head.”בְּרֹאשָׁם
And look,וְהִנֵּהthe manהָאִישׁclothedלְבֻשׁin linen,הַבַּדִּיםwho hadאֲשֶׁרthe inkhornהַקֶּסֶתat his waist,בְּמָתְנָיוbrought back word,מֵשִׁיב דָּבָרsaying,לֵאמֹר“I have doneעָשִׂיתִיaccording to allכְּכֹלthatאֲשֶׁרyou commanded me.”צִוִּיתָנִי