יְחֶזְקֵאל 7
| וַיְהִ֥י דְבַר־יְהוָ֖ה אֵלַ֥י לֵאמֹֽר׃ | 1 |
A message from the Lord came to me, saying,
| וְאַתָּ֣ה בֶן־אָדָ֗ם כֹּה־אָמַ֞ר אֲדֹנָ֧י יְהוִ֛ה לְאַדְמַ֥ת יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל קֵ֑ץ בָּ֣א הַקֵּ֔ץ עַל־אַרְבַּעַת (אַרְבַּ֖ע) כַּנְפֹ֥ות הָאָֽרֶץ׃ | 2 |
“Son of man, this is what the Lord God says to the people living in Israel: The end is here! The end has arrived throughout the country.
| עַתָּה֙ הַקֵּ֣ץ עָלַ֔יִךְ וְשִׁלַּחְתִּ֤י אַפִּי֙ בָּ֔ךְ וּשְׁפַטְתִּ֖יךְ כִּדְרָכָ֑יִךְ וְנָתַתִּ֣י עָלַ֔יִךְ אֵ֖ת כָּל־תֹּועֲבֹתָֽיִךְ׃ | 3 |
Now is the end for you! I'm going to direct my anger against you. I'm judging you for your actions and will pay you back for the offensive things you've done.
| וְלֹא־תָחֹ֥וס עֵינִ֛י עָלַ֖יִךְ וְלֹ֣א אֶחְמֹ֑ול כִּ֣י דְרָכַ֜יִךְ עָלַ֣יִךְ אֶתֵּ֗ן וְתֹועֲבֹותַ֙יִךְ֙ בְּתֹוכֵ֣ךְ תִּֽהְיֶ֔יןָ וִידַעְתֶּ֖ם כִּֽי־אֲנִ֥י יְהוָֽה׃ פ | 4 |
I won't have any pity for you, or show you any mercy. I'm going to punish you for what you've done, for your disgusting sins. Then you'll know that I am the Lord.
| כֹּ֥ה אָמַ֖ר אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִ֑ה רָעָ֛ה אַחַ֥ת רָעָ֖ה הִנֵּ֥ה בָאָֽה׃ | 5 |
This is what the Lord God says: Watch out! Disaster after disaster is coming!
| קֵ֣ץ בָּ֔א בָּ֥א הַקֵּ֖ץ הֵקִ֣יץ אֵלָ֑יִךְ הִנֵּ֖ה בָּאָֽה׃ | 6 |
The end is here! The end has come, and it's coming for you! Watch out! This is the end!
| בָּ֧אָה הַצְּפִירָ֛ה אֵלֶ֖יךָ יֹושֵׁ֣ב הָאָ֑רֶץ בָּ֣א הָעֵ֗ת קָרֹ֛וב הַיֹּ֥ום מְהוּמָ֖ה וְלֹא־הֵ֥ד הָרִֽים׃ | 7 |
You people living in the land, the consequences of your actions have come full circle. The time has come, the day is near— shouts of panic on the mountains and not shouts of joy.
| עַתָּ֣ה מִקָּרֹ֗וב אֶשְׁפֹּ֤וךְ חֲמָתִי֙ עָלַ֔יִךְ וְכִלֵּיתִ֤י אַפִּי֙ בָּ֔ךְ וּשְׁפַטְתִּ֖יךְ כִּדְרָכָ֑יִךְ וְנָתַתִּ֣י עָלַ֔יִךְ אֵ֖ת כָּל־תֹּועֲבֹותָֽיִךְ׃ | 8 |
Very shortly I'm going to show you how angry I am with you. I will judge you by what you have done, and punish you for all your disgusting sins.
| וְלֹא־תָחֹ֥וס עֵינִ֖י וְלֹ֣א אֶחְמֹ֑ול כִּדְרָכַ֜יִךְ עָלַ֣יִךְ אֶתֵּ֗ן וְתֹועֲבֹותַ֙יִךְ֙ בְּתֹוכֵ֣ךְ תִּֽהְיֶ֔יןָ וִֽידַעְתֶּ֕ם כִּ֛י אֲנִ֥י יְהוָ֖ה מַכֶּֽה׃ | 9 |
I won't have any pity for you or show you any mercy. I'm going to punish you for what you've done, for your disgusting sins. Then you will know that it is I, the Lord, who is attacking you.
| הִנֵּ֥ה הַיֹּ֖ום הִנֵּ֣ה בָאָ֑ה יָֽצְאָה֙ הַצְּפִרָ֔ה צָ֚ץ הַמַּטֶּ֔ה פָּרַ֖ח הַזָּדֹֽון׃ | 10 |
Can't you see? The day is here! It has arrived! The consequences of your actions have come full circle—the walking stick has blossomed, pride has come into full bloom.
| הֶחָמָ֥ס ׀ קָ֖ם לְמַטֵּה־רֶ֑שַׁע לֹא־מֵהֶ֞ם וְלֹ֧א מֵהֲמֹונָ֛ם וְלֹ֥א מֶהֱמֵהֶ֖ם וְלֹא־נֹ֥הַּ בָּהֶֽם׃ | 11 |
Their way of violence has turned into a rod to punish them for their wickedness. None of them will survive—none of that whole crowd, and none of their wealth or honor.
| בָּ֤א הָעֵת֙ הִגִּ֣יעַ הַיֹּ֔ום הַקֹּונֶה֙ אַל־יִשְׂמָ֔ח וְהַמֹּוכֵ֖ר אַל־יִתְאַבָּ֑ל כִּ֥י חָרֹ֖ון אֶל־כָּל־הֲמֹונָֽהּ׃ | 12 |
The time has come; the day is here! Buyers, don't celebrate thinking you'll get a good deal; sellers, don't cry thinking you're going to make a loss—because punishment is coming to everyone.
| כִּ֣י הַמֹּוכֵ֗ר אֶל־הַמִּמְכָּר֙ לֹ֣א יָשׁ֔וּב וְעֹ֥וד בַּחַיִּ֖ים חַיָּתָ֑ם כִּֽי־חָזֹ֤ון אֶל־כָּל־הֲמֹונָהּ֙ לֹ֣א יָשׁ֔וּב וְאִ֧ישׁ בַּעֲוֹנֹ֛ו חַיָּתֹ֖ו לֹ֥א יִתְחַזָּֽקוּ׃ | 13 |
Sellers won't ever get back the purchase price while they're still alive. I'm not going to change the plan I have revealed that applies to everyone. People who go on sinning won't survive.
| תָּקְע֤וּ בַתָּקֹ֙ועַ֙ וְהָכִ֣ין הַכֹּ֔ל וְאֵ֥ין הֹלֵ֖ךְ לַמִּלְחָמָ֑ה כִּ֥י חֲרֹונִ֖י אֶל־כָּל־הֲמֹונָֽהּ׃ | 14 |
Even though the trumpet call to arms has sounded, even though all the preparations have been made, no one is ready to fight, because I am angry with everyone.
| הַחֶ֣רֶב בַּח֔וּץ וְהַדֶּ֥בֶר וְהָרָעָ֖ב מִבָּ֑יִת אֲשֶׁ֤ר בַּשָּׂדֶה֙ בַּחֶ֣רֶב יָמ֔וּת וַאֲשֶׁ֣ר בָּעִ֔יר רָעָ֥ב וָדֶ֖בֶר יֹאכֲלֶֽנּוּ׃ | 15 |
Outside the city are armed attacks; inside are disease and starvation. Those in the countryside will be killed by the sword, and those in the city will be destroyed by starvation and disease.
| וּפָֽלְטוּ֙ פְּלִ֣יטֵיהֶ֔ם וְהָי֣וּ אֶל־הֶהָרִ֗ים כְּיֹונֵ֧י הַגֵּאָיֹ֛ות כֻּלָּ֖ם הֹמֹ֑ות אִ֖ישׁ בַּעֲוֹנֹֽו׃ | 16 |
Those who do survive will escape and go to live in the mountains. They will sigh like the doves of the valley, each person thinking about their own sins.
| כָּל־הַיָּדַ֖יִם תִּרְפֶּ֑ינָה וְכָל־בִּרְכַּ֖יִם תֵּלַ֥כְנָה מָּֽיִם׃ | 17 |
Every hand will go limp, and every knee will go weak.
| וְחָגְר֣וּ שַׂקִּ֔ים וְכִסְּתָ֥ה אֹותָ֖ם פַּלָּצ֑וּת וְאֶ֤ל כָּל־פָּנִים֙ בּוּשָׁ֔ה וּבְכָל־רָאשֵׁיהֶ֖ם קָרְחָֽה׃ | 18 |
They will put on clothes made of sackcloth, and they will be totally terrified. They will all be ashamed and shave their heads in mourning.
| כַּסְפָּ֞ם בַּחוּצֹ֣ות יַשְׁלִ֗יכוּ וּזְהָבָם֮ לְנִדָּ֣ה יִֽהְיֶה֒ כַּסְפָּ֨ם וּזְהָבָ֜ם לֹֽא־יוּכַ֣ל לְהַצִּילָ֗ם בְּיֹום֙ עֶבְרַ֣ת יְהוָ֔ה נַפְשָׁם֙ לֹ֣א יְשַׂבֵּ֔עוּ וּמֵעֵיהֶ֖ם לֹ֣א יְמַלֵּ֑אוּ כִּֽי־מִכְשֹׁ֥ול עֲוֹנָ֖ם הָיָֽה׃ | 19 |
They will throw away their silver in the streets and treat their gold as if it's something unclean. Their silver and gold won't be able to save them when the day of the Lord's anger comes. Their money won't satisfy their hunger or fill their stomachs. In fact this was the problem that caused their sin in the first place.
| וּצְבִ֤י עֶדְיֹו֙ לְגָאֹ֣ון שָׂמָ֔הוּ וְצַלְמֵ֧י תֹועֲבֹתָ֛ם שִׁקּוּצֵיהֶ֖ם עָ֣שׂוּ בֹ֑ו עַל־כֵּ֛ן נְתַתִּ֥יו לָהֶ֖ם לְנִדָּֽה׃ | 20 |
They were so proud of their beautiful jewelry that they used it to make their disgusting images and decorate their offensive idols. So I'm going to turn these idols into unclean things for them.
| וּנְתַתִּ֤יו בְּיַֽד־הַזָּרִים֙ לָבַ֔ז וּלְרִשְׁעֵ֥י הָאָ֖רֶץ לְשָׁלָ֑ל וְחִלְּלֻהָ (וְחִלְּלֽוּהוּ)׃ | 21 |
I'm going to hand these things over as plunder to foreigners and as loot to the wicked people of the earth, who will make them unclean.
| וַהֲסִבֹּותִ֤י פָנַי֙ מֵהֶ֔ם וְחִלְּל֖וּ אֶת־צְפוּנִ֑י וּבָאוּ־בָ֥הּ פָּרִיצִ֖ים וְחִלְּלֽוּהָ׃ פ | 22 |
I will look away as they make my precious place unclean. Men of violence will enter and make it unclean.
| עֲשֵׂ֖ה הָֽרַתֹּ֑וק כִּ֣י הָאָ֗רֶץ מָֽלְאָה֙ מִשְׁפַּ֣ט דָּמִ֔ים וְהָעִ֖יר מָלְאָ֥ה חָמָֽס׃ | 23 |
Get the chains ready, because the country is full of blood being spilled by violent crimes, and the city itself is full of violence.
| וְהֵֽבֵאתִי֙ רָעֵ֣י גֹויִ֔ם וְיָרְשׁ֖וּ אֶת־בָּֽתֵּיהֶ֑ם וְהִשְׁבַּתִּי֙ גְּאֹ֣ון עַזִּ֔ים וְנִחֲל֖וּ מְקַֽדְשֵׁיהֶֽם׃ | 24 |
So I'm going to bring the most evil of all the nations to take over their houses. I will put an end to the pride of the powerful, and their holy places will be made unclean.
| קְפָ֖דָה־בָ֑א וּבִקְשׁ֥וּ שָׁלֹ֖ום וָאָֽיִן׃ | 25 |
Absolutely terrified, the people will look for peace, but won't find it.
| הֹוָ֤ה עַל־הֹוָה֙ תָּבֹ֔וא וּשְׁמֻעָ֥ה אֶל־שְׁמוּעָ֖ה תִּֽהְיֶ֑ה וּבִקְשׁ֤וּ חָזֹון֙ מִנָּבִ֔יא וְתֹורָה֙ תֹּאבַ֣ד מִכֹּהֵ֔ן וְעֵצָ֖ה מִזְּקֵנִֽים׃ | 26 |
Disaster after disaster will come down on them, and rumor after rumor. They will ask for a vision from a prophet, but there won't be any, and there won't be any instructions from the priests or advice from the elders either.
| הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ יִתְאַבָּ֗ל וְנָשִׂיא֙ יִלְבַּ֣שׁ שְׁמָמָ֔ה וִידֵ֥י עַם־הָאָ֖רֶץ תִּבָּהַ֑לְנָה מִדַּרְכָּ֞ם אֶעֱשֶׂ֤ה אֹותָם֙ וּבְמִשְׁפְּטֵיהֶ֣ם אֶשְׁפְּטֵ֔ם וְיָדְע֖וּ כִּֽי־אֲנִ֥י יְהוָֽה׃ פ | 27 |
The king will mourn, the prince will be devastated, and no one in the country will know what to do. I will do to them as they have done to others; I will judge them as they have judged others. Then they will know that I am the Lord.”
