The Book of Ezekiel, Chapter 14יחזקאל 14

וַיָּב֤וֹא אֵלַי֙ אֲנָשִׁ֔ים מִזִּקְנֵ֖י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וַיֵּשְׁב֖וּ לְפָנָֽי

Then came certain of the elders of Israel to me, and sat before me.

וַיְהִ֥י דְבַר יְהוָ֖ה אֵלַ֥י לֵאמֹֽר

And the word of YHWH came to me, saying,

בֶּן אָדָ֗ם הָאֲנָשִׁ֤ים הָאֵ֨לֶּה֙ הֶעֱל֤וּ גִלּֽוּלֵיהֶם֙ עַל לִבָּ֔ם וּמִכְשׁ֣וֹל עֲוֺנָ֔ם נָתְנ֖וּ נֹ֣כַח פְּנֵיהֶ֑ם הַאִדָּרֹ֥שׁ אִדָּרֵ֖שׁ לָהֶֽם

Son of man, these men have set up their idols in their heart, and put the stumblingblock of their iniquity before their face: should I be enquired of at all by them?

לָכֵ֣ן דַּבֵּר א֠וֹתָם וְאָמַרְתָּ֨ אֲלֵיהֶ֜ם כֹּה אָמַ֣ר אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִ֗ה אִ֣ישׁ אִ֣ישׁ מִבֵּ֣ית יִשְׂרָאֵ֡ל אֲשֶׁר֩ יַעֲלֶ֨ה אֶת גִּלּוּלָ֜יו אֶל לִבּ֗וֹ וּמִכְשׁ֤וֹל עֲוֺנוֹ֙ יָשִׂים֙ נֹ֣כַח פָּנָ֔יו וּבָ֖א אֶל הַנָּבִ֑יא אֲנִ֣י יְהוָ֗ה נַעֲנֵ֧יתִי ל֦וֹ בה בָ֖א בְּרֹ֥ב גִּלּוּלָֽיו

Therefore speak to them, and say to them, Thus says YHWH YHWH; Every man of the house of Israel that setteth up his idols in his heart, and putteth the stumblingblock of his iniquity before his face, and cometh to the prophet; I YHWH will answer him that cometh according to the multitude of his idols;

לְמַ֛עַן תְּפֹ֥שׂ אֶת בֵּֽית יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל בְּלִבָּ֑ם אֲשֶׁ֤ר נָזֹ֨רוּ֙ מֵֽעָלַ֔י בְּגִלּֽוּלֵיהֶ֖ם כֻּלָּֽם

That I may take the house of Israel in their own heart, because they are all estranged from me through their idols.

לָכֵ֞ן אֱמֹ֣ר אֶל בֵּ֣ית יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל כֹּ֤ה אָמַר֙ אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִ֔ה שׁ֣וּבוּ וְהָשִׁ֔יבוּ מֵעַ֖ל גִּלּֽוּלֵיכֶ֑ם וּמֵעַ֥ל כָּל תּוֹעֲבֹתֵיכֶ֖ם הָשִׁ֥יבוּ פְנֵיכֶֽם

Therefore say to the house of Israel, Thus says YHWH YHWH; Repent, and turn from your idols; and turn away your faces from all your abominations.

כִּי֩ אִ֨ישׁ אִ֜ישׁ מִבֵּ֣ית יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל וּמֵהַגֵּר֮ אֲשֶׁר יָג֣וּר בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל֒ וְיִנָּזֵ֣ר מֵֽאַחֲרַ֗י וְיַ֤עַל גִּלּוּלָיו֙ אֶל לִבּ֔וֹ וּמִכְשׁ֣וֹל עֲוֺנ֔וֹ יָשִׂ֖ים נֹ֣כַח פָּנָ֑יו וּבָ֤א אֶל הַנָּבִיא֙ לִדְרָשׁ ל֣וֹ בִ֔י אֲנִ֣י יְהוָ֔ה נַֽעֲנֶה לּ֖וֹ בִּֽי

For every one of the house of Israel, or of the stranger that sojourneth in Israel, which separateth himself from me, and setteth up his idols in his heart, and putteth the stumblingblock of his iniquity before his face, and cometh to a prophet to enquire of him concerning me; I YHWH will answer him by myself:

וְנָתַתִּ֨י פָנַ֜י בָּאִ֣ישׁ הַה֗וּא וַהֲשִֽׂמֹתִ֨יהוּ֙ לְא֣וֹת וְלִמְשָׁלִ֔ים וְהִכְרַתִּ֖יו מִתּ֣וֹךְ עַמִּ֑י וִֽידַעְתֶּ֖ם כִּֽי אֲנִ֥י יְהוָֽה

And I will set my face against that man, and will make him a sign and a proverb, and I will cut him off from the midst of my people; and you shall know that I YHWH.

וְהַנָּבִ֤יא כִֽי יְפֻתֶּה֙ וְדִבֶּ֣ר דָּבָ֔ר אֲנִ֤י יְהוָה֙ פִּתֵּ֔יתִי אֵ֖ת הַנָּבִ֣יא הַה֑וּא וְנָטִ֤יתִי אֶת יָדִי֙ עָלָ֔יו וְהִ֨שְׁמַדְתִּ֔יו מִתּ֖וֹךְ עַמִּ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל

And if the prophet be deceived when he has spoken a thing, I YHWH have deceived that prophet, and I will stretch out my hand upon him, and will destroy him from the midst of my people Israel.

וְנָשְׂא֖וּ עֲוֺנָ֑ם כַּֽעֲוֺן֙ הַדֹּרֵ֔שׁ כַּעֲוֺ֥ן הַנָּבִ֖יא יִֽהְיֶֽה

And they shall bear the punishment of their iniquity: the punishment of the prophet shall be even as the punishment of him that seeketh ;

לְ֠מַעַן לֹֽא יִתְע֨וּ ע֤וֹד בֵּֽית יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ מֵאַֽחֲרַ֔י וְלֹֽא יִטַּמְּא֥וּ ע֖וֹד בְּכָל פִּשְׁעֵיהֶ֑ם וְהָ֥יוּ לִ֣י לְעָ֗ם וַֽאֲנִי֙ אֶהְיֶ֤ה לָהֶם֙ לֵֽאלֹהִ֔ים נְאֻ֖ם אֲדֹנָ֥י יְהוִֽה

That the house of Israel may go no more astray from me, neither be polluted any more with all their transgressions; but that they may be my people, and I may be their God, says YHWH YHWH.

וַיְהִ֥י דְבַר יְהוָ֖ה אֵלַ֥י לֵאמֹֽר

The word of YHWH came again to me, saying,

בֶּן אָדָ֗ם אֶ֚רֶץ כִּ֤י תֶחֱטָא לִי֙ לִמְעָל מַ֔עַל וְנָטִ֤יתִי יָדִי֙ עָלֶ֔יהָ וְשָׁבַ֥רְתִּי לָ֖הּ מַטֵּה לָ֑חֶם וְהִשְׁלַחְתִּי בָ֣הּ רָעָ֔ב וְהִכְרַתִּ֥י מִמֶּ֖נָּה אָדָ֥ם וּבְהֵמָֽה

Son of man, when the land sinneth against me by trespassing grievously, then will I stretch out mine hand upon it, and will break the staff of the bread thereof, and will send famine upon it, and will cut off man and beast from it:

וְ֠הָיוּ שְׁלֹ֨שֶׁת הָאֲנָשִׁ֤ים הָאֵ֨לֶּה֙ בְּתוֹכָ֔הּ נֹ֖חַ דנאל דָּנִיֵּ֣אל וְאִיּ֑וֹב הֵ֤מָּה בְצִדְקָתָם֙ יְנַצְּל֣וּ נַפְשָׁ֔ם נְאֻ֖ם אֲדֹנָ֥י יְהוִֽה

Though these three men, Noah, Daniel, and Job, were in it, they should deliver their own souls by their righteousness, says YHWH YHWH.

לֽוּ חַיָּ֥ה רָעָ֛ה אַעֲבִ֥יר בָּאָ֖רֶץ וְשִׁכְּלָ֑תָּה וְהָיְתָ֤ה שְׁמָמָה֙ מִבְּלִ֣י עוֹבֵ֔ר מִפְּנֵ֖י הַחַיָּֽה

If I cause noisome beasts to pass through the land, and they spoil it, so that it be desolate, that no man may pass through because of the beasts:

שְׁלֹ֨שֶׁת הָאֲנָשִׁ֣ים הָאֵלֶּה֮ בְּתוֹכָהּ֒ חַי אָ֗נִי נְאֻם֙ אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִ֔ה אִם בָּנִ֥ים וְאִם בָּנ֖וֹת יַצִּ֑ילוּ הֵ֤מָּה לְבַדָּם֙ יִנָּצֵ֔לוּ וְהָאָ֖רֶץ תִּהְיֶ֥ה שְׁמָמָֽה

these three men in it, I live, says YHWH YHWH, they shall deliver neither sons nor daughters; they only shall be delivered, but the land shall be desolate.

א֛וֹ חֶ֥רֶב אָבִ֖יא עַל הָאָ֣רֶץ הַהִ֑יא וְאָמַרְתִּ֗י חֶ֚רֶב תַּעֲבֹ֣ר בָּאָ֔רֶץ וְהִכְרַתִּ֥י מִמֶּ֖נָּה אָדָ֥ם וּבְהֵמָֽה

Or I bring a sword upon that land, and say, Sword, go through the land; so that I cut off man and beast from it:

וּשְׁלֹ֨שֶׁת הָאֲנָשִׁ֣ים הָאֵלֶּה֮ בְּתוֹכָהּ֒ חַי אָ֗נִי נְאֻם֙ אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִ֔ה לֹ֥א יַצִּ֖ילוּ בָּנִ֣ים וּבָנ֑וֹת כִּ֛י הֵ֥ם לְבַדָּ֖ם יִנָּצֵֽלוּ

Though these three men in it, I live, says YHWH YHWH, they shall deliver neither sons nor daughters, but they only shall be delivered themselves.

א֛וֹ דֶּ֥בֶר אֲשַׁלַּ֖ח אֶל הָאָ֣רֶץ הַהִ֑יא וְשָׁפַכְתִּ֨י חֲמָתִ֤י עָלֶ֨יהָ֙ בְּדָ֔ם לְהַכְרִ֥ית מִמֶּ֖נָּה אָדָ֥ם וּבְהֵמָֽה

Or I send a pestilence into that land, and pour out my fury upon it in blood, to cut off from it man and beast:

וְנֹ֨חַ דנאל דָּנִיֵּ֣אל וְאִיּוֹב֮ בְּתוֹכָהּ֒ חַי אָ֗נִי נְאֻם֙ אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִ֔ה אִם בֵּ֥ן אִם בַּ֖ת יַצִּ֑ילוּ הֵ֥מָּה בְצִדְקָתָ֖ם יַצִּ֥ילוּ נַפְשָֽׁם

Though Noah, Daniel, and Job, in it, I live, says YHWH YHWH, they shall deliver neither son nor daughter; they shall deliver their own souls by their righteousness.

כִּי֩ כֹ֨ה אָמַ֜ר אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהֹוִ֗ה אַ֣ף כִּֽי אַרְבַּ֣עַת שְׁפָטַ֣י הָרָעִ֡ים חֶ֠רֶב וְרָעָ֞ב וְחַיָּ֤ה רָעָה֙ וָדֶ֔בֶר שִׁלַּ֖חְתִּי אֶל יְרוּשָׁלִָ֑ם לְהַכְרִ֥ית מִמֶּ֖נָּה אָדָ֥ם וּבְהֵמָֽה

For thus says YHWH YHWH; How much more when I send my four sore judgments upon Jerusalem, the sword, and the famine, and the noisome beast, and the pestilence, to cut off from it man and beast?

וְהִנֵּ֨ה נֽוֹתְרָה בָּ֜הּ פְּלֵטָ֗ה הַֽמּוּצָאִים֮ בָּנִ֣ים וּבָנוֹת֒ הִנָּם֙ יוֹצְאִ֣ים אֲלֵיכֶ֔ם וּרְאִיתֶ֥ם אֶת דַּרְכָּ֖ם וְאֶת עֲלִֽילוֹתָ֑ם וְנִחַמְתֶּ֗ם עַל הָֽרָעָה֙ אֲשֶׁ֤ר הֵבֵ֨אתִי֙ עַל יְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם אֵ֛ת כָּל אֲשֶׁ֥ר הֵבֵ֖אתִי עָלֶֽיהָ

Yet, behold, therein shall be left a remnant that shall be brought forth, sons and daughters: behold, they shall come forth to you, and you shall see their way and their doings: and you shall be comforted concerning the evil that I have brought upon Jerusalem, concerning all that I have brought upon it.

וְנִחֲמ֣וּ אֶתְכֶ֔ם כִּֽי תִרְא֥וּ אֶת דַּרְכָּ֖ם וְאֶת עֲלִֽילוֹתָ֑ם וִֽידַעְתֶּ֗ם כִּי֩ לֹ֨א חִנָּ֤ם עָשִׂ֨יתִי֙ אֵ֣ת כָּל אֲשֶׁר עָשִׂ֣יתִי בָ֔הּ נְאֻ֖ם אֲדֹנָ֥י יְהֹוִֽה

And they shall comfort you, when you see their ways and their doings: and you shall know that I have not done without cause all that I have done in it, says YHWH YHWH.