וַיְהִ֣י בַּשָּׁנָ֣ה הַשִּׁשִּׁ֗ית בַּשִּׁשִּׁי֙ בַּחֲמִשָּׁ֣ה לַחֹ֔דֶשׁ אֲנִי֙ יוֹשֵׁ֣ב בְּבֵיתִ֔י וְזִקְנֵ֥י יְהוּדָ֖ה יוֹשְׁבִ֣ים לְפָנָ֑י וַתִּפֹּ֤ל עָלַי֙ שָׁ֔ם יַ֖ד אֲדֹנָ֥י יְהֹוִֽה
And it came to pass in the sixth year, in the sixth , in the fifth of the month, I sat in mine house, and the elders of Judah sat before me, that the hand of YHWH YHWH fell there upon me.
Word-by-word analysis· 19 words
וָאֶרְאֶ֗ה וְהִנֵּ֤ה דְמוּת֙ כְּמַרְאֵה אֵ֔שׁ מִמַּרְאֵ֥ה מָתְנָ֛יו וּלְמַ֖טָּה אֵ֑שׁ וּמִמָּתְנָ֣יו וּלְמַ֔עְלָה כְּמַרְאֵה זֹ֖הַר כְּעֵ֥ין הַחַשְׁמַֽלָה
Then I beheld, and lo a likeness as the appearance of fire: from the appearance of his loins even downward, fire; and from his loins even upward, as the appearance of brightness, as the colour of amber.
Word-by-word analysis· 15 words
וַיִּשְׁלַח֙ תַּבְנִ֣ית יָ֔ד וַיִּקָּחֵ֖נִי בְּצִיצִ֣ת רֹאשִׁ֑י וַתִּשָּׂ֣א אֹתִ֣י ר֣וּחַ בֵּֽין הָאָ֣רֶץ וּבֵ֣ין הַשָּׁמַ֡יִם וַתָּבֵא֩ אֹתִ֨י יְרוּשָׁלְַ֜מָה בְּמַרְא֣וֹת אֱלֹהִ֗ים אֶל פֶּ֜תַח שַׁ֤עַר הַפְּנִימִית֙ הַפּוֹנֶ֣ה צָפ֔וֹנָה אֲשֶׁר שָׁ֣ם מוֹשַׁ֔ב סֵ֖מֶל הַקִּנְאָ֥ה הַמַּקְנֶֽה
And he put forth the form of an hand, and took me by a lock of mine head; and the spirit lifted me up between the earth and the heaven, and brought me in the visions of God to Jerusalem, to the door of the inner gate that looketh toward the north; where the seat of the image of jealousy, which provoketh to jealousy.
Word-by-word analysis· 30 words
וְהִ֨נֵּה שָׁ֔ם כְּב֖וֹד אֱלֹהֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל כַּמַּרְאֶ֕ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר רָאִ֖יתִי בַּבִּקְעָֽה
And, behold, the glory of the God of Israel there, according to the vision that I saw in the plain.
Word-by-word analysis· 9 words
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֵלַ֔י בֶּן אָדָ֕ם שָׂא נָ֥א עֵינֶ֖יךָ דֶּ֣רֶךְ צָפ֑וֹנָה וָאֶשָּׂ֤א עֵינַי֙ דֶּ֣רֶךְ צָפ֔וֹנָה וְהִנֵּ֤ה מִצָּפוֹן֙ לְשַׁ֣עַר הַמִּזְבֵּ֔חַ סֵ֛מֶל הַקִּנְאָ֥ה הַזֶּ֖ה בַּבִּאָֽה
Then said he to me, Son of man, lift up your eyes now the way toward the north. So I lifted up mine eyes the way toward the north, and behold northward at the gate of the altar this image of jealousy in the entry.
Word-by-word analysis· 21 words
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֵלַ֔י בֶּן אָדָ֕ם הֲרֹאֶ֥ה אַתָּ֖ה מהם מָ֣ה הֵ֣ם עֹשִׂ֑ים תּוֹעֵב֨וֹת גְּדֹל֜וֹת אֲשֶׁ֥ר בֵּֽית יִשְׂרָאֵ֣ל עֹשִׂ֣ים פֹּ֗ה לְרָֽחֳקָה֙ מֵעַ֣ל מִקְדָּשִׁ֔י וְעוֹד֙ תָּשׁ֣וּב תִּרְאֶ֔ה תּוֹעֵב֖וֹת גְּדֹלֽוֹת
He said furthermore to me, Son of man, seest you what they do? the great abominations that the house of Israel committeth here, that I should go far off from my sanctuary? but turn you yet again, you shall see greater abominations.
Word-by-word analysis· 25 words
וַיָּבֵ֥א אֹתִ֖י אֶל פֶּ֣תַח הֶֽחָצֵ֑ר וָאֶרְאֶ֕ה וְהִנֵּ֥ה חֹר אֶחָ֖ד בַּקִּֽיר
And he brought me to the door of the court; and when I looked, behold a hole in the wall.
Word-by-word analysis· 10 words
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֵלַ֔י בֶּן אָדָ֖ם חֲתָר נָ֣א בַקִּ֑יר וָאֶחְתֹּ֣ר בַּקִּ֔יר וְהִנֵּ֖ה פֶּ֥תַח אֶחָֽד
Then said he to me, Son of man, dig now in the wall: and when I had digged in the wall, behold a door.
Word-by-word analysis· 12 words
וַיֹּ֖אמֶר אֵלָ֑י בֹּ֤א וּרְאֵה֙ אֶת הַתּוֹעֵב֣וֹת הָרָע֔וֹת אֲשֶׁ֛ר הֵ֥ם עֹשִׂ֖ים פֹּֽה
And he said to me, Go in, and behold the wicked abominations that they do here.
Word-by-word analysis· 11 words
וָאָבוֹא֮ וָֽאֶרְאֶה֒ וְהִנֵּ֨ה כָל תַּבְנִ֜ית רֶ֤מֶשׂ וּבְהֵמָה֙ שֶׁ֔קֶץ וְכָל גִּלּוּלֵ֖י בֵּ֣ית יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל מְחֻקֶּ֥ה עַל הַקִּ֖יר סָבִ֥יב סָבִֽיב
So I went in and saw; and behold every form of creeping things, and abominable beasts, and all the idols of the house of Israel, pourtrayed upon the wall round about.
Word-by-word analysis· 17 words
וְשִׁבְעִ֣ים אִ֣ישׁ מִזִּקְנֵ֣י בֵֽית יִ֠שְׂרָאֵל וְיַאֲזַנְיָ֨הוּ בֶן שָׁפָ֜ן עֹמֵ֤ד בְּתוֹכָם֙ עֹמְדִ֣ים לִפְנֵיהֶ֔ם וְאִ֥ישׁ מִקְטַרְתּ֖וֹ בְּיָד֑וֹ וַעֲתַ֥ר עֲנַֽן הַקְּטֹ֖רֶת עֹלֶֽה
And there stood before them seventy men of the ancients of the house of Israel, and in the midst of them stood Jaazaniah the son of Shaphan, with every man his censer in his hand; and a thick cloud of incense went up.
Word-by-word analysis· 19 words
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֵלַי֮ הֲרָאִ֣יתָ בֶן אָדָם֒ אֲשֶׁ֨ר זִקְנֵ֤י בֵֽית יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ עֹשִׂ֣ים בַּחֹ֔שֶׁךְ אִ֖ישׁ בְּחַדְרֵ֣י מַשְׂכִּית֑וֹ כִּ֣י אֹמְרִ֗ים אֵ֤ין יְהוָה֙ רֹאֶ֣ה אֹתָ֔נוּ עָזַ֥ב יְהוָ֖ה אֶת הָאָֽרֶץ
Then said he to me, Son of man, have you seen what the ancients of the house of Israel do in the dark, every man in the chambers of his imagery? for they say, YHWH seeth us not; YHWH has forsaken the earth.
Word-by-word analysis· 24 words
וַיֹּ֖אמֶר אֵלָ֑י ע֣וֹד תָּשׁ֥וּב תִּרְאֶ֛ה תּוֹעֵב֥וֹת גְּדֹל֖וֹת אֲשֶׁר הֵ֥מָּה עֹשִֽׂים
He said also to me, Turn you yet again, you shall see greater abominations that they do.
Word-by-word analysis· 10 words
וַיָּבֵ֣א אֹתִ֗י אֶל פֶּ֨תַח֙ שַׁ֣עַר בֵּית יְהוָ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֖ר אֶל הַצָּפ֑וֹנָה וְהִנֵּה שָׁם֙ הַנָּשִׁ֣ים יֹֽשְׁב֔וֹת מְבַכּ֖וֹת אֶת הַתַּמּֽוּז
Then he brought me to the door of the gate of YHWH's house which toward the north; and, behold, there sat women weeping for Tammuz.
Word-by-word analysis· 17 words
וַיֹּ֥אמֶר אֵלַ֖י הֲרָאִ֣יתָ בֶן אָדָ֑ם ע֣וֹד תָּשׁ֥וּב תִּרְאֶ֛ה תּוֹעֵב֥וֹת גְּדֹל֖וֹת מֵאֵֽלֶּה
Then said he to me, Hast you seen , O son of man? turn you yet again, you shall see greater abominations than these.
Word-by-word analysis· 11 words
וַיָּבֵ֣א אֹתִ֗י אֶל חֲצַ֣ר בֵּית יְהוָה֮ הַפְּנִימִית֒ וְהִנֵּה פֶ֜תַח הֵיכַ֣ל יְהוָ֗ה בֵּ֤ין הָֽאוּלָם֙ וּבֵ֣ין הַמִּזְבֵּ֔חַ כְּעֶשְׂרִ֥ים וַחֲמִשָּׁ֖ה אִ֑ישׁ אֲחֹ֨רֵיהֶ֜ם אֶל הֵיכַ֤ל יְהוָה֙ וּפְנֵיהֶ֣ם קֵ֔דְמָה וְהֵ֛מָּה מִשְׁתַּחֲוִיתֶ֥ם קֵ֖דְמָה לַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ
And he brought me into the inner court of YHWH's house, and, behold, at the door of the temple of YHWH, between the porch and the altar, about five and twenty men, with their backs toward the temple of YHWH, and their faces toward the east; and they worshipped the sun toward the east.
Word-by-word analysis· 28 words
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֵלַי֮ הֲרָאִ֣יתָ בֶן אָדָם֒ הֲנָקֵל֙ לְבֵ֣ית יְהוּדָ֔ה מֵעֲשׂ֕וֹת אֶת הַתּוֹעֵב֖וֹת אֲשֶׁ֣ר עָֽשׂוּ פֹ֑ה כִּֽי מָלְא֨וּ אֶת הָאָ֜רֶץ חָמָ֗ס וַיָּשֻׁ֨בוּ֙ לְהַכְעִיסֵ֔נִי וְהִנָּ֛ם שֹׁלְחִ֥ים אֶת הַזְּמוֹרָ֖ה אֶל אַפָּֽם
Then he said to me, Hast you seen , O son of man? Is it a light thing to the house of Judah that they commit the abominations which they commit here? for they have filled the land with violence, and have returned to provoke me to anger: and, lo, they put the branch to their nose.
Word-by-word analysis· 27 words
וְגַם אֲנִי֙ אֶעֱשֶׂ֣ה בְחֵמָ֔ה לֹֽא תָח֥וֹס עֵינִ֖י וְלֹ֣א אֶחְמֹ֑ל וְקָרְא֤וּ בְאָזְנַי֙ ק֣וֹל גָּד֔וֹל וְלֹ֥א אֶשְׁמַ֖ע אוֹתָֽם
Therefore will I also deal in fury: mine eye shall not spare, neither will I have pity: and though they cry in mine ears with a loud voice, will I not hear them.