Ezekiel 22

Ezekiel details Jerusalem's systemic sins—including bloodshed, idolatry, sexual misconduct, and corruption among princes, priests, and prophets—which have made the people dross (worthless impurities) in YHWH's sight.[1][2] YHWH declares judgment through the metaphor of a smelting furnace, gathering Israel into Jerusalem to melt away their impurities through fiery judgment, and finding no one righteous enough to intercede and stand in the gap to prevent destruction.[1][5]

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Verse 4 בְּ/דָמֵ֨/ךְ 𐤁/𐤃𐤌/𐤊 bedamekhe by your blood in your blood HR/Ncmsc/Sp2fs אֲשֶׁר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher which that-which HTr שָׁפַ֜כְתְּ 𐤔𐤐𐤊𐤕 shafakhete you have shed you poured out HVqp2fs אָשַׁ֗מְתְּ 𐤀𐤔𐤌𐤕 ashamete you have become guilty you incurred guilt HVqp2fs וּ/בְ/גִלּוּלַ֤יִ/ךְ 𐤅/𐤁/𐤂𐤋𐤅𐤋𐤉/𐤊 uvegilulayikhe and by your idols and in your detestable idols HC/R/Ncmpc/Sp2fs אֲשֶׁר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher-2 which that-which HTr עָשִׂית֙ 𐤏𐤔𐤉𐤕 asit you have made you did HVqp2fs טָמֵ֔את 𐤈𐤌𐤀𐤕 tamet you have defiled you became unclean HVqp2fs וַ/תַּקְרִ֣יבִי 𐤅/𐤕𐤒𐤓𐤉𐤁𐤉 vataqerivi you have brought near you brought near HC/Vhw2fs יָמַ֔יִ/ךְ 𐤉𐤌𐤉/𐤊 yamayikhe your days your days HNcmpc/Sp2fs וַ/תָּב֖וֹא 𐤅/𐤕𐤁𐤅𐤀 vatavo and you have come and she came HC/Vqw3fs עַד 𐤏𐤃 ad to up to HR שְׁנוֹתָ֑יִ/ךְ 𐤔𐤍𐤅𐤕𐤉/𐤊 shenotayikhe your years your years HNcfpc/Sp2fs עַל 𐤏𐤋 al therefore upon HR כֵּ֗ן 𐤊𐤍 ken thus thus HTm נְתַתִּ֤י/ךְ 𐤍𐤕𐤕𐤉/𐤊 netatikhe I have given you I have given you HVqp1cs/Sp2fs חֶרְפָּה֙ 𐤇𐤓𐤐𐤄 cherepah a reproach public disgrace HNcfsa לַ/גּוֹיִ֔ם 𐤋/𐤂𐤅𐤉𐤌 lagoyim to the nations to the massed nations HRd/Ncmpa וְ/קַלָּסָ֖ה 𐤅/𐤒𐤋𐤎𐤄 veqalasah and a mocking derisive mockery HC/Ncfsa לְ/כָל 𐤋/𐤊𐤋 lekhal to all to the whole of HR/Ncmsc הָ/אֲרָצֽוֹת 𐤄/𐤀𐤓𐤑𐤅𐤕 haaratsot the lands the lands HTd/Ncbpa
Verse 20 קְבֻ֣צַת 𐤒𐤁𐤑𐤕 qevutsat As the gathering gathered company of HNcfsc כֶּ֡סֶף 𐤊𐤎𐤐 kesef silver silver HNcmsa וּ֠/נְחֹשֶׁת 𐤅/𐤍𐤇𐤔𐤕 unechoshet and bronze and bronze HC/Ncfsa וּ/בַרְזֶ֨ל 𐤅/𐤁𐤓𐤆𐤋 uvarezel and iron and iron HC/Ncmsa וְ/עוֹפֶ֤רֶת 𐤅/𐤏𐤅𐤐𐤓𐤕 veoferet and lead dust-ore lead HC/Ncfsa וּ/בְדִיל֙ 𐤅/𐤁𐤃𐤉𐤋 uvedil and tin and separated-out metal HC/Ncmsa אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward HR תּ֣וֹךְ 𐤕𐤅𐤊 tokhe midst center of HNcmsc כּ֔וּר 𐤊𐤅𐤓 kur of furnace refining furnace HNcmsa לָ/פַֽחַת 𐤋/𐤐𐤇𐤕 lafachat to blow to blow out HR/Vqc עָלָ֥י/ו 𐤏𐤋𐤉/𐤅 alayv on it upon him HR/Sp3ms אֵ֖שׁ 𐤀𐤔 esh fire fire HNcbsa לְ/הַנְתִּ֑יךְ 𐤋/𐤄𐤍𐤕𐤉𐤊 lehanetikhe to melt to cause to pour out HR/Vhc כֵּ֤ן 𐤊𐤍 ken so thus HTm אֶקְבֹּץ֙ 𐤀𐤒𐤁𐤑 eqebots I will gather I will gather HVqi1cs בְּ/אַפִּ֣/י 𐤁/𐤀𐤐/𐤉 beapi in my anger in my anger HR/Ncmsc/Sp1cs וּ/בַ/חֲמָתִ֔/י 𐤅/𐤁/𐤇𐤌𐤕/𐤉 uvachamati and in my wrath and in my burning-heat HC/R/Ncfsc/Sp1cs וְ/הִנַּחְתִּ֥י 𐤅/𐤄𐤍𐤇𐤕𐤉 vehinacheti and I will deposit and I caused to set down HC/Vhq1cs וְ/הִתַּכְתִּ֖י 𐤅/𐤄𐤕𐤊𐤕𐤉 vehitakheti and I will melt and I caused to pour out HC/Vhq1cs אֶתְ/כֶֽם 𐤀𐤕/𐤊𐤌 etekhem you you marked as object HTo/Sp2mp
Verse 26 כֹּהֲנֶ֜י/הָ 𐤊𐤄𐤍𐤉/𐤄 kohaneyha her priests her officiating-priests HNcmpc/Sp3fs חָמְס֣וּ 𐤇𐤌𐤎𐤅 chamesu have done violence to they acted violently HVqp3cp תוֹרָתִ/י֮ 𐤕𐤅𐤓𐤕/𐤉 torati My law my instruction HNcfsc/Sp1cs וַ/יְחַלְּל֣וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤇𐤋𐤋𐤅 vayechalelu and have profaned and they desecrated HC/Vpw3mp קָדָשַׁ/י֒ 𐤒𐤃𐤔/𐤉 qadashay My holy things my sacred things HNcmpc/Sp1cs בֵּֽין 𐤁𐤉𐤍 beyn between between HR קֹ֤דֶשׁ 𐤒𐤃𐤔 qodesh the holy set-apartness HNcmsa לְ/חֹל֙ 𐤋/𐤇𐤋 lechol and the profane to commonness HR/Ncmsa לֹ֣א 𐤋𐤀 lo not not HTn הִבְדִּ֔ילוּ 𐤄𐤁𐤃𐤉𐤋𐤅 hivedilu they have distinguished they set apart HVhp3cp וּ/בֵין 𐤅/𐤁𐤉𐤍 uveyn and between and between HC/R הַ/טָּמֵ֥א 𐤄/𐤈𐤌𐤀 hatame the unclean the ritually unclean one HTd/Aamsa לְ/טָה֖וֹר 𐤋/𐤈𐤄𐤅𐤓 letahor and the clean to a pure one HR/Aamsa לֹ֣א 𐤋𐤀 lo-2 not not HTn הוֹדִ֑יעוּ 𐤄𐤅𐤃𐤉𐤏𐤅 hodiu they have made known cause to know (you plural) HVhp3cp וּ/מִ/שַׁבְּתוֹתַ/י֙ 𐤅/𐤌/𐤔𐤁𐤕𐤅𐤕/𐤉 umishabetotay from My Sabbaths and from my rest-times HC/R/Ncbpc/Sp1cs הֶעְלִ֣ימוּ 𐤄𐤏𐤋𐤉𐤌𐤅 heelimu they have hidden they concealed HVhp3cp עֵֽינֵי/הֶ֔ם 𐤏𐤉𐤍𐤉/𐤄𐤌 eyneyhem their eyes their eyes HNcbdc/Sp3mp וָ/אֵחַ֖ל 𐤅/𐤀𐤇𐤋 vaechal and I am profaned and I was profaned HC/VNw1cs בְּ/תוֹכָֽ/ם 𐤁/𐤕𐤅𐤊/𐤌 betokham among them in their midst HR/Ncmsc/Sp3mp