Ezekiel 5

YHWH commands Ezekiel to shave his head and divide the hair into three portions, each symbolizing the fate of Jerusalem's population: one-third will die by famine, one-third by the sword, and one-third will be scattered to the wind.[2] A few hairs are preserved to represent a remnant that will survive the devastation.[2]

Interlinear Text

Verse 1 וְ/אַתָּ֨ה 𐤅/𐤀𐤕𐤄 veatah And you and you (masculine singular) HC/Pp2ms בֶן 𐤁𐤍 ven Bene (Bemba) son son of HNcmsc אָדָ֜ם 𐤀𐤃𐤌 adam of man human being HNcmsa קַח 𐤒𐤇 qach take Take! HVqv2ms לְ/ךָ֣ 𐤋/𐤊 lekha for yourself HR/Sp2ms חֶ֣רֶב 𐤇𐤓𐤁 cherev a sword blade of destruction HNcfsa חַדָּ֗ה 𐤇𐤃𐤄 chadah sharp sharp HAafsa תַּ֤עַר 𐤕𐤏𐤓 taar razor baring blade HNcbsc הַ/גַּלָּבִים֙ 𐤄/𐤂𐤋𐤁𐤉𐤌 hagalavim of barbers the shavers HTd/Ncmpa תִּקָּחֶ֣/נָּה 𐤕𐤒𐤇/𐤍𐤄 tiqachenah you shall take it you will take her HVqi2ms/Sp3fs לָּ֔/ךְ 𐤋/𐤊 lakhe to yourself HR/Sp2fs וְ/הַעֲבַרְתָּ֥ 𐤅/𐤄𐤏𐤁𐤓𐤕 vehaavareta and pass it and you caused to cross over HC/Vhq2ms עַל 𐤏𐤋 al over upon HR רֹאשְׁ/ךָ֖ 𐤓𐤀𐤔/𐤊 roshekha your head your head HNcmsc/Sp2ms וְ/עַל 𐤅/𐤏𐤋 veal and over and upon HC/R זְקָנֶ֑/ךָ 𐤆𐤒𐤍/𐤊 zeqanekha your beard your beard HNcbsc/Sp2ms וְ/לָקַחְתָּ֥ 𐤅/𐤋𐤒𐤇𐤕 velaqacheta Then take and you took HC/Vqq2ms לְ/ךָ֛ 𐤋/𐤊 lekha-2 for yourself HR/Sp2ms מֹאזְנֵ֥י 𐤌𐤀𐤆𐤍𐤉 mozeney balances pair of scales of HNcmdc מִשְׁקָ֖ל 𐤌𐤔𐤒𐤋 misheqal for weighing weighed amount of HNcmsa וְ/חִלַּקְתָּֽ/ם 𐤅/𐤇𐤋𐤒𐤕/𐤌 vechilaqetam and divide them and you apportioned them HC/Vpq2ms/Sp3mp
Verse 2 שְׁלִשִׁ֗ית 𐤔𐤋𐤔𐤉𐤕 shelishit a third third (feminine) HAofsa בָּ/א֤וּר 𐤁/𐤀𐤅𐤓 baur in the fire in the fire HRd/Ncmsa תַּבְעִיר֙ 𐤕𐤁𐤏𐤉𐤓 taveir you shall burn you will cause to burn HVhi2ms בְּ/ת֣וֹךְ 𐤁/𐤕𐤅𐤊 betokhe in the midst of in the midst of HR/Ncmsc הָ/עִ֔יר 𐤄/𐤏𐤉𐤓 hair the city the watchful settlement HTd/Ncfsa כִּ/מְלֹ֖את 𐤊/𐤌𐤋𐤀𐤕 kimelot when are fulfilled as the filling of HR/Vqc יְמֵ֣י 𐤉𐤌𐤉 yemey days days of HNcmpc הַ/מָּצ֑וֹר 𐤄/𐤌𐤑𐤅𐤓 hamatsor of the siege the siege HTd/Ncmsa וְ/לָֽקַחְתָּ֣ 𐤅/𐤋𐤒𐤇𐤕 velaqacheta and you shall take and you took HC/Vqq2ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker HTo הַ/שְּׁלִשִׁ֗ית 𐤄/𐤔𐤋𐤔𐤉𐤕 hashelishit a third the third HTd/Ncfsa תַּכֶּ֤ה 𐤕𐤊𐤄 takeh you shall strike you will cause to strike HVhi2ms בַ/חֶ֨רֶב֙ 𐤁/𐤇𐤓𐤁 vacherev with the sword with the destroying blade HRd/Ncfsa סְבִ֣יבוֹתֶ֔י/הָ 𐤎𐤁𐤉𐤁𐤅𐤕𐤉/𐤄 sevivoteyha around it her surroundings HNcbpc/Sp3fs וְ/הַ/שְּׁלִשִׁית֙ 𐤅/𐤄/𐤔𐤋𐤔𐤉𐤕 vehashelishit and the third and the third HC/Td/Ncfsa תִּזְרֶ֣ה 𐤕𐤆𐤓𐤄 tizereh you shall scatter you scatter HVqi2ms לָ/ר֔וּחַ 𐤋/𐤓𐤅𐤇 larucha Roho (Swahili) to the wind to wind-breath HRd/Ncbsa וְ/חֶ֖רֶב 𐤅/𐤇𐤓𐤁 vecherev and sword and destroying blade HC/Ncfsa אָרִ֥יק 𐤀𐤓𐤉𐤒 ariq I will draw I will empty out HVhi1cs אַחֲרֵי/הֶֽם 𐤀𐤇𐤓𐤉/𐤄𐤌 achareyhem after them behind them HR/Sp3mp
Verse 7 לָ/כֵ֞ן 𐤋/𐤊𐤍 lakhen therefore accordingly HR/D כֹּֽה 𐤊𐤄 koh thus in this manner HD אָמַ֣ר 𐤀𐤌𐤓 amar says he said HVqp3ms אֲדֹנָ֣/י 𐤀𐤃𐤍/𐤉 adonay Lord my Sovereign Lord HNcmpc/Sp1cs יְהוִ֗ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvih GOD the Being-One Yahweh HNp יַ֤עַן 𐤉𐤏𐤍 yaan because because HC הֲמָנְ/כֶם֙ 𐤄𐤌𐤍/𐤊𐤌 hamanekhem your turmoil your tumultuous multitude HNcmsc/Sp2mp מִן 𐤌𐤍 min than from HR הַ/גּוֹיִם֙ 𐤄/𐤂𐤅𐤉𐤌 hagoyim the nations the people-groups HTd/Ncmpa אֲשֶׁ֣ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher that that-which HTr סְבִיבֽוֹתֵי/כֶ֔ם 𐤎𐤁𐤉𐤁𐤅𐤕𐤉/𐤊𐤌 sevivoteykhem are around you your surroundings HNcbpc/Sp2mp בְּ/חֻקּוֹתַ/י֙ 𐤁/𐤇𐤒𐤅𐤕/𐤉 bechuqotay in my statutes in my inscribed decrees HR/Ncbpc/Sp1cs לֹ֣א 𐤋𐤀 lo not not HTn הֲלַכְתֶּ֔ם 𐤄𐤋𐤊𐤕𐤌 halakhetem you walked you walked HVqp2mp וְ/אֶת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet and and object-marker HC/To מִשְׁפָּטַ֖/י 𐤌𐤔𐤐𐤈/𐤉 mishepatay my judgments my judgments HNcmpc/Sp1cs לֹ֣א 𐤋𐤀 lo-2 not not HTn עֲשִׂיתֶ֑ם 𐤏𐤔𐤉𐤕𐤌 asitem you did you did HVqp2mp וּֽ/כְ/מִשְׁפְּטֵ֧י 𐤅/𐤊/𐤌𐤔𐤐𐤈𐤉 ukhemishepetey and like judgments and according to the rulings of HC/R/Ncmpc הַ/גּוֹיִ֛ם 𐤄/𐤂𐤅𐤉𐤌 hagoyim-2 of the nations the people-groups HTd/Ncmpa אֲשֶׁ֥ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher-2 that that-which HTr סְבִיבוֹתֵי/כֶ֖ם 𐤎𐤁𐤉𐤁𐤅𐤕𐤉/𐤊𐤌 sevivoteykhem-2 around you your surroundings HNcbpc/Sp2mp לֹ֥א 𐤋𐤀 lo-3 not not HTn עֲשִׂיתֶֽם 𐤏𐤔𐤉𐤕𐤌 asitem-2 you did you did HVqp2mp
Verse 11 לָ/כֵ֣ן 𐤋/𐤊𐤍 lakhen therefore accordingly HR/D חַי 𐤇𐤉 chay I live living HAamsa אָ֗נִי 𐤀𐤍𐤉 ani Ine (Bemba) I I HPp1cs נְאֻם֮ 𐤍𐤀𐤌 neum declares solemn utterance of HNcmsc אֲדֹנָ֣/י 𐤀𐤃𐤍/𐤉 adonay Lord my Sovereign Lord HNcmpc/Sp1cs יְהוִה֒ 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvih GOD the Being-One Yahweh HNp אִם 𐤀𐤌 im if not if / whether HC לֹ֗א 𐤋𐤀 lo not not HTn יַ֚עַן 𐤉𐤏𐤍 yaan because because HC אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et - object-marker HTo מִקְדָּשִׁ֣/י 𐤌𐤒𐤃𐤔/𐤉 miqedashi my sanctuary my set-apart sanctuary HNcmsc/Sp1cs טִמֵּ֔את 𐤈𐤌𐤀𐤕 timet you have defiled you have made unclean HVpp2fs בְּ/כָל 𐤁/𐤊𐤋 bekhal with all in the whole of HR/Ncmsc שִׁקּוּצַ֖יִ/ךְ 𐤔𐤒𐤅𐤑𐤉/𐤊 shiqutsayikhe your detestable things your detestable objects HNcmpc/Sp2fs וּ/בְ/כָל 𐤅/𐤁/𐤊𐤋 uvekhal and with all and in all of HC/R/Ncmsc תּוֹעֲבֹתָ֑יִ/ךְ 𐤕𐤅𐤏𐤁𐤕𐤉/𐤊 toavotayikhe your abominations your detestable practices HNcfpc/Sp2fs וְ/גַם 𐤅/𐤂𐤌 vegam and also and also HC/Ta אֲנִ֤י 𐤀𐤍𐤉 ani-2 Ine (Bemba) I I HPp1cs אֶגְרַע֙ 𐤀𐤂𐤓𐤏 egera will withdraw I will diminish HVqi1cs וְ/לֹא 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo nor and not HC/Tn תָח֣וֹס 𐤕𐤇𐤅𐤎 tachos will spare may she spare HVqi3fs עֵינִ֔/י 𐤏𐤉𐤍/𐤉 eyni my eye my eye HNcbsc/Sp1cs וְ/גַם 𐤅/𐤂𐤌 vegam-2 nor and also HC/Ta אֲנִ֖י 𐤀𐤍𐤉 ani-3 Ine (Bemba) I I HPp1cs לֹ֥א 𐤋𐤀 lo-2 not not HTn אֶחְמֽוֹל 𐤀𐤇𐤌𐤅𐤋 echemol will have pity I will spare HVqi1cs
Verse 12 שְׁלִשִׁתֵ֞/יךְ 𐤔𐤋𐤔𐤕/𐤉𐤊 shelishiteykhe one third of you your third portion HAofsc/Sp2fs בַּ/דֶּ֣בֶר 𐤁/𐤃𐤁𐤓 badever by the pestilence the destructive pestilence HRd/Ncmsa יָמ֗וּתוּ 𐤉𐤌𐤅𐤕𐤅 yamutu will die they will die HVqi3mp וּ/בָֽ/רָעָב֙ 𐤅/𐤁/𐤓𐤏𐤁 uvaraav and by famine and in famine HC/Rd/Ncmsa יִכְל֣וּ 𐤉𐤊𐤋𐤅 yikhelu they will be consumed they will come to an end HVqi3mp בְ/תוֹכֵ֔/ךְ 𐤁/𐤕𐤅𐤊/𐤊 vetokhekhe in your midst in your midst HR/Ncmsc/Sp2fs וְ/הַ֨/שְּׁלִשִׁ֔ית 𐤅/𐤄/𐤔𐤋𐤔𐤉𐤕 vehashelishit and the third and the third HC/Td/Ncfsa בַּ/חֶ֖רֶב 𐤁/𐤇𐤓𐤁 bacherev by the sword by the sword HRd/Ncfsa יִפְּל֣וּ 𐤉𐤐𐤋𐤅 yipelu will fall they will fall HVqi3mp סְבִיבוֹתָ֑יִ/ךְ 𐤎𐤁𐤉𐤁𐤅𐤕𐤉/𐤊 sevivotayikhe around you your surroundings HNcbpc/Sp2fs וְ/הַ/שְּׁלִישִׁית֙ 𐤅/𐤄/𐤔𐤋𐤉𐤔𐤉𐤕 vehashelishit-2 and the third and the third HC/Td/Aofsa לְ/כָל 𐤋/𐤊𐤋 lekhal to every to the whole of HR/Ncmsc ר֣וּחַ 𐤓𐤅𐤇 rucha Roho (Swahili) wind breath of HNcbsa אֱזָרֶ֔ה 𐤀𐤆𐤓𐤄 ezareh I will scatter I will scatter thoroughly HVpi1cs וְ/חֶ֖רֶב 𐤅/𐤇𐤓𐤁 vecherev and sword and destroying blade HC/Ncfsa אָרִ֥יק 𐤀𐤓𐤉𐤒 ariq I will draw I will empty out HVhi1cs אַחֲרֵי/הֶֽם 𐤀𐤇𐤓𐤉/𐤄𐤌 achareyhem after them behind them HR/Sp3mp
Verse 15 וְֽ/הָ֨יְתָ֜ה 𐤅/𐤄𐤉𐤕𐤄 vehayetah and-you-will-be and she became HC/Vqq3fs חֶרְפָּ֤ה 𐤇𐤓𐤐𐤄 cherepah reproach public disgrace HNcfsa וּ/גְדוּפָה֙ 𐤅/𐤂𐤃𐤅𐤐𐤄 ugedufah and-taunt revilement HC/Ncfsa מוּסָ֣ר 𐤌𐤅𐤎𐤓 musar warning discipline-instruction of HNcmsa וּ/מְשַׁמָּ֔ה 𐤅/𐤌𐤔𐤌𐤄 umeshamah and-horror and utter desolation HC/Ncfsa לַ/גּוֹיִ֖ם 𐤋/𐤂𐤅𐤉𐤌 lagoyim to-nations to the massed nations HRd/Ncmpa אֲשֶׁ֣ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher which that-which HTr סְבִיבוֹתָ֑יִ/ךְ 𐤎𐤁𐤉𐤁𐤅𐤕𐤉/𐤊 sevivotayikhe around-you your surroundings HNcbpc/Sp2fs בַּ/עֲשׂוֹתִ/י֩ 𐤁/𐤏𐤔𐤅𐤕/𐤉 baasoti in-doing-I in my doing HR/Vqc/Sp1cs בָ֨/ךְ 𐤁/𐤊 vakhe in-you HR/Sp2fs שְׁפָטִ֜ים 𐤔𐤐𐤈𐤉𐤌 shefatim judgments judicial verdicts HNcmpa בְּ/אַ֤ף 𐤁/𐤀𐤐 beaf in-anger in anger HR/Ncmsa וּ/בְ/חֵמָה֙ 𐤅/𐤁/𐤇𐤌𐤄 uvechemah and-in-wrath and in burning heat HC/R/Ncfsa וּ/בְ/תֹכְח֣וֹת 𐤅/𐤁/𐤕𐤊𐤇𐤅𐤕 uvetokhechot and-in-rebukes and in reproofs-of HC/R/Ncfpc חֵמָ֔ה 𐤇𐤌𐤄 chemah wrath burning heat HNcfsa אֲנִ֥י 𐤀𐤍𐤉 ani Ine (Bemba) I I HPp1cs יְהוָ֖ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp דִּבַּֽרְתִּי 𐤃𐤁𐤓𐤕𐤉 dibareti have-spoken I spoke HVpp1cs