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Yechezkel 23

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וַיְהִ֥י came דְבַר־ SDBH Again the word יְהוָ֖ה SDBH Hashem/Adonoi אֵלַ֥י to me לֵאמֹֽר׃ SDBH saying
The Davar Hashem came again unto me, saying,
Ben adam, there were two nashim, the banot of one em;
And they committed zonah harlotry in Mitzrayim; they committed zonah harlotry in their youth; there were their breasts pressed, and there their betulah bosom was caressed.
And the shmot of them were Oholah the elder, and Oholivah her achot; and they were Mine, and they bore banim and banot. Thus were their shmot: Shomron is Oholah, and Yerushalayim Oholivah.
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וַתִּ֥זֶן SDBH prostituted herself אָהֳלָ֖ה SDBH Oholah תַּחְתָּ֑י SDBH while she was still Mine וַתַּעְגַּב֙ SDBH She lusted עַֽל־ after מְאַהֲבֶ֔יהָ SDBH her lovers אֶל־ . . . אַשּׁ֖וּר SDBH the Assyrians קְרוֹבִֽים׃ SDBH warriors
And Oholah (unfaithful to Me) played the zonah when she was Mine; and she lusted for her lovers, for Ashur [the Assyrian] warriors,
Which were clothed with royal blue, pachot (governors) and seganim (officials), all of them desirable bochurim, parashim (charioteers) driving susim.
Thus she committed her zonah harlotry with them, with all them that were the choice Bnei Ashur, and with all for whom she lusted; with all their gillulim (idols) she made herself tameh.
Neither did she give up her zonah harlotry brought from Mitzrayim; for in her youth they lay with her, and they caressed her betulah bosom, and poured out their zenut fornication upon her.
Therefore I have delivered her into the yad of her lovers, into the yad of the Bnei Ashur, upon whom she lusted.
These uncovered her ervah (nakedness); they took her banim and her banot, and slaughtered her with the cherev; and she became a shem (byword) among nashim; for they had executed judgments upon her.
And when her achot Oholivah saw this, she was more depraved in her craving than she, her zonah harlotry became worse than the zonah harlotry of her achot.
She lusted after the Bnei Ashur warriors, pachot and seganim, clothed most gorgeously, parashim driving susim, all of them desirable bochurim.
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וָאֵ֖רֶא SDBH And I saw כִּ֣י that נִטְמָ֑אָה SDBH she too had defiled herself דֶּ֥רֶךְ SDBH path אֶחָ֖ד SDBH had taken the same לִשְׁתֵּיהֶֽן׃ SDBH both of them
Then I saw that she had made herself tameh, that both of them had gone derech echad (the same road).
And that she increased her zonah harlotry; for when she saw anashim portrayed upon the kir (wall), the tzelamim (idol images) of the Kasdim (Chaldeans) portrayed in bright red,
Girded with ezor (belts) upon their waists, with flowing tevulim (turbans) upon their heads, all of them shalishim (ranking officers) to look to, after the demut (appearance) of those of Bnei Bavel Kasdim, their eretz moledet;
And as soon as she saw them with her eynayim, she lusted upon them, and sent malachim unto them into Chaldea.
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וַיָּבֹ֨אוּ SDBH came אֵלֶ֤יהָ to her בְנֵֽי־ SDBH Then the Babylonians בָבֶל֙ SDBH . . . לְמִשְׁכַּ֣ב SDBH to the bed דֹּדִ֔ים SDBH of love וַיְטַמְּא֥וּ SDBH they defiled אוֹתָ֖הּ SDBH her בְּתַזְנוּתָ֑ם SDBH and in their lust וַתִּ֨טְמָא־ SDBH But after she had been defiled בָ֔ם by them וַתֵּ֥קַע SDBH in disgust נַפְשָׁ֖הּ SDBH she מֵהֶֽם׃ turned away
And the Bnei Bavel came to her into the mishkav dodim (bed of love), and they made her tameh with their zenut (whoredom), and she was defiled by them, and her nefesh turned away from them in disgust.
So she uncovered her zonah harlotry, and uncovered her ervah: then My Nefesh was alienated from her, just as My Nefesh was alienated from her achot.
Yet she multiplied her zonah harlotry, in calling to remembrance the days of her youth, wherein she had played the zonah in Eretz Mitzrayim.
For she lusted upon their pilagshim (illicit lovers), whose basar is as the basar of chamorim, and whose issue is like the issue of susim.
Thus thou calledst to remembrance the zimmah (lewdness) of thy youth, when those of Mitzrayim caressed thy bosom because of thy youthful bosom.
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לָכֵ֣ן SDBH Therefore אָהֳלִיבָ֗ה SDBH Oholibah כֹּֽה־ this is what אָמַר֮ SDBH says אֲדֹנָ֣י SDBH the Lord יְהוִה֒ SDBH G-D הִנְנִ֨י . . . מֵעִ֤יר SDBH I will incite אֶת־ SDBH - מְאַהֲבַ֙יִךְ֙ SDBH your lovers עָלַ֔יִךְ against you אֵ֛ת SDBH - אֲשֶׁר־ SDBH those נָקְעָ֥ה SDBH you turned away in disgust נַפְשֵׁ֖ךְ SDBH from whom מֵהֶ֑ם . . . וַהֲבֵאתִ֥ים SDBH And I will bring them עָלַ֖יִךְ against you מִסָּבִֽיב׃ from every side
Therefore, O Oholivah, thus saith Adonoi Hashem: Hineni, I will stir up thy lovers against thee, from whom thou hast alienated thy nefesh, and I will bring them against thee on every side;
The Bnei Baval, and all the Kasdim, Pekod, Shoa, Koa, and all the Bnei Ashur with them; all of them desirable bochurim, pachot and seganim, shalishim and renowned, all of them riding upon susim.
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וּבָ֣אוּ SDBH They will come עָלַ֡יִךְ against you הֹ֠צֶן SDBH with weapons רֶ֤כֶב SDBH chariots וְגַלְגַּל֙ SDBH and wagons וּבִקְהַ֣ל SDBH with a host עַמִּ֔ים SDBH of peoples צִנָּ֤ה SDBH with buckler וּמָגֵן֙ SDBH and shield וְקוֹבַ֔ע SDBH and helmet יָשִׂ֥ימוּ SDBH They will array themselves עָלַ֖יִךְ against you סָבִ֑יב on every side וְנָתַתִּ֤י I will delegate לִפְנֵיהֶם֙ to them מִשְׁפָּ֔ט SDBH judgment וּשְׁפָט֖וּךְ SDBH and they will punish you בְּמִשְׁפְּטֵיהֶֽם׃ SDBH according to their own standards
And they shall come against thee with weapons, wheeled chariots, and with a kahal amim, which shall set against thee shield and mogen and kova (helmet) all around; they will array themselves against thee; and I will delegate mishpat to them, and they shall judge thee according to their mishpatim.
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וְנָתַתִּ֨י And I will set קִנְאָתִ֜י SDBH My jealous rage בָּ֗ךְ against you וְעָשׂ֤וּ SDBH and they will deal אוֹתָךְ֙ SDBH with you בְּחֵמָ֔ה SDBH in fury אַפֵּ֤ךְ SDBH your noses וְאָזְנַ֙יִךְ֙ SDBH and ears יָסִ֔ירוּ SDBH They will cut off וְאַחֲרִיתֵ֖ךְ SDBH and your survivors בַּחֶ֣רֶב SDBH by the sword תִּפּ֑וֹל SDBH will fall הֵ֗מָּה SDBH They בָּנַ֤יִךְ SDBH your sons וּבְנוֹתַ֙יִךְ֙ SDBH and daughters יִקָּ֔חוּ SDBH will seize וְאַחֲרִיתֵ֖ךְ SDBH and your remnant תֵּאָכֵ֥ל SDBH will be consumed בָּאֵֽשׁ׃ SDBH by fire
And I will set My kina (jealousy) against thee, and they shall deal in chemah (wrath) with thee; they shall cut off thy nose and thine oznayim; and thy remnant shall fall by the cherev; they shall take thy banim and thy banot; and thy remnant shall be devoured by the eish.
They shall also strip thee out of thy begadim, and take away thy beautiful jewels.
Thus will I make thy zimmah (lewdness) to cease from thee, and thy zenut brought from Eretz Mitzrayim; so that thou shalt not lift up thine eynayim unto them, nor remember Mitzrayim any more.
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כִּ֣י For כֹ֤ה this is what אָמַר֙ SDBH says אֲדֹנָ֣י SDBH the Lord יְהוִ֔ה SDBH Hashem/Adonoi הִנְנִי֙ Surely נֹֽתְנָ֔ךְ I will deliver you בְּיַ֖ד SDBH into the hands אֲשֶׁ֣ר SDBH - שָׂנֵ֑את SDBH of those you hate בְּיַ֛ד SDBH . . . אֲשֶׁר־ SDBH from whom נָקְעָ֥ה SDBH in disgust נַפְשֵׁ֖ךְ SDBH you turned away מֵהֶֽם׃ . . .
For thus saith Adonoi Hashem; Hineni, I will deliver thee into the yad of them whom thou hatest, into the yad of them from whom thy nefesh is alienated;
And they shall deal with thee b'sinah (in hatred), and shall take away all thou hast labored for, and shall leave thee erom (naked) and bare; and the ervah of thy zonah harlotry shall be uncovered, both thy zimmah (lewdness) and thy zonah harlotry.
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עָשֹׂ֥ה SDBH have brought אֵ֖לֶּה SDBH these things לָ֑ךְ upon you בִּזְנוֹתֵךְ֙ SDBH because you have prostituted yourself אַחֲרֵ֣י SDBH with גוֹיִ֔ם SDBH the nations עַ֥ל . . . אֲשֶׁר־ SDBH - נִטְמֵ֖את SDBH and defiled yourself בְּגִלּוּלֵיהֶֽם׃ SDBH with their idols
I will do these things unto thee, because thou hast gone a-whoring after the Goyim, and because thou art made tameh with their gillulim.
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בְּדֶ֥רֶךְ SDBH the path אֲחוֹתֵ֖ךְ SDBH of your sister הָלָ֑כְתְּ SDBH Because you have followed וְנָתַתִּ֥י I will put כוֹסָ֖הּ SDBH her cup בְּיָדֵֽךְ׃ס SDBH into your hand
Thou hast walked in the derech of thy achot; so will I give her kos into thine yad.
Thus saith Adonoi Hashem: Thou shalt drink of thy achot's kos deep and wide; thou shalt be laughed to scorn and held in derision; it containeth so much, filled to the brim.
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שִׁכָּר֥וֹן SDBH with drunkenness וְיָג֖וֹן SDBH and grief תִּמָּלֵ֑אִי SDBH You will be filled כּ֚וֹס SDBH with a cup שַׁמָּ֣ה SDBH of devastation וּשְׁמָמָ֔ה SDBH and desolation כּ֖וֹס SDBH the cup אֲחוֹתֵ֥ךְ SDBH of your sister שֹׁמְרֽוֹן׃ SDBH Samaria
Thou shalt be filled with shikkaron (drunkenness) and sorrow, with the kos of horror and desolation, with the kos of thy achot Shomron.
Thou shalt even drink it and drain it dry, and thou shalt break it into shards, and tear at thine own breasts; for I have spoken it, saith Adonoi Hashem.
Therefore thus saith Adonoi Hashem: Because thou hast forgotten Me, and thrust Me behind thy back, therefore bear thou also thy zimmah and thy zonah harlotry.
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Hashem said moreover unto me: Ben adam, wilt thou judge Oholah and Oholivah? Indeed, declare unto them their to'avot;
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כִּ֣י For נִאֵ֗פוּ SDBH they have committed adultery וְדָם֙ SDBH and blood בִּֽידֵיהֶ֔ן SDBH is on their hands וְאֶת־ SDBH . . . גִּלּֽוּלֵיהֶ֖ן SDBH with their idols נִאֵ֑פוּ SDBH They have committed adultery וְגַ֤ם SDBH They have even אֶת־ SDBH - בְּנֵיהֶן֙ SDBH {sacrificed} their children אֲשֶׁ֣ר SDBH whom יָֽלְדוּ־ SDBH they bore לִ֔י to Me הֶעֱבִ֥ירוּ SDBH in the fire לָהֶ֖ם for their idols לְאָכְלָֽה׃ SDBH as food
That they have committed ni'uf, and dahm is on their hands, and with their gillulim (idols) have they committed ni'uf, and have also caused their banim, whom they bore unto Me, to pass for them through the eish, offering them as [sacrificial] food.
Moreover this they have done unto Me: they have defiled My Mikdash in the same day, and have profaned My Shabbatot.
For when they had slaughtered their banim to their gillulim (idols), then they came the same day, entering into My Mikdash to profane it; and, hinei, thus have they done in the midst of Mine Bais.
And furthermore, they sent for anashim to come from afar, unto whom malach (messenger) had been sent; and, hinei, they came; the men for whom thou didst wash thyself, didst paint thy eynayim, and didst deck thyself with jewelry,
And satest upon a glorious mittah (couch), and a shulchan spread before it, whereupon thou hast set Mine ketoret and Mine shemen.
And a voice of a carefree multitude was with her; and with the anashim of the common rabble were brought Sabeans from the midbar, which put bracelets upon their hands, and ateret tiferet (beautiful crowns) upon their heads.
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וָאֹמַ֕ר SDBH Then I said לַבָּלָ֖ה SDBH of [her] [who] [had] [grown] old נִֽאוּפִ֑ים SDBH in adulteries עַתָּ SDBH Now יִזְנֻה SDBH let them use her as a prostitute תַזְנוּתֶ֖הָ SDBH . . . וָהִֽיא׃ SDBH for that is all she is
Then said I unto her that was old in niufim (adulteries), Will they now commit zonah harlotry with her, and she with them?
Yet they went in unto her, as they go in unto an isha that playeth the zonah; so went they in unto Oholah and unto Oholivah, the women of zimmah (lewdness).
And the anashim tzaddikim, they shall judge them after the mishpat of no'afot (adulteresses), and after the mishpat of those guilty of shefach dahm; because they are no'afot (adulteresses), and dahm is on their hands.
For thus saith Adonoi Hashem: I will bring up a kahal upon them, and will give them over to be terrorized and plundered.
And the kahal shall stone them with stones, and cut them down with their charavot (swords); they shall slay their banim and their banot, and burn up their batim (houses) with eish.
Thus will I cause zimmah (lewdness) to cease out of ha'aretz, that all nashim may be warned not to practice your zimmah (lewdness).
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וְנָתְנ֤וּ They will repay זִמַּתְכֶ֙נָה֙ SDBH you for your indecency עֲלֵיכֶ֔ן . . . וַחֲטָאֵ֥י SDBH of your sins גִלּוּלֵיכֶ֖ן SDBH of idolatry תִּשֶּׂ֑אינָה SDBH and you will bear the consequences וִידַעְתֶּ֕ם SDBH Then you will know כִּ֥י that אֲנִ֖י SDBH I אֲדֹנָ֥י SDBH am the Lord יְהוִֽה׃פ SDBH G-D
And they shall bring your zimmah (lewdness) upon you, and ye shall bear sins of your gillulim (idols); and ye shall know that I am Adonoi Hashem.