Parable of the Sword of the LORD
1
The word of IAUA came to me, saying:
E | UIAI | DBR- | IAUA | ELI | LEMR
|
| and·be | ? | IAUA | I-will·to·he-will | to·say
|
|
2
'Son of man, set your face toward the South, and preach toward the South, and prophesy against the forest of the field in the South;
B | BN- | EDM | ShIM | FNIK | DRK | ThIMNA | UATF | EL- | DRUM
|
| in·we | man | ? | ? | ? | ? | and·the·? | this | ?
|
| UANBE | EL- | IOR | AShDA | NGB
|
| and·the·we·come | this | he-will·? | the·field | we·?
|
|
3
and say to the forest of the South: Hear the word of IAUA: Thus says my Lord IAUA, Behold, I will kindle a fire in you, and it shall devour every green tree in you, and every dry tree, it shall not be quenched, even a flaming flame; and all faces from the south to the north shall be seared thereby.
G | UEMRTh | LIOR | ANGB | ShMO | DBR-
|
| and·I-will·from·? | to·he-will·? | the·we·? | ? | ?
|
| IAUA | KA- | EMR | EDNI | IAUA | ANNI
|
| IAUA | as·the | say | I-will·? | IAUA | the·we·we·he-will
|
| MTsITh- | BK | ESh | UEKLA | BK | KL- | OTs- | LCh
|
| from·? | in·as | I-will·? | and·food | in·as | all | tree | to·?
|
| UKL- | OTs | IBSh | LE- | ThKBA
|
| and·all | tree | he-will·in·? | not | ?
|
| LABTh | ShLABTh | UNTsRBU- | BA | KL- | FNIM
|
| to·the·in·she-will | ? | and·we·? | in·the | all | ?
|
|
4
All flesh shall see that I IAUA have kindled it; it shall not be quenched.'
D | UREU | KL- | BShR | KI | ENI | IAUA | BORThIA | LE | ThKBA
|
| and·? | all | in·? | that | I | IAUA | in·? | not | ?
|
|
5
Then said I: 'Ah my Lord IAUA! they say of me: Is he not a maker of parables?'
A | UEMR | EAA | EDNI | IAUA | AMA
|
| and·say | I-will·the·the | I-will·? | IAUA | the·from·the
|
| EMRIM | LI | ALE | MMShL | MShLIM
|
| I-will·from·? | to·he-will | the·not | from·rule | from·?
|
|
6
Then the word of IAUA came to me, saying:
U | UIAI | DBR- | IAUA | ELI | LEMR
|
| and·be | ? | IAUA | I-will·to·he-will | to·say
|
|
7
'Son of man, set your face toward Jerusalem, and preach toward the sanctuaries, and prophesy against the land of Israel;
Z | BN- | EDM | ShIM | FNIK | EL- | IRUShLM | UATF | EL-
|
| in·we | man | ? | ? | this | he-will·? | and·the·? | this
|
| MQDShIM | UANBE | EL- | EDMTh | IShREL
|
| from·? | and·the·we·come | this | I-will·? | Israel
|
|
8
and say to the land of Israel: Thus says IAUA: Behold, I am against you, and will draw forth My sword out of its sheath, and will cut off from you the righteous and the wicked.
Ch | UEMRTh | LEDMTh | IShREL | KA | EMR | IAUA
|
| and·I-will·from·? | to·I-will·? | Israel | as·the | say | IAUA
|
| ANNI | ELIK
|
| the·we·we·he-will | I-will·to·he-will·as
|
| UAUTsEThI | ChRBI | MThORA | UAKRThI
|
| and·the·and·? | ? | from·? | and·the·as·?
|
| MMK | TsDIQ | URShO
|
| from·from·as | ? | and·?
|
|
9
Seeing then that I will cut off from you the righteous and the wicked, therefore shall My sword go forth out of its sheath against all flesh from the south to the north;
T | ION | EShR- | AKRThI | MMK | TsDIQ | URShO
|
| he-will·? | which | the·as·? | from·from·as | ? | and·?
|
| LKN | ThTsE | ChRBI | MThORA | EL- | KL- | BShR | MNGB | TsFUN
|
| to·so | ? | ? | from·? | this | all | in·? | from·we·? | ?
|
|
10
and all flesh shall know that I IAUA have drawn forth My sword out of its sheath; it shall not return any more.
I | UIDOU | KL- | BShR | KI | ENI | IAUA | AUTsEThI | ChRBI
|
| and·he-will·? | all | in·? | that | I | IAUA | the·and·? | ?
|
| MThORA | LE | ThShUB | OUD
|
| from·? | not | ? | ?
|
|
11
Sigh therefore, you son of man; with the breaking of your loins and with bitterness shall you sigh before their eyes.
IE | UEThA | BN- | EDM | AENCh | BShBRUN
|
| and·I-will·? | in·we | man | the·I-will·we·? | in·?
|
| MThNIM | UBMRIRUTh | ThENCh | LOINIAM
|
| from·? | and·in·from·? | ? | to·?
|
|
12
It shall be, when they say to you: Wherefore sigh you? that you shall say: Because of the tidings, for it comes; and every heart shall melt, and all hands shall be slack, and every spirit shall be faint, and all knees shall drip with water; behold, it comes, and it shall be done, says my Lord IAUA.'
IB | UAIA | KI- | IEMRU
|
| and·the·he-will·the | that | he-will·I-will·from·?
|
| ELIK | OL- | MA | EThA
|
| I-will·to·he-will·as | on | from·the | I-will·?
|
| NENCh | UEMRTh | EL- | ShMUOA | KI-
|
| we·I-will·we·? | and·I-will·from·? | this | ? | that
|
| BEA | UNMS | KL- | LB | URFU | KL-
|
| in·I-will·the | and·we·from·? | all | heart | and·? | all
|
| IDIM | UKAThA | KL- | RUCh | UKL- | BRKIM
|
| he-will·? | and·as·the·? | all | breath | and·all | in·?
|
| ThLKNA | MIM | ANA | BEA | UNAIThA
|
| ? | waters | listen | in·I-will·the | and·we·was
|
| NEM | EDNI | IAUA
|
| we·I-will·from | I-will·? | IAUA
|
|
13
The word of IAUA came to me, saying:
IG | UIAI | DBR- | IAUA | ELI | LEMR
|
| and·be | ? | IAUA | I-will·to·he-will | to·say
|
|
14
'Son of man, prophesy, and say: Thus says my Lord: Say: A sword, a sword, it is sharpened, and also furbished:
ID | BN- | EDM | ANBE | UEMRTh | KA | EMR
|
| in·we | man | the·we·come | and·I-will·from·? | as·the | say
|
| EDNI | EMR | ChRB | ChRB | AUChDA | UGM- | MRUTA
|
| I-will·? | say | Horeb | Horeb | the·and·? | and·? | from·?
|
|
15
It is sharpened that it may make a sore slaughter, it is furbished that it may glitter--or shall we make mirth?--against the rod of My son, contemning every tree.
TU | LMON | TBCh | TBCh | AUChDA | LMON-
|
| to·from·? | ? | ? | the·and·? | to·from·?
|
| AIA- | LA | BRQ | MRTA | EU | NShISh
|
| the·he-will·the | to·the | in·? | from·? | I-will·and | we·?
|
| ShBT | BNI | MESTh | KL- | OTs
|
| ? | in·we·he-will | from·I-will·? | all | tree
|
|
16
It is given to be furbished, that it may be handled; the sword, it is sharpened, yes, it is furbished, to give it into the hand of the slayer.
TZ | UIThN | EThA | LMRTA | LThFSh | BKF
|
| and·give | I-will·? | to·from·? | to·? | in·as·?
|
| AIE- | AUChDA | ChRB
|
| the·he-will·I-will | the·and·? | Horeb
|
| UAIE | MRTA | LThTh | EUThA
|
| and·the·he-will·I-will | from·? | to·? | I-will·and·?
|
| BID- | AURG
|
| in·he-will·? | the·and·?
|
|
17
Cry and wail, son of man; for it is on My people, it is on all the princes of Israel; they are thrust down to the sword with My people; smite therefore on your thigh.
IZ | ZOQ | UAILL | BN- | EDM | KI-
|
| ? | and·the·he-will·to·to | in·we | man | that
|
| AIE | AIThA | BOMI | AIE
|
| the·he-will·I-will | was | in·? | the·he-will·I-will
|
| BKL- | NShIEI | IShREL | MGURI | EL- | ChRB | AIU | ETh- | OMI
|
| in·all | we·? | Israel | from·? | this | Horeb | be | the | ?
|
| LKN | SFQ | EL- | IRK
|
| to·so | ? | this | he-will·?
|
|
18
For there is a trial; and what if it contemn even the rod? It shall be no more, says my Lord IAUA.
ICh | KI | BChN | UMA | EM- | GM- | ShBT
|
| that | in·? | and·from·the | I-will·from | ? | ?
|
| MESTh | LE | IAIA | NEM | EDNI | IAUA
|
| from·I-will·? | not | is | we·I-will·from | I-will·? | IAUA
|
|
19
You therefore, son of man, prophesy, and smite your hands together; and let the sword be doubled the third time, the sword of those to be slain; it is the sword of the great one that is to be slain, which compasses them about.
IT | UEThA | BN- | EDM | ANBE | UAK | KF
|
| and·I-will·? | in·we | man | the·we·come | and·the·as | as·?
|
| EL- | KF | UThKFL | ChRB | ShLIShThA | ChRB | ChLLIM
|
| this | as·? | and·? | Horeb | ? | Horeb | ?
|
| AIE | ChRB | ChLL | AGDUL | AChDRTh
|
| the·he-will·I-will | Horeb | ? | the·great | the·?
|
|
20
I have set the point of the sword against all their gates, that their heart may melt, and their stumblings be multiplied; ah! it is made glittering, it is sharpened for slaughter.
K | LMON | LMUG | LB | UARBA
|
| to·from·? | to·from·and·? | heart | and·the·?
|
| AMKShLIM | OL | KL- | ShORIAM | NThThI | EBChTh- | ChRB
|
| the·from·as·? | on | all | ? | given | I-will·in·? | Horeb
|
| ECh | OShUIA | LBRQ | MOTA | LTBCh
|
| I-will·? | ? | to·in·? | from·? | to·?
|
|
21
Go you one way to the right, or direct yourself to the left; whither is your face set?
KE | AThEChDI | AIMNI | AShIMI
|
| the·? | the·he-will·from·we·he-will | the·?
|
| AShMILI | ENA | FNIK | MODUTh
|
| the·? | I-will·we·the | ? | from·?
|
|
22
I will also smite My hands together, and I will satisfy My fury; I IAUA have spoken it.'
KB | UGM- | ENI | EKA | KFI | EL- | KFI
|
| and·? | I | I-will·as·the | as·? | this | as·?
|
| UANIChThI | ChMThI | ENI | IAUA | DBRThI
|
| and·the·we·he-will·? | ? | I | IAUA | ?
|
|
23
The word of IAUA came to me, saying:
KG | UIAI | DBR- | IAUA | ELI | LEMR
|
| and·be | ? | IAUA | I-will·to·he-will | to·say
|
|
24
'Now, you son of man, make you two ways, that the sword of the king of Babylon may come; they twain shall come forth out of one land; and mark a signpost, mark it clear at the head of the way to the city.
KD | UEThA | BN- | EDM | ShIM- | LK | ShNIM | DRKIM | LBUE
|
| and·I-will·? | in·we | man | ? | to·as | years | ? | to·come
|
| ChRB | MLK- | BBL | MERTs | EChD | ITsEU
|
| Horeb | from·to·as | in·in·to | from·earth | one | he-will·?
|
| ShNIAM | UID | BRE | BRESh | DRK- | OIR | BRE
|
| ? | and·he-will·? | create | in·? | ? | ? | create
|
|
25
You shall make a way, that the sword may come to Rabbah of the children of Ammon, and to Judah in Jerusalem the fortified.
KA | DRK | ThShIM | LBUE | ChRB | ETh | RBTh | BNI- | OMUN
|
| ? | ? | to·come | Horeb | the | ? | in·we·he-will | ?
|
| UETh- | IAUDA | BIRUShLM | BTsURA
|
| and·the | he-will·the·and·? | in·he-will·? | in·?
|
|
26
For the king of Babylon stands at the parting of the way, at the head of the two ways, to use divination; he shakes the arrows to and fro, he inquires of the teraphim, he looks in the liver.
KU | KI- | OMD | MLK- | BBL | EL- | EM | ADRK
|
| that | ? | from·to·as | in·in·to | this | I-will·from | the·?
|
| BRESh | ShNI | ADRKIM | LQSM- | QSM | QLQL | BChTsIM | ShEL | BThRFIM
|
| in·? | two | the·? | to·? | ? | ? | in·? | ? | in·?
|
|
27
In his right hand is the lot Jerusalem, to set battering rams, to open the mouth for the slaughter, to lift up the voice with shouting, to set battering rams against the gates, to cast up mounds, to build forts.
KZ | BIMINU | AIA | AQSM | IRUShLM
|
| in·he-will·kinds | the·he-will·the | the·? | he-will·?
|
| LShUM | KRIM | LFThCh | FA | BRTsCh | LARIM | QUL | BThRUOA | LShUM
|
| to·? | as·? | to·? | ? | in·? | to·the·? | ? | in·? | to·?
|
| KRIM | OL- | ShORIM | LShFK | SLLA | LBNUTh | DIQ
|
| as·? | on | ? | to·? | ? | to·in·we·and·she-will | ?
|
|
28
It shall be to them as a false divination in their sight, who have weeks on weeks! but it brings iniquity to remembrance, that they may be taken.
KCh | UAIA | LAM | KQSUM- | (KQSM-) | ShUE
|
| and·the·he-will·the | to·them | as·? | as·? | ?
|
| BOINIAM | ShBOI | ShBOUTh | LAM | UAUE-
|
| in·? | ? | ? | to·them | and·the·and·I-will
|
| MZKIR | OUN | LAThFSh
|
| from·? | ? | to·the·?
|
|
29
Therefore thus says my Lord IAUA, Because you have made your iniquity to be remembered, in that your transgressions are uncovered, so that your sins do appear in all your doings; because that you are come to remembrance, you shall be taken with the hand.
KT | LKN | KA- | EMR | EDNI | IAUA | ION | AZKRKM | OUNKM
|
| to·so | as·the | say | I-will·? | IAUA | he-will·? | the·? | ?
|
| BAGLUTh | FShOIKM | LAREUTh | ChTEUThIKM | BKL
|
| in·the·? | ? | to·the·? | ? | in·all
|
| OLILUThIKM | ION | AZKRKM | BKF | ThThFShU
|
| ? | he-will·? | the·? | in·as·? | ?
|
|
30
You, O wicked one, that are to be slain, the prince of Israel, whose day is come, in the time of the iniquity of the end;
L | UEThA | ChLL | RShO | NShIE | IShREL | EShR- | BE
|
| and·I-will·? | ? | ? | we·? | Israel | which | come
|
| IUMU | BOTh | OUN | QTs
|
| he-will·and·from·and | in·? | ? | ?
|
|
31
thus says my Lord IAUA, The mitre shall be removed, and the crown taken off; this shall be no more the same: that which is low shall be exalted, and that which is high abased.
LE | KA | EMR | EDNI | IAUA | ASIR | AMTsNFTh | UARIM
|
| as·the | say | I-will·? | IAUA | the·? | the·from·? | and·the·?
|
| AOTRA | ZETh | LE- | ZETh | AShFLA | AGBA | UAGBA | AShFIL
|
| the·? | ? | not | ? | the·? | the·? | and·the·? | the·?
|
|
32
A ruin, a ruin, a ruin, will I make it; this also shall be no more, until he come whose right it is, and I will give it him.
LB | OUA | OUA | OUA | EShIMNA | GM- | ZETh | LE | AIA | OD-
|
| ? | ? | ? | I-will·? | ? | ? | not | the·he-will·the | ?
|
| BE | EShR- | LU | AMShFT | UNThThIU
|
| come | which | to·and | the·from·? | and·we·?
|
|
33
You, son of man, prophesy, and say: Thus says my Lord IAUA concerning the children of Ammon, and concerning their taunt; and say you: O sword, O sword keen-edged, furbished for the slaughter, to the uttermost, because of the glitterings;
LG | UEThA | BN- | EDM | ANBE
|
| and·I-will·? | in·we | man | the·we·come
|
| UEMRTh | KA | EMR | EDNI | IAUA | EL-
|
| and·I-will·from·? | as·the | say | I-will·? | IAUA | this
|
| BNI | OMUN | UEL- | ChRFThM
|
| in·we·he-will | ? | and·this | ?
|
| UEMRTh | ChRB | ChRB | FThUChA | LTBCh | MRUTA
|
| and·I-will·from·? | Horeb | Horeb | ? | to·? | from·?
|
| LAKIL | LMON | BRQ
|
| to·the·as·he-will·to | to·from·? | in·?
|
|
34
While they see falsehood to you, while they divine lies to you, to lay you on the necks of the wicked that are to be slain, whose day is come, in the time of the iniquity of the end!
LD | BChZUTh | LK | ShUE | BQSM- | LK | KZB | LThTh | EUThK
|
| in·? | to·as | ? | in·? | to·as | as·? | to·? | I-will·and·?
|
| EL- | TsUERI | ChLLI | RShOIM | EShR- | BE
|
| this | ? | ? | wicked-ones | which | come
|
| IUMM | BOTh | OUN | QTs
|
| he-will·and·from·from | in·? | ? | ?
|
|
35
Cause it to return into its sheath!--In the place where you were created, in the land of your origin, will I judge you.
LA | AShB | EL- | ThORA | BMQUM | EShR- | NBRETh | BERTs
|
| the·? | this | ? | in·place | which | we·in·? | in·earth
|
| MKRUThIK | EShFT | EThK
|
| from·as·? | I-will·? | I-will·?
|
|
36
I will pour out My indignation on you, I will blow on you with the fire of My wrath; and I will deliver you into the hand of brutish men, skilful to destroy.
LU | UShFKThI | OLIK | ZOMI | BESh | OBRThI | EFICh | OLIK
|
| and·? | ? | ? | in·I-will·? | ? | I-will·? | ?
|
| UNThThIK | BID | ENShIM | BORIM | ChRShI
|
| and·we·? | in·he-will·? | I-will·we·? | in·? | ?
|
|
37
You shall be for fuel to the fire; your blood shall be in the middle of the land, you shall be no more remembered; for I IAUA have spoken it.'
LZ | LESh | ThAIA | LEKLA | DMK | IAIA | BThUK
|
| to·I-will·? | ? | to·food | ? | is | in·middle
|
| AERTs | LE | ThZKRI | KI | ENI | IAUA | DBRThI
|
| the·earth | not | ? | that | I | IAUA | ?
|
|
|