| 3. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Ezekiel 21:3:1 ⧉וְאָמַרְתָּ֞veamartaand you shall say Ezekiel 21:3:2 ⧉לְאַדְמַ֣תleadmatto the land of Ezekiel 21:3:3 ⧉יִשְׂרָאֵ֗לyisraelIsrael Ezekiel 21:3:4 ⧉כֹּ֚הkothus Ezekiel 21:3:5 ⧉אָמַ֣רamarsays Ezekiel 21:3:6 ⧉יְהוָ֔הyahwehthe LORD Ezekiel 21:3:7 ⧉הִנְנִ֣יhinnenibehold, I Ezekiel 21:3:8 ⧉אֵלַ֔יִךְelayikhagainst you Ezekiel 21:3:9 ⧉וְהוֹצֵאתִ֥יvehotsetiand I will bring out Ezekiel 21:3:10 ⧉חַרְבִּ֖יkharbimy sword Ezekiel 21:3:11 ⧉מִתַּעְרָֽהּmitaerafrom its sheath Ezekiel 21:3:12 ⧉וְהִכְרַתִ֥יvehikhratiand I will cut off Ezekiel 21:3:13 ⧉מִמֵּ֖ךְmimekhfrom you Ezekiel 21:3:14 ⧉צַדִּ֥יקtsadika righteous one Ezekiel 21:3:15 ⧉וְרָשָֽׁע׃verashaand a wicked one |
| 3. Formal Translation And you shall say to the land of Israel, "Thus says the LORD {Yahweh, Divine Judge}: Behold, I am against you, and I will bring out my sword from its sheath, and I will cut off from you both righteous and wicked." |
| 3. Dynamic Translation Say to the land of Israel, "The LORD {Yahweh, Wrathful Sovereign} declares: I am turning against you and will draw my sword from its sheath, cutting off both the good and the wicked from your midst." |