| 4. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Ezekiel 21:4:1 ⧉יַ֛עַןyaanbecause Ezekiel 21:4:2 ⧉אֲשֶׁר־הִכְרַ֥תִּיasherhikhratithat I have cut off Ezekiel 21:4:3 ⧉מִמֵּ֖ךְmimekhfrom you Ezekiel 21:4:4 ⧉צַדִּ֣יקtsadikrighteous Ezekiel 21:4:5 ⧉וְרָשָׁ֑עverashaand wicked Ezekiel 21:4:6 ⧉לָכֵןlakhentherefore Ezekiel 21:4:7 ⧉תֵּצֵ֨אtetseit shall go out Ezekiel 21:4:8 ⧉חַרְבִּ֧יkharbimy sword Ezekiel 21:4:9 ⧉מִתַּעְרָ֛הּmitaerafrom its sheath Ezekiel 21:4:10 ⧉אֶל־כָּל־בָּשָׂ֖רelkolbasaragainst all flesh Ezekiel 21:4:11 ⧉מִנֶּ֥גֶבminegevfrom south Ezekiel 21:4:12 ⧉צָפֽוֹן׃tsafonnorth |
| 4. Formal Translation Because I {Yahweh, Executor of Judgment} am about to cut off from you both the righteous and the wicked, my sword will come out of its sheath against all flesh from the south to the north. |
| 4. Dynamic Translation Since I {Yahweh, Judge of All} am set to remove both the good and the wicked from among you, my sword will be drawn from its sheath against everyone, from the south to the north. |