| 3. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Ezekiel 22:3:1 ⧉וְאָמַרְתָּ֗veamartaand you shall say Ezekiel 22:3:2 ⧉כֹּ֤הkothus Ezekiel 22:3:3 ⧉אָמַר֙amarsays Ezekiel 22:3:4 ⧉אֲדֹנָ֣יadonaiLord Ezekiel 22:3:5 ⧉יְהוִ֔הyehoviLORD Ezekiel 22:3:6 ⧉עִ֣ירira city Ezekiel 22:3:7 ⧉שֹׁפֶ֥כֶתshofekhetshedding Ezekiel 22:3:8 ⧉דָּ֛םdamblood Ezekiel 22:3:9 ⧉בְּתוֹכָ֖הּbetokhain her midst Ezekiel 22:3:10 ⧉לָב֣וֹאlavoto come Ezekiel 22:3:11 ⧉עִתָּ֑הּitaher time Ezekiel 22:3:12 ⧉וְעָשְׂתָ֧הveasetaand she has made Ezekiel 22:3:13 ⧉גִלּוּלִ֛יםgilulimidols Ezekiel 22:3:14 ⧉עָלֶ֖יהָalehaupon herself Ezekiel 22:3:15 ⧉לְטָמְאָֽה׃letamato defile her |
| 3. Formal Translation And you shall say, “Thus says the Lord GOD {Adonai Yahweh, Sovereign Judge}: A city that pours out blood in its midst so that its appointed time may come, and that fashions idols on itself to defile itself.” |
| 3. Dynamic Translation Say, “This is what the Lord GOD {Adonai Yahweh, Supreme Ruler} declares: A city drenches itself in blood in its midst until its appointed time arrives, and it erects idols on itself, making itself unclean.” |