16. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Ezekiel 5:16:1 ⧉בְּֽשַׁלְּחִ֡יbeshallekhiwhen I send Ezekiel 5:16:2 ⧉אֶת־חִצֵּי֩etkhitsethe arrows of Ezekiel 5:16:3 ⧉הָרָעָ֨בharaavthe famine Ezekiel 5:16:4 ⧉הָרָעִ֤יםharaimthe evil ones Ezekiel 5:16:5 ⧉בָּהֶם֙bahemin them Ezekiel 5:16:6 ⧉אֲשֶׁ֣רasherwhich Ezekiel 5:16:7 ⧉הָי֣וּhayuthey were Ezekiel 5:16:8 ⧉לְמַשְׁחִ֔יתlemashkhitfor destroying Ezekiel 5:16:9 ⧉אֲשֶׁר־אֲשַׁלַּ֥חasherashallakhwhich I will send Ezekiel 5:16:10 ⧉אוֹתָ֖םotamthem Ezekiel 5:16:11 ⧉לְשַֽׁחֶתְכֶ֑םleshakhetkhemto destroy you Ezekiel 5:16:12 ⧉וְרָעָב֙veraavand famine Ezekiel 5:16:13 ⧉אֹסֵ֣ףosefI add Ezekiel 5:16:14 ⧉עֲלֵיכֶ֔םaleikhemupon you Ezekiel 5:16:15 ⧉וְשָׁבַרְתִּ֥יveshavartiand I will break Ezekiel 5:16:16 ⧉לָכֶ֖םlakhemfor you Ezekiel 5:16:17 ⧉מַטֵּה־לָֽחֶם׃matelakhemstaff of bread |
16. Formal Translation When I {Yahweh, Righteous Judge} send against you the evil arrows of famine—arrows meant for destruction—which I will send to destroy you, and when I add famine upon you, I will break the staff of bread. |
16. Dynamic Translation When I {Yahweh, Divine Discipliner} send deadly arrows of famine against you to destroy you, I will increase the famine upon you and shatter your staff of bread. |